Riches of grace : $b A compilation of experiences in the Christian life; a narration of trials and victories along the wayByrum, E. E. (Enoch Edwin)
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Riches of grace : $b A compilation of experiences in the Christian life; a narration of trials and victories along the way
Byrum, E. E. (Enoch Edwin)
Christian life
After the children had driven the goats about two weeks, my husband
sold them. One day about four weeks after we left our home, I heard my
husband tell a man that he was going to ----. This was the town the
Lord had shown me would be our future home. You will remember that our
clothing was left behind, so that our appearance was not presentable;
but I deepened my consecration and told the Lord that if he wanted us
to go in such a plight, I could say amen. Before we arrived, he opened
the way for us so that we looked quite presentable, considering the
fact that we were traveling. A week before our arrival, I wrote for the
trunks to be sent to the town. We arrived in safety. Three weeks after
I wrote for our goods, they had not arrived, and so I wrote again. We
received a letter from the people saying that they had moved and left
the trunks in the house, which was not locked. We gave them the dishes
and other things in order to get them to take the goods to the railroad,
and upon the arrival of the trunks we found them just as I had packed
them.
We were now glad to be with the dear people of God and to know that the
captivity was turned. My husband began telling the usual stories, but
they were not received even by his own people. He became very miserable
and alarmed about his own safety on account of the people. He left the
town, and has never been heard from. During these years of trial, many
hours of deep concern have been spent with a hope and trust that the
dark shades which cover his life may be swept away and that even yet his
future life here on earth may be crowned with the blessings of the Lord
and the presence of the Almighty. I do not know what the future holds in
store, but I am expecting some good things from God, whether or not my
pathway is strewn with trials.
In relating this experience, I have been obliged to omit many things
that could have been told and that might have been helpful to others who
are passing through similar trials, as there are so many experiences
that would not be advisable to publish. I believe that the good part may
be a help and encouragement to many who have like trials and that the
sad experiences may be a warning to those who trifle with the mercy of
God. My dear husband might have been with us and happy today instead
of suffering an awful foretaste of the regions of the lost, had he
only been obedient to the Lord and walked in the light of his Word.
The sister who was in Arkansas is with us, and we are working together
for the Lord.
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