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hood; fear God; honor the King." Dr. Creighton is one of the most accomplished ecclesiastics in the Anglican church. His "History of the Papacy " is one of the few great historical treatises which the past quarter of a century has produced, and in his short tenure of the onerous episcopate of London he has shown himself to be a most competent administrator. Moreover, while the primary function of a bishop is not to preach but to govern, Dr. Creighton has taken a high place among Anglican preachers, al though without rising to the supreme level occupied by men of the stamp of Father Stanton of St. Alban's, Holborn. His ser mon on Jubilee Sunday was rather under his ordinary standard, however, although one brilliant passage in which he traced the gradual development of the warrior into the con

stitutional sovereign, as the various functions of government became specialized and decen tralized, must be excepted from this criticism. At the close of the sermon the Bishop pro ceeded to his throne in the choir and as sumed his cope and miter and then the clergy grouped themselves round the altar, after which the choir sang the Te Dcitm to music which was specially composed for the occa sion by Dr. Martin and which is universally regarded as a contribution of permanent value to English musical literature. A high celebration of communion to which the Prince and Princess of Wales remained (of course without communicating) followed, the Bishop being celebrant, and the historic service ended with the benediction pro nounced by the Bishop, holding his pastoral staff in his left hand.