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Source: Church History Vol. 4 Chapter 12 Page: 204 (~1878)

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204 To close this chapter and the record of the year 1877, we quote a letter from some isolated ones in far-off Switzerland to Elder J. L. Bear:

With great longing we looked for your letter, which was delayed so long we soon would have believed that we were forsaken of the whole world and forgotten; yet thy good father-heart beats in the far distant land for us, thy children, who are here alone; yet we will not say alone, but nevertheless without a shepherd; still our hope is in God and his Son, that he may stand by us in all our weaknesses. Yes, we are often weak; yet in the greatest weakness we feel that the Spirit of God comes again to our assistance, to pour fresh balsam upon our wounds, and raise us up again anew. . . .

May God give unto us the joy to see thee once more in our midst, to instruct and build us up. Often we long with sorrowful hearts for a meeting; we have better chance now than before, because I am alone with my children and have nobody to fear. I live in Kratz, on the main road, but we hope that God may give unto us that grace, that we may yet be able to live with the people of God in happiness.

We rejoice that Bro. Van Buren reached America in safety. He promised to write if possible, something from the church, as soon as he reached his destination; but we have received nothing yet. He also gave us many good instructions, and told us of things which shall come to pass in the future, and of the great events that shall happen in America before the people of God will be gathered; and that the Jews shall live again in their own land before Christ shall come. . . .

ESTHER SALZMANN.

MARIA SCHMID, AND

GRANDMOTHER.

-The Saints' Herald, vol. 25, pp. 44, 45.

(page 204)

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