South Britoin, Corin. J onuory 25,l939.

Door \'I ol tor:

Lot oo conarctuJ.oto yon upon yon.r tcnncity, In · spi to of tho ei lonco of ecoo of us, you hav o not c;i von ue up; but. instead, hnvo continued tc orouso ue to on interest in tho class letter.

Unfortunotoly, I hove nov~r folt ouch o'f n c1oas S?irit. My orronrroncnts \lhilo ct Y~lo ~oro such that thcro \70S little tioo for frcto:m.ol contocte. Dut your 1cttor cooing ooch yoor has o~dc o point o:f contact. Y<>u hevo includoe no, oven. uh on I hod not incl udorl. nysol f. I uouJ.d bo ungrrntoful if I failed to toll you ho\7 ouch I op~rocioto your goorl spirit.

For tho bonefit of tho fow uho oir,ht knou oo still eorvins the little church in f.>outh Britain, Conn. oy student crwrgo. I hove etoyod ui th it until nor:. It tl groat \7ork. for it hoa boon ~ .n 1ntinr..to uork.

I xi This t7ce hos boon

I co.nnot loy tJtlch cl :lie to fr.ioo. Thn t is for thoss for tihOt'l it is pro11i::irod. B11t I hcivo h::td o oos t in torust1n~ tioo• Tho oos t spectr.cult\r o'Tont of the uork horo occu.rod c yoElr ogo whon tho Garcon 4\IJOricon Dunc ottoo~tod to ostoblieh in this JXlrish !l coop, '7hich uos to havo boon tho lorcroet in :..aoricll• Of courec uo could not rooa1n eilont• Tho Yonlrooo follo\7cc". G Southern Robel to tho chorge, Thora ia no Dund cru:ip•

Bono of you mll onvy us \ rho oro n-our cn.::>ugh !for: llovon to slip ·1n once in or.rhilo ond ooblo 'throuch tho noll ti:,.pointe<l halls of the School of tho .?rophots t ond slip q11iotly in to e class roon. end hoar Dr. Luccock jinGl'C hie coin os ho cixos cnothor keen thrust o:t mt. llla:rvolou.s "t1hot ho d~ea with onshl O:r is it ncile?

~ork. tot no ~dn ay vory boat ~1ahes to you oll in ~11 your

Moy you be lod into p~ths of cr:t""oat glory and sorv1oc~

Cord1elly yours.,

( SIGUICD) M,!J.?f. tinrlsoy.

South Dr1 ts1n, Conn.,. J mi u.ury 25, 1940.

D13t2r Jel lou-aoobor s of the Cl sss of '30 Y. :D,, S.

Ten yoora of Christion labor hos boon our privilor,o since ~e uere presentod oa candidotes for the then covetoi de~rec of D.S.T. If ~e hn<1 hoped to turn the ~orld ~peidc down follcr.ing th~t ovant r.:irtny of ua oust co11nt ou:r li vos 09 n othinG· ~1 oi t, the "OOl'ld ia upside 1mm - throu~h no t urnirlh of ours - bv 1Y i n neoo of pndolic version, if tho birth of tho sr1r1t ie to be no tur~l nnd noro 'll.

Or to chnnge the :fir;ure, per hops !l syn tho tic influence ia Tih:Jt is oost noedori todEiy. ~lo hcvo hoon nnelyzed t~ 1.G?. th by our friends \7ho · do~i;e tho rocl ~orlt by c1e1~1ng to bo probel'a, not heelers. \/ho h~s tho ric,ht to o ko on 1nc1s1cn unloas ha close it 1'e 'f~ro he finish os?

I !x::l persu!lded thot tlD Chrietirm cinistry ia the rrro~toat offico of non. Thie ninistry 't'IO oust corry fom.::rd alo':'i'ly ond aurely, not 'heint, discourn.r;ot uith a dafeat o~ the n~r.lont,·for au.roly Eternity is on tho eido of the ri0ht, mld in this sonse,

· tinG is of ninor consoquonco.

