Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-02
Good Words and Substantial Deeds.

THE CHRISTIAN CHURCHES OF ENGLAND TO THE
CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN WASHINGTON
The following correspondence expresses in a
peculiarly felicitous and appropriate manner the
feeling of the people of England, and especially
those of the same religious faith with President
Garfield upon the matter of the murderous as
sault upon him and the fortitude and Christian
patience with which he bears his sufierings:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, July So 1881.
My Dear Sr:-1nciOsed send you check No.
46, ,463 on the Manchester and Liverpool Dis
trict Banking Co., signed by Coop & Co., for
&1OO.
The copy of letter from Mr. T. Coop which
inciose will explain to you that the check is to
be placed to the credit Of the fund now being
raised for the construction of the Christian
church in this city.
By acknowledging it's receipt both to Mr..
Coop and myself you will greatly oblige yours,
very respectfully, J. STANLEY BRowN,
Req. r. D. Po,cer, Pastor Chrtstian Church. city.
BETHANY HOUSE,
SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND, July 18th. 1884,
Dear Ssster:-l feel sure you will pardon the
liberty take in addressing q few lines to you at
TINS time heard with inexpressbe sorrow of
the attempt.to take the valuable life of your
honored husband. The churches with which
stand identified feel special interest in the
matter that has cast such gloom over the civil
lized world. They recognize in your distin-
gulshed and respected husband, not only the
high qualities of mind and heart, which are SO
generally attributed to him. but also divine
klnship growing out of relations which have
Deen formed by common acceptance of the
gospel OF Christ. This is the most sacred of all
relationships, ana 1T Is this that has moved your
Drethren IN TINS country to send you a letter of
deep sympathy and congratulation. Last week
four OF the churches in England-churches
planted and nurtured largely by aid from Ameri-
can brethren, with whom you and your dear
send you letter Offering their sincere condo
lence in your great affiiction, and at the same
time giving some small token of their deem
thankfulness to Our Kind Heavenly Father for
His gracious preservation of your dear hus-
bands life-and thinking that nothing would be
send contribution to the Washington church
building fund, to be used in the erection Of a
new house Of worship for the congregation Of
Disciples where You attend.
l therefore, have great pleasure, on behalf Of
the churches represented, in forwarding with
this letter the sum of 21O0, as the results last
Lords days collections in the following
churches:
Church Of Christ, SOUTHAMPTON,
H. S. EARL, Minister.
]. N. vANHoRN, Minister.
Church of Christ, Southport,
J. H. GARRISON, Minister.
Church of Christ, Liverpool,
w. T. MOORE, Minister.
We hope that this small contribution will be
accepted by you for the purpose indicated, with
the assurance that it comes from hearts full Of
gratitude to God for His merciful providence
over you and yours. Be pleased to tender our
nearly sympathy to your dear husband and
assure him that while he Is passing under the
rod, his noble bearing, hA Christian patience,
ms words OF faith and hopeand his sweet resig-
and eflectually preaching to the whole world.
With sincere Christian regards.
Iremain yours, very truly,
Mrs. j. A. GARFIELD.