It was truly a light to our feet and a lamp to our path. It was my delight to read of the Lord Jesus Christ, God's beloved Son; to read of his miracles, of His doctrines, of His love and power and tenderness and compassion. And when I was reading about Him, how delightful to stop and think of Him, trust in Him, learn of Him, pray to him, and love and praise and serve Him! How delightful to belong to His kingdom, to obey all the laws of his empire, and to observe all His institutions!
And to think that when we are removed from this dark and distant and rebellious province of His domain, we shall go to the capital city, where He lives and reigns and shows the glory which He had with the Father before the world was.
" April 5,1836. Our helpers have been in jeopardy. One of the boldest and strongest of them, who talked a great deal, and whose arguments no one could confute, was accused by a priest of being an infidel, and was publicly denounced oi the church.
Commission consisting of two bishops
All Constantinople, in consequence, was in an uproar; the noise was prodigious, and the patriarch appointed a commission consisting of two bishops, several priests, and several of the principal laymen of that church, to examine the accused person. We were all extremely anxious for the result, as a blow struck at this one would be a blow for all our helpers. But this special commission not only pronounced him orthodox, but declared the priest who had accused him of infidelity of being an infidel himself.
One of the bishops afterward patted him on the shoulder, and told him to be of good courage, for he was not alone, but many others were talking and still more were thinking just like him on these subjects. But while the matter was under investigation, the enemies were very busy in ascertaining the number of these ' evangelical infidels,' as they were called, and they had already written down the names of eight hundred persons. The Lord add to their number a thousand-fold."
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