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Paris May 18, 1847
Rev + Dear Brother -
Expecting to leave here tomorrow for / Italy, I enclose you a letter for our Sunday Schools, _ which / I will tank you to read to them, all assembled, as early / as you can, after it has been received. _ I wish the Duane / Street School to have the advantage of it, as well as / the others. _ I left such particular directions in regard / to every thing in the church, that I do not feel, I have / any thing particularly to say upon that subject _ I sent / to Mr Winston by the Steamer of the [18th?] a pastoral letter, / which I presume you will have made read to the Congrega - / tion, before this reaches you _ My entire confidence attends / your ministry among a flock, most justly dear to me _ / And my daily, continual prayers ascend to God, for his / gracious blessing upon your labours there _ may he give / you a rich harvest of souls among my people, _ who shall / rejoice to [??] you, as their father in Chirst Jesus. _
I find from Mrs. [T's?] letter, that Mrs [Moore?] has at length / entered in to her rest _ I had much confidence in her, + / feel a strong assurance, that the Lord has graciously ac - / cepted + received her _ I hope your closing visits [well?] made / a special comfort + blessing to her. _ Be pleased to give / my tender assurance of remembrance + love to her sisters _
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I have not forgotten, their wants + griefs, in prayer _ I / trust rich consolations have been poured out upon them / from the fulnefs of him that filleth all in all _They will / find him nearer + dearer, in sorrow, than in prosperity _ / How is old father Dominich? _ assure him of my unceas - / ing prayer for him, that God will make all grace ab - / ound upon him, _ dealing gently + mercifully with him / for the Saviours sake. _
I find myself entirely unable to perfect my [eas- / tern?] tour. The famine + pestilence seem almost universal, _ and the latenefs of the season makes an insufa- / rable barrier. _ I shall not get farther than Naples, / even if I am able to reach that place. I have been / fortunate in obtaining two pleasant companions for / the whole route, _ this will take off some of the diffi - / culties of an European journey _ I trust I shall be at / home early in September, _ for having failed in my / remotest object, I shall have no reason or desire for / delay _ I shall be able to accomplish every thing else / by that time _ It has pleased God already much to / strengthen me, _ + I hope the time of my absence will / not prove to be lost _ Still I sometimes feel, as if it was / an idleness, which cannot be justified . _ I trust God / will be graciously pleased to [??] it for final good _
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I beg you to take opp’y- to present my affectionate / recollections to the members of the [??] [Comm?] + also to our / Vestry _ These latter deserve my lasting gratitude for all / their acts of Kindness towards me _
And now my dear brother, _ accept the love of a / poor wanderer, who much values your friendship, + desires / ever to be remembered in your prayers _ May every bles - / sing attend you + yours, _ for time + for eternity _
Ever affectionately your friend
Stephen H. Tyng
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Rev. P.P. Irving –
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[ADDRESS]
Rev. P. P. Irving
New York
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Rec’d June 18Transcriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
