Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-08-31

----- ss:Simple, grave, sincere;
In doctrine. uncorrupt; III language plain,
! And plain in manner; decent, solemn, chaste,
And natural in gesture; much impressed
Himself, as conscious ofhis awful charge,
And anxious mainly for the flock he feeds
/ May feel ittoo; aHectionate in look,
And tender in address, as swell becomes
messenger of grace to guilty menu
The Christian world is much indebt-
ed to his example, precept, and steady
adherence: and his death the Church
mourns one of her great apostles. With
his bereaved family we sincerely SYM
pathizc; but may they not be consoled
by the reflection that he has departed
full Of honors as Of years. He will be
inferred in the family vault, in Christ
church ground, Second-street.
William White, ID. ID. bishop ofthe
ProtestantEpiscopal church in the state
of Pennsylvania, and rector of Christ
church, st. Peters, and st. James in
the city Of Philadelphia, was born in
this city on the 4th Of April, (N. 81
l748, was educated in Philadelphia
college, and there graduated A. b. in
May, 1865, and A. M. about 8 years
afterwards. He was ordained by DR..
Philip Young, bishop Of Norwich, un-
der letters dismissory from DR.. Rich
ard Tcrrick, bishop of London, on the
esd of December, 1910, and priest by
the same bishop Terrick, on the 25th
day Of April, l772. Having while in
England, been conditionally nominated
to the place of assistant minister of
Christ church and St. Peters, he was
regularly elected to the same, on the
30th day Of November, l772, and was
elected rector Of said churches, on the
18th day of April, 1879. He gradua-
! ted d. d. in the university of Pcnnsyl-
vania, on the 4th day Of July, 1881,
being thefrst person named for that de-
gree in the said institution. He was e.
lccted bishop Of the church in Penn
sylvania, September IA, 1856; and was
consecrated to the Episcopacy on the
Ath day OF February, i77s75by Or. John
Moore, archbishop Of Canterbury, as
sisted by Dir. VIM. Markham, archbish-
OPP Of York, Dir. Chas. Moss, bishop of
Bath and Wells, and DR.. JqhnH inch-
| cliff, bishop Of Peterboroud was
for some time chaplain to 9 the
duties Of which he performed to the
entire satisfaction Of that body. He
accepted the Office after the British for
ces entered Philadelphia, and before
intelligence was received of Burgoyne's
defeat. On the removal Of the federal
congress from New York to Philadel-
|phia, he became one Of the two chap
lains to that body, and continued to
ofiiciate in that capacity till the reno
val of the government to Washington
in 1901. ~
Bishop White was born in Philadel-
phia, on the north side. of Markets..
above Fourth-st., in the house after
wards occupied by Mr.. Kuhn as an auc-
ton store. His father, who was an
emigrant from England, settled in Ma
ryland, but prior to the birth of the
son, removed to Philadelphia. In the
course ofhis heightened labors he has
coEsecrated every Bishop Of the Epis-
copal church in the United States, ax-
cept the Bishop Of Michigan; who has
received conservation since Illness cons
fined him to his chamber.
He was one Of those examples Of stca-
dy virtue sent upon earth by Divine
Providence, as,if to prove heA
the great pattcrnof perfect b perr-