, 1874-08-17

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In tho Resurrection from their tonnornFy s,lspo1,s
sion, will entor IN higher nonief s.,i h9!u OF
sftlel power, tho divlnoly. .appointoti :, oha9nol
for tl,o porsccting Of tho nnl,ts for Tho odlfy-
iug Of tho body Of Christ" ;fhoao, ho'sovor,
aid otl,or sintlrod topea wlitcli tno toxs b,lg-
nn( snldor themes, With which tho gonornl spirit
of tho text Ia u deorer harmony, prcoccupy onr
mi,Nfs, aud absorb to themselves all our powor8
yolopel us, aud clothod tho Church at hrEo in
this snble drapcry Of aorfow. Another mitrcd
hohd, tho nfty~Hooond since tho laying Of tho
nist founsntion-stono OF tho Amorioa,l AuccoH..
Blutl Inns boon unexpectedly brought low, nnA
today not this city only, not the Dl6coao OF III,
noiB only, but the wliolo 'hnuHehotd Of inttl
through all tho continent Of Europe md oven
to tho Isles tile soa ovon tlloro our Blenops
dor aonso OF irrcparablo bcroayomno1,s; 5ho
oloquont tongue ia muso.. The s!fonR nana ~
rclaxcd anl powor1oss. tTls ncatinga ot,that
grrnt hnnrt. no vallantly loyal to to truth, 10
Il, aro stiilod III tho gravoa deep soncc:: rh9
'wiao md faiLhful steward" whom '" ms lofd
made q ruler In hts housohold" " hns reaElcd
his trat aid s le toseae raa M III H. onIs soIar
| md dspassionato retrospect of TINT noblcHt Or
alI spcctncloA-a life richly endowed witl the
highest moral and intellectual nttninmo1ltS, hln
faithfully conaccrated to tho nonlest eu.aH; ,,,o
vol. Brief hut just and discriminating ro-
Vows OF o,1r lamontod Dislop's lifo mud cllnrac-
tor hnyo appeared In all our city newspapors, io1
lcctug the opinoas not OF t!!ott inalslaMS' ra
autl showing that down tleop III TUG public mnq'
undcr oil tho petty suspicious. and marrow laa..
ousos md gaosat ptcndsSs', n "en hIs osin wSfS
ife, md 10 1lnlt hib Influence, oven
among church,no tloro still lay strong |,t. >H,.
y,cslui,, nut merely or his commanding ability
Ills enemies Il hG a,9 Ind sy St EeHn s; garc go,
Of lis nerfscs sincerity md deep conscientious
lleas aa vol no indomltallo moral courage ~ uo
ing, even at tho risk Of bittoroRt oolo1uy anu
Misrepresentation, what ho know to bg right.
but not just yet eau his inorlta bo aoon ~ tner
true light. Tho picture. to bo rightly stMaod,
must bo scratinized Of littlo distance. InG9n,
when the alluck OF excitement attondant OH hls
,,unSnpcted detsh has lad tlale to 1ubBlac when
his biography hy-complled by competent l,ahob' ea
undoubtedly 1t will 10, out OF tho ABUNDANCE OF
gathered material --hns boon given to tile Woru,
ind tho secrets of his inner lifo have been 'aid
baro, rs far ns may be, TO dlspnsaonnto scrutiny
then cst,surlous Judgments long, since uttered,
mud even now touacoualy cluig 70, VII! oe WI
ilply reversed, mud tho confession nado that be-
meath that seemingly cold and inlpcnotrablo cx-
ierior, beneath all tint hard outer crust OF ap-
parent prido aud btorp, rigorous ascotlcian tloro
10 ont III nircctionato response Is oyory honest
appeal, whether for s,ccor in dlstross Or 1or
guidance in prosperity, but just as autos' IN IN
faintesE breath of unjust aud nssonesous sus-
rcio,j aud otiro within itself into tue sanetlary
OF it's own conscious integrity.
