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easily overcome. Had I not
implicit faith in an all-wise
loving Father, who listens
with a loving heart to the
appeals of His children, and
to whom I have gone with
the humility of a child ask-
ing His protecting care, plead-
ing that He will guide and
govern the hearts of one and
all connected with the Uni-
versity, and so rule that even
the Ross incident may be
for the ultimate good of the
students. I have only one
object at heart and it is
that the University shall send
forth grand men and wom-
en who will make them-
selves felt wherever they
may go for the high moral
tone of their character, and
their love and obedience
to the good Father's will.

I needed just such a
letter as you have sent me,
and it is a singular co-
incidence that the same
mail brought me a letter
of the same character from
Hon. John W. Foster, and
Hon. Whitelaw Reid, about the
same time that these precious
letters were written to me,
made a very brilliant and
wonderful address before the
students. All these incidents,
my highly prized friend, I
regard as leadings from our
good Father in Heaven, to
strengthen and encourage me
to go on and do the best I