ages and many lands. In debate he was at once instructive 
and entertaining. His advice was always at the service of 
any one desiring direction in the study of literature. On 
an excursion or at any other gathering he was a most delightful 
companion. He was humorously spoken of as the Chaplain 
of the Club, and during the year when Mr. Strange was presi- 
dent the members as a body joined in the service one summer 
afternoon at Briercliffe Church, when the hymns sung were 
those of Wm. Cowper, and the Vicar preached on the life and 
writings of that great Christian poet. Of all the officers of 
the Club who have been taken away scarce one leaves behind 
him a brighter, happier memory than William Stabb Matthews. 
