The Washington herald., 1911-09-05

Dean Gregory, who died in London
recently, was not a great scholar or
preacher, nor OF commanding intellect,
but he was one of those who by force Of
character sound sense, and intense sin
cerity of purpose accomplish great
things AS Dean of St Paurs Gondonl
he made a real mark upon the church
history of his time. To the present gen.
Grafton he has been known only as an
old man, but his venerable figure and
the vitality which he retained to patri-
archal age made a great impression upon
the imagination of London churchgoers.
The late dean will live in history as the
real restorer of LOndOn's famous Cathe-
dral When in 1868 he was appointed
canon by Disraeli the services in that
church, as a rule were uninteresting and
chilling. There were small audiences, and
the lay clerks and choir boys were care
less. But as canon Mr.. Gregory was as
firm as he was fearless in pushing the
extensive reforms which were success
fully carried out under Deans Manual
and Church.
Dean Gregory it was who. after Dean
Mansers death, conducted the negOtia-
tions with the ecclesiastiC commissioners
when they took over the estates of St
Pauls Cathedral, the income from
which to the government now exceeds
100000 a year.
1t is a curious fact that in 1853 the
late dean was originally appointed by
Mr.. Disraeli to the canonry in West
minister Abbey which had been vacated
by Dr. Christopher Wordsworth on his
promotion to the see Of Lincoln. Just
previously the Rev. George Prothero,
rector of Whippingham. had been nom
mated to a stall at st. Paul's which
DR.. Champneys had vacated on his ap-
pointment to the deanery Of Lichf1eld.
Dean Stanley was of the opinion that
Mr. Prothero would suit him better than
Mr.. Gregory as a colleague, and he IN
duced Queen Victoria TO make the de-
sired change before the appointment
had been announced. II the first ar
rangement had been carried out, 1t Is
quite certain that the drastic reforms
at st. PauTs would not have taken
place, but Westminster Abbey would
have benefited by gaining the services OF
a consummate man OF affairs. and ar
rangements sanctioned by Dean Ctan-
ley, who, 1t was admitted, had no more
business in him than a rabbit, which
proved disastrous to the chapter, would
never have been carried through II ne
ndQ Deen duNISeu OJ 1AO INV
Gregory.
Emperor Franz Josef Of Austria, who,
despite his eighty-one years, has re-
cuperated from his recent illness, and
who has decided to remain at Ischl. In
the Bavarian Alps, until the middle Of
this month before repairing for the au-
tumn to his shooting lodge at Lainzer
Thiergarten, has bought the feudal cas-
tie and estate Of Brandeis as wedding
present for his young relative, Princess
ZIta of Parma, who is to marry Arch
duke Karl Franz Josef. the heir pre-
sumptive to the dual throne OF the Haps-
burgs The venerable ruler was gener-
Gus, indeed. For without asking the
Reicsrath for an "apanage" for the
youthful couple and probable future sui
ers OF the empire. he paid for the pur-
chase out of his private chatulle, ex-
tending the sum OF 100000 forms. It
was so much more surprising. as Franz
Josef had hoped that the archduke, who
Is second in line for the succession.
would marry his granddaughter. Arch
duchess Eller, eldest of the four girls
Of his favorite daughter, the Archduchess
Marie Valerie.
The castle Is In the midst of a vast
entailed estate-in the north of Bohemia,
near the capital, Prague. on the banks
of the Elbe River, and was the property
Of Archduke Louis Salvador. Tie castle,
which at present Il nothing but g pic
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