. Life of Adolph Spaeth, , ... told in his own reminiscences, his letters and the recollections of his family and friends. n, about ten years before her death, thevocal cords were partially paralyzed, depriving her fora time of her ability to sing. Am I patient and sub-missive under it? she writes. Oh no! Yesterday inchurch, I wiped away several tears during the hymn,while all around me were singing so heartily and withsuch enjoyment. I was very sorry for myself, and for- *A somewhat fuller version of this story is given in a letterwritten to Dr. Spaeth by one of his sons who was vis
. Life of Adolph Spaeth, , ... told in his own reminiscences, his letters and the recollections of his family and friends. n, about ten years before her death, thevocal cords were partially paralyzed, depriving her fora time of her ability to sing. Am I patient and sub-missive under it? she writes. Oh no! Yesterday inchurch, I wiped away several tears during the hymn,while all around me were singing so heartily and withsuch enjoyment. I was very sorry for myself, and for- *A somewhat fuller version of this story is given in a letterwritten to Dr. Spaeth by one of his sons who was visiting Mutterle:She told me yesterday something about Prelat Schmid, who wasyour predecessor at the Duke of Argyles. She cannot forgive himfor recommending you there. It is your fault that my Adolphis in America, she said, to which he replied: Who knows whetherhis work would have been so signally blessed anywhere else?Yes! continued Grandmother, I often prayed that God wouldlet my children do something for His honor, because He haddone so much for us. Wie aber der Adolph nach Amerika ist, dohab i gsagt: Ja so hab is nit .^/lff<A *J%a*c6e, iSkvn&H ~£cC(*f THE MOTHERS CHARACTER 9 got the words: In quietness and confidence shall beyour strength. But a fine sermon refreshed me greatly,and in my spirit thanks and praise are not silent. Theprospect of the home above, where the Lord may placeme in the ranks of those who sing Hallelujah, always gives me fresh courage. And as her inner life was so deeply grounded, so richly endowed and blest,gradually, under the guidance of God, a wider horizonopened to her in the world around her, giving her a clearview of its richness and beauty, and, through inter-course with persons out of many lands and of differentsocial position, stimulating and broadening her. Thesimple, modest, widows home extended in time to aPension, still modest indeed, but where, from eastand west, from north and south, pupils and guestsgathered. Russ
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