Name/Title
AU Harris, Joseph Hastings - 1895-06-02 letter to Bertha Elizabeth LambertEntry/Object ID
1990.1.35Context
[Ada, OH, to Miss Bertha Lambert, Westerville, Ohio]
Ada, Ohio, June 2, 1895.
Miss Lambert,
Westerville, O.
Dear Bertha: — Once more we resort to the pen. After spending two days upon the mountain top of inspiration from whose heights I could scarcely drive myself to descend it seems rather sad to be thus separated.
I confess that I have been so lonesome I scarcely know what to do with myself. I seemed to have separated and left the better part of myself as I turned and descended the steps in the Court-House. I went to the depot at once and had a good rest before train time. I ate the lunch along the way and by the way you might tell Miss Caroline that I enjoyed it very much and thought of her with all my might while eating it.
Arriving at Dunkirk I immediately found my friend Mr. Woods and had a most enjoyable visit until train time arriving here at 4 O'clock.
Everybody seemed to know where I had been and asked how Lambert D. I. was getting along and if he had any sisters? I told them he had three sisters the nicest in the land. I guess it pays to advertise when it costs nothing.
After prayer-meeting last evening I studied until 11:30 and then slept like a log until 5 O'clock, taught our Personal work class at 8 S.S. at 9:15 and preaching, have a Summer School com. at 2:30 Y.M.C.A. at 3:30 and they think I ought to go to C.E. and church tonight. I shall likely go to church but think any number above six sessions on Sab. rather superfluous.
Of course you had a weary day of it Sat., and perhaps more so because of my claims upon your time. I suppose you got home safe and today you are trying to cool yourself and — yes I have a share of your thoughts.
I don't know when anything ever so just lifted me up out of myself as did our visit. It makes me feel like starting out in new lines of thought and of yielding my life more fully to be molded and fashioned as the Master may choose. I sincerely thank you for such royal entertainment and trust that you may be bothered again before five months shall roll away.
I trust that under God's guidance we may both be preserved and used by divine power.
Your life is such a sweet inspiration to me that I feel that it will be the means of helping to develop whatever there may be of worth in my life. We have never had any plan for our life so ambitious and noble as God has for us.
We can not dream anything so lofty as God desires us to enjoy. Let us believe that God will work out these plans in our lives.
I must go to meet the committee.
Once more I am with you. We had an excellent meeting this afternoon. The lecture Friday night they say was grand. Dr Gunnsaulus of Armor Institute was the lecturer. I don't know how our finance will come out we have to pay so heavy for the course that I fear we will be left with rather a small sum of money, however I am going to try to go some way. I bought a 3 [cent] fan so I fan with one hand and write with the other. We have such a close upstair room that we may have a roast some of these times. Were you here you might fan me.
I hope you may continue to enjoy your vacation and have a pleasant summer.
Dille is writing to his girl. It won't do to write all the news this time so I will say bye bye for this time.
Devotedly Yours,
J. H. Harris.
