I have given a large sum, more than my usual amount. May it do good. We are about establishing a large library here. Goodness has more weight than talents. Love is the basis of all.
Charity proceeds from the heart.
Wilt Thou direct me what to do. I come to Thee for wisdom, for Thou promisest to give it liberally to those that ask of Thee. May I have the gift of Charity and give liberally as my means and duty demand of me. Jesus Christ pleased not himself. I do not go to Church this forenoon, but hope to go in the afternoon for the purpose of contributing to the American Missionary Society, a society I have known but little of, for the benefit of the freedmen in the south which I am free to say I have not taken much interest in.