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Doctrine." I take shame to myself that I did not pro- 

 cure and read it. But I know its lines, and read 

 some part of it before it was in the book, and, of 

 course, I like it much. 



I am going, in a few days, to send you a little book, 

 with similar bearings, which I read in the articles of 

 which it is made up. I think you will find much of 

 it interesting. 



Bishop Temple's " Bampton Lectures ' seemed to 

 me very good as far as it went, but hardly came up to 

 expectation. 



I saw something of Canon Farrar when here. He 

 pleased well, and I think was well pleased ; and per- 

 sonally he was very pleasing and lovable. 



I wish more of the English Churchmen would visit 

 us, and give more time especially to the study of their 

 own branch of the church in the United States, a 

 very thriving one. I think they might learn much 

 that would be helpful and hopeful, difficult as it 

 may be to apply the experience and the ways of one 

 country to another. 



I have seen, but not read, Mr. Forbes's " Travels in 

 Eastern Archipelago." Those who have read it here 

 say it is very interesting. We have a great lot of his 

 dried plants from Sumatra and Java, unnamed, which 

 at odd hours I am arranging for the herbarium. I 

 hope that in his new journey he will manage to make 

 better specimens. But, as he is primarily an ento- 

 mologist, this can hardly be expected. But, if I 

 rightly understand, he goes out now with a good back- 

 ing and probably better conveniences for collecting 

 than he could have had before. 



We have been, and still are, much interested in 

 English politics and election excitements. You are 



