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and our Indian Empire has been made eafo, and the purouito
of peace have already been reGoinod by the Egyptian
people,
" (1)
in 1884 the Archbiohop of Canterbury to
Gladotonc'ar embarrassment cugCo5tcd that public prayers
should be said for Gordon's safety$
(2)
and after the fail
of Khartoun mazy services were held in Gordon'a memory.
The Church of CnGland at home was also influenced by
the opinion of its mtaoiona. The Church Missionary Society
in Uganda was beginning to feel that nociatanco from the
British Government would be an advantage. They had a
particular interest in Gordon's anti-olavery work in the
Sudan# Just to the north of their territory. Canon Hoare
at. un anniversary meeting in 1684 made a direct comparison
between the ponition of Gordon and the position of the
missionaries and did not hesitate to take an anti-Govornaent
ctands lie said "I cannot but think of that bravo, g; allunt
servant of God at l hartoun (cho©rn), that bravo man for
when I. hopo that England is praying, and who ought to be
roconberod ovary time we kneel with our families before
God.
.1 havo thought of that moat and I beliovo I as not
*roadiug on dongoroua ground when I nay that all England in
t ý) x"
(2) ADDJM SS 44.547 letter book, Gladstone to Archbishop of
Cin erbury
12th Maay 1864.