D[octo]r Sir,
Why I send you these few verses. They were composed by me. Thinking what our mission would be hereafter. These thoughts came to me.
In your article you speak of the unseen spirits [1 word illeg.] & [2 words illeg.] & at times I feel them very near & its joy. So it lifted me up because you speak of the same theme "believing
"though rendered far — by faith we meet! —
Good bye & God is with you"
[2] Ministering Angels
Shall I be a ministering angel?
When called from this world of strife;
To minister to the loved ones
Left fighting the battle of life
Shall I appointed the angels?
To whisper in the ears of the loved
To lead them in ways appointed
By the Great Redeemer called "Love".
What a great thought for Father or Mother
Or sister or brother so dear!
To be winging its way back to earth
And fill them with high thoughts so dear
For we shall be given the visions
of the untold, that lies far beyond
The wonderous [sic] rapture & beautys [sic]
Beheld by those who’[1 letter illeg.] passed on
But to get this by loves [sic] great endeavour
We must work for what we receive
So Father & Mother must be ready
To carry the message of needs
Our lives here must be pure & unselfish
And the best we have gathered here
Will be fourfold to us, who shall bring it
To those who remain on this earth
[3] Our garments must be bright & shining
To carry the messages true;
Between heaven and earth will be binding
Like Jacob's ladder — he [1 word illeg.]
And though not seen by our loved ones
Our spirits will fondly caress
And holding unseen their dear hands
Will lead them to rapture & rest
By Sara Jennings [signature]
Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP3345.3313)]
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Please cite as “WCP3345,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 3 May 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP3345