The Bishop of Melbourne, at noon yesterday unveiled in St. Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne, a mural memorial of the late Canon Chase, who died on 3rd August, 1895, after rendering about 45 years' continuous service to the church in Melbourne. The memorial consists of a Parian marble medallion, giving what is considered to be a very accurate profile view of Canon Chase's head, in a freestone setting of Gothic architecture of the early decorated period. Engraved on a narrow plate of burnished brass, inset at the foot of the sculpture, are the following words: -

The position selected for the memorial is the eastern wall of the cathedral, near the general public entrance. It is perhaps rather more elevated than could have been wished, rendering it a difficult matter to read the inscription from the floor of the cathedral, but this appears to have been unavoidable. However, the memorial, as a whole, can be seen well, and is a very tasteful and substantial production. The medallion was sculptured by Mr. Percival Ball, and the design for the Gothic sitting was supplied by Mr. Walter R. Butler, the diocesan architect. The cost of the entire work, about £125, was subscribed by members of the church.

Canon Chase was a native of Wellingborough, in Northampton, England, where he was born on 17th July, 1819. He was educated at Oakham School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and after a brief experience in three English curacies found an opening for a strong missionary spirit which he had always shown by enlisting for service under Bishop Charles Perry, who was consecrated in 1848, to take charge of the new diocese of Melbourne. During the 45 years of his life in Melbourne, Canon Chase held three incumencies - St. Paul's (for 25 years), St. John's and St. James's.

He filled the office of bishop's chaplain successively under Bishops Charles Perry, James Moorhouse and Field Flowers Goe, and was examining chaplain from 1857 to 1894.

The Bishop of Melbourne, in unveiling the memorial, spoke with warm feeling both of the late canon's ability as a practical churchman and of his high personal character. Among other points noted was the extreme care which, as examining chaplain, Canon Chase always sought to see that only the fittest, in the most thorough sense of the word, should be admitted to holy orders in the church. Speaking of the memorial as a memorial, the Bishop said he regarded it as an eminently successful one. The cathedral so far contained no more accurate likeness than the medallion of the late canon.

The Dean of Melbourne and the registrar (Mr. Morris) also made short speeches, gracefully referring to the work, earnest spirit and amiable personality of the deceased churchman.

A MEMORIAL of the late Canon Chase was unveiled in St. Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne, by the Bishop of Melbourne, on Tuesday, November 8th, 1898, at mid-day, in the presence of a large and representative gathering. After offering the opening prayers, the Bishop expressed his pleasure that the sculptor had achieved so admirable a likeness, which reproduced in marble the peaceful, happy, and benignant expression of the late Canon Chase. He thanked God that such a man had lived among us, one who as Incumbent of St. Paul's Church for 25 years, of St. John's Church for seventeen years, as Canon of St. Paul's Cathedral, and Chaplain of the first three bishops of Melbourne, had brought forth ripe fruit to the praise and glory of God.

As examining chaplain Mr. Chase had always shown the greatest anxiety that only such candidates should be admitted to holy orders as were fittest in the highest sense. No one could estimate the exceeding value to a young community of the example of such a staid conscientious Christian character, which testified continually to things unseen and eternal.

The Dean of Melbourne spoke from a personal knowledge of more than forty years of the work and life of this servant of God. The parishes which had been in his care, the poor whom he visited, the home circle in the midst of which he lived, all felt the reality of his religion and the beauty of holiness. Before all things Septimus Lloyd Chase was a pastor; his chosen place was ever with his people, whether in church, school, or Bible-class; in health and sickness in their homes. But his spirit was not confined to parochial matters: it expressed itself in zeal for such missions as the Chinese and Aborigines in our midst.

The spot upon which the memorial is erected would remind his hearers that from the pulpit which had occupied this site, Mr. Chase had preached for long years to changing congregations the unchanging Gospel; and now, although the old St. Paul's Church had passed away, his message and influence still remained. The sacred fervent Christian convictions of their friend were an abiding spiritual fact.

The Bishop then asked Mr. W. E. Morris (Registrar of the Diocese) to say a few words, as a laymen and intimate friend of the late Canon Chase. Mr. Morris spoke as one who had known Mr. Chase from his own earliest arrival in the colony more than forty-five years ago; from that time to the day of his death he had been one of his very dearest friends. He was thankful for the opportunity afforded him of expressing his sense of the beauty and goodness of Canon Chase's life; his influence upon himself had been, under God, the highest that one could bring to bear upon another.

During the proceedings the hymn "The Saints of God," was feelingly sung by the members of the Cathedral choir, who were in attendance with the Rev. Precentor Sutton and Mr. Ernest Wood. Amongst those present, in addition to the relatives of Canon Chase, were Archdeacon Henry Thomas Langley, Rev. H. W. H. Adeney, Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Stacey Chapman, Canon Eva, Rev. W. G. Hindley, Rev. G. F. Cross, Rev. W. M'Kie, Rev. J. Dawborn, Rev. F. H. Gibbs, Rev. E. Snodgrass, Rev. G. N. Bishop, Messrs. H. Henty, F. G. Smith, and F. R. Godfrey (lay canons); Messrs. Henderson and Allard (of St. John's); W. Strong, E. H. Bromby, F. Eustace, C. H. Cheong, Mrs. Walter R. Hall (Sydney); Mrs. Parnell, Mesdames Charles and James Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. James Edwards, Miss De Burgh, Miss Charlotte Macartney, Miss Hearn, Miss Glazebrook, and Miss Woolley.

Canon Goodman, who had been asked to speak on the occasion, but was unavoidably prevented from attending, wrote to express his regret that he could not avail himself of "the opportunity of saying a word of affection in memory of his beloved friend."

The design consists of a medallion portrait in white marble, executed by Mr. Percival Ball, surrounded by a Gothic carving in Oamaru freestone, the work, as a whole, being planned by and erected under the supervision of Mr. Walter R. Butler, the diocesan architect, whose professional services were very kindly given without remuneration. A plate of polished brass at the foot bears the following inscription:-