. Charles Kingsley : his letters and memories of his life. only who lived with him in the intimacy of everyday life alhome can tell what he was as a man. Over the real romance ofSis life, and over the tenderest, loveliest passages in his private let-teis, a veil must be thrown ; but it will not be lifting it too far tosay, that if in the highest, closest of earthly relationships, a lovethat never failed—pure, patient, passionate, for six-and-thirty years—a love which never stooped from its own lofty level to a hastyword, an impatient gesture, or a selfish act, in sickness or in health,in sunsh
. Charles Kingsley : his letters and memories of his life. only who lived with him in the intimacy of everyday life alhome can tell what he was as a man. Over the real romance ofSis life, and over the tenderest, loveliest passages in his private let-teis, a veil must be thrown ; but it will not be lifting it too far tosay, that if in the highest, closest of earthly relationships, a lovethat never failed—pure, patient, passionate, for six-and-thirty years—a love which never stooped from its own lofty level to a hastyword, an impatient gesture, or a selfish act, in sickness or in health,in sunshiriC or in storm, by day or by night, could prove that th* 488 Charles Kiiigsley. age of chivalry has not passed away for ever, then Charles K mgslryfulfilled the ideal of a most true and perfect knight to ihe onev/oman blest vk^ith that love in time and to eternity. To eter-nity—for such love is eternal; and he is not dead. He himself,the man, lover, husband, father, friend, he still lives in God, who isnot the God of the dead, but of the CHARLES KINGSLEYS , EVERSLBV CHURCHYAKU. APPENDIX. THE KINGSLEY MEMORIAL FUND. The Kingsley Memorial Fund, set on foot in February, 1875, resultcilat Eversley in the enlargement of the Church, and in the carrying outof a plan of their late Rector for turning the old vestry in the tower intoa baptistery, opening out the roof, and substituting open benches forthe njmaining pews. The Committee included the following names •- The Duke of Westminster. Rev. R. C. Powles. Lord Eversley. Rev. Elis Price. Lord Calthorpe. Mr. Martineau. Rt. Hon. W. Cowper Temple. Mr. Stapleton. General Sir William Codrington. Mr. Tindal. Sir William Cope. Mr. Dew. Mr. Beresford Hope, Mr Wyeth. Mr. Raikes Currie. Mr Seymour. On a Brass Plate in the Baptistery these words are inscribed : — IN PIAM MEMORIAM CAROLI KINGSLEY S. PETRI WESTMONASTERIENSIS CANONICI HVIVSCE ECCLESIiE PER XXXI ANNOS RECTORIS DILECTISSIMI HANC /EDEM SACROSANCTAM QVAM
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