"Believe me, I am sorry to hear that you were 'too sick to more
than keep up' with your work. I know you must be busy at all times,
from the report of your work in the Conference 'Unity' you sent me.
That number of 'Unity' is very valuable to me, and will be kept for
future reference. The four sermons on 'Reasonable Religion,' by
Rev. George A. Thayer, have also been kept. I hope soon to see them
in a neat binding. They are worthy of the expense. Of the books
received from Boston, four have been read by me. Two of them were
mostly read as I walked to my work mornings. In the same manner
'Meditations on the Essence of Christianity' was read. This book is
very beautiful, its author, Robert Laird Collier. 'Channing's
Works' and 'Genuineness of the Gospels' cannot be carried about as
readily, so they are to be read and studied on lost days, when I
cannot work. The 'Reviews' received are very valuable; I would not
part with them for anything. The 'Register' is received regularly
from Philadelphia. The last one is very interesting, containing as
it does an account of the Festival. It must have been good to be
there. To you, and all who have aided you in your generosity to me,
I return my heartfelt thanks."