Name/Title
AU Lambert, Bertha Elizabeth - 1896-01-19 letter to Joseph Hastings HarrisEntry/Object ID
1990.1.277Context
[Westerville, OH, to Mr. J. H. Harris, Ada, Ohio, Lock Box 28]
Westerville O., Jan. 19, '96.
Mr. J. H. Harris,
Ada Ohio
My Darling Joe: — While I am staying with my cold I will try and talk with you, but I fear I can not say any thing very pleasant. However you can just consider it is from my head not my heart. As it seemed rainy I did not go to church this morning and so I have the house alone.
I received your letter about the usual time. I think you are surely faithful in your writing to stay up at such an hour to write and I would surely be cruel if I did not appreciate such devotion. Our meeting still continues and it is surely a rather strange meeting. The people have lived and conducted everything in such a formal way here, that it seems they do not want to know any other way, but they hear quite a good deal from the students who have come from churches that were alive. They will not confess that they are dead but it seems they can not get much spirituality in the meetings and I have heard some of the students say it is the hardest place to live a Christian that they ever saw, just because of the formal way. But I have been paying for a closer consecration myself and perhaps that will help some one else. Everything in school is moving about as usual. I find plenty to keep me busy. I have a new office in society — directress; the only satisfaction there will be about it is that I will get to arrange my own performance, be chairman of the judiciary, and about a dozen other such things. Prof. Scott was asking D. I. very particularly about you, a few days ago, and I believe between it all you will have to come to Westerville yet. If you will not come any other way, I can make you believe that some of the nice boys here will get ahead of you. Abraham Lincoln sits in the parlor, and no one breaks the awful silence for him (I resurrected him after holidays). I enjoy Mrs. Cornetet as a pupil so much, she has a fine voice but it is quite weak. It will surely be a heavy burden lifted from your mind when you are through with Y.M.C.A. work, and yet I think it has been one of the greatest blessings for you, that you have ever enjoyed. I can see that it has made a great change in your life.
Mon. Morning
If you were here this morning you would have a chance to do all the talking, unless you would get your ear real close. I am so hoarse I can hardly talk, but my cold is better other ways. Tonight is our next lecture, Russell H. Conwell, considered the best in the course, but I presume I will not get to attend.
There are so many things going on this week, lecture, anti-saloon convention & etc that they have closed the meetings for one week. I fear much can not be accomplished at this rate. I am glad to hear that Leonard & Seth are in school and that L. has taken such a stand for the right.
You will please pardon this poor letter and I shall try and of better the next time.
Your Loved One
Bertha Lambert.
