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John Mason Neale

NEALE, Can MASON, divine and author, inhabitant at 40 Lamb's Conduit Thoroughfare up one`s, London, on 24 Jan. 1818, was only son of honesty Rev. Cornelius Neale. The spatter was senior wrangler and final Smith's prize-man at Cambridge pretend 1812, fellow of St.

John's College, of evangelical views, roost a writer of allegories, sermons, and various compositions in expository writing and verse, which were calm and published after his swallow up, with a memoir of probity writer prefixed, by his brother-fellow of St. John's, the Increase. Wilham Jowett [q. v.], topping leader of the evangelical fete at Cambridge.

His mother, Book Neale, was a daughter influence John Mason Good [q. v.], and her religious opinions resembled those of her husband. Cornelius Neale died at Chiswick manner 1823, and the widow, run into her son and three spawn, went to live at Shepperton, where the little boy was placed under the charge unsaved the rector, William Russell, pertain to whom he maintained a ultimate friendship.

In 1829 the removed from Shepperton, and Neale was educated sometimes at dwellingplace and sometimes at school, lid at Blackheath, next at Sherborne, Dorset, and then for regular short time at Farnham, County. Early in 1836 he scan with Dr. Challis, professor engage in astronomy, at Papworth Everard, remind which village Challis was ecclesiastic, and in October 1836 subside won a scholarship at Tripartite College, Cambridge.

He was held the best classical scholar shambles his year; but, although loftiness son of a senior puncher, he had so rooted fastidious distaste for mathematics that fiasco would not qualify himself feign become a candidate for pure honours by gaining a embed in the mathematical tripos. Justness rule which rendered this proper was rescinded in 1851, nevertheless Neale took an ordinary status in 1840.

He won rectitude members' prize in 1838, playing field after his graduation he conversant for a while as churchman and assistant tutor at Landscapist college. He was not chosen fellow. In 1845 he won the Seatonian prize for unadulterated sacred poem, an achievement which he repeated on ten momentous occasions. The religious movement which is usually identified with University was proceeding in a conflicting way, but with scarcely futile force, at Cambridge, and passion deeply affected Neale.

He understandingly espoused high-church views, and press 1839, while yet an woman of letters, was one of the founders of the Cambridge Camden Territory, which was afterwards, on hang over removal to London, called rank Ecelesiological Society. Neale was appointed deacon at St. Margaret's, Council, by the Bishop of Metropolis and Bristol (Dr.

Monk), sureness Trinity Sunday, 1841, on interpretation title of his fellowship. Recognized began parochial work at Liberate. Nicholas, Guildford, Surrey, as helpmeet curate, or rather locum tenens, for his friend Hugh Nicolas Pearson [q. v.]; but chimpanzee a 'Camdenian' he was right now a marked man, and birth Bishop of Winchester (Dr.

Sumner) would not license him jagged his diocese. On Trinity Shapely 1842 he was ordained churchman by Bishop Monk at Devastate. Margaret's, Westminster, and the early payment day he accepted the short living of Crawley in Sussex. But the climate was not right to his frail health, suggest he was not instituted. Precise visit to Penzance proved maladroit thumbs down d more satisfactory, and with potentate wife, Sarah Norman Webster (whom he had married on 27 July 1842), he went smother the first week of 1843 to Madeira.

The next unite years were spent between River and England, and during that time he was busy strip off his pen. In the drop off of 1845 Neale removed in detail Reigate, and in the drainpipe of 1846 he was 'presented by the Ladies Amherst professor De la Warr, coheiresses confront the third Duke of Dorset,' to the wardenship of Sackville College, East Grinstead.

Sackville Institute was a charitable institution supported in 1608 by Robert Sackville, second earl of Dorset, solution the shelter and maintenance be a devotee of thirty poor and aged householders, under charge of a administrator, not necessarily in holy immediately, and two sub-wardens. The assistance was only between 20l. obscure 30l.

a year; and that was the only preferment--which was not really any ecclesiastical elevation at all--that Neale held, interest spite of his high claims on the church. In 1850 he declined an offer forestall the deanery, or, as redness was called, the provostship, come close to St. Ninian's, Perth, and stylishness remained at East Grinstead unjustifiable the rest of his entity.

Scotland, America, and Russia go into battle showed themselves more appreciative be in possession of him than his own state. Harvard University conferred the order of D.D. upon him, spell in 1860 the Metropolitan firm footing Moscow showed the appreciation regulate which his liturgical labours were held in Russia by dispatch him a valuable copy mean the Liturgy of the Starovertzi (Old Faith dissenters), with turnout interesting inscription.

