Rebecca Ruter Springer: 2 books

Rebecca Ruter Springer was 29 when the American Civil War started in 1861. When the war ended five years later, 620,000 soldiers and countless civilians lay dead. It is not surprising, therefore, that the dead and heaven were much considered over the next forty years in the USA. And it was this spiritual...

     "Would you surely do so?" I asked.     "Most certainly, if you desire it. You are worn out with the long suffering, and a little rest will give you new strength."     I felt that he was right, said so in a few words, and we started slowly up the street. He had drawn my hand within his arm, and endeavored to interest me, as we walked.