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Michigan Abel Bingham
In this brief sketch of Mr. Bingham's life it needs to be understood, that without the support of his equally unselfish and devoted wife, he would have been powerless.
cheerfully and without complaint she followed him where duty seemed
lead, bore her full share of all their trials and privations, and was
ever a helpmeet, in the best sense of the term.
In justice to Mr. Bingham it should be said that his life work as a missionary among the Indians was purely a labor of love. He had de-voted nearly all the proceeds derived from the sale of his farm to missionary purposes, when he first entered upon his work; and in all these ears he never asked or received a separate salary for his support. He did not receive a pension until eleven years after being wounded, and for several years only a half pension; but had ever lived, literally, upon the promise" which was so truly verified in his case, " Trust in the Lord, and do good, so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
Early Michigan Preachers
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