Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-15

London, Oct. 13.-The
Canterbury was seized with aponIo,oi
after the service commenced az u.s
warden church yesterday mornin. nd
was carried to the rectory. wsaro ne
died at 1870 o'clock. le
The Rev. Archibald Farrar aoou
Canterbury, received n telegram e..
stephen Giadstone. rector or uanaoon1
en- church. stating that the arcbb,shu
of Canterbury passed away peacafTnpp
and suddenly at 11:30 O'Clock. uaa!y
tended the early communion na@
Farrar, In preaching in the ca,hodaal
last evening, referred to his forty.sva
years intimacy with the deceased nra
late. Ply
The archbishop of Canterhnrv =,
rived at Hawarden Saturday event.
on his return from n visit in tho Nnr.s
of Ireland. He appeared then 10 no :
robust health and expressed 70 ltra
Gladstone his great qualification oyo.
his Irish tour. He arose early on Sm
day and attended the early commnn
ion with his wife and Others tn
weather was bitterly cold and n,
Gladstone did not attend the church
but at 10 o'clock the archbishop and
Mrs. Bepaon, Henry Gladstone. Mrs
Gladstone, Mrs. Drew aud Dorothv
Drew went TO the morning services
The whole party occupied the clad.
stone pew near the chancel.
Directly the service began and whils
the rector. Rev. Stephen Gladstone
was reading the absolution. arcbhjsh,
OPP Benson. who was kneeling. was
seen To twitch in the arm for a few
minutes and then he collapsed alto.
gether.
He was carried to the library. where
he died in a few minutes. Mrs. Ben.
son was present ut the time.
Thc Dead PreInte.
The Most Rev. Edward Benson
ID. D.. archbishop of Canterbury. mi.
mate of all England, son Of Edward
White Benson, Esq, Of Birmingham
Heath, and formerly of York. was
born near Birmingham in 1895. He
vas educated at King Edward school,
Birmingham. and at Trinity college.
Cambridge. of which he was success
lively scholar anu fellow. and where
he graduated Il. A. in 1852. as a first
class I'm classical honors and senior
ch~ancellor's medallist. obtaining also
the place Of a senior optime in the !
mathematical tripos. He was gradu. !
ated NJ. A. in 1853, b. ID. in 1867, and |
ID. ID. in 1867, Hon. ID. G.. l.. Oxford |
in 1884. He was for some years one |
OF the masters in Rugby school and he
held the head mastership Of yelling
ton college from Its first opening In |
1858 down TO 1872. For several years |
he a examining chaplain TO the late
bishop of Lincoln, by whom he was I
appointed chancellor and canon resi-
dentiary of Lincoln. having been a
prebeHdary of the same cathedral for
three years previous. He was at Off.
ferent times select preacher TO the
University Of Cambridge and 10 the
University Of oxford, honorable chap
lain TO the queen in 1873 ard chaplain
in ordinary from 1875 TO 1877. In De
cember. 1876, he was nominated by
the crown, on the recommendation Of
the earl of Peaconstield, to the newly
restored bishopric of Trure, and was
c~onsecrated in st. Paufs cathedral
April %, 1878. During his Occupation
Of the See he began the building o. a
new cathedral at Truro. Of which t1e
outward shell has cost over lWW
pounds. much Of that sum havihg
been gathered through the energy Of
the bishop. In December, 1sS2 u
Benson was appointed by the croWb
on MI. Gladstone's recommendatel,
TO the archblshopric Of Canterbury, y
succession TO Or. TAFT. DR.. Benson
had published various religious worKs