{ST. LAWRENCE PARISH
EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
THE REV. C. H. LITTLE, D. D., PASTOR
MORRISBURG, ONT.}
Dec. 23, 1915.
Dear Mother:
I don’t remember whether I received your letter last week before or after I wrote you, but I suppose that makes very little difference. I was sorry to hear of Uncle Julius’s death, though, on account of his long illness, it was not altogether unexpected. Give my hearty sympathies to Aunt Ca[?] and the family when you see them. I wrote a note to Rosalie after I received your letter. We are having beautiful weather now and it promises to be exceptionally fine for Christmas. It is not very cold and there is plenty of snow and the sleighing is unusually good. With practices for the Christmas Services and my other work I have been quite busy this week. We will have our tree in the lower Church on Christmas eve, and the one here on Christmas night. As Christmas comes so near Sunday this year I will not hold any Church service on Christmas day, but will have my regular Christmas Service on Sunday following together with communion in both Churches and confirmation in St. John’s Church. I would
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have written you last night, but Mr. Hirtle came yesterday and I had a wedding also here in the parsonage last night. This prevented me from writing for the time being but it brought in a fee of $5.00 for Bonnie. She bought a turkey yesterday for Christmas dinner and she and Minnie baked the fruit cake some time ago. I got a card from Clarence announcing the shipment of a box of cigars to me at Waddington, N.Y., and I think I will go over there to-day for them. I have already received a small box from my father-in-law. Carolus is in both the Christmas services – the one here and the one in St. John’s. He went down with me night before last to practice. I think he will do all right this time. He brought his “fancy book” home Tuesday. He certainly does neat work in making “notes, etc.” It is a sort of kindergarten work in which the children take great interest. Mr. Hirtle is going to make my Christmas address for me and will also probably preach for me Sunday night. This will relieve me somewhat. Pastor Maurer was around the other day and wanted to know if I had heard from Herbert yet. Tell him to make up his mind as soon as possible, and we hope it will be favorable
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to Ottawa. It is, I think, a great opening for a young man with excellent prospects of working up to something fine.
I received the copy of the Cal[?] Lutheran you sent me. The article by Miss Setzer was good and while it contained nothing particularly new to me, it was well written and exhibited discriminating judgement. I haven’t yet read all of President Wilson’s speech from the throne for want of time, but I read the parts particularly bearing upon the war. I am not surprised that such a pro-German Professor as Herbert is resolved not to vote for President Wilson. We all send you our heartiest wishes for a blessed and happy Christmas. I think Bonnie sent some little tokens to some of you. Hope you will not have to pay customs duties on them. But I must close here. With all good wishes I am
Most Sincerely yours,
[signed] Carroll H. Little
