Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-28
CARNEGIE VS.. THE VICAR
Funny Tiff in Which the Mil
lionaire Came Out Ahead.

Special Correspondence.
London, Nov. i5.-Andrew Carnegie
has been having a pretty tin with
parson lately, and has come out ahead.
The trouble was over an offer OF so0,O
which he made recently to the town OF
Ilford for the establishment or VI
brary. The rector Of the parish church,
who seems to be a sort OF local SaVon-
arola, told his congregation that what
they wanted was not trashy novels, Dut
bonnres In which 10 burn them. rms
and other remarks attacking Mr.. Car
nege angered the millionaire so much
that he wired Immediately Withdraw
ing the offer. His decision caused such
a storm I'm the little Essex town that
the Wears church was practically boy
cotted and the Wears life was made
miserable. Practitioners who had hIth-
erto respected him would pass him by
without recognition. Members OF the
town council who favored the accept
ance OF the offer appealed to Mr. car
negie to reconsider his decision, but he
insisted on an apology from the vicar,
and this the vicar steadfastly refused
TO do.
At last il was decided that delega-
ton be sent 10 Sklbo and appeal TO the
great man personally The strained re-
lations Of the vicar and his congrega-
ton were put wildly before him and
then, after consulting his secretary, he
yielded. After all" said he this vi
car of Ilford Is but one man with,
suppose, one ordinary mans intelll-
genoe, and as II appears now that he
| has not much following IN regard to
| his opinions about the education OF the
| working classes, you can have the $50 %
O0e, and It is to be hoped that the vicar
| viii never condescend TO borrow book
out OF the library"
j. G. After, an American from Cleve-
| land was yesterday give commission
to paint the portrait OF the Archbishop
| OF Canterbury. Mr.. After expects TO
sail for the United States IN few days
and will do the portrait OF the Arch
! bishop In London Immediately on his
return to England. The head OF the
| Church of England called on Mr. AFTER,
saw his latest work, the painting Of
Lady Wiltshire. celebrated English
| beauty, and forthwith decided 10 be
| done" by the American. The arch
bishops only condition was that he be
| allowed TO 60 home and get his wlfes
| help In choosing the photograph from
/ which Mr.. After viii make some pre-
| llminary sketches Of his grace. Thus
in another instance has the archbishop
| proved the truth Of the current opinion
| that Mrs. Randall Davidson has large
| influence In small as well as great mat
ters In connection with Lambeth pal
ace. official residence OF the archbishop
In London. Another cleric on Mr.. Ar.
| ter's list Is his holiness the pope who
has consented ITO sit In the spring.
Mr. After Is keenly enthusiastic at
| the prospect OF exhibiting In the one-
man way during the season In London
next June, and later in Berlin. He will
collect the more important OF his pic
lures while In the United States, VIII
| paint there for few weeks, and then
return to England 10 get ready for his
exhibition, Among the American WOO
men whose portraits may figure In the
collection are Mrs. George w. Kinney
| Of Cleveland Mrs. Clark Browning OF
Toledo; the late Mrs. Archibald white
whose tragic death occurred in New
| York last winter Mrs. j. j. Wysong,
| Mrs. Francis Burrel Hoffman and
| Mrs. Fred Benedict. all OF New York
Mr.. After has just finished portrait
| OF Mrs. William Luther Croll. his cous-
In who died IN London last fall. Mrs
croll was formerly Mlss Alice Maud