Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1873-03-20
Death of Bishop NIcIlvaine.

DeatA Oh BISHOP NlclIValne.
Private dispatches from Florence,
Italy, announce the death in that
place of Bishop NcIlvaine, the Pro-
testant Episcopal Bishop of Ohio. No
particulars are given other than that
his daughter in London, with whom
he had been spending much of his
time during his absence from this
country, but the daughter who at
tended his death bed is probably the
unmarried one who accompanied him
from home on his last trip across the
Atlantic. The news of the event,
though unexpected, was not surpris
ing, as he has been for several years
in feeble health and unable to attend
to the affairs ofLls diocese.
Charles Petit McIlvaine was over
seventy five years old at the time of
his death, having been born in Bur
lington. N j., January Is 179S.
HIS father. Joseph Nj. Ilvaine, was q
leading Lawyer and died in 1926,
whilst U S. Senator from New Jer-
sey, In 1916 he graduated at the
New Jersey College, Princeton, and
was ordained deacon in the Protes-
tant Episcopal Church July 4, 1920,
by Bishop White. He offlclated at
Christ Church Georgetown. Mary.
land, and in 1922 was ordained priest
by Bishop Kemp. of Maryland. In
1925 he became professor of ethics
and chaplain at West Point, retain
ing that position until 1927 when he
became rector of st. Anne's Church.
Brooklyn, N. Y. From this parish
he was consecrated Bishop of Ohio,
October 31st, 1882. Bishop Smith
of Kentucky was consecrated on the
same day, ana as he had the advan-
tage of Bishop McIlvaine by a few
minutes the former is presiding Bish
op. From 1882 to 1910 Bishop Nc
1lvaine was president of Kenyon
College, In 1873 the University of
Oxford, England, conferred on
him the degree of D. c. L.. and in
1858 the University of Cambridge
made him LII. D. In 1859, the duties
of his diocese becoming too burden.
some. the Rev. G. L. Bedell was
consecrated Assistant Bishop, of late
has had nearly, if not quit, all burden
of the diocese on the shoulders.
Bishop McIlvaine is known in the
illogical literature by several works.
In 1881 he delivered course of lee
lures to the University of New York
on the Evidences of Christianity,
They were published at the request
of he University Council and have
passed through a great number of
editions. In 1S40 he published a
work on classification by Faith"
During the controversy growing out
of the publication of the Oxford
"Tracts for the Times" he published
"Oxford Divinity Compared with
that of the Romish and Anglican
Churches" In 1854 he published a
volume of sermons on "The Truth
and the Life" He also compiled
two volumes of Select Family and
Parish Sermons"
The death of Bishop McIlvaine
leaves Bishop Bedell in charge of the
diocese of Ohio. There is now a
very strong prospect of the diocese
being divided Bishop McIlvaine
hal steadily opposed every attempt
to bring about this result, and so
long as he lived there was no pro-
liability of it's accomplishment. The
sentiment of the Northern. Ohio par
ishes has been expressed in favor of
such division of the State as would
secure a Bishop, McIlvaine having
had his residence in Gambler. Bish-
- McIlvaine insisted that wi. ..nnvver
the division took place his diocese
should be known as the Diocese of
Ohio and he placed other conditions
that rendered the division imprac-
ticable.
The remains of the deceased Bish-
op will be brought home for inter
ment.
Bishop McIlvaine has spent much
of his time of late years in Europe
having crossed the Atlantic several
times. On the occasion of his visit
to Cleveland previous to his last voy-
age, he delivered an affecting ad-
dress to the class he confirmed at st,
MaIy's Church, expressing a doubt
if he should ever again meet them in
this world.-C. Herald.