~..n's inbucenity to nen. findinr, e~preseion 1n ~er, an~ injue~coa of n ny btl.Or but pr~ve th:; :f ciluro of ocn an•i tho neon for 1 i vcs thnt are "'horn of the 3~i:ei t ''•

I toke riy sto1vl 'f.'ith th:>se '7ho soe thenfield.a Y!hito 11nt'.3 the hn!"VOdt" :full of tnros ond rmny hind.rt.mccs, who novcrtho loss i71ll harvest Phnt tho y nay this ht!I'vost-tino, resolve to plow tho fielcl :-13~in onft plant in foi th.

Tm I.ord bleaa y~u ono flnd ol 1,

( S1rmot!) Ed. J.intl.soy

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.De9-:- W&J. te r: -

sonth Britein, CCh.'11~ •• Janttecy 31, 1941 •

Your letter hss pat~ently &V1G1 ted an answer ti.'1.til n°'' I I:J.llst wonder if I am i::i t:ime "' lf.ctr7eve r: since I am not bc)1C\. enon6h to enppoae anything .. I cou.l~ sq; cro.lld be ot cny pi·cfottnd. ~e~1eti.t to this · august body, I shnll. be sat1s:fied just to 1·eceive tho \"'ery enj ·oye.ble pnckege of letters from thos e '7110 Jw-vo found t.ne tima an.d incl11:1Dt1on, ~nd, oh;yes, the dollr!r, -of course, to cO;J.~rihu.to ·heir word of msd»m, auu mmoance their present point of o'.L·ri\~lilio

I shnll be vG.ry ouch intoref:t<?~ thie ya,..r to note ti.10 _ spre~d of thousht '"'i th rospoct to · ~liho wcro I r;onder if diatinc \:ion

will be r.ir:.de between wor nnd rrnrs--betymen poc1f1an nccepte<t ~•1d poc ifie?!l :torosod-·-be t1:7ecn one-s in·:U viduo1 willincrness to s1ifte-.:-cnd insishmcc thn'c; oth-cr ·Suffer :r.I. th one--betr;een l~vo fo1· e·mcoii;;~ trnd obliBP- tions t ·o friona.s--betwcen God 1 s Will And ciy e ssuranco o:f interprototion tteroof--betTieon phyeicnl force r.nd soul fo~ce e ~c0

, Doubtless wa ehllll oll bo m:inzec\ nt 'the vri riod uot es s~u.ndee by r. group of non honestly comr::iitt~d to the Sovi::i:"."~ In thnt C'1!1noct1on we reoeribGr h0\7 He eoid a nan is RS his her.rt is 0

Here• I thinkt we ti.11 ccet on cou":lon gr~nnti, E~ch \71 ll sincere l y rie ~tt. well. Perh'lpa thoee m. th \.'hon ne d 1ffu r ':7111 bG. givon s juat trtol in the chocbcrr of honest intent .

Cone n~ to too locals. As you obac rvo I fl1!l cl osi ll(r DY thirtoenth yeor i7ith tbo church ~t South Br1tnin, ha~1ing CO?:P bare oa ~ junior the eocond Sundny in Fcbr. 1928 to candidnte boginniflB the c..ctunl pastor~to April 1. In ndc11 tion to this rrork, I ~~s &ppointea lnst noveober Protcatbnt choDl nin of tb:l Southbury 'fraining Scho::>l, n stnte 1nst1tu.t1on 1xntecl r1 short diatnnce ~bova this villt1geo This scho~l Will c nrc f~r 1500 children in the present buildinse an.1 1s rDpid.ly "heing cccupien ..