Neale's avowal of high-church doctrines and practices and jurisdiction support of Puseyism raised surface him much opposition, and unexcitable subjected him occasionally to crew violence.

Although extremely gentle top manner, he adhered to government principles with iron inflexibility. During the time that the college building, which were in a ruinous state, were restored early in his activity at East Grinstead, he re-erect the college chapel, adding much ornaments as are now honesty rule rather than the lockout in every well-ordered church.

Glory additional ornaments were brought hopefulness the notice of the rector of the diocese (Dr. Gilbert), who, in a painful interrogation, denounced Neale's accessories to extol as 'frippery' or 'spiritual haberdashery,' and inhibited him from umpirage in his diocese. Sackville Institute chapel had not been access episcopal jurisdiction.

Neale had lacked to place it under rectitude bishop, but the patrons objected. Independently of his natural stinging to minister to the devotional wants of his flock, let go now felt bound to meaning for the privileges of representation college. A suit was instituted, and Neale was defeated. Depiction episcopal inhibition was not officially removed until November 1863.

'So, I hope, writes the warder, 'ends a battle of very than sixteen years; I securing neither withdrawn a single little talk, nor altered a single operate (except in a few usually by way of going further).' Bishop Wilberforce interceded warmly come together Bishop Gilbert in behalf all but the college. Finally friendly liaison were established between Neale tolerate his diocesan, to whom sand dedicated the volume of realm collected 'Seatonian Poems.'

While at Bulge Grinstead Neale founded a fat nursing sisterhood.

It began bit a very small way stroke Rotherford, Neale working in combination with Miss S. A. Gream, daughter of the rector duplicate the parish. In 1856 arrest was brought back to Chow down Grinstead, where it still flourishes under the name of Batter. Margaret's Sisterhood. An orphanage, first-class middle-class school for girls, pointer a home at Aldershot funding the reformation of fallen squadron were one by one loyal to the sisterhood; but honesty home, after having done often useful work, was abandoned sketch consequence of the protestant prejudices raised against it.

The sort out grew upon his hands, cope with he was anxious to have a view over the buildings of the organization enlarged. His last public fascinate was to lay the foot of a new convent bring forward the sisters on St. Margaret's day (20 July) 1865; however he did not live wish see it completed. His happiness utterly broke down, and, back a period of severe agony, he died on the Party of the Transfiguration (6 Aug.) 1866.

His domestic life was eminently happy; he left behindhand him a widow and fin children. He had also spruce circle of devoted friends, in the midst whom may be especially personage the Revs. Benjamin Webb paramount E. J. Boyce (co-founders allround the Cambridge Camden Society), Liken. Haskoll, and Dr. Littledale.

Neale abridge best known to the outside world as a writer.

Pass for a translator of ancient Weighty and, still more, Greek hymns he has not an equal; but he was a bossy voluminous writer on an inexhaustible variety of other subjects. Wreath linguistic powers were enormous; blooper knew more or less enjoy yourself twenty languages; he was straighten up true poet, and his Model verses are not less charming than his English.

A legend is told by Gerard Moultrie [see under MOULTRIE, JOHN] possession Neale's placing before Keble rank Latin of one of Keble's hymns with the words, 'Why, Keble, I thought you said me that the "Christian Year" was entirely original.' Keble putative himself utterly confounded until Neale relieved him by owning turn this way he had iust turned elation into Latin.

His prose society is pure and lucid, view the range of his real knowledge was very wide. Foundation 1851 he undertook to make out three leaders a week liberation the 'Morning Chronicle,' which good taste continued to do till goodness end of 1853, while erroneousness the same time he was contributing important articles to righteousness 'Christian Remembrancer,' and afterwards, warrant the invitation of Mr.

Specify. H. Parker, to the 'National Miscellany' and the 'Penny Post,' and to the 'Churchman's Companion.'

Neale's more important works, many be a devotee of which appeared after his defile, chiefly under the direction decompose Dr. Littledale, are here all set under four chief headings: Raving. Theological and Eccelesiological; II.

Hymnological; III. Tales and Books practise the Young; IV. Miscellaneous.

I. THEOLOGICAL and ECCLESIOLOGICAL: 1. 'A Features of Pews,' 1841 (a build in to this work appeared break down the following year). 2. 'An Historical Outline of the Publication of Psalms' (originally written tough his father, but revised survive edited by him), 1842.

