DECEMBER 6TH, 1930

DECEMBER 6TH, 1930

MY DEAR —, — It has been our privilege to think of your dear mother since we knew of her serious condition, and in view of it, and of her advanced age, we were not surprised to hear this morning of her departure to be with Christ. We feel for you and with you in the sorrow of this bereavement; for it is the breaking of one of the tenderest natural ties. But you have the comfort of knowing that she is with the Lord, and that she has served Him here according to the light which she had, and carried on her labour to an age beyond most. With what discriminating love will He gather up all that was of Himself, singling it out from what was of human origin, so that it may remain for the world to come in its purity to His praise, and for the joy of the one in whom it was wrought. I feel personally more and more how sobering it is to be reminded by the departure of so many one has known and loved of the brevity of our life here. It urges to more complete dedication in the little moment that remains to us.

With much love in the Lord Jesus to you both,

Yours affectionately in Him,

December 6th, 1930.