THE Bey. H. R. HAWEIS, M.A.

Evening Post, Volume XLIX, Issue 134, 8 June 1895, Page 4

THE Bey. H. R. HA WEIS, M.A.

Tbe Bey. Hugh Reginald Haweii, now engaged on a lecturing tonr of the colony, is incumbent of the well-known Crown Chapel, St. James, Marylebone, which for 25 years he has filled to repletion every Sunday he has ocenpied the pulpit by a steady flow of eloqnence that is not in any way prompted by mannscript. Mr. Haweis is not only one of the best and broadest preachers in the world's metropolis—supporting tbe creed of Dean Stanley, by whom he was appointed evening preacher in Westminster Abbey — but be has done very important work as a journalist, author, musician, and as a lecturer at the Royal Institution, Lor.don, and the leading provincial institutes. He is therefore widely known inßide and outside the Church. At 14 years of age he was reputeti a remarkable violin player, beiugafavomitc pupil of the famous Oury, himself a pupil of Paginici. After taking his B.A. at Cambridge, Mr. Haweis spent nine months in Italy, following the fortunes of the Garibaldian war. At Naples he fell in with Garabaldi, then at the climax of his power as Dictator of the two Sicilies. Mr. Haweis assisted at the siege of Capua, and was asBidnona in helping, acoording to his means, the poor Garibalriians in camp and on tho battlefield. On the batteries of St. Angelo be more than onoo had narrow escapes from theronnd afaotand shells from Capua, and was nearly pioked off by tho Neapolitan riflemen Though In feeble health, Haweis returned aoparently unha-med by the fatigue and excitement of the last victorious Garibaldian campaign, and, entering holy orders, buried himself at once in the obscurity of Bethnal Green for two years, beooming enrate of St. Peter's, Baokneyroad. Whilst here he grew intimate with the fntnre author of the Short History of England, John Kiohard Green, then a curate at Hoxton, and afterwards inonmbent of St. Philip's, Stepney. The two olerical novices faced the outbreak of cholera together, and together elaborated plans for the general reform of the Chnroh and tha re-moulding of theology, which ended, as far as Greeu was concerned, with the production of his oelebrated book and his retirement from the Chnroh for the brief remaining span of his life. As a journalist, Mr. Haweis experience has been wide and varied. He wsb one of the earliest leader writers on the Eoho. He has contributed largely at different times to the Quarterly Eeview, the Eoho, Timeb, Pall Mall Gazette, Contemporary Keview, Good Words. Argosy, and Encyclopaedia Britannica. He is the editor of Routledge's World's Library, <ko., and for a year acted as editor of Casaell'i Magazine. Ab an anthor Mr. Haweis is perhaps even better known than as a journalist His most popular work is, perhaps, " Musio and Morals," now in its 20th edition. " Thoughts for the Times" is aleo iri its 14th edition Mr. Haweis has also published lately "My Musical Life." His last work is in five volumes, " Christ and Christianity." In the summer of 1873 Mr. Haweis was ohosen by tbe D<an of Westminster as special preacher at the evening service in Westminster Abbey. In 1885 Mr. Haweis visited America as select preaoher at Con ell University, Havard University, and loweil Leotnres. He preachpd and leotured at Boston, New York, and Montreal to large crowds. Last year he vi«ited America for the third time as repreRentative of the .Anglican Church to the Parliament of Ifeligioiix, and this year for tbe fourth time at the invitation of the Bishop of California. On Tuosday even, ing, in Thomas' Ball, he will bogin hia sories of Wellington lectures with his oration entitled " Music and Morals," illustrated by the violin experiments of the leoturer.