The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1866-10-10
THE LATE REV. FRANCIS L. HAWKS.

) THE LATE REV. FRANCIS L. HAWKS.
! sWe.regvet tc~learn, says the New York
Express pf Thursday that thiseminent di'
vine died this morning. at his residence in
this, city, in the seventy ninth year OF his
age. His health had been very Indifferent
for some time pat, so much So that he was
unable to be present al. the laying OF the
corner stone Of his new church, near Madi-
son Square, aatew days since. Deceased
was born IN N ewbern, N. G., June 10. l79S.
He graduated AtGthe University Of North
Carolina in lib l5;i STUDIED law and was ad.
tnitted 10 the bar at the age OF twenty
and practised for several years in North
lCarolina. AT the age Of twenty three ne
was elected to the Legislature OF his native
State, butshis inclination and his earnest
|reiigious convictions led him todevote him
self to the ministry in the frotesan Epis-
copal Church. He was accordingly, alter
suitable theological preparation, ordained
in 1923, by Bishop Ravenscroft, Of North
Carolina. He ofhc lated for . brief period
in New Haven, Ct. as assistant minister
| TO DIR. Harry Croswell, and in 1929 he be.
came !, assistant minister TO ST. lanes
Church, Philadelphia Of which Bishop
White was rector. EARLY in 1881 he be-
came rector Of 81. Stephens Chorch. New
York, which post he resigned at the close
| of the wear. He WAS then called to 81.
Thomas Church, New York, oh which he
continued rector until iS43.
AT the general convention Of 1855. DR..
Hawks was appointed to the missionary
bi,hopric Of the Southwest, at the same time
that Bishop Kemper was put in charge OF
The Northwest; Dat no provision being
made for his support, he declined the APP
pointment. Having been requested 20 act
as histor,ographer OF the American Epis-
copal Church, DR.. Hawks, under the aulho-
lrity Of The grand convention, went to Eng.
land and obtained copies Of valuable and
important papers relating to the early.his-
tory Of EplscOpacy in America. In 1887,
LIN conjunction with DR.. Henry, he founded
THE New York Review, Of which he was
lfor some time editor and principal contrl-
bptara A6Oq! !he same date he !G ,s1mna
la school Tor boys, intended ultimately fol
THE special benefit Of the sons Of the cler.
lgy but in few years il was closed on &C
count u financial difficulties, leaving DR.
Hawks deeply in debt.
In The autumn Of ls43 he removed 10 Mis-
sississippi, Of which diocese he was eircte,
, bishop by the convention in the same year
but when, according TO the canon Of III,
Episcopal! Church, the election came tor an
prevail before the house Of clerical and lay
. deputies assembled at the general conven
ton of l84f, strong opposition was made
The speech Of DR.. Hawks in vindication o
himself was eloquent and convincing;
vote of acquittal was passed, and the Who'll,
matter was referred back to the diocese o
Mississippi. which expressed its entire con
fdence in DR.. Hawks, but he declined &C
cept,ng the bishopric. AT the close Of is4.
he removed to New Orleans, where he be
came. rector Of Christ Church. lie remain
ed III this position five years, during which
he was elected president Of the Universe
I " oil Louisiana. Atthe request OF friends
10 New York, DR.. Hawks returned to Tia
city IN 1872 bonus Of ISIS, 900 havin,
been offered 70 him. by using all Of which
he was enabled 10 exlricate himself iron
his pecuniary endorsements. lie nov
became rector Of The Church Of the Media
tor, which was soon after merged into Cal
vary Church. DR.. Hawks then becam,
rector OF Calyary--at the time deeply il
debt, but now free FROM it-which position
he held up TO within the past three years
when he resigned. and went Ia n iItimors
to take charge Of parish there. He did
not larry long in Baltimore. however, bu
returned to New York and resumed th,
work Of his ministry in the University
Chapel, Washington Square In 1884 ht
was elected Bishop Of Rhode Island, bat b,
declined the appointment. 80.
His contributions to literature and sci
ence have been very numerous. Anon.
his most important works are !" Report,