Here again he exercised a wide influence, due in part to his evangelical conviction, eloquence, broad views and powers of organization, but also to the magnetic force of his personality.
[4] He played an effective part in expressing the popular desire for peace between England and America in reply to President Cleveland's message on the Venezuelan boundary dispute, and was invited to Washington to preach in connexion with the endeavour to establish an international arbitration treaty.
[1]He was twice conferred with the degree of Doctor of Divinity, by Iowa College, United States, in 1893, and by St. Andrews, Scotland, in 1895.
[6] In 1898 his health began to fail, and he died suddenly on 31 January 1899 while conducting a funeral at the Wesleyan Chapel at Bilston, Staffordshire.
[7] His published works consist chiefly of addresses, and two volumes of sermons, Vision and Duty, and Mischievous Goodness.