The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-15
OBITUARY.
Charles Petit NIcIlvaine, ID. d.

Right Rev. Charles Petit McIvaine D. D.,
Bishop of Ohio according to the rite OF the Prot
estant Episcopal Church, died at his temporary
residence in Florence Italy, yesterday evening.
The fact OF his demise was announced by cable to
his sister, Mrs. Harris, of Philadelphia and to
other friends OF the deceased prelate during the
day.
Charles Petit McIlvaine was born in Burlington,
N j., on the 18th day OF January, in the year 1898,
and had, consequently, passed the seventy fifth
year of his age. He received an excellent premi-
nary education. and graduated at Princeton
College with honor in the year 1916. He
studied in the divinity class and was
admitted to deacon's orders on the 4th OF
July, in the year 1920. He was appointed in 1925
Professor of History and Ethics at West Point
Academy. This position he resigned in the year
1925 on being called to the passionate OF ST. AIMS
church, Brooklyn. In the year 1882 he was sOlemny
consecrated Bishop of Ohio. He entered on his
pastoral duties with great zeal, and his constant,
continuous efforts in the fold were blessed with
abundant fruits. AS Bishop of Ohio he exercised q
large amount or influence over the American
branch OF the Anglican Church. He labOred per-
sonally and with unceasng assiduity among the
the moment OF accepting the charge until his recent
departure Tor sojourn in Europe for the benefit OF
ce Gel the degree OF Doctor OF Canon Law from
the University of Oxford, and, in 1858, that Of
LII. d. from the University OF Cambridge His
Romish and Anglican Churches" is well known to
the controversiasts and lterati generally His
lectures 1.-THE Evidences OF Christianity have
passed through thirty editions. In the year 1862
Bishop Mcllvane visited Great Britain for the pur
pose OF explaining the position and policy of the
United States with respect TO slavery and emanci-
patton to the statesmen and people of the United
Kingdom. He was well received and was very sue
cessful in his effort. While in London the Bishop
presided at a public breakfast given in
Freemason's Hall, February %, to cele-
brate the anniversary OF Washington's birthday.
During his stay in the mother country he was in
vited by Hon. Arthur Kinnaird to meet few
clergymcn and make a statement relative to the
American crisis. The venerable Bishop said as re-
gardiRg the North, the war was not 0srensibly
against slavery, but against rebellion, the South
being, on the other hand avowedly fighting Tor sla-
very. Although the liberation OF the slaves thus
not the positive object Of the war, it would in the
event of the success Of the North, be its certain
result He drew distinction between the "abO-
htiOnists' and the friends OF a gradual and wise
emancipation, declaring that the feeling In favor Of
the latter was growing every day, and that the
slaves in the districts occupied by the Northern
eXpeGitiOnary forces showed themselves to be fully
informed OF the true bearing OF the war on their
own freedom. Bishop McIvaine's health failed
rapidly Of late under the advance of years. and
yesterday his spirit passed away from earth under
the sunny sky OF Italy.