May 5 he writes of his pleas lodgings with Mr. Plaskett, a m chant living near the Washing ent, and the attendance He is a fine-looking m n I tried to preach in Eut over the ashes of Ash and Emory, but their mantles not fall on me. At five I heard Newton preach to about ten th sand in one of the public squares. the crowd were Clay, Preston many other distinguished men. Monday the Bishops delivered t quadrennial address. It was go very good. On the same day tl was a Whig convention-the gr est of the kind ever holden in United States. There were spee from the most distinguished me the nation-Clay, Webster and ers. I saw the procession and h a little of the speaking. There greater amount of hospitality 1 than I have seen in my travels. "May 12.-I took tea with Newton at Mr. Tiffany's. He i the social circle all that you co wish; and, what is best of all, he mixes true religion with everything 1878. See p. 179, THE GIFT OF Res. W. E. Caldwell |