The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-07
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BISHOP JOHNS. {

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[SDeciA telegram to tha Dispsteh,1 1S5J 4
ALEXANDRIA VA, April 8.-The sn.
nouncement Of the death Of the Right Rev.
John Johns, D. D., bishop Of the diocese q
Viratnia, will be received with profound re.
greet not only by'your readers but all oyer
the United States.
| The sad event occurred at his home nea,
tnis city few minutes after IL o'clock this
morning. The Bishop was the son of Chan.
celior Johns, of Delaware was native Of
that State, having been born in 1896, and
had he lived would have been eighty years
old fn July. He graduated with distinction
10 the academical and theological depart
ments OF Princeton College, and while there
was advised by his professors to enter the
Episcopal ministry. His early companions
and warmest friends at college were the late
Bishop ,MeIlvaiDe, OF Ohio, and Rev. DIR.
Charles Hodge, Of Princeton. an eminent
Presb yterian divine. sl
Shortly after leaving college Bishop Johns
was ordained !. deacon, and soon received
priests orders and became rector of All
Saints church, in Frederick, Md, and subse.i
quently pastor Of Christ church, Baltimore;
Of which church the late Rev. 81. A. Wise,
Jr., as wellas Right Rev. Thomas u Dud.
| ley, Jr., bishop Of Kentucky, were rectors.
Under the auspices of Bishop Johns New.
| Christ ehurch-now known as the Church of
the Messiah--was built in 1885, and has since
prospered in no snall degree. Bishop Johns
was also at one time president of William
and Mary College, at William. burg, which
position be held with distinguished ability
during his entire connection with that instir
tutioa. -
In the summer Of 1929 Bishop Meade was
consccrated assistant bishop of the diocese Of
Virginia, and continued to perform the duties
| Of that Office until by the death of Bishop
Moore, in 1871, he succeeded to the place
which Bishop Moore had filed. Bishop
Johns was consecrated assistant bishop of the
diocese, in the Monumental church, in Rich.
mond, on Thursday, October Is, 1912. In
| March, 1852, after the death of Bishop
Meade, Bishop Johns became full bishop,
and continued to discharge the high and
res ponsible duties pertaining to his Office
until he was taken sick. In 1867 Bishop
| Whittle was consecrated assistant bishop,
which materially lessened the labors Of
the venerable Bishop Johns, and doubtless
was the means of adding several years to his
holy, useful, and valuable life; for had he not
had an assistant he would necessarily have
sunk under the cares and grave responsible.
ties that pressed upon him. A few years
prior to his becoming bishop be built him.
self residence near the Theological Semi.
nary, in the neigbborhood of Alexandria.
BE took the liveliest interest in this we'll
known institution, and has ended, his life
almost in the shadow of its balloWed walls.
During the war his home was 10 the Federal
lines, and he spent most Of his time in Rich
mond and in HALIFAX county when not en-
gagged in bis episcopal duties. up
Bishop Johns was the author of life Of
Bishop Meade, but only FIVE hundred copies
OF the work were issued, and it is now out
of print. t,h
For several hours prior to his death Bishop
Johns was entirely unconscious, and bad
taken neither food nor drink for several days.
Before he became speeches. he expressed
bis desire either to live or die-to live if he
could work for the Church Of his Lord but
to die was sweet to be t1ith his Lord. No
cloud was then on his mind, and not the
) least fear of death and so he passed away
surrounded by bis children aud friends.
The funeral will take place to- morrow
friday at noon from the Theological Semi
nary chapel, and his remains will be placed
temporarily in vault at Ivy Cemetery.
ASSOCIATED Press telegran.I.
ALEXANDRIA, VA, April 6.-Bishop John
Johns, of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese
of Virginia, died at - O'Clock last night al
, the Theological Seminary near here. HI
was eighty years of age. :.
yUE DE HEAU BURNED BY AN IN
. a. 80 CENDIARY. ng
Especial telegram to the Dtspalch.J
NORFOLK, A ril Elm addition to the de-
, strucsion of Vue de rEau may mention
J the fact that when the president, W.T..
Allen, visited the hotel on Wednesday after:
noon with two insurance agents he found
the hotel on fire In two places, and ten rooms
: broken open and robbed of the linen, furni
ture, and ornaments. No watchmen have
been arrested as yet. The hotel was burned
; to the sand. 1t was as early as s O'Clock P. NJ
| when the hotel was fired, and was put out
: by the. proprietor, Mr. Allen, and his
, friends. 81. s. !. a.i >.
ASSOCIATED Press telegram
NoRFoLE, April 6.-The Fue de .PEau
Hotel, noted summer resort, situated at
Sewell's Point, Hampton Roads, was burned
last night, and is total loss. The fire was
= of incendiary origin The building origi-
: ualy cost s3S, 900 and the furniture Sic, 000
and was owned by stock company.
i, There was, $16 900 insurance in the fol-
lowing companies: Merchants and Mechanics
I. Richmond, $4,000; West Chester, N. 7.
81, 500; Old. Dominion, Richmond, 8, 900
Farmville (Va.) Insurance and Savings
s., 800; Citizens, of New jersey, $1,000
Petersburg (Va.) Savings and Insurance
, $500; Commercial Fire, Richmond, 81, OOe
! 4 ARREST OF AN ALLEGED ASSASSIN. J,
! Especial ,eleg ram TO the Dispatel,.l ----
BELrIELD, VA, April 6.-Y. Capo Bianco,
m italian who stabbed a man and woman In
Raleigh, N. c., last Sunday morning and
made his escape, was arrested here last night
: He confessed the crime, and was taken this
t afternoon back to Raleigh. 9.ts
THE WHIsKEY-FRAUD CASES.
ST.. Louis, April Sin the United States