Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-04
1T Is COMING"
Death of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Sketch of His Career.

LONDON, Dec. 3.-The Archbishop of
Canterbury died at :: 10 O'Clock this morn
ing. He passed away quietly and appa-
rently without suffering in the presence
of his three daughters, Mr.. Davidson. his
son-in-law, Canon KnolIys, and DR..
Carpenter. Yesterday he remained in
a semi-unconsciOus state, occasionally
asking for water. About II O'Clock n
IN. he spoke his last words, 1T is coming !
1t is coming!' He was then seized with
sharp spasm and did not speak again,
although it is believed that he was partly
conscious to the end. At o'clock i'm the
morning he exhibited signs of dissolution
1t is understood that the Dean of West
minister, on behalfof the Queen, has offered
burial for the ArchbishOp's remains in
Westminster Abbey. The decision rests
with the daughters of the deceased. Muf-
hed peals were rung in the adjacent town
OF Croydon, and the Archbishop's death
was touchingly referred to at the morning
services.
The Right Honorable and Most Rever-
end Archibald Campbell TAFT. d. D.. was
the youngest son of the late Crawford TAFT.
of HarviestOn, Clackmanna, and of the
daughter of Sir Islay Campbell. BarOnet
OF SuccOtch, sometime Lord President of
the Court of Session. He was born in
Edinburgh December %, 1911. was edu-
Gated at the High School and at the Acad-
emy of the Scotch capital under Arch
deacon Williams. In 1927 he went to the
University of Glasgow, attending the
lectures of Sir Daniel X. Sandford and
Mr.. Buchanan. In 1880 he was elected an
ExhibitiOner on the Smell foundation to
BalllOl College, Oxford, of which he be-
came successfully Scholar, Fellow and
Tutor. lie was graduated with first class
hOnors. Subsequently he was a Public
Examiner of the University. Whilst
residing at Oxford as tutor, he took a
promlnentparti in opposing Tractarianism,
and he was one of the -four tutors who first
drew the attention of the University au-
thOrltles to the celebrated Tract No 80.
written by Mr.. Newman for the purpose
OF showing that the Thirty-nine Articles
of the Established Church could be hon
estly subscribed by those who held Roman
Catholic doctrines" His opposition.
however, to that school of theology was
always courteous and candid, and marked
by sincere respect for and attachment to
those who led the movement. In 1889, on
the death OF SandfOrd, Mr.. TAFT might have
succeeded him in the Greek Chair at Glas-
gov, but being in holy orders this was not
permissible. But in 1912, when the be-
loved DIR. Arnold, of Rugby, died, he be-
came headmaSter of the famous school
over which he presided until April, 1850.
While there he married daughter of
ArchdeacOn SpOOner. A serious illness,
brought on by Overwork, led Mr.. TAFT to
give up his charge and accept from Lord
John RusselPS government the deanePy
of Carlisle. But here he was not idle. un-
dertaking many outside charities besides
his regular duties and his work as men,
Der of the Oxford University Commission.
In August, 1856, DR.. Bloomfield resigned
the bishOpric of London, and DR.. TAFT
was nominated to succeed him. In 1863
he proposed, and by his zeal contributed
to the successful initiation of scheme
for supplying the deficiency of church ac-
commodatiOn in London by raising fund
of million pounds sterling in the course
of ten years. In 1868 he was elected
to the ArchbishOpric of Canter-
bury, succeeding DR.. c. T. Longley.
In this position, as primate of
all England, head of the Established
Church, DIR. TAFT was systematically an
earnest, able and liberal worker. In 1915
he introduced into the House of Lords ga
bill for the regulation of public worship"
to clear up the difficulties with the Ritual
lists. He published several books on reli-
gious subjects, including sermons preach
ed at Rugby and Oxford under the name
OF lessons for School Life;'' ''The Dan
ger and Safeguard of Modern Theology"
1861; ''The Word of God and the Ground
of FaIth," 1868; "HarmOny of Revelation
and the Sciences" 1864; ECharge to the
Clergy 1866; and ''Some Thoughts on the
Duties of the Church of England, ;, 1876.
He also contributed to the EdinbujUh ami
North British Reyie2r