He wrote that since he was born near Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where Fern started pioneering, he well knew that Pennsylvania Dutch women like her are strong and tenacious.
Viņš rakstīja, ka viņš kā cilvēks, kas ir dzimis netālu no Bētlihemas Pensilvānijas štatā, kur Fērna uzsāka pionieres kalpošanu, labi zina — sievietes no tā apvidus ir stipras un neatlaidīgas.