Handwritten letter from Rev. Rudolph L. Tafel in London to John Pitcairn Jr. Tafel hopes J. Pitcairn and W. Childs have arrived safely back in Paris after their long and interesting journey. He and his wife look forward to receiving them in London for a long stay before they return to America. His wife has recovered from an illness, and they are both beginning to feel the “good effects” of the trip through Germany, Switzerland, and Italy. Their time with Pitcairn and Childs has renewed Tafel for the task he has before him- preparing his Society to pass resolutions on the Authority and Baptism questions at the next Conference. He has been working on a paper, half of which was read at the last meeting of the Swedenborg Reading Society, that addresses these issues. Of this paper, he writes, “I intend to make of this article a complete arsenal of arguments by which to meet all objections that have hitherto been brought against Authority in the Church, and against Swedenborg’s Inspiration.” He hopes to have the work finished by the time they reach London so that Pitcairn can read it and they can discuss its publication in America. He reports that Mittnacht has “completely gone over to the enemy,” and with him, the Wochenschrift publication. With an article denouncing New Church baptism, Tafel feels Mittnacht has undone the last four years of work done to cultivate the Church in Germany. He worries that, for the present, he may have to leave the work in Germany in the “merciless” hands of Mittnacht and Fraulein Conring. Names mentioned: Walter (C. Childs), Mr. Speirs, Mr. Whitington, Swedenborg, Swedenborg Reading Society, Mittnacht, Fraulein Conring Places mentioned: Paris, London, Europe, America, 14 Rothbury Villas, Charing Cross Station, Stuttgart, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, England