The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-10-20
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From The Banner Of The Cross.
The Late Bishop Chase.


This worthy prclate, whose death the
church has recently been called to mourn
was born at Cornish, n. H., December IA,
l775 ; and was consequently in his 77th
year. lie received his academic educa-
ton at Dartmouth College, at which insti-
tuition he graduated with the class of II
90. lie was ordained deacon in St.
Georges church, admitted to the priest
hood by, we believe, the same prelate.-
immediately after his ordination, he en-
gagged in Missionary labors in different
parts of the State of New York. In l8-
05, he removed to New Orleans, devoting
himself with characteristic zeal to the es-
tablishment of Christ's church in that city.
Returning to New England in 1911, he
was elected Rector of Christ's church,
Hartford, Conn, where he remained six
years. Having taken deep and apostol-
ic interest in the West where the Church
was at this time almost wholly unknown,
he removed to Ohio in 1917, and was
soon chosen first Bishop of that Diocese.
lie was consecrated in St. James Church,
Philadelphia, Feb. IL, 1919. His labors
in the cause of education resulted in the
erection of Kenyon College, Gambler but
a series of difficulties and cmbarassments
connected with it having arisen, he resign
ed the bishopric Of Ohio, and removed to
Illinois. He was elected Bishop of the
diocese in 1885; and succeeded, by great
personal exertions, in England and at
home, in founding another institution Of
learning, Jubilee College.
BY his dccease, as we observed last
week, the Right Rev. Thos. Church Brow
nell, ID. d., L. l.. ID. of Connecticut, who,
twas consecrated in Trinity Church, New
Haven, Oct. 81, lsl9,) becomes the Sc.
nior and presiding Bishop of the Church.
The next in seniority is the Right Rev. w.
Mead, ID. d., of Virginia who was conse-
Grated in Trinity church, Philadelphia,
August 10, 1920.
The following letter, which we copy
from the Churchnson, relates the painful
cause Of the Bishops death :
krcKAroo, ILL.,, Sept. 90, 1852.
Rev. and Dear Sir:
The venerable Bishop, Philander Chase
is dead. He expired at his residence at
Jubilee about 0 O'Clock this morning.
His death being the result of injuries re-
ceived in the early part of last week, by
being thrown from his buggy.
1t has been the Bishops practice for
long time to ride out daily, sometimes a.
lone, sometimes attended by little boy,
and occasionally accompanied by Mrs.
Chase, who was with him when the acci-
dent occurred, which was but shor. dis
tance from his house.
| am told by the physician who attend
ed him, that the Bishop at the first cor
recty foretold the result, and that after
thanking his friend and relative, Rev. DIR.
Chase, for his attention to him in assisting
him home, he asked his further attention
in assisting in the removal Of his remains
to their last resting place.
DIR. Cook, who attended the Bishop.
says that he could discover no serious.ex-
ternal injuries; but his symptoms very
soon wore an alarming aspect, and his
death followed probably sooner than any
one expected.
The Bishop retained his reason TO the
last, excepting that at night he was deliri-
Gus.
The remains of the venerable Prelate,
will be inferred in the Cemetery of the
parish ofJubilee Chapel, bnt few rods
from his late residence, on Wednesday,
22d. Bishop Chase was in his 18th year.
-Four children survive him: Rev. Dud-
ley Chase, of Chickago the Rev. Philan-