The San Francisco call., 1896-02-20
But I closed the letter with words OF hope,
quoting that fine and stalwart sentiment:
Right forever on the scaYold,
Wrong forever on the throne.

quoting that nne ana StalWart sentiment.
Right forever on the scafYold,
| Wrong forever on the throne
&
Yet behind the dread unknown
Standeth God within the shadow
Keeping watch above his OVID.
| Nv confidence has been shaken, but not de-
stroyed From this letter, to which my diary
| of that date bears record. received no reply.
| Next came the publica ton OF further letters
| from Miss Overman TO Mrs Tunnel. These
letters were dated from early in June, 1899, 10
August Lowering two months. And 1t was
| these letters that still further shook my conn
ters, save that of July "a, Miss Overman writes
of the kindergarten, of her desire to hear from
our normal trainer, Miss Stovall and from me,
and of her having been accepted for training.
She says in her letter of August |: yesterday
received a letter from Miss Stovall informing
me that the position OF assistant teacher was
still open for me in the school supported by
the First Congregational Church. Strange"
adds Miss Oyerman "that she should have so
placed me-" Miss Overman further wrote that
Miss Stovall spoke of Dr. B., and that 'he very
highly recommended my moral character.
Very kind OF him, don't you think?" she sar-
castically adds.
On making inquiry of Miss StovaT, our nor
NAL trainer, she informed me that she had
asked DR.. Brown for credentials according to
Miss Overman's suggestion, and that he had
rehl1ed 10 her question in q somewhat curt and
nasty manner, as If annoyed, in the words,
Above reproach-above reproach," leaving
the Impression upon Miss StovalPs mind that
he did not care to have Miss Oyerman take the
kindergarten course of training. Thus you
VIII see that every fact and circumstance in
the OVerman letters regarding the kinder
garten, as published in the Examiner, corre-
sponds exactly with the facts and circum-
stances as they occurred in our experience
with Miss Overman. 1t is, therefore, neither
unjust nor illogical to infer that other facts
and circumstances contained in the Overman
letters might have basic foundation in fact.
AT all events, by the laws OF evidence, such
conclusion cannot be called un-Christian or
unkind. am certain those letters are gen.
uine, and, being genuine, l cannot see how DR..
brown can be man of integrity.
The publication of the Oyerman letters, with
SO SO mueh IN them relating to the plan for her
klndergarten training, naturally turned the
thought OF the daily press toward me for in
formation, and from that time to the present
have not been forgotten by my friends of the
press. And will say just here that in all the
numerous interviews in the search after news
l do not know OF single instance in which
nave been incorrectly reported. 1t has been
my experience that polite and sincere treat
ment OF the representatives OF the press has
been met with corresponding polite and sim
cere treatment on the part of the pres SIS.
There was one expression which made in
great earnestness, "Oh, why does he not con-
fess?" which leaped to my lips unbidden at a
fresh revelation of details and OF incidents that
fairly overwhelmed me with their corrobOra-
tive strength and confirmation. / felt that a
full and honest confession the only road
to peace. David sinned deeply, but he con-
fessed and was forgiven, and some of his
noblest work was done after his great sin and
confession. Peter denied his Lord, but he was
forgiven because of his penitence. And feel
ing as did, that DR.. Brown might have gone
wrong, longed to have him confess and
repent, knowing that che that covereth his sins
shall not prosper: but whose confesseth and
forsaketh them shall have mercy" "If we
confess our sins he is faithful and just to for
give us our sins, and to cleanse us from all un-
righteousness" This why l cried out
"Why does he OF confess?' Ifelt that it was
the only road to peace.
Then came deluge OF letters of all sorts and
kinds. From December 20 10 the present time
/ have received over $50 letters. Some of
them were strongly confirmatory in character.
AS Tor example, one WAS from q clergyman
who said that he had been in the ministry for
nearly forty years. From his lengthy letter of
about six pages l quote the following: 81 am
acquainted with Christian lady who knew of
their (Dr. Browns and Miss Overman's) rela-
tions in 1894. and warned Miss Overman and
Mrs Tunnel OF the storm that would inevita-
bly, break upon them in the future. One of the
strongest links in the chain of evidence" con-
tinues the writer, ''is the hasty flight of Mrs
Tunnel, who knew more of Miss Overman's
secrets and life than any one else. She had no
reason OF her own for going. She must have
disappeared in the interest of one or more who
desire to get her out of reach of both the civil
and ecclesiastical courts" The name of the