You will never know– how Surprised–& rejoiced I was to get your letter–this morning telling me the good news" -I've waited So long to hear– godCorrected:God Bless your Dear Heart- as I am Sure heCorrected:He does- my Prayers have been answered at last- that heCorrected:He would - Put it into your Heart to Send for me & unworthy though I am it was too good– for me to believe or realize– at first–I've met with so many disappointments- I felt Sure when I opened the letter it was another, did I Sing or Shout for Joy "ah no," my Joy was too deep for that. I cried as hard as if I had received the new'sCorrected:news of the death of a dear Friend- only there would be the difference of crying for Joy– I Sorrowing– for the loss of a Friend.

I will come- & I am willing - & ready– to leave all for christ if I understand what that Imply'sCorrected:implies- that all Selfish & worldly motives must be left behind I can & do Say that I am willing to leave them- & take up the cross- & followMatt 16:24 ¶Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. Mark 8:34 ¶And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. Luke 9:23 ¶And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. Luke 14:27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. in the footsteps of Truth. I [?] Unclear or illegible  dont want to occupy all of your yous time writing to me & [?] Unclear or illegible  reading my letters So I will close. this with my best wishes for you & your Noble work, which is founded on truth & must stand.