Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-02-11
RishOn waugh,

Res. BEVERLY ACGH, senior olsnop U
The Meth dist Episcopal Church, died in Bal
more. on Tuesday last, in the 6Sth year o.
his are. We copy the following obituary
n,o;ce Of the venerable deceased from the Bal
timore American:
ale had been i'll Of erysipelas for some
two weeks. but lad so lar recovered AS Il
give PROMISE of a perfect restoration 10 beslth
o. the eyening previous L his death he re-
tired "a usual and about one o'clock was
heard to groau in the peculiar way that lndl
Gated an approach OF an attack OF the hear'
and It mach, to which he had been some
time subject. Mrs. Waugh then at;em pied
turn hIm over, when he replied, Never
mind. nv dear" These were the last words
he was heard to utter. His son, Mr.. TOwC'
send Waugh. was called, and it was soon
found that bis life was fast ebOing out. Ills
physiciln Dr.. Dulln, WAS also called, but be-
fore he relched his venerable patient, the
spirit had fled
Bishop Waugh was the eldest Bishop OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church. Born IN
Fairfax county. Virginia, in 1859, he J'ined
the church in 1905. became minister as ear
" in 1908, and labored with great acceptance
until the year 1896, when bis great ple;y,
talents, learning and devotion TO the members
of his religious demo mInation, induced them
u elevate him to the BishoPrick OF their
Church. lie wa, accordingly ordained as a
Bishop in Cincinnati, in the year above men
toned. ani Continued interchangeable, Jealous
and successful in the arduous duties Of his
I, L = ,latr i,.lya Il l.
ness winch terminated IN bis death, IN the
6Sih year of his age. The fatal sickness,
there l. no doubt, originated IN the late ar
duous duties 10 which he was engaged IN
Carlisle. Pa There had been in that town
a great revival in the Method ist Episcopal
Church, and the venerable pr elate !abOred
INCREASINGLY in his evangelical work. His
last sermon was preached there on the day
previous to his being attacked with his last
illness.
The deceased was appointed to the follow
ing circuits which he filled with undenisble
satisfaction up to the year 1927.
In 1909 Stafford and Fredericksburg Va !;
1910, Greenbrer, Va: 1911, city Of Washing
ton; 1872. Stephensburg. Va; 1913, Balt.
more city: 1914 and 1915, Montgomery, Nd !;
lS 10, D"TheIeN. ' Il, ICli, NJ w aHb-
in .tou: 1918 1919 and 1920, Baltimore city;
1921 and 1922, Georgetown, d. c; 1898 and
1874, Frederick Circuit; 1925, 1896 and 1927,
Baltimore city; from which tine to 1886 be
was agent at New York la 1886. be was
elected and ordained Bishop at Cincinnati,
Ollo, and IN 1852, on the demi,e Of Bishop
Heddug, he became senior Bishop of tue
Church. Since 1896, he has resided 10 this
city, though as superintendent Of the Church,
he travelled as Tar South As Texas, AMI or
ganiaGi the Conference in that infant Re-
public ia the first year of his Episcopacy, and
10 to the time OF bis death had traversed
nearly every State in the Union. For sever
al years he was with the late Bishop Emory,
ut the head of the Book Concern OF New
York.
The departed Bishop leaves wife, one
dlughter, three sous, AID many thousands Of
devoted friends and cJrclIglonists to mourn
his melancholy demise.
The Methodist preachers Of the city held
meeting yesterday afternoon, in the old Con-
fereHce ROOM rear Of the Light Street Church,
Rev William Hamilton acting as chairman
and Rev. Thomas Myers az Secretary. At
ter prayer 10y Rev. W. I. d. Clemm, Rev.
DR.. + iwardI arose and 10 a few words sta
ted the Object Of tn" meeting. 1t was reso!-
we'd that the funeral services should be con-
duc;ed in the Light Street Church, and that
Rev. Bishop James (now in Washington be
requested TO deliver the address. being assis-
ted in the exercises by Revs Henry Slicer
and VIM. Hamilton. The following minis
,ers were selected a. the pail bearers: Revs.
George uildt VIM. b. Edwards, Mayberry
G,heen; GeorscG Brooke, B. ii. Crever,
Vim. Hank, Gideon IL Day and Thomas
Myers.