The southern press., 1850-10-02

year he published his mastery work on Metho-
dlsm and slavery, which Mr.. Calhoun eulogi-
zed as strongly as DR.. Dixon has done the pro-
test In the controversy waged by the North
ein against the Southern portion of the Church,
with abtterness beyond even political striies, he
stood up frank Md perpendicular, a champion
fearless and full armed. The Church leaned on
him as her right arm and he never faltered,--
The highest proof of her confidence was given
IN his election to the Episcopal office at the late
general Conference We know that Zion's
Herald set afloat shortly afterwards, the TOOTH
less caumny that this was done contrary to the
wishes of the venerable men who now compose
our Episcopacy, and that they felt themselves
disgraced by snch an association II was very
likely story indeed, that Zion's Herald should be
in the confidence of the Southern Bishops! It's
statenent we know to be utterly without shadow
OF foundation. Its prompting animus we can
readily understand. j.
no man ever passed through 80 heightened
career OF popular applause, with a fair fame
more unsullled. Those who knew Bishop Bas-
com most intimately, who were honored with
his full and unrcserved confidence, felt the high
est appreciation Of his moral and social worth
10 such he was simple rs q child, open to sug-
gcstionand counsel amiable and lovely as a friend.
His history affords one of the most touching il
Illustrations ever known, of the depth of self
sacrificing, flial and fraterral affection The
impulses Of his heart were all generous and
noble. His piety unobtrusive, was best known
to those who enjoyed the opportunity of closest
observation, His aspirations were all identified
with the defence and advancement of the com
mon Christianity y---ot Methodism, in his judgment
its most energetic and successful modern expo
nent. Large worldly offers were repeatedly
made hlm--we remember one in particulars
which would have placed him at once in posi-
ton of alluence and high social circumstance
had he chosen to abandon the work of the Metho-
dist ministry, and enter upon one of the honor
able walks of professional life. But to these
offers he never gave a second thought, though
the stress of straitened circumstances might
have been reasonably plead in extenuation His
dying hours were full of peace and confidence in
Chrsts atoning merit.
Like two of his greatest contemporaries
Emory and Fisk, his life seems to have closed
with strange abruptness ere its full compile
ton. His scholastic labours were ended, but he
had been called from the halls of instruction.
once more into sphere of extended travel and
preaching, with the added responsibilities of gov
ernment, for all Of which his previous training
seemed to have peculiarly qualified him. But
no sooner does he spread his wing of towering
strength than the fatal shaft Of disease lays him
low. Among the distinguished dead of this
memorable year 1850, we have to record the
name OF Henry b. Bascom. When shall the pre-.
sent generation "look upon his like again q
We synIpathize with his bereft widow, with his
children deprived of patcrnal sguidance and fos-
tering care. We sorrow with sorrowing
Church, one of whose brightest lights has been
so unexpectedly quenched We mark the inn
pressivc admonition, so repeated before the coun-
try OF late, that neither exalted position nor
mighty influence; neither genius nor virtue, can
claim exemption from the common lot of NOR
tasity, or turn away the approach of the inevita-
bic hour. Happy for us in this instance, while
VIC exclalm, {" How are the mighty fallen" we
know that to fall as did the iustrious man be-
fore us, with harness on, girded, and grasping
shield and sword, is to conquer death--in the
language OF the immortal few---" brother soldier,
1t is sweet, sweet, to die on the field of battle"