1 868.] BRANDON LODGE. 301 



"Next day I preached to a congregation of soldiers. General 

 Russell, who called for me, explained that the British Govern- 

 ment now provides schooling, reading-rooms, etc., everything 

 except religion ; so they have set up a Soldiers' Home for re- 

 ligious influences, in which he is the mover. ... A number of 

 ladies give great time to this Home, where there are rooms for 

 private prayer and reading, etc., all nicely carpeted, pictures, 

 etc. They had been having a tea-party, and it was very solemn 

 to see so many men all gravely looking at you. The subject 

 was — temptations.' On the Thursday evening, I was at the 

 St. George's Young Men's Christian Association, where I am 

 trying to get up a Teetotal Society.* Canon Bond (our best 

 clergyman) has promised to head it. To-morrow there is a 

 sanitary meeting, and I am also booked for a soldiers' teetotal 

 tea-party \ so you see I am not rusting, except in scientific 

 work. How I am to finish the Chiton paper for the Pro- 

 ceedings of the Zoological Society, I don't exactly see. I have 

 been at it at all spare time since Christmas ; but have not 

 yet copied half, and fresh material has come in.' 



In September, 1868, he entered on his new abode, 506 and 

 508, Guy Street, which he named Brandon Lodge, after the hill 

 near his Bristol home. He had planned it with the greatest 

 attention to health and comfort. The heating-apparatus served 

 for ventilation, as well as warmth. One of the houses was his 

 residence \ the other was devoted to his work : — the basement 

 was the play-room, the ground-floor the school-room, and the 

 bedroom floor his "den!" His school-room, about 3/1 by 25 

 feet, and of a good height, was not overcrowded with his 

 twenty boys, and his work became far easier and pleasanter. 

 Brandon Lodge proved a great comfort and delight to him for 

 the rest of his life. He sent us a plan of it (from which, 

 and from a photograph, the vignette in p. 280 is taken), so 

 that we were able to picture him in the home of his choice, 

 though we could not realize the beautiful and glorious view 

 from its windows. 



* He wrote his short address (very unusual for him, on such a familiar 

 topic) : — " The need of establishing Temperance Societies in connexion with 

 Christian Churches and Sunday Schools." 



