, 1874-02-11
He Sketches the Life and Career Of
the Deceased Bishops o.
Striking Comments on ille History
OF the American E piscopaI
Church.
Text of tho Nom ii Declaration
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tage werc hold at tho 8 acopa1 Cathedral this
ovoning, and listened : ~ full assembly Of
divinos from every pf s I tho state. Tho fol-
lowing Is tho Sermon ,ached by the Rey. DR..
DoKovou, from the I !,
Then camo tho shoshbazxar md laid tho found
alton of tho House Of God, which is ;n Jornsaem: and
since that time, and uunt now, hath 1t boon In
building, aud still II ia not 1lnisllod.-Ezra v, ID
/: After Bono preliminary remarks. especially
pertinent to tho text, DR.. DoKoven proceeded to
sketch tho life Of tho late Bishop
WILLIAM EDMOND Anaf1rAaE.
William Edmond Arnitugo was born in tho city Of
Nw Io ssp s}9 A rh, hs aSe ct 1q 10
E 81 Ss oasoa oss as T. st ns 5o ws tho
WIS connected with tho Sunday-school Of tho aamu
anl Assistant supcr}ntenaen and IN il, by tho grace
inunio Guided through bis school life by tho loving
teaching of big uncc Mr. Daniel Dason l,o en.eroa
TINT institution permitted, md graduated With honor
in the year 1849, ut the ago Of 10.
himself to tho holy ministry, and thus grew up With
the shadow OF the priesthood over him. Ho therefore,
ac,sy steE ensr h m Ro9sd nth tho as
audi ufter three years Of careful preparations was Or
dancd Deacon, by 13shor ohase, Of New Hampshire,
IL tho Church Of tho Anurnedaon, in tho carly suu.
Called tnts ssq yesr to assist the venerable nr
priesthood there and at st. Marks Church, Augusta,
+ II he srsa s1 haaos as
f.onlss, daughter. Of Mr.. Allen. Lambard, Of Au.
' t u Sa s. ans nasr h hs ss'sss sspe1 q .; Ss f.
sss 5 ri staS% @ aRsssi s t.
snd untirine industry Of whom many atl remeln-
It ~aa in october; 1s;3 that he besa'no tho ,rst
Rector Of St. Johns Church, in tie City Of Detroit.
oa1est oora Of Ms r. Baldwin, 'i tba a tonsr Il
tho parish. It us hir, with the aauo cooperation 10
s s m 5'Gu s We sg 5sr
Societies for pasochial WORK for dsyout rorofent,
ous and wcll-tratned soamuncanta; and for parish
church. which IN satencsH noble proportions, mud
tie idea Of its walk md tho instrument ~ whu, It
war for,snrded: It atill continues, with multiplied
1ssp1s e ofGGsD:s'ss fGs @sssp md a Fss:s
of The bessng of God upon hs own and tae labors of
them that have aucceeded him. 1t IN tlis church
~ Pr Ts II tss ehurch Rts tes ~
Dec. H. 1873, In tho midst of fathers b1cthren and
children with blended Joy and weepng,- -weopng FOR
For seven yearu in College and the Seminary he wns
lis ministry ho spent n New Hampshire ana Maine.
For seven years as Prest 1t tho M aar CT st. Johns
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must gvc account" For ueron years Bishop Of
tho Cl,,rc, Of God he welded tho Pastoral staff and
Keys Of Heaven y aud when the morning broke Of tla
eighth year, which is tho year of Resurrection ho
sssss spst es Ct n: ges fny s aS, =
hts character and history It Is all very uneventful.
There T. aohng stormy to marx H. T. was l1fe q
wl4at was ever must touching Of entire humility In
& se in aa so zee s's aeah i eo
be nevertheless wrots hinking "wso to he ready
for M unfortunaso result" hs thus expresses his
sosi sos for Ms sons skc forgetting a NY soncss
au dealucsa IN uascryce, and the dreadful failure
III personal example and influence which might in ny
hope to be admitted to the Fnthors House. end beg
,ny car wife and chd. my father and oil tho rest of
together thoro."
Nua, NY brethren. for ourselves, WHO SO much need
It aeenaod, too, as if the shadow Of thu cross Of
Christ fell especially upon the Inter ,ea1s Of hia nfe
who now remains. liz hat to bear ths aorruw Of tho
1l.nculth Of her he loved tho best on cnrth aud At
Just fell upon him the *ntietpaon a. ot what proys1 '' t9
this who patiently took up tAa cross which was
laid him, he ad.led grcat personal sclf-denial.
Without any Of his OWL, oxcept tho salary liz
received from tue Diocese, IN ali tho journeys which
ho took hher and thithcr for Komper Hall aud tho
tie work he 81 ioyed we'd tic bcst wien ODD called hin aSay
moro than one-quartcr of lis episcopal salary. His
ictcs 4nd sorrows Of his clergy. Ho knew, as only
Dlshop can knew she nsTrow means tas uncertain
With s s'' nesae Sef n SS
they were irron'c9eo the s shildssn de-.
the Silent cry which goea up to Heaven 1rom many I
clerical home, anI pleads II the car Of Co., and VII Ill
Them Of whom tle Master as said: "Inasm,cll is 80
have done to Of tho least Of these my hrethrea
On hs mind that, in tho viii have previously quoted,
10 asys 10 hor whom hs then thought might aas,a
ct soos ssr tStF? tSS Doesse: cay @s'
apPen 70 msmorr saa % s,tt"ttCn anas T. l., s
n1f 1ss tss sf hat ssa iii Tn
crtakng. II she should 10 ab!e. w. the GIT OF sum
to se forward the % %o1k nyo pc Geg%9 Ho92 ~
@ but Do not moan oven to Imply obligation 70 DO
sao % s tho Ssv1 sSs' of a Ssa
Of which in't tho iucono s,all 10 spent BY tho
to ro,ort to ouch Council tho aqgrcgato Of receipts mud
oxpendituresal for thu work Of the church in tho
ocsse charity to o,ee he s!srsy IN need-"ou 0'
Aa FL nsss sr GayS' N wae Dr. 1rage accepted tho
ssnas Gommta ~ III IL ssys ay
mud serious fears ana doubts haye beset ,a n,s
s A'a eSleS Gu sst ss' ss 5e' but s"y |" vs
au anwssssa @ abor IL tic EpsscrSS,ss rSs, t9
calnot dismiss; and obey your Gull, that 1t laE
co,o to seoln to be the call 1T God kowise trusting
tat 1io viii grant tho help Of Ills holy spirit MD
that you will join In continually praying for It, SC
that, in spc Of nli my lnsullcicney may be ~ IT.
s,ru1ucnt tn Ills hands OF building up tho Cht1rcl
n,,ong you for the Balyaton Of nany sonlH. and II
1lts eternal glory through Jssus ohrist as L?ra '
portiors,-his lahors as Assistant Dlahul, a,ul =
work which was properly Episcopal. The ro4iti"" =
an Assstant bishop IN tho American Church is "'.h "
snn hs cailel An Assistant bishop ts B'shop viii
l. out &c., no Is called to Episcopal WORT without IN
Ca4oMcn right TO Ao 1t, except 80 fnr III tho blsht
whom ho ass!stR may call Linn 10 do =
o o Io has uo Rights, ind no dulles ~ til
% ! Diocese. 30 fnr Us tho canona Of tue Ghnrc
no. during tlo lifo OF tho D!alor ho zsasts cxeal
J. auch rights and duties ~ may oo committed TO htn
70 want of earc und yet bo unable to give tlo c
needed. Tonight receive from luis Senior ulshop