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Called By God
It wasn’t long before my father was sent to be a superintendent of what was a
mission field in those days—it wasn’t part of the conference—he was sent to
supervise the work in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Some work had been
started in Sault Ste. Marie.
In the year 1906, my father was called and also my mother… . They were called
to Chicago to take over a couple of churches there… .
While we were living on the west side of Chicago, we went to a church school
that was mostly Scandinavian… . We never got tired of going to Lincoln Park. It
had one of the best zoos at the time… .
Also, we enjoyed Humble Park. We were able to find turtles there and snakes
even. One time we had as many as seven snakes. Our poor mother… .
1.2 Excerpts from a taped letter made by Phyllis Vineyard for the writer, July 22, 1985

Greetings! This is Phyllis, Hugh’s daughter, Helen Williams’ granddaughter… .
Grandmother wasn’t the demonstrative, huggy type, but she bathed you with her
warmth and beauty, and she completely enjoyed people and made you very comfortable
in her presence. Her laughter was so musical, and her charm was scintillating… .
Dad has told me things about Grandmother Williams in her gift of speaking and
her colorful way of delivery. She was always in demand because she could speak,
but … she was very humble and not aggressive, but very gracious and wanted to
serve. I remember her telling me … , “You see, your grandfather was so busy with
his other duties, and people used to like to hear me speak and would just as soon
hear me as your grandpa. If he couldn’t meet the obligation, why I would speak in
his stead, and they were just as happy, and that was that, you see.” She was quite
used to picking up where he left off, or if he couldn’t make an appointment, she
filled it. She was very comfortable in speaking and not at a loss for words… .
Something about her personality was unique. She made you feel that she knew
the Shepherd; she was aware of His presence and loving care. She was a very selfcontained person… .
She wasn’t afraid. She had been through a lot of adventure; she had lost a
husband in South Africa, and she knew what it was to walk alone… .
In her sermons, she didn’t use the same humdrum thing; she would be quite
unique in her delivery. I think she liked to be, not shocking, but liked to capture
the attention of the people.
She said, “You know, the battle’s not yours, it’s God’s.” She set people to
thinking and wanted to help them establish a relationship with the Master, a oneto-one relationship, for no organization can possibly carry us to the kingdom… .
Grandma cried for a couple of days because of the loss of her husband. But she
tells of one of the natives’ just crying and crying, and saying, “Missie, Missie, please
don’t leave.” That’s what turned the tide, and Grandma stayed and finished her
tour of duty… .

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