thought that the cold, after all, was a blessing, inasmuch as it compelled me to give up my studies a little sooner, before I got weaker. But I cannot help feeling very sorry indeed that I shall not be able to stand the examination for the scholarship, as I am so anxious to go to Glasgow before entering the ministry; and as I am not able to maintain myself there without a scholarship. The term at Glasgow begins Nov. 1, and continues 6 months. I do not think I shall be strong enough to spend next term there, so I shall remain at Bala until March, when my time shall be up. I do, however, greatly hope that I shall have the privilege of going to Glasgow before entering the ministry, if it were only for one term. The ministry must keep up with the age; and a learned minister, in these days, is much more respected, can occupy a far more important position, and can do much more good than an ignorant minister.
With kindest regards to yourselves and all the family.
I am, dear parents,
Your affectionate son,
R. Foulkes Edwards."
How eager he was to go to Glasgow is expressed in pathetic language in the above letter; but his intense desires were never realized He did not recover as fast as he expected, for in two months after writing the above he was quite sick at Rev. Ezra Johnson's house at Chester. He had preached at Chester the previous Sunday, and in a couple of days a blood vessel burst. In his letter to his parents he praises Mr. and Mrs. Johnson for their great kindness to him.
