New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-18
WESTMINSTER ABBEY.
CANON KINGSLEY In BOSTON.
THE ENGLISH LECTURER GREETED BY DlslIN-
GUIsHED AUDIENCE-TRBUrEs TO LoNGFELLow
AND IRVING - TIE ROMANCE OF ENGLAND's
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GUISHED ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 10
AND IRVING TIE ROMANCE OF ENGLAND's
GREAT ABBEY
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BosToN. Feb. lit has become quite the
fashion for whoever is and brightest in England to
come TO America one after another we are welcoming
to our shores our ustrous English cousins and 20 not
one OF them since Dickens and went has our wei
come hearty than TO the Rev. Chas kingsley
poet, novelist preacher, and Canon OF Westminster
Abbey which his subject this evening Every one
reads his books, every sings his verses. and OF
course every one wanted TO see him. No
wonder. therefore, that fremont Temple was filed
with an eager audience, and OF most refined ard
distinguished character, among which were many Of
our scholars and wise The lecturer came
companied by Mr. S. L. Clemens Mark Twainl, who In
troduced him in characteristic little speech When he
wrote 1.-The InnOcents Abroad he said, he thought
book would at once bring him into close relations with
the cergy but from that day 10 this he had been
called on even to vOuch for minister and even now,
whep his hour had come. he had only been re-
quested TO introduce one who needed no intro
ducton. He was called upon TO indorse
MrlKingsley. but he did that because it might be
graceful thing to do. Least OF all it 10
praise Mr. kingsley, whom he should speedily deafen
were he able 10 concentrate in his single voice the
enthusiasm Of welcome and appreciation which was
there present He spoke OF Mr.. Kingsleys hospitality
toward Americans of which he himself had had much
"a the one to deliver English guest 10 the
tender mercies of an American audience.
On this hint Mr.. Kingsley came to the front. and
saw tall. rather slender pei son. an unmisakabe Fog
shman with gray hair and gray side whskers, cut
In the English fashion, with features irregular but most
expressive with grayish blue eyes keen aud shrewd,
yet full Of feeling large mouth with somewhat prom
inent upper lip and firm jaw. heard some people
suggest that he resembed his friend Froude to there
m suggested
Emerson, and something else which suggested George
Macdonald but he less philosophical than Emerson
and less poetcal than Macdonald, and perhaps more
I'm earnest than either. His manner was rather awk
ward and somewhat shy. He spoke in loud voice and
with certain sing song monotonous iutonatlon which
comes OF thu informing practiced SO much in the Church
Of England I, fell strangely at first on American
but after getting little accustomed TO it, IL agree
able aud certainly helped him TO make himself heard
He is good muscular Christian" with strong lungs
aud healthy color and you felt, ab.ye all else, how
alive he vas in soul, mind and body
He began by saying that ne had intended to express
his emotions addressing Massachusetts, and parric
uIarly Boston audience, but the morning papers had
autcipeted him by telling what he said last night AT
Salem, It was fitting that Mr. Clemens should stand
voucher for this lecture for IL was written nc his sugees
ton One night when they were walking together
through Westminster Abbey, Mt Clemens told him that
he had lust been writing paper about Westminster,
aud him to maze 10 the subject OF lecture
for America. $50" he said, with humorous twinkle
" his shrewd eyes, you have your remedy III your
hands aud II my lecture fails TO please you it Will be
hut right that YOU should make him give
YOU his-of course, Sratuitously.' Reverence
for ago Is fair test OF the vgor OF
youth IN nations well IN individuals. Both the
man and the ration follow thor bent but the
most original the most teachable, and the most
ready to reverence tho past He had been uched 10
loul at gha Np4f TINA
hurryia the quaint old city Of Chester To gaze GU
the relies OF Enghsn history which IL couaiOs. More
than no had 10 repross tho admiration Of some
Oh.ruu az tally aud saY. Bat tbs u nothiog 10 not