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to the parting words of their brother to them, as 

 they eagerly communed with him on the things 

 •of God. He was the youngest of the three, but 

 they willingly took the place of learners before 

 him. His favorite theme of holiness absorbed 

 them that night and after talking over the won- 

 derfulness of the state and the greatness of the 

 profession of it, he humbly but firmly and sol- 

 emnly testified that he had the blessing. 



He felt concerned about a certain work on his 

 district and the next morning he left for that 

 work. He regulated matters as far as possible 

 and remained among the people until the follow- 

 ing day. When I met him at the station that 

 afternoon I was immediately struck with the fact 

 that my precious husband was unusually filled 

 with the Spirit. He had ever been thoughtful, 

 gentle, and noble, but that day he excelled all the 

 past. His character never seemed so grand and 

 Christ-like. His words were freighted with the 

 love of Christ. It was sometime before he made 

 it known that he was feeling unusually bad in 

 body. A severe pain in his head rapidly grew 

 worse and other serious symptoms speedily de- 

 veloped. The following day he consulted the 

 doctor, who at once expressed fears that he was 

 threatened with typhoid fever. Hoping that 

 the doctor's fears were groundless he endeavored 

 to so care for himself that he would be aide to go 



