Obituaries. 
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1918 - 19 .] 
support himself as a poet, he turned his attention to journalism and became 
a successful editor. Music, for which he had a passionate love, was also 
a very tempting lure. He gave much time, chiefly at night at the end 
of days spent in his editorial office, to a close study of the different 
branches of the art, and eventually took his Bachelor’s degree at Oxford 
and the Doctor’s degree at Dublin. Finally he more or less gave up his 
ambitions both in literature and music, to devote himself to the laborious 
toil of a parish priest, to which he felt strongly called. 
A side interest which developed into one of the strongest interests of 
his life was the cause of education. He began working for the better 
education and status of the musical profession, founding Trinity College, 
London, with the idea of affording facilities for an Arts education in 
conjunction with the musical studies, which as a rule absorbed all the 
time and attention of musical students. Among the details of administra- 
tion which he thought out and inaugurated was the scheme of local 
examinations, now almost universally adopted by the great teaching 
bodies. His Concise History of Music, for many years the accepted text- 
book for students, was written entirely at night, at a period when his days 
were filled with strenuous literary work, in addition to his studies as 
warden of Trinity College, London — an office which, though honorary, 
so far as emoluments were concerned, was discharged with rigorous fidelity, 
to the best interests of the college and of the musical profession generally. 
Just as his wide musical interests brought him into touch with many 
great musicians, so in his editorial capacity he made friends among the 
most distinguished literary men and women of his day. Very diverse 
were the views and interests represented ; on the one side such intensely 
religious minds as Tennyson, Thomas Guthrie, Norman Macleod, Sarah 
Tytler, Jean Ingelow, Katharine Tynan, etc. ; while in another group such 
men as Huxley, Darwin, Spencer, Clifford, and Romanes, who were pro- 
foundly influencing the thoughtful younger minds of that period. It was 
probably the fact of their growing influence that decided him to take the 
definite step of offering himself for holy orders, that he might have a 
better opportunity of defending the vital truths that were being so 
ruthlessly assailed, and turning to the best account his undoubted gift of 
oratory. There were formidable obstacles in the case of a young man, 
already the father of a small family, who was struggling along on the 
meagre income of a sub-editor. With characteristic tenacity of will and 
purpose these were finally overcome. He graduated at Christ Church, 
Oxford, and in due course was licensed to the royal parish of Esher, where 
he was chosen by the rector to preach before the Duke and Duchess of 
