The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-13

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advantage OF what is called "a public
| school education.
The great public schools of England
Elton, Harrow, Westminster, Winchester
where the sons of the aristorcracy are
| educated at an expense of $3.50 or 81 ,OOO
] a year, look down even on such famous
seats of learning as Rugby, Marlbor-
oughg and Wellington, the Charter
house. Kinks College school, ST. Paul's
school, of Merchant Taylor's AS for
the schools founded by King Edward
| VI. the Biuecoat school. the Kings
| Kings school at Burton, of King Ed
| wards school at Birmingham, they re
gard them little better than charity
schools. Yet il was at one of these de-
| spised seminaries-which, in reality.
| are as good schools as there are IN the
| world-that the archbishop of Oanter-
bury got all the schooling he ever had.
SENT TO TRINITY.
He did so well there, however, that he
was sent to Trinity college, Cambridge,
one Of the grandest institutions in either
of the great universities; and after that
all he had to do was to go straight
ahead.
To be anything Of a scholar at Trim
fty college means having a very COM
Portable income and enjoying all sorts
of opportunities. Young Benson worked
like a slave and took everything that
was TO be taken. He gained first a
scholarship. rfIien Ia fellow'ship-with
81 900 a year as long as the fellow re-
mains neutrality-suspicious. first-claSs
and senior optime, and left the univer-
IT, l., on -
university could give to 50 young a
man. 1t was just then that he showed
his good Judgment in pushing his own
fortunes. He had taken holy orders,
and most young clergymen, after such
a brilliant college course, would have
accepted college living and settled
down as a country parson. never, prob
ably, ito be heard of again.
Benson knew better. He sought and
obtained an assistant mastership ar
Rugby. and cheerfully applied himself
to the drudgery Of a second-class public
school. When the Church OF England
was threatened with establishments
Lord Beaconsfield wittily remarked 1hat
il would never be in any real danger as
long as the clergy had the privilege Of
fiogging the nobility. What he meant
was THAT the nobility were all brought
up at public schools, where all the mas
tiers were clergymen; and SO long as that
were so, the influence of the clergy over
their former pupils would always be
enouglgt to protect the church. From
The same cause, a clergyman who en-
isars himself to his pupils at public
school is pretty sure to get promotions;
and no one knew that better than Ben
son.
HIS FIRST PROMOTION.
From being an assistant master at
Rugby, he was made head master at
Wellington college. magnificent school
founded in 1858 as a memorial 10 the
great duke of yelling ton. for the sons
OF officers only, but afterward thrown
open to all who could afford 10 pay the
fees and Pass the examinations. Here
he found congenial field for his abili-
ties. and it il not too much to say that
ne was the making of Wellington col
lege. He was head master for four
teen years, and though the boys were
not particularly distinguished for
learning or athletics. the school became
more numerous and more aI'istocra'tic
every year. What DIR. Benson, for ne
was now doctor of divinity, thorough
ly understood was the art OF managing
eyed manners were quite irresistible.
There was such a rush TO Wellington
college that hundreds were refused ey-
cry term. 1t was not likely that such
successful head master should spend
all his life IN that position.
He was already marked out for church
prefeTment, and il was simply a ques-
ton Of what he would accept. In 1872.
when still only 40, he was made canon
resfdentiary and chancellor of Lincoln
cathedral. while both oxford and Cam
bridge made him select preacher 70 the
university. a very rare honor indeed
He never was a really fine preacher
There was too much oil OF sAadnsSs n
his eloqueDce. too much smOoihnsss and
far too much Creek and Latin and He
brew. But the women; all worshipped
him, and even among men tEeFe-were /
a great many who welcomed his RHINE /
msnt and his mildness az a change from !.
The roughness and violence % the Old !
lo~ church clergy
BY SKIPS AND BOUNDS.
Lord Beaoonsfield had his eye on him /
as man susted 10 the-iifnsS. and O. the /
c,-es1lcn or TIE see OF Truro IN 1876. ~ 1
made Benson his first Bis<,oq- From 4
that time forward no pFslste fn E72isEsi j
vas 80 much heard % as the o;s 10D I
C Truro. Without absolutely js=csE1- 4
ing 20 the a<ss Of eel:-sdysrslss meut- 1
ne certainly lost No Opportunity Of kesp- |
ing himself n fUsi view OF the Cos EN- /
Tnent and ths pubic
IN 1870 tn famous archbishop TAFT i
lied. and Dr.. Benson. thosgh ;h= yong I
est C The bishops. was psceI a. enc 4
bound on tn throne q s. Argu=tsne.
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Cornwall - Lambeth pace. xa-eA has
be-a n The possession % TIE srcah'Ss-
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days vas the cnoSsiEs Pisoe s7- s2zss
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