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before they commenced," when they left the "Sanctuary"
after explaining the word of God? Could they do nothing
else but "mystify that holy book or all they attempted to
explain?" Ah! my son don't speak with so confident an
air of that, which you "cannot fathom," lest you
should fall into the most dangerous of errors. I mean
that "conclusion" to which you say you have long since
come, namely that it is best tp judge all matters in
"relation to futurity in your own way." For in the
first place you show a great degree of presumption
in doing so, in opposing the combined wisdom and
intellect of Christendom for eighteen centuries. And
in the second place it is much safer and therefore
wiser to be a Catholic Christian than an Infidel or
Deist. Because if the Christian be wrong his lot in
the futurity to which you allude will be no worse
than yours, and if he be right his situation beyond
the grave will be infinitely better. Hence your own
good sense as well as your eternal interest should
make you decide in favour of Christianity.

Yes there is a sweet voice whispers me that I shall
realize the long cherished hope of my two sons
becoming practical Catholics.

We have not heard on word from Missouri
for four weeks. All communication between me
and them are stoped. I have heard by persons pass
-ing the girls have lots of beau's and are very much
pleased except you. Miss Rebecker James is married
to Henry Davis, son of James B. Davis. They are all
living in Missouri. Mrs Brand has just returned