, 1874-08-17
GRACE,

GRACE.
r, ser1s1on by tho ltcY. Dr. Loc1,e.
"o 4''e'o1 u draco Church preached yestor-
n.y.. n.y. "os."h - an unusually largo congregation.
Iso Church was hcaylly 1rapcd with mnurnng
folleSed by rlchprof,.son OF tIowors.
Iho sermon WIS as follows:
1tni III, Ii. ~ A'N"Aeu.-1i'
sl'ico last stood in this pulpit a rron. md
eoio'nn caango has passed upon this aiorrua
III ZIG midst OF my holiday, by, tho sun-klssed
waves OF Lake Geneva, the startling nows camo
haslins to mo that my Bishop was dead. l sav
nlho IN peculiar Benuo, for. With tho execution
o. 10" months in my Deaconato, have uoyor
''au .'y othof ecclesiastical head. Ho ordained
-"e it4cs' l naso occupied for many years my
.iooo ol'cia' ieaslons with Linn. and with him is
oo'ina up the whole colrae Of my ministry.
1t would lhen 10 not only doroliotiou in nv
d'sy ns tho lload Of largo parish, but also un-
natural for mo to allow eyon ono Suu,Iay to nn.a
h"ay Without roforonco to Tie life and cl1arac-
ter OF Inn who for twenty-thrco years wore the
INTRO and welded the erosion in ts great Dio-
coso OF Illinois, 1t isnot MY purpose to cntor iuto
uIy Iehghtened cu1ogiutn. for tho comp]imont
has been Iald mo By my brethren of a rcuucst
W 1orlllsh memorial sermon at tho opcniup of
TIC next Convention, and want to reserve till
then tho full measure Of wllnt my limited ability
ca'. furnish in gsaBpin. tho .wdo range OF gtft
mud sruco which characterized our late Dio-
ccHall.
said culogium, for go mean
this mornings address to DO. am not hero ~
rake up old l11arrclu, to refer to buried disson1
e1olb, TO express tho points of difference which
may Aa'o existed between men in tho past. Lot
tleso bo covered with tho purplo nall of tha
Bishops collin. Wllon tho very most il made OF
tlo!n, they touch no point OF personal character.
lAoy show no weakness Of understanding tnoy
concern co, no private advantage. They occurred in
tlo Official tcnuro of the Dishop Of Illinois.
IAey form no part Of tho inner life and tho man
iiula acts OF Henry ]. Whltoiouso. Surely thoro
tl,e dead proiato tint wo noetl snoak Of his
hoinlHhes, for nevcr WIS tiIoro opened boloro a
speaker Q rchGr treasure OF grand endowment
anu varied acqnlroInent than reveals it4clf in evon
q cussory revlew OF him who Inns now returned
unto tue Shepherd and UHhop OF his soul,
hnowt' far and wido,-iu tho distant R1ysiaa
;ho favored guest Of tie Metropolitan, who d. ~
,!g!tou to ptaco lllln in tho Rcat Of honor In his
hol .cou5 Cathedral aud amid his splendid Lior
aFciy; iii EnEiaud. Greoted with applause at
la'iluotli nd Oxford. and t;raeod with tho high
eit honoI1' Thu! renowned uuiver sity could con-
fer; ut llonte admired eyon by those who wrra
eXccltlyo, hlG-brou gentlemen, and d snotesa
christian. lilo waH nun of whom, a Erandnr
lomai! than ths might vol ha:o boon proud:
1ay, have o!ton thought Ills proper place wonii
inyo boen at tho heau OF a moro iplmeuse nmtf
Sell-orlorca diaccso OF anciout dosa and BottleT
'tososlont. Thoro ho would lavo al,ono with !.
.oHll llAye hero attained.
Lot mo select fcw points. not perhaps 90
to the world at large and III which In
ta'lds cut markedly. Aud, tlrst, lis marvellous
Iasiry 1u :o Io i1top I nf afEo doeeso cannot
hla otlice, like tho esos-running stops OF tho
readnlill, enforce steady march, but. If he ~,
,eno' ho & can eonlno himself to that work, and
IL "e t. 3 I1 nhnn By pleading M
'cil moro routiuo worisor. Up to the day Of h,s
'atl', llo was an intonBo and aoliyo etuluut.
nrng tho last wintor ho gave his city oorgy
:oparation Of which aloro would have boon
nsidcred ample literary work. liz was woli np
tho Literature Of tho day. Lin beautiful
nlto IN tllo last address from ''Tho parlsauB,"
owed that eynn modorl fiction met in him n,
lrln adnrcr.. lilo 1las loft immense Quantities
no!os OH all subjcets Ito WAS oven in ths
olt Of writing out conversations on I'M
t1ns na asI'na. tooa, antl tho moro sound
Il brl!llant Conversations lusting soma-
hes two and tlroe hours, WIS astonishing, Ula
'ceso wuH thoroughly visited oyory yoar. 1Io
= 9ns IN enormous amolllt ot t'tno on tho road
u awny from home. 10 that ono wonders how
could bo possible for o luan 10 ullccnsinEly
'upiod to hayo found time eyon to ganco as
} bcokn Which ilo 10 thoroughly mastered.
o busiest proabytorB Of tho diocese, Young,
o1ig, hearty mon, falt ashamed and almost dis
altoned whcn thoy compared their Efforts with
oycry~ttay achloyncnta Of thla old man,-tAiH
tir!uE veteran, who Heolned to Aayo reversed
ordinary tnlo OF humanity. and to gain by
y nye power Of creator work, for certainly
lahors hAYo ueyor Dccn so frequent as il lis
t your OIL Garth.
Think Ut Ills varied accomplishments. lIo wak
of tho m0st thorough ull1 acoueato classical
0lars Of tllo day. navnr hoard llim uttora a
10 quantity in Ills employment Of profusa
lin and drcos illustrations. lie spoke French
|utitu!ly. Ito tead Oorman and Italian az
MI English. lI1 WAS thoroughly vosHcd In
, aud hinlBolf handled tho poucil with no moan
H. Ito WIS u competent architect, a,l do,
nod oyor5 thing CONNECTED with tho Cathedral.
gayo most valuable sllggeAtions in tho build.
Of many churches III Ills diocese. lIe WAS
roughly educated lawyer. aud could giyo you
volume u!ld tho page Of tho most important
Il deolsious. 1lo was u thooogian Of tue
rank, anl ~ ar exposflor Of tho scrlp-
,E, 1 do not know his ogual,
cod, cannot think Of any department OF
rnor told Inc that ho wns tAundorstrt1ok at
knowledge tho lhahop oAco displayed iu a
yo1satioll Of hs obscure trado.
IL int0llcounl onaowsnetta wore OF that
oMnonco TINT in any department ho would
0 boph conspicuous, AH u diplomat M A
cs!nn,'. rs judge Of tho Supreme Court. M
tdor, an contltlonI ho would hayo ghono
ngu!hhed. Ito Ind u lorvont ar.l brilliant
stuation, AMI though tho general aud t1f
lfel and sometimes bowildoripg yot III n.
sht WA always FRAUD, tho Bimos uiway,
jug, tho logic always unanswerable. lii
was ctcar nssu copl, Thn rivnr ~ ~.