FL14374886

[MS 79]

13 July 1820

Dear Brother,

Your kind favour which certainly needed no apology
came duly to hand 12 July and this being our vacation time
it is with no small degree of pleasure I make an attempt to answer
trusting your aparent goodness and friendship will
cover my errors and accept my earnest wishes, my heart
felt prayers for your future & eternal welfare.

However different my views of religious doctrines may
be from that of many round me or however others may
differ from me in church government etc I most sincerely
trust that I love all that love our Lord Jesus Christ
in sincerity especially those who I trust go forth in the spirit of meekness &
love to share his everlasting Gospel - hence arises
my thankfulnes for my Sisters happiness - were I to say
no uneasy apprehensions darted across my mind when I
first heard it hinted to whom she was to be united: it would be wrong but that confi-
dence I have ever been enabled to place in my dear
Sister enabled me soon to banish these fears and the subse-
quent letters have tended to set my mind quite at ease
upon the subject May you and I my dear Sir yet
be enabled to assess the honors of Emanuels name and
preach Christ & him Crucified as the door the way the