OBITUARY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 813, 12 March 1910, Page 2

OBITUARY.

THE BISHOP OF LINCOLN

This week there has passed away one of the most revered and most saintly Bishop in the Anglican Communion, in the person of Dr. Edward King, Lord Bishop of Lincoln. Along the line of bishops of that ancient see he stands out with St. Hugh and Robert Grosseteste as a true servant of God. Not one of them could have been more loveable or more lofty in character than he was. A High Churchman, he was loved by all, and among his greatest admirers were some of the leading non-conformists of England. Humility and selfsacrifice formed the groundwork of his character, while gentleness, simplicity and purity were his crowning virtues. The Bishop lived in the eye of God, and it was the holiness of his life that drew men to him. It was only recently the Bishop was holding a confirmation at Boston. There he heard of a poor crippled girl who nad been prepared for confirmation, but could not be brought to the service. Without more ado, despite his four score years, and a driving rain and blustering wind, he set out and walked the two miles that separated the cottage of the girl from the church. The service in her bedroom lost nothing of its beauty or solemnity because of its mean surroundings. His life has to be written yet, but when it is published it will be one that will inspire and lift men up to greater holiness.

We learn that the vicar of All Saints’ the Rev G. Y. Woodward, was educated at the Bishop of Lincoln’s Theological College, and had the privilege of coming in contact with the saintly Bishop on many occasions. He was ordained in Lincoln Cathedral by Bishop King for the Bishop of Wellington on Trinity Sunday, 1902. The last time he saw the Bishop was iu 1906 in London, when he was invited to meet him in the Bishop’s room at the House of Lords. The beauty of his life will be told from many pulpits to-morrow all over the world, and his memory will be deeply cherished by others than his own communion. He is a link of those who played such a noble part in the Oxford Movement, and the last of that saintly band of men Pusey, Newman, Keble, Church and Carter. The Bishop's work is not ended, it has just begun—the life he lived will live in the memories of thousands and be handed on to those who come after, and it is a life such as his that enriches and enobles our own and th at stands out more beautiful as the years pass by.