She thus acquired great influence, and led several to the
Saviour. Her labors were very systematic. She had a plan for
conversing personally with one pupil each day, and was noted for her
tact and success in efforts with individuals. Others might act from
impulse, and soon tire; but hers is an activity controlled by
principle, and therefore uniform and enduring. Very faithful in
admonition when admonition is required, she is at the same time
noted for gentleness, and thus expresses to Miss Fiske her delight
in laboring for Christ: "Separated from Christian friends, I am
sometimes sad; but I am not greater than my Master, who left the
holy society of heaven to come to earth, and I am glad for a corner
where I may labor for such a Master. Come and spend a Sabbath here
if you can; if not, pray much and often for these poor women." Again
speaking of her school, she says, "It is the goodness of God that
gives me these little girls. Pray for them. I see indications that
they will be lovers of the Lord. Forty or fifty of the women come to
meeting, and twenty-two are willing to receive the truth." She was
accustomed to study the Bible with her father, and in that way also
aided him in his labors.
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