you like for me to
play off and get you to fill my place? speak out, son.

The madam joins me in asking to be remembered to dear sister
Hayes and extending you all an invitation to come to see you
soon.

HOLDEN, W. VA.

DR. ----,
Union Springs, Ala.

How are you Dr. I am OK and family I make $80 to $90 per mo. with
ease and wish you all much success Hello to all the people of my
old home Town. I am saving my money and spending some of it. Have
Joined the K. P. Lodge up here in the mountain. Sen me 5 galls of
country syrup will pay you your price.

Yours in F. C. & B.

CHICAGO, IND., July 15, 1917.

DR. ----,
Union Springs, Ala.

_My dear Pastor:_ I find it my Duty to write you my whereabouts
also family, I am glad to say Family and myself are enjoying fine
health, wish the same of you and your dear wife. Well I can say
the people in my section are very much torn up about East St.
Louis. Representive col men of Chicago was in conference with
Governor he promise them that he would begin investigation at
once tell Sister Hayes my wife Says She will write her in a few
days. Dear Pastor I shall send my church some money in a few
days. I am trying to influence our members here to do the same. I
recd. notice printed in a R.R. car (Get straight with God) O I
had nothing so striking to me as the above mottoe. Let me know
how is our church I am to anxious to no. My wife always talking
about her seat in the church want to know who accupying it.

Yours in Christ.

DAYTON, OHIO, Oct. 17, 1917.

_Dear Pastor:_ I have join the church up here and I authorize the
church to write for my letter of dismission but they say they
have not heard enything from the church at all. Sister ---- ----
wrote to you she ask for my letter so I can join here in full and
if the church hold me for enything on why say to them I will know
what to do. I have never herd eny thing from my credental from
old man Bonnett. I sent him a letter and also credencil for him
to sign and sent stamps for him send them and he fail to let me
here fum him at all, so I thought you would here fum him befour
know & got him to tend to it for me so dear pastor let me h