The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-08

on Gladstone's mind seems to have been
Between 1893 and 1882 there was no leader
of paramount authority In the religious
world OF Oxford. and the young student
Of Christ Church was left to develop his
own opinions and 70 frans his own course.
All that can be said with truth Is that the
blsmsless sohoolboy became blameless
undergraduate. giving his whole energies
TO the duties Of the place. and quietly
abiding In the evangelical faith In which
he had been trained. Not oven after he
became Q member OF Parliament was II
through the Tracts for the Times, that
the influence Of the Oxford movement
or the Catholic revival reached him. Il
sesms rather 70 have reached him through
his friendship with James Robert Hope
thon fellow Of Merton, and afterward
Hope-soott Of Abbotsford Hopes juds-
ment that the Oxford authors were right
set Gladstone to studying the question
for himself. From the process OF inds-
pendent examination he emerged what he
remained to ths and Of hts lifo. an English
Catholic ohurchman. Mr. Russell thinks,
however, that there was no break with his
religious past. HE was from first TO
last an Evangelical But Catholic doc
trine and practice we're superimpossd.
70 to cay. on the evangelical foundation.
This 10 curiously illustrated by q letter Of
the late Lord Houghton, who, describing
In 1888 the bachelor parties which he gave
on Sunday evening. says: This arrange
ment unfortunately excludes the moro
ssvers NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10. ] really
think that vhsn people keep Friday "a q
fast they might make Q feast Of Sunday
After setting forth In detail 0ladstone's
religious opinions. our author turns to the
question OF conduct, which, according to
Matthew Arnold, u thrse-fourths Of human
life, To the inquiry. What manner OF
man Ia he whose opinions you have unfoldsd
to US at this inordinate length" here
plies that the spell by which my great
master and leader held me was the sense
that, amid all the turmOils and distractions
Of the rnost secular and most exciting &C.
cupation, his inner life was lived un-
brQksnly with God. It hes been my
happiness to knny great saints In
various communions, but they have
boen either ministers Of religion by
profession, or reci,ises from the world by
choice. Here was a man who did human
work and fought his human battles with
the most scrupulous diligence and the
most masterful resolution: and yet all the
while was dwelling ito We his own phrase)
in the inner ooust OF the sanctuary whereof
the walls are not built with hands Once
more: III ever we should be tempted to
despond about the possibilities Of human
nature, We shall bethink ourselves Of him
and take courage. II our faith should
ever ts perplexed by the blank misgivtngs
ola creature, moving about In worlds not
realized the memory Of his strong con-
fdelce will reassure ne. Ard, II ever We
should be told by the hippancy Of sop
ticism that religion In disease then We
can point to him who, up TO the very verge
Of ninety years. dsplayed . fulnsss OF
vigorous and manly life beyond all that
we had ever known
In the paper on DR.. Pussy there IL an
interesting account Of his relation to the
establishment Of English ssterhoods.
1t seems that ~ fer back a. 1850 he cor
responded with Kcble about the posi-
biiity OF establishing Sisters Of Charity
in the Church OF England, His daughter
Lucy had from very early childhood ex-
pressed q wish TO lead q single life and to
dedicate hsfxelf wholly 70 good works.
Dr. Pussy regarded this a q Divtns lea6-
ing. and Il seems TO have made him keener
in pursuit Of this new ideal; new. that is
to say. In the Anglican communion. On
Trinity Sunday. is4i, Q young lady took
the VOW Of holy celibacy. and scaled It at
the altar Of 81. Mary's, Oxford. She wa
the Arst English Sister Of Mercy. There
was at that time no community or insti-
tuition for her to join. II was not until
four years later that the first English SIS
tsrhood came into icing, when, through
the munihcence Of some lay churchmen,
including Mr.. Gladstone. . suitable house
waa procured in London near the Regents
Park, and ito working - pensrs were guar
anteed. The example soon spread. -Four
years later a sstorhood was started AT
Davenport. VII cl survives to the pree>nt
hour In the Priory at Acct, where DR..
Pussy died. Later came the great com
munities and widespread organizations Of
wantase, Clever and East Grimstead.
berides many smaller societies Of like intent.
Ii LAY the principle Of s,erhood IL an
organic element In the life Of the Church Of
England and our author thinks that the
total number Of sisters ard stsc cisteI
In Great Britain and la the British d.
pendencies may be counted by thousands.
Nor oan II b. doubted that DIR. Pusey did
more than any other O . man TO lay the
bases Of community lIfs In the Church of
England.
From the paper on Archbishop Benson
the inference may be drawn tina, since 81
Augustine few men. eventually self-detl-
Gated TO religion. have had TO undergo
mare inward struggle Ia order 10 attain
s,,irs,aal hfe THIS Inference 10 suggested
by hls por,rai,s and confirmed by his
biography Every feature tells iu tale
Ap Impsnous viii. violsn, ,snpsr, . strong
ssnsuousnc.s dominated by o romantic
idssilsm and . true spirituality the Whole
eoml,lnsd With . psroeptibls love ~ poss
snd sGec, Thsfs is no dOuia that benson
sAs . troublesome child and . passions,e
l,oy whsl b. Was . sei,ooimAs,sf tho
,...nl.Lnss,s lnhi.sd b, HIM ~or. often
excessive Oss AZ his a..<ApIss hAs DO
,spl.sc 9th snplss~.As 1assioh has n'ois
II asi.lAS ia. blasrssa,y sisss ln.'asoas
" harsh sad ssssss -sy,ns, Ia pssEls who
esuld NJ spi, No sss ss.ss,lsil, ia.s,sf'
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