3 4 ▁he ▁became ▁Dean ▁of ▁St ▁Paul ' s , ▁a ▁post ▁he ▁held ▁for ▁ 3 3 ▁years . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁appointment , ▁he ▁was ▁president - elect ▁of ▁the ▁Modern ▁Church men ' s ▁Union . ▁He ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁his ▁prede cess or , ▁William ▁In ge , ▁as ▁something ▁of ▁an ▁" Or th odox ▁Modern ist ". ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁the ▁term ▁" mi racle ▁of ▁D unk irk " ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁by ▁Matt he ws ▁in ▁a ▁speech . ▁He ▁was ▁pra ising ▁the ▁rescue ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁British ▁soldiers ▁and ▁their ▁al lies ▁from ▁being ▁enc irc led ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁Army ▁in ▁France . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁ 5 ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁Pub lished ▁works ▁Matt he ws ▁was ▁an ▁author . ▁Among ▁his ▁works : ▁▁ ▁Three ▁S erm ons ▁on ▁Human ▁Nature ▁and ▁a ▁Dis sert ation ▁upon ▁the ▁Nature ▁of ▁V irt ue . ▁Editor . ▁By ▁Joseph ▁Butler . ▁London : ▁G . ▁Bell ▁and ▁S ons . ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁ ▁King ' s ▁College ▁L ect ures ▁on ▁Im mort ality . ▁Editor . ▁By ▁J . ▁F . ▁Beth une - B aker ; ▁A . ▁Cal dec ott ; ▁H ast ings ▁R ash d all ; ▁W m . ▁Brown ; ▁H . ▁Maurice ▁Rel ton . ▁London : ▁University ▁of ▁London