My letter to you this time has two parts; viz. concerning my family, and concerning my work.

Firstly, Martha and I have a daughter Jane Young, who is eight months old. She has four teeth, weighs eighteen pounds and in most respects is precocious, - we think. We have had to run the establishment without help, - no mothers-in-law or relatives, and it has been a busy eight months, you can well believe, especially the first three. By force of circumstances I have had to become about as efficient a nurse as my wife. I wouldn't have missed it all for anything.

Secondly, concerning my work. Since my summer as student preacher in Nelson and Tioga¹, I know that some of you will be interested. We are about to build a new church building. The building that we are now using is about sixteen years old, and because of the rapid growth of the neighborhood we are in, we must have something bigger and better. We had our financial campaign in January and raise $27,500, the first day. That has since been increased t around $34,000. We expect to proceed as soon as the details have been worked out with an architect, - to break ground and put up a $50,000 edifice, counting on the balance of the money to come from another drive at dedication time. It is mighty interesting.

We have one "luxury", a second-hand Ford Sedan, which was given to us by the men in my congregation to increase my efficiency as a pastor.

Hoping to see some of you this summer, I remain,