20 THE LIFE OF E. J. PECK 



never, if I tried, tell all that I owe, under God, to 

 his wonderful influence upon my life and thought. 



" My time at Newmarket was chiefly spent in 

 study, visiting from house to house and reading 

 God's word to the people, holding cottage meetings, 

 and doing what I could for the racing men and 

 others engaged in the 'horsey fever,' and all of 

 whom seemed to live only for pleasure and gain. 



" I had conceived a desire to be a missionary, and 

 the desire grew stronger every day, while Mr. Govett 

 rejoiced to foster it, offering to help me forward in 

 my project in any way possible to him. One morn 

 ing he called me up into his study and informed me 

 that he had thought deeply over my missionary 

 wishes, so much so, that on the previous night he 

 could hardly sleep, and spent much of the night in 

 praver and deep thought upon the matter. He also 

 informed me that he had decided to write to the 

 Church Missionary Society, Salisbury Square, and 

 invite them to take me into their training institute. 

 With feelings which I cannot describe I went up to 

 London to see members of the committee, and after 

 a very searching examination I was accepted for 

 training, and entered the Society's preparatory insti 

 tute at Reading in the latter part of 1875. 



" I had been studying some months, when one 

 morning I was startled by receiving a call to pro 

 ceed to the Society's offices in London (Salisbury 

 Square). On my arrival I was ushered into the 



