Name/Title
AU Lambert, Bertha Elizabeth - 1895-01-26 letter to Joseph Hastings HarrisEntry/Object ID
1990.1.224Context
[Bartlett, OH, to Mr. J. H. Harris, Ada, Ohio, Box 479]
Bartlett, O., Jan. 26, 1895.
Mr. J. H. Harris,
Ada, Ohio.
Dear Joe: - Your letter just received, and S. V. says I must answer immediately. I will do so without any hesitation. Your very welcome penned thoughts found me enjoying life in every respect, physically, mentally and spiritually. I mostly receive your letters Sat. evening, as I did today. It is well that they do not spoil easily. I presume mine would not keep so well?
The main topic of the day now is “protracted meeting.” I trust that it may do much good. There has been no stir outside of the church yet, but we are having very good meetings. I have attended three nights in the last week. I feel a great interest in the meeting and am anxious to do all in my power but I thought I had better not try to attend all the time. Of course the meeting is detracting some of the interest from school, but I am perfectly willing that it should be so if it will only be used for the saving of some soul. On last Tues. morning we were almost shocked to hear of the death of George Armstrong. He died from brain fever, was only sick about three days. Thus God calls his children home. Concerning your school work, I would indeed feel sad to know you left school any sooner on my account, than otherwise, and I would not feel satisfied in the least for you to quit school until you are satisfied if it takes ten years. I think a public life must be seasoned with education to succeed well, yes it should be more than simply seasoned. But I do not understand that it takes four years at Dayton after completing at Westerville, I think two years at most would complete at Dayton. I may possibly be wrong on this point but I think not. But you need not worry concerning school work or developing and education for you know I want to graduate at Otterbein and that will take seven or eight years yet? As to where you will be in school next year I wish to leave to your decision as it would look more like I was working to suit my own fancy to decide such a question as that.
Use your own judgement and pleasure and I am sure I will be willing to abide by the consequence.
Time now passes swiftly enough, and I am enjoying my surroundings, and think Mt. Hermon vicinity is just about the place. Your description of my trip to school was very real indeed.
Your grades surely speak for your work accomplished in school.
I must necessarily bring this conversation to a close, so with — — our usual parting I remain
Lovingly
Bertha
