ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE, GREENWICH, JANUARY 30TH, 1895

ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE, GREENWICH, JANUARY 30TH, 1895

To Mr. T. H. Reynolds.

Dearest Reynolds, — I return you your letters and thank you for sending them. I heard at the same time from Kernahan and have answered him that though I would be glad to go to Belfast I have a long outstanding debt to Portsmouth which I must pay off at Easter. I need hardly say that I would have been pleased enough to go with you. I went to the meeting on the marriage of R. Edwards yesterday and we had a serious and good time. J.B. S. spoke on Psalm 107, they that go down to the sea in ships, etc. He bringeth them to the desired haven. His point was that people get what they seek. Afterwards Oliver got hold of me to tell me that the brothers at Croydon and South Norwood had had a solemn meeting over Hull, and the letter they had had, and came to the conclusion that it was very doubtful if the Lord had not been displaced in the meeting by their conduct before ever the division took place. They had seen Bousfield and urged on him their giving up on this ground. He wanted some of them to go to Hull with him and to press it on the brothers there.

^[p. 105] In the afternoon I went to Redhill. Mrs. Lewis was there and seemed pretty well. I have had a statement of the estate from Mr. Wood but have not had time yet to look at it. I hope you will not go to Germany in weather like this.

With love,
Ever your affectionate brother,
F. E. Raven.