rewarded, for God proved him, and found him worthy for Himself." '

I have given this letter almost entire, because it shows the
impression Coley made on one, little his junior, in the intimate
associations of cousin, neighbour, and schoolfellow, as well as
travelling companion.

This year seems to have been a marked stage of development. He was
now twenty-five, and the boyish distaste for mental exertion which
had so long rendered study an effort of duty had passed into full
scholarly enjoyment. The individuality and originality of his mind
had begun to awaken, and influenced probably by the German atmosphere
of thought in which he was working, were giving him that strong
metaphysical bent which characterised his tone through life, and
became apparent in his sermons when he addressed an educated
audience.

Here is a letter to his eldest sister: 'The weather has been better
suited for work, and I feel pretty well satisfied with my Hebrew.
What makes it so difficult is principally this, that as it is an
Oriental language, it is entirely different in structure, and in its
inflections, &c., from any language I ever came across. I can't fall
back upon anything already learnt to help me; but I see my way pretty
clear now, and shall soon have little more than a knowledge of the
meaning of the words to learn, which is only a matter of patience,
and can be learnt with a good dictionary and practice. A real
complete knowledge of the grammar is of course the great thing.

'The great Dresden fair, called the Vogelschiesser, is going on; it
began last Sunday and ends next Sunday. About half a mile from the