beloved Zion." Dr. Wallace had his own well-defined opinions as to the merits of the question in dispute, as also of the decisions of the Assembly of 1882. It was not because he did not have clearly defined convictions of his own, but because his ardent love for his church was supreme, that he Avas able to suppress his own personal preferences, and plead with God and his brethren for such a compromise of their opinions as would be at once consistent, and reconcile differences, restore confidence, and secure harmony in faith, work and worship. Immediately on his arrival at Clifton Springs, he opened a correspondence with leading brethren on the opposite sides. My knowledge of that corres- Last Days. 73 pondence warrants me in stating that it was prompt- ed by the hope of securing such a reconciliation as would secure the perpetuity of the United Presby- terian Church in her organic unity ; and it was in- spired by pure and unselfish love for the denom- ination whose banner he had so long supported. Those to whom he addressed his communications failed, in part, to drink in his spirit of reconciliation, or consent to the measures he proposed. Disap- pointed, discouraged, yet hopeful, he remarked to me one day: ''I will try once more." He went to his room wearing a look of deep solicitude, and, after