Telegram-herald., 1888-04-17
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LcsDos, april l6-Mstthes Arnold, the
noted poet. scholar. eriIic and thsolcsssn,
whose recent article on Civilization in The
niIed States" attracted such muksd at
tention. died s0ddsniy today ia Liverpool
from hears disease. His death has created
sious OF profound s0FFow far and wide
Almost every circle in England feels bis
loss. The newspapers this after
noon contained articles conveying
expressions OF oplalon concerning
the benefits be nss conferred upon
English literature. which many OF them
would have hesl1sted 70 print last week, out
nich are none TIE less sncsTs-
The IaH GlN 6azette ssserts that England
has become poorer BY the death OF one OF
her most richly gifted soDs, and English
literature mas lOst one Nho has shed tue
most lus.sr upon 1t Ol any writer of the
Victorian axe.
Il i no, intended to held "A inquest upon
the body DR.. Little, 10 whose residences
Arnold Sss carried. having decided shat the
eminent scholar died from syncope. 10 avert
which he was formerly treated by Doctor
brought 10 London tomorrow, Arnold ;
father died froIn ADgins pectOris."
Matthew Arnold was C6 ears Of age.
having been born Al lsicnam, December
"A, lc22. His isther, . ulnn OF some celeb
rty In his day was the Rev. DR.. Arnold.
head master of Rugby School. Mr.. Arnold
FIRST attended school az Winchester. then
at Rugby and sfterwsrd entered Ballot
College al oxford. Here he obtained a
scholarship IN iS4O, xsd three years later
won the Newdi.ate prize by poem Oh
Cromwell lhe following year he grad
uated with honors. and in ls45 obtained q
fellowship III Oriel College. This position
De held for ten years. In 1859 the Univer-
sity Of Edinburgh conferred upon him the
degree Of Ii. d. The year following he
received the same degree from the Oxford
University. The King OF Italy, iew years
afterwsrd, nominated HIM Commander OF
the Crown OF Italy"
OF hls numerous literary works "Iitera-
tore and Dogma" 10 probably the best
known 10 people OF Amsrica- IL IS net.
however. regarded oy ms admirers as the
best product OF his pen. Tney claim tsst
II is in the realm of E'oetry and criticism he
appears 70 oest advantage. bis other prip-
ci.ei works are Essays on CrilicisH,' .
tod and the Bible" Culture and Ansr-
chy.' volume with the simple title OF
Poems, Last Essay on Church and Re-
iigion." Higher Schools and Universities
IN Germany Mixed Essays" Friend
ships Gxrisnd," 'SE. Paul ana Protestant
ism" etc. The son of an English clergy
| man, ana resred in an atmosphere OF the
olOgy, the strong religious bias OF his liter
sry work is easily explained
During his lecture tour IN this country in
1858 Mr.. Arnold drew large audiences. who
"ere at trscied by ths reputation OF the lee
| t1rer as a critic OF persons and things. The
| idea on which he most dTeit was that the
voice of the people is the opposite OF the
voice of God; and that the rghE rests not
with tie majority, nHs With minority 80
small that 1t may properly oe called rem
nsnt. IL is this idez, too, which forms the
basis OF the Isaiah" essay. In ms Lecture
| on Emerson be denied the American
| thinker place among the philosophers
, and assigned MIN TO the same category with
1 Marcus AuTelius, as the friend of those
| Who live 10 the spirit"
| After bis return to Europe, the Chicago
| Tribune one morning contained what pur-
ported TO be special cable from London,
giving Mr.. Arnold 8 not complimentary
| ideas of Chicsgo. The article was a hoax
prepared IN the Chicago NcUs office and was
| worked with the assistance of the New Ior :
| Tribune. from which pzper the Cbicsgo
| Tribune had bsen stealing it, "speciai'
dispatches. The article created u sensation
| throughout the country.
Within the past tsT weeks an article on
America. TO which allusion has been made
| IN the editorial columns of the TELEGRAM
| HERAL&, wss published in an English rs-
/ view. Inc articie criticised this country as
place where 8 man with en- inc. me o.
s.. so could not 1--we with comfort, but as
paradise OF the poor: he reviled the crude
ness aud the mOnotOny OF life Aere and had
much 10 say of the gossipy and trivia
| nature of American newspapers.