As he proceeded Sinclair's face was a study. When he had read a page or more of this epistle he stopped, glanced at MacKay, then turned to the last page, and looked at the signature:
"Your brother in the Lord,
"THADDÆUS CORNELIUS McGUFFIN."
"Thaddæeus Cornelius McGuffin," he repeated. "Who in the world is that? I thought that I knew most of the Church officials at home. But I never heard of him. Who is he?"
"A young clerk who has been appointed to help the convener of the Committee. A sort of office assistant."
"And does he dare to write to you like that?"
"You see for yourself."
"The gall of him! What does he know of the qualities needed in a missionary? Has he ever been in the foreign field?"
"Never been nearer to it than the suburbs of Toronto."
"He talks about sacrifice and enduring hardships. What has he sacrificed? What hardships has he borne?"