148 MINISTRY AT WARRINGTON. [Chap. IV. 



to pull through [the Report]. There's no particular news — 

 people drowning themselves in drink and such like. Best love 

 to A. and H. 



" Ever your affectionate brother, 



" p. p. c.^ 



In September he had to confess himself weak, both in body 

 and mind, but was deriving much refreshment from a visit to 

 Mrs. H. Martineau. " I had the great pleasure of calling on 

 Mrs. Arnold (who reminded me not a little of our dear mother) 

 and meeting there Archbishop Whately — old and feeble rather, 

 but just the same fine honest face which we remember of old." 

 The next week, he came to us at Halifax (whither we had 

 removed that year) to preach our school sermons. Our neigh- 

 bour, the Rev. L. Taplin, M. A., of Todmorden, was visiting us ; 

 and after Philip's death he wrote : 16 One evening, he and I 

 had a quiet talk together — his fingers straying ever and anon 

 over the keys of the piano, in a sort of accompaniment. . . . 

 As often as I think of your brother, I shall think of that sweet 

 intercourse we had in the gloaming, and of that fresh and 

 earnest and deeply religious spirit of his, which made the night 

 shine as the day." 



He enjoyed his visits to Halifax, when we could persuade 

 him that he had some work to do there ! The hills and bracing 

 air invigorated him, and he was cheered by the cordial wel- 

 come of the congregation. Once (when he was preaching in 

 my absence) he intimated, before the sermon, that the singing 

 of the previous hymn had been such as quite to upset him ; 

 but the choir, instead of feeling indignant, very gladly met him 

 for a social evening, in which he practised with them. We used 

 his chant-book in the chapel, and his song-book at our Band of 

 Hope meetings. One thing he used to ask — that he should 

 not be required to make any formal calls ; they fatigued him 

 more than an open-air address in the market-place, which he 

 was very ready to give us ! His fervid eloquence was much 

 appreciated. One friend (formerly a Methodist) paid us the 

 doubtful compliment that hearing him, after me, was " out of 