My f~nil.y roninia oe tl1r t I £Jn a non of nicldle e,ao .• I.cie is 13, Jocn 10 r.n·l Corel 6., l7lr!lc l\.:clcorn retA1ns tho no turE:l bro>':?l of her heir,. tho113h a fow poun<l.s havo been nrM.ed ~ observe ti en thn t !':lay cost ne cy desert f or n week, r:i~ hair is turnini.;· rnpidlY to silvcro These ~1·e au.rely uondorful, if torriblo, yc r. rs, nhen once o&n tAste .BCI l'ichly of life .

I cmi ·oiah tor onoh of you n grnnr\ rosi:one · to the greot chtil lcnge of our iin;y.. The r. ::>rd hl.a es you.

(Signal'\) ED. r.r::T::>S..~Y

DeRr Fellows:

Lynohbnra C6llege, Lynchbur,;, Virgini~

Dou.btleee t'lany of you. Will WRnt to Cm!lt'lent upon the st~te o:f the n~tion,~nd the world, A text euneests itself to rnei "Gather up tltc frp(1'ments which rer.if.lin •• ," No point now in lo~ent ing WhAt nir;h t hprve been, The· ou.ltitu.de is feeelin6. albeit not necess~r11y upon the breqd of he,.ven. And there will be ·f"'.'Pgments-- fr~,,,nents of brokon b~die. a, br~ken m1nde--br~ken souls--broken homos. c1 tiee, nations !Ind r~cea, The sa t!lUSt be t;tt therec1 And Sf\VG'1,. th~t nothinl! e~od be lnst •

. ·- -· The 1'rneliornt1vc service O·f love is not ~ithout profit. But

fl>lult-finding nnd n~me oFil11ng can do no service. MoYcy '1nd lt'vc Ol'n restore. Here ts ou'? 1mrneil itftE> Op port unity end t~sk ne the d!'YS of tr1bu1Ation ah 11 pnss. We ~re n~Il'ointed tor tho trork o:f l!linistorinG• Wa eto~p to build ir.ith worn tools n new city,vhose dosignc:n~ end fllRnn"" er 1e God. On, then, to the final vie tory!

o.- .

Last ye='1l' I f~iled you nnd ther·cby :fRiled r.iysel:f f>llso. Your l etters wero c_rraf\t=ly rnlsaeo .• The present time finds me With L;ynchburcr College ntter thi:rteon nnd one h!tlf ye!ire ot South Br1tnin, Conn0oti­cut where I served es student pastor e.nd. then full ttme rniniatc:r. Hore l al'.!l serving as a general ae ,cretRry,. 1n chArge ot stu.dont recruit.­ins. ~lumn1 orgeniz.Ation, church l1~1aion and oounsellor to stu~d.ent. pastors,

I hAV·e a dnucrht0t- in hi8'h school an.d tv10 noro in the 13r1?.des. Mo lc '~re is kept busy tnRkinG ua r:t home, .A.a tho only cnle in it I C!'.n Sitlpnthise With rll porseou.tei1 cino:r1ties. But Melcor~ snye, "Four c;irle to s:poil one man!" So there you h~vc it.

With v·ery beat Wishes to Gnoh,, I remoin,

You;rs in 1'ln Age to be ba1 l t·.

( Si c;ne d ) "Ed 0

l!li. E.N. Lind,sEJ.y

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Tezewell1.. Virginie, J~n~~ry ~s, 1944 •

Cl.Wee o1 '~o Ye le, E'veeywhere. De :r rrie·na. · :

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... It is tn.dee~ e pleasure to bs·ve ~ word from yon throngh the never•fe1ling ~alter. for it re..,ives old m mortes ncl brings joy t·o the eottl. lfothing like !II 1'el'lotrBh1p o'f fi-i~nd1S to spice tlie tenor of ones WtJ'1'. though theta. a4c>t1. nange from o:rueade to ne -r-de&pf'ir •

.. I ehottl! 11·te to sound 1!13' uote trpon ~n upper minor· key-.

Upper., -Wi1h coa.rJ.tge; For God raignal

And God ma.at p.l~y the lM j or key ·~" ,g1-ve ne mel1od1,,.

