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upon his head the wrath of some of our ministers. If you find the article send it along also.

I was pained to see that at the very end of your letter you placed an interrogation mark after the word "loving" in your close. Do you doubt, my dear Mama, for one moment the sincerity of my love. There is not one person in this whole world who can claim more of my affection than my mother. Although there may be some of whom I may think a great deal, yet whom should a dutiful son love more than the mother who endured so much for him in the past, and who is ever willing to endure as much in the future?

Never till I left home, away from the loving influence of a dear mother, did I realize the greatness of my obligations and the proportionate love as a consequence. No, Mama, you need never hesitate to sign yourself "loving," for may I never live to see the day when my beloved mother shall not have my heart-felt and sincere affection.