above the corbels, and in the back part of the chancel screen, keeps the light from striking injuriously upon the eyes of the congregation, and, at the same time, permits the smallest print to be distinctly seen. During the summer a stained-glass window is to be placed in the chancel wall. The gable end of the building, lately rough-boarded, has been finished with lancet windows and a pointed entrance porch. The contract for carpenter work was performed by Mr. Walter Lowe , and the painting by Mr. John Meikle . The gas-fitting arrangements were put in by Mr. Millner . Messrs. Sterling & Harris were the architects. In design and workmanship the improvements are highly creditable.93 The Measure of the Man. The Reverend George Wright Hodgson was a man of many talents who gave himself fully to whatever task lay before him. Throughout his lifetime he was acknowledged as a public speaker of great force and eloquence, a gifted preacher, and a man of rare scholarship. Academically he distinguished himself throughout his school days and his University studies as a student with above average ability . He acquired a solid background in the Classics which prepared him well for his vocation to serve in the Priesthood. Father Hodgson's ability as a preacher is still very much in evidence in his published sermons which survive today. He spoke clearly, choosing his words carefully, and addressed the issues involved directly. He took each public address opportunity not simply as a moment to present his own beliefs and opinions, but as a time for instruction in the fundamentals of the faith. Published addresses which survive today are: "The Sevenfold Gift." (notes for Confirmation classes on the Sacramental teaching of the Church); "An Address . On the Holy Eucharist as Showing Forth Our Lord's Death." (a teaching instrument for the mature congregation); and "The Comprehensiveness of the Church of England." (a position statement in response to published attacks on the 'High Church element in the Church of England). The Reverend G.W. Hodgson took an active part in defending the educational work being done by the University of King's College. He addressed the problems of continued financial shortfalls numerous time in letters to a variety of people always urging greater interest and participation on the part of Anglicans in providing for the means by which their clergy were to be educated and scholars produced. He addressed Synod in July of 1882 on the whole question of the future of the College: The question before us now is whether for the future the character of the 93. The Examiner. June 30th, 1879. 71