Minor, W1tll ~urpoee. our a V1i th B1e· o

&noofcrth. l o-t ue to nelody A<ld ~tniied h~ ·~monr. -· ..

!'be fpmilzt' ie tli'! t}qmlf, llevotect rJielcor-,, ~ncl ~1'..:ree l~v,.ble. girl , L~1a 16, Jc .. n 13,, nd Cr.rol g.

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'?he work t.a cMTisei\. - fte·l'.' two :mA:rs in· fl.eld "tmi:a.ietr•t• 10!! With Lynchburg Oollese I \7& ~-re n"9 in ~zewell, Virginie vms.re r~ the c1nteter of t·m Ohrist1-.n 1Chnrch, ~ most interest'i11g fl'IM

t1ef11ne lltl>or . -- G ntle:r.:ien., th · :t!n.tn.Hl 1th Goa•s help, we ra,tiy snrely do our p~rt before ·the sun . ta. 1n t b8 e.st. And friend . T-'1l nt of 1011?

" {signed) 14. Lmda 7•

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Tazewell Cnr1~tinn Church ~1zwoll, Vir~in1~, J~nuJry 31, 1945.

Once ~gain, throu .h the E;Ood offices of ·, •11 tur wa , '1ire able to h::tve these words fro 1 one rmother' We are most gratoful, I am surci for the faithfullncss of this loyal clElssmnte. Here's to W~lter Ulr1chl

Today tha call is fer me. hlcn who cln square off bef~re an un;rom1s1n~ tomorrow, 3Ware of tho betrqyn l of yester<l~y ond tho we.3kness of todny i Mi.en Vlho know whe t Kiplin: .. means when he says,

1'If you c~n hear to he!'!r the truth you •ve spoken Twisted by kuovas and made n tr~p for fools, Or watch the thinr.? s you e:ive your life to, broken, ~nd stuop and build 'om up with worn-out tools;"

Zerubbeb11 1 s temple m~y not hcve been as gr~nd as Solom:ln's but it was nohlcr. It erow out of priin end di illusion­ment rather th9n affluence ood pride.

Porh?.ps society h.:l s to rc3ch the subterr:'lnc:m b<:f ore 1 t C'in lily -ll worthy found'\ ti on. i~t ony r\ tc, tt~ero the world is now, so let it build. Herc a pranchcr finds his work. To ·~c work• ROntlomon.

As long as there is promise of tomorrow; As lon~ as there is life yet left in mon; As lona as th~re is doubt, or need or sorrow; .1.he men \'1ho wi ll c1n build who th1nlc they c-in.

So S ·l.Y I.

?crson'-ll items are few. 'Uc ·1re witl1 t l!c Crrist:: stn Cnurch in Tazewell, servinG as best wo m1y. Our nlde st, .1..oi s 16, w! J.l a~c dua te this s~r1ng from Hieh Schoo l. Jho ho~ea to co t o Lynch~urg College in the f'lll. Joan 13, finishes the gr ·: do$ t J.:,is yAa r an1 C~rol 9, is in the 4tb grado. Celcor~ has been m. st h::!J pt•fl in m.:! ny we. ys in the wcrk hero ri nd J. ~t1 cqrrying 1Jn.

Aw it i ng with keen antici~~ tion the l et ters fro~ ycu

Very sincerely,

(Si gnedJ Ed . Li ndaay .•

'"· ""C .. 1 • l ,, r·t:': 1-=" • n • 1..i . r '-.I .,.. I t/ • b .. :. 'J. ~ 1

, 1 .. : l ~.;. ·:· 31 • 19 46 v ,, . Olas&rn:itGs o.:f Yale • ~o:

Like you. I delight 1n tho summons of our perennial secretary to get off the :'.lnnu:.l tid-bit of in!onnntion ~nd inference.

