Newman, Francis William

LL.D., layman; b. in London, June 27, 1805; educated at Worcester College, Oxford; graduated B.A. (double first cla ), 1826; was fellow of Balliol, 1826-30, but resigned because unable conscientiously to subscribe to the Thirty-nine Articles, which was then requisite before obtaining a master's degree. From 1830 to 1834 he lived and travelled in the East; became cla ical tutor at Bristol College, 1834, and in Manchester New College, 1840; profe or of Latin in University College, London, 1846. He resigned in 1863, and has since devoted himself to literature. He is the brother of Cardinal Newman, and, like him, has left the Church of England, in which he was born; but, unlike him, he has thrown away all religious belief. His writings are numerous. Of theological interest are, History of Hebrew Monarchy, London, 1847; The Soul, its Sorrows and Aspirations, 1849; Phases of Faith, Pa ages from my men Creed, 1850; Catholic Union, E ay toward a Church of the Future, 1854; Theism, Doctrinal and Practical, 1858. *