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down almost ut the foot of the Throne and placed Canada in mourning 

 for one of her sons torn from her in the pride of his intellect. 



It was my good fortune to win the kindly regard of I^ishop Binney, 

 M'ho was a native of Sydney, though he left that place at a very early 

 age, and subsequently received all the advantages of Oxford University, 

 where he won much distinction. As head of the church in the province 

 he evoked much antagonism during his administration, on account of his 

 great determination of character which brooked no opposition, and his 

 pronounced high church views, which he always asserted as the true 

 historic principles of the church. Now that the mellowing influences of 

 time have softened the asperities of the bitter past, those who think of 

 the bishop and knew him best must bear willing testimony to the depth 



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of the kindly and generous feeling that he had always in his heart for his 

 friends and even for his opponents when they met him in a spirit of fair 

 play and sincerity. If he was unbending at times when he believed a 

 great principle was at stake, it is well now to remember he was influenced 

 by strict conscientiousness and lofty motives. In his social life he was 

 remarkably hospitable and was not niggardly of his means when the poor 

 clergy came to his doors, which they found always "on the latch.". 



VII. Some Famous Soldiers. — It was my good fortune over thirty 

 years ago to meet and converse on more than one occasion with the hero 

 of Kars, who became for the flrst time since his boyish days in Annapolis 

 Royal, intimately associated with the public attairs of Nova Scotia as 

 lieutenant-iTOvernor in 1865. Sir William Fenwick Williams was ap- 



