to go to Constantinople, but are to co-operate with the Baltic fleet. If so, I fear I shall never have an opportunity of meeting Captain Astley. Give my love to all. God bless and keep you, my dear friend. Ever your most affectionate friend and brother,
"Hedley Vicars."
TO LADY RAYLEIGH.
"Windsor, March, 1854.
"Ever Dearest Clara — Many thanks for your dear, interesting letter. How much I should have liked being present at the Meeting, and to have made acquaintance with Mr. Dallas. The Irish Church Missions Society ranks in my mind above any other. God grant it success! I remember it in my prayers every Saturday morning. May a great blessing attend the efforts which are being made to bring the poor benighted people of Ireland from the soul destroying errors of Popery to the simple 'truth as it is in Jesus.' How plain and easy to be understood is the plan of salvation: "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved.' Jesus Christ is the sinner's prophet, priest, and king; and, thank God, we want no other. I am glad to say the Protestant Reformation Meeting is to come off here next Wednesday. There has been some difficulty about it, and I am quite rejoiced that it has been decided upon at last. But dearest Clara, whilst I am so opposed to Popery (seeing, as I do, the working of the system in the army), I bear no ill will to Romanists themselves. I should not be a Christian if I did; and I hope that II have no mere party feelings in this master, but rather that I am led to think as I do from the plain teaching of the Word of God. * * * * *
Events certainly are hastening rapidly, and the coming of the Son of man may be sooner than any of us expect it. Well, dearest sister, whatever may turn up, I think we can say nothing can hurt us. When I
