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of religion. I have said this much, that I may have 

 your confidence. Be assured, that while you pre- 

 serve the essentials of religion, your faith in God, 

 your faith in the divinity and atonement of Christ, 

 and the necessity of a new heart and life, I shall rejoice 

 to know that you are a child of God, and an heir of 

 heaven; and to feel that when we are gathered to our 

 rest, we shall meet in a world where human error 

 and imperfection shall be obliterated in the clear 

 light of truth and immortality. 



I did not think when I sat down to write you a 

 few lines, that I should have drawn out this letter 

 to such a length. 



If I have been tedious, you must ascribe it to an old 

 man's infirmities. You have solicited my prayers, 

 you have them, and if the supplications of a poor, 

 imperfect mortal, can avail, you and your children 

 will be very good and very happy. 



After a few months, you can judge if the school 

 at Bethlehem presents those literary, moral, and 

 religious advantages that you require ; should it not 

 prove satisfactory, it will not be difficult to select 

 another; but, in this case, inform me, as I have 

 friends at the North, and a general acquaintance 

 with Northern Institutions. 



When you arrive at Bethlehem, and have rested 

 from your journey, I shall be much gratified to hear 

 from you. 



Believe me, very sincerely your friend, 



J. B. 



A memento of this friendship is still preserved in 

 Dr. Bachman's family. 



Hair work was exquisitely wrought at Bethle- 

 hem, and Mrs. H., learned the art there. Obtaining, 

 without Dr. Bachman's knowledge, a lock of the 



