Dear Mr Archdeacon I am venturing to ask a favour of you.

I do not know whether you have heard of the Mother’s Union, started by Mrs G Sumner (the wife of the Bishop of Guildford) at first for poor women, to rouse them to some heed to the training of their children but it gradually spread to ladies &c. and indeed quite as much counsel seems to be needed by them as by cottage women.

The need ... continue reading

My dear Miss Yonge: I will do what you wish as far as I am able at Wakefield but I am very sorry you cannot be there in person.

It will be a great disappointment to many.

If by any possibility you find yourself able to come to the Ch Congress I feel sure you will give great pleasure to the presiding Bishop and the Committee: and that the local authorities will do their best in application to ... continue reading