. Reminiscences of Nathan T. Frame and Esther G. Frame. ommittee came, or had beenappointed, Nathan wanted me to withdraw my name,as I had been treated so badly by a part of the firstcommittee. But I felt that I must not do this. ThenNathan went to see Elwood Osborn, one of the mostinfluential and prominent members in the meetingand told him if the meeting appointed any moreFriends to visit me they must select a committee totreat me with Christian courtesy, that my health wasmuch impaired and that he would not suffer me to beagain ill treated. Elwood Osborn promised Nathan that thereshould be
. Reminiscences of Nathan T. Frame and Esther G. Frame. ommittee came, or had beenappointed, Nathan wanted me to withdraw my name,as I had been treated so badly by a part of the firstcommittee. But I felt that I must not do this. ThenNathan went to see Elwood Osborn, one of the mostinfluential and prominent members in the meetingand told him if the meeting appointed any moreFriends to visit me they must select a committee totreat me with Christian courtesy, that my health wasmuch impaired and that he would not suffer me to beagain ill treated. Elwood Osborn promised Nathan that thereshould be a good committee appointed, and there was,except one of them. As I had so fully opened mymind to the first committee and I had been sowounded, I did not know whether I had better do itnow. One of the dear old mothers began to weep,and said: Esther, thee is among thy friends now;thee may speak freely to us. *They all spoke very kindly and lovingly to me,except one woman, and she asked me if I would weara * plain bonnet. I told her I could not change my. Elwood Ozrun. Esther Consecrates Herself. 41 dress, only as the Lord led me; that He would showme what I must put on and what I must take off. Wehad a good meeting and the committee made theirreport and I was received as a member of the SalemMonthly Meeting of Friends. *As my health and time would allow I attendedFriends* meeting and sometimes spoke a few wordsor knelt in prayer. I felt that the Lord was leadingme in a way that I had not known and the pathwayseemed rugged; I felt I was where the Lord wantedme, and I was trusting Him. Esther Consecrates Herself. *The strain upon my nervous system had beenso great that my health was surely giving way underit and my friends said I would die, but the voice ofthe Lord said unto me, Preach My Gospel! I said:*How can I, Lord? My health is so poor, and here aremy two little girls who must have my care; I loveThee and am willing to work in the Sabbath am a woman and I cannot prea
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