Ever since my brief interview with you last P. M. I find that you linger in my heart. Indeed my mind seems in perpetual labor & travail to bring forth some good for you. But O how powerless to do, I am. Fain would I convey to you on paper, this morning, my warm sympathy & affection. Fain would I impart to you some support & benediction, while you walk through the furnaceIsa 43:2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. ; but the Lord, I am sure, walks with you there, & no real evil can harm you, I hear a voice within saying to you, "Arise & shine, for thy light is come, & the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee"Isa 60:1 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. , As you kindly say to me, "Ignore pain & lameness", so would I say to you, ignore opposition & persecution as much as possible. Every truth-bearer to this sick, sinning world must weep & pray at GethsemanieCorrected:Gethsemane, shoulder the cross, & pass on to Calvary, immolate self, & there abide a living holocaust, till He who is the resurrection & the life bids thee, "Arise & shine", In spite of all your persecution, I know you pity them who dwell in sepulchres, & are putrid in their graves, though they have a name to live,, & would gladly pour blessings on them who would cast out your name as evil. Still, "iIf they persecute you in one city, flee ye to anotherMatt 10:23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come. , & I think ChicagoEditorial Note: Chicago, Illinois is that city, now,, of refuge. It is hard to live in perpetual conflict, as you will have to in dear conservative New England. Depart in peaceLuke 2:29 Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word: .

I have a large freedman's schoolEditorial Note: The Mather School opened in 1868. Mather taught “reading, grammar, and moral development” centered around Bible study, Sunday school, and prayer services, as well as domestic training (sewing, cooking, gardening, housecleaning, etc.). Around 1890, Mather transferred ownership of her school to the Woman’s American Baptist Home Mission Society. She continued her connection with the school and its mission until her death. The Mather School, well-known for its efforts to support the education of African Americans during an era of widespread racial segregation, operated until 1968, when as Mather Junior College it merged with Benedict College of Columbia, South Carolina. in Beaufort, S. C.Expanded:South Carolina & a pleasant home, If in the good providence of the Lord your steps should be directed south come to me, & rest [?] Unclear or illegible  awhile; My home, until I return is in Warren, R. I.Expanded:Rhode Island. I must not lose sight of you. My journey to LynnEditorial Note: Lynn, Massachusetts, it appears, was only to see you: for my friend's family was broken up & scattered, & I left Lynn by the 6 P. M- train. I know your precious time is too valuable, even to pen me a postal, but someu how, I feel that we shall be somewhere, sometime, co-workers for poor suffering humanity. God bless you & yours,, & all you do. My heart & home are always open for you & my prayers shall follow you, aye go before you.