“Shaftesbury.”
“Castle Wemyss, Wemyss Bay, N.B.,
“September 16th, 1879.
“Dear Miss Cobbe,
“You do that Bishop too much honour. He is not worth notice.
“It is frightful to see that the open champions of Vivisection are not Bradlaugh and Mrs. B. but Bishops, ‘Fathers in God,’ and ‘Pastors’ of the People!
“We shall soon have Bradlaugh and his company claiming the Apostolical Succession; and if that succession be founded on truth, mercy, and love, with as good a right as Dr. G., Dr. M. or D.D. anything else.
“Your letter has crushed (if such a hard substance can be crushed) his Lordship of C....
“Yours truly,
“Shaftesbury.”