, 1860-11-23
written Immediately after leaving herhusband
u,on his alleged discorerJ Of her unfaithfpl-
ness -
MRS. acRcH'a LETTER TO RET. DR.. PAT1ERsox.

u7on his alleged discovery of her unta,thfu1-
ness -
xas. urRcn'a LETTER TO Rxr. DR., PAr1zRsor.
AIaAxr, Jau. g. 1sso
Mt DEAR MR, PATTERSON: VIII you pardon
nlc for thus addressing you. but an il a1ch
distress this morning, feel as though I must
IooE to you, my former friend and pastor. for
aas1ce and sympathy. I feel that few words
OF consolation from you, with the assurance
1ani .nat h99 yonr prayers. would do me great
Interest IN me, for If ever needed the prayers
oi thnstians, do now, when am an outcsst
a poor lone WandeTer upon the earth---sbun-
ned by all, and loved by none. t1y to feel
That for such as our Saviour died. and
pay that my sins may be washed away "But
your inlquities have separated between you
and yonr God, aud your -has bid his lace
from you that be viii not hear" This feel
most deeply. Do you think be will hear nc
when cal upon hlms "My lips haveindeed
spoken Lies, and my tongue hath uttered
dsevfssensss dseply ans ffel &c ~ a.! this most
lis blessed word g aBehold eha eGb:0Ft t1e 1ora ID
heard. His -arm is not shortened Fiat It ran
not save: neither is his ear heavy that It cannot
near Ihls comforts me; but oh at times
my N.Y. sin rs Is SO great, the sense Of my iniquity is
saeh' lhat l feel utterly lost and undone.
pray, and oiten, that | may be forgiven. 1
know that "thc vilest sinner may repent, but
think, sometimes, TINT there wns never one
30 MIA - L Ny doubts, fear md despalr then
osc1"helm me. try to feel that God viii, In
als own good ttne, do al things well know
ns aoes; oat on my burden Is 50 heavy, my
sln 50 great, do cast ali upon the Lord and 1
know he will sustain me. WIN you Five me
your prayers; will you, Mr. Patterson, ask
NJ husband to ever pray for mes He is
ear1suan, aud 50 are you. Perhaps your
E,s, prayers With mine may be heard, and may be
forgiven. VIII you aod be sometimes pray
Aud perhaps for the love be once bore bis
etf1ne VIE, he will pray for me. He did pray
ior and with me before left him, and perhaps
Il you ask him he will continue that prayer. /
KNOW that he loathcs me now but pray that
ne WI forgive me, forit is Chsstlike to forgive,
mud he Is good On, Ar. Patterson, have 30
wronged him. cannot tell you how I wns led
On 50, slep BY step, from all that was right and
good l can only say that have So deeply
6lnned, fear shall never be forgiven. and I
can only hope aud pray without ceasing; do
YOU ana Ar. burch pray for me. can ask the
sinncd against him, believe he WIN pray for
ne, and you know the fcrvent prayer Of the
righteous man ayaileth much 4" at times. ga
great Is my Edth in Gods promises, / feel that
| shall b. saved shall be forgivcn-for ne
says those who truly repent shall be saved,
and lie knows how earnestly repent Of M
sins; and s1r: Patterson, viii you comfort nv
gear husband; do pluy for him and those
dear children; God only knows and has Wit
nessed my agony when thinking Of aud pray
my 1or my loved ones: Obi the thought that
my husband, who once so fondly loved nc.
now looks upon me with loathipc and hatred
Ii almost unbcatablc; but pray God that his
hcart may be more softened towards me: that |
he will feel less anger and more pity, and that |
ne too will forgive the great wrong i have
done him: hope you will sometimes see nv |
dear children; they will never know how |
aose soss mem, nov l pray for them; my heart |
and yet Mr. Burch has promised that I should' |
and I believe him. o'SA4'
Again, will you pray for me? WIN You ask
Mr. burch to pray for me 7 Your joint prayers
wlth mine may be answered. Will you write
ne as soon as you can conveniently Inc1ose
bang: Your friend, Il. ". Braen.
ALBANY, May ls, 1860.
Rev. R. ". PATTERsoE-Sir; Ihaye1earned
with much surprise that the letter which
wrote yon before left Chicago has been used
10 my prejudice I do not now recollect tho
precise language employed IN writing the
letter, but I am sure l had no idea that I was
writing anything which could be construed
In the manner in which I am informed It has
been construed. The construction which /
learn has been put upon my letter is utterly
!alsc, md request you to send me copy OF
it, 50 that may know precisely what did
~f1te. MARY ". BCRcn
CH1cAao, June 8, 1860.
MRs. Il. ". BCRcH: Your note came to
hand while was absent from home. The let
Ter to which you refer is not in my possession.
Ny understanding Of Its import must have
been sufficiently evident to you from the an
swer returned TO It In n11 Christian .f:sakncss |
aud sincerity With much sorrow on your
acconnt, and with an unh.igned deslrc foryour
welfare, am -FOUR former pastor,
r. W Patterson |