“Did you know that our young lady helpers had reorganized in larger force, and with certain fixed lines of work, which they feel certain they can do?
“The effort has passed out of the realm of mere experiment.
“They have chosen a name. They are henceforth to be known as THE ESTER RIED BAND.
“They came to me for a motto to hang in their rooms, below the name; and I gave them this:—
“'And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me. Write. Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors: and their works do follow them.'”