r. f. murray-第3部分

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orth　does。　　And　though　I　cannot　follow　him　in　his　veneration　for　the　Thirty…nine　Articles；　the　way　in　which　he　does　makes　me　half　wish　I　could。　。　。　。　It　was　full　of　wisdom　and　the　beauty　of　holiness；　which　even　I；　poor　sceptic　and　outcast；　could　recognise　and　appreciate。　　After　all；　he　didn't　get　it　from　the　Articles；　but　from　his　own　human　heart；　which；　he　told　us；　was　deceitful　and　desperately　wicked。

‘Confound　it；　how　stupid　we　all　are！　　Episcopalians；　Presbyterians；　Unitarians；　Agnostics；　the　whole　lot　of　us。　　We　all　believe　the　same　things；　to　a　great　extent；　but　we　must　keep　wrangling　about　the　data　from　which　we　infer　these　beliefs　。　。　。　I　believe　a　great　deal　that　he　does；　but　I　certainly　don't　act　up　to　my　belief　as　he　does　to　his。'


The　belief　‘up　to'　which　Murray　lived　was；　if　it　may　be　judged　by　its　fruits；　that　of　a　Christian　man。　　But；　in　this　age；　we　do　find　the　most　exemplary　Christian　conduct　in　some　who　have　discarded　dogma　and　resigned　hope。　　Probably　Murray　would　not　the　less　have　regarded　these　persons　as　Christians。　　If　we　must　make　a　choice；　it　is　better　to　have　love　and　charity　without　belief；　than　belief　of　the　most　intense　kind；　accompanied　by　such　love　and　charity　as　John　Knox　bore　to　all　who　differed　from　him　about　a　mass　or　a　chasuble；　a　priest　or　a　presbyter。　　This　letter；　illustrative　of　the　effect　of　cathedral　services　on　a　young　Unitarian；　is　taken　out　of　its　proper　chronological　place。

From　Canterbury　Mr。　Murray　went　to　Ilminster　in　Somerset。　　Here　Robert　attended　the　Grammar　School；　in　1879　he　went　to　the　Grammar　School　of　Crewkerne。　　In　1881　he　entered　at　the　University　of　St。　Andrews；　with　a　scholarship　won　as　an　external　student　of　Manchester　New　College。　　This　he　resigned　not　long　after；　as　he　had　abandoned　the　idea　of　becoming　a　Unitarian　minister。

