{Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Canada Rev. J. Reble, President 104 Hughson St. Hamilton, Ont. Rev. C.R. Cronmiller, Vice-President Williamsburg, Ont. Rev. H.R. Mosig, German Secretary New Hamburg, Ont. Rev. C. H. Little, S.T.D., English Sec'y 170 Albert Street, Waterloo, Ont. Rev. E. Holm, Treasurer Conestogo, Ont.} Nov.24, 1939. Dear Mother: I am writing you early this week, this being a sort of another case of "now or Never." Don't worry however, as you will not likely receive this letter any earlier than usual. You see the case is like this: I am booked to preach in the Ayton-Neustadt Parish on the coming Sunday. I had calculated on getting Carolus to drive me up there in his car; but the insurance on his car having run out, he stuck it in is den for the winter, which eliminated that form of conveyance; and about all that was left for me was the train. Now I could take the Saturday evening train and get there about ten or eleven o 'clock to-morrow night; and that would be all right if I knew where to go; but being unacquainted in that region, I decided that it would be more to the point and decidedly advisable for me to take the morning train from here, which will put me there around 11 o'clock to-morrow morning. The only drawback about this is the long time that I will be away from home, as I can't get back till nearly noon Monday morning and will probably have to miss a lecture or too. However, I doubt if any of the students will put up a kick over that. I have very busy to-day getting up sermons and marking test examination papers, besides writing letters to Herman, Robert, and others. So if my present letter should turn out to be unusually brief, you will know how to account for it, and willingly pardon me, I had a letter from Bikle a day or two ago. He told me among other things that Herbert was back in Washington, where he underwent a second operation for his obstreperous prostatic gland. I was sorry indeed to hear of that, but glad to hear from Bikle that his