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Washington Nov. 6

My Dear Rev Warren

Yours of 4th is here filled
with things to be pondered. It is very grat-
ifying to see how our opinions at the
[illegible] of this work come home. Does com
it not signalize the divine hand & show
that a Higher Mind in guiding our
minds. Do not fail (some if you) of being
in New York on the 14th. I think you better
come with one of the numbers of the
[illegible]. Can you not be a delegate
to the Convention? It will be something
of a meeting, though I do not think things
will have large numbers or any definite plan -- or can
fix upon one different from that
wh. we are now pursuing. In other
words they will be compelled at any rate to adopt
us in a very important sense. Suffic-
iently so perhaps to give us all the
leadership (in the engineering & reaching)
wh. we may desire. Our presence therefore
in some force (if it can be had legitimately) will be
appreciated.

[crosswritten]

P.S. Perhaps it may seem rather formidable for the
two of your to come toNYork. Please con-
sider this. We need much [illegible] in
all the steps we here take in giving
right shape to this whole thing. Don't
withdraw yourself prematurely from the
Young Men. It may be a question
whether we should do so in any
case except they shall attempt
to ignore us. We can afford to
wait around very patiently until
we see just what they
do. The combination may
start with energy and
carry with it large
influence. If so we
better be with it.
I have no doubt
a majority of the
Young Men of the whole
country are in very strong sympathy with us.