St. Landry democrat., 1879-01-04
Tribute TO the late Bishop Wilmer.

! In accordance with previous Eotce. memorial
services. i'll honor of the lat Bishop Wilmer
were held IN st. Jo H's church, is'inG on, and
! the church of the l. IpI,an', t.m;o,lsis, IN
Sunday last at the Luur> OF 4 a. NJ AMI ) p. NJ.
| Tie KEY. q Wi,sO If 'lrIt' L.. preaching
the sermon at the former piacr. and the Rev.
Al. eater, at t:lt after. Ea n church was
suitably drapcd in mourning. and e services
| -lout Were deeply ,enlu ANA inli,t ssive.
A ter the sermon ut Oclons:,s Key. Mr. Wilson
ca i"d the meeting to order and appointed +. J..
| Mayer Secretary. Resolutions being in order
+, sumter Taylor, Esq, presented the following,
! which after an appropriate address by the Rev.
| MI Wilson, were unanimously passed The
same resolutions had been PASSED ut the meet
| ing in Washington. at the morning service.
IT having pleased the Great Head of the
Church to remove from our midst, by the hand
death, our b"lnvrh Bishop. the Right Rev.
L. +. Wilmer, ID. D, wuirh sai event
| cured New 'r!eans on he 81 day Of Deccm-
h'r. 1878, we desire. tu give some humble en-
sn c>si"h of "ul snse "f the great loss. which
our u"t'st. the State and the universal Church
lias sustained i'll his demise. And this ls the
.l"r' 'rc"nnE ON ollr part, WHEN rellelE-
Der that the last official acts of his useful
l!ic we're given to our parishes
therefore. Resolved, that i'll the death Of
i'is'i"p Wilmer tr,ll, great and pre-tmnently
good man mas been called from his earthly
with llish order OF talent, he added to this. III.
rip: at s'n"i 'lship 80 that in matters Of great
est Importance Wht her in church state, is
lu'tS'urilt w;ls >n,lGllt and his opinions usually
t'hs'Wtd BHt it was as christian, that the
decreased was frll, great. Sound ill doctrine.
Z 'nServaflVc III his principles, and unstlnted III
his CHAR ties, confined with Il character un-
;trnslicd he WAS u model to the clergy and
ialty OF his diores". in everything that goes to
form the highest type of true christian gen
lenen.
kesoIved, That in the death of Bishop Wilmer
our diocese has suffered an irrpparable loss
especially the parishes in the rural districts,
which ever found in him a sympatniZlng friend
Though we'll advanced in Years. he spared him
ter TO the wants Of the weakest of his parishes.
Resolved, That the clergy espesially have
last, in the death OF Bishop Wilmer, a sincere
friend, one wh was to them Il true father in
God; sympathizing with them in all their trials
and ever ready to share with them his vi
p ivhte means when the missionary funds of
the diocese failed. With them he will need
than the impression which his noble character
has left upon their hearts.
Resolve |, That as = citizen the death of Bishop
Wilmer, is p calamity. tn IS teit by cucry true
friend Of our State. Being fully identified with
liz in sympathy and interest, his high social
position and wse Judgment, combined wifi
great moral worth N Gte him o power for good
III Our commonwealth.
Resolved, That these Resolutions he published |
IL our parish papers. and that Il copy signed by |
he Off i ting tlersyluen present and the
hers of the vestry of the two parishes I've sent |
70 the bereave,l c0nSprt of the deceased. with |
HI expression OF our sympathy with her in her |
great loss, +. J. MAYER.
secretary |