Daily Republican., 1882-07-14
THIRD EDITION.
(CoNTIN UED FROM FIRST EDITION.
nEAIH RINhaIP SOOCC.

DEA Ii h1ShVF SCVAA'
he was Appointed to the Union Church,
Philadelphia, ard the four succeeding
years he was Pr siding Elder of South
Philadelphia District in 1848 he
was elected by the General Conference
assistant agent OF the Methodist book
association i'll New York, position he
held four years.
In 1852 be was elected bishop. The
same year he moved to Wilmington,
Delaware, and III 1858 ne sailed to Lib
eria, Africa, where he presided over
the first annual conference Of that
country.
Thus this minister of the gospel who
started III the itineracy untutored and
it might be said almost illiterate rose
from his humble position through all
the gradations of the church until he
reached the highest Office, and what is
most remarkable he became one of the
best Greek scholars in the country.
Bishop Scott never tired of labor, and
never employed secretary in any OF
his arduoGs appointments as prlpcl-
pal or as agent of the Book Concern,
preferring rather to use economy and
perform the labor himself. He was a
marked and prominent character from
the time he entered the church until
his death. He was elected to every |
general or quadrennial conference from
1886 to 1862, and after that by virtue of
his office he attended every one of them |
up to 1880, making twelve in number |
AS presiding bishop of the annual con- |
terences he visited every state and a |
number OF the Territories in the Union.
He visited the Pacific slope repeatedly, |
and in the early years of his bishopric |
over ono hall OF his time was nsumed |
in travelling from one conference to |
another and in presiding over the meet |
ings. His aCtuai labOrs did not cease |
until 1880, when he was declared non
effective by the last General Confer |
ence.
His popularity and influence in the
Church was wonderful preaching to
other denominations. He loved the |
Church of his choice aud was tire less
in promoting every thing which per
tanned to Its welfare. His business
tact was remarkable but he never
accumulated money for himself.
A leading trait III his character was
his kindness to everybody and none
were permitted to suffer if he had the
means to prevent it. The following in
cident of his litereveals his benevolence
and kindness: In 1858 his wife and
daughters prepared hamper of deli
cacies including jellies and wines, to
be used by him during his voyage to
Liberia. His diary of his trip records
in quint and matter of fact manner
h do 20 Sc orornI
was distributed among his sea-sick fell
lows. The bottle of port wine which his
stock included, was given so the little
cabin boy who was taken with typhoid
fever.
The Bishop never WIS without time
to keep himself booked in al that was
going on in the country and for that
reason was great lover and close
reader OF newspapers. H adherence
of slavery led him into the Repub.
lican party, the principles Of which he
conscientiously espOused. Abraham
Lincoln was to him an ideal leader.
But few men had more genial ma
tuve than the Bishop, beloved lnstru.
mental music, and violin pleased him
more than some of his people and re.
garding the feelings of others he laid
the violin away, but after more liber-
al sentiment prevailed he whiled away
many an hour in the harmless amuse.
msnt Of the flute aAa violin. He was
passionately fond of out door amuse-
ments, loved to fish, was an expert
in rowing boat, was an unerring
marksman and was never happier than
when he had a number of boys with
him teaching them how to hold rifle
and row boat. His love of nature
was ardent, and while he never studied
botany he knew the name of almost
every plant in his section. 1t is said of
him that after he had been on the
shores of Liberia about fifteen minutes,
and "before he got his sea legs off," he
knew the familiar name of every plant
in sight.
BIsnop Scott was married to Sarah
Ann Smith of Philadelphia, on Novem-
Der %, 1880. Of the seven children
born from this union Only two are liv-
ing, the Rev. Alfred T. Scott of this
city, and member of the Wilmington
M. E. Conference, is the oldest of their
children, and the other living child is a
daughter, and now the wife of the Hon
George L. Townsend of Odessa, Della
ware.
For Two years past Bishop Scott's
health has been failing but prior to
that time, up to his 18th year, he was
actively engaged in the work of the
Church. Latterly he spent most of his
tine at his home near Odessa, where
he was cared for by his daughtes, Mrs.
with whom he lived. Since
the death of his wife he had been threat
ened with paralysis and with c0mpli-
cation of other diseases, which greatly
enfeebled him, SO that he had very
slender hold on life.
He lived on the same place where he
was born, although the old house in
which he first saw the light had disap-
peared.
Bishop Scott's last official duty was
as presiding officer of the Twenty third
Quadrennial General Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, which
at Cincinnati on May /, 1880
Later on in this Conference (May 28)
the Committee on Episcopacy reported
declaring the venerable Bishop mon
effective"
The death of Bishop Scott leaves but
eleven Bishops of the Methodist Epis-
copaI Church surviving and of these
five were recently, at least more or
less disabled.
Though no time had been set this
morning for the funeral, it is believed
that it will not take place until Mon
day next in order to give the Bishops
within reasonable distance chance
to attend. The Methodist ministers of
this city will hold meeting, probably
to-day 10 make arrangements for the
funeral.