The San Francisco call., 1896-02-02

OF the influence for righteousness she was ex-
erting not only in her own church but
throughout the City, and the entire State and
all over the land
We know your position is trying one, and
that yon need the help which God alone can
be sure that you will be blessed.
Yours in the glorious hope that righteous
ness, goodness aR1 truth may prevail, -.
A strong admirer of Mrs. Cooper writes
as follows:
January 80, 1896.
My Dear Mrs Cooper: / have unbounded
confidence in your Judgment. Should you
felter or be persuaded by that man to be con-
WINGED OF his innocence l would almost lose
confidence in christianity"
only pray that God In his great mercy will
be with you heart and soul in all the relations
OF this great, overpowering ordeal"
Your very lie of purity and truth conyinces
him you are no one 10 trife with.
May you always bear the esteem of your
fellow-creatures with the same Christian
meekness and resignation is the prayer of one
OF your deepest-loving admirers. A MOTHER.
"This. letter, SAID Mrs. Cooper, sis from
man whose name is the synonym for
Integrity and uprightness in this COM
munity and throughout the Pacific Coast.
l wish / could feel that it would be right
to use the name, but | must not without
his consent, and / cannot reach him to-
day. He is the pillar of one of the leading
churches of Oakland" She then produced
the following:
Dear MTs. Cooper: have been greatly panied
that you should feel it necessary to assume
prominent position in this unfortunate Dr.
Brown scandal, as you should have been
spared any such trouble.
But greatly honor you, my dear woman in
the grand and noble stand you have taken. 1t
does you credit, but those who know you are
confident that you eve done and will do what
you esteem as your duty, and that you will
stand firm.
And may God bless you and strengthen Won.
and please rest assured that the Christian peo-
pie are with you and shall remember you, and
also ask God to help you.
From devoted friend and lady OF high
intellectual standing, the following dra-
matte epistle was received:
Brave, tender and true! How longed TO
fold you to my heart, as pictured YOU in
fancy, standing there so firm and courageous
slight womanly form: the gentle refined face;
the sweet yet tremulous voice. Who can doubt
from what source comes this strength and
sweetness? I am so proud that can call such
woman my friend. God forever bless herl
The following letter is from one of the
most honored and respected public school
teachers in the State-a man who has
done much to establish the public school
system of the State:
have read in this mornings paper about
the occurrences last evening at the prayer
meeting in Dr. Browns church, about the
.,
and so forth.
am no church member-do not assume to
be Christian. But, possibly, have some cor
rect conceptions and ideas with regard towhat
Christianity is, and what should be the amen
tiles among Christians as individuals, and in
their social and religious circles And when I
read OF the applause" and misses could
but say from the profoundest depths of my
heart: "Oh, my God, has it indeed come to
TINS, at this day, when true Christians weep
and patriots sigh at the outlook of our country?
Has 1t come to this that Christians, so called,
meet together and sneer and hiss each
other In the consecrated sanetury of God?
Has 1T come to this, that the church
itself has become an arena to compete with the
political forum, the concert hall and the cor
ner hustings?' AS said, I would not dare to
call myself Christian, and yet how deplore
such an exhibition in a place consecrated7 to
the worship OF God and among those w hose
first duty it is to love each other.
As for yourself, my dear Mrs. Cooper it is a
great pleasure-nay, profound satisfaction.
to know that. your pure heart and pure life and
exalted example OF noble aud unimpeacha-
Die piety is beyond the reach OF Kisses and
caDal. l might, perhaps, excuse one for not
agreeing with you regarding q matter in which
difference of opinion should be tolerated; but
l would have feeling of mingled pity and
contempt for one who should hiss.at Your per-
son or your words. And am sure, as doubt
less you are aware, that my words simply ex-
press the sentiments of the community.
Indeed, II had your spotless record, and your
pure heart, and your inspiring motives of life,
would really desire. nor ask more of this
world than the meager crumbs necessary for
an existence.
One who wishes the recipient success in
her search for truth writes:
SANTA CRUZ, CAL, Jan. 81, 1896
Mrs. Sarah b. C0Oper-DEAR MADAM: To-day
nave read in the Chronicle of the scenes in
the Brown affair, and after reading of your
efforts for truth and looking on your face as
pictured in the same paper feel as if must
write and tell you how glad am that you took
the stand that you did
To me 1t has always been q query, If the
man in the case is really innocent, why is there
case Of it at all? Also, why the man is re-
c,eiyed with open arms and the woman frowned
down.
In this case it seems to be good deal of a
last act OF q desperate man, and the receiving