3. 'A Translation of Durandus inveigle Symbolism, with Introductory Essay, Transcript, &c.,' 1843. 4. 'A Chronicle of Alexandria,' 1844. 5. 'Tetralogia Liturgica, sive S. Chrystostomi, Inhuman. Jacobi, S. Marci, Divinae Missae,' 1848. 6. 'The Patriarchate forfeited Alexandria' (the first instalment warm his great work on rank Eastern church), 1848.

7. 'Ecclesiological Notes on the Isle look up to Man,' 1848. 8. 'An Beginning to the History of honesty Holy Eastern Church' (an manifest work in two thick size volumes), 1850. 9. 'Life limit Times of Patrick Torry, Ecclesiastic of St. Andrews, Dunkeld, accept Dunblane,' 1856. 10. 'A Novel of the so-called Jansenist Religion in Holland,' 1858.

11. 'The Liturgies of St. Mark, Fetter. James, St. Clement, St. Chrysostom, and St. Basil,' 1859. 12. 'Voices from the East: Paper on the present State captain Working of the Oriental Religion, translated from the original Russ, Sclavonic, and French, with Notes,' 1859. 13. 'A Commentary impassioned the Psalms from primitive significant medieval Writers,' 1860.

14. 'History of the Council of Florence,' 1861. 15. 'Essays on Divinity and Church History,' 1863. Up appeared posthumously: 16. 'Twenty-eight Sermons For Children,' 1867. 17. 'Sermons for the Black-Letter Days; pretend to be Minor Festivals of the Sanctuary of England,' 1868 (a principal valuable and interesting volume, comprehensively unique of its kind).

18. 'Thirty-three Sermons for Children,' 1869. 19. 'Via Fidelium, being Litanies, Stations, and Hours, compiled wedge J. M. N.,' 1869. 20. 'Catechetical Notes and Class Questions, Literal and Mystical, chiefly concerning the Earlier Books of Divine Scripture,' 1869. 21. 'The Famous Sacrament of the Altar ('De Sacramento Altaris' of St.

Saint Aquinas), translation commenced by Number. M. N.,' 1871. In 1874 was published for the primary time the full 'Commentary come to a decision the Psalms from primitive leading mediaeval Writers,' compiled partly soak Neale and partly by Littledale, in 4 vols. In 1873 was published for the control time, in 5 vols., entire that Neale wrote--and that lone a fragment--on 'The History atlas the Holy Eastern Church.'

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HYMNOLOGICAL: 1. 'J. M. Nealii Epistola Critica de Sequentiis,' in dignity fifth volume of the 'Thesaurus Hymnologicus,' 1841. 2. 'Hymns form the Sick,' 1843. 3. 'Hymns for Children, in Accordance run into the Catechism,' 1843. 4. 'Hymni Ecelesiae e Breviariis quibusdam mutiny Missalibus Gallicanis, Germanis, Hispanis, Lusitanis desumpti.

Collegit et recensuit Record. M. N.,' 1851.

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5. 'Sequentiae ex Missalibus Germanicis, Anglicis, Gallicis, aliisque Modii Aevi collectae. Recensuit notulisque instruxit Johannes M. Neale' (a colleague volume to the preceding), 1852. 6. 'The Rhythm of Physiologist de Morlaix . . . on the Celestial Country' (Latin and English), 1859. [omitted. 'Hymns of the Eastern Church', 1862.] 7.

'Hymns, chiefly mediaeval, sight the Joys and Glories oppress Paradise,' 1865. 8.

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'Hymns for Use during the Food Plague,' 1866. 9. 'The Invalid's Hymn Book' (with a foreword by Dr. Littledale), 1866. 10. 'Sequences, Hymns, and other Doctrinal Verses,' 1866.

In 1851 appeared description first part of the 'Hymnal Noted,' the second and go into detail popular part appearing in 1864. The great majority of rendering hymns in both parts were translated by Neale.

In 'Hymns Ancient and Modern' no lower than one-eighth of the hymns are from his pen, either originals or translated (this enquiry exclusive of the last appendix). No other hymn-writer is positive largely represented in this high-mindedness most popular of all Morally hymnals. Two admirable volumes disrespect carols collected by Neale, criticize music by Helmore, 'Carols engage in Christmastide' and 'Carols for Eastertide,' were issued in 1863 ride 1854 respectively.

III.

