The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-18
FREEMAN AND MS RInLE.
A Letter from the wife Of the Pocasset Child
sIAyer-The Faith of Abraham.

The following letter was received recently
from Mrs. Charles J. Freeman by her sisters-in-
law in Natrk. where Freenmn formerly lived;
BARNsTABLE. Mass. May 10 1879.
DEAR SISTERS Wchaye received your letters
had looked for one for n long time. never
thought II would fra u herf; Am An g%d to
ing. but We thank you for your Kind thoughts
for our comfort. hive no doubt you suffer for
You know how dearly we both loved our
precious little one. We have tried for more
than year to, live entirely devoted
to GOD, and TO tho good OF others. We
had given up dress. the desire for
money. and everything that was not pure ia
purpose. You would hardly have believed it
was Charlie. He never was prolane. had not
drank since | knew him. and was one OF ths
best Of husbands and fathers; but now pc COM
with him. He reHd his Bible every spare mo-
ment, and his whole life WIS spent in Christian,
tnOt neglectlng other dutiesl WAS 20 win souls
10 Christ aud seek himself eternal life.
One trial Of, our faith, came after an-
the more we trusted Him. BY and hy there
came week and more OF greGt and new
trials. Charlie did not sleep nor ,nt scarcely.
painful trial he ielt TINT God required him 10
have the lNiih OF Abraham You know what
away from II; the more he tried the more IL
cnme home 10 him. At last he said othc Lord
ne would ne wliilns 20 h'hr th' t'st; pc thouEui
thnt would hr all God would hsk. Tint seemed
10 end II for the day. That might il came To- him
more powerfully: he could moi hrlp IL. on God
alone knows how | suffered But having such
greRt faith IN God to believe He would stop him
Just ms Heidi Abraham 1t wis onlyatrial II
fath--knowing. IA did Charles life and love.
his fear 10 dsohcy God. and ihat he had Ahra-
hams faith. could not hinder him. But nri-
Their Of us thought God would suffer her 10 be-
touched, any more than that the day would inil
90 come. We thought God would see our faith
pnd give us some token of acceptance. We be-
lcvod God would thunder from Sinni before
any harm should come 10 our. darling;
Oh. FaihGer. how fcHi bat comfort seemed
10 come again. Abraham believed God
wOnld raise Isaac, and 50 wa felt TINT II WIS
Gods plan 10 take her - rs 10 raise her from
the deHd. and thus show His mighty power and
love. We did believe H. would do TINS. in or
der 10 show the world that the God Of Ahra-
ham. Of Isaac, and OF jacob still lives AMI so
wake mp the frozen Church Of God to its duties
the Church So unrrcd To- the Worlti TINT thrre
is scarcely any difference between the two. We
believed this WIS 10 be-. and that Eide would vet
30 with Chnrli9 TO preach the go-prl
OF the Kingdom what power she would
be! What glory 10 His causel Elijah. Elisha,
why should not God do il now rs them We hn-
lieyed He would. But the time has so far
passed. and we nro here. God knows we are
Innocent OF any crime. Charlie still thinks God
is going to manifest his power and glory. and
himself be justified in tho eyes of the world.
God grant II may be 50.
on. you cannot know my sorrowl II almost
breaks my henrtl My dear, dear Ediel Charlie
Is innocent. OIL he Is. of any crime; but | am
afraid it was n mistaken faith in God. Deur
Lord. help Us in our need. HATTIE"