| The Life of Dr. J.R. Miller |
Chapter 9 |
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Another war time article, entitled “A Word of Comfort,” contains this illustration:
“When a hard frost comes after a rain it catches the silvery drops that fasten upon the trees, and freezes them solid, and holds them there in beautiful crystals which no wind can shake off. So death catches all the beauty and sweetness of those we love and fixes it in solid crystals which will hang upon the tree of memory forever.”
The titles of some of the books published a generation or more after the close of the war show plainly that the passing years only intensified the feeling of the young Field Agent that the world needs comforting words. As one reads the list of Dr. Miller’s works he is at once attracted by such refreshing titles as “Silent Times,” “Come Ye Apart,” “Bits of Pasture,” “The Hidden Life,” “The Blessing of Cheerfulness,” “By the Still Waters,” “Strength and Beauty,” “The Ministry of Comfort,” “Upper Currents,” “In Perfect Peace.” No one was surprised to learn that the last book of the Silent Times series and the last book prepared by Dr. Miller for publication, was entitled simply “The Book of Comfort.”*
*Published in England under the title, “Life’s Open Doors.”
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