The Washington times., 1930-07-23
YOUNG BRIDE
COOL TOH|S
PLEADING
Spell Of Trip to Holy Land, on
Which She Acted as Bishops
Secretary, Led Her to Altar
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emit steward. Dill Is the mum,
ber. Very good alone. My, It
win be lonesome. / shall try
TO sleep and get over the ques-
tiOn of what headline / will see
staring me in the face every
morning.
II wonder about myself :"
sometimes that I have been .
able TO sit steady in the boat, /,
but my pleasant visits to you
have helped me. / shall miss
you and hope the next time /
60 to Europe you will go with
me as my beloved and hOnored
wife,"
There were other letters, too,
many of them containing few or
no endeafments. One, for in.
stance, described the bishops
preparations for his third trip to
the Congo, where he inspected the
jungle missionary districts. 1t was.
devoted chiefly to a detailed de-
Scriptioi1 Of his travels between
New York and Washington and
the packing of bags and suitcaseS
preparatory to the voyage.
Tells Of Jungle
Another, written February 26,
1890, in the Belgian Congo, con-
tanned a detailed story OF the
bishops movements in the jungle.
1t contained no term of endear
ment, but closed with the COM
plant:
'T have heard nothing from
you since February 19, although
I cabIed you the Goth, the 22d
and the 25th. / suppose it has
been silly, but ] am made that
way. / am learning my lesson
slowly, but / will be able to learn
Il IL necessary"
Most Of the lnissives were signed
simply Doctor" Now and then
one bores the signature, James
Cannon, jr. Usually the sigma
ttre was preceded by the words,
chastity yours"
From time to time, while
aboard ship, the bishop would
communicate with his wife-to-be
by radio. The messages bore the
usual comments on the weather,
and lacked anything in the way
of endearing terms. One in
particular contained the remark:
II am studying Romanism.
Most Romantic Note
Perhaps the greatest height of
romance scaled by Bishop Can
non in his correspondence with
Mrs. McCa1lun was the senti-
mentS expressed on a card he
mailed to her the day after his
arrival on the Bremen last April
from Europe. It was a ships
menu card, and the message was
dated April 8. At that time, Mrs.
McCalluln was i'll.
The message read:
s'My DOubIy Dear Madam:
'T am 30 distressed about your
sickness and / am dOubly dis.
fressed that you do not seem to
think / am unselfish enough to
really be able to help you. But
we must plan now, first Of all,
to get you well. We must find
out what you need and, If posi-.
bic, get it for you. You may
need hospital treatment for q
few weeks.
I'VE must find the money
somehow. We will see what our
financial condition is Friday.
Dear Madam, / do want you to
feel q greater sense Of security
now that ] am near. It was
such . joy to be with you today.
II was . joy to hear your voice,
to look into your eyes. Let us
win the victory, dear heart, for
the future years"
Even this document was signed:
%Sincerely, Doctor"
$500 Monthly Allowance
The bishop seemingly assumed
full responsibility for the care Of
Mrs. McCallurn, both in sickness
and in health. From him she re-
ceived about $500 q month for a
long period, according to inforn1a-
tion obtained exclusively by the.
Evening Journal.
At the time Of their first meet
ing, Mrs. McCallun was Ia finan-
cial difficulties and the church
man gave her $40. It was in
January, 1929, soon after their
next meeting, that he gave her
SO to tide her over temporary
financial trouble. Following their
return from the Holy Land, the
bishop settled on her an allow
ance Of $500 q month.
From that time on he visited
Mrs. McCallum'S apartment every
time he came to New York city,
including the occasions when he
returned from mission inspection
tours In Africa. Just before leay-
ing for the Congo early this year
the bishop gave Mrs. McCalllun
$500 to cover the cost Of her
cables to him and her expenses
while he was abroad. "a
Sons at Bedside
on the night before his wife
died, about two years ago, Bishop
Cannon visited Mrs McCalluEn at
her apartment. From there he
remained in telephone con1muni.
cation with his sons who were at
their mothers bedside In Wash.
ington. When he learned his
wife's condition was critical he
took the next train home. A few
DAYS after the funeral he re-
turned To Mrs. McCallum for
consolation. (