New-York tribune., 1880-01-12
cuARACrEMsILcs OF raE MAN.

ne nlr Dr. q. - Eo0dfNg 0t tie Norfa.d -issrs r. -
\ sermon on the late Bishop Haven was
preached yesterday mornin; by The Ecv. G. 81. NooI-
run d. D. 1t the Methodist Episcopal church q, No>-
rrandayc. ami Qlncy-,i.. BROOKLYN. TIE preach
chose FOR his tex IL samuel ili.. xXvviL Knowye
rot tlat taere is prince aud great aan fallen tls
day IN israoiW
BrWoolruf remarked ia tn, course OF MS sermon th,t
Bishop Haven was regarded great preacher N
In, early ni He was keen and bright az interesting.
bat by no means showed The power Dr. ateraard devil
apod During MS bref cpsr rogacy however. he is sad
20 have preached some wonderful seimoDs.
aIfc j. tine only mani ever knew. the pre1chcr con
nu,d who ielrn, - preach with power after De was
Hy "a, himself Ae author Of ihat star',in. state
meme. that FrtN years of axe 4. tne dead' n, for
MeInoa SO preacher in tho exercise ot As Office as
l ao Poe d urcpuDtrred SD cr,4t 0ef4aud lo. young
mea u tar an mn.str, haj listened 10 many protests
a.an,t Tax. I'D abe pu'pi,. thG he had coined tne
demand proverb. proyeIb that bis mastery
advance so brilliantly contradict,d. that NAV
ture 10 say AZ this hour the presence of dead
bishop that tLo deaJnr" is not a matter of II
matter ot impulse and fire and thoughtluiucsS ani
study and conservation and seaius; and where these
couspge iu the brlu and heart of living minister tie
Church mar safely hail him to her puplt heraltars
even though his gray har, may have been touched bV
the fros;s of seventy winters.
Any just analysis OF this character OF Bishop Have
win first OF ali recognize his culture In tho dsparnent
81 augla Cr. he a8 arkDONlcdged master IL was
"A. familiar with art aud history and criticism a. era-
fure lad been HIS Ciief profession He was an enOr
mons contributor 10 The religious newspapers ard every
article he had the stamp OF hs extensive scholar
sbip DisLop Haven had 10 definite impression OF hs
snrca fitness the Epsc0pacy. lie knew that there
wcr. a hundred Methodist ministers In the country
equally well fitted he to be bishop. One evening"
few DAYS before acceptance of the bsnopric he
pressed TO fear that the biShOpric was
not in his line. " ought be IN the
literary work Of rho Church." ne said.
lie was also man OF ideas, and from nrst 70 last
showed "A manly devotion TO his ideas. lie began his
,fial he fnf
powrr. In $50 this power armed 20 the teeth defended
by Senates and pupits deted the conscience OF the
American people Ii WAS at This juucture that Gilbert
Haven, in the ilush 0f his young manhood. published
sermons the subject Of slavery whCh among
strongest things he ever did It's Us glory that he
an advanced thinker the subject Of human rights.
Tucre not eccleslastc left IN the North the
South that controlled the cOnd nee of the black
OF this country this lie understood their needs
and his great heart full Of plans for thcg relief
He hated caste the devil Whom eolOIed walked
into che House OF Representatives his heart lcapci
within him. when they were admitted TO the United
Stairs senate hi, JOY wonderful I remember his
coming To my desk the last general conference in the
city Of Baltimore and asknC me 10 nominate col0red
delegate be one of assistants the stan OF
tarrs and was mean enough To do God forgive
met nis great plan was TO have lifted those 5000 900
of negroes "a culture that would have made them
equal 10 the wOrk,ngmen OF the North