Correspondence (incoming ) of Lathrop, Charles, business manager, 1893-1902

on the Campus. I drove up to their home as they were all outside and came forward to my carriage and the picture is very vivid with me still. The cable news came to us through the papers the day after is happened and it took away all joyous feeling we might otherwise have experienced, one could not but feel to the innermost soul, how many were creeping and waiting over the departure of their loved ones the brutal manners which they went it makes me feel thankful that God permitted the comfort of standing by the bedside and administering comforts that only loving hearts and hands can give as the soul leaves the

body for the life higher better beyond this yesterday received the Paris Herald which the entire list and wounded are named as many as for and fo members of our family destroyed how dreadul and that brings me to thought what saved sister of Miss Stillman from being there with her sister. There is great cause for for thankfulness she escaped. There is not our care say to our friend hearing such a sorrow be we care plead and pray our Good Father in Heart to encircle his loving arms around them and Heatly into their wounded hearts his tender comforting light and love in can come only from this source let them even [their?]

Bod is only love and goodness it was [Frau's?] short [sightedness?] that cause the calamity with Gods [faulh?] The dear our so suddenly ushered from life ehre to the life beyond she too needs our prayers our sympathy she went young trustful loves for only things of earth. Father Mother sisters friends she is with more or less than when she left here for the new country and she files its strangeness and her heart aches for the tried she knows her loved ones are enduring on her account they must have our this dear child [acoury?] her sorrows can be assured in little and theirs be lightened knowing and feeling both [ears?] help teach. Their god is a tender loving father and would with deny thing weeping but the asks them to trust him. He will be good to this sticker sorrowful daought nad to them also if they full trust him. Who have we on earth to trust.

as we can this best of friend Father, Love I could not stay and find pleasure in earth life did I not know and feel this truth.

I am so glad to hear from you that the dear Son Eric and his little Mother are doing well" God singled you out for the gift of this Son, he may be the joy of your declining years - he may be a staff for his little Mother, to lean upon, our blessing's come disguised sometimes. The next letter I write will be to Mrs Jordan, I write but few letters, I needed the absolute rest I am taking. I find this place full of the charm of RI - climate about like ours only dryer. The Hotel is full of visitors from all parts of the world. I hoped to start next week for Wady Halfa the old temple

Sep. 10 04

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Dr. David Starr Jordan

Stanford University

Cal.

Dear Dr. Jordan:

That notice in the papers I had already seen, and was quite surprised to find that any ceremony was expected in laying the cornerstone of the new library. I should very much prefer