Oakwood Aug 31 1870 Dear Mr Wilbur  Your kind letter has been here for several days and I have been waiting had hardly know ing how to reply to it, but now I know, for I know in whom I trust. I could not have told you so day before yesterday I think, but since then I have felt more at peace, as if God had realy pardoned me.  Just to think so many months ago you sowed the seed by a good word and an offered prayer (and I am sure you did ask God for me) and it has been silen tly working (but before then  
        I had been thinking I would love Christ some time though perhaps I did not say it in so many words) all this while for I couldn   t help but think of it; When I came here a brother of my husband was talking to me of the goodness of God, and after he was gone I wanted help so much. Dont you think it was God that put it in my heart to wish to you Mr Wilbur, for your letter has been such a help to me, showing me more clearly how to go to God Not   at first   though for I could not feel that it could be possible that Christ was so condescending and  pitiful for me I can now and I am so thankful, first  
        to God, then you for it I have read your letter over very many times, and it is an inexhaustible treasure to me yet. I am so very igno rant in almost every thing that God would have me do and be I am such a child as yet for I have just come into the kingdom, I shall be very glad of any help you give me and of your prayer   s for    the effect ual fervent prayer of a  righteous man availeth much    I shall always love you for showing me the way  Give my love to Mrs. Wilbur I am glad she remembers me I hope we may meet some  day  amp; My love to Mrs Jaggy if you should meet  
        her. If you can make it convenient I shall be glad to get another letter from you. Send as before to Perry Kansas though it is pobable I  shall be in  Levies Cul  but my friends here will send me the letter if so  Your grateful friend  Mary Copley