| Show faith that Is beautieu fu this is the message which rev dr babcock wrote to his church the methodist episcopal of mildord N H when his daughter was lost and be fore her dead body was found in a field tar from home I 1 am not prostrated with grief I 1 am in unspeakable sorrow but it Is not hopeless my faith takes hold of exceeding great and precious prom aises the everlasting arms are un berneath der neath susie was not my whole life but she was and Is a precious child to me and she loed her father with an ardent and unselfish love she often said I 1 want to take care of my papa it grieved her that he had h ad to do so much for her when she stretched out her hands toward the pictured face of her is mother and cried out 0 god take me to my mama it was a prayer that impresses me now more than when I 1 saw and heard it it she mistook the for the jordan that rolled between her and her mother no one will blame her I 1 have no doubt they are reunited there was no spoken good by with what proved to be the last kiss and no thought of separation on my part nor evidence of it on hers but be loved I 1 being tested and the anchor holds I 1 am glad I 1 did not neglect so great a salvation but ac cepter the gift of god in early life his loving kindness manifested so ten derly in the profound sympathy of the officials of milford and all the people men women and children and of many others tar and near to whose tender missive this will respond Is a mighty comfort to my grief stricken heart and to the heart of her sister mrs J R D asmore and family father marshall whose heart Is greater than his magnificent body and all my brother ministers are helping me bear my sorrow in a very ten der way and that is true of the press and pressmen for whom I 1 cher ish high regard let us go into the sanctuary of the lord on his holy day seeing him who is invisible to hear the master say to us let not your heart be troubled ye believe in god believe also in me |
