The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-12
ARCHBISHOP
OF CANTERBURY
HE DIES SUDDENLY WHILE At
TENDING CHURCH IN LONDON.
Stricken With Apoplexy While in
Giadstone's Pew, and Passes
Away, In a Few Minutes After.
BEING Removed.

LONDON. Oct. 1.-THE Archbishop of
Canterbury, primate of all England and
metropolitan, the Right Honorable and
Most Reverend Edward White Benson
D. d., and privy COUNCILLOR died sud
denly today while attending divine SER
vice in the church of HawaFden.
The archbishop was the guest of Mr.
Gladstone. through whom he was APP
pointed to the a-chbishopric of Canter-
bury, and. in company with the Gladstone
family, went to the Hawarden church
this morning. After the services had
commenced, a commotion was noticed in
the Gladstone pew, and Immediately
thereafter church attendants were seen
removing the archbishop. who, it was
supposed. was suffering from a fit He
was taken TO the rectory, and medical
assistance was hastily summoned The
doctors worked over him in vain, and at
1:45 O'Clock he died. The physicians state
that death was caused by apoplexy.
Archbishop Benson was 67 years of age
The Right Hon. and Most Rev. Edward
White Benson, DID,, primate of all Eng
land and metropolitan, was born near
birmingham in 1929. He was educated at
King Edwards school, Birmingham, and
al Trinity college. Cambridge. of which
he was successfully scholar and fellow.
and where he graduated. B. A, in 1852
He graduated NJ. A. in 1855; B. D. in 1862
ana DID. in 1867: Hon. Del. (Oxford)
1881.
He was for some years one of the mas
tiers in Rugby school, and held the head
mastershlp of Wellington college from its
nrst opening in 1858 down to 1872. Among
many dignities he attained were honora-
bic chaplain to the queen, 1873, and/chap-
lain in ordinary, 1S75-H In December,
1876, he was nominated to the newly re-
stored bishopric of Truro, and was con-
secrated in st. PauPs cathedral April %,
h ion r.,
began the building of a new cathedral a
Truro. of which the outward shell has
cost over 100000, much of that sum hav-
ing been gathered through the energy of
the bishop In December, 1882, DR.. Ben
son was appointed by the crown. on Mr.
Gladstone's recommendation to the arch
bishopric of Canterbury, in succession to
Dr. Tait DR.. Benson has published SER
mons and other works.
DR.. Benson married in 1859, Mary,
daughter of the late Rev. William Sidg-
wick of Skipton, Yorkshire.
The annual value of the see of Canter-
patron of 1875 livings. In addition to his
archepiscopal residence at Lambeth pal
ace. he had a seat at Arlington park,
Croydon, Surrey.
Hawarden castle, Mr.. Gladstone's resi-
dence, Saturday evening from the north
OF Ireland, where they had been visiting.
The archbishop appeared TO be in the best
Hawarden church at o'clock this morn
ing, and then breakfasted with Mr. Glad
stone and family. Later he attended
the morning service. The confession
was progressing when he fell forward
The Rev. Stephen Gladstone, the rector
of the church, continued the services I'M
til he received a message that the arch
bishop was dead. He then closed with
the prayer for the dead from the burial
service.
AS the congregation left the church the
organist played a dead march and
A MUFFLED PEAL WAS RUNG
on the bells.
Mr.. Gladstone was not at the church,
the weather preventing. He was greatly
at the death of the archbishop.
They had been close friends for long
time.
Archbishop Benson was esteemed by all
for his moderation and broad mindedness.
His death was announced at ST. Paufs
London at the afternoon service. The
news quickly spread and this evening
there was a great assemblage at the ca
thedral. The preacher highly eulogized
the dead archbishop for his services to
the church, his perfect uprightness of
character and lovable disposition After
the service the organst played the Dead
March" the congregation standing as the
solemn strains filed the edifce. the great
bell of the cathedral meanwhile being
tcTled in memory of the dead.
Dean Farrar paid an impressive tribute
to the deceased archbishop in Canterbury
cathedral