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42 at St James', Holloway, and St Matthew's, Bayswater; Prebendary Eardley Wilmot, at St Jude's, South Kensington; Mr Ditchfield, at St Peter's, Upper Holloway, and St James'-the-Less, Bethnal Green; Mr Hart, at St Peter's, Upper Holloway; Mr Saunders at Dalston and Edmonton; Mr Gough, at Brompton; Mr Murphy, at Whitehall Park; Mr Bryant Salmon, at St Leonard's, Shoreditch; Mr Mason, at St Stephen's, North Bow; and very many others, might be mentioned as not surpassed by any clergymen in London.”

“And do you find the clergy in London as zealous now as they were a quarter of a century ago?”

“I think, on the whole, the clergy are even more zealous, though there was little to complain of in regard to those of twenty-five years ago. It would be very difficult to surpass the London clergy in their self-devotion and earnestness. The vast majority of them work from early morning till late at night without intermission, and with unflagging zeal and energy”

“What should you say were the distinguishing features of the work of the four Bishops in your time?”

“Bishop Jackson was an eminently successful ruler—quiet, humble-minded and methodical, winning the respect of all by his personal character. He was extremely cautious, and knew his clergy wonderfully well. Whenever he was at home in