He could not leave this country without saying goodbye to McMaster. He must return to Holland to settle the affairs of his brother who with his wife and sister died last year. The Provincial in Holland has asked that Van de Braak stay in Holland. He does not want to leave the U. S., but is resigned to the will of God. He will leave on the "Berlin" which will take him to Southampton. From there he will go by train to London and stay a few days at their House in Clapham. From London he sails for Rotterdam, by rail to Amsterdam where the Provincial lives, and proceed to Bois-le-duc and Berlicum. He shall miss the Journal, but hopes that some of the Fathers will send it to him. He hopes McMaster lives many years to fight the Battles of the Lord with his powerful pen. P.S. McMaster may publish the news of his departure, but not the letter, since his Superior does not like for anything to appear in print under their names. The "Berlin" leaves Baltimore Wednesday, Feb. 7. :: I-1-o A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.