28 MARCH 1903, Page 3

We note with regret the death, which occurred last Sunday,

of Dr. Farrar, the Dean of Canterbury. A successful Master at Harrow and at Marlborough (where he succeeded Dr. Bradley), and subsequently Canon and Archdeacon of West- minster prior to his appointment to Canterbury, Dr. Farrar was best known by his " Life of Christ " and other works dealing with the history of early Christianity, which enjoyed an immense and, we doubt not, valuable popularity. His exuberant sentimentalism and his florid rhetoric offended scholars and purists, but there can be no doubt of his sincerity, of his wide culture, his incessant industry, and his great kindness of heart.