Evening journal., 1896-10-12
ENGLAND's PRlMATE DIES.
sudden Death OF the Archbishop OF Can
terbury at Hawarden.

sudden Death OF the Archbishop OF San-
terbury at Hawarden.
LONDON, Dot. 12. The archbishop of
Canterbury. the Most Rev. Edward White
Benson. was seized with apoplexy after
tho service commenced at Hawarden
church. He was carried to the Hawarden
reotory, where he died in fow moments
The archbishop OF Canterbury, accom-
panied by Mrs. Benson, arrived at Hawar-
den, the home of tho Gladstonos, ON Satur-
dsy evening. on his return from visit in
The north of Ireland He appeared then
TO be in robust health and expressed TO
Mrs. Gladstone his great qualification over
his Irish tour. He arose early on Sunday
md ATTENDED communion with his wife
and others. The weather was bitterly cold
and Mr.. Gladstone did not attend church.
Directly the service began and while
the rector. Rev. stephen Gladstone, was
reading the ahsolution, Archbishop Ben
son, who was kneeling, was seen 60 twitch
IN tho arm for a few minutes and then he
collapsed altogether.
Henry Gladstone, finding that the arch
bishop had had dangerous seizure, called
to the clerk and others. who carried him
into tho library adjoining the roctory.
Doctors were hastily summoned. The
stricken prelate was Rlsping painfully for
breath. Applications Of ether and other
means to induce artificial respiration were
resortod TO. All efforts TO rally the dis
tinguished patient proved vain, and he
died in a few minutes
Mrs. Gladstone conveyed the sad news
/ to her husband, who was greatly shocked
and distressed by it. Aiterward, remark
/ ing on the oyent, Mr.. Gladstone said, He
I died like a soldier. "
mi. .,f
I the death to the coroner stated that it was
due to apoplexy. The medical attendants
concur in the opinion that heart failure
caused the death, but that this was direct
| ly due to the seizure.
Tho Most Rev. Edward White Benson,
| ID. d., archbishop Of Canterbury, primate
of all England and Metropolitan, son Of
! Edward White Benson, Esq, of Birming-
/ ham Heath and formerly of York, was
/ born noar Birmingham in 1929. He was
educated at King Edwards school, Bir-
mingham, and at Trinity college, Cam
| bridge, of which he was sucoessiyely
scholar and fellow, and where he gradu-
/ ated b. A. in 1862, as a first class In
| classical honors, and senior chancellor s
| modalist, obtaining also the place OF n
I senior optime in the mathematical tripos
He graduated Nj. "A. IN loooi IS. ID. IN loo-
and d. d. in 1867, Hon. ID. c. L. (Ox-
| ford) 1884. He was for some years one OF
the masters in Rugby school, and he held
tho hoGdmastorship Of Wellington college
from It's first opening In 1858 down tc
1872. For several years he was examining
chaplain to the late bishop OF Lincoln, by
whom ho was appointed chancellor and
canon residontiary Of Lincoln, having
been prebendary of the same cathedral
for three years previous. He was at differ
ent times select preacher to the University
Of Cambridge and to the University of
Oxford honorable chaplain to the queen
in 1873 and chaplain in ordinary lS75-77.
In December, 1876, he was nominated by
the crown, on the accommodation of the
Earl Of Beaoonsfleld, to the newly restored
| bishopric OF Truro and was conseorated in
st. Pap's cathedral, April 25, 1877 Dur
ing his occupation of the see he began the
building OF a new cathedral at Truro, OF
which the outward shell has cost over
$500, 600. much Of that sum having been
gathered through the energy Of the bishop.
In December, 1882, DR.. Benson was ap-
pointed by the crown, on Mr.. Gladstone s
recommendation, TO the arohbishopric OF
Canterbury, in succession to DIR. Tait.
DR.. Benson had published various reli-
gious works.