, 1879-02-20

his Office nor It's lltcs nor tts responsibilities
lie took especial Interest In extending, 'ostcs
lt,g, nn.l mnintain'nE the numerous Calho
here to hts pr0ytdcnt care. lie xas wholly frc,
fro,n ostcntnttou. Tic avoided, as far ri pos
sib!c, MI publicity of the business Of the dioccs.
attl IT llts owl share therein. lie took mart II
no public airalrs not connected with his Church
Among the Bishops OF the country he occupied
an honoFn6le npsillont conceded to him both fot
his personal qualities as we'll as for Ills oeia
chareu he waa str.ct d,se!plEnarinn, but mont
tho less y warm friend, and wns nIwnys just.
Iii tls dcatl! the Dh'rcse OF Chicngo Ias met Q
severe loss. 1t llus becn peculiarly unfortunate
Jlrre will have to lc another administrator np
pointed, n,ml thu Church will indeed be for.u
natr II It can flnd succcssor 50 gunftcd in ey
cry SENSE fur tic olce, and WHO will DO 50 STU.
cessful tn Its duties as vas Bishop Foley.
THE BISHOPS CHARACTER.
Had 1t bucn dcrrced that Dtshop Foley should
tive another ten years in Chicago, thu general
public would probably have learned the flner
shndes In his character, antt would lave come to
honor him with that warmth OF cstccm which ha
Inspired in tho circle which enjoyed his personal
| acquaintance. To bring about this ultimate
friendship less time would scarcely hive been
sufficient; for, OF MI tic Bishops nclltal traits,
not one was moro fixed than his abhorrencc of
personal publicity. or no man was ever moro
truly sail:
''N!nsiis ,nens. stadlun qaerfndi, rita qwieta. J"
In Ills entire Episcopal administration he never
| permitted a Journalist to Interview him. No
had keen sense OF tho fitness Of things; It did
not np1,car dceoro,s TO hln TINT what llo con-
cclved to hc lis oillca business should be, rs he
once said, "transnctcd In tho public prints"
and Il was the same Instinct which kept him
strictly within the confines Of bis official func-
lions. lie never crossed their Inca into lny-
mems afInirs. Lie never participated Ia popular
demonstrations, never lent Ills nnme to catch
ynscd public 1ys A9 nces1 Ss0tre rstiss
son sesi"sioo VII wiktnn a Ills '0S own ' doininI"e a
has deprived the people OF Cncago who
y lust appreciation Of tic Bishops character,
| Nor was 1t enough to meet him onrc or twice.
Indeed, a certain austcro dignity 1T his manner
was liable tn DO mlsconstrucd Into hautcnr. To
strangers whom he met casually, mud to persons
ahout whose snccri.y or uftin,ato PURPOSE ho
had miseiYngs, ho talked witt, reserve, ind
snnc have 1cft;hle presence for tho first time
chilled a1 embarrassed.
| Those WHO knew him well,-hfs clorgT,--arl
lint class Ut The laty wllu Gutne frequently In
contact with him, naye fult toward the DIslop
dcpth, fcryor, q tenderness OF Affection which
ordinary tnta!a DO not arouso snl ~ ordinary yir,,
look at to circumstances wheh cr. X
listed wien hc cnn1c to Chicago, and to ronte.n-
plate the condition IN which he leaves a tltoccso
for his successor, Bishop Duggan's unfortu.
patc cerebral mntady was not suspcctcI until
long after 1t had wrought serious and wide-
spread trouble: Tic diocese was, In inct, lls-
organized. Bishop Foley, horn, educated, ut,tl
universally ,honored IN Baltimore, where Ills
family Inns long uccn ono 1T distinction, was
choscn 10 administer Sec nut eycn in the ceele-
aiastical province to which ho belonged. 1t is
signed duty with tho sentiments Of martyr,
and That, on the rart Of Chicago, there vas no
welcome for him. lie Gang a eclf.sacritlclns
stranger to strangers who Offered i'Im no greet
himself 10 his duttcs; drulttes disappeared,
wounds wcro hratcd, order was everywhere
restored, church debts, wcrc rafd of, new
parishes wcre organized, new churches. werc
ity MD hencyolcnec mult!plict, n kindly temper
grew IN the 1ioeGse until It pcrvndcal every tInrt
Of It, nltl tho lonls which, Ii the Ro1nnn Gath
o'ic nrEAn!zntfun bind 80 closely clergy an,i
rcople, and clergy md bishop, neYer held mnre
firmly, md never weighed 1nerc lightly. lio
literally made grapes grow on old bramblcs, and
OH thor',s ha nurturcd roscs.
