The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-11
Death Of Right Rev. Henry ]. Whitshouse,
Episcopal Bishop of illinois.

henry John w h~ltehouse, Episcopai Dis
hop of Illinois, died at 8 O'Clock this morn
ing. The news will be sudden and sadden-
ing to not only his numerous warm friends
and admirers in his immediate charge, but
to the church generally of which he was so
conspicuous and influential a member. The
cause Of his death is said by his physicians,
to be overwork. Bishop W~hltehouse, a
little more than a week ago, returned from
Wisconsin, where he had been for three
weeks attending to the work in that do
cese, as yet without a head. During that
period of twenty-one days he preached
forty sermons, according to DIR. Shipmans
statement. Last Thursday, a few days
after his return home, he complained OF
WEAKNESS and severe headache, so that the
doctor was summoned. He soon express
ed himself as feeling better, but at ten o.
clock the same night the doctor was again
called. He gave medicine which quoted
the sufferer, and from that time he seemed
to improve, and the prospect Of his speedy
and entire recovery was considered 50 GER
| tain that no serious danger was apprehend-
ed. The Bishop told DIR. Shipman he
need not come again, and the doctor did
not until Saturday evening, when the Bis
hop suffered q paralytic stroke, and became
unconscious. He reused sufficiently the
following day to recognize his children, and
receive the Holy Communion, which was
administered by the Rev. DR.. Kelley, as
sisted by the Rev. Canon Knowles. From
that time till his death he sank gradually.
Bishop Whitehouse was born in New
York city. in August, lSO3,of English par
entage. AT the early age of IA years he
tered Columbia College, where he gradu-
ated in 1921 with honors. Immediately
entering upon a course of theology. he
graduated from the General Theological
Seminary in 1924. He was ordained dea
con the same year, and became priest in
1927. His first passionate was at
st. Luke's, Rochester, \. Y, where he
remained fifteen years. The next held was
at ST. Thomas, in New York City, OF
which church he was rector at the time of
his election as Assistant Bishop of Illinois.
His conservation 10 this high Office took
place in St. Georges, New York City, on
Thursday, November 20, 1851, and he
came at once to his new sphere 10 the West.
In September Of the following year, Bishop
Chase died, and the assistant became chief.
Here he has worked zealously and faith
fully for twenty-five years, and has welded
a power second to that OF no prelate in the
church. For learning, acuteness ofthought,
integrity and influence, he ranked among
the first Of the Bishops, and his superior
is not recalled. He was but one or two re-
moves from the seniority, and from his
tested powers of endurance it was antici-
pated that he would attain to the Presi-
dency of the Council of Bishops, the So
prene body of the church.
Bishop Whitehouse was an intimate
friend Of Bishop Wilberforce, of Winches.
ter, England. He was appointed, 1867, to
preach before the Pan, Anglican Council,
held in London that year. His sermon
called much attention to him, and was
deemed a mastery effort. He was given
by Oxford the degree of Doctor of Divini,
ty, something unusual for that University
to bestow upon an American. His full
titles were b. d., LII, d. and d. ID. Oxon.
The deceased was a man of great learn
ing, wonderful eloquence and indomitable
will. He could speak on almost any sub
ject and treat it in an entertaining manner.
His sentences were clean cut and i~ncisive.
He was a devoted ch~urchman-by nature
an ecclesiastic, His tendency was toward
high church practices and he was very
tenacious in preserving intact all the forms
and rituals oil tho church, AS was eEempll-
fed in his action in the Cheney case.
Bishop Whitehouse leaves Il family of
five sons and a daughter. His brother is
on the way hither from New York, where
the body will be taken. Its last resting
place will probably be in Greenwood Gem
etery, Brooklyn, in the. family lot Chic
aqo .J0urndk. 10th.