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Manuscript letter, in which Glover thanks Carlile for his letter and article on R.G. He is glad of what Carlile says about R.G.'s influence. He is sorry that he could not come to Carlile, but Carlile will understand why. Glover's sister is improving, though she is still very weak and has two nurses.

Manuscript letter, in which Glover writes that it was a relief to be released from preaching last Sunday. The week has been very wearing, what with both the national anxiety and family trouble. The daily reports from Bristol have been positive, but any improvement is small and it is difficult to know what one ought to wish for her. She is cheerful and bright, but very weak. On national matters, the story of Edward VIII is one of the saddest Glover knows. What is he to do now? It is unthinkable. Sends his love to Mrs Carlile. It is forty-nine years today since Glover won his scholarship to St John's College.

Manuscript letter, in which Glover writes from Kingston in Ontario, Canada. The weather has been very tolerable; he has not yet unpacked his Indian suits. Last year, the Baptists didn't seem to mind, but some of his Presbyterian friends felt that the Gospels should be preached in dark clothes. Glover had two Sundays in Bill Cameron's church, not feeling entirely at home somehow.

Manuscript letter, in which Glover writes that he is glad to hear that Carlile and his wife are enjoying peace and fresh air in Scotland. Glover has been very busy: yesterday, they had Baldwin and the honours degrees and a state lunch and a garden party and a ceremonial dinner. He has been neck-deep in a chapter for a book that he is writing together with his friend, Dil Calvin, called "A Corner of Empire". Glover has to be at Woodbrook for the week between 21st-28th June, then to Dublin for 1st July, and then embark for Canada on 5th July. Carlile will be interested to hear that Richard has pulled off his doctorate at Harvard. Glover hopes that he may soon find a job, for he is anxious about it. Richard worked very hard on his thesis and Glover was much more confident of the result than he was, since to his mind, it was well-constructed and well-written.

Manuscript letter, written from the Wilton Hotel, London. Glover wants Carlile and his wife to know how much he has enjoyed his stay with them and how much he would like to come again. The sea, ships, talks, arguments, walks, Platonism, matters concerning the 'Baptist Times', daffodils, etc. have been a huge pleasure for him. The Voyseys were at the station yesterday to see him off. Glover was very glad of this contact, since he does not often see them in Cambridge. The view of the primroses from the train window yesterday was delightful. They arrived in London twenty-four minutes late. It was a shock to see that Westminster Abbey had had a wash-and-brush-up, like the Cambridge Colleges. Glover read most of a book by the evangelist and journalist, Hugh Redwood (1883-1963) last night. He thinks he may leave the book somewhere for the finder to pick it up and read it (Redwood is, in his opinion, a good chap). But he will take the Latin book to Cambridge. Hopes that Carlile has a good time at the Spurgeon conference and sends his love.

Manuscript letter, in which Glover writes that he was meant to go to Manchester on the 6th March to lecture on Euripides and to preach at the Union Chapel. However, since the 5th March, he has been in bed with a cold all day or at least for part of the day. He lectured two days ago and presented four men for M.A. degrees in the Senate House. Next week, he will go to Bristol to speak for Sammy Hughes at the Free Church Council. Carlile will have heard about Glover and his confederates, who at the Cambridge Association Committee did not endorse Aubrey's scheme. Glover sent Carlile a long letter at the beginning of February and he didn't answer. The Vice-Chancellor says that the officials of Cambridge University will have to wait on the King on 2nd April. On 1st July, Glover will receive his Litt.D. from Trinity College, Dublin. This was announced in the 'Irish Times' several weeks ago, but the news has yet to reach England. On 15th July, he will sail to Canada to lecture in Ottowa.

Manuscript letter, in which Glover writes that he hasn't heard from or seen Carlile much since the King's College lecture. Glover is living in an atmosphere of exams: they come to the College to be done and sent to his nearest colleague. Until they are done and there is a result, such exams pervade life. Each candidate is competing for the Chancellor's "Medals for Classical Learning" and University scholarships. College scholarships are for schoolboys; these are for men. One subject set for Latin verse was Micky Mouse, which produced at least two clever pieces. As Glover has not seen Carlile, he could not talk over with him a dictum of Dakin's, denouncing children's addresses and sermons. What does Carlile think about it? Glover has been reading an old edition of 'Psalms and Hymns' which belonged to an old friend at Tyndale fifty years ago. It is very full of the personal relation between Christ and the men He saves - and that is not the dominant note in preaching today. He didn't get Thursday's 'Baptist Times' until Saturday and he saw that the drafts of his addresses had been altered a little, though not, Glover believes, to their advantage. This is a long letter, but it contains several ideas that could serve in the 'Baptist Times'. Could Carlile get or write an article about the Christian theologian, Isaac Watts (1674-1748), and his central ideas?

Manuscript letter, in which Glover wishes Carlile 'Happy Christmas' and encloses a rather foolish interview with L.H. Marshall. Sadly, Marshall has decided against returning to McMaster. Glover was glad to see Carlile at lunch last week and to have him there for the lecture. He listened with interest to the preacher's description of himself. Glover thinks that his broadcast of 19th January did not come off well. He is to work on "The Captain of St Paul's ship" tomorrow. Four of the children are here. Some of them will hear McLaren Cook, who is more popular with the adults than with the children. For children don't like to be spoken down to, or have their ways represented in the pulpit. Sends good wishes to Carlile and his wife.

Manuscript letter, in which Glover writes to Carlile from Kingston, in Ontario, Canada. He is surprised to read of references to a bank holiday heat-wave in Britain. Last Sunday, he preached in Ottowa, wearing an Indian silk suit. The 1st Baptist Church was remodelled during the pastorate of A.R. George; it is an attractive building with good, if unobtrusive woodwork. They have had good congregations, even with the noise of the trams outside and several spots where the preacher could not be heard properly. Despite the heat, Glover's summer in Kingston has been very pleasant. He remarks how curious it is that he should feel as if he has had more friendship in Kingston than he has had in the 34 years he has spent away from there in Cambridge. The university is much changed - larger, more students, more buildings, a better library. But those who were students in the old days have not formed a better staff body.

Manuscript letter, in which Glover thanks Carlile for his letter. Glover apologises for having let Carlile in for such a deluge of letters, but perhaps it suggests that the article was timely, if not overdue. For it has been taken for granted that Christ is so easy to interpret, so apt to emphasise the obvious. Asks whether Carlile ever wrote or preached on 'The Easy Christ and the Difficult Christ'? Glover wants to ask F.C. Byan for an article on the lines of the sermon he preached on 16th December on the subject of 'balance' in the teaching of Christ, the antitheses and clear vision of both aspects of what He teaches. Going back to the Pacifist article, Glover is pleased to find it approved by Rushbrook and Orwin Smith, who does not automatically approve of Glover. He has been shocked by the outburst elsewhere. Lagton Richards fell far short of what Glover expected from him; he would like to hear Ernest Brown speak on the matter. The fact is that Glover grows increasingly weary of the carking of the Baptist Union Council members and their new but not necessarily Christian orthodoxies. Now he must go and listen to L.H. Marshall. They are not any closer to getting a minister. The majority want Rendall for a second time; some want Schofield of Rugby; some, including Glover, would like a man with more experience.