1 do not now propoBa to eutor on my critical
or exhaustive ana'sls Of our lato :! BISHOP ,,.s
il mine tho hand, for my sucli tasE. Other ant
moro competent observers will render it full nntl
: ut,stiutet Justice. just now must contluo my
self to Il very tcw characteristic features which
j,ayo struck iue during tho nlx yoars Of my real
deuce within his episcopal jurisdiction. We'll do
remember, dn,ius tho very ilrat months Of my
nectorship OF thiB parish, bow 7 was warnod
ngainst tho Bishop M o tyraat and oppressor; au
iinp,cabe loo to ali evangelical elerSymen,; ono
who would givc them no pence till lo had driven
them from tho diocese with whom. therefore
could not expect to occupy yory infinite tI t OF
uinco then. This. ao-c"!lol oppresaor Inns
fSo mss ss'' linn anu and 'o''ys inorn 11As fer Liza!
. as one who .las always mud uniformly proved
warm peraol,nl froud. Tho tidnEs Of Ills death
rcAc.aiug mo in MY distant summer sojourn, fol
, OH my breast with shock which oven yet con
i | fuses aud bowilors INC. Even tow do mo-
fully realize IT. and, 40 far as do, there Gomez
a scnso OF lous. only lcsu keen tim that Of I
yoro domestic bereavement. AFRO these ths
0 fruits boruu by episcopal oppression and tyran
a ny? No; tllC iuBMation ~as talschopu mn
/. III insult oppression toro hau beon nono, no
Il oven tho retnotcst sempance Of It, hut ratho
= oyory possible manifestation OF klndnosB ans
:; confidence Why 7-beca,1ae lad csrned i
}. Assurcdy not. Because Ind accolnmodatc
3 my theological views to his, nnd 70 tsarmea al
v opposition Nor this either. Theologically
+ Btaud today wlero stood then,-on tho broad
d opou platform Of - oyargclio truth md apos
+ too o1ler,'-holting with ono hand by tic sin'
u po Gospel Of Jesus Uhrst and Hla all-snlllcenc
d as tho sheet anchor Of tho Einncr'n redemption
If aud with tho other by tho established orrlcr din
:, clplino. aud worship of the Episcnpal Chnich n
d tho best existing exponent Of TINT Gospel NOR
10 perfectly adapted titan auv other in Its pooulia
81 organization fur liio enforcement OF D!Yn
IL t,utu Is tho pcrfectin;; thereby oG tho body
l. Christ" Not, therefore, BECAUSE OF nny chang
OF theological enntilLent WINS this. klnduos
IL shown, nor yet because Ind rendered any Eel
j, vice constituting rlghtfu claim, ,-uf Euch 4,
a. wholly unconsclous,- but simply bccauso OIL bot
ii sdos tho intercourse was lraHk aud honest an
q. opeu, without .lisguiso OF reserve or coiscoa
Of mcnt, tho poor presbyter holding his own IN hi
:. Noaltucsu uud tho nolle-i,oa1tod Dshop, thouG
r. ou some questions differing widely, yet too ms.
III nauimous not to accord withn the limits pr
n. gcribed by tho Church tEo sano liberty
4 thought which ho claimed and cScecisea Il
40 himself.
or It will probabl% occur to some present that t!
70 opnrckHiol which have this rolludlated OIL tt
a Bishop'n bchaf us towards myself ditI exit
L. ot'er frections, as witness tho ecclesiastic
Py controversy which llNs dragged OH for thft
'as yoaIs past 10 woarily and with much OF tez
\ odicnl excitement in our own city. 10 this
'aa eau best anhwor by quoting tue language or q
Of our eiy journals IN its bsiSt ss;, but
Of bishop, and there was tho ma1l-two diHti1
en naturoa." THO criticism is not merely corret
vcc it furnishes tho only key that III can At ali
ers tses ~ viii anosk for " the mystery Of
ro Important distinction, 1nsn hhyo estimated
,nr personal character and ecclesiastical admin