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Why did the Bishop of London write a preface to

Medi- tations on Various Aspects of the Spiritual Life ? (Macmillan, 2s. 6d.). As the book is sealed with his " crested and pre- vailing " name, one expects from the author, an Indian Christian, sentiments more original than this, for instance : " As the hart is distressed till it finds the water-spring in the jungle, so the heart of man thirsts for God." And so on.

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