Newberry Library - Various, to Lucy M. Furber (sister), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1839-1843

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Open book Various, to Lucy M. Furber (sister), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1839-1843

Title Various, to Lucy M. Furber (sister), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1839-1843

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1839-1843

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 Sabbath eve Dec. 3rd 1843 My own dear sister, Lucy I was made truly gladby the reception and perusal of another kind letter from you this P M by the hand of brother Marshall, but will first answer the one of Nov. 19th. In that you say that you have not written me for a long time because you thought your letters were not acceptable. I acknowledge with shame that you had to much reason to think so, though in reality this was not the case. Lucy I am confounded and almost overwhelmed with painful regret, mortification and confusion of pain by a view of my life and conduct for a year past. I do not wonder that, when I was so openly denying an attachment to the friends of the Saviour by my too friendly intercourse with the ungodly, you thought any communication of a religious character would be unacceptable: but whatever my feelings might have been if you had written me perhaps it might have been the means of bringing me sooner to myself. These were months of fancied ( but not without many misgivings and deep relenting of conscience) enjoyment but O have been far from any thing like happiness. I would rather be allowed one hour of real penitence at the foot of the cross or one moment of rejoicing and prayer for the conversion of a soul to Christ, than an age of such worldly-mindedness and folly. O, if I ever knew any thing of the love of Christ or felt any interest in the advancement of his kingdom, how far

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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 47

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Unique Identifier NL11FEQS

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