, 1874-10-05

~ASAASA @3oAt
Me"s1a' SOFTLY" ~ Iot,ns. ~ ~ t.Gnrc1,. ~
Tin 1,oy. II. N, Powers. Of St, Johns Epis-
copat Church. yostotdny prenclcd tho following
eer,non At lint church
Aa1 hive 1ote1v ro.urueh from tho funeral of
pjsl,op J.oo. Of 1ova, uboso name IL 40 rovorod
in thia pariah. which aluaYs had = warm place in
iii l,is ncart, 1t sooms appropriate At this COM
munlon aoason to say somotning descriptive OF
ljs burial, aud OF his life sud ser7icos in his
diocese.
On the morning Of Saturday, Sept, 2e, At hia
homo in Davenport, aftcr some hours Of uncon~
scIousncsa, tho bishop broathed his last ltwan
Into in tho week before his recovery appeared
Aopelcsa, and thon but TOW comparatively wera
auaze Of bin real condition. Tha Church at
largo, aa wo1I as tho community generally, moro
shocked 1T what seemed 90 sudden as it waa af-
tlictiyo IN Its departure. On last Tuesday after
noon tho f,uoral took place, in tho Cathedral
Church. ncnr tho Dghop'a homo, Tho caeket
s,,.,o. ,,io ror,a;,,r ,tooa In I'm strdv n, t,,e
l.ie.oh"b 4''o .'o'1 $500 - wv ~
Episcopal resldohco, "hefo' 4tonl - oetocA ~
tic morning till !, tloy wero visited by tho vast
thropc that assembled at tho obscauiea. Tho
1,.l,on Inv IN tl,e robca Of his of,icc, with a
..aaa -, ,.,,u. a,,vo,s ,,,or hi. hres,t ,n1
oso7n " "a''c A1uo'o ~ upo1 A' ~ 49,. 49, 49,
q 1lofal crown W hla aede. nooe' " a'5 sso
or dnscriptlon, voro denied tho sad privilege Of
fnt,,.o rho ind ao tntov moved among them.
"0 w ..,,.a =. 80 - ,,,.,,,
ana "Aoae noole sounseiAue: "ea ~" ~ P11sa ~.
and strong IL ha ekpreaslon ~ adAsn' ota
friends who welcomed him to tho diocese walen
a yo,,nr n,an wero thero. Clergyman Who hna
tonr ,oiorcft ,,nder },jm,-enn,e IN whom ho ],nt,
1s,t .s..e1;, ,s~,,,o 49,. ~ ohu,,,ro ,r1,.
lala npos!oll0 aanu1'- . ppoe *ua onSeuio VINO
royorod htnt'-lItt'a ch11dron, whose pfo8cnco
always gave him pleasuro,- -ctizons OF all faiths,
and Of nouo but who respected bis Cnsistina
49, .,,1 49, 80 +s,,4., w., ....a 49,
alan"ooo. ca'ao aua eazcu aoa e"escu W.
Ihoro was hardly q teafioas eSo among thehfs
oven of those unused to weeping. There wero
xrna and n, whot Il, Ind donn rcmorics brinhs
'r.,' 49,. ,".' ~ ~ n,,ar.o.aa ort1 ,a;oo,,
WIN SUMS p'c'ase ', IN eu4tAsto4' "ua soseso
with thu hope Of Whas waa planned to 30 &C.
grand form and etil faco, once beeming With a
I;oht INV ort;nrn;shcd INV x.v;d,v eomo "a.
,16on,noJ +,o;n ~, tfo.,,, t.I,on, ho b.J nm.
a;unnd t. .hn as,th t1e .ine' 'n haG cnmo into
1 tbo3r ~ ovcrs',ofinwni ~ 1'onas lin invs when ho
m;nr,. ,nva wit t,om IN irnocsns festiyity and
S'fm a III utod n1sn bafoto ihon VIII o,nwinr eart
"no m1 stuo,4 - i,saa ~ ~ Ife,+ t,,a,,
,er anir,,, ~ roniaancss annn,rn to nome md
ter ,,,,nonoJ ,sarnn~" XXI ho word ~ cnn,,.
nst so a fa y o ;a ssd ina tlat tav Ind not
,;or i, anv enr1o av to M rcat
lnlcsse'5' ~, ~ ay SS'o ~ ,,,rpo W. ~ IL
co;1ip "a r. farcs o bent oyor hin, and tne history
, ~ xa,nis,'a III yeara ,Sns raviyed in honja tGnt
t5o ~ iii 1n and 1ps rev n. M ors
na III a a .;,x;'o ky for ~ t,o nhc aorv;ro arrival
~, H. a,ai,os .ap ,rna a1oand fnrosn Fror, tln
cunoi Elm ~ =; e''1 Grswoa i:n1opa on tho niacsnt
sni,pra n,ocraainn consisting of ths Vaatrlca
~ tt r;ac. 1onrpsnstcd ~ to,n ,i,o
s,iv,m;tv @ " ,,donta ln ejcrgy NJ inwa. tho whit.
