, 1874-09-16

it it, ssassiss esesSis eS!sshro Rowp sD NsTea,g'
then yenng deacon, ,,s., IL sti!! Ma,,.ns msnE +,
1851, md from tho oenera' se,ainary III
..1624, taking uoacohs ordorH tnAt year, hus Oh
account OF bis youth 11o WAS Obliged to wa1t 1,l-
I'll 1927 boforc ho could tako piiaHty orders. liis
hrst Charge was at Reading, Pa, where no min
iHterod with tho Erontost SUCCESS for throo rears
1Io than accepted tho Kcctorshlp Of st. Lnko's
Rochester, whore he reMainod ttfseon gears, TUG
beloved. yos almost tdolized. Rector not only OF
the wcaitby md cultured who gathered aro1,.d ma
him, but ct tho large numbers Of Ioor who no-
longed to Ills flock. III 1874 ho was inyited to tho
Reotorahip Of St. Thomas' Church. New lo,rh,
until 1861, whom he was olcetcd AssiAtant. bishop
OF Illinois, becoming tho Diocesan on tho doatn
OF Bishop Chase in 1861. 1n 1857 no J., attended %
tho lambeth Conforence, aud was dlBt'rg'liBleu
luz eormou. Groat honorB wero Aoaped upon
hin, in England; Oxford and Cambridge joined to
grace him with thor highest Titles; aud wherever
10 preached crowds tiockcl to listen. From
ttonco ho wont to Russia, and there received
from the tlignitaries CT tho Eastosn Church tho
Sumo tlattcrlng reception, tho Same tribute OF
respect.
When ho returned to Ills diocese in tho fol,
lowing year 1t was tho signal for np1endia
ovation. But few aso here who wcre present at
TINT pccno. Old Trinity Church was crowded to
itA fullest capacity. and up. tho long navo
3oySn @ q to
, The Bishop took hiH plaoo in the contro OF tho
ehancel, Nnl for the first titna in my llfo haw
that usually stern faco coryllacd with emotion.
Thst hour you Will Gear ny mo . w'tne1e t, was fuo
now tic ii this diocese. Thon followed Sears
Of active aud successlu I'll guidance OF his flock,
yoars which had tholr porrows, but also thor
woll-dcsosyed rowartta. until. Oh tito 10th or
August, in tho busy whir Of Lis untrlng life, ho
fell naloep ia jesus.
This is tho slsolclon. How vnluclcaa the dry
record looks to liz who aIo nro nblo to plolha it
with roady beauty: who Cnn I'LL up his outlines,
and bring before lis tho living, actve, iuvi1lc'bo
Bishop. Thcre III mono horo who Inns not read
the tribntcs to his memory, 30 variet, 10 MI
morous. from such unexpected SOURCES. Tile min
istcrs OF many Of tho religious bodies around l,a
lies hes !; tho pross, which oiton IL INio followed
aud nlockod at him, poured forth tho
most eloquent eulogies, aud from all par.
tics in tho Church hns gono np Tho voice of
eor eu on io ssmo co,iso To MATERIAL Is
ample md varied. might dwell III detnlt on
That wonderful leurning which nnde him fsollo
8 .)riucepa amous tho Echolars OF the Church.
