780 FINAL JOURNEYS AND WORK. [1886, 
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 alittle 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 Sannditie 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 1 
rightly understand, he goes out now with a good back- 
ing and probably better conveniences for collecting 
Sait he could have had before 
We have been, and still are, much interested in 
English polities and election excitements. You are 
