The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-07-15
REI. PAUL TRAPIER, d. d.
Death OF q Learned so"eH
Divine at Baltimore-H's
Arrive In Charleston TINS

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tation To prayer and praise, brief dispatcn
MAS flashing along the telegraph wires from
palttmors to Charleston announcing to It's
rector, the Rev. R. s. Trapier, the death OF his
elder brother aud predecessor In the rector
ship of 81. Michaeps, the Rev. Paul Trapter,
d D.. which occurred in Baltimore last Fri
day evening, after an illness of some months,
which had caused his removal from South
Carolina, the land of his birth and the scene
of his lifelong labors in the Charleston minis
try. His many friends In Charleston had been
prepared By his long illness to hear at almost
any moment OF the venerable clergyman's de-
cease, but the intelligence at last came sud-
denly, and Its effect was not decreased oy the
surroundings at the moment OF its receplion'
His brother entered the chancel ana "ent
through the services prescribed LOT morH'ns
nrauar bnt omitted the sermon, and the In
teIlipence of his bereavement became known
to the congregation as they slowly left the
church. The evening service was conducted
by the Rev. J. W. Miles. The remains OF the
deceased clergyman are expected to arrive In
this city this afternoon on the Northeastern
Railroad, and the fu neral services Will take
place at St. Michaels Church tomorrow at ten
A. II.
The Rev. Paul Trapier, D. D., was the eldest
son of the Rev. Paul Trapler, and was born 10
this city in February, 1906, 80 that he was IN
his sixty.seventh year at the time of his death.
His early education was received at Hurlburrs
School, we'll known Charleston institution
OF the last generation, and In 1922 ne entered
Harvard College, maLriculating In the sopho-
more class. He graduated creditably at Har-
yard in 1926, receiving the decree of bachelor
of arts, and q few years later the honorary
degree of master of arts was also conferred
upon him BY the same institution. Immedi-
ately after leaving Harvard College he enter
ed the General Theological Seminary OF the
Protestant Fps opal Church, at New YORK,
and remained there four years, graduating 10
1929, with high honors. He then devoted
few months to travel and observation,
and returning to Charleston he was or
dained as an Episcopal clergyman In
1881 by Bishop Bowen, In st. Mtchaels
Church. His first charge was st. An
drew,s Parish, In this county, the rector
ship of which he assumed In 1882 aud retained
until 1886, when he accepted the charge of st.
Stephens Chapel (now st. Stephens Free
Church) In this city. In 1910 Mr.. Trapler was
annointed rector of ST. Michaers, the Rev.
Cranmore Wallace taking his place at st.
Stephens Chapel, and he remained In this
position for six years, being assisted by the
Rev. P. T. Keith, by whom he was relieved In
1916. During the following year Mr.. Trapier
carried out design he had long contemplated
the establishment of mission chapel ex-
clusively for colored persons. The proposition
met with some opposition at the time, but its
originator persevered, and In lS47 he procured
the erection of the Calvary Chapel at the cor
ner of Beaulaln and Wilson streets, and gath
ering together small congregation OF col
ored people, he labored faithfully and zeal
,ously for their spiritual Improvement for
about three years. The arduous nature OF
these duties, however, sadly impaired his
health, which was never robust, and he was
compelled to retire and spend come months In
Virginia recruiting his physical energies. Re.
turning to South Carolina in 1850, ne was
elected professor OF systematic divinity Id tne
Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary OF
this diocese, then located at Camden. aud this
posItIon he held until 1869. The ravages oil
the civil war fell heavily upon this Institution.
Most of the students left to obey the call to the
field. and during the march of Shermans army
ufrom Atlanta to the sea" the seminary build
ines were destroyed, and Mr.. Trapier, In COM
mon with the other members of the faculty,
sustained severe losses In silver, books, horses
and outbulldlngs. Just before the war. In 1860,
Mr.. Trapier received the degree III doctor OF
divinity from the famous University OF
Virginia. In 1869, the Theological Semi
nary, which had been removed to
spartanburg after the war, succumoed
to the pecuniary and other disasters
which had overtsken 1t, and YVES closed,
ana DR.. Trapier accepted the pastoral
charge of the Parish OF Union. Here, how
ever. he was again prostrated by disease, and
In 1871, having received an invitation to the
Parish of Easton, Maryland, and being ad.
ylsed that the change Of air might affect his
cure. he removed to that place. The expert
ment however, proved disastrous, and, after
eight months of labor In his new parish, his
health finally gave way, and his last Illness
came upon him, and lasted for nearly year.
He removed to Baltimore with his constitu-
tIon hopelessly shattered, and suffering from
an intermittent fever contracted on the East.
ern shore where his last field of labor was
situated. His condition has been known tc
be precarious for many months, and, as above
stated, he died last Friday evening, at his
residence In Baltimore, and surrounded by his
whole family.
DR.. Trapler was married In 1882 to Miss Sa-
rah Dehou, and had three sous and six daugh-
ters, all of whom have survived hiG. One OF
his sons, Mr.. P. DuGue Trapler, ls now study
ing for the ministry at Trinity College, In Con-
nectlcut; another, Mr.. Theodore B. Trapler, Is
engaged In business In Baltimore; and the
third is pursuing his preparatory studies for
college.
DR.. Trapler was scholar Of rare attain
ments. jealous and devoted clergyman, and
an exemplary Christian gentleman. He wasa
FREQUENT contributor to the religious literature
of the day, and wrote many valuable essays in
the Southern Churchman, the Church Journal
and other publications. He was finished
o,o,,,oel eoho,ar and thorouphly informed 10