October 30 Sunday – A ballot was taken at Webster & Co. Whether to publish the late Nathaniel J. Burton’s divinity lectures. Charles Webster voted no on this date and Sam voted yes on Oct. 28 [MTBus 387]. There is no mention of a vote breaking the tie, such as from Frederick J. Hall but this may be because Sam had a larger interest in the firm. Either way, the book was accepted and published as, Yale Lectures on Preaching, and Other Writings (1888) [Andrews, 252n37]. Note: Andrews calls this “incident” “amusing.” It also likely represented the continuing power struggle between Sam and Webster, indicative of their deteriorating relationship. Sam proved right on this one as the book was profitable and was republished in 1925 by Macmillan.