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(3) Charles Menzies Gordon, born 1831. He entered
the Society of Jesus, resigning the property of Drim-
nin to his brother, Jose Clement. The " Catholic
Who's Who" (1908) says he fought as a volunteer in
the army of Pius IX. He was rector of St Aloysius,
Garnet Hill, Glasgow, for some years prior to his
consecration in St Andrew's Cathedral, Glasgow, on
the Feast of the Assumption, 1889, as Bishop of
Thyatira and Vicar Apostolic of Jamaica. The nave
and Gospel side of the Church were set apart for
members of the new Bishop's late congregation of
St Aloysius's ; the Epistle side was taken by mem-
bers of the Cathedral congregation and others. The
ceremony was performed by the Archbishop of Glas-
gow, the Bishop-Elect having as his assistants the
Archbishop of Edinburgh and the Bishop of Argyll
and the Isles. On arriving at Jamaica, he was pre-
sented in the steamer saloon with an address begging
the new Bishop to accept a carriage and pair for his
special Episcopal use. In reply he isaid : — "I feel
that God has indeed blessed my mission, and that
my future will be ia future of happiness in His ser-
vice, for whatever else may happen, if the cause of
the Church proceeds well, I am quite happy, and I
am sure it will proceed well. We do not seek to
hinder others. We have only the greatest love and
affection for all who may differ from us, and we will
never have a word to say against them. At the
same time, we cannot forget our own affections, and
I am certain, therefore, that we shall promote this
to the best of our power, but not in the slightest
degree to offend the spirit of charity with regard to
others. I dare say we shall find here, as I have
found in other places, that however men may differ
from one another in points of faith, all agree in pro-
moting works of charity, and so far as possible we
shall do our best to aid our brethren in that, and to
keep unity amongst ourselves and them whether
separated from us or not. Now I must come to a
conclusion. I dare say you do not feel the heat as
much as I do. I am not unsuited to heat ; I have
been in Africa, the land of the sun par excellence,
but somehow or other, I ihave not got accustomed
to stewing as eels are said to get accustomed to
skinning, and last night the heat was terrible in my
berth." He retired in 1906, and lives at Roehampton.
(4) Henry Fletcher Gordon, died January 3, 1836, in
his third year (Brown's " Greyfriars Epitaphs" p. 122).
(5) Jose Clement Gordon of Drimnin : born 1838 : mar-
lied 1875, Mary Teresa, only daughter and heiress of
William Hoy of Stoke Priory, Suffolk. He has: —