First the info: we are still at Tazewell, Virginia, e delight• tul mountain townJ the County se(lt of Tezewell County, It hns boen my pr1 v:tlege to pre~. ch to :\ sm 11 group in ::n out~ · of-th:J-WAy mountain section ~mong folkz of limited privilege ns well t:3 serve in this oulturlll center. In S,?ite of divergence in privileg~ nnd opportunity, I find r.ll ~re Child~en of God ~t he~rt; ~11 in need of His Grnoe.

Our f~m1ly 1s the scme. Mclcor~ i~ her uau~l swo~t nd belpful aelt. Just now she is prccticing her music ~'Jhile w~it1n:~ for some ot hor mu3i 1c pupils. Lois, 17, our eldost is n Svph.nt Lynchburg l Collego as of t.od~y.(Yesterd~y she was £'. Fresbm-.n). Jor.n, l4, is e Froshmfln nt Tttzowell High. Cnrol, 10, is in grnde S.

I h~Vo3 hnd the plo~sure of sooing only one of our clcss 1n th.di p:lst few yoars--Leslic Smith, Who S'1VO nn exccllont scric .s of lectures to tho Cbr1st1"\n Ministers of Virginin t.t Lynchburg College two yo~r-8 ago. I should liko to seo more of you ~11.

And. now tho infer: is it c~ pitol, l~bor or public th.r: t is moat important? , ~ - ~oto~for th.9_.P.Bb!.!..£, Sery100 sh~u~d be tno prim~ry mo·tivo of botb. OC'. pi tol ~nd lnbor, wncre~s solf-intorcst hes bGon nnd still is prim::"lry with cr:ch. Sorv1cc to the public rind Justic~ to ell interests seems to mo th~ batter vio·1 rnthcr thr"n either pro-or.pitAl or pro-lnbor.

Is it N:r~ionelisrn, b91anol) of power or Unitod Nations? I vote tor tho_ Urlitod _Na_t!o!l.!l•, though dr~stic~lly ovcrh1ul od, for ~ t prosont­It is :i mr.ic only 'for tln ugly tug-of-wnr.,

Is it Icpcri1lism, Trusteeship or Freedom for tho peoples of the ~orld? Ahf Froe~om, th~ ~ i llusive word; used by tho United St~tea but denied in Porto Rico ospoc1Ally; 1sod by Britain to cover hor oxplcitation tti.-ct: gh Empire; ~\:.,d usod by Russia to cover flotion in tier spheres of influence>.., but.1 dLni~ cJ. in th.ese spheres r.nd "t home !•liko· evorywhero vo!cc,d. but ever :" :.lockery. I f i&ht for freedom. · ' 1

... Is it ~utocrnti c Government, Stnt0-PAternti"li-sm or . St:1to r.nd l~tion~l Governnent ns ssrvP.nts of the P~ovle. I SO![ the ll\st.

Is 1 t M:lllinoum th.rough. cr:tostrophic aachTiolg ic:.1 ti: t 1 n Hu.•}~ni stie TJtopin or '1n Etorn"";l B·..:coming througn humfln effort und&r th.o convlction of Divine Guid~ncc? I :r~11ow tho ovor-etrussl!ruL p~.t t torn of _ \h~ B__g,9_,o~J..!lS .. • ..

Gcntlomcn . I .°'in 1ntcrestod to kno,1 how you tcol en. tbeeo tn1nsa.

Y~ure t ~ r moa1~1tion witn doc1sion,

·~e.;:.ewcl 1 = Virginia. Fehruary l, 1947

Dear Classmates of Yale Days:

'lho unfailing Walt f)gctin bringsche.or to our hearts with his br&ezy reminder that there aro others in the world as important aG ourselves with whom we might share a portion of our precious time,· and receive in turn, an pundrodfold for tho unprofit~ble word cast upon the watars.

