Deshon explains why he did not write during his Novitiate and how he came to write this letter. He expresses his happiness at becoming a Redemptorist, and his gratitude to McMaster for the part the latter played in bringing it about. He looks upon his year of Novitiate as the most pleasant and profitable of his life. He believes the Novitiate at Baltimore attempts to make one realize the spirit which St. Alphonsus inculcated to the Redemptorists of his day. He thinks the Novices receive the best under such management. Deshon hopes that Father Gabriel Rumpler will continue as Novice Master for a long time. He comments on the difference between the Studentate and the Novitiate. They have ten students who will some day be able to preach to American audiences. He comments on the suitability of their place for study. He desires a letter from McMaster. Father Sylvester H. Rosecrans desires to be acquitted of any unfriendliness towards the Redemptorists. He had advised Deshon to become a secular priest rather than a regular, but the former acquiesced at Deshon's becoming a Redemptorist. Rosecrans probably adopted the views of Father James Fitton, his director. Deshon expected to see McMaster during the session of the Great Council in Baltimore, but did not. :: I-1-m A.L.S. 3pp. 8vo.