Daily Republican., 1880-01-13
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BIsHOP HAVEN.
A Memorial Service nj Union
Church I'm Honor of the Me,n.I
Of the l. cad.

A Memorial Service nj Un,o,
Church I'm Honor Of the Me,n..
Of the l. cad.
Rev. J. B. Mann, OF the Union NJ =
church, held a memorial service L.. Z.
evening In honor 10 the memo,r 1871 :,
Bishop Haven, one Of the bishops oi W. VI
Methodist Episcopal church, who dia "s
some ten days ago. The conerecs,ie eu
was respectable and large, and w"1
evidently In sympathy with the snssl
err as he dwelt al length upon the vi,
tues Of the deceased. VIZ
Mr.. Mann admired Bishop Haven J.,
cause he was positive man, one wbos.
position on the leading questions Of tbs
day wac so clearly defined as not 10 Io
mistaken. He looked upon Bshor
Haven as one Of the most indep.pdsn,
intellectual and at tho same time IN,
Of the most conscientious men of his DIV
Long before he was elected q Bisbon bs
was offered the editorial chair of A CON
gregational religious paper at a gas,v
of ss,oO0a year, but he declined i
pr.ferlng TO share the hardships and
trials Of the itinerscy.
He hated slavery and all kinds NJ
oppression with aD undying hatred
and when the war OF the rebellion
broke out he volunteered as chaplain
in Ben. Buffers regiment. These two
great minds and hearts were as one in
the effort to crush the rebellion, and
when the war was over Bishop Hayep's
hand was the first outstretched to tbs
erring southern brethren for a lasting
and enduring peace. He was the firm
friend of the colored man who strup.
gled for an honorable position, and his
great heart beat in the warmest sympa.
thy for them when he beheld their suf.
ferings and the prosecutions they had
to endure. Notwithstanding his pro-
nounced opinions upon the subject
when he was elected Bishop he was as.
signed to the southern States, with his
home at Atlanta, Georgia, and there
were none, even Of the extremists Of
the south, but respected him for bis
opinions, in which they knew he was
honest.
Mr.. Mann related an incident Of
Bishop Haven when he presided at
meeting of the Philadelphia Conference.
The Bishop was great friend of real
true christian woman's work. One day
during the session, while Mr.. Mann
and the Bishop were seated in q room,
a delegation Of three ladies called,
when Mr.. N. offered to retire, but being
assured by the Bishop that there was
no occasion for him leaving, he remained:
The spokesman on the part Of the
ladies said that they had come to ask
for q certain preacher, that The men
had quarreled, some wanting this
preacher and others that preacher and
the church was going to pieces. They
thought 1t the better plan to send man
that neither of the men factions want
ed. They named the preacher they
wanted, and said: Bishop If he does
not suit us We will not refuse to sup
port him but will stick to him until his
time expires"
The Bishop sent the man the ladies
asked for when all strife ceased and
the church is now one of the most
In the Conference.
Hf / had my way Of IT," said Mr..
Maun, ~ would appoint lady class
leaders and lady stewards of the
and he hoped the time would
soon come when he would be allowed
to do so. A great light has gone out
in the Methodist church and a great
loving heart has ceased to beat in the
death of Bishop Haven.