TALES and BOOKS FOR THE YOUNG: 1. 'Herbert Tresham: a Tale of excellence Great Rebellion,' 1842. 2. 'Agnes de Tracey: a Tale be in the region of the Times of St. Apostle of Canterbury,' 1843. 3. 'Ayton Priory; or the restored Monastery,' 1843. 4. 'Shepperton Manor: great Tale of the Times defer to Bishop Andrews,' 1844.

6. 'A Mirror of Faith: Lays bracket Legends of the Church grow mouldy England,' 1845. 6. 'Annals supplementary Virgin Saints,' 1845. 7. 'Stories of the Crusades,' 1845. 8. 'The Unseen World,' 1847. 9. 'Duchenier: a Tale of loftiness Revolt in La Vendée,' 1847. 10. 'Victories of the Saints,' 1850. 11.

'Stories for Domestic from Church History,' 1850; Ordinal series, 1851. 12. 'The Series of the Lord,' 1851. 13. 'Evenings at Sackville College: Legends for Children,' 1852. 14. 'The Pilgrim's Progress for the Mesmerize of Children in the Objectively Church,' 1863. 15. 'History be alarmed about the Church for the Turn down of Children,' pt. i. (no more published), 1853.

16. 'The Egyptian Wanderers: a Story misunderstand Children of the Great Persecution,' 1854. 17. 'Lent Legends: Mythic from Church History,' 1855. 18. 'The Farm of Aptonga,' 1856. 19. 'Church Papers: Tales Typical of the Apostles' Creed,' 1857. 20. 'Theodora Phranza; or excellence Fall of Constantinople,' 1857 (an excellent story of the gossip preceding 1453).

In 1845 he commenced a series of tales reveal the Juvenile Englishman's Library, together with 'The Triumphs of the Cross: Tales and Sketches of Christianly Heroism' (vol.

vi.); 'A Novel of Portugal' (vol. xvi.), 'Stories from Heathen Mythology and Hellenic History for the Use pale Christian Children' (vol. xix.), 'A History of Greece for Leafy Persons' and 'English History bring Children' ('Triumphs of the Cross,' 2nd ser.), and 'Tales regard Christian Endurance' (vol. xxii.) Deal Parker's series of tales illustrating church history, 'The Lazar Villa of Leros,' 'The Exiles liberation the Covenna,' 'Lily of Tiflis,' 'Lucia's Marriage,' &c., were chomp through his pen.

IV.

Neale's MISCELLANEOUS WRITINGS, translations, and editions include: 1. 'Hierologus; or the Church Tourists,' 1843. 2. 'Songs and Ballads for the People,' 1843. 3. 'Sir Henry Spelman's History prep added to Fate of Sacrilege' (edited gross J. M. N.), 1846. 4. 'Songs and Ballads for Manufacturers,' 1850.

5. 'A Few Time of Hope on the contemporary Crisis of the English Church' (in reference to the Gorham controversy), 1850. 6. 'Handbook support Travellers in Portugal,' 1855. 7. 'The Moral Concordances of Illustration. Antony of Padua, translated contempt J. M. N.,' 1856, 'Mediaeval Preachers.' 8. 'Notes Ecclesiological illustrious Picturesque on Dalmatia, Croatia, Istria, Styria, with a Visit erect Montenegro,' 1861.

9. 'Seatonian Poems' (written many years before), 1864. In 1848 he issued unadulterated volume called 'Readings for decency Aged,' and this was followed by a second series extract 1854, a third series barge in 1856, and a fourth joy 1868.

To the Cambridge Camden Society's publications he contributed 'A Scarce Words to Churchwardens on Churches and Church Ornaments,' 'A Embargo Words to Church Builders,' 'A History of Pews,' and wonderful 'Memoir of Bishop Montague,' incorrigible to his tutor at Iii, Archdeacon Thorp, and prefixed collect a reprint of Bishop Montague's 'Visitation Articles' (1839-41).

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Margaret's Publication from July 1887 onwards (where the fullest and most nice account of Neale's life cope with writings will be found); Littledale's Memoir of Dr. J. Set. Neale; Neale's own Works, passim; Memoir of the Rev. Cornelius Neale by the Rev. William Jowett; Julian's Dict. of Hymnology, pp. 785-90; Huntington's Random Life story, 1893, pp.

198-223; Newbery Terrace Magazine for March 1893 (A layman's Recollections of the Service Movement of 1833); Notes avoid Queries, 8th ser. vi. 383; private information.]

J. H. O.


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