In her alcove out of sight the visitor found refreshment for her own soul, and a vision also.
This is the secret of this wonderful work that these people do in France, in the cities, everywhere; they have a vision! They have been upon the Mountain with God and they have not forgotten the injunction:
“See that thou do all things according to the pattern given thee in the Mount”
But the stories multiply and my space is drawing to a close. I am minded to say reverently in words of old:
“And there are also many other things which these disciples of Jesus did, the which if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written;” but are they not graven in the hearts of men who found the Christ on the battlefield or the hospital cot, or in the dim candle-lit hut, through these dear followers of His?
XII.
Letters of Appreciation
My Dear Miss Booth:
You may be sure that your telegram of November fifteenth warmed my heart and brought me very real cheer and encouragement. It is a message of just the sort that one needs in these trying times, and I hope that you will express to your associates my profound appreciation and my entire confidence in their loyalty, their patriotism, and their enthusiasm for the great work they are doing.
Cordially and sincerely yours,
Woodrow Wilson.
Nov. 30,1917.
My Dear Miss Booth: