Handwritten letter from William Henry Benade in Allegheny City, PA to John Pitcairn, Jr. Benade inquires about Pitcairn and Childs' travel abroad, wondering if they have been converted by the Catholic pilgrims and encouraging Pitcairn to “keep down the corks” so as not to drink himself to death by bringing about a case of spontaneous combustion. At home, all is well. Frank has moved into the cottage behind the bridge and is charmed by the spring. The prospect of Benade joining them in Europe is growing smaller; He see no way to provide for the boys, Thedy and Roger, if he leaves. He is greatly disappointed but writes that Pitcairn will have to do more and bring back lots of “memory pictures” for him. He reminds Pitcairn not to forget “the books in Holland- the Adventus Domini- Afterall, there is nothing which even most distantly approaches in importance the work of the N. Ch.” If he cannot join the trip, he will use his time to “push forward the work for the Academy- |have no other name yet| which has been delayed in consequence of the necessity of having the Revision of the Psalms (?) ready within a certain period.” He has just received word from Rudolph Tafel that he would like to join, but is unable to leave England at this time because the church is in great disorder. Benade suggests that Pitcairn meet Tafel in Germany or Switzerland where he (Tafel) will be after mid-August. Richard De Charms is coming to see Benade after the term closes at Urbana, and Benade feels he can make use of him, gradually introducing him to the work of the ministry. Names mentioned: the methustikos Zephuros (presumably Walter C. Childs), Pio Nono (Pope Pius IX), “M. Z" (Methustikos Zephuros (?)), Frank (Ballou?), Thedy (Theodore Benade), Roger (Benade?), the Academy, Rud. Tafel (Rudolph L. Tafel), Mr. Warren, Mr. Potts (John Faulkner Potts?), R. De Charms (Richard de Charms) Places mentioned: Holland, England, Germany, Switzerland, Urbana