Footman, Henry

M.A., Church of England; b. at Ipswich, Feb. 10, 1831; educated at St. Peter's College, Cambridge, where, after having taken a second-cla in the moral science tripos, 1870, he graduated B.A. 1871, M.A. 1874; ordained (both deacon and priest) 1871, standing first in the examination for orders; vicar of Lambourne, Hunger ford, 1875-78; in charge of St. George's, Campden Hill, 1878-80; select preacher at Cambridge, 1880-81; vicar of Shore ditch, 1880-81; and since 1881 has been vicar of Nocton Lincoln. Although from early years a student of theology, he pursued a commercial career, and prior to entering Cambridge was partner in a large firm. He is the author of Life, its Friends and Foes (Lent lectures), London, 1873; From Home and Back (Lenten sermons), 1876; The Eloquence of the Cro , 1877; Nature and Prevalence of Modern Unbelief, 1880; Reasonable Apprehensions and Re-a uring Hints, 1883, 2d ed. 1884, reprinted, New York, 1885.