The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-01-14

fnIl lneh brow. finely chiselled features and lofty
crest with a soft, beaming blue eye, and q com :
plcx;un fair and trcsl, without being ruday-ex;,
quisitely graceful in his carriage and 4n,ys u,
floating lightly around and from his head-nls WAS
a figure as he passed alnng the crowded alnol :,
onShfare. upon which ,nen turned to Ga2e' ant,
tlle eyes ef women rested with tenderness anu
vencration. o,,,;,,ont tly
identified and commanding. 1t quietly expressed
y Terv scnaitiye Difference for the oplnlons ano
faol;nos Of others-reaiy to hear anu quick 70 Mp
1rpciate-yot Il full and steady rehahco on ntti
selr. Il il told OF him that, once al . eountry
tavern, where lie had stopped 1or lne nisns, puot
nebrinte was recklessly bantering the 6ystanders'
,rncn his attention was arrested by the appear,
anco If Tie stately Bishop, and awed and sobered
for the mument by his commanding look anu
toweriug form, he turned to him and exclaimed,
.sAnd who are you :? Are you Judge? or a mem NJ
ber Of Congress? or Governor OF the State? Well,
if you amt any of these you ought to be! Ihat
which was felt by this poor fellow has been felt by
tho highest and Wisest and best in the land IN
the sunle presence. Often have We watched that
tan and graceful figure come swinging along the
college grounds in company with grave professor
or cheerful student, in serious talk or with his
rich, soft, hearty laugh ringing out at some merry
lest and been conscious that living grace "as
added to the picturesque scene Wlthln lhe oot1iius
OF the venerable school, e,u
It must be left to his bloSrapher 20 speak Iui!y
of his career as Professor, and OF the manner I'D
which he performed the duties OF bis CHAIR we
can only ssy that the number OF those who learn n
ed to lave. honor and revere him there, 1s tne
whole number of those whose names stanG uPon ,
the roll of those bright days OF tue proud oo Col-
ege as well as a all thst who yesrned
make it a school of high learning rich source OF
trrth sn1 Refinement, aud the centre or Benef-
ous aud intellectual citizenship to the state; e,
tsWill you let other States breed your scnolars 81
exclaimed he, on one occasion to one OF tne
.iossas sand win you be content to be hewers OF
woDd and drawers of water to them & 10 hls
own person he showed them how high and era:
,;o;Is and precious q thing was the pure gilt oi
learning and the culture OF letters, the charm anu
tho power OF the scholar. In the lecture room
his clear ani vigorous analysis, and ms rlch,
polished. and often passionate words, tausnt
them how to think and how to- utter lhelr
thoughts His hopeful voice cheered everybody:
And lie here exhibited marked characterlstlc oI
us whole life he deeply and Essay s{ps'%haea ha
ever humbo. He encouraged each to DO h,s best,
although that best might be but little. TO hlm
tIe aspiration itself was grace, the enort ltsell
was elevatipg. To him there was every lma9in-
able difference between the high aims OF even the
weak. and tile dull reckiessness OF almless
straneth. Hs dearly loved books, to be among
them and to handle them. he was connolsseur
in print aud paper and binding. He took an eager
and active interest in the new library building,
whose foundation was laid under hls ausPlces,
He sedulonsly watched and pushea Iorwara ats LUZ
construction. Ard when it was finished ana 3 3 u
was ready, carefully were the books carried undef
his eve from the old room where they had stood so
long. to a filter resting place. Right gladly no
called his pupils around him to help nm 10 IRE re-
ceiye and arrange them. When the great noAes :. .
best and ;hest English editions OF the best @
and createet authors-brought there by the
prodiga bounty Of the State to her favorlte .nstl
opened, his enthusiasm broke 1ortn
and he dweIt with all scholars oenght upon oa
their exquisite beauty and inestimable value.
Aud wllon all tho work OF arrangement was nearly
done. he turned to tho group around him and
said, in his own rich tender tones, "No#, young
gentlemen, I will expect in after years, eacii one
OF you who can afford it, to bring some WORK o.
art. some statue, bust OF picture to adorn these
alcoyes." 1t was thus he taught the young
noyiccs of his school to loyo books, and art, and
letters, and learning. And now @e=turn saay
away to think how many proud hopes ana giau
authorizations which then swelled IN his generous
heart, have been crushed and buried under tue
mower of the conqueror, in ruin, grief, desoatlon
and blood.
