MD: You will have before you the [
378] family, ... Ave.,
..., N.Y., in regard to the great trouble with which they
are faced on account of Mr. [
378]'s disappearance and the
card which they received from him this morning, mailed
from Reading, Penna., last night at 7:20, indicating that
he planned to take his life; the last address they know at
which he might have been, being 129 No. 5th St., Reading,
Penna. You will give them all the necessary instructions
and advice as to how they can get to him, if possible, and
just what they should do. We seek this help in the name of
Jesus, the Christ, and according to His will. Amen.
EC: Yes, we have those conditions that confront those of
the household, the [
378] family.
In the affairs of individuals, through the activity of
others and for the very faith that underlies those hopes,
those aspirations of individuals, oft there come those
experiences that seemingly cannot be borne. Yet each should
know that He doeth all things well; that even that which is
called impractical in the experiences or minds of some ye
must do; ye must love one another, even thine enemies, even
those that would do thee wrong. Know that God is in His holy
temple, and those experiences that come to all must make our
own lives, our own portions of Life or God - that we are
experiencing - those things necessary for us to become less
and less selfish in our motives, in that which would motivate
our purposes, our ideals, our ideas respecting that others
have had to bear - or as to what others have done respecting
that they were called on to bear.
For, would we be forgiven, we must forgive. Would we
have mercy, we must show mercy in our own lives, even though
there may be felt in the consciousness of self that there has
been little mercy; when there have been the greater attempts,
the greater trials, to be of help and aid to others. And
these very activities often, misconstrued, bring into the
experience of those so trying, slurs, unkindnesses said here
and there - those that look and behold not the beauty in that
which has motivated those attempts on the part of self to
learn more of the Father's ways with His children.
Keep thine heart in the way thou knowest, that He doeth all
things well. No burden, in this mind, becomes too hard
to bear. See not the burden, but rather be able to give
expression - that the ways may be made the less tempestuous
for those that are weary in bearing those burdens that seem
too heavy to be borne.
For, believe ye in Me, that as ye ask in my name, that may
the Father do, even unto those things that there may be yet
the greater glorification of the Father in the minds and
hearts and souls of those that are in turmoil, that are so
burdened just now.
In seeking to communicate, only through those channels that
have been and are of the regular nature or order may this be
done speedily - as it has in part, and then - bear ye one
with another. Seek peace in Him, that ye faint not; but
that the joys of His love, His strength sustain thee, as He
has given that they would in the hours of trial, in the hours
of pain, in the hour of suffering. For, His love faileth
not to sustain those that put their trust in Him. And
though He slay thee, though He break thee as flax on the
wheel, though He bestir thee to the depths of despair, know
thy Redeemer liveth - and thou shalt see Him, and He shall
purify thee in those things that thou doest that are lovely
unto thy fellow man.
Those that bring for any contention and strife in feelings
of resentment, either here or in those things that must
shortly come to pass, will only close those views of His
love making thee whole in thine own experience.
Then, seek in that channel through the offices that are for
such purposes; and know that He can sustain in the hours of
trial, even for him, just now.
Ready for questions.
(Q) Can you give more explicit directions -
(A) (Interrupting) No more is asked by those in authority,
and those only may seek - under the circumstances, through
those in authoritative positions. See?
(Q) Do you indicate the body is still living?
(A) This should be sought, just now.
We are through for the present.
[Daughter submitted other questions.]
Copy to Daughter [275] - Phoned also
Copy to File
BACKGROUND
See Business Rdg.
378-17 on
11/03/33.
4/19/34 Daughter, Miss [
275], phoned saying they rec'd
a suicide note this a.m. from Mr. [
378] mailed last night
at 7:20 from Reading, Pa. She asked for a rdg. to help the
family find him in time, if possible. [GD's note: Later we
understood that his breakdown was caused by severe criticism
of Mr. [
378] by business associates for using funds of a
wealthy sister, for whom he was trustee (Miss [
1742]).]
REPORTS
4/20/34 See
378-19.
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