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in 1921 that he set fo~t upon hi$ native heaih again. HP grew u~ed
to ~he idee that k had made a new home in Cenada. Only once was
there a flutter of indeeision. In Lhe winter of 1924 he was ofiered the
General Secretaryship of the Ca~holic Truth Society of Englirnd with
the expression of a hope on the part of Cardinal Bouriie that he would
aeee t. He took ten days to think and pray over it. li wes a work he
love!. Having read hirnsdf into the Otholic Church he nia eeger for
that type oi apoetolate. But his decision wes hally in the negetit-e.
He had corne to love his adopted country, everything about it excepi
thc Spring. He used to sey, "There is no Spring in Canada." If there
was any part of the country he was drawn to more then othera it was
rural Quehec, where he saw a Catholic culture uncontaminated by
materialism. Through no mere whim ~herefore did he stipnlate thai in
the arverding of the scholarships set up by his will, ~reference should
he given tu students from Freneh Canada. But apart £rom the country,
jts climate and its people he had, he felt, a work to do in Carisda. He
had in fact takcn over the presidency of the Catholic Truth Society of
this country. and did niuch to expand its influcnce as wcll es IO pull
it out of debt. He had also become Viee Chairman of the Board of St.
Michael's Hospital and was deeply intercsted in its marvelous growth,
which he clearly foresaw. If, therefore? he had pulled up stakea in the
British Isle-., he had wnk thein deep in Canada.
Thus the record is one of hustling activity throughout his teii
Toronto Jzears. His regular College lectures, his publie lecturm ai the
University, special lectures at intervals anywhere from Winnipeg to
Wa~hington. numerous articles and book reviews, the wriiing of five
books.'" Even B more rugged man eould not stand the pace. In May
1928 he suffered a slight slroke. Tbe promieed summer courses at
Marygrove College, Detroit, had tu be cancelled. Carefnl nursing
however, bronght sbout a good recovery, and he resumed his College
lectures in the fa11 with some uf his old fire. He took up the pen agein.
He even begaii to think about his promi~ed summer course at the Univer-
sity of Notre Dame. Even when in Fetiruary 1929 he look IO his bed
with the cold that developed into pneumonia and ended his life, he sairl
to the doetor, "1 must get rid of this beastly cold, for 1 have wveral
articles in nty brain rhat are just bursting to be put on paper." Well
may Ive exclaiin, "What a man !"

It is a matter oi reget that no critical biogaphy of Windle has
ever appeared. We have an excellent Memoir '3) by Sister Monica
Taylor, hased on a voluminous correspondence and invaluahle for jts
iacts and explanstory comment. We have also an able eentenar article
by Professor Denis Gwynn in the U.C.C. Record. But a B ciinitive
study l-ias yet to come. Perhaps the Windle centenary will prompt
someone Co attempt it.

(3) Windle wmie iweniy.one books ia all.
(4) Sir Berirom Vindle, a Memir - htanice Taylor, S.N.D.. D.Sc. Lonpnans,
Green & Co. London, New York, Toronto. 1962.
(" Lniversity Coiiege, Cvrk.
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