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to exercise sometimes tho pastoral of1co-thNt
Bnol, services kept hIs ministry, whloh was very
qaf tlo work 70 W 6f tho t Etsoopate @ tho ohrstoh
ine Of chltlron and vIBitations to tho s!ok An4
Affected 'wofo. sources of-bactoh pleasure and
profit and that by tleso acts he was 9napi1u Us,
Tho routine Of D,shop's work, was liable to
burn somettinoa with m unsteady and il'nin.
lBhotl l|amo. There aro maby In this clty, N
obscure places, who can testify, to tho piahops
humility and lovo In llH lowly ]nbora, wlorc Lib
hoart dtctutod tho minhtrat.on.
However auetero Id might BOOM TO
tho d,ntant Observer, his natmto was
open to thS gentlor influences: le ioyna s;,a
hls, tic mottoua OF birds, tho fall or wntora,-.
MI tho pagcantry Of October landscapes aud
clo,td-drapcl skiou. In liia famlly ho wns the
most devoted Of hsbanda M and TIC most st., alloS- I
dyen for him, and his place among thoin, WAS |
something worry beautiful Such n relation oai1- |
mt oxist without q strong hasis Of oxco'lehoo..
However he Jared us q public man and servant |
tllo homo. hoart could always have directed his
administration; If III tho beginning oil could
hayo seen him with oyos ns elear as when tllty
looked at hts triumphant 1ace III hia col1}n; now
much Btrifo would havo becn unknown. o
tint mon might got nonrer each other tu tho
sympnthos Of gront spiritual cordially and
aspiration! linbrlcs aud canons canuot mako
Christ nre tIoy only truly drawn ,togethor,-and
thorn In liealt, rather tlan iii lead, aro they
united. .........
Tho Bishop was n,ways Industrious. for naturcs
it seemed TINT ho was stimulated to moro oontinu-
o,H effort. 11o gavo himself no aota' recroattoli
There III no subject oil which haso cohveraod
witt, him moro frequently tlnn OIL lis oSttaor-
diliary activity, md tho probable electa pf It. .
Il was i colatant wonder to mo TINT at his ago
ono could undergo tho trayol, the mental oxor-
sion tito ine0Bsant toll Of Ia Office, without
lninfnl aud Injurious exhaustion. But hss
al,swor IN reply to cautions against auch proalf;-
iouH lubor was: "a rcui no lasstulo ALL ffosh
every morning for duty, notwithstanding, 6 my o.
ertions. I must 60 On III this way. It's pocu'
liar.ty Of n teuipora.nont mud constitution like
inine.' When tho ond comes, 1t will como sud
denly: There will bo probably no gradual decay
"And you will preach my funeral sermop," ho
onco nddod, iu n vein Of pleasantly. How VOL
hiA proplocy na to bis daath was htlalied. Lie
worked with tireless energy to tho lnBti and
then. amtton suddenly, fell aslcop.
intellectually, Bishop WhilelouHo ranks among
tho first prolates of tho American Chutch. Az
n preacher he had II fluent anl impressive ora.
tory, though not u condensed mud impassioncd'
wonderful. lilo Ind great ATTITUDE for busi-
ness, and MS -presid.pg officer was without
superior; 'S.po With I'll, lilo dignity dignity ef 1ia h7
Eraco Of carriaeo TINT always bore wituoss
OF tlo polished gentleman. His pietY had ripon-
cd through long ycnrs of Christian culture, and
70 tloatb lid not como upon him uoawarcH. Tho
diocese and tho Episcopal Church throughont
the world lament a distinguished divine, and an
eminent and Zcn1ous Bishop. .......
The time is nigh athand when his successor
ia to bo olected. Tao Standing Committee, now
tho ccolesasticai authority OF the diocese, have
Il HIM for ~
noxt Annual Convention, which will meet tho
18th or September. III this groat State Of ILL.,
noiA the functions of tho Episcopal Churol, nro
fairlv laid: Wo can hardly expect that 1t will bc
portant place to fill, and asgrcat work to ac-
complsll. Much of its SUCCESS horo in tho fit
turo will depend upon him who takcs tho Erisco.
| pa! chair--wlio becomes our diocesan head. Ii
ia not enough to say that we want a good man,
devoted u,an, Il man whose past lifo bears wit
moss to tho fidelity OF Ills work and his nnchal'
longod rioty. We wnnt all this, but wo want
moro. H'ith piety. and zeal. aud pure record,
wo want q Bishop strong II! n noble man
hood, culturted and ripo in useful loarn.
ing. Wo have, VIC .coufcse, como. honcs
prido III this mattor. 1yo wish Illinois to bo
,soll and wisely represented, both for onr owr
enl1o md for lilo sako OF tho Church Universal
Whenever Bishop Whichouse went forth wt
rclt suro tint tito dignity Of tho Eplscopatt
would bo maintained. We wcro certain that tht
reputation Of tho Church for sound learning atlt
nj nble ministry would not suffer. We kno"
that tho knowlct1Eo the manners. tho eloqnonce
tho humility dt our nshop would command re
} spcct. So We ahall not now ho content witt NJ
Inferior man. Illinois requires rigorous Prot
estant cLutchman,-a mhn who appreciates tht
J timcB In which We live, who is in quick symnath,
with tho Christian heart and Christian idea
everywhere who ID no sectary, no blgos, no mor
literaliHt or ritl1alist, but who secs truth IN t
largo INTERPRETATION OF tho spirit. and Is true t
the gloat Historic Church thut ho Is pledged t.
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