Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-04-30
Denth of Bishon Donnc.

The Nght.ltev. George Washington Doanc,
ID, LID, Bishop of the Protestant Episco
pal Church OF the Diocese of New Jersey, died
at his residence in Burlington yesterday after
noon, AS our readers are aware, Bishop DOauC
had been seriously i'll for some days, and hls
DEATH which deprves the Protestant Episcopal
Church of one Of its brightest ornaments, and
most faithful servants, and fills many hearts
with profound grief, is sad event, which has
not been uneX Xpected. lie was first attacked by
lntlammutOTy rheumatism. followed by Viru-
lent typhoid fever, doranging his mind aud
burning up his life. AS we learn from the New
ark Advertiser of last evening, his conscious.
ness returned on Tuesday, but his physical sys.
tenn had evidently lost its roeuperative power,
and in accordance with his own desire to know
the worst, he was informed by his physicians
that his end was approaching. lie received the
announcement with his characteristics lortitude
and the absorption Of his soul in solemn renec
ton, which Immediately followed, found lre
quent and feVent uttGrance in expressions OF
interest for the diocese over which hG had sC
long and so ably presided, which he had 81
faithfully served, and so well loved At mid.
night of Tuesday he began to sink rapidly, and
at four o'clock yesterday morning the shadow o
death fell Enthusiastically upon him, His family
and the teachers Of the Hall were called up, the
Holy Communion was administered to him
aud at ono o'clock yesterday afternoon, will
calm resignation on his part death itself took
the place of its shadow on all that was mortal Of
Bishop DOane,
George Washington Doane was born in Tren
ton, New Jersey, IN the year 1919, graduated
at Union College Schenectady, New York, in
1918, aud in 1921 was ordained a Dccon, anC
in S23 II Priest of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, by the late Bishop Hobart, For three
years he onicated in Trinity Parish in thin
| city In 1924 he was appointed Professor OF
Bellies Bettres and Oratory in Washington NoV
| lrnity) College at Hartford, Connecticut. II
| 1928, rcsignng his Professorship he wal
| called to Boston as Assistant Minister of TrlL
| ty Church, of which he afterwards becam,
Rector on the death of DR. Gardner On the
death of Bishop CrOcs, of New Jersey, he wal
called 10 the vacant Diocese and was cOnsGcra
ted Bishop in the year 1892 At the time 0
his death he had been Bishop of New Jorse
| twenty. years.
As Priest and Preate, Bishop Doane wa'
remarkable for the ieryOr of his zeal, for hil
untiring industry, for the bGldness and fearless
ness with which he carried out all the measures
| he projected for the welfare and growth Of h
| Church, and for an executive ability which has
rarely been equalled AS preacher and wri
|
polished aud elaborate in dicton, elegant, warn
and spiritual in thought and sentiment, Aside
from the pulpit, he was liberal and valuabI,
contributor to general literature, and poet Of
a high order OF genius. A collection of his
| Sermons and Charges was published IN London
| IN lSi2, aud a large volume Of his discourses
and Addresses on various public OCCASIONS, al
also a volume ofhis Poems, have hees published
in this country, Ofhis labors ia the cause OF edu
cation there are in New Jersey two enduring
monuments st. Mary SHALL, Buringto ,iound'
| by him in l927and Burlington College, Burling-
ton iouuded by him in 1916, and OF which he
| has always been President. The fame Of these
two institutions for the careful, paternal, and
| religious training Of sons and daughters, is
known aud appreciated throughout the United
| States.
A leader among those who arc called High
| Churchmen, a man Of decided character, and ol
| the most enlarged views Of any project which
no set on foot, Bishop Doane had, as all sucl
men must have, many oppouents--some hitter
ones--bht all, we think, even the most bitter
can stand above his grave and give to his mem
ory the tribute that his heart was warm and
wholly devoted TO the church which he served
As for his hosts Of friends, they loved him in hi
life, and in his death will deeply mourn his loss
-NeO York Courier