| dc.description.transcription | Hallsville Missouri.Sunday, Jan. 9. 1887.Pres. A. Clark,Add-Ran College.
Dear Teacher,Your most esteemed letter was received,somedays since and was read with much interest. I am rejoiced to hear of the success of the College and its good work.I am still preaching almost every Sunday and am also having some success, calls for preaching are becoming numerous.The Winter is very severe and water is scarce,as we have had no rain for some time and what little water there is, in the ponds is frozen, just think of it, from 18°to 25°below zero.I would have enjoyed the entertainments of the holidays the “Institute” and especially the lectures of Bro. McPherson, I think that they should be published in the Texas Christian for the benefit of “we” unfortunate ones, who could not be there. I have been informed that Walton Society is “the same as dead” Hildebrand, Ellis and I, have already congratulated ourselves that ‘twas not so in ‘84 and ‘85and also ‘85’ and ‘86. I am reading “Communings in the Sanctuary” by Richardson and I pronounce it good. Have also read HomeLife of A. Campbell, Life of Ben. Franklin, Samuel Rogers, and some of Bro. Franklin’s Sermons. I am studying all of my spare time. I recently preached a sermon on the “Wedding Garment” and I made the wedding garment to have reference to the christiangraces spoken of by Peter, virtue, knowledge, &c.a prominent brother objected to this and he refered [sic] thematter to Bro. Mouser and I have not heard his decision, I am contented with the way I preached it:am I correct in my view(?) I was also accosted by onerecently with this question “If Methuselah was the oldest man why did he die before his father?” I easily explained this, some think that it would be a grand thing to get a preacher entangled. I will be there at the annual Commencement, if possible:my arrangements are to that end. Accept ever the earnest wish for your success in your labors of love and sacrifice for the cause of Christ from,Your Pupil and Bro. in Christ,G.L. Bush.P.S. Attribute scribbling to my cold hand, honestly as I amnow sitting by the fireI am compelled to turn around and warm my hand everyfewminutes. Texas for me. G.L.B. | |
