While it was Dr. Miller’s request that no flowers be laid on the casket and that no words of eulogy be spoken at the funeral service, he could do nothing to prevent the writing of tributes to his memory by editors and correspondents everywhere.
As soon as the telegraph spread the news that he had gone to live with his Friend letters began to come in an avalanche. Within a week or two memorial services were held in churches in different parts of the country – not only churches where he was known personally, but churches where no one could tell of him except at they had learned to value him because of his letter, his work as editor, and his books.
Among the hundreds of letters which told of gratitude to God for his life and related instances of his helpfulness three may well find place here as they represent well the spirit of all the correspondents.
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