21 MAY 1887, Page 15

THE LATE DR. ROSS.

[To TITS EDITOR Or Tee EPROTATOlt."

Sta,—A wish has been expressed by the personal friends of the late Alexander J. Ross, D.D., that some corporate form should be given to his literary labours. These, with the excep- tion of the "Life of Dr. Ewing, Bishop of Argyll," consist mainly of artioles written for your journal, which you have kindly given leave to the executor to reprint.

Those who knew Dr. Rose's gift of sympathy in sorrow and bereavement, and his skill in writing, would be glad that others .should share the help he gave. I am therefore tempted to ask if private friends of Dr. Ross would entrust to me, with the purpose of the publication of a small portion of them, letters which they may have in their possession.—I am, Sir, 8m,