Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-03-02
Bishop GriSwOld.

Among the numerous anecdotes related NJ
this "mlneM divine, we find the following ir
The Boston E,cning Bull, tin.
Il ellis mind seemed to possess the faculty
o. hDstrac'ipa. ~ nm eminent measHrc, and
we have been told by one "f The chrgv, his
frequent travelling companion. that he would
Ioiien become 20 nbsOi bed IN any book he
might find upon The table of the inn where
they had stopped to change horses, though
IT should be only child's school book. or
stray copy Of some Of The minor classics, ns
to rqnirc hearty shake Of the shoulder to
make him nndC rstnnd that The coach wa.
waiting. lie was always distinguished for
rema:kablc faculty Of calculation, aud took
grcnt pleasure in the study Of mahem,iics.
a late eminent bookseller Of this city. often
Ielaies upon The first importation of the
Marquis La Place'S .Nteaniqme C,iesie, IN.
book lay neglected upon his conn,rr, aud he
supposed. foi long while, that with The en-
ception at the late Dr. Dowdi,ch, there might
mol be person IN the country capable of
understanding It's nbsirnsc calculations One
day, bowevcr, tall and srdaie looking per-
son entered his shop, and taking up the work
stood so long engaged over IL with most ear-
nest attention, that the booksellers curiosity
was excited 10 know who he could be, and he
was induced Ia follow him ms he went hway.
and ascertain his name. lilo was ,nId, much
To his as'"nIshincni that il was Mr.. GriswoId |
country clergyman, and returned satisfied
that lhere was ane other man, ut least. |
to whom the pages of La Place were not a
sealed and unrcadab!c book"
Among the extraordinary events which !
preceded the death Of The late vcncraied
Bishop Gri-wOld, the following seems aln,os, |
prov'dentIal. At morning prayers in his
iamIly, on The morning Of the day on which
he died. he selected aud read the frs, chan /
ter Of ST. Paul's Episle To- the Ph,lippians. Il
which, among other interesting passages, very \
remarkable under the circumstances, il the
following: "Accordlng to my earnest cxpec
,a:'on and my hope, that in nothing | shall be
ashamed, but that with all bodnoss, as a. i
ways. 3" now also, Christ shall be magnifed 4
in my body, whether i, be by life or by death
Tor me to live is Christ. and TO die is gain
But !! live IN the flesh. this is the fruit of
my labor; yet what shall choose wot not.
For an IN strait bc;wixt two. having a de-
're to depart and be with Christ, which is
lar better, Nevertheless. 10 abide 10 the flesh
= mo'e necdful for you."- Transcript
We can ndd Ia the above, another remnrk.
'bl" circumstance connected with the Anal
Kit OF this good old man" 4 lady who
Inca wrh hlm on the day OF h,s death, at
''s request played several tunes on the piano
orie. When she was about leaving he re-
ucs,ed her to play for him Rosllu Castle
'hus IN The morning he read the chapter
'h'ch speaks Of the Apostles "having n de-
ire to depart and be with Christ !" and in
he afternoon, within two hours of his de.
ease, he requested to have n funeral dirge
laycd for him. This was probably tho las,
'uslc 10 which he listened. before he was
mong those who were singing the ''song of
loscs and the Lamb."-Boston .ifercaniile
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