The Washington times., 1904-08-28
DEAN HOLE DIES
OF HEART TROUBLE
As Proud of His Roses as
of His Books.
AT ROCHESTER SINCE 1887
Once Lectured in Baltimore and Wrote
a Volume on His Impressions
Of America.
AT ROCHESTER SINCE 1887

LONDON, Aug. 27.-The Very Rev. s.
Reynolds Hole. dean OF Rochester since
1885, died this morning. He had been
III some time. and passed away from
heart trouble while asleep. The dean
was born in December. ISIS.
Dean Hole was one OF the best-known
living clergymen OF the Church Of Eng
land Pre-eminent as a preacher. he
was also distinguished as an author.
lecturer, and horticulturist. At his
home in Rochester ne had one Of the
most famous rose gardens OF the world.
his income from II exceeding his salary
as dean Of Rochester. Notwithstanding
his advanced age. his habit was to work
In II daily himself
In Baltimore in 1904.
Dean Hole visited Baltimore in 1904
/ and delivered a lecture in Lehmann.s
Hall. He was extraordinarily tall. with
big features, sparkling eyes and 4 pecu-
liar voice. and he used very individual
| gestures. His liberal views brought him
into conflict with certain churchmen
while he was in this country. He loved
the stage, and was no friend Of the to-
tai abstinence doctrine.
II am not going 70 shave my head be-
cause some other man has sOftening OF
the BRAIN" he told his Baltimore audi
ence.
Among his later works. 1.-THE Memo
ries OF Dean Hole" and More Memo
ries" were exceedingly popular. because
Of his intimacy with noted men Of the
last half century A writer IN the Critic
| OF October q. 1884, gives TIE following
pen portrait Of the famous dean;
Portrait of the Dean
THE author of a number of delight
full, CHEEKY. beautiful books. and one OF
the foremost preachers Of contemporary
England, Dean Hole. has a well-estab-
lished reputation as a sympathetic and
witty lecturer. His fund of reminis-
ceEces is rich. for he was the intimate
friend Of Thackeray, Dickens, Tenny-
son, Leech, and Tenniel, and the favored
guest OF the brilliant group that met
from week TO week around 'Punch's' hos
pitabie board. The London World has
described him as standing lust six fear
three and three-Quarters in his stock
inSs- his StalWart frame is every Bit
as erect as II was half a century ago
when, as BrasenOse undergraduates, ne
enlarged his knowledge Of agriculture
IN the fields of the Bicester country
learned the rudiments Of architecture
among the walls OF Heythrop, and wore
- l.
tons and bun vest Of the Roena Club.
Grew Old Gracefully.
mo man ever carried the burden of
years so blithely as s. Reynolds Hole,
who takes you across a square, flag
paved hall. where you notice a couple
Of cOngratulatory addresses from his
friends. the toilers Of Chatham and
Rochester into a long passage leading
70 Mrs Holes garden WorkrOorn and
TO the warm and comfortable study in
which Dean Scott was wont to correct
his proofs, and Dean Hole prepares with
equal diligence those sOul-stirring ex-
tempore sermons which empty the
churches and chapels OF Rochester on
Sunday evenings, and crowd the aisle
have never been crowded during the
miniStratiOns of the three-and-thirty
deans who have preceded him The acct
dent OF his being unable to read his
sermon in the dark led him to discover
his peculiar powers Of preaching without
notes. and since then his resonant tones,
healthy doctrine, and sound common
sense have reused the workingrnen Of
England from the lands end to. the
border.
Popular at St. Paul's.
He has attracted the largest congre-
cations ever known at st. Paul's; his
ardent admirers at St Nicholas. Liver
pool. have only just sent him a magnifi-
/ cent cope; and in his old diocese OF Lin
coin he has fulfilled the duties of hon
orary canon, rural dean. and proctor in
convocatIOn- Since his arrival at Roch-
ester he has awakened both the cathe-
dral authorities and the honest citizens
from their slumberS- He has introduced
with extraordinary results the use OF
short but frequent services; by a few
vigorous words he put an end to the
general exodus which used to take place
ct the close of the anthem; and the
popularity of his preaching tests the ca
pacity of the cathedral whenever he ap-
pears