The Doctor missed certain occupants of the gallery seats and felt the logic of circumstances.

Here we must all yield, and the minister concealed his discomfiture in a masterly initiative.

The matter came up again at a meeting of the church managers, brought up by Dr Drummond, who had the satisfaction of hearing that a thing put into the Doctor's hands was already half done.

In a very few weeks it was entirely done.

The use of the schoolhouse was granted through Dr Drummond's influence with the Board free of charge; and to understand the triumph of this it should be taken into account that three of the trustees were Wesleyans.