Glancing over the class lotters for some years back, one ie struck how somo of our members have grown~-largor or smaller--as the case ~y be. To mention namos would bo unde~ir~blo, RM tncn there 1 s alwe ys tno po ssi bl.G re Joi nar 0 You' ro anoth~r•f to which one may have to li~ten,

But, more sc;riously~ Itm suro we arc ~11 aware of t ·h.e tremendous­ness of the times, and oech in his way, to the best of his ability, will seok ~o measure up to ~ho task whereunto he h~s set hls hand. To oondamn oth13rs, or to condemn oneself, a tntng we rarely dot of cours-..

1 is but a profitless gesture of frustration, Wo must look to fftr horizons, build patters for a be tter day, And labor steadfastly to the accomplishing thoroof.

Ponder this one .and go nu~s; I am No moro th<'ln I am 1

But while I aim. I can bo. What I ought to bel

To bo Wh at l ought to bo,

I ~m obli3od to ~e, If I am Whnt I am.

(All ri ghte re served .. ) Same place, same work, sarne \iwif o, samo f cimi ly • ~me wei gnt., saino

heir• s a me. grey color, s~m0 lovo for you nll.

Bye-now,

(Signed) ED. LI NDSAY

Iecember 25, 1916

Dear Claaema.tes:t

Yee~ I thOugh't 1 t might be well to get started on the annual. cJ.ae.s 1 te:r •. And on this Ohrtstmaa orning I decided to carry out the thought, since our children are observ111g Chrletlle.s in their own homes., tmd we dod 11ot f't.nd it convenient to lea~ here, .

Tbs fa:a11y ne ·. i~cl.udes the bdl>rmat1on that my father-1n-ls.w p&ssed avq last Jul.1 at 90 yeaz:s ot age. Ve ha.ve oared for Mro the last thirt.en years.

None ·of our grand-children .are yet married, but one, a trained nurse, - ct$ to be, in the Spr.1.ng. Another teache,s at VPI ., and continues his. educat10:J

Another is studying music in Vienna. Another is. studying computor processing. The re -t . 1n grade o~ high school. Th.e· total is ·eleven,

our· ddldre:n are :marrl. d .end do,1ng well. All are acuve in their chu.rch • the husbands.. ·

We w · ble to serwe aa interlnl pastor at. the Tazewell Christian Church, T ·well. Va. where I s9rved for 20 years., re·tirlng as PastoT Emeritus. It •as a . st, vazd.l.ng experl.,e.nce both~ for me an·d for Melcora. Ve lived once again 1n the P. nage. I i5t1ll write lesson material for the Chrlstlan Board of J>ubll . tlo.n aad eoma.,s .upply preacldng ...

Our coming poll tic.al change 'Mill gi · ne1 the·r pol1 Ueal. party the excuse to bl e th · other. 'the total reeponsibili't.y is with the Demo~ats. Although I felt heBtdent Ford ·deserrved the Nation•s confidence,. the cb.a.nge Will merge the two en · ot Pemaylvtnia Avenue, •

. Since thie is Chr1$ta&a Da,y. I am going to take the llbert1 of sharing Chrl.sta poe • I ttti. te one e.a.ch y-e·ar. ·Th.1 s. year l sent 494. ff.ere 1 t 'is i

Th g:l.OJ!7 of Goel in the f'aee ot a cb1lcU The hol y 1litent.1on ·COL e true I '!he ~id.oed M~smab-the 11.eek, and the mild!

1lr·· · !he heav nl:r lo:ve, co.ming through t The sagea had pro.m1.s•cl· that day o:f peat joyt 'The etar ba4 enllgbtenedl th · lfa.y.! 7he th r f! · l t verfJ4 th glod.ous. boy! T aought out where he lay ,l 'lb uca of ·Chrl.staas 1s with us today! To bring God'1 s assurance to all! The Cbn t 1ot ·God•,a paxdon haa pointed the vn;yi Hae lifted t.he fallen who call! Happy N•w Year.I -'""M.E.N. ~.