Son, as to whether it is most honorable and
useful to himself and his nation, to remain
in the service of an unbelieving father, for such
earthly reward as that service may bring
him, or to go acct in the service of god
to proclaim truth to the world for such
recompence as may be gained in
that higher and nobler service.

If his son takes the same view of
this matter as his father does, we
could readily do without him in
the misisonary field, but if he
esteems the service of God and his
fellow man as greater and better
than the mere temporal service of
an apostate father for a short time,
let him express his own choice.
J. F. S.

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P. O. Holmgren
Feb. 13 [18]93.
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Son, as to whether it is most honorable and useful to himself and his nation, to remain in the service of an unbelieving father, for such earthly reward as that service may bring him, or to go acct in the service of god to proclaim truth to the world for such recompence as may be gained in that higher and nobler service.

If his son takes the same view of this matter as his father does, we could readily do without him in the misisonary field, but if he esteems the service of god and his fellow man as greater and better than the mere temporal service of an apostate father for a short time let him express his own choice. J. F. S.

P. O. Holmgren Feb. 13 1893.