MATTHIJS VERMEULEN

Horace A. Eaton

aan

Matthijs Vermeulen

Syracuse, N.Y. (U.S.A.)

330 Ostrom Avenue,

Syracuse IO, N.Y., U.S.A.,

29 January 1953.

Dear Mr. Vermeulen,

Will you permit a stranger and a foreigner to express my delight with your article, Hoe de Goden Sterven, in De Groene of the 3rd. of January? I read it yesterday and was deeply impressed by both what you said and the passionate sincerity with which you said it. I feel deeply grateful to you and must tell you so.

For two years I was the Rector of the Quakerschool Eerde at Ommen and have visited it twice since, for I have many friends in Holland. As a spoken language I find Dutch impossible! But I read it easily and to keep in touch with The Netherlands which I greatly love, I see regularly De Groene and Elzivers [bedoeld is: Elseviers Weekblad]. This is merely to explain how your article came into my hands so far off. But rarely do I see such inspiring essays as yours. Very gratefully yours,

Horace A. Eaton

Verblijfplaats: Amsterdam, Bijzondere Collecties UvA