[Oe List ...] Fwd: Madman or Martyr? Retired minister sets self on fire, dies

[Isobel A Bishop via OE]

Dear Mary,
We appreciate your words.

I remember Charles with affection.  I honour him as the unique person that he was, and the gift that he gave to us, as part of the Order. 

Thank you that you and the Holcombes will represent us at his Memorial Service. 

In peace,

Isobel Bishop


On 04/07/2014, at 10:05 AM, Holcombe Wanda via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:

> Thanks Mary....George and I plan to attend Charles' A memorial service is to be held July 12 at Faith Presbyterian Church in Austin.
> Wanda
> On Jul 3, 2014, at 2:07 PM, Mary Hampton via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
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>> Begin forwarded message:
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>>> From: Mary Hampton <mhampton at att.net>
>>> Date: July 3, 2014 at 12:58:02 PM EDT
>>> To: Randy Williams <randycw1938 at gmail.com>
>>> Subject: Re:  Madman or Martyr? Retired minister sets self on fire, dies
>>> 
>>> Thank you, George, Del, Jack and Randy and others,
>>> 
>>> I am at a Gathering of 1200 Quakers in western Pennsylvania (California, PA no less).  Our theme this year is "LOVE is the first motion".  After breakfast, I sat down to read my e-mail.  First, i read or comprehended that Charles had died.  Then I read George's email "Immolated" with the Methodist article.  My world was rocked.
>>> 
>>> I did not know Charles well.  I did run into him once at Grace Methodist a few years after we moved to Austin.   I was there because a women's group was quilting the top I inherited from my grandmother.  He was a gracious host and professed to recognize me although I had come up and introduced myself.
>>> 
>>> I remember his Mountain of Care story about helping the old man to the bathroom on the plane.
>>> 
>>> My first thought was, to the best of my knowledge, I was the only one of these 1200 loving, committed people who had a direct connection at all to this life and death.  I have a horror of the means.  AND YET, if we decide in every moment where we expend our lives is there not also a blessing in being able to decide where to give our deaths?
>>> 
>>> I will go to Charles' Memorial Service.  
>>> 
>>> Grace and Peace.   Love, LIGHT,
>>> mary
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