Reading Observer 11-1919

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Tue \"'acancy cau,ed by the realgn;tion • . some ·
, )' mon th. ago, of tho Rev: William AriIlatrong ' 1",,JIll t
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at St An row. Pteaby·
I ," ian Church; Londoo·ro&d, ' will be' fiUe!! - on .,
Jut'$dny evenillg t Nov~be~r 4th, ,"'btn 'bis ~uc­
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'h,de rator, the R~v. ~ibald Ew.ing, ~f Ken.!
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" l ~l'. Steele receiv6d his education in lreland J
"h~. h' he took the degreea

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R,\.;ll t'ni\'ers~y, Ireland, ~and Muter hf :Art&;
t~ I~·: II':; l;lIivel'!i~-! . · BeU&!.t. He also l en j oY8:.tb.81
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l,il'\l 1111 him ·the degree of Doctor of Literature .;
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})I. :-:leele bas been mainly.. engagB,d in ..mieion
'"l n·il"\'. la rgely on its ~uca.tlona.J lride, inruga-,:
p,'I"I' :lIId in China., wliere, at Vari!)\l8 tUne!; he
hoi - L It! t he hOJlour of \ being Moderator .or
p,",hd.,,· and 01 Synod! He ha. alao travelled 1
I.Xll' ll. in.ly in China, Japan, ' Iridia, Malaya',
{ .'I;+.,la and Europe.
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.( In fii s return to this country rrom Chino, a.
\, I:· 01' lwo before the o¥threak of the Great
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n u nl of Study for the. Preparation or MiuiQn,.

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rhree of four yean later, when t he e;;igenciel
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I ' __ Ible, Dr, Steele 'W8.8.. appointed SUb-Director

J' dllcation for the Y,M,C,A. under the Army

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_,II.'me for the Calais, and Dun~irk areas, and he"

" "unued to hold th,s 9ffice tIll Ihe Anny ,took I
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/)1' Steele is an honorary Jecturer in the School !l'
, : Uriental Studies, London, and, at present-,. ;8 I
" -II the James Long lecturer on (;hioese Religion., 'I
Is appointment of the-chut'ch -Missionary Societ.y.
I;, )!arcb of thi .. year he l"88 chosen to deliver '
" lilt' lectures at t.hb Assembly's College, Belfast.,
(IJ t he Comparative Study of Religiol)jJ.
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He is a. well-known, authority on Chinese and
Il a- published both in that 'tan~ age and m · 1
lll !!hsh. ' H is most \reccnt. publication is an, an· i
I;.la ted translat.ioD, in t.wo, ' volumes, of:: the II"
. !,Li." a. work on Chinese ceremoni<!!, religions,
."Iidn l and domestic. He is 0.180 the author of a
. tt '~t book well-known and much used by studenj.s
. L'hinese.
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';;:'t. Andrew'g ma.y well be congratulated on 1
11flYiIl~ bee n so' fortunate as to Be.cure Dr. Steele
;L~ tLeir minister, lor he cgmea to Reading with ,
an dtabli !<Led r eputn.tion not only $S a. scholar
but. ;'1)<' 3 n cal'nest . broad-minded Christian worlrer,
;lEw! t o the m'eds of tbe Church in the present
trall:;itioll period .. posse &.ina ~uch. energy and a
rema l'kau!e capacIty for takmg pams,
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His past record warra.nts the e:rpe~tio ri that,

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c1emobilized frOIIlJ
under his pe"oU~
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rexpe.ri~os:e · Dnd knowledge ' oj. afi'ai118
may be found ulIj!!ui , even beyond, tht!' immediate
confines of hi, own congregation,
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1 ,On tlie . ~sion " of tl;l~ 'indiictiop, t~e. charge
Will be d~hvered by the well.known m·ln1ster Of
Marylebohe Presbyterian Church, Ih~ Rev, R. Q,Gil1ie; M.A., · and on "the -{ollowing- Tuesda.y evening a .oci.i" g~hePng ~I be ~ld in th~, school·
, rO"om at St. Andrew's fOF the purP9se of we]com·

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H~~E .are some pictures of Coom~e _~ar~,
.~ Whitchurch, the fine estate whic!t IS
now fur sale.
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On the left are views of the front entrance
and the south-west front of the mansion,

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The house is built in brick and stone in the
classic style, the · front elevation having a
large central pediment. It 'is entered under
" porch ' supported by Doric columns:' the
windows being supported by pediments,
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The ' preinises ' are lighted hy. electricity
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from a private plahf . Gas is laid on,

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THE ENTR,ANCE FRONT.

, The approach to the house is bY 'a car~age
drive through the avenue, The ., pl~sure_
grounds and p~rk have an area of, just over
146 acres. A portion of the groundS i~ front
,of the house is' 'shown, ~ith ' the ·fine ' lawns
' and fo~ntain. Behind can be seen the trees
which flank the builaing.

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• On ' the rigl1t is ' a picture of ,the rose..,.'garden, glVlOg some id~a of the ,a rtistic
arrangement 'of the gro!liuls.
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Coombe, Park was offered ,for sale by:auotion- recently In 'One I?t.~~' ~t w~s n~t sold., '
Mes;st:.~, Sim.mQris & Sons.i n co~junctian With
. 'Messrs. 'KIIight" Frank '& Rut.Jey. a.,re the . '"
a~ctioneersc and ' unless .,p:evtously, .dispos,esJ' '" "
.', cif thl(prop,er~. Win be ~uctigried ci!l .s.e'parate ~.,f
lots·at 'a'l~at!"rdate.
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B n - Yf:lour Olpth,
DoUy Vo'rdeo shape, lined

be , 35 ·Iots, · cQmprising .m~~y ,
cottages, valuable sporting property, imd building sites,
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