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not too much to say that the Archdeacon of Liverpool takes rank with the best of them.

On leaving Dublin young Taylor (as he then was) resided as private tutor for more than a year in the family of the first Lord Anally, with whom and his pupils he travelled on the Continent for some five months, visiting the principal cities of France, Switzerland and Italy, especially the latter. He always felt that he owed much through his long life to the influence of that tour in such company. This was in 1847. Next year he proceeded to Chester, and was ordained both deacon and priest in the same year (1848) the former by Archbishop Sumner at his last ordination at Chester, the latter by Bishop Graham. He was licensed to the curacy of Tranmere, and within twelve months was appointed to the incumbency of Christ Church, Claughton, in the vicinity of Birkenhead. This was in January 1849. From the commencement of his clerical career he seems to have displayed quite unusual powers as a preacher, and this fact led to his frequent appear ance in the pulpits of some of the best churches in Liverpool. Dr Hugh M Neile, another famous Evangelical, was especially convinced of the young preacher s capabilities, and let no oppor tunity pass for encouraging him. Indeed, it was owing to his influence that the Archdeacon of the future was invited to succeed the famous Canon W. Marcus Falloou, M.A., in the living of St

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