McMaster apologizes for not writing sooner and explains his presence in Hyde Park. When the Bishop refused to ordain him this summer he was advised by some friends and Dr. Henry McVickar to leave the Seminary. McVickar suggested he leave the diocese. In the meantime, Mr. Laydon, a son in law of J. Astor, and a resident of Hyde Park, made an application to him through Dr. Sherwood for a tutor to one of his sons. Dr. McVickar conferred with the Bishop, and then advised McMaster to take it; the Bishop procured for him a $100 a year more than was intended--in all $500 a year. McMaster came to Hyde Park a few days before Wadhams' last letter to him was written. On Ascension Day his thoughts, like Wadhams', were of their lost friend, Arthur Carey. He believes that his prayers for Carey are reciprocated. Carey's hassock, for which Wadhams has asked, cannot be found, but McMaster says he will give Wadhams the little candlestick Carey used. John has probably taken the hassock. Carey's brother has two and one half dollars which Wadhams left with him, and with which he would like to know what to do. Seaburg tried to get the editing of Carey's works, but Carey's brother left orders to retain the papers; hence, it is not likely that they will be published immediately. McMaster believes this will be for the best. He has written to John Dalgairns, through whom he hopes to get Carey's papers published under the auspices of John Newman, and with whom Carey carried on a correspondence. It is doubtful when he shall take orders, and should the General convention pass an anti-popery test, he shall decline taking them at all. He believes Rome is not the absolute Mistress, she is at least the Mother of all churches, and the only standard of truth and error. He prays to God to keep him in this faith and to guide him wisely in his remaining acts. He is afraid to die outside of the Church of Rome because of his own miserable, heretical, enslaved Communion. He has heard that H. U. Onderdonk has been forced to resign the Episcopate of Pennsylwania on account of intermperance. Seventy of Onderdonk's clergy threatened to impeach him if he would not resign from all duties. McMaster believes that Wadhams knew of Onderdonk's intermperance before, and is glad that it was made public. Platt and Whicker are to have a special three day examination in Geneva. Platt will be straightforward while Whicker will talk much and say nothing. Johnson is an absolute Papist, a fact which if known is South Carolina, will prevent him from getting his orders. His progress since being baptized last winter shows the grace in our sacraments. The "Lives of the Saints" have been published in two little volumes in London, the first being that of "St. Stephen Harding", founder of the Cistercian Order. Newman was erroneously thought to be the author. McMaster has not been able to get a copy of it. The second is the "Family of St. Richard" written by Newman. The third is "St. Augustine of Canterbury". McMaster is going to try to get all of them. He has seen a volume of "St. Bonaventure's Life of Christ "which was probably translated by Frederick Oakeley, in Wiley and Putnams Bulletin. He had read a part of it in Latin last Passion Week. He slightly recommends St. Francis de Sales "Introduction to a Devout Life" as a Confessors' Manual. He has read part of "Doctor Dubitantium", but as yet it is too learned for him. Taylor's "Holy Living and Dying" is good. He believes that they must study devotional and practical books and themselves, and aim very high. Thus they will arrive at a practical rule for examining others. He does not know the book on the Blessed Virgin of which Wadhams spoke. He begs Wadhams to come and visit him. He will acknowledge Wadhams kind offer of money when he meets him. He gives his respects to Dyer. He speaks of Dr. Sherwood's kindness to him, and of Sherwood's progress over Seabury. The latter is an Aristotelian and McMaster is out of patience with him. :: I-1-m A.L.S. 4pp. 8to.