During this time, Gordon befriended an Irish journalist Frank Power who was "The Times" correspondent in the Sudan who was delighted that the charismatic Gordon had no anti-Catholic prejudices and treated him as an equal.
During this time in Khartoum, Gordon befriended the Irish journalist Frank Powers, who was "The Times" (London) correspondent in the Sudan. Mr. Powers was delighted that the charismatic Gordon had no anti-Catholic prejudices and treated him as an equal.