Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1922-05-11
See Lee the magic wonder,
Nugget Theatre, Friday night.
his strength, shield and hiding

his strength, shield and hiding
place.
You spoke in ysur letter of
taking up the work where | left
of. l have two churches here
and no one to preach to them
WI need you, come as soon as
you can. Please bear with me
when | say, preach short SER
mons, never preach simply to
put in time. but always quit
when you getthrough. A twenty
minutes sermnn on fire, bla2ing
not with inducing words of mans
wisdom, but in the spirit and
power of apostolic times. will
do their hungry soul more good
than one hundred lifrless manu-
scripts read from the pulpits.
Since the paralyses, that treach
lerous disease has fixed its fangs
lin my frail form / have been
lpraying for those whom | hap
tised, that the Lord may keep
them in the love of the truth,
and finally gie them ar ever
lasting home in that house not
made with hands eternal in the
Heavens. May you my dear be
instrumental in bringing many
tprecious souls into tho everlast
ing Kingdom. II | We're young
and could start IN the Lords
work where you are l feel that
I could bring thousands into the
church.
l commenced at thirty and
was q very poor reader, and
could hardly write my name.
and my character badly Scared
by evil habits, contracted dr4ing
army life; having become a sol
der at sixteen, not Notwithstanding
all these disadvantages l have
brought hundreds into the
church. | do not make mention
of this to boast, but to encour
age you, for | leave nothing
whereof to boast, save in the
Lord, for all that ever hope to
be is due to the grace of God,
In saving a poor sinner like
me" With your many advanta
ges there is certainly a big
bright future before you, T. ust
in the Lord and do g, OIL.
Set yonr mark. high. 90 on to
further attainmcnls in divine
knowledge, and higher in divine
life, stop not short of u perfect
SuurS-. rvr ,uItnur-rnsu~nr~"'r"'~'
man III Christ Jesus.
You spok" of nesting me or
the happy Shores OF sw' ct de
Lliyerance. / am headed thai
way and my prayer is that w
may so live as IT, keep ourselve:
unspot,ed from the world. tina
when the messenger OF atlet
comes that we can bear all, Pau
like, pillow our weary heads OF
the cheering and consoling prom
Use of Gods word and finish GU
course in peace. Dear brother
know that death will soon win
up my joys ard sorrows so ia
aas this life is concerned. don
oIexpect to live long, lam CROWN
weaker dav by day. | sha
dlsoon close my eyes to the scene
, Iof this life, the vital cord wi
,soOn be cut by the shears {
=, death; The icy arms of deaf
=, Twill soon be closed around II
;, unless the great physician WI
alias promised to bear our sic
nesS comes to my rescue. 81
IA I have a hope which is ever
thing to me; a hope that whe
g with this earth, it's cares al
Its suffering, that | shall ha
la home where suffering al
-, death never enter, and all caus
i; for tears shall be forever wip
by the nail driven han
of ZiOn's Prince Anchored a
"a comforted by this precious no
Ill am encouraged to desce
:, with confidence into Jordan
stream and commit myself to
cliily waves, which Jesus I
star of promise is shining up
1.-The dark saying; l am the res
ID.