at you
said made us look at the world and ourselves different
to what we ever did before. We both liked your talk
very much; we talked lots about what you said. When we
got home that day after supper my husband said: 'If I
am Divine, I don't need to chew tobacco, and I quit
right now and will put what tobacco I have got in the
stove.' I said, 'O, Charles, how glad I am.' 'Yes,
Maud,' said Charles, 'I am going to live the Divine
life. Will you help me?' I said, 'Yes, dear Charles,
you know I will.' 'Well, Maud,' said he, 'we thought
our life hard and bitter, but I see now it was through
our not living the Divine life. Maud, I will try and
make your life a little better than I have done,' and
he kissed me. The children looked at us both with great
surprise, for they had never seen my husband kiss me
before. It seemed as if the same feelings had come back
that we had in our courting days. He said, 'You have
the hardest time of it, let me put the children to bed
and you rest; for if I am Divine I must live a life of
love and show my love in helping you all I can.' I
cannot help it, sir, but hot tears are falling fast on
this letter, for the light and love have entered our
home, where before it was darkness and despair. How
sweet it is trying to live the Divine life. I am doing
my best to live that life. We are not going to worry
any more. My husband now is so bright and hopeful, does
all he can to cheer me up, and I am the same for it is
catching like a fever.

"Well, my object in writing this to you is to tell you
what your talk has done for us. My husband said, 'If
ever a man had a heart full of love for all, he knows
it is you, and your great heart has touched our hearts.
How can I thank you for what you have done for us? May
God bless you. I shall always pray that you may help
others as you have us. My husband said, 'Tell him I am
a changed man;' and I know he is, and I am a changed
woman.

"Excuse this letter for having dirt marks on it. While
I was tending the baby one of the children put its
dirty fingers on the letter, but I am going to send it
just as it is.

"Your friend,
"MAUD N