The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-12-08

Lambeth palace for nearly 200 yoaru
has been the home OF the arohhlshops
Of Canterbury. and every primate. ex-
eeptlng Beckett, has lived there. Lam
beth Ia full Of romantic and historic
associations Under the shadow OF a
bu'tress uf the magnificent gateway
the wife Of James II. hid until she
could escape by boat. Her majesty
was disguised as washerwoman and
carried her young baby. TO all appear
ancc a bundle Of sollod linen
To the right on entering 10 the por-
tors lodge. here Mr.. Parker. who was
Tor so many years butler to the late
archbishop. wal no doubt show you, "
you ask. small cupboard. inside
which are iron bars across what was
originally an opening. through which
everyone ascending the staircase to
the prisoners above could be seen. The
Lollard tower faces the entrance: hero
so-callod horetics were confined and
we're chained to iron rings The post
room at the bottom OF the staircase
Is very old. II has a fine circular
arch leading into the chapel. which IL
not remarkable for It's beauty. Here
morning prayer IL said when the arch.
bishop Is at homo at $3.50 and evening
prayer at 10, No press OF business Is
ever made an excuse for missing
either Adjoining tho chapel Is an
interesting oak-paneled vostry. Curl
ously enough this dark little room Ia
connected by three steps with a small
morning room at tho end OF a cor.
rldor. whore there Is a glass case con-
taining a cope. stole. rosary and cruel
fix, said to have belonged to Cardinal
Pole, There IL also the she'll OF a
tortoise with the inscription Put into
the gardens at Lambeth by Archbishop
Laud In the year 1888. where It re-
manned until the year 1853. when II
was unfortunately killed by the nogll-
gence OF gardener"
Il Is quite extraordinary that COM
paratively few church people seem Ia
have seen a place 80 rich In memories
OF the distant past and covering an
area OF no less than eighteen acres,
Here bishops have been conaocrated
tried and ordered out OF the kingdom
to return at their peril: here. centuries
ago. convocations met: hero sover-
oigns have soIourned again and again;
here trials have been held and prison
ers led out to the heaiiold. Tho guard
room Is now used as dining room
The first room on the left Is a smaller
dining room. almost opposite the dooi
OF the large drawing room. with III
beautiful bay window. The corridors
are tarnishsa with ch,ppanaAaa nns
Jacobean chairs and several old chests
and the walls here, as everywhere. mr.
hung with portraits OF former arch
bishops. The house Ia furnished ex
, actly MS one would expect by a primal
who has never INDUCED self It is sim
pie and dlgnihed. There Is a marke
absence OF anything luxurious. as he
fits bishop OF the church Of Christ
had II been otherwise the archbisho
and Mrs Temple could not DO as open
: handed as they both are.
: Plain living and high thinking hav
always been characteristic OF the arch
. bishop. and he often dlsappolnts hos
pltable friend by his persistent refusa
to dig his grave with his teeth" III
simple habits were acquired early 4
life at Balllol. DR.. Temple took hig
degree as double irst and later be-
came fellow and tutor OF his col
I Iege. yet he had tho courage to liy
G very economically. In order to saw
0 his mother expense. often going With
: out candles in his room and readln
; by the light OF the gas on the stair
The archbishop and Mrs. Temple AZ
concrete examples that total abstain
ers can get through good days wCrl
Q Nor is this all. A bishop must b
}. "giyen TO hospitality" however niue
n he would enjoy quiet evening ate
, day OF meetings. A succession
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