An achievement at onco 70 comprehensive, 70
not tic result Of serbia OF accidents; It was
mt natural growth. ltwas clearly nj ELECT
OF m Intelligent, wiscly-operatnG eoursc.-a
mild. unsel1sl. sngacinus, aa1inblo mind, wlioso
NOu1|thktuF afuIsallG1 AaAN &A1Ct4 fEWaClfEa EILA
tha minds of h,s clorgy nul people. His tart
was unerrtng. low uniform wns its huccesa
may tc Judged iron, d statement n'n,lo by hun.
aelt wlthln . month. ' " wns aske.! 4 le had
ihc recent instruction from, 1loGIo, by wcf,
priest about to 10 ratnovc1 under
fs"urS IL oy ss oEssl t to nv con5t co.cen,,a #
no priest has cvor used tic fis: 'ii'appG Il apeai
which previously existed / afn a[rald should
lavc nothing for such Council to do" When
the ohstaelcs which. IN tt1e beginning of his ad-
Tits is s na as'
mnrknblc rocortl In tic discharge VI serious
business he was quick tn perception, slow In
tetcr.ntnnt[olt, like rock when determined
IIo dispatched large aununt Of business every
day with nIccty Of lnetntA, and In thls avalled
hi,nsclt uf t!se tntcnts 0t young ecclrsiastic,
tllu 10y. d. j. ll'nrasl. whnn: VIII! hia eorrect
gstimatc Of peculiar abilities, llc choso for Ills
Secretary md Chancellor, and bctwcen whom
md himself confidence mud attachment exist
ed UNCOMMON Among men.
IL In Rrayo nlattors Tho Bishop was grave,
none could be wlt,ter when business was oil tho
board. Ills te.nperamrnt was Of TIM. highly
sensitive type in which healthy joy sreccds at'd
no drop Ut bitterness In It. Full OF repartec. ha
acutc, un.! iofcctlous. lie wus capital story
teller, and lad tlle happY gift Ut alwavs
hayinE pcnty ot good stores apropos Ut
everything. No sad hcaEt over went 10 him for
,or Ills faculty Ut Quitting everything Into aut,.
licht WIS Irresistible. Many genuine Ioks tla
NcrpUtratca for tsIu Instantaneous cuta Ut |
tspochoudr!ae, or to ratse the spirits Of soma |
discouraged clergyman. or to "do good By |
Bteatsll.n
A philosophical essayist has affirmed that |
/" Euthusns IL t4a fault In naturcd gl,aragtern |
Tho bishop, tilc1l, bod fa4't iu excess. lIe |
was cnthusastic III cs'arttY. The teara that haye
been shed In Chicago. siuce tho announcement
of hfs death have besn tears Of gratitude.
lie never went Into fashionable society, |
ho never permitted any oatenta.ion iu t!s house.
hold. u,ul hs even forbade 1t In bis obseouIes;
but tho poor Ut Chlcaaa, Tho sgla thu fatter9ess,
the obscure alla unfortunate, have known hu |
well. and II Is they who will weep tears enough |
to hustra vio!yts out of .llo turf, thy, Will rest
uuon him III tl1e quiet cemetery, Ut DaI,imore,
MArru hv 10 to be laHl away with hts Kindred.
Thu enthusiasm. ol his elarlty never vented
itself iu TIC sight ot others. lie kspt bis own
counsel vigorously. Ito must have known
uucl Of tlmt secret pleasure Of gener-
ous ous,, aets 1'.. Which. ~ DRYDEN says, i. .
RoM heQrt's great brl6c. Sister Wal |
t4rL4, EuDrra0r OF At. ,sosephis FIoknItu1