Loft, W(illia)m: New York, (New York) to (Monsignor) Robert Seton: (Jersey City Heights, New Jersey), 1893 April 24

An attack of the grippe left him quite nervous. He attended one of the uptown churches yesterday but was disappointed with the hurried manner with the hurried manner with which the services were conducted. He then went to St. Joseph's at 11. He could not help comparing New York with New Jersey. In New York there are 9 Masses on Sunday attended by 12,000 persons and a charge of 10 cents a seat. All the dignity and reverence of their church is lacking. He was reminded by the Cadet Corpe of a military Mass which he saw in Caracas. 1000 soldiers marched into the Cathedral. He did not stop to see Seton realizing he would be exhausted by long fasting.