Father Mahoney sends McMaster an answer to "Clerious" through Mr. Sheshy, 33 Murray St., New York, his publisher. McMaster has opened his columns to Clerious and has allowed Mahoney to be insulted through them, and in honor and justice he should atleast print Mahoney's answer to him. Without any reasonable provocation Clericus attacked Mahoney's personal character in an unmanly, un-Christian, and un-clerical way, and for this reason Mahoney hopes that his letter of defense will be given the same publicity as his opponent's. The attack is another phase of the petty persecution in order to prevent the publication of his book. The learned metropolitan critic should be aware that it would have been useless to ask for an imprimatur which was not required, because the law of the Index, according to all canonists, is in abeyance although it is not repealed, Those whose opinion is to be valued consider the book an excellent and opportune one since it will help bring law and order into the ecolesiastical rule of the country, a condition which Rome desires, and which McMaster himself has advocated for years. The book will do a great deal of good despite McMaster's quasi-approval of the mouthpiece of its enemies. In time both clergy and prelates will endorse the program of the book and bring about the reformation it advocates. Priests whom McMaster esteams will be sorry to see the old war-horse, McMaster place himself in a false position through the influence of Clericus. If for any reason McMaster should decline to publish this article, he should return the manuscript to Mr. Sheshy, but Mahoney does not consider this possibility likely. He encloses $2 for the Freeman's Journal for which he wishes the paper sent to him for 6 months, especially the copy in which his answer appears. Mr. Sheshy will present McMaster with a complimentary copy of "The Rights of the Clergy Vindicated", about which McMaster may make whatever comments his judgement leads him to. P.S.: Clerieus will receive a lesson in Christian charity, good manners, and in Canon Law about which he apparently knows little. :: I-2-d A.L.S. 3pp. 8vo.