No　longer　a　schoolboy；　he　was　now　a　Bejant　（bec　jaune？）；　to　use　the　old　Scotch　term　for　‘freshman。'　　He　liked　the　picturesque　word；　and　opposed　the　introduction　of　‘freshman。'　　Indeed　he　liked　all　things　old；　and；　as　a　senior　man；　was　a　supporter　of　ancient　customs　and　of　esprit　de　corps　in　college。　　He　fell　in　love　for　life　with　that　old　and　grey　enchantress；　the　city　of　St。　Margaret；　of　Cardinal　Beaton；　of　Knox　and　Andrew　Melville；　of　Archbishop　Sharp；　and　Samuel　Rutherford。　　The　nature　of　life　and　education　in　a　Scottish　university　is　now；　probably；　better　understood　in　England　than　it　used　to　be。　　Of　the　Scottish　universities；　St。　Andrews　varies　least；　though　it　varies　much；　from　Oxford　and　Cambridge。　　Unlike　the　others；　Aberdeen；　Glasgow；　and　Edinburgh；　the　United　College　of　St。　Leonard　and　St。　Salvator　is　not　lost　in　a　large　town。　　The　College　and　the　Divinity　Hall　of　St。　Mary's　are　a　survival　from　the　Middle　Ages。　　The　University　itself　arose　from　a　voluntary　association　of　the　learned　in　1410。　　Privileges　were　conferred　on　this　association　by　Bishop　Wardlaw　in　1411。　　It　was　intended　as　a　bulwark　against　Lollard　ideas。　　In　1413　the　Antipope　Benedict　XIII。；　to　whom　Scotland　then　adhered；　granted　six　bulls　of　confirmation　to　the　new　University。　　Not　till　1430　did　Bishop　Wardlaw　give　a　building　in　South　Street；　the　Paedagogium。　　St。　Salvator's　College　was　founded　by　Bishop　Kennedy　（1440…1466）：　　it　was　confirmed　by　Pius　II。　in　1458。　　Kennedy　endowed　his　foundation　richly　with　plate　（a　silver　mace　is　still　extant）　and　with　gorgeous　furniture　and　cloth　of　gold。　St。　Leonard's　was　founded　by　Prior　Hepburn　in　1512。　　Of　St。　Salvator's　the　ancient　chapel　still　remains；　and　is　in　use。　　St。　Leonard's　was　merged　with　St。　Salvator's　in　the　last　century：　　its　chapel　is　now　roofless；　some　of　the　old　buildings　remain；　much　modernised；　but　on　the　south　side　fronting　the　gardens　they　are　still　picturesque。　　Both　Colleges　were；　originally；　places　of　residence　for　the　students；　as　at　Oxford　and　Cambridge；　and　the　discipline；　especially　at　St。　Leonard's；　was　rather　monastic。　　The　Reformation　caused　violent　changes；　all　through　these　troubled　ages　the　new　doctrines；　and　then　the　violent　Presbyterian　pretensions　to　clerical　influence　in　politics；　and　the　Covenant　and　the　Restoration　and　Revolution；　kept　busy　the　dwellers　in　what　should　have　been　‘quiet　collegiate　cloisters。'　　St。　Leonard's　was　more　extreme；　on　Knox's　side；　than　St。　Salvator's；　but　was　also　more　devoted　to　King　James　in　1715。　　From　St。　Andrews　Simon　Lovat　went　to　lead　his　abominable　old　father's　clan；　on　the　Prince　Regent's　side；　in　1745。　Golf　and　archery；　since　the　Reformation　at　least；　were　the　chief　recreations　of　the　students；　and　the　archery　medals　bear　all　the　noblest　names　of　the　North；　including　those　of　Argyll　and　the　great　Marquis　of　Montrose。　　Early　in　the　present　century　the　old　ruinous　college　buildings　of　St。　Salvator's　ceased　to　be　habitable；　except　by　a　ghost！　　There　is　another　spectre　of　a　noisy　sort　in　St。　Leonard's。　　The　new　buildings　are　mere　sets　of　class…rooms；　the　students　live　where　they　please；　generally　in　lodgings；　which　they　modestly　call　bunks。　　There　is　a　hall　for　dinners　in　common；　it　is　part　of　the　buildings　of　the　Union；　a　new　hall　added　to　an　ancient　house。

It　was　thus　to　a　university　with　ancient　associations；　with　a　religio　loci；　and　with　more　united　and　harmonious　student…life　than　is　customary　in　Scotland；　that　Murray　came　in　1881。　　How　clearly　his　biographer　remembers　coming　to　the　same　place；　twenty　years　earlier！　how　vivid　is　his　memory　of　quaint　streets；　grey　towers；　and　the　North　Sea　breaking　in　heavy　rollers　on　the　little　pier！

Though；　like　a　descendant　of　Archbishop　Sharp；　and　a　winner　of　the　archery　medal；　I　boast　myself　Sancti　Leonardi　alumnus　addictissimus；　I　am　unable　to　give　a　description；　at　first　hand；　of　student　life　in　St。　Andrews。　　In　my　time；　a　small　set　of　‘men'　lived　together　in　what　was　then　St。　Leonard's　Hall。　　The　buildings　that　remain　on　the　site　of　Prior　Hepburn's　foundation；　or　some　of　them；　were　turned　into　a　hall；　where　we　lived　together；　not　scattered　in　bunks。　　The　existence　was　mainly　like　that　of　pupils　of　a　private　tutor；　seven…　eighths　of　private　tutor　to　one…eighth　of　a　college　in　the　English　universities。　　We　attended　the　lectures　in　the　University；　we　distinguished　ourselves　no　more　than　Murray　would　have　approved　of；　and　many　of　us　have　remained　united　by　friendship　through　half　a　lifetime。

