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My dear Sir,

You will be disappointed when you find me
commencing a reply to yours of the 16th Ulto by telling you
that I have nothing of interest to communicate - but let
the accompanying kindly volunteered by Mr Coombes recompense
you - The recompence is the more valuable because it is
communicable - It is fruit which shall abound to your account
because by you distributed. I cannot but feel pleasure
at the favorable application of those gifts of which you were made
the Almoner - You discover in the close of your letter the
secret workings of your heart - You will not consider Pride the less
degrading individually because alas it infects universally
the human race - I have heard the bold assertion that he
who has pride cannot be a Christian I can verily believe Pride
to be a part of his Christianity but I believe it to be
mingled with the Character of every Christian At least for
myself I could not but feel deeply & painfully the analogy
which you draw of my disposition. But of all the operations
in which we can be engaged I have often thought that
the simple work of distributing Tracts is less adapted
than most or any others to favor this inconsistent tendency