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Church, Margaret (fl. 1908-) Eulogy for Chara Conant Long Wait

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08284.039 Author/Creator: Church, Margaret (fl. 1908-) Place Written: Chicago, IL Type: Poem Date: 16 November 1908 Pagination: 1 p. ; 15 x 24.5 cm. Order a Copy

She practiced -- but she did not preach...

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Chara Conant (Long) Wait.

She practiced - but she did not preach;
She practiced every hour
Some kindness; now a helping word
And now perhaps a flower.
To many a tired and lonely one
She opened wide her door
With welcome to her hearth and board,
With cheer for rich and poor.
She practiced - but has never preached;
Her hands reached out to ours,
She gave unstinting - sometimes bread,
And sometimes it was flowers.

Margaret Church.
November 16, 1908.

Lines written and sent in by the wife of Doctor Archibald Church.

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