The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-08-18
BISHOP wHITEHOUSE.
HIS LIFE AND CHARACTER.

THE BIOGRAPHY OF BISHOP HARVEY. WHITE
HOUSE-HIS MINISTERIAL AND EPISCOPAL
LABORS-HIS CONTROVERSIES AND CHAR
ACTERIsTICs-A SCHOLAR AND AN ENTHUsI-
Asst.
The Chicago Tribune of the 18th inst
contains long and appreciative account
of the life and services of Bishop White
house, from which the following extracts
are made: The Rt. Rev. Henry John
Whitehouse, bishop of the diocese of
Illinois, died at his residence, No. AS West
Washington street, at 8 O'Clock yesterday
morning. He passed quietly and peacefully
away, after all illness of but five days, and
his sudden demise will be deplored not
only by his immediate friends, but the
Episcopal church generally-by high as
well as low churchmeD, since all admired
his wonderful intellectual abilities, if their
views regarding many points did not accord
with his. Bishop Whitehouse was born of
English parentage, in the city of New York,
Aug. /, 1904. He entered Columbia College
when only fourteen years of age, and grad
uated with honOrs in 1921. Soon thereafter
he became Il student in the General TheOlog-
ical Seminary, and completed his course in
1921, when he was ordained deacon by Bish-
op Croes of New York. The following
year he was admitted to the priesthood,
Bishop White, of Pennsylvania, officiating
at the ceremonies. He spent the next three
years of his life as rector of a church in Read
ing Pa. Thence he was called to the rector
ship of st. Luke's Church, Rochester, n. Y,
now the largest and most prosperous parish
in Western New York. he remained there
for 10 wears, when be took charge of st.
Thomas Church, Broadway, New York City.
This church was destroyed by fire du-
ring his ministry, and was rebuilt through
his eXertions, OH the same site; it Is
now located on Fifth avenue. la 1851 he
fn1 CT mt fSfan Of
Bishop Chase being at that time in charge OF
this episcopate. Several years previous,
when Bishop Whitehouse was only 81 years
of age, he had been elected to the bishopric
of Michigan but declined to accept. Even
after his conservation as an auxiliary to
Bishop Chase, be was somewhat dlf1ident,
and nearly year elapsed before he came
west and assumed the responsibilities of his
exalted position. few months. after his
arrival, his superior died. Bishop White
house succeeded to the episcOpate, and faith
fully discharged the duties until his death.
THECAUSE OF THE DECEAsE.
as stated, was oyerwork, which engendered
congestion or paralysis of the brain. He in
herited vigorous constitution, and this en-
abled him to perform an amount of mental
labor that was truly marvellous. One OF his
achievements was the preaching of 20 differ
ent sermons in eight days, the majority of
them extemporaneous efforts, riding night
and day if necessary to reach place where
he was expected. de was an accomplished
classical scholar, and familiar with French,
German and Italian, and we'll veTsed in
medicine and other sciences. In canon
ical law and the Jurisprudence of The church
it is doubtful he had peer in this country.
He was recognized leader in the councils
of the church, and being within three OF the
seniority, it was believed that his endur
ancs would secure for him the presidency of
the house of bishops. He had an extensive
acquaintance abroad, and was the intimate
friend of Bishop Wilberforce, of England.
When in London in 1867 he preached the
opening sermon mt Lambeth, ;the place of
the archbishop of Canterbury, IN the
presence of 200 bishops, who COM
posed the Pan-Anglican Council.
His abilities attracted considerable at :.
tention and Oxford conferred upon him the
degree of ID. Dan unusual honor to be be-
slowed upon an American. AT that time he
was a ID. d.. consequent upon his gradua-
ton at Columbia, and an LII. ID. accorded
by the same institution on account of his
culture and learning In addition he re-
ceived the degree OF ID. G. l.. from Cam
bridge University. His greatest WORK was
perhaps the establishment of the cathedral
system OF churches in this country. He
commenced his lab0rs to this end upon
his election to the episcopate; and, despite
much opposition In the councils, carried 1t
forward gradually, and there are now some
ten or twelve cathedrals in various parts of
the country--one for almost every Episco-
pate See. The Interest which the bishop
took in church educational matters was
always profound, and was shown by his de-
votiOn to the college at Robins Nest, OF
which DIR. Chase had charge, and
nected with the cathedral, which, IN
der his general charge, grew to be one of the
most fiourishing of its Kind in the city.
Bishop Whitehouse would tolerate no lati-
tudinarian tendencies, and any violations of
the canons of the church were sure to be fol-
lowed by the srraignment of the offender be-
fore an ecclesiastical council. He was so inn
placable in this respect that he was always
at war with some rector, and this fact con-
tributed much toward making his bishopric
an unsuccessful one. Harmony has not
prevailed in the diocese for many years.
REV. CHARLES EDWARD CHENEY,
rector of Christ Church in this city, neg
lected to use the words Regeneration" and
"regenerate' when they occurred in the
sacrament of infant babtism, and for this
alteration in the book of common prayer he
was arraigned before an ecclesiastical court
at the instance of the bishop. His trial be-
gan on the 22d of July, 1868, and, after pro-
crossing two days, the proceedings were in
terrupted by an Injunction granted by Judge
Jameson upon the application of the at
torneys of Mr.. Cheney. By the decision of
the court the council was enjoined from
further action, and the trial came to a sudden
but temporary conclusion. An appeal was
taken TO the Supreme Court, and the judg-
ment of the inferior tribunal reversed. The
ecclesiastical council again convened, and
after protracted session, found Mr.. Cheney
guilty, and sentenced him to deposition
from the ministry unless he apologised to
the bishop and promised to use the
Ito h.m) objectionable words. He refused
TO do so, and the verdict was certified to by
the bishop, and became irrevocable. Suisse
quently proceedings were commenced in the
civil courts for the recovery Of the Christ