Lord W°ls®ley 8»y8:—" Although I take deep interest in «U things relating to temperance, I am not a total abstainer, and hare never claimed the character for myself; but whenever it hai been found necessary to enforce on the troops under my command a total - abstention from alcohol, I have invariably observed the practice myself." .- "■ - The late Bishop of Oxford prided himself on being able to identify individually all the clergy of his diocese. Bat on one occasion when Dr Wilberforce was dining with a number of them, he observed one clerical brother whose name he did not know. Unwilling to confess his ignorance, and too cautious to make inquiry, the good Bishop approached the unknown, and by way of a feeler, remarked to him, "Iforgot how you exactly spell your name;'? to which the somewhat discomforting reply w*l "I~°ST a" " Ah» J« •'of oourse/*----said the Bishop. ' -
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Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4522, 3 July 1883, Page 2
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147Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4522, 3 July 1883, Page 2
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