Dr. Miller built up his large congregations as much by letter writing as by the making of personal calls. And the letters which played such an important part in the development of his work were not about the church at all – they were merely the friendly, thoughtful, considerate letters of one who was interested in the welfare of his correspondents and who did not allow himself to be too busy to let them know about his interest.
For years it was his habit on Sunday evenings, after the day’s work was done, to make note of all the people of whom he had heard during the day to which letters might do good. Of course the names of the sick went down on that list, as well as those who had recovered from sickness, those who had returned from a journey, and those who were about to leave home; those who were going to college, or parents who had heard good news from a son or a daughter at college – in fact, everyone into whose life had come some event of special importance. Just as soon as possible, a letter was sent to each one of them, with an appropriate word of sympathy, congratulation, cheer, or good wishes.
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