Name/Title
AU Harris, Joseph Hastings - 1897-07-05 letter to Bertha Elizabeth LambertEntry/Object ID
1990.1.137Context
[Box 219, Athens, OH, to Miss Bertha E. Lambert, In care Y.M.C.A. Camp, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin]
Box 219 Athens, Ohio.
July 5, 1897.
Miss Bertha Lambert,
Lake Geneva Wis.
My Darling Bertha: I stayed here at uncle's over Sab. and when I went to town this A.M. I found your Geneva letter in the office and soon devoured its contents. When I went to my room at noon behold there lay your letter from Chicago, so I had a good feast. I know busy as you are you want to hear from me. Yes I did think of you at six when you started and continued to pray that evening and during the night when awake that you might be kept safe and be prepared for your meeting. I thought of you speeding away so far from me. I was so pleased to know you are so delighted with the prospects before you and I know you will receive great benefit from it.
I am so pleased to think of you having such a privilege that I feel almost as happy over it as though I could attend a conference myself, indeed much better than if I attended a conference and you were at home, because I have had more of those privileges than you.
I expect to share the benefits with you when I see you again.
I am well and had my first payday last Sat. We did not have very full time, but I drew $26.22 for the two wks.
I expect I will not get to work more on the college as they are about through and have already laid some of the old brick layers off, so the way seems a little dark, although Uncle Chas. told me he had work for me for perhaps one month. I hardly expect to get very full time but am very thankful for such favors even if not the best.
I wrote and worked all day Sunday and went to church at night. I believe God will work things out all right for us. I heard two volunteer lectures by Mr. Edwards of Wooster at Athens last wk. I will go home when I have a lay-off, but you may address me at Athens.
It was so hot today that three of the bricklayers gave out entirely. I hope to get in shape so I can write you a long letter. I miss you so much all the time, but you seem so near to me in thought all the time that it is easy to keep pure in every way. L. D. came home last Thurs. He did not much more than miss you at Col.
I do not yet see the way clear for school this fall, but let us continue to ask that what is best may come about.
I have talked quite a good deal with persons on missions and am glad to see the interest there is. Chas. is snoring so even though I have scarcely commenced to talk with you I suppose I must close as we have to get up at 4.
Let us pray that I may have good work and that we may both be used to honor God this summer.
This is a time of privilege and heartsearching for you and may God fill your pure soul with his Spirit. I never have a doubt about our love.
Your lover,
J. H. Harris.