Bnt il was for q comparatively brief period that
he was permitted to ill the Professors chair
The Church at whose altar he served, and to
whose ministry he had been ordained, snmmoned d
LARGER sphere of usefulness. He obeyed without
%" n,astipn In the SUMMER of 1910, he was elect.
ed the first Bishop of Georgia. In December o.
the same year, not without somo nataral regrets,
he took leave Of the College, which ne had loVeo
and served 80 we'll, and early III lo4l ne was con
secrated to Lis Bishopric.
Itis not for us to speak Of the manner IN which
the duties OF his holy office were discharged: Ihe
task OF organizing and building up new Diocese
WAS a irving one. OF the manner IN which IL was
performed lis Church and Diocese must speak.
I'VE know that his Diocese loved llim sincerely
and was heartily proud Of him. It has recently
declared its sense Of bereavement at his death,
Gas too deep to fud expression in the common o
terms of grief anu mourning" and that they de.
sire to place Oh record their high appreciation OF
his remarkable lualifcat tions for the Episcopal
office, exercised for more than tWenty-nVe years;
earning; his pre-emlnent power as proacher OF
the Gospel OF the grace of God; his keen insight
into the motives and instincts OF men; bis tact and
ability in administering his Diocese; his Watchtul-
ness aud tender sympathy for all the flock COM
mittcd to his care; his interest in the welfare OF
our culored population; his careful avoidance OF
party issues aud all extremes in doctrine, dlscl.
phue aud worship, and his cautious endeavors to
pursue the quiet, conservative paths trodden Dy
the wiscst aud most honored Fathers OF the anne
rcan Church. His tChurch will doubtless speak
at another lime.
As pulpit orator, without aiming to bo
subtle or metaphysically profound, he was clear,
vigorous eloquent aud often strikingly original IN
the defence AMI illustration OF accepted truth.
His style was passionate as well as exceedingly
pure aud gracefuI-and rather the rich, massive
.nd commanding manner OF MILTON, SOUTH, BEN
JoNsoN and JEREMY TAYLOR, than that OF the
polished wits and piquant essayists OF Queen
ANNE's reign, with some touch also OF the quaint
ness OF those earlier worthless. 10 his students
he always commended the first as the better
models It WAS in the earlier days of his Episco-
pal administration that he sacrificed his private
fortune, aud reduced himself to poverty and want
in his uncaIcuIating efforts to establish an emil
aent school for female education at Montpelier,
tho State OF Georgia; and it was at later period
hat, in the same spirit OF generous and untlrlng
devotion to tho cause OF education, together
With the heroic Bishop of Louisiana, and the gen.
lie and eloquent Bishop OF Tennessee-and when
;hese three stately men stood together it Wag q
striking group for the painters pencil-he ="
ected and labored earnestly to lay The :! .io "
If great Southern UniYcrsitv tou1ust.oa3 =
would oue day becor- >, Wnlcn nc tIoe'e.s
earning and lettc-. 10 beneiccnt centre OF
his lie d. .,rs to our Southern land. AND
,tt ~. IN no spirit OF narrow preludlce aealns
.rr sections or other seats of learning AS We
have said before, lie did indeed dearly =love tne
South. he cherished and honored her lraoitiona.
snirit of social order and conservative repuDiSan
liberty. He believed that there was much enat
was peculiar and valuable in the life, society,
character. traditions and history OF her people
be fostered r and zeessrse neeasea nu that
even as regards tue development OF q national
al ha,ss9 nd ina sasSs "a ias
oMt nd ch.rs"ter would be developed by the estab-
iishnent m Of many centres of wealth, power edu; s
cation and influence than could be produced
uuder system by which whole terrltorles-equai
esch Of them in extent to great European King
be ana enss
nna Iad by an abet dependence
Orso one 1 supendous turbulent aud despoc centre
of commerce, arts, manufactures, puoneatlo91,
science literature. learning and government. II
was in this faith that he labored SO earnestly for
the establishment Of q great Southern school as
a balance of power in the country.
aThe work VAS begun. But the fair prospects
of the splendid enterprise were blighted by the ie
opening Of that tremendous struggle ior tue
political Independence OF these Southern States
their society, institutions, civilizations constltu-
onal law ana traditional pocywnloh was W to to
Iifo. In this struggle holding tho views OF puDiic
law and policy which he did, trained III the pollt