New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-04
OBITUARY
BISHOP ERAsTUs OTIS HAvEX

BISHOP ERASTUS OTIS HkVE2
! SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3.-Bishop Erastus
Otis Haven, ID. d. ILL., d., of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. died at Salem. Oregon, yesterday. The mme-
date cause of his death was uremia.
Bishop Haven was born in Boston November l. 1890
and was graduated at the Wesleyan University
CIiddletown, Comm in 1912. During tho
next three or four years he an
instructor at Sudbury, Mass and to s4s he
was principal of the Armenia a. " Seminary He
entered the ministry in the Methodist Epjscopa
Church in 1S4S, and from that time until
1852 he continued in active pastoral work in
New-York. In 1858 he became Professor of Latin
fE tie University of Michigan and in the following
year he accepted the Professionally OF the English Lam
guage, Literature and History the same institution
He was called to Boston In 1856 to the Editor of
Zions Herald in which position remained until 1868
earning distinguished reputation writer and Jour
naist While still Editor of Zioas Herald Bishop
Haven was elected twice the Senate and
was also chosen of the members Harvard Board
OF OVerseers In the Senate he specially prominent
In the advocacy of educational interests In 1868 he was
elected president OF the University Michigan under
circumstances of great and peculiar embarrassment
lie soon showed himself master Of the situation
however anu IL was with great regret that the
friends of the university consented to accent his res
nation in 1869 During the years he was president
Oh the university 1t nearly doubled in numbers and in re-
sources and became of the large mi i'm to
country In 1869 he became president of the North
western University, at Evanston, Ill., position which
nc hon"reu ana uignhed by his scholarship exec
utlVe aplIity Tor three He First Cor
responding Secretary OF the Methodist Episcooal
Board OF Education in 1872 and in June 1874
ne was elected Chancellor of the Syracuse University
retaining bs position as secretary at the request the
Board OF Education He remained in position until
May 1880, when he was elected Bishop at tho
General Conference in Cincinnati While he was
Chancellor of the Syracuse University that in
stituton received about 81 900 in contributions Dur
ing the past year most the Bishops time been spent
In California and Oregon.
Bishop Haven gave evidence early in life of being en-
lowed with rare talents in scholarship, and for many
years De enjoyed national reputation writer
Gator and preacher He best known perhaps by his
numerous contributions to the periodicals. of his de-
nomination. These contributions covered almost every
held or thought, aud treated OF all the denomna-
tona questions that have occupied attention in
the Methodist Episcopal Church for many years As
corresponding secretary OF the Board Education he
performed an immense amount of Incorporated labor
In building up q grand benevolent organization. lie
Church, and few years ago he attended the
British Wesleyan Conference "a an associate delegate
viscd $500, Pillars OF Truth Qs60), Rhetoric;
osophy." NJ
Bishop Haven was a flne preacher and speaker In
OF mental thought at the expense physical exercise lie
ner AS child, and his heart was moved only
by love and Justice; but he was as firm
varied aud he man OF liberal views Hs name
was often mentioned In connection with the Episeopae
Conference. lie cousin OF the late Bishop Gilbert
Haven.
During his Last illness was attended by Mrs Haven
j. phso % whose nome ANA ae family OF the Rev
guest One OF his last letters and possibly last was
written 10 Bishop w. l.. Harris, tins city IL was as
follows:
SALEM, Oregon July 81, 1881
MY DEAR BISHOP HARRIS: feel II duty communi-
cato TO you, aud through you my brother Bishops
description OF present condition. therefore dictate
20 my son Theodore this letter. About the
last OF june ! had several attacks OF ague
run OF bilious rcmittent fever. complicated BY kidney
troubles, which gave me intense pain and prostratiO
These have yielded TO good medical treatment The
feYer seems 90 have expended ITSELF the
snres me that am certainly gaining in strength viii
soon be Wen again. Rut this here called
the relapsng fever. and the final restoration thorough
health is almost always the result OF long, patient walt
ing
fhaye provided for the holding the Columbia River
conference anu hope tn oriain their canhida
SHAH be The doctor tells proba oily be able
To East Portland, and preside the Oregon Con-
ference. Perhaps the Lord VIII help care of
the California and Southern California Conferences But
confess Nevada irghieRs and afraid II Il de
TO reach Central York hope brother Bishon will
be there To ala me. These the facts.
Allow me now to add that during every moment OF
my physical Illness the Lord has consciously been
and am His May tho Lord bless YOU all | am INV
dear brother and brethren in the love Christ
and IN the care OF all our churches.
l.. o. HAVEN, per T. W. III.
81 feel very, very weak this afternoon The
fever Is nll gone. % H.
After this letter written, Bishop Haven failed ran
ldy, ana on saturday Bishop Harris formed that
his condition was critical and asked provide
the California and Nevada Conferences Sunday The
Christian Adoocate informed that Bishop was In
"a