Letter to Mrs. E.F. Massie (addressed as "Ma") from E.B. Massie

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Box BW 11485, Folder 1
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Tells his mother of how him and the other boys at school have accepted Christianity and how it has had a great impact on their lives ("...truly has the spirit of God been poured out here...". Describes how he leads boy's prayer meeting in his room every few nights that attracted as many as 20 boys and how this acceptance of Christianity has made him feel a way he has never felt before. Also describes how he has been elected President of the Piedmont Society and expectes to be elected as "Worthy Patriarch in the Division." Others mentioned in the letter include Watkins, Hamner, [Moyler], Meade, McPhail, [Rader], Mr. Richardson, Marye, Mr. Dinwiddie, Mr. Dudley, Conway, Hall, Ms (or Mrs.) Walker, [Wyche] Walker, Mr. Wayland, Mr. [Rich], Mr. Strother, Launcelot Blackford, Alex deClouet, Bryant, Robert, Mr. Dubose.

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University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
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Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
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The collection is open for research use.
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Materials in this collection, which were created between 1850-1905, are in the public domain. Permission to publish or reproduce is not required.

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