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II.
Not long after obtaining his r. A. degree at
Cambridge young Benson received the offer OF a
mastership at Rugby, and accepted 1t A year
later be was elected a Fellow Of Trinity, Cam
DTlORe, Dut WeUt on WIN MS bcHOO WIN III
1854 he was ordained deacon by the Bishop Of
Manchester, His account Of his examination
by the Bishops chaplain is worth reproducing
Ths chaplain. IL seems, did not catch his name,
and asked him to be seated. and. on learning that
he was a candidate for orders. desired him To give
the da,s Of the Call Of Abraham. The future
Archbishop confessed total ignorance upon the
point, whereupon the chaplain. staring at him
= $1,000. IN . l.-.,nol u,aa., .
quested him to designate the date Of Solomon's
birth. Again Benson pleaded ignorance, and
was met with a Very bad, sir; very bad indeed.
mos, reprehensible ignorance" Benson explained
that he had not expected such questions. well.
what did you expect sir? A knowledge OF the
sequence Of the events Of Bible history is a neces-
sary part Of q clergyman's knowledge. Come,
what have you read" Benson mentioned a
treatise OF Cyprian's and some other books The
chaplain frowned and asked for another date, of
which again the young man owned ignorance.
The chaplain then said, sternly: wv hat college
do you belong to-" Trinity" what degreey"
Eighth Classic" Amy university or college
distinction Senior Chancellor's Aiedallist and
Fellow Of Trinity. oh said the chaplain, with a
genial smile, you are the Mr. Benson mentioned
In this letter from the Bishop Of Manchester; | beg
your phIuOu 1 Olun I Chul lt no Uio slu-
pid-we may consider the examination at an end"
and he politely handed the young candidate for
deacon's honors a document which had been lying
sealed and directed on a side table, to the effect that
he had passed q most creditable examination.
Benson's examination for priests orders was
some hat similar DR. Corrie, late Master OF
Jesus College. was examining chaplain 10 Bishop
Twrton OF Ely. Benson went 10 see him, and was
told that he would DO excused from the ordinary
examination. but must select some ~patristc
treatise, and come on q certain day to do a paper,
He came, and began the paper, when the Master,
being called away, obligingly said, Come and
see me on such a day for your certificate; when
you have done your paper put II on that table,
and leave o paper weight on IL" Benson did as
he WAS told. and called on the appointed day.
The Master received him not very graciousiy,
and asked him why he had not done the paper
that had been set Benson replied that he had
done II, and, Elancing at the side liable, saw that
The paper was lying where he had placed II, with
the p~aperweight upon 1t This he pointed out 10
the Master, whose only reply was to hand him
his certificate, with a somewhat embarrassed
smile, adding; The examination in your case,
Mr. Benson, is purely formal"
Benson remained at Rugby until 1853. when he
was appointed AIRS, Head Master OF the School
for Sons OF officers. founded to perpetuate the