New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-17
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THE LIFE AND NRIIINbS Of OtsONpE "hS's-
Son, WILLIAM CRoswELL DoASE' t''ls' S'o ~ NPi'''
ton Co.
TIE work. of which the commencement is now pub
lisbed devoted TO the memory of the late Bishop OF
NewJersey, ia to be comprised in four large octave
volumes. containing II memoir by bis son, the Rev. W.
G.. Doane. and his poetical works, sermons and mis-
celaneous writings. In the present lnStaent Oh TWO
volumes We have an extended biography of Bishop
Doane, collection of his poetical wrtinSs' ana MS
CHARGES conventional missionary, and visitation SER
mons. Bishop Doane occupied SO conspicuous posi-
tion before the rublic and exhibited such marked
and peculiar individuality, that his works VIII interest
.rce circle of admirers, while the details OF his life
will challenge TIE curiosity of many readers beyond
the ae of his personal acquaintance religious COM
nunion.
He WAC born in Trenton, n j., May 81, 1893, and
died April Il, 1859, being within one month OF Sky
years Of Gge His father was "A respectable master
builder and contractor WHO died in the same year that
Lis son grCuated leaving his family IN Limited pecul-
larry circumstances. Tie future Bishop received his
academic education at Union College where he took
lis first degree in due course, in the year 1913 AiIer
leaving college, lie went at once to New-fork, OF
which city hiB father had become RESIDENT and IN
the first instance devoted himself to the study oil law
He was soOL however, induced to change hiz purpose,
and on the death Of his father Now, lsls which made
deep religious impression on his mind, he determined
70 become Il minister of the Gospel, and the following
wear became candidate for holy orders while, at the
same time be sought support in teaching for himself md
those whom his fathers death had made dependent on
his care He pursued his theological studies at the
III iscornl General Seminary III New-fork, chiefly
under the instruction Of Dr. Jarvis, DIR. Turner Dr.
Moore DIR. Brownell, and DIR. Wilson. He was Or
dained deacon in Christ Church, New-fork, April
49, 1921 by Bishop Hobart, and took priests orders
from the same hand in Trinity Church, May b, 1873
The following year he took up his residence In Hart
ford having accepted the appointment OF Professor OF
Beles-Letters III Washington College and in 1913 ne
reno, ed to boston, i'll consequence OF his election AZ
assistant minister OF Trinity Chuch in that CITY, In
1880 on the decease Of the rector the Rev. Dr. Gard
rer he was unanimously chosen his successor IN that
office having in September OF the previous year been
married 10 Mrs. Eliza G. Perkins the widow OF
wealthy Boston merchant. Toward the close OF the
wear 1882 he was elected bishop of the diocese OF
New-Jersey to which office he was conseerted on the
last ay of October and entered upon It's duties IN the
Srrnc Of 1888 taking up his residence 10 Burlington,
where he remained until his death.
The above outlines OF Bishop Doanes biography are
filed up in this volume with copous extracts from his
writings ARRANGED in the order Of subjects instead Of
following strictly the chronological succession The
interest of the memoir think, is greatly impaired
bv hs arrangement, which gives it a confused and
srparenty heterogeneous character while ere con-
uected narrative of the public Career OF the Bishop
would have been more Ineligible as well more at
tr,etye. Intsrsporsed with the selections from his
writings are frequent comments by his biographer,
ubch would have lost nothing on the score either OF
oood taste or useful effect by smaller amount OF am
btious rhetoric and tone Of less uniform pretenson
End stateness. The impression left by this biography
If the character OF Bishop Doane is that he was
Of AN ardent and mpetuous temperament, devoted In
friendship and bitter in enity acting css from reiec-
ton han from impulse of brilliant and versate intel.
lc,ual .ttsof large attainments in certain branches
of learning though OF little sohdity,-a natural poet
and orator Jut without pro.oundness OF thought, or
b.st.ne,s Of dicon-an enthusiast for the ritual and
doctrines of his Church. which he asserted on all ocea
sons with little meekness and TO liberation Of contrary
opinions-led by a singularly sangline and hopeful
dsro,iton into great nprudences, with strong
lymarked indiy duality Unbalanced never TO leave
him v ithout Jealous enemies AID demanding wake
full charity on the part OF his friends.