hope. It has been my ministry to preach just what it contains. In health it expresses all my refuge: in death I desire that I may know nothing else, for support and consolation, but what it contains. When I am gone, I wish to be remembered in association with that hymn. I wish that all my ministry may be so associated—'Just as I am without one plea-but that Thy blood was shed for me-and that Thou bid'st me come to Thee—O Lamb of God, I come.' I have no other plea: I can come in no other way. O Lord, help me so to come, in more simplicity and strength of trust; in more of that love which true faith always works by, in more of that 'peace in believing' which strong faith imparts; in more ability to mount, above the sense of my deep unworthiness, to a full embracing of Thy promises; not feeling the less unworthy, but resting more in Thy merits; not the less realizing how all my righteousness is but filthy rags, but more entirely putting on by faith Thine own-Thee, blessed Lord, who Thyself art my righteousness. [This beautiful hymn is here inserted entire, though so well known, in case any readers of this work should not be acquainted with it.] Just as I am-without one plea, But that Thy blood was shed for me, To rid my soul of one dark blot, To Thee, whose blood can cleanse each spot- Just as I am-though tossed about O Lamb of God, I come. VISIT OF THE PRINCE OF WALES TO CINCINNATI. Just as I am-poor, wretched, blind: O Lamb of God, I come. Just as I am-Thou wilt receive, O Lamb of God, I come. Just as I am-Thy love unknown Just as I am-of that free love, 201 The breadth, length, depth, and height to prove : O Lamb of God, I come. THE PRINCE of Wales AND HIS SUITE ON LEAVING CANADA AND ENTERING THE UNITED STATES, COME TO CINCINNATI. TO REV. W. CARUS. Cincinnati, 1860. But I must tell you about the Prince of Wales. Think of his having spent about a half-hour with his suite last Saturday in my house. They got here on Saturday morning last. I had appointed to see the Duke of Newcastle early for arrangements about church next day. So I went; and during our conversation I expressed the pleasure I should have, in the party during their expected drive into the country, alighting at my humble house. He immediately said it should be done. I knew none of the suite but Sir Henry Holland, who had been to my house a week before, while in separation from the party. . . . . The carriage with four greys, an open barouche, containing the Prince, the Duke of Newcastle, Lord Lyons (ambassador at Washington), and Earl St. Germains appeared. The next contained Major-General Bruce, etc. There were four or five carriages, containing all the party. . . . The Prince shook hands with us all. They remained some twenty or thirty minutes. . . . From my house they drove, and I with them, to that of one of my neighbours, a very handsome mansion in very handsome grounds, where they partook of a splendid repast. While the party strolled in the grounds, I walked alone with the Prince, and at the table sat between him and the Duke of Newcastle; so that I was altogether at my house, and there, quite a half-hour with the Prince nearly alone. Next day, Sunday, all attended at St. John's, Cincinnati, where pews were set apart for them; and I preached on Rev. vii. 9, 10. My pew, in which all my family were, was the next behind theirs. No notice was taken in any way of the presence of the visitors (which was my taste and the particular desire of the Duke), except that in the prayer for the President of the United States and all others in authority, which is nearly word for word that of yours for the Queen, I had the words the Queen of Great Britain' placed after the President. It was the first service of any kind, except that little matter on the Prairie, which they had attended in the United States; the first time any of them, perhaps, but Sir H. Holland had witnessed the service of our American Episcopal Church. I was glad that, for the first, they had so favourable a specimen ; for the church is good, and the congregation was most orderly, and everything went on well. I was HIS WORK ON THE TRUE TEMPLE.' 203 thankful for the opportunity of preaching the simple plain Gospel on such an occasion. The impression everywhere is most favourable. The people of all grades, except the foreign population, in which there is simply no American feeling, are delighted with the opportunity of showing him, and through him, his honoured mother in England, the utmost respect. Everybody thinks the visit will do great good, drawing the two countries together-making America and England realize how much they are one. From Cincinnati they went to Washington, receiving exhibitions of respect and attention all the way, just as if it was the Queen going through England. The Prince was domiciled with the President. To-day they are in Richmond, Virginia; next, they go to New York, where there will be a great reception; then to Boston; and then sail for home. Now I must come to other matters. You would wonder to see how, by God's mercy and goodness, my health has improved. Since last June the change is remarkable. My head-troubles seem to have departed. My strength has much increased. I preach now, and write, without any unpleasant effects. I have got back to full work. So that I have been getting up a little book. I have taken my discourse on the Holy Catholic Church, which was reprinted in England several years ago-taken away its sermon form-re-written it-greatly enlarged it-divided it into chapters, and made a book of about 150 pages, called 'The true Temple; or, The Holy Catholic Church and Communion of Saints.' It is now just coming out. Yours, most lovingly, C. P. MCILVAINE. Since the above I have a letter from Sir Henry Holland, who sails to-day, in which, to my great gratifi cation as an American, he says as follows: 'It is impossible that anything should have been better than the Prince's reception at Washington. Speaking generally, indeed, of his progress since he entered the United States, not an incident has occurred which we should have wished otherwise.' Thanks for that. In a subsequent letter (Nov. 10th) the Bishop writes: 'Of the real feeling here on the reception of the Prince, it has been a most happy visit in the wonderfully good feeling it has called out, and in the good it will do.' And again: 'I was so glad you understood our pleasure in the Prince's visit to our house. Yesterday came a long and interesting letter from dear Lord Shaftesbury all about England, Europe, etc. He gratified me by the information that my letter to him, giving an account of the reception of the Prince in this country-the feeling-the excellent demeanour of the Prince, pretty much like what I wrote to the Bishop of Winchester, was sent to the Prince Consort, and that he directed Colonel Phipps to express to Lord Shaftesbury the gratification its contents had given him.' ON RE-VISITING WEST POINT, AND MEETING THERE THE PRINCe of Wales. TO REV. G. W. DUBOIS. DEAR W Cincinnati, Oct. 31st, 1860. I returned from the east on Monday, having been absent three weeks and three days. I enjoyed much my visit to your brother while at the Board of Missions in New Haven. The following Sunday I spent at West Point, and enjoyed exceedingly preaching to the cadets again, the first time since I left there thirty-three years ago. It seemed the same congregation. At night I attended, in one of the barrack-rooms, a prayer-meeting at which were thirty or thirty-five cadets. It is under Lieutenant Howard-dear fellow! how I enjoyed it. I |