The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-22

| Impossible to live at his ancestral
home OF Chillngham Custle, esteem.
ing themselves fortunate indeed when
they arc able to let It. For many
NOBLE. They usually reside In a much
smaller and less prctentious place. IN
the same county Of northumberland
known as bloomington House.
Lord Tankerville has been in turn
midshipman in the royal navy. an
officer OF the army. a lieutenant OF the
iife Brigade. an A. D. C. to the Vice.
roy OF Ireland. COW punoher and
country. and fellow evangelist OF
Moody and Sankey, eventually taking
the iatter's place In Moody's party. In
singing the hymns, He Is. or was
Nirisection Society in England has
conducted n number OF revival meet
ings on both sides of the Atlantic, la
Christian Scientist and an extreme
iy clever painter of miniatures. some
OF which have won great success a.
tho annual exhibition of the Royal
| Academy. and he has founded and ma :
! aged model laundrles In tho suburbs
OF London
nora van Marter daughter Of j. G.
van Marter. of New York while en-
gagged in revival work in this coun-
try. she Is n handsome and accom-
plished woman, who before her mar
riage secured diploma rs a teacher
of music. In fact, they share ono an
others tastes, and tho marriage has
BEEN save for financial troubles and
the annoyances consequent thereon. an
extremely happy union. Both he and
5he possessed. at any rate during tho
early years OF their marriage superb
and perfectly trained voices. when
rendered them in great demand ut re-
liSious gatherings.
Perhaps It is his own financial
troubles that have rendered him APP
mr. ~ s.f Ham MI
some two or three years ago, when
he was himself engaged in legal pro-
ceedinEs. resulting from overdrafts at
banks, etc, he was moved, by the
moment in England to allow the ten
ants of his estate In Shropshire to re-
open the lead mines there, and to take
f9r their own use all the profits which
they were able to derive from work
Ing them.
1t Is possible that the evangelistlc
tendencies of Lord Tankerviie of
y, which he certainly gave no promise in
leritance. For the founder of his
family. Sir John Bennett, one or the
members OF Parliament for London,
was appointed by Queen Elzabeth as
OF the Great Seal Egerton. and the
Lord Treasurer Buckhurst, for the
suppression Of heresy., that is to say,
lies and other dIssenters from the
Church of England. His two col
leagueE owed saeir appointment to
their office. and to their prestige as
statesmen. whereas he, Sir John BEN
nett was nominated by the Virgin
Qneen TO the commission owing to his
RELIGIOUS zeal. 1t was Sir John Rem
netts son and namesake who was
frat raised to the peeragc by Charles
II; AS Lord .issulston: while his SON
Who married Lady Mary Grey. only
child Of the last OF the Grey Earls Of
Tank eryille. was. on the death OF his
father n-law, advanced to An earl
dom. as Lord Tankervi!lc of new
The Castle of Chiliingham. in North
cumberland. along with its big and an
clent mark. or rather forest. embrac-
ing some $4,000 acres. came to the
Bennett Lords of Tankerville through
this mprriaSe. and IS one OF The old
est country seats In England. having
been already accounted ancient in
Ills. when the Grey EarIdom OF Tank
ervtle was created nv King Henry "
while the famous herd of white wild
cattle. the only remaining herd OF It's
kind in Great Britain, terribly wild
pnd 6errn hugo IN ei-e hIacle-tnned