, 1874-08-11
TIE LATE BISHOP NHlTEHOuBE.

Tho death Of tho Rt.-Roy. Houry ]. White
house, Protestant Episcopal Bishop Of Illinois,
is sorioua oyont In tho history Of tho Church
in this country. Bishop Wbitehouso was
1uan Of rare mental ondoHments md m nc
comp!iBhed scholar. To these udsantagos were
atlaod in him great logical power. STRONG porse-
voeauce and dotorlniuation aud untiring cnorgy.
As priest, lie waa able. accomplished, and in-
aefatigable; as an executive officer, he waa dis
tinguAhed fur tho onorgy ho diaplayed in the
administration Of Ais Episcopal Government.
niahop Wlitolouao was ar1n believer iu
Episcopal suthority, and never failod to assert
that authority whaaover opposed or raaisted, no
matter where, by whom, Or under what circun-
atuuces. uo admitted no tolaxntion Of tho dis-
cipline Of tho Church, nor would he, By ei1once
or otherwise, toloruto it. III lis own olaco ho
maintained the dignity Of d nishup as but fow
could do 10 we'll He WAS faithful and rigid
in tho performance Of As own dutios,
nul cxacted tho Same from others. His EpiBoo-
pacy has not hccu without it's trials. Ills con-
tzoyossies with olorgy1nen hayo boou frequent ;
and while, in tlose cout1oyeraiey ho was alwnSa
able. skilIful, prompt, learned, and perhaps
right, LIS was ut the aamo tiua unyiedlng
aid uucompromsiug. Tho latest Of tAoso
| controversies waa with tho Rector Of
| CHRIST Church, tho Rav. llr. Clouey, now
| a Dishop Of tho new nefozmed Episcopal
! Church. That mattor. after passing through
tue eccoeiastical courts, passed into tho civil
couro Oh questions Of property, aud ta Htill
pending there. Tho ecclesiastical courts depoged
| Mr. Cheney from the priesthood, but he still TO-
taina tho Church property. Though tho Bishop
| did not live to know the lnal decision In that
case, ho had Witnessed tho deposition Of Mr,
Cheney coutirmod III q fuct by tho formal accept
aucs by tho litter Of IN Episcopal office III a
suhisluatio organization.
Dislop Whitohouse was NO suppose, tho
recognized leador Of what IL lopularly called the
High Church body III tho United States. Though
unoy,ontasious personally, 10 strongly min.
tainel tho sanctity OF ordination and OF tue
prioAtiy Office, No wuB ovory inch bishop. III
claimed for tho oi1ico, and for tho service Of the
Church, all tile dguity und houor duo to thoat
appointed to do Coda wor1t and constitute Qo1t
| Church. Io maintained that Tho Church q
Which lo waB l,rolato has thu Catholic Clurcl
founded by Chtiat, aud from which tlat Of 1lomt
had fa!lou away. Ills position 81 High Church
man WIZ tatler known aud fot tlan expressed
or defined. No question Of l1ltualfsm having
uriaon iu this dioceao at all, md TO question q
doctrine except In tho Cheney case, thoro va
no occnaion for any public presentation Of Iii
yiowa on this important subject. no was not
1nan to oxprcsa Episcopal opinions and judi.
menta except whom demanded BY hts ot1lcal duty
He was literally mau oil duods anl not o
words.
Ills learning. his log experience, his purc an'
blameicss !lle together with ',is great ability
woFo shown conapcuollsly III tho conventions o
the Church, Diocesan aud Nntiouu1, and cspo
ulally In the House Ut Bishops; tl>oro lo oxor
/ cisod q powar aul I'LL influence duo to li
acknowledged standing among tho intollectua
mon of tho Church, llo waB aHo recognized i
+ England for his lonrnlng and ability, for hi
zeal, nnd for tho high dignity which ho iussto
! npon as pertaining to tho Episcopal office. II
waa lookad upon In Engaa,d aa Que ut tho ahlot
,non snl brightest intsliocta Of the America
. Church,
t Bishop Whltehouse had qualities which wo,ll
tlavo rendered him conspicuous among mo
; oven had ho not boon In lho Church. As
i atatosmau. and It may be as soldier, hin aLl