, 1879-05-06
BISHOP AMES.
The Lifo.and Character Of the Deceased
Methodist Prtllle.
Memorial Services In tho First Church
Inst Evening.

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Memorial services were held last evening tn
Amcs. 9{cs[ding-Eider Willing ofltcia.cd. The
devotional exercises were conducted by the Rev.
DR., Hatfield, after vhtci, rr. WtlIlnr .tn,c,l
lint il,c general meeting, for Tho mat ,vn Wor.
aay mornings on the subject Of the
prevented tito holding anv sooner
ot meeting in mua,ory Of ono Of ts c,,urci's
o"o.v" ., neas".', .no 'a.e n1nop Amee' 1ho
present meeting was called for that purpose,
n!ni was fortunate IN enjoying the presence Of
bishop Merrill, who w0n1I present sorne
thoughts OF the lie Md character OF the late
Bal,Up.
His,iop Merrill, saf,l tl,a. ,l,c famc and novcr
Of Bishop Ames had been acknowlcdcoI ty alI
Chr.stIAu people, JIis uarJy iifu wns tpe,,t in
thu War, towards which iiia heart turnsl With
i peculiar lore, Dorn nf pnrstnn nnrestrv. at
Athens, a.. In Igtsi. In rnioyti iIm n']vcntnrrs
II religious el,rfuitpiines md a ruoi can,nn1.
school education. Educated for Inc IniuIttry
atI Impressed tllnt It was his 1iia.work'
lie bpcatnu probaioncr Of ihr
Illinois Conference In 1Nl0, Afterwori1. he
became prou,incut IA Il minister. md then "a n
presIdiuE Elder. In Ipdlnna: and in 1910 he he.
caIl,e Corfcspondiur Sccrutsrytf ,le Missinnnrv
Society. As such, f,ls duttcs took him nlnonx
Ina tntlInns. fla Ind rniDctt wit,c remItnfi0n
"a flna ,Nllnit psatur. hit lila tunerior eYcen-
tive ul administrative ability plit lin Ii, rank
With tie prenl men Of Ills tuy 30 commanding
were lis taeuls aid abilities TINT l,c was ayr,,
asked 10 accgpt EVIL uiec, a,ltl could hive been
United Suites Seuator from Indiana bad he It,
sired .puittcal honors. Iut hte uuty, as le
viewed It, lay = smother direction. IN lS5: nc
was clceted bsnopt Ailu OF h'tti IL might m
deeu oe saia ttlai he nonofet! aia efacea the DO
sltlo,l, never having teen found wanting in my
emergency. no manef nov trylnE. Hs was cnl-
pnatcatly man o. thG thnea a1lu 1os ine t1ines.
O. 9, tile peon,e p, aaG !of tne peopie. m.n every
State nlu !eEritosy, every scct!u1f q! tiie eouh-
trY, every want u ING people nc was familiar:
!ic gaaue!eo ss LESSONS = rum every auarter anu
.teasulcu ti!e'n W ~ iat1'oiy WHICH "as WON
%sr1y M ruat.s IT, ~ ., s'ose ssnes ~. ssofs,
ny os.eSGa IN as sIuay as TO eas
nRM, M Mna H. nSIInons, tnouEh slnlplei were
nuS !ess .sa:n. entG.sG .!iau .ne a1Fe auuled anu
nmate aa m o peoueus ton, tu o. soo o, W. soeagues
,n nuu He nsVGr uco' N known , as n'sunp. ~ must
nM4o Gecu hao"n Aa psescnct' As u b'snop+
he carry took sank as ohe o' ue
"1REArE5r TUE CHURCH HAD FRopucRD."
The aua1lties that would have made him creas
stateamau served him we'll In his great Office III
the Church. Without ostentatron. Ac appeared
well; Without stubborucss, ha was tru'; with.
cut hauglItiness, l.e was proud md 1iEnIlird
l'c was positive n,au. and. without bulng OBJ
truslvc, had strong opintons which ho was ready,
wue deep, and nut ou tllr superficial order. liz
never halted at duty and rcsponei.
hl!ty, difficult us 1t was to sometimes
70 ahead when ho thought. not Of
duty clearly and a. The start, a,H did II,
whcro otlers would haye hesltatcd, In the end
unly 10 come 10 the same conclusions. Hc
loved Mctilodism with the ieryor Of IN en-
or nature, 1lle was catholic faith url n
cal hptc spIrft, but In his own pcrso1l. and aa q
worker in tic ylueyard, he urciorrcd thc
methods Of Methodlsn,. lIo loved It for whit It