The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-28
Death Of Bishop Lee,

| Death Of Bishop Lee.
The death of the Rt. Rev. Henry W
Lee, FIRST Episcopal Bishop of Iowa, at 4
O'Clock last Saturday morning, was an
nounced in The ARGUS of that evening.
Henry Washington Lee was born a,
New Hampden, Conn, in the year 1915. -
lie was the son of Col. Roswell Lee, Su
perintendent of the Armory at Springfield
Mass. and his ancestors, of English ex.
traction, had been inhabitants of New
England for several generations. He was
taken during infancy from New Hampder
to Springfield, where his earliest years
were passed. His education commenced
in the common school, and was continued
at the Westfeld Acadamy, Massachusetts
After leaving the Acadamy he became a
teacher at New Bedford. While acting in
this capacity he labored earnestly to fit
himself for the ministry, and, without any
regular college course, was found so eff
cient that he was ordained by Bishop Girls
void as Rector of Christ church. Spring
field, Mass. which parish he organized, re.
manning in charge of that congregation for
nine years. From this he was called TO
the Rectorship of St. Luke's church, Roch-
ester, n. Y, which, under his efficient
care, became one OF the largest, as it is one
Of the oldest, Episcopal parishes outside OF
New York city. After having sole charge
of this extensive parish for seven years, he
was chosen Bishop of Iowa, at conven-
ton held in Davenport, June !, 1854. His
conservation to the Episcopal dignity took
place in st. Luke's church, Rochester,
Oct. Is, 1854. The sermon was preached
by the IT. Rev. Man,on Eastburn, d. D.,
Woe is unto me If preach not the Cos
pei Bishop Hopkins performed the act
OF conservation: after which the newly
made Bishop received the Holy commun-
ion, in company with upwards OF forty
clergymen and a numerous body of the
laty,
Coming to Iowa In 1865, he took up his
residence at Davenport, and at once com.
menced those earnest and unhagging la
bors which have given such prosperity to
the Church in that Diocese. Bishop Lee s
first effort was to get an endowment for
the Episcopate. and this he did chiefly by
securing subscriptions in the East to the
amount of 81 900, which sum was invested
in wild lands. from the partial sale of
which the Episcopal residence, valued at
$40, 900, was erected, - leaving lands and
securities worth to-day probably 100000.
uers upon Rock Island were objects of es-
pecial Christian interest to Bishop Lee
and he held service among them until he
succeeded i'm obtaining the appointment Of
IA Chaplain for them. 1t is hardly ueces.
sary to refer to the magnificent church he
caused to be built which remains as q no.
bic monument to the interchangeable Prelate
who brought it to completion, thus Civ.
ing to the State of Iowa and the City OF
Davenport one Of the handsomest pieces of
ecclesiastical architecture 10 the North.
west;
Bishop Lee was married to Lydia,
daughter of ex-Gov Morton of Massachus
etts, by whom he leaves three children
Henry NJ, residing in Kansas City; Car
olne, at home with the widow and Will
lam, living in Salt Lake City
1t was in the latter part of June last
that the Bishop, at night, fell down the
stairs of the Episcopal residence 10 Dayen.
port, slightly bruisng his hand. Although
the wound panied him, he took but slight
notice of it, and attended his daily duties
as before, When he returned from Gen.
Reeds funeral, at keokuk, he was greatly
Frustrated, but still would not succumb,
moving about the house for some fourteen
days, when active inflammation, with trau-
matte erysipelas, set in and, from that date
until his death on Saturday morning, he
grew gradually worse, medicine seeming
to have no beneficial effect He was con
scious to the last, and calmly passed away
in the presence of the partner OF his lite
and two of his children.
THE FUNERAL SERVICES
will take place at the cathedral on to-mor
The arrangements are in charge of the
standing committee of the diocese: Rev
DIR. Barris, Rev. j. E. Goodhue, W. +.
Ross, Esq, VIM. Van Tuyl, Esq, and
Peter A. Dey, Esq.
Bishops Wbipple, of Minnesota, Vail, of
Kansas, and Robertson, of Missouri have
telegraphed their intention of being pres
ent. and Bishop Clarksou, of Nebraska,
sends word that he will be present if he
possibly can. Rev. DIR. Powers. of Chi
cage, Rev. F. Humphrey, of Waverly, |
Rev c. H. Seymour, of Dubuque, and
several other clergymen have sent tele.
grams stating that they will be present
The sermon will be preached by Bishop
Vail.
The remains will be inferred at Oakdae
Cemetery.
A dispatch was received Saturday eve
ming, from the bishops youngest son, viii
lam. living at Salt Lake City-the only
member of the family not 10 the city-that
he will probably arrive here on Tuesday