Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-04

Death OF BIshop Andrew,


AT meeting, numerously attended. o
the ministers Of the Methodist Episcopa
Ohurch, South, of Nashville and vicinity,
and members Of the Board of Missions 5,
and OF the Book Committee, convened a.
the Publishing House. March 3, 1871, in
consequence Of the death of Bishop An
drew, Bishop MeTyeire was called to the
chair and r. A. Young was appointed Sc
| cretary.
An appropriate and fervent PRAYER was
offered by the Rev. 3. Z. Brown.
The Chairman, in setting forth the OBJ
Ject Of the meeting, paid suitable and at.
tectlng tribute to the noble character of
the deceased Bishop. Il
he spoke of the death of the great and
gooo man, whose general character was
wei known and needs but little comment,
abiding only to few incidents Just prior
10 MS decease, among which was his last
sermon preached In New Orleans on Sab
bath, Feb. IS, an effort Of great power and
fervor. A few days afterward be was
stricken down, his left side being psralyzed.
He was conveyed back to Mobile, where
he lay composed and calmly resigned, re-
ceiving the visits and attentions of his
friends, till his summons came on Thurs
day, the I'd inst, and passed away to re-
ceive his reoompense of reward.
A preamble and resolutions were then
submitted, and brief addresses embodying
interesting facts in the Bishops life, were
made by Drs. Summers, McFerriR and
BEDFORD.
The preamble and resolutions were then
unanimously adopted, as follows:
Whereas, The sad intelligence has been
received of the death of Bishop Andrew,
which took place in the city of Mobile,
Ala, March 2, 1871.
Resolved, l. That we, ministers of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, OF
Nashville and vicinity, and members of the
Board of Missions, and of the Book Com
mittee, assembled at the Publishing House,
Nashville, March2, 1871, express our great |
sorrow at the intelligence of the death of |
the Rev. James Osgood Andrew, d. D.. |
Senior Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal |
Church, South, and the Oldest Methodist |
Bishop in the world
Resolved, 2. That in the death of Bishop |
Andrew, the Church at large, and our own |
Communion in particular, have sustained |
q serious loss, but we bow with chastened l
to the will of the great Head of |
the Church, who buries his workmen. but
carries on his work.
Resolved, 3. That the pure and disinter-
ested character and unsullied reputation Of
Bishop Andrew, his able, faithful, and sue
cessfu labors, as a minister of Christ and |
. General Superintendent, for more than
half century, entitle him 10 the venera-
ton and love Of all good men, and that his
memory should be cherished and held in
high esteem by every lover of our holy re-
igion.
Resolved, 4. That we earnestly request
he surviving Bishops of our Church, at
heir meeting in Nashville, in May next,
% hold such memorial service for Bishop
Andrew as they may deem appropriate.
Resolved, 8. That our sympathies be
md are hereby rendered to the bereaved
amily of our deceased Bishop, with the as
urance of our earnest prayer that they
nay continue to realize the care and pro-
ectlon of the great shepherd and Bishop
# our souls.
Resolved, g. That the Secretary of this
Meeting be instructed to forward a COPY
Il these resolutions to the family of Bishop
Indrew. and to furnish a copy to each of
ur Church journals for publication.
]. B. MoFERRN,
TEos. o. SUMMERS.
On motion of the Secretary, the meet
ng adjourned with the benediction by the
bishop. r A. YOUNG, Sec'y.