Excerpt from Dictionary of National Biography, Vol. 37: Masquerier-MillyngFrom an early period he had been a strenu ous advocate for the revival of the delibera tive functions of convocation. In 1833 he published 'reasons for a Session of Convo cation, ' and when that object was attained he was one of its most active members, first as proctor for the parochial clergy in 1857, and subsequently, in 1868, for the chapter. He frequently sat on committees and drew up their reports, and took a large share in the debates, proving himself a persuasive, if prolix, speaker. As chancellor of Lin coln he directed his efforts to the increase of the practical efficiency of the cathedral. Together with other minor reforms, he was the first to institute an afternoon nave ser mon, and during successive Lents he de livered courses of lectures on the prayer book and on church history. He died in London of congestion of the lungs on 5 Dec. 1872, and was buried at South Ormsby.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.