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Letters from Home

           Mrs.Lynde’sletterwasfullofchurchnews.Havingbrokenuphousekeeping,Mrs.Lyndehadmoretimethanevertodevotetochurchaffairsandhadflungherselfintothemheartandsoul.Shewasatpresentmuchworkedupoverthepoor“supplies”theywerehavinginthevacantAvonleapulpit.

           “Idon’tbelieveanybutfoolsentertheministrynowadays,”shewrotebitterly.“Suchcandidatesastheyhavesentus,andsuchstuffastheypreach!Halfofitain’ttrue,and,what’sworse,itain’tsounddoctrine.Theonewehavenowistheworstofthelot.Hemostlytakesatextandpreachesaboutsomethingelse.Andhesayshedoesn’tbelievealltheheathenwillbeeternallylost.Theidea!Iftheywon’tallthemoneywe’vebeengivingtoForeignMissionswillbecleanwasted,that’swhat!LastSundaynightheannouncedthatnextSundayhe’dpreachontheaxe-headthatswam.Ithinkhe’dbetterconfinehimselftotheBibleandleavesensationalsubjectsalone.Thingshavecometoaprettypassifaministercan’tfindenoughinHolyWrittopreachabout,that’swhat.Whatchurchdoyouattend,Anne?Ihopeyougoregularly.Peopleareapttogetsocarelessaboutchurch-goingawayfromhome,andIunderstandcollegestudentsaregreatsinnersinthisrespect.I’mtoldmanyofthemactuallystudytheirlessonsonSunday.Ihopeyou’llneversinkthatlow,Anne.Rememberhowyouwerebroughtup.Andbeverycarefulwhatfriendsyoumake.Youneverknowwhatsortofcreaturesareinthemcolleges.Outwardlytheymaybeaswhitedsepulchersandinwardlyasraveningwolves,that’swhat.

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