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things through Christ, then, you can meet all the claims of God!! You can be holy, you can be entirely sanctified, you can be a perfect christian or, if you please, through Christ you can do what will bring all this about for this will strengthen you. Do you doubt? If so, may the good Lord help you to accept the same passage from me, which you, in your faith intended for some body, whether Chaplain or unclear it makes but little difference as all must come up to the standard of God’s moral excellence or be found wanting!

   Do you say this may take place at death only? I have only to say that death is ever present and, what God demands and what may be done through Christ, as to meeting

an unclear “all things” as a preparation for heaven, may be done now as well as at any other time, for now is the accepted time, behold!, to day is the day of salvation.

   Pardon me my good sister-- for such I take you to be, if I am somewhat earnest in my epistle. I feel as though every body ought to believe the Word of God; consequently when I hear or see a quotation from it as giving to others an exhortation to duty in believing that portion which is particularly specified, I feel constrained to ascertain whether, the writer or speaker has faith in the assertion made, or not.
   Do not mistake me, as thinking you a delinquent in this, I only mean to incite yourself as well as myself to a fuller belief in “every word that proceeded out of the mouth of God”--
   On receit of an answer to this I will, God willing, write again. I must make some excuses however, one of which is that I fear you may not make out what I have written,

Excuse-- Self, Pen, Ink, & Paper, being in a questionable condition. It is all I have at hand so late at night. Perhaps no better if all were right. May I hope to hear from you again soon? Direct D. L. Pendell Scipioville Cayuga Co NY.