Dear Mrs. Larson,
We are very sorry we have not written to you before this time. We have just become parents of a sweet little boy, moved into a new apartment etc.--which all seemed to delay our correspondence.
We had expected 2 men when your dad arrived--but he came all alone. We felt he was quite shaky & had a shuffle in his step when he walked. I was amazed that a man that appeared to be physically weak had driven such a distance & was engaged in this type of work. He worked just one day at the fair--Thursday. He had arrived Wed. afternoon & spoke at the chapel that evening. We believe he spoke on 1 John 1. We were not able to attend that evening & as yet have not been able to find anyone who could remember what he said.
Thursday evening he vomited during the night quite a few times. We woke up & heard him about 4:30 AM. He said he was definitely ill & didn't resist when I called the doctor. Our doctor said it was just a flue bug going around & not to worry. I told the doctor your dad had a bad heart & maybe he should see him--but he (the doctor) said no. I then called another doctor and he said the same thing, just to keep him warm & get liquids down him. Friday noon he requested to see a chiropractor. Dr. Nesbit--the Christian Chiropractor & Assembly brother, was on vacation in Minn, so we had to call another--He is well recommended by many of the people who to go to our chapel. Dr. Hanson was warned of his heart condition & he had him rest quite awhile after he adjusted him. Dr. Hanson made no statement, but said he wanted to see him again. We took him back Sat. too. Your dad felt better after his adjustments. He did some more vomiting, about 3 times between Friday & Sat. morn. Then Sat. eve. he felt pretty good. He called Carol Woods in Mason City that eve. Sunday morn he ate a little toast & tea & went back to bed. He ate very well at noon during which your sister from Chicago called to see if we felt he could be flown there. We put him on the plane all in good order.
Friday he had told me that when he was so sick Thursday nite he felt he wanted to be with the Lord except he kept thinking--what would his dear wife do without him. He also said that this would be his last trip away from home. He talked so much about his wife and also said a memorable thing--we were discussing the assemblies & were a little critical of a few areas.--He said "The assemblies are a fine thing out of a bad lot." He discussed how if the chapel wasn't getting the unsaved out we should lock the doors of the assembly on Sunday eve & go out door to door by twos, to just read the Bible to the unsaved, leave your names & leave. He told Bill he always used notes when he spoke--consequently you might be able to locate in his briefcase his notes on 1 John 1.
He related to us how he had made contact with a man at the Cattle Congress who was very interested in being saved & had left literature with him after a good talk.
He encouraged us the whole time he was there.
--Oh he thought Nixon would win the election.
Bill had known Mr. Bulander before. He had visited his home in Davenport, Iowa when Bill was a youngster. Bill felt he was a very mature Christian & certainly wasted no words on himself & his doings--a humble man who felt badly that he would have to give up going out distributing literature when he was such a young man compared to some of the 85 year olds who worked up til their last days for the Lord.
If you have any more questions we will certainly try to help. Margaret Dunkerton had seen your mother & had requested we write her. Would you please forward this letter to her.
Yours in Christ,
Carol & Bill Moore
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