2Q To father's dialectics, mother could add only her more 

 direct statements of fact. On a Sunday in April she wrote: 



. . . We have just got home from church. Dr Frothingham 

 gave us a splendid sermon on the life eternal. I wish you could 

 have heard it. How any one can doubt that God is a living God, 

 and think that when life here is ended, all is over, I don't know. 

 That is Ingersoll's doctrine. He preached in the city not long 

 ago, at Dr Rusk's invitation, to the horror of Presbyterians. 

 We have only to look at such people to see how unlike Chris- 

 tians they are, queer — sort of crazy it seems to me. May the 

 Lord keep us all in the path which has led so many great and 

 good men into the light of life eternal in Heaven. A native 

 Alaskan is to be at the Y P S C E tonight. . . . 



At times, naturally, the course of her Christian life (even 

 in Chicago) was less satisfying. In fact mother's efforts at 

 getting the hang of that town never did work out completely. 

 Within these weeks she had visited Garfield Park "to see if they 

 would give me some flowers — but they would not." Equally 

 disappointing proved to be her trips to Chicago's great stores. 

 Why would Marshall Field and Company not accept the half 

 of the asked price? So they did in India. The routine of Chris- 

 tian service, even, was not always up to expectation. "This 

 was communion day and only one joined church." 



As summer approached, young Wherry once more turned 

 salesman. It was another three months with the maps. At this 

 time, too, he apprised his family of his desire to become a phy- 

 sician. It had long been a dormant ambition with him; but it 

 had been fanned into flame by what he had come to know of 

 his Pasteur, his Koch, and his von Behring. 



His father wrote: 



. . . Like a good correspondent you forgot to give me the 

 information I asked for. How much money do you want to 

 let you out and get home? I would advise you to read your 

 letters just before you answer them and note the points of 

 special importance. You will find this habit useful to you all 

 your lifetime. I will however enclose a check for $30.00. 

 Money is rather scarce now and I have to figure on the actual 

 needs to make ends meet. . . . By all means be the Class 



