Richards apologizes for his oversight in not seeing "Essay at a Grammar of Assent" in the index of Brownson's Works, but he is glad it gave him a chance to hear from Brownson. He had come to accept Brownson's view on John Henry Cardinal Newman some years ago and cannot think Brownson malicious toward him. Leslie Stephen, with all his "cold, clear-headed, hard-headed"—Newman's words—legal astuteness, is an irreverent sceptic and seems to delight in ignoring Newman's profound reverence, and in showing how the various lines of his argument from probability result logically in the baldest scepticism. He manifests a very different spirit from the Rev. Mr. William Salter, who gave "Another View of Newman" in the Arena, for September, 1891, and was kindly and sympathetic. Years ago he thought some of Newman's views were unsatisfactory and different from Brownson and F. W. Faber. He furnishes no means of certitude except by way of probability or inference from one's own assent or conscience; while they point out the impossibility of knowing God without first having had His revelation from Himself. In saying this Richards does not forget the many beautiful passages in Newman. But he has often lamented that scarcely any Catholic writers show an appreciation of or an acquaintance with the unanswerable arguments of Orestes A. Brownson, since his death. William Lily, William Barry, even James Cardinal Gibbons have betrayed their ignorance of them and have left open very weak spots in their writings, which would not have happened if they had read and comprehended his articles on "The Problem of Causality", "The Ideal Formula", "Science and the Sciences", "Tradition", and the like. If they had apprehended what Brownson or Faber had written on nature and grace they never would have been guilty of the weakness of trying to reach the supernatural exclusively through the natural. Richards has often wished that current publications could get before the world Brownson's clear and tremendous arguments. Even Faber is superior to Newman. Yet Richards has never met a Catholic priest, and hardly ever a Catholic layman, who had ever read Faber's "Creator and the Creature" and "The Blessed Sacrament"; and very few read Brownson. Perhaps the Jesuits don't encourage anyone to read him. He asks how it is with Father Augustine F. Hewitt and the Paulists. Years ago Father—now Bishop—John J. Keane was enthusiastic over Brownson but his views have changed. Richards urges Brownson to come to Washington for a talk on these subjects. He has not yet heard of Claudio Jannet's arrival, but Father John Hogan will let him know. He will also have Major Edmund Mallet and Bishop Keane. :: III-3-d A.L.S. 6pp. 12mo.