OBITUARY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1197, 4 August 1911, Page 9

OBITUARY.

* DR. GREGORY. (By Tclcsrajl , . -.Special Correspondent.! London, August 2. The death is announced of Dr. Gregory, who resigned his position as Dean of St. Paul's, London, in February last. Dr. Gregory, who was 92 years of age, has been an interesting personality in the Church of England for many years. It was in 18U0 that he wns appointed to succeed Dr. Church as Dean cf St. Paul's, and during his tenure of office he showed great zeal and devotion in the performancn of his duties. As vicar of St. Mary-tho-Le?s, Lambeth, his strenuous and devoted work had attracted the attention of Mr. Gladstone, who, although knowing that Mr. Gregory (as he theu was) was a stroilj; political opponent, placed his son, th'o Rev. Stephen Gladstone, under his charges for his first curacy. In ISCB Mr. Disraeli appointed him to a Canonry at St Paul's. Ho was first nominated to a vacancy at Westminster Abbey, but preferred the stall at St. Paul's. "Canon Gregory's work at St. Paul's, in conjunction w'ith Dr. Liddon and Dean Church, can hardly be realised by the. younger generation of Churchmen-.- -(saya the

"Guardian"). It is no exaggeration to say that all that St. Paul's stands for to-day—the beauty of its musical'services,, its reverent and dignified ritual, its daily extra services, its great musical functions on special occasions—all these have been made possible by the devoted, untiring, and practical work of Dr. Gregory, who received his D.D. degree upon his appointment to the Deanery 'by oihec late. Marquess of Salisbury. From a^national ,, point of view the great period in Dr. Gregory's career was pre-eminently the time which followed his appointment to a Canonry in the Metropolitan Cathedral, whore, towards the late 'sixties, the capitular administration sadly needed reorganising and the services of the Church obviously called at once for development and improvement. Milraan had made, a brave beginning of reform, but advancewas hardly rapid till the days of his inimediate successors; and, without disparagement to the work of Mansel and Church, it may be said that credit for the practical and busiMSS-liko carrying, out of the changes required is peculiarly attributable to the combined firmness-and tact of Canon Gregory.' By the time ho became Dean the battle • had been virtually won—for battle it was, against both obstruction and active opposition. St. Paul's had been rediscovered and; recreated, with all its vast potentialities for religious life and social service. _ Dγ Gregory was succeeded as Dean ot St Paul's by Dr. W. It, Inge, formerly Ladv Margaret Professor of Divinity at Cambridge, and one of the. most distinguished leaders of, thought in the Anglican Church. ' I WEALTHY RUSSIAN LADY. St, Petersburg, August 2. Madame Morozoff has died, aged 84, .leaving a fortune-of eight millions stcrling. She was tho owner of the largest cotton mills in Russia. ■ ' A VICTORIAN RIPLEMANi Melbourne, August 3. The death has occurred of Mr. W, G. Willoughby.tho well-known rifleman,.of Bisley team fame.