CARDINAL NEWMAN. AND GENERAL GORDON.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1162, 15 July 1885, Page 4

CARDINAL NEWMAN. AND GENERAL GORDON.

The "Weekly Register, "says:— The readers of Mr Frank. Power's letter irora Khartoum may , be interested to know; that a curious little relic linking the name of the late,; " Times " correspondent with that of the hero of the Soudan, General Gordon, has reaohed Dublin, in the form of a tiny book, a duodecimo copy of Cardinal; Newmans ." Dream of Geronjiius;" ,with hand , writing, (> and marks inside. t On the fly-leaf is an inscription : — "Frank Power, witb kindest regarda from ( Q. G. . Gordon, 18th Feb, ,'84,", and lower, across, the same .page: — "Dearest M- „I send you-this little, book which General Gordon has given me, the pencil marking, throughput , the book is t his. Frank -Power, Khartoum. I .' The book has been forwarded to Mr Power's sister, for. whom. his affectionate remembrance has destined the precious souvenir. The deep incisive pencil marks ,dr&wn under certain lines, almost, all, of which name death, and cry for the prayers of friends, are touchingly interesting to see. , " Pray for me, Omy friends ! " " J Tis death— o loving friends, your prayers — 'tis he!" "So pray, for me, my friqnds, who haye,not strength to pray ! " ". Use well the interval!": "Now that the hour has come, my , fear *is fled!" with other longer passages ,all , bearing on the supreme moment at: hand.' The last words under-, lined before he gave the book to poor young Power were, these : — Farewell, but not for ever,' brother dear : Be brave and patient on thy bed of sorrow ' The latest touch of interest was given to this memorable < incident by a letter written byl Cardinal Newman to Mr Power's sister 1 , who had sent the tiny well-thumbed volume to the author of the "Dream of Gerontius." Cardinal Newman writes:— "Your letter and its contents took away my breath. I was deeply moved to think a book of mine had been in General Gordon's hands, arid that the description of a soul preparing for death. • I send it back to you, with my heartfelt thanks, by this post, in a registered cover.- It is- additionally precious. as having Mr Power's writing in'it." . ;>vi .>;.. ■-; ■ i 1 • •