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202 LIFE OF ARCHBISHOP TAIT [CH. ix.
bishop of Canterbury, in writing
appointment,
said :
to Dean Tait on his
"
I hope that there is no doubt of the intention to divide the
jurisdiction. More duty has fallen upon the retiring Bishop than
any strength could safely venture to undertake."
But, on further consideration, it was felt to be undesir
able to proceed with the proposed division ;
and when the
relief ultimately came, it was effected in a different manner
altogether.
Some extracts from his Diary will best show how the
next fe\v weeks were spent, and what were the main
thoughts
in his mind.
Diary.
"Sunday Evening, $th October. I have come to the close of
my ministry in Carlisle. In the morning we visited with Craufurd
the dear spot. It was the first time the dear child had seen
it. Some kind friend had strewed it with fresh flowers. . . .
Bid farewell to the Central School at half-past ten, and tried to
urge some plain lessons on the children. Holy Communion at
the Cathedral; 72 communicants, far more than I ever saw
before. ... In the afternoon I preached my farewell sermontrying
to speak faithfully, and commending many things in which
I feel greatly interested to the Christian sympathy of those who
crowded to hear me for the last time. O Lord, I thank Thee for
the encouragement which this day has given me as to my ministry
here, though I feel how weak and remiss I have been. Visited
the dear girls schoolroom for the last time, with many tears.
. . . October 8t/i. Went to Fulham ; most kindly received by
the Blomfields. Stayed till Monday i3th, when went to Broad-
lands to Lord Palmerston. . . .
"
Bright011) Sunday Evening,
l
26th October. ... I have been
reading Trench s Introduction to Sacred Poems for Mourners.
His analysis of the Burial Service is very striking. I have read
one of F. Robertson s sermons ; full of thought, but not much of
religious thought. . . . Catharine and I together
received the
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Page after page of the Diary is filled with tender references to the chil
dren "safe with the Lord, now their life s brief day is
past."