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were souls in deep anguish pleading with

God. Many wrestled all night in prayer for the

assurance that their own sins were pardoned,

or for the conversion of their relatives or

neighbors.

All classes flocked to the Adventist meetings.

Rich and poor, high and low, were, from

various causes, anxious to hear for

themselves the doctrine of the second advent.

The Lord held the spirit of opposition in

check while His servants explained the

reasons of their faith. Sometimes the

instrument was feeble; but the Spirit of God

gave power to His truth. The presence of holy

angels was felt in these assemblies, and many

were daily added to the believers. As the

evidences of Christ's soon coming were

repeated, vast crowds listened in breathless

silence to the solemn words. Heaven and