It　was　a　pleasant　existence；　and　the　perfume　of　buds　and　flowers　in　the　old　gardens；　hard　by　those　where　John　Knox　sat　and　talked　with　James　Melville　and　our　other　predecessors　at　St。　Leonard's；　is　fragrant　in　our　memories。　　It　was　pleasant；　but　St。　Leonard's　Hall　has　ceased　to　be；　and　the　life　there　was　not　the　life　of　the　free　and　hardy　bunk…dwellers。　　Whoso　pined　for　such　dissipated　pleasures　as　the　chill　and　dark　streets　of　St。　Andrews　offer　to　the　gay　and　rousing　blade；　was　not　encouraged。　　We　were　very　strictly　‘gated；'　though　the　whole　society　once　got　out　of　window；　and；　by　way　of　protest；　made　a　moonlight　march　into　the　country。　　We　attended　‘gaudeamuses'　and　solatiaUniversity　suppersbut　little；　indeed；　he　who　writes　does　not　remember　any　such　diversions　of　boys　who　beat　the　floor；　and　break　the　glass。　　To　plant　the　standard　of　cricket　in　the　remoter　gardens　of　our　country；　in　a　region　devastated　by　golf；　was　our　ambition；　and　here　we　had　no　assistance　at　all　from　the　University。　　It　was　chiefly　at　lecture；　at　football　on　the　links；　and　in　the　debating　societies　that　we　met　our　fellow…students；　like　the　celebrated　starling；　‘we　could　not　get　out；'　except　to　permitted　dinners　and　evening　parties。　　Consequently　one　could　only　sketch　student　life　with　a　hand　faltering　and　untrained。　　It　was　very　different　with　Murray　and　his　friends。　　They　were　their　own　masters；　could　sit　up　to　all　hours；　smoking；　talking；　and；　I　dare　say；　drinking。　　As　I　gather　from　his　letters；　Murray　drank　nothing　stronger　than　water。　　There　was　a　certain　kind　of　humour　in　drink；　he　said；　but　he　thought　it　was　chiefly　obvious　to　the　sober　spectator。　　As　the　sober　spectator；　he　sang　of　violent　delights　which　have　violent　ends。　　He　may　best　be　left　to　illustrate　student　life　for　himself。　　The　‘waster'　of　whom　he　chants　is　the　slang　name　borne　by　the　local　fast　man。


THE　WASTER　SINGING　AT　MIDNIGHT。　AFTER　LONGFELLOW。

Loud　he　sang　the　song　Ta　Phershon　For　his　personal　diversion；　Sang　the　chorus　U…pi…dee；　Sang　about　the　Barley　Bree。

In　that　hour　when　all　is　quiet　Sang　he　songs　of　noise　and　riot；　In　a　voice　so　loud　and　queer　That　I　wakened　up　to　hear。

Songs　that　distantly　resembled　Those　one　hears　from　men　assembled　In　the　old　Cross　Keys　Hotel；　Only　sung　not　half　so　well。

For　the　time　of　this　ecstatic　Amateur　was　most　erratic；　And　he　only　hit　the　key　Once　in　every　melody。

If　〃he　wot　prigs　wot　isn't　his'n　Ven　he's　cotched　is　sent　to　prison；〃　He　who　murders　sleep　might　well　Adorn　a　solitary　cell。

But；　if　no　obliging　peeler　Will　arrest　this　midnight　squealer；　My　own　peculiar　arm　of　might　Must　undertake　the　job　to…night。


The　following　fragment　is　but　doubtfully　autobiographical。　　‘The　swift　four…wheeler'　seldom　devastates　the　streets　where；　of　old；　the　Archbishop's　jackmen　sliced　Presbyterian　professors　with　the　claymore；　as　James　Melville　tells　us：…


TO　NUMBER　27x。

Beloved　Peeler！　friend　and　guide　And　guard　of　many　a　midnigh