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IN MEMORIAM. 



The Victoria Institute has sustained a severe loss in the un- 

 expected death, on N'ovember 14th, 1916, of its Vice-President 

 and Trustee, Mr. David Howard, J.P., D.L. He joined the 

 Institute as long ago as 1873 ; became a Member of Council 

 in 1877 ; a Trustee in 1890 ; and a Vice-President in 1903. 



Mr. Howard died suddenly while travelling in a train to 

 business, and the funeral took place on j^ovember 18th at 

 St. John's, Buckhurst Hill. The following summary of the 

 address delivered at the funeral service by the Bishop of 

 Chelmsford will give some indication of the honour and esteem 

 in which he was held by all who knew him. 



His Lordship said that when in the presence of David 

 Howard, all must realize that they were in the presence of a 

 man — a man of fine, strong, and in some respects unique 

 personality. One of his strongest characteristics was his all- 

 round conception of duty ; for of some men it was said that 

 they did their duty in this respect or in that respect, but 

 those who knew Mr. Howard realized that he was not a man 

 who lived in compartments. He loved his country, and while 

 taking his part in national affairs, he still had at heart the 

 best interests of the district in which he lived ; he was a keen 

 business man, a man of affairs, and yet everyone realized 

 that, keen as he was, he never allowed his business to swallow 

 up his intellectual pursuits ; he had a wonderful power of not 

 allowing one thing to come so prominently into his life as to 

 dwarf the other aspects of his life ; but above all, he was 

 keen as regards all things concerning the Kingdom of God ; he 

 was wise of counsel and filled with the Spirit of his Master, 

 and was ever desirous that God's message of love should 

 be carried to his fellow men. One might say of him that he 

 was diligent in business, diligent in national and local affairs, 

 yet fervent in spirit, serving the Lord. Some people who only 

 knew him superficially, thought him to be obstinate in some 

 matters, but those who knew him best, knew that it was not 

 obstinacy, but conviction. Rightly or wrongly, he had arrived 

 at a certain decision, and i'or him there was nothing more to be 

 said. Though he was 77 years of age, he was never an old man ; 

 he was always young, and in his company one could not help 

 feeling his cheerful, genial personality. 



