As he talked with me I felt my heart soften under the
influence of his goodness and kindness, and the tears came to my eyes. He asked
me about myself, if I were well and if I were happy. I replied to the latter
question: "I have had many sorrows." "Forget them!" he
answered. "When your heart is filled with the love of God there will be no
room for sorrow. There will only be love and happiness." I cannot tell you
the sweet sympathy of his voice as he said these beautiful and comforting
words.
Then he had the attendant bring in tea, a cup for him and a
cup for me. We drank together, wishing each other health and happiness, and
then he told me that he hoped he should take tea with me in the Kingdom of
Heaven!
(Extract from a letter written by a Mrs. Crockett, May, 1910
to Miss Frances Johnson, Pearl City, Hawaii; Star of the West, vol. 1, no. 9,
August 20, 1910)
