New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-10

I:y the death Of Canon Liddon. the Church OF ing
lard lo>s .hc most eloquent and popular preacher VI
The present day. who combined rhetorical powers VI
the highest order with great argumcnfauVc skill
canon OF salisbury Cathedral for over eight years.
and OF st. paul's Cathedral for twenty years more
his name repeatedly put forward BON oy t"'
Government and By public sentiment for prcienncn.
to the prncpil b-lOprics and even arrhbsiOprif'
Of the Established Church. But Oh each occasion INC
Queen refused to conform to the wishes "i hcr "''
v!>rrs and rcsolu'cv dcclHcd to assent to his no|
ton, except Ia some uHlmp r'an see. which IL WIS
known in advance he would refuse to accept |"rlois
reasons have been given to account Tor
the amnesty OF the Queen toward h'h'
~ some it +, alleged that he deeply offended
her bv some fault OF commission OF omission
in connection with the Prince Cosot while by oiicr,
it is a>>rr,d that she objected TO his LIBERAL a'd
High Church Views.
Eorn IN le.0. nc WAS educated ut Exon ana a'
Christ Church. oxford. wh' - h" was Erad'l'cd III
-;o with Second rln.s In Classics In the following
year he carried of the John Theological scholarship
aua shortly afcrwari. having taken Holy "rI'r''
became vice pre- idcnt Of Cuddc-don Theological Coe'
\ few year, Later although barely thirty. he ilaa a.
CURED such fame IL preacher that he was app"h'0
Canon Of the sall bury Cathedral. Almost at the sam"
time hc was invited by IN" oxford ln'rcrHW 20
bccnmr their select preacher for the yrar, All honor
To- which he wa, "lref, four five :ub-"lnrnt o.
ca,.on, In 1870 he was promoted from Salisbury to
a C,norry Of II. Paul's Cathedral, which was always
crowded TO sniTocaton 18th By rch ana poor a'"c
Whenever 1t known thai h" was t, preach.
The following description gic"n sonIt tim" ago
IN Temple lar Of the appearance Of the vast cattle
dial on the occasions when he Occup'd n" pulpit
=" ON tho afternoons IF the sunday, when DR.. iddon
/, in r,drrce She cathedral presents an cxtia'rdih'ry
sight win its huge nave and aisle, dcn-'y fhroucri.
~ Ear a. TIE preachers voi"" Will reach pope st'h!'
-raiIing eye, and car,. and fortunately Dr. Ldd"h''
voice re,ifls well ui.drr The dome. ia ugh now and
then II hccon,, ind..inci ;hr,Ith the p":ir"r''
,,raking t,, fat ii III, rxccmcat. Two ot,cr tLnI'
neca>o:al!y mar DR.. Liza IN, del very SDortn'N' %
..L1 make, hi.: c.tcn stop consult blc or notes.
and again. he bow, the head in u marked manner
when he utter, the holy name: but when he bhi'
bonds he gs> speaking. that h'' words ia q"
IN, pulut Ct, ,iun and arr, drucncd. which produces
mon p.j;,l. vino are at SOME little distance II" effect
Of continued ,toppaG,> AID zap, in t." '"rl''"' No
other defect, beside, t!c"'. however. can ~
n,.i IN oration, which .o, .au.. Of laneuae'. &c
y.i,n If thought and llrlit} Ia r',,"nn- could not
ii. e. We ,av, h.arl Or. Llidon riany times
At oxford ard IN Lp.iou. and have observed thai T."
-, re-. ,i prcdc,,i h, h. .l.ui"ncc awa'> the
,ir,rr 40 matter whp might ~ listening !" mn. -
In l--2 he resigned th' pr"1 Yep ~
hai h. ii for r6rly w I've gar. A!th1'isn u
f,,,u.tt and Nai,r. contributor To IL" London
T.u,-." ard = narN If me h;'1h, 'H.r ',,,,
and nIarn1inrs II - the pulpit aid T." 80 ''ln'
,,lr ,nrn tat ~" =" al =. met - H. AM x
. ctI"..> ard aa'"'~'' h'v" rr, ""'o", u"
,r,ic'. II or time. ara n.r" .ayh''' ~ ir1i "ri ~
1T, .,'h 81 tlln! I'D "",l"r ~ '''; In.'r. IN '
-. t.,.ii' ed ,Llr'n .,,uid not ~ prov" ~
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