William Fairlie Clarke : his life and letters, hospital sketches and addresses.

  • Clarke, W. Fairlie (William Fairlie), 1833-1884.
Date:
1885
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Credit: William Fairlie Clarke : his life and letters, hospital sketches and addresses. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University Libraries/Information Services, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University.

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    be less jealous of our own dignities and honours, and more jealous for the Lord God of Hosts. A 's departure is still delayed; it is by no means the least of the numberless mercies we enjoy that we are able as a family to spend so much time together, though we have all arrived at man's estate. This summer we have been all together for about three weeks, and almost all together for about four months. What shall we render the Lord for all His benefits ? Oh for more gratitude, more active gratitude, that would result in bold and persevering efforts for Him to whom we owe everything. You ask about Elvington matters. . . . We have opened a library for children, and another for adults, both of which are in a healthy state, and seem to be valued. We have got a site for the school-house we propose to build, but that cannot be begun till the spring. We have been trying for about a month to get a suitable master, but alas ! all our efforts up to this tim.e have failed. The difficulties arise from the small salary we have to offer. If you can do anything to help us, pray do it, for we must have a man by the beginning of November next, for reasons which I will show you immediately. The want of a day-school acted painfully on the Sunday school. Every Sunday I felt the necessity of doing something for the education of the place more and more ; so one fine Sunday, about a fortnight ago, I de- termined, come what would, to open the school myself forthwith. Accordingly I communicated with the rector, and turned pedagogue on the