Name/Title
AU Lambert, Bertha Elizabeth - 1897-08-29 letter to Joseph Hastings HarrisEntry/Object ID
1990.1.338Context
[Box 344, Westerville, OH, to Mr. J. H. Harris, Box 219, Athens, Ohio, Athens Co.]
At Home, Aug. 29, '97.
[22 Aug as corrected in next letter]
My Darling Joe: — If you will allow me to write with a pencil, and I think you will, I shall talk with you a little. I am well and enjoying life. I was at church and S.S. I enjoyed the S.S. so much and felt that God was so near helping me in my work.
Sometimes my class seems to worry me and I and I feel that I have no power with them. I find the only way is to make a great deal of preparation for the work, and spend sufficient time in prayer that I may have the presence of the Holy Spirit; then I can mostly accomplish what is my desire. I trust it may help me to rely more fully on Christ. This brings to mind the Sabbath afternoons we used to spend together and I think we surely did not realize what a blessing it was to us. I think I would not nod in my chair if you were here to read to me, at least I would try very hard to keep awake. I have had my sleep so regular this summer that I believe I have all my “back work” in that line made up and perhaps some ahead. Every thing seems so quiet and holy today; there has been so much noise and wickedness during the fair that it seems so good to have it quiet again. 6000 persons attended the fair some days and most of them passed our house so Park St was almost equal to High St in Columbus.
I could not help looking for you a little last evening but you did not come and it is all right, the visit will be the sweeter when you do come. I find that we are not the only ones who meet discouragements and disappointments. And as I look back and see how God has led us in the past and brought us through even darker places than this, I think we should surely trust Him now. I believe He is only trying us and “he will not tempt us beyond what we are able to bear.” When I think how God loves us I think we should be willing to sacrifice for His sake. I went down to see Pres. Sanders about getting that money, but he was not at home. I will go again tomorrow. I expect to go ahead and make arrangements for school trusting God for eyesight and I trust He will grant it, but may His will be done. If I lack faith in that direction please pray that it may be strengthened. I think I do not doubt God's promises in the least but I have felt that perhaps it was for my own good that I am thus afflicted and I could not ask for it to be otherwise unless it was God's will. I feel that God has been so good to me. I have learned to know him so much better of late and I feel that he watches over and controls every interest of my life.
Tuesday Morning: — Your welcome letter was received yesterday. It brought comfort and cheer as your letters always do. You see I wrote to you on Sun. but thought I would not send it until I heard from you. If you still have work do not think that I am dissatisfied in delaying your visit. Of course I want to see you but they say “Business before pleasure” and I suppose that applies to love affairs as well as any other pleasure.
I am washing today and mother is quilting for me, as that is harder on my eyes.
I hardly know how long I will let you stay when you come, just come and I'll take care of that part.
May God watch over you and keep you safe until we meet again.
Your own true Sweetheart
Bertha E. Lambert.
