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  Remsen Sep. 25, 1857

Dear Sisters

  I owe you each a letter, but I hope you will try to be contented with a joint letter this time.  We have got a good deal of folding to do now a days and I cannot very easily find time to write a letter to each, and if I wrote only to one, I should not know whom to write to -- My debt to Jennie is of the longest standing, and Anna wrote me the longest letter.  Our folks (i. e.  my bed fellows) are preparing for bed, so please excuse me.  Mother wants me to bid you good night for her.
  Sep. 26    I am very much obliged to you both for writing.  It did us all good to receive at 

crosstext for I was a long way from Mary's and shouldn't have known where in the world to stop. I guess you are tired enough of my lingo.and are glad there is not room for much more on the sheet. We had some excellent meetings. Mr. S. Roberts is a very sweet preacher. I do wish you could have heard him. We did not get to Floyd early enough for the morning meeting but we had an excellent meeting in the after noon. Rev. Samuel Roberts preached from the words "Him, that cometh unto me I will in no ways cast out." It was a very beautiful and clear sermon. Rev. Mr. Bice, of Utica preached from words something like this. "If from there thou wilt seek the Lord thy God, thou shalt find him,if thou seek him with all thy heart, and with all thy soul" After the sermons, Rev John Griffiths, Edward Jones, New York, Father William D. and Morris Roberts addressed the meetings. She seemed to be a gread deal of feeling. Brother told us at least to remember the texts and I believe I shall never forget them. Lizzie has been very poorly yesterday and to day. She had been a good deal better the day before.