, 1873-07-25
Tho Late Es1s2,op tylAbcr7orcs.

fT0an ElG 4ftIc 1GtE I7Hlf8, July ~,
1t 10 scarcely too much to soy that, uiuce that
summer day WHOM Sir Robert Pool WIS thrown
from his horse. Us ho cantorod up Constitution
Hill, tho lenth Of no British subject will hayo
caused n moro profound emotion to his cor1l-
trynen than the awfnlly suddon termination to
which tho lifo Of William Wilboriorce's most
gifted non has been brought.
Tho Bishop Of Winchester had for twenty-five
years. at lcast, boon tho foremost prclato OH the
Eplrcopal bonch, the bright particular stnr or
tho Church Of Erg1and. Iio was inlcod attoud-
cd from the outset by q concentration Of those
forces best calculated to givo him a high poai-
tion III thoranks Of English churohmen. Tho
eon Of q fathor whose pioty, oloquouco, md
good deeds woro in every mans mouth, md
who represented family so highly regarded
TINT, Us its heir, lie WIS elected to a geat in
Parliament as member for his netive town,
friend, Wllian pttM.hat W IL to % say Wien ipI o Ed
barely attained lls mhiority,-tho fato prelato
cortainy ontered life with auspices highly favor
nble to tho development of Lis brilliant and sor-
aatile mind md ho joined to these qualities Of tho
intellect TINT advantage without which they arc
of comparatively little ayail-what 6ytluoy Smith
npty called u good stout bodily machine"
At tho time TINT Samuel Wiburforca entered
Oxford the University Ind Honlewhat aroused it.
has 80 forciLly painted in lii, delightful autobi-
ogrnphy, aud which is happily depicted in brief
by tlat whum college follow, who, casting back
q longing glauce ut tile charms Of bis fellowship
csrccr, sings:
"lsetuv1, 70 .lays Of endless leisure
1'ahtca II. reading ur in pleasure,
Rode for Il stomach, or Inspected,
Oh days Of bott1lug, cOrkH scleCted,
And dinod uutaxed, untroubled, uuter
Tho portrait Of our lious fouuder.'
4 now ordor lad arisen, and was ,nnking it's
influence felt. "IIonots had been established,
and to obtain place in Tho class list had become
tho university. Tho college which, above all
otltera Was foremost III tue new order of things,
and was, in fact, to the Oxford Of that day what
Dalliol il to this, was Oriel, and it owed tis dis
address Of ono man, tho Provost Dr. Copleston,
-hinlsek 1nombor Of MI anciont family, of
whom tho ndago rnis III Deyonaliro:
"Da.ufylde, Carew, and Copleatuue
Whcn the CUnquc1ur canio wero ut lome,n
thereby indicating thoir Saxon origin. This
gontloman perfectly understood how to koop up
tho prestige at hB college an regarded tho quail
ity Of tho young lncn lo received, and Ut tho
wus q soil exactly uultod to Wiltorforce, who
loved good company, and whoHe aocial qualities
woro certainly not his loaat conspicuous
foatnrc. lie graduated in hisl, honora, bocamo
a Fellow, aud met in tho "connlo1-room," NJ
other congonial Spirits not inferior oven to HIM
self-Mauning, Newman, and tho leading i'll
spirors Of " tlio Oxford movement" wllirh sub
Boquently attained 90 much Importance and
cauaed tic great High Church and Low Church
ford to tako up parochfal work profarmont camo
to him rapidly, and WHOM only AU--an ago ut
which, In latter days, Il Dshoprio Las scarcoly
over been conforged-bocalne Biulop Of Oxford.
Whon, subsequently,, Ao was further up
pointed Lord High Almonor, mark Of special
royal favor, III succession to hls yenorabla
friend, Dr.. Torno,.-l1nrcourt, whom Lord
Houghton, In his Monograph, calls tho last of
the Prince prelates,. general feeling prevailed
that lc was n'arho1. out by his Sovereign ut
lenHt for Lambeth.
But 1t had worry long bcon tho custom to ap-
point to tho English primary men Of ran jutlg-
mont and moderate ylown, rahor tllan toea wllo
wore brilliant md enthusiastic, aud tho prmuuy
wnA vacated mud filled while DR.. Wil6erforee
still retuninod Bishop Of Oxford. Wo hayo roi-
SOL to belieyo TINT ho noyor asprod to Lambeth.
There waH however. q profarnlont. wllel,, moro
worry grateful to him-thIa waa lilo Aroll-
bishorrto Of York, aud Il foellng OF worry
general regret prevailed tint ono WHO lall
worked with 6llcl ntirlng energy In Ills docesa,
80 us to mako 1t tho model diocese Of tho conll-
try who hal shown that aftur MI, liA zeal and
sonal popularity was 10 great, WAS put aHitto In
fuyor Ut II much younger nlan, whose claims
wore genoralIy admitted to hayo bocn, for tho
ptosont ut loast, moro t!,at. adequately mot.
Soon aftor, ho acceptcd tho Tisliopriu of VIM
otoator, IN tho retirement from tint SEQ Of
DR.. Summer WHO llaa actually Buryycd lB
auecebeor. Ills acceptance waa basotl prsnci-
pally Oh a losi,e to hayo q thorough change
after ao many years, and to live in part OF tho
country congelial to him from old uAaooatiuns
am, other caslEca. recu1!iarily lo WIS rnt4or
loBer thnn Gainor, 1nag1nscll ns tho retiring
Bishop retained pohacsnlon Of I'M nlanl Cnstle,
tho splendid old soat ot the Soc, lowing to DR..
Wilberforca only rauioty OF tllo revenue anl
Winchester Ilorse in III. JanioH Square.
Al preacher DR.. Wilberforco was oxlrome]y