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incorrigible. Their destruction will be a mercy to themselves, aswell as for the lasting happiness of all the righteous.Let us balance our judgments by the testimony of God's Word, andbe careful to make straight paths for our FEET, lest that which islame be turned out of the way--rather let it be healed.page 2====================EXTRACTS FROM INTERESTING LETTERS.Williamsburg, Ohio.MY DEAR BRO.:--It is sometime since I have written you a letter,yet I am not forgetful of you. I am busy, preparing and reading aseries of papers before a considerable congregation. The manner inwhich these meetings are conducted is like this: I spend fromtwenty to thirty minutes in reading an essay; after the reading isdone each hearer is permitted to present a written query concerningthe subject. These I answer as best I can at the next meeting. I thinkthey will get quite interesting as we proceed. Why evil waspermitted is our present theme. When we are fully under headway Iwill write you and let you know how we are coming on. I ampreparing manuscripts from Z.W.T. in the shape of lectures which Iintend to deliver whenever opportunity presents. I was a little slowto accept the doctrines held forth by the TOWER, but I wanted tobe sure they were correct before I embraced them. I was hungeringfor something like it for some time, and it seemed a mere accidentthat I got possession of it; but I thank God that I have found thetruth. Here is a dollar to pay for my paper, and to send some backnumbers if you have any to spare. Send me anything that I can usein the lecture field. I will send more for the work by and by. I amhappy now, since I have the truth, let come what may.Your Brother in Christ, __________.R771 : page 2London, June 29, 1885.DEAR MR. and MRS. RUSSELL:--Although it is so long since Iwrote to you last, it is not decrease of interest in glad tidings whichhas kept me silent. The Z.W. TOWERS you so kindly sent are asource of great refreshment to me and to those to whom I maketheir contents known. Some point which has been exercising me inthe Scriptures is touched upon in the next number that arrives. Oneof these happened to be the Baptism, about which having only beensprinkled and confirmed by the Church of England, I have feltdissatisfied in proportion as I have become more enlightened.Before separating from the Church of England I saw the error ofinfant baptism and I perceived that it was open to me to decidewhether I would be immersed or not according to my conscience;