New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-15
DIR. NEWMAN HALL.
AN INTERVIEW WITH THE CRr.n
LIsH PREACHER.
"REMINISCENCES ON his EIGHrIrru
HIS COURSE IN THE AMERICAN
CIVIL WAR
From The LONDON Daily News.

From The London Daily News
Never were fourscorce years borne man..
and Suoyantly writes a correspondent % Sersask
minister who first saw the # INT on Mar
IS but brief while ago that | watched hr.,, Nv
al omnibus In the Strand with all the ninh caasrS
came into the library OF Vine House s week b
10 greet me. II required distinct effor, ~ Ps'est
aginat ton to realize that DR.. Newman Halt sne m
met him and conversed with him. withon, ~, vas
formed beforehand Of the fact. would icing d.
charging the famous successor of Rowlana LIAM IAN It
the burden OF fOurscore years HE ru nia win
Mrs. Hall attributes in large measure ~ meath
ba1ds bright way OF looking at things in ~ ss,i ~.
tradition in his family that once s'"s wbs, There's
child, looking AT the people and cattle on nss
day. he clapped his hands with glee ana madht
"Oh it's buhyall (beautifuD. cherry nav crlsd ogc
heast'-an index Of character In vow o,d eosr
quite young he seems to have arrived a, tSs VA
happy conclusion as the late Robert ers .aas
maturer years. namely. "Alrs right win Nv
had very long chat with Dr. Hall frst " ,s
library. then at lunch In the dinlng-roorn s u
ward in his study upstairs where no ga ana ate.
for his painting 10 Herbert Olivier In tN!lf
to n complimentary remark Of mine al an tsee'e'eni
both my parents went to heaven a.,
age Ny father was eghty-slx and / nv s9 nS,s %
Turning to another subject he informed NJ. 49,.
he took his Approximations B. Aat ne IeD taS
Then you must have been one OF tina .....-
i was one , 81 me hrst batch from Hghbnrv n.
iege In 1872 ! was ordained a, Ahiane ,nulfy Co..
tonal Church. Hull ] was the first nas, .onsrega-
new church 1t had fory-twO memberp assor o. tho
called to ana upward OF six hundred when ~, va:
IN 1851 In that year vas invited to u,m ie't Il
Rev James SharmaA who had been tb sus se the
OF the rev haze RGw dyn M at Surrey Chapel
told me that he had never been a po,cs, man Hall
and had never used his influence as na psescaer
my position religious teacher for no. sns 20 use
poses. he said: 'Of course a citizen Ia Sa.ip pun,
wnys expTess.1 my yews on public questions and
OF party or denomination. On more than any y
casop hsd reason 70 differ from my cO-reirCn. n.
round to sec things from my point 0. VIEW ~ come
on no subject does DR. Newman Hail c,,v....
with more pleasure than on the parI took crsss
darDr hd A Gnep cy Wsr pubic opinion @
go. When the american war broke out" said h.
favor OF tn" South and a good many OF nv 49,, n
ligionlss appeared 10 side with the South 10 ~
great grief Of their brother CongregatOnalr,V N
the Northern States. Things became SO ssr,,.s
that there was great danger OF England rec,s rs
ing the beliger"nt rights OF the Southern conieder
all over England and lecture on the PRINCIPLES ~
volveI II the course % one week spoke al N.
Free Trade Hall Manchester: the Town Hai p, .
NM CHAM. the Music Halls In Liverpool Hull snS
sheffield, for Two hours az a time 70 crowded audi
enc's In Liverpool The audience was rather against
mo at hrst-ihe Alabama fitting on. ihen-bu
llsh feeling began 20 show Itself I don't say a
"as my doing. only took A part With a few Others
tn" Duke ~ Argyle. John Bright and Baptist Nod
but a great change came over the country even
among those cotton spinncrs in Yorkshire sSi
Lancashire. who suffered cruelty through the war
when fhe struggle was over wen; to America
where there was very bitter feeling agaas, Eng.
land. | went for the purpose OF persuadlng Amer.
cans that the heart OF Great Britain was true 10
them. J delivered addresses A. Boston. Chicago
Philadelphia NewYOrk. etc., indeed all over Amer.
lea. and wds very cordially received was asked
- Offer prayer at the opening Of Congress al Wash.
ins'on. .,wa~n prayed for the President Of the
United states ami for Queen Victoria. was ais,
invited hy Speaker Colfax 70 preach in the House Of
crowded with upward Of TWO thousand persons in.
GLIDING members ~ both houses. the Speaker being
I'm the chair General Grant sat Just beneath me
preached from the text. stand fast in the liberty
wherewth Christ hath made YOU free etc | was
hOl0rel with a reception in the stock Exchange
Wail-st.. New-York. ani on Bunker Hi, where
great concourse cheered the old flag Of the clustered
crosses
Generally" wen; on Dr. Hall. in the China war
ami other wars. I've always taken the side OF
peace with NY honored ami dear friend John Bright
I've based my politics Oh the New Testament ard
TIE ieach.ns oi Ch-.*, DO 10 others as ye would
Standing facing he light and Mr.. olivier Dr.
Gads;one telling anecdotes which illustrated TN;
wonderful sympathy for others and kindness o..
heart which aye characteristics 81 the eX-Premer
i've had the friendship Of Mr.. Gladstone" sad
he "sor thirty years. / have several times been
his guest. AMI h. has me; many Noncontormiss
a, my. house and Eye the greatest reverence to'
him. | am certain of the perfect d.s.n;ereseines
Of his motives IN everything. and that he Is de-
vout Christian. | Was very anxious 10 think go
did on ;ha Home Rule question. said Dr. Ha,
put 10 my great SORROW. ! could 70, agree with
him IN the particular measures he proposed Tor
settlement"
Charmingly ensconcel near the brow o. Hamp-
stead Heath. there can be few more delightful oi'
fashioned suburban residences than Vine House ~
the sunlight OF a glorious MAY Gay, ,ns s"m'
Frightened by blossom.rc hawthorn and laourlum
II seemed the beau ideal Ok cosey retreat Tor non
orcd old age.