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OBITUARY NOTICE. 



Rev. Canon Walker, Whalton. 



By Rev. and Hon. William Ellis, Bothalhaugh. 



The Club has to mourn the loss of one of its oldest and 

 most respected members — Canon Walker, of Whalton Rectory. 

 He died on 22nd June 1910, at the age of 73. Though he 

 had been suffering pain for some months, the fatal end was 

 sudden and unexpected. At his funeral, which was attended 

 by the Bishop of Newcastle, there was a very representative 

 gathering : and indeed it could not be otherwise. He was a 

 man of many parts : in all of them he did his part well, by 

 his tact and wisdom earning the respect, and by bis kindliness 

 and sympathy winning the hearts of all with whom he 

 had to deal. He was Canon, Rural Dean, and Proctor in 

 Convocation, in all which offices he justified the confidence of 

 the Bishop who appointed, and the Clergy who elected him. 

 In the practical business of the diocese he was a moving 

 spirit : as Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Board of 

 Guardians he had great iuiluence in administering what is 

 now acknowledged to be one of the most difficult duties of 

 our so(;ial life : as Freemason in high office he greatly helped 

 to raise the tone of that important body : and as a student 

 of history, ecclesiastical and national, lie could speak with 

 authority. But the Club will feel more direct interest in 

 him as an exponent of antiquarian lore, especially with 

 reference to Church architecture, to which he had devoted 

 much time and thought. It was a treat to members of our 

 own and of kindred Societies to be guided by him over that 



