Item 135 - Letter from Julius Charles Hare

Herstmonceux - JCH was extremely happy that WW agreed with the doctrine of JCH's last sermon: 'For it seems to me of possessing practical moment, so that the neglect of it has been the cause of dismal evils in our church; nor can I see any likelihood of an approximation toward unity, unless it is generally recognized. But for this conviction I should not have come forward in such direct opposition to my excellent brother Archdeacon'. JCH introduces his good friend and bookseller, Macmillan [Daniel Macmillan], to WW: 'He is a man for whom I have the highest esteem and regards, both morally an intellectually...he has a high moral purpose, to which he desires to devote his life. Maurice [John F.D. Maurice], to whom I introduced him, values him no less than I do; and I really hope it will be a good thing for Cambridge to have so intelligent a bookseller [Macmillan & Co.]. At present his capital is very small, the result of savings out of a clerk's salary, drained by the necessity of assisting his relations: hence he will not be able to muster a large stock of books: but I hope, and can hardly doubt, that in this respect he will improve. In all others, I believe, he will be incomparably superior to any person of his class in Cambridge'. JCH canvasses John F. D. Maurice as a possible successor to Lonsdale [John Lonsdale] as Principal of King's College, London. Christian C. J. Bunsen has asked JCH to recommend someone to translate Ranke's [Leopold von Ranke] 'History of Germany at the time of the Reformation'. Can WW think of anyone. JCH congratulates WW and the University on the honour surrounding the forthcoming visit of the Queen.