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Letter to Editor
November 2, 1884
Wichita Daily Eagle
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas
What is this article about?
A reader, W.E.S., writes to Murdock praising his article 'Saturday Midnight and Sunday Morning' in the Eagle for its pure, helpful sentiment that inspires hope amid life's burdens, envisioning nature's elements as part of a grand anthem and a restful afterlife beyond death.
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The following letter among several others received during the week, will be understood and no doubt appreciated for its warm touches of approbation by those who read last Sunday morning's Eagle:
HOME, SUNDAY MORNING,
October 29, 1884.
DEAR MURDOCK:--I don't presume my opinion on such a subject will be of much value, but I want to say that your "Saturday Midnight and Sunday Morning" contains much real, pure helpful sentiment. There are so many things we can not know but it helps us to take hold of the sentiment, and believe that the whispering of every breeze, the patter of each raindrop, and the rustling of every falling leaf, are the minor chords of some grand anthem that will greet and gladden our ears somehow and somewhere when they are no longer deadened by the sounds of bickering and contention that make so much of discord in the music of this life.
And if it is only a sentiment it is one, that lights up many a hope to feel that when the long, weary week of life with its heavy burdens and hard fought battles shall have given way to the night of death, that beyond it all is a glorious dawning and the day it ushers in will be a day of rest. Your article appears in pleasant contrast to some I could mention, and it encouraged me and I hope these words will encourage you.
W.E.S.
The following letter among several others received during the week, will be understood and no doubt appreciated for its warm touches of approbation by those who read last Sunday morning's Eagle:
HOME, SUNDAY MORNING,
October 29, 1884.
DEAR MURDOCK:--I don't presume my opinion on such a subject will be of much value, but I want to say that your "Saturday Midnight and Sunday Morning" contains much real, pure helpful sentiment. There are so many things we can not know but it helps us to take hold of the sentiment, and believe that the whispering of every breeze, the patter of each raindrop, and the rustling of every falling leaf, are the minor chords of some grand anthem that will greet and gladden our ears somehow and somewhere when they are no longer deadened by the sounds of bickering and contention that make so much of discord in the music of this life.
And if it is only a sentiment it is one, that lights up many a hope to feel that when the long, weary week of life with its heavy burdens and hard fought battles shall have given way to the night of death, that beyond it all is a glorious dawning and the day it ushers in will be a day of rest. Your article appears in pleasant contrast to some I could mention, and it encouraged me and I hope these words will encourage you.
W.E.S.
What sub-type of article is it?
Emotional
Reflective
What themes does it cover?
Morality
Religion
What keywords are associated?
Helpful Sentiment
Sunday Morning Article
Life Burdens
Afterlife Hope
Nature Harmony
Death Rest
What entities or persons were involved?
W.E.S.
Murdock
Letter to Editor Details
Author
W.E.S.
Recipient
Murdock
Main Argument
praises murdock's article for its real, pure, helpful sentiment that encourages belief in a harmonious afterlife beyond life's discord and burdens, providing hope and contrast to contentious writings.
Notable Details
References To Whispering Breeze, Patter Of Raindrop, Rustling Leaf As Minor Chords Of Grand Anthem
Contrast To Bickering And Contention In Life's Music
Long Weary Week Of Life Giving Way To Night Of Death And Glorious Dawning Of Rest