~ niaytt,s thn St,n1,in,s omnieo n tho Jo.
ccso s s't6, liz ,ta,n"atn aprotntnJ hr tho Eccloa
nsticoi Aushority of 1i{noin nnd Tho clerical nnd
% tho lsy pali i-ieale1s proceeded to tho Episcopal
1,nrnc nrecaind Nv Diahon Vail ri Kansss. and
sa,ns'o3 h.. .1,s t.rsayad ,sm;iv md thor rota.
tiycs to tho oiurclt coso At hand. Which lid long
hofo,s hoon s4 tI,Icd ~ its ntn,ost ca,,acty q
thnuntno hauns % tha bn,I1inr Tho cathedral wae
lnnvi1v sirarssd tn monrninr. and floral offerings
,sro,,nLt ~ v.rion. nvicnn dnroratnfi fla nl,nf,
eel. In frort Of tho uulpit VAS tho beautiful
orcsa ~ wStn f5ownra ront hy I. ,oyine hoarts u
from from our On own narish. Tho Procession outering
iv 1,isIona Whfnnlo and Richardson. and nro-
c9edcd m tho hrpaI aiglo to nlacen assigned in
I'm cho,,cel nn t1ireetlv in rrnnt If q. Tn1no.
'1n,aiy SHu nft"r A nomn thc r,rcn n tia snf]ny.
ua1ona Vii iii thnr taa,ora Who nanscd forway
" liz ,con az With nacb cnst :. littia eiuntcr
~ ~ t.H r1t1 III .c.,,a ,a. tsnIer,v tor"hire
ond - tlo ,.;r;t ~ tic 1,ison ~ ~ ,'armittcd p
,H;tna.e ~ T. t,a.v NV ~ns ucn IN that ~ o
ara';sn;,a !. lstnr; 1,fna Wahaysnn ~ Mia.
.anr r"nI ~ nr,o;ntai oason and n fao|;ny
n.,I ,ssoo;a.:,,o isan"rs, cnn,nomoratyo nf
sna s!.o nnartad nroiato -. deiyored hv
fuo nsho. Wai' ,wphn b.t bcon hia Inti.
ln.onop ,,at H1,u,,n11 fr,...s attor tin roof.t
~ t".u H.. Ars ,,.. J,fynrat tIioccsnn ~.
~ ;no ,.r"vara .~.-a ss v niahnn Whio.
bau'saeonn, n s,. ,,'x. tt,s ,moro ,nrtoIr
o .,ns ;t'1 lonoesr .ta ctv eyor an,y
s;aii W. ~ III c"rraga sy fho nrn.
ntsasns y. nol'a ~ ~ nsE5so r,;a ,ovai,
enet nos ram DSvonort IL rroat swell o}
epst niea tsoh. In,J H. Ca 80 i,fr onvara
tnc 5na' ycroraona .' nd
WI uann au erI, 4uu a"a,,na ,4iahv
miao piosReut Ra - ,,rn5a au nnn +a ,snstor.
iinfoa 11fuuI , @oS n I'd "9hsu.n ta,sna
nutaos. ~ ts gaesn stppss. nelo IT, @hu suSto'
6a' mi.a ~ ~ ~ ntan,iar s,n nrar
sisua, Puteu .n' .s,,a aHs tainr' u,,- ~, -
s.omea .e aaop INV VI" t1ot ~" na9 me
seaa eonco1se Gaan1!e1 a'pa iJ osM Sssau,
tno coala "as !oMGleI. "to poau1o. pnitahoe
gas %s 81 and n .asoa hS fnopa
auu Lnet .ol! tno soi9n WY oonoao', w.. .asa
%hfuh t,io clorsS huu olne1a w nuI5 easnou oa
poslue tno EIaFo. Sass oacu Hanoaua @ ~ 41ss '.s
upon shH CONN., ; ana mens ap9t1".n6 ~ @ amnS; nns
mono VIII forgot tae Hour 9! taat n,onnsho'q m.
aemniaKe on sne mestoln sao,o OF yanua!o 1u1" @
solsy ieai tne gn. te,a ae sMoet ns. au oa ad