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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



November, 1920 



and tauslit the world that beekeeping, a far more 

 obscure callina: then even than now, is one ^ood 

 road to health, happiness, and a comfortable in- 

 come. 



Doubtless the most valuable part of his teach- 

 ings on bee management is his careful attention 

 to essential details, especially with regard to selec- 

 tion in breeding and the careful rearing of queens. 



My personal recollections of Dr. Miller are con- 

 fined to one meeting with him at a convention and 

 brief kindly letters of appreciation on something 

 in my writings which interested him. We all feel 

 very keenly the loss of Dr. Miller. 



Georgetown, Ont. Morley Pettit. 



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UPHELD TIIH ('.\USK OF CHRISTY 



My first recollection of Doctor Miller goes back 

 to days when the International was at the height 

 of its influence, in the early eighties. He was a 

 man who tried to hold himself free from prejudice. 

 He tried to be of a .iudicial mind, and I know he 

 succeeded singularly well. His opinion was re- 

 spected in every quarter of the globe. He was 

 firm, and when principle was involved unyielding ; 

 but not aggressive. With it all went a sweetness 

 rare in such characters. Men can write of where- 

 in he was of the greatest service to his fellow-men 

 and beekeepers, but I have to go to those things 

 which are external and I with him rejoice in the 

 day when he and I shall sing the new song of a 

 common Saviour worthy of the lamb that was slain 

 and has redeemed us to God by the blood. He was 

 not ashamed to uphold the cause of Christ. 



Brantford, Can. R. P. Holtermann. 



HIS WHOLE SOUL ENTERED INTO HIS SINGING. 



To know him was to love him. 



I always associate him with his beautiful song, ■ 

 "Lead me to the Rock that is higher than I," that 

 he sang at one of our conventions at the State 

 house, when the I. 0. O. F.'s were in session at 

 the same place. They crowded the door of our 

 room, with tears flowing down their cheeks, which 

 they could not repress. His whole soul seemed 

 to enter into his singing. 



We cannot feel that he is wholly lost to us for 

 with such dear friends as he was, we shall spend 

 eternity around the throne of God, where there will 

 be no more good-by's said. 



Springfield, Ills. Jas. A. Stone. 



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HIS ENCOURAGEMENT .•VND GOOD CHEER. 



Gleanings is always a welcome guest, and how 

 eager we beekeepers are to rip open the wrapper 

 to see what is the latest in beedom. But as the 

 October number was opened, the cover page told 

 the sad story we were half e.xpecting and yet were 

 not prepared for. • As this number with Dr. Mil- 

 ler's picture on the cover page reaches its many 

 destinations, thousands of beekeepers will go about 

 their work among the bees with heavy hearts — 

 he was like a father to many of us. I was well 

 acquainted with Dr. Miller thru his writings, and 

 have many letters from him that I prize. I met 

 him only once, and, as I remember it, he spoke 

 only one sentence to me. It was at the St. Louis 

 convention in 1904. I was walking by the Chris- 

 tian Endeavor Hotel, which was the beekeepers' 

 headquarters, when I spied Dr. Miller. I knew 

 him as well as if I had been brought up with him. 

 T went up to him and introduced myself. He put 

 out his hand and with his characteristic smile said, 

 "The greatest pleas-.ure of these conventions is to 

 greet old friends and make new ones." And he 

 made them wherever he went. 



The greatest good Dr. Miller has done to bee- 

 keepers has been tlie cncoura^emi'nt and good 



clieer he has given them. In a technical sense 

 he has given inspiration to many in producing 

 larger honey crops, as many would not have be- 

 lieved such large crops could be harvested if Dr. 

 Miller had not proved it to them. 



Vincennes, Ind. Jay Smith. 



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GREATEST OF A.MKUICAN BEEKEIiPEKS. 



Upon receipt of the news of the death of Dr. 

 Miller we bare our heads and stand in humble 

 reverence in contemplation of the life and work 

 of this greatest of American beekeepers. Surely 

 our loss is irreparable ; for to whom shall we 

 turn for the counsel, the guidance, and the wis- 

 dom which have for so many years distinguished 

 the M-ritings of Dr. Miller? His writings have 

 made an especial appeal to me because of the en- 

 thusiasm and inspiration which they always con- 

 tained. Surely he was a great optimist ! 



I loved his cheerful, happy manner not only 

 because of its tremendous influence on others, but 

 because to me it was an outward e.xpression of 

 the faith which he had in the ultimate good, his 

 confidence in mankind, and his unerring faith in 

 the Divine. 



Dr. Miller was an honorary life member of the 

 Michigan Beekeepers' Association, and in his pass- 

 ing we feel that our loss is one which cannot be 

 replaced. 



E'ast Lansing, Mich. B. F. Kindig. 



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WE ALL LOVED HIM. 



We of the beekeeping world loved Dr. C. ('. 

 Miller for the better beekeeping he taught us. His 

 own people loved him because they shared daily 

 the courteous qualities which made of him a man. 

 Now that he has passed from this world, we should 

 make his loved ones feel that our hands stretch 

 out to them across the empty spaces, attempting 

 to share the loss with them. Yet, who shall say 

 it is a loss ? Since better beekeepers everywhere 

 practice some of his methods, he has made him- 

 self worthy of better things than we could give 

 him. 



In his place we hold a sacred memory of him 

 and his work. To have known him was to have 

 gained an understanding of the words: "Verily, 

 verily, I say unto you, except ye become as little 

 children, ye shall not enter the Kingdom of Heav- 

 en." It has been a wonderful privilege to have 

 been of even meager assistance to him in his 

 effort.s toward the success which was his. I am 

 happy to have shared his friendship. 



AVaterfown, Wis. Kennith Hawkins. 



\VK WORK wnil IIIM TIIRrOUT THE D.W. 



Doctor Miller's place in the hearts of beekeepers 

 everywhere is a wonderful tribute to the man. Vve 

 say we loved him because he taught us much about 

 beekeeping, but others have also contributed much 

 to our fund of information. We say we loved him 

 because he taught so well, but others have also pre- 

 sented their subjects well. Behind the great mass 

 of information he has given us and behind the methof? 

 of presentation is the beaming spirit of a great and 

 good man, which so illuminated the facts that bee- 

 keepers everywhere have been greatly influenced by 

 them. 



Those of us who have followed his teachings can 

 get some idea of the magnitude of this influence by 

 noting how, at every turn in a day's work in the 

 apiary, we follow some phase of his teaching. We 

 say to ourselves again and again as we work, "Doc- 

 tor Millei- would do it this way," and thus we work 

 with him thruout the day. What a pleasure and 

 what a privilege to work with such companionship! 



W'ashrnglon, 1). ('. (iKO. .S. Dkmith. 



