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Murray, Hugh, Montreal, Canada, to James Alphonsus McMaster, New York, New York, 1871 September 29

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Identifier: CMMA I-1-o

Scope and Contents

He sent McMaster manuscript No. 7 on Sept. 27, and sends No. 8 today. The early Publication of the manucsript may be better, for matters are coming to a crisis. The demonstrations on the 25th anniversary amount to nothing if that is all that is to be done. What is the Catholic Union doing? It is a serious matter when Petroleum has become the cry. Ste Therese College offered him only $40 more a year and the accomodations were terrible. After his experiences with Seton Hall and Ste. Therese he is steering clear of colleges. He is looking for something to do on the railroads until next summer, when he shall get something nice. His uncle wants to help him, but Murray feels that he should be relieving his uncle's many worries, rather than burdening him with more. Bishop Edward Horan of Kingston is a great man, whose first word when Murray returned from Rome was that Murray should return when the time came. Horan believes in the crusade. He regrets the unfortunate blunder about the two Sisters of Providence. They came from humble walks of life and may have been deficient in manner. He argues the point that the Freeman's Journal would be in a better position to help the Church if it was a daily or tri-weekly paper instead of a weekly. Although it is not possible to get up a daily Catholic paper in Montreal a central place like New York could afford it. A week's interval between papers is too long, and he asks McMaster to think it over. He has heard nothing more of his trunk which McMaster mentioned as having been left at Halifax and asks for some details that might enable him to look it up. Miss Edes should have written to him about it, for it will be an irreparable loss to him because of the many articles it contains. He regrets that the Requiem Mass was an individual act. It does not speak well of the Catholic Union. A brother officer from France does not give a reassuring account of conditions in that country; the soldier was intimately acquainted with the gentlemen of the Geneva Correspondence. Murray and his fellow officer think alike on the subject of the religious crusade, but cannot say when or how it will come about, but they do know that the time is coming. He hopes he will be able to live up to his code of Knighthood. His friend, Comte de Malijay, is of a noble French family and thinks that it will be by Russia that the Pope will be delivered. Murray thinks that all will have a hand in it, but it had better be soon, for the spirit of the crusade will die soon. God will take His time, for He is eternal and man is only mortal. He asks McMaster to let him know if he is able to find some human occupation for Murray. What does McMaster think about publishing the "Last Days" that Murray asked about before? :: I-1-o A.L.S. 8pp. 12mo.

Dates

  • Creation: 1871 September 29

Language of Materials

English.

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