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Lord, may I remember that Thou hast intrusted to me many
souls."
The following extracts from some of his letters to his
future wife during the months of their engagement show
the keen interest he was feeling in his work :-
"I certainly have my time here most fully occupied,
but I
could not have any work more truly interesting.
I find the Sixth
take great interest in Plato s Phczdo as they ought. I consider
the books they are reading with me now about the most interest
ing that could the
possibly be found. Not to
Apostles reading which carefully with
mention the Acts of
them opens up new
and striking features in it every day we are reading the Phcedo
of Plato, which, as I daresay you know, contains the conversation
of Socrates, on the day of his death, with his disciples on the
immortality of the soul ; the sixth book of Virgil s jEneid, which
gives the account of ^Kneas going down to the abode of the dead,
and sets forth the belief of the ancients on the state of future
retribution ; the first book of Tacitus Annals, which is a noble
picture of Rome in its fallen state under Tiberius ; and the
Electra of Sophocles, about the noblest of ancient tragedies. So
that you see I live in good company, having daily converse with
such great men. This is really no nonsense."
And again :-
"
Good Friday.
"This day has been full of interest. To-night I have had a
conversation which I shall tell you about when we meet with
a boy who, having been brought up a Unitarian, is anxious, with
his father s consent, to become a member of the Church of
England, and receive the Communion on Easter Sunday. Many
for a
people think that a schoolmaster s is not a proper profession
clergyman. My opinion, on the contrary, is that there is no
situation of so directly pastoral a nature as mine. How very few
clergy have parishioners who are so willing to be led as my
boys !
"
And again :-
"This afternoon has been a very melancholy one. The
speeches ended at half-past two. It was altogether an interesting