The morning times., 1897-01-11
The successorship.

were any arrangements made which would
give legal force to such procedure Wag
there deed?
The Successorship.
YES" said, "a deed drawn after much
thought, settled by eminent counsel and en-
rolled in the high COURT
THAT is weII,'' he responded.
He was evidently gratified that the mat
ter had receivedthe careful attention which
its importance demanded.
He appeared to closely sympathize with
me when I described the anxiety with
which L had regarded the question, and
how steadily for years it had been con
sidered, and he was still further interested
when 1 mentioned a scheme, now being
completed, for providing against the pos
sibIe contingency of a general passing
away who had neglected the appointment
of his successor, or who, for some eaIam-
itOus reason, had been proved incapable
for or unworthy OF his position. 1 named
one or two of the possibilities that might
occur, ana he added, Yes, and the pos
sibility Of heresy would come under that
category
Here, or at some other point of the
conversation, Cardinal Manning's name
Csill4C up L SSttu hIiCN JA4t
slightly, and had met him, and that i
had looked through one of the volumes
| OF his biography, and had been disappointed
Mr.. Gladstone asked which volume it was
| 1 replied the second. He said that he was
| not surprised at my feeling He thought
the first volume, which related to his
Anglican experience and associations, WAS
more worthy OF perusal than the second.
which referred more especially 10 his
| Romish career.
Mr.. Gladstone said he was not surprised
that the cardinal should make the observa-
| ton as TO the Holy Spirit influence on my
work, to which l had referred. nor at the
| spiritual tenor of his conversation at the
| interview, as from his own observations he
| believed that Cardinal Manning had at
| tached very much more Importance to the
work of the Holy Spirit during the last few
| years of his life than during his former
career.
| Self-Righteousuess-
j. (lO not know whether it was the men,
| ton of religious books leo TO il, but as I
rose To leave, Mr.. Gladstone remarked.
with some emphasis, that there was moth
ing that surprised him much more than the
objection he fouLd running through many
religious works TO what was described as
Self-righteousness."
While cannot understand" said he,
how any man with any true knowledge OF
his own heart, or of his life, or Of the
holy God whom he wOrships, can possibly
conceivethat anything he can think or feel,
or say or do, can be deemed worthy OF
presentation before Him, as constituting
any meritorious ground On which to claim
His favor, do think that instead of con-
dennning righteousness In any form, it's cult
walton should be encouraged and its all
important need insisted upon
To express my sympathy with this view,
I remarked that gentleman, a little time
4 back had been seriously asking me whether
L thought there was ever coming time
when we would be able to get away from
the shadow of self, to which inquiry I
had answered, Never" that there must.
of necessity forever and ever, be a self.
The Parting.
Il Before leaving Mir. Gladstone said, Now
| all these things you have been telling NE
are einteresting-moSt INTERESTINGLY can
rot hope to gather them up and retain
them in all their manifold particulars and
correct relations in my poor head touch
ing his forehead as he spoke
Have you any book N which they have
been formulated and described?'' On my
saying that was afraid that we had nd
one volume which in itself contained thil
4 information, lie replied. Wen. I think yoI
should have. Such book would be verl
interesting and very useful, and would.
think, bring YOU in greatdeal OF money. ,
remarked, however, that we had Severa
looks which together would give much o
the information on which, had conyersed
and promised to forward them.
AS we walked across the room TO tn
door, where Mr.. Herbert Gladstone wa
waiting 70 conduct me to that untimel,
luncheon, referred again TO my promis
| to send along some OF our books, on whiel
, he thanked me, again assuring me OF tn
} pleasure the interview had given him, an
grasping hands we parted. possibly not g
meet again until we meet In the Morning