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human nature-wfo selected him from
among many older men-and ADLER
men perhaps, judged by the ordinary
leader.
One ecclesiastic, relating his ex-
periences at a church convocation
where his views were opposed by DR..
Temple and DR.. Davidson, said, s'Da-s
wilson really rubbed me the wrong
way. but he used velvet hat pad and
I was hardly aware of it. Temples
method was very different. He took
scrubbing brush and fairly secured
away my notions"
But some Of those who know DR..
Davidson best declare that underlying
his Suavity and gentlenesS Of manner
is religious fervor just as strong as
that which animated his bruSque pre-.
decessor and a. deeper and more pro-
found spirituality. And this, say they,
is combined with a man. Of the world s
knowledge of the conditions Of modern
life and human nature, that enables
the primate to adjust means to ends.
He unites a sanity temperament with
iron strength of character. He is an
idealist who believes in practical
methods.
Such is the lofty estimate Of the
man taken by his ardent admirers. He
has his detractors, too, who attribute
his advancement solely to court in
f1uence and the adroit use Of the 'svel-
vet hat pad" But eulogists and de-
tractors. alike agree that he is a man
of charming personality.
His favorite recreation is horseback
riding. He is very fond of chess, too,
and with a friend gifted with similar
powers, he has sometimes combined
both diversions, using neither board
nor men. each player announcing his
moves verbally and by. memory alone
keeping track of the game. His wife's
favorite recreation used to be cycling
now it is driving
AS Archbishop Of Canterbury his
salary is $4,000 year-half as much
again as that Of the president Of the
United States. But he has even less
chance of saving anything out of it,
for Lambeth palace, the official resi-
dence, is much bigger than the White
house, and costs deal more to keep
up. 1t is a picturesque architectural
tumble to which many ages have made
their contributions without regard to
consistency of design. For over 600
years it has been the London residence
Of the primates,. though the part now
occupied by the archbishop dates only
from 1884. The oldest portion of the
buildings is the chapel, 70 feet long
by rs feet broad, which was erected
i Wy al ChOlSuOp oOlllidCt III LAD. II Is
of peculiar interest to Americans as
the scene of the conservation Of the
first American bishops in 1887.
= The palace Overlooks, from the Sur
rey side of the river, the turgid barge
laden Thames, and on the opposite
bank, little lower down the stream.
are the houses OF parliament. Back Of
it, and on either side, stretch the sor-
did dwellings Of Lambeth. But within
it's gates one seems far removed from
the strife and hustle of the modern
world, in region where broods the
spirit of eternal calm. It is an ideal
place for a sanity recluse. Little time,
though has the Archbishop OF Canter-
bury to yield to such Influences. He is
one of the busiest men in the Kingdom.
Usually he rises at haf-paSts five.
What with correspondence, frequent at
tendance at the house of lords when
parliament is in session. meetings of
important church bodies, at which he
is expected to preside, consultations
with various leaders Of his spiritual
forces. and an occasional public din
ner in the evening, for which he must
prepare an address, he has little time
that he can call his own The old
method of fighting the world, the flesh
and the devil in the solitude of the
ascetic's cell Is not for these days of
the English church.
DR.. Davidson Is now King Edwards
..clerk of the closet" He gets only
$55 a year for it. 1t is true, but it is not
supposed that the Office engages much
of his attention.
Before leaving for America the arch
bishop expressed his intention Of max
ing study Of its public schools He
wants to find out by what mysterious
means they turn out such excellent
boys and girls Under system of edu-
cation in which religious instruction
plays no part 1t isea contradiction of
the Church Of England's most cher
ished theory which has long puzzled
DE. DaVidSOn. --.-E. LiSle Smell