to shelter her sins behind. Again the principle of finding fault with a
Brother & or Sister & speaking evil of them behind their backs as a sin that
God hates & if it is not repented of it will bring the curse of God upon
the heads of those that are thus guilty. & I believe their is eviel of this
kind in Preston, & their are those in preston that have wrongly accused &
had evil surmisings both towards you & Sister Richards & if they do
not scease from those things & spedaly repent their wickedness shall be
manifest & their eniquity brought to light & they will feel the chastning
hand of God, & I say it in the name of Jesus christ. I know
it is difficult to deal with such cases whare they are all pointed towa
rds ones own self, but I am more & more convinced & that to
by the spirit of God, that the church Will never prosper in preston untill
they treat you in a different manner from what they are doing at least
many of them, they ought to sympathize with you in your afflicti[on]
& assist you to the necessaries of life, & uphold you by love, confidence
pray[er] & faith, it is what God requires at their hand. Brother & Sister
Richards dont be discouraged, the Lord will give you the victory, you
shall overcome & your Enemies shall not prevail against you, I
will plead with God for you, you shall have my prayers if I can
do nothing more. I would say in all cases of Church dealing it
would be well to persue the gospel course & it appears that you have done
& leave the event in the hands of God. & let us ask God for wisdom &
he will give it unto us. My Love to Sister Richards & all who
inquire a letter from you will meet a welcome reception at
any time Dont trouble yourself about the postage it is but a trifle I
I will pay it. excuse the hasty scribling of this sheet. That health, strength,
faith, grace, & evry needful thing may rest upon you from God our
Father & our Lord Jesus christ is the prayer of your Brother in the Love of God

W. Richards W Woodruff

to shelter her sins behind. Again the principle of finding fault with a Brother or Sister & speaking evil of them behind their backs as a sin that God hates & if it is not repented of it will bring the curse of God upon the heads of those that are thus guilty. & I believe their is eviel of this kind in Preston, & their are those in preston that have wrongly accused & had evil surmisings both towards you & Sister Richards & if they do not scease from those things & spedaly repent their wickedness shall be manifest & their eniquity brought to light & they will feel the chastning hand of God, & I say it in the name of Jesus christ. I know it is difficult to deal with such cases whare they are all pointed towa rds ones own self, but I am more & more convinced & that to by the spirit of God, that the church Will never prosper in preston untill they treat you in a different manner from what they are doing at least many of them, they ought to sympathize with you in your affliction & assist you to the necessaries of life, & uphold you by love, confidence prayer & faith, it is what God requires at their hand. Brother & Sister Richards dont be discouraged, the Lord will give you the victory, you shall overcome & your Enemies shall not prevail against you, I will plead with God for you, you shall have my prayers if I can do nothing more. I would say in all cases of Church dealing it would be well to persue the gospel course & it appears that you have done & leave the event in the hands of God. & let us ask God for wisdom & he will give it unto us. My Love to Sister Richards & all who inquire a letter from you will meet a welcome reception at any time Dont trouble yourself about the postage it is but a trifle I I will pay it. excuse the hasty scribling of this sheet. That health, strength, faith, grace, & evry needful thing may rest upon you from God our Father & our Lord Jesus christ is the prayer of your Brother in the Love of God

W. Richards W Woodruff