May 8 Wednesday – Sam’s notebook: “Dora [Wheeler] Keith the whole day” [NB 44 TS 10].

At 1410 W. 10th in N.Y.C., Sam wrote to Laurence Hutton in Princeton, N.J.. to announce he was “coming down all alone per 3.55 train to-morrow. The rest of the tribe have to stay here” [MTP].

Hiram Stevens Maxim wrote from London to Sam having received his letter of Apr. 26 (not extant).

When one has great talents they generally find an opportunity of doing good to their fellow-man. The position which you occupy to-day in the world enables you to do that which no other man could do. Every word that you write is eagerly sought after and read by countless millions on both sides of the Atlantic.

The great nuisance that the world is cursed with to-day is, unquestionably the Missionary nuisance. If we could abate this, we could have “Peace on Earth and good-will among men” [MTP]. Note: Maxim enclosed other letters against missionary work in China.