Newberry Library - Furber, Samuel W. (brother-in-law). Essay: "A message from the heart…", Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers

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Title Furber, Samuel W. (brother-in-law). Essay: "A message from the heart…", Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Place United States

Subjects Bowdoin College, Brothers and sisters, DuQuoin Coal Company, Illinois Central Railroad Company

Format Business records, Correspondence, Diaries, Genealogies, Invoices, Manuscripts, Personal narratives, Records

User-Contributed Transcription image of squiggles on top of page"A message from the heart" say the lips, a message from the heart" what an outrage, what a base libel it is a matter that the heart knows nothing of, in which it has neither part nor lot, still the lips say "from the heart, from the heart," poor heart! if the lips were thy only servant, how severe would be our judgment of thee, how fickle and how varying we should call thee, but thou hast another servant whose report may be relied upon, the Eye, this is ever faithful ever true; never going into raptures on melting into love but with the truth, the loftiest intellect cannot command it, nor heaps of gold bribe it to falsehood, it is ever faithful, giving true account, The lips speak forth praises to the Most High, and utter curses upon all that is pure and holy. They sing God, holy name and revel in the pollution of all the basest passions, they are venal servants working for the highest bidder, If for a moment the good within us (and I believe "there is nothing so evil but is? hath some good") shall prevail and the heart be lifted in gratitude to God and filled with love to man. The lips will be its most ready servant sending forth healing streams laded with love and sympathy, "A heart that is full of goodness, that loves

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 2 Folder 60

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3090px × 3764px 66.59 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_02_fl_60_001_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FEY9

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