I added to my soap wrappers and soap collection a lot. We went to Newport, too, and we saw all the fine boats and all the sailing vessels sail along the ocean. We rode all over Newport and saw the fine old estates.

When we went to Jaffrey, it was a small town. We had a chocolate soda while we waited for Dr. and Mrs. Bernbaum to call for us, and then they drove us to their home. The drive was through beautiful countryside.

When we got back, Daddy was at the Chadford. He was tired, and he rested. In a few days, we bought a new automobile with the money he made teaching in the summer. It was a Nash with beds inside, so I could rest in it.

Then we were able to drive around to look for a house. We had a hard time because houses were "restricted." I never heard of that before. I wondered about lots of things older people decide. They don't seem to be from God.

One day we were driving in our car and we drove down Mt. Royal Avenue near Druid Hill Park. There is a large statue of a man standing with a book in his hand.

"Who is that?" I asked Mommy.

"That's Martin Luther," she said.

"Tell me about him!"

"Well," she said, "under the statue you can see there is written 'A Mighty Fortress is Our God.' It is a magnificent statue, isn't it? It looks so strong, so imposing and awesome.

"He was a man who loved God very, very much, so much that he was a mountain of strength. Those who have lived their lives working for God are like enduring mountains.

"Luther said he had to reform some things, change some things that had crept into the worship of god. The book he holds is the German Bible for all to read. Before Luther, the Bible was written in Latin or Greek, few could read it. He was very religious. He had his own ideas about God.

"There are many things I can't yet tell you, Lin, dear, about Luther," said my Mommy. "There are many things I don't understand yet myself."

I asked her, "Why are we Jews? Who was Christ? Tell me, Mommy!"

Mommy hesitated again. "Lin, dear, Christ was crucified on the cross, and then the Christian Church was founded. We Jews don't believe the way the Christians do, that Jesus is the Christ, the Messiah, the Son of God. We believe He is yet to come. The Christians believe He came as Jesus and will come back again. I wish I knew more to tell you, darling, but I need to learn almost as much as you do."

Mommy tried to satisfy me, and she loved me so much I knew how hard she was trying. But I didn't stop, because I thought about lots of things, and I had to find the answer.

"Well, Mommy, I know this much. It's not right for one person to say another is not as good as he is because he isn't the same color or the same religion. God wants everyone to be alike. We are all human beings. There is only one God, and we are the same to Him. Colored people are good, and so are the people who have a different religion. Those are my own ideas!"

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