Tint koon insight into Holy Scripture which II y
not tho reward Of study, but tito revelation OF
the Holy Spirit to heart always hid open to its
breath1ng; that fotvid eloqueuce which, oven IN
bis old age, awakened tue attontion Of every
iistcuer, mud sometimes boyo you away OIL lts
rcsstless wayo, 30 that I rono4nbor. only Few
years ago, q scene when this very Convention
gavo vent to n burst OF tumtlltu-
GUS applauso which el.ockod our reverence
in tho moment Of restored calnness that quick
and ready appreciation OF n point in arg'noiat,
90 TINT mover was his arsenal withouta weapon
with which to parry an attack or strike blow
that beautiful humility which over iEnosod Einl-
aelf aud offacod his personality III tho grandeur
of his o.sice, for DO man more ehsn lso tele por"
sonal unworthincas it, contrast with lofty sta
ton; that untiring industry, which, like slayo
at tho galicy-oar know no respite lnt lo9kea m tnr
no oessntion-- industry whic!a shaased US oil,
aud made every man feel aln,oat as # ho wero
M idle drono by tho side Of this iron
energy which know anch thing =, as
oyer-straincd nerves, md tingging attention; ,;
that astonishing wealth Of words flowing from
his ls in conversation in eStemeoro adlross n2ssa
1t for 10 mnny years, had fresh marvel n1itl u
nowrovclation tint digniiled courtesy 70 g1aGe- CO
ful, 80 refined. 20 poel.od, Which repelled tho
very slightest attempt ut familiarity and yet was
mover marked by any rurltanjc btifruess, any
ovorstrancd rcseryo-tho simple. natural out
como Of his life, his character, aud his poyalon'
ties Of the situation, separated tho light
from tho darltuess, and sot before ,to
bowisdered mind tho point, |aa Which
were Of great i,Apo1'; that aolf-aacrl1ieo;
,wishcs, public opprohrii1m, # clear course Of
duty to DO done roso oforo his son.; that spot
.lcHs lifo in this siustancd world, which. to ,lao
q Bimio OF hia own. was like those pure watof-
lilies which nro rooted in slime and, floating.
amid the green and unhealthy etilorcsconce OF
marsh, yet 11p turn to tho sun thoir d!sed Of
spotlcse white; that ,nswerying devotion 10
principle which oxtortcd from eron hls toes a
cry Of admiration; aud, ahoyo all, ttat simple
faith in Christ Jesus at tho Savior Of lis soul,
and, that perfect roianco upon Him crnci!ied aud
upon 10 merite of hia own. mlEht.
repeat. awnli On oil t'iezo things. Iha
tlmo would DO well occupied in. pressing home
1!oge traits uIon tho clergy and the la!tY ~ VOL
worthy Of their imitaticn. That is not tho end
now havo In yinw. Ho Ind lis faults aud his
weaknesses. lilo claimed no immunity from t the
taint OF impcrfection which, clings to tho hoest
nnds. IIo foil far below the ideal ho over hold
up to his own gazo ; hut nm not hero so'paraao
these faults and en!argo upon th7Bo weaknessos.
I do not appear aa his auologiat, bnt us h,h mo-
morialist. mi not retained for Iis defense,
hut u willing witness to tho greatness aud the
beauty Of iau worK ard character.
No nun could do tlo work tho Bishop did, at-
tack the prejudices no attacked, yintllcato tho
principles no yndicatod, without o!icising much
opposition. Wo aso tao pcar lm to judge witt
entire dispaasiona.eness tho smoke OF bat
tic still clouds our vision We are ourselves toe
deeply involved in nil tho whsfl ana d.n q COM
local differences ahal hayo been forgotten Il n ths
flight OF yenrs, tho cha1acter Of tho dead Ds'lot
will Bsaua out more clearly cut thaM ,a,a noM
Tho ol paeoc css he is rorl;os sS III in vii fh' Ta' bo t
mean one. I am oven frank to aay, A'
will DO inscribed upon tho worry highest list O.
those to whom VIC will do honor III tho future al
tie lua.ntuiueIs nf those PRINCIPLES Oh which nlon
tue Catholic Church il blli!dod. II III no
truo that q mans contemporaries always esti
mate Linn at bis true worth. Turn to your nation
al history, mud read in tho newspapers and pam
phlets of 'Waslingtons ti1no tho tierceat do,,ll"
ciations of, md tho most alandero,'s accusation
against that grand cllurauter which appears to II
10 puro aud faut!csa, lilo porsons whom til
Rishop lnny i,ave boon Obliged to o'fend pas
away Their touguen nro silcncod: The prlne'
rol,ect their own slury upou tho men who raillc
to thoir support. History now hioMs no n'nn
reyor1ad Judgments that wo may we'll pause be
foro co'ss!gning any nlan Ills need OF praise
blame.
We arc experimenting on peculiar form Q
tho catholic Church III tliiB country. IN III
processes Of TINT experiment Bishop White
houso i.ps been MI active workman; md WHO
that experiment. passes into something liked III