West Point, January 6, 1860.
My Dear Sister:
Another year has joined the past, and 1860, bright with promises, has dawned
upon us. “We know not what a day may bring forth.” 1860 may be as indelibly
stamped upon our memories as 1859 or 1856, when our loved ones were summoned
from earth. As we look over our diminished numbers, we ask who is to go next.
The one most robust in health may be the first to succumb to disease. Let us
thank-God for his goodness and for we feel that he has called them unto his
glory. We should be more watchful, more diligent in our services to God than we
have been. Let our united prayers ascend to God that he may hasten the conversion
of those of our family who still delay.
SOURCE: Peter S. Michie, The Life and Letters of Emory Upton,
p. 17-8
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