27 DECEMBER 1902, Page 3

We have dealt elsewhere with the loss the nation has

sus- tained through the death of Dr. Temple. That he was a great religious statesman, and will so be regarded when time lets him be seen in true perspective, is our firm belief. That he was a man of singular strength, uprightness, and nobility of character will be denied by none. But in him strength was joined with great tenderness and kindness of heart. His, indeed, was a very English character. He did not possess a trace of fanati- cism—even his temperance views were not held fanatically— but his piety was deep and natural. His services to the Church were very great, for he stood resolutely for maintain- ing the spirit of comprehension and inclusion.