The Washington times., 1918-03-18
To My Sweetheart
SOLDIER
Every Girl Should Read
These Wonderful
Letters.
Beloved!

Home again! And IL r. good 70
be writing in the shelter OF my
tower room once more. The gen
eral was salutinE from his front
yard. and Nanny was standing at
the gate with pan-cske-turner in
hand. as We drove up the village
street II was as II those two dear
souls had not left their position of
anxious fsithfuI waiting since We
went away, But best welcome Of
all was your two dear letters /
fled with them to my room, and
there with closed door and hat and
coat still on, I devOuTed over and
over your precious words. You
say you are 200 miles from the
place where you wrote last! Oh!
Beloved. what meaEsr information,
and how unavailibE; since have
no idea where the other place was.
i NlSn 1 anew why u II hNScsSahS
to maintain such secrecy with us
back home. 10 wives and mothers
could only know. But the dis
cipline Of the army must prevail
for us as well as you, and like
true soldiers. We obey. and send
our messages Somewhere in
France" II is a comfort to Know
that the hardships OF the winter
are over for you. Maybe with ma
ture helping by warm sunshine and
clear skies. the victory may be at
hand. and the goal only a step
away.
1t is unbelievable to think that
another winter should find the war
still wagIng. IL seems to me that
peace Is coming by some miraculous
turn OF fate-quickIy. and all Of .
sudden when 1t comes. i believe
God will stsp in at the right momeat
and prove to US once more that
miracles are possible. Doubts OF
that kind have been growing fast
these last years. among the ovHr-
educated masses. People think 1t .
mark OF mental superiority to say.
oh: I don't believe for one mo
ment in the Bible miracles. They
are absolutely contrary to the facts
of science" Those same people do
not stop to think that the rising OF
the sun in the East every morning
is as great a miracle as the swaI-
lowing OF Jonah by the whale. The
greatest minds and the most pro-
found intellects are the ones caps-
BILE Of faith: the ones that accept
without question the word Of God
For now we see through a glass
darkly" and all things are pos
sible with God. Beloved. let US
pray harder than ever for the COM
ing OF the miracle OF peace. Let US
have faith that God prevails and
that He will save His world in this
terrible crisis. And this the vic
tory that overcometh the world,
even our faith.p And this is the
confidence that We have In Him,
that IL we ask anything according
to His Will. lie hNsreth US"
Since we came back l realize how
much l have missed the figure Of
Christ on our village street. With
the lighting OF the lamps. Ills calm
face gave me welcome tonight.
do not believe l should ever be con-
tent to live away from that gentle
presence. AHd the graveyard at the
side. How quiet. how peaceful, al
ways in the radiance Of that holy
smile. The marker has been placed
at our baby'S grave-"Justin Ed
wards. and Of such arc the king
dom of heaven oh. Beloved. how
beautiful that the kingdom is iIled
with little children and the pure in
heart. SO much kinder the Fathers
love than our poor passion. 50 much
softer Christ's bosom than our
weak arms. SO much wiser Gods
guidance than our worldly wis
dom, Happy little children in the
kingdom above. Our eyes behold
you through tears of selfish love.
and in pity you look down. wonder
ing Why We weep.
Some one had placed Il bunch OF
immurtellcS ON the tiny mound.
The sight Of those humble flowers
rOmfurted me. Little white and
green prophets OF life everlasting!
symbols OF mercy which is not
straiued-a grace which under
stands a love which H. eternal
Beloved. the my stery Of death II
chaStened and sUftened to my up
Outstanding. YOUR OWN.
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