Name/Title
AU Lambert, Bertha Elizabeth - 1896-02-22 letter to Joseph Hastings HarrisEntry/Object ID
1990.1.283Context
[Westerville, OH, to Mr. J. H. Harris, Ada, Ohio, Lock Box 28]
Westerville O., Feb. 22, '96.
Mr. Harris,
Ada O.
My Dear Joe: — While you are perhaps enjoying a mental & spiritual feast at Mansfield. I will talk with you for a little while although you may not listen until Tues. morning. This has been another pleasant Sabbath. I have attended my usual number of services and enjoyed them all. I listened to two splendid sermons by Dr. Funkhouser from Dayton. This was U.B. Seminary day and we all had a chance to use our pocket-books.
I really wish I were able to give what I would like to at such times. But it is not so much what we give but how we give.
Our meeting closed tonight, and while half has not been accomplished that I hoped for, I know there has been a great deal of good done. If I knew of nothing else I could say there has been a great work wrought in my own heart.
I feel much better acquainted with God than one month ago, and many others say the same.
So while we did not see the scores saved that we hoped for, we can realize that the meeting was not in vain. After our Prep. prayer meeting this P.M. we went down and sang for the janitor's wife who is an invalid. She seems so cheerful and happy in all her afflictions that it seemed to help all of us and made us forget that we had any trials.
I presume you have all been enjoying a pleasant time at Mansfield. I believe I will have a pretty good reporter. Ira will talk about it for two weeks. But yet I believe you could tell it better than he.
I think the past few weeks have been the busiest ones I ever witnessed.
I tried to attend church and do the full amount of other work besides. But I think the busiest time is over now and I can give more direct attention to my studies.
I am sorry to know that Alice grows worse, and although there be no dread of death it can not help but seem sad to give up life so young.
I do not fear death as I once did but yet I have a desire to live and work for Christ as long as I can. But if God can accomplish more by taking my life now I am willing that he should have it.
I can not tell as yet where I will spend the summer. Lucy has been asking about me coming up there again but it seems that I can not decide as yet. In speaking of the summer school you awakened a new thought in my mind. I presume our association will send some one, but it will perhaps be some one who is nearer through the course than I, but I know it would be a great blessing and one which can not be found in college walls.
I meant to sympathize with you in helping? you with your essay, but I had to stay up until 2 o'clock to prepare my production for society last week and had not found time as yet.
I was so much impressed with the character of Jenny Lind, in reading her life that I used her as the subject of my Character Sketch. I have wondered if there was not some special attraction for Howard in California. But whether there is or not, I think the trip would be very enjoyable.
While I have been very busy all the time, it seems like a long time since Xmas in many ways. But do not think I am complaining, although I would very much enjoy spending this evening with you. I forgot to tell you that Mr. [Barr.] did not stay but a little while. He said he could not make it go here, but he said he could read Latin & Greek at Ada. I think possibly he intends coming back some time. I am trying to leave everything in God's hands believing that he will lead us.
Good night
Your loved one
Bertha.
