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presbyteries and schools for outports J and he a180 contributed frequently to
local and foreign pub lications . He wrote an "EccIeefaatdce I Hi et.or-y of Nevfound-,
lend" , and also a "Life of Bdebop Hullock" J a nd for the Royal Society of Canada ,
of which he 'Wa s a member-, he prep ared a pr:tp.,r annually on some subj ect of scientific
or hf eot.r-fca L interest. He 'Was a special friend of the "Nevfound'land
Quarterlyl' , a nd not an Ls sue for the past twelve ye ar s ha e appear-ed \Jithout an
articl e from hilll , on a most coapr-ebensdve and interesting subject.__"The Name Lore
of Nevfound Land'", This he had neer-Iy completed , a nd we hope to be able from his
notes and otherwise to round out the se r-Ie e ,
I n addftdon to all this, he found time to plrty biB part i n public a f f air s.
He vas possessed of an intensely ea rneet. pat.rd otdem, end took a n active ,dnt.e r -eat
in all pubUc questions, social, murd.c dpa L and co lonial. Of c ourse, not Al l of
the peop'Ie-c-even his own peopke-c-agreed ",ith him in regar d to t .he ee ..1ll8.tt e r~ , but ,
none , even t hose vho
held st.r-ong vdeve to the c ontrary, questioned the edncer-Lby
of his purpose or the zeal for the country' ~ interest vhdcb i nf luenced hi m.
Hi~ pa eefng 'Was mourned by the- publi.c_ee.nerall:I..~ t.h:at. o:f;_~ciJ.i~n---,-~~ 8« ..
l ike ",ill not soon be seen agadn ,
On the death of ArCh~is~~p Ho.. le.~, ~ ~~~ directi.~~ of. th~ 8.ff;t r~ of ..~~e ~r~~dioce;e
-"o'eve l oped upont~ 'Vi'~r-:Cen;;'; i~- m.. RRV. Her .. Roche , ~ Re ctor of ~t he :~
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Cathedral here and the Administrator of the Ar-chdfocese under the l ate Ordinar y .