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ting's ollege Hon&on CHAPEL IMPROVEMENT FUND Chairman The Earl of Harrowby The Bishop of Lichfield The Bishop of Winchester The Dean of St Paul's William Cotton Esq The Rt Hon Glad- stone S&mbrooke Esq Wigram Esq The Lord Bishop of London 'From th Council COMMITTEE From the College Staff The Rev the Principal Professor Beale Cunningham Esq Professor Fergusson Professor Johnson Professor Miller Μ Rev Major Professor Pearson Rev Professor Plumptre From Old Students Dr Arlidge George Austen Esq Bolton Esq Ε Bowen Esq William Bowman Esq Rev Parrar Dr Prere Rev Lance Dr La vies Henry Lee Esq Mackay Esq Rev Cowley Powles Sturges Esq Rev Henry White Rev Wood Cunningham Esq The earnest attention of the Council of King's College was lately drawn to the fact that the College Chapel as it at that time stood was altogether unworthy of the character and reputation of the Institution to which it was attached There was nothing in it to attract nothing to impress with reverence the minds of those who met in it or leading them to re- member it with attachment There was not even adequate provision for enabling the congregation to kneel The Council believed that the time had come when an effort ought to be made by the friends of the College to remedy this defect They had unfortunately no corporate funds available for this purpose and were obliged accordingly to appeal to the goodwill of those who as teachers or students of the Col- lege were or had been closely connected with it and of all who were in any way interested in its welfare They ac- cordingly sanctioned the formation of Committee to take measures for accomplishing the desired improvements and nominated several members of their own body to act on their behalf The Committee so appointed have used their heartiest en- deavours to raise the funds necessary for this work and the
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