The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-06
Two Distinguished Prslates.
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yaIlow. County Cork, Ireland. February
DC. 1900. and came 10 the United states In
The EIGHTEENTH wear Of his age, locating IN
MARYLAND. where he engaged as private
tcacber I'm an Eastern Shore family. He
afterwards became q student and tutor In
Mount s., Mary's College, near Emmitts-
hnrc Md. lie received minor orders from
Archbishop Marechal, OF Baltimore, and
after completing his studies at st. Sulpice,
In Paris. was ordained priest in 1926 in
the Cathedral Of Notre Dame. Returning
10 Mount 81. Mary's, he Tiled the chair OF
nhiloSophy In that institution until the
death OF Bishop Fenwick, the first bishop
of Cincinnati, who died during the cholera
endemic oi 1882,
Archbishop Purcell was consecrated
Fenwick's successor october IL, 1888, by
Archbishop Whitfield in the Cathedral OF
Baltimore. At that time there was only
one Catholic church in Cincinnati, and 1t
was not until 1850. after the creation OF an
additional diocese in Ohio, that DR.. Pur-
cell was raised TO the dignity Of an Arch
bishop, and being in Rome the year after
wards. received the pallum from the
Popc's own hands. He was present in
Rome in 1862 at the canonization OF the
Japanese martyrs, and in 1869 at the Ecu
mcnical Council. After the financial en-
barraSsments which involved Archbishop
Purcell and great deal OF ecclesiastical
property, Bishop Elder, OF Natchez. who
i of MARYLAND antcccdents, was appointed
Coadiuter Archbishop OF Cincinnati, with
the right OF succession. He Will now be
invested with the palium.
CINCINNATI, July 5.-Thc body will be
embalmed and brought to this city to-mor-
row afternoon, where ii will lie in state in
one Of the rooms OF the cathedral residence
until Monday, when it will be taken into
the cathedral. The funeral services VIII
be held Wednesday at o A. Vi. The inter-
ment will be at II. Martins, where the
Archbishop's mother, brother, aud sister
are buried.
BISHOP PINENEY.
From the Baltimore Americdn we con-
dense the following sketch of Bishop
Pinkney, Of the Protestant Episcopal Do
cese OF Maryland, whose death was an
nounced yesterday morning;
Bishop Pinkney was born in Annapolis,
Nd. In lSl0.and was consequently seventy
three years OF age at the time OF his death.
He was connected with two OF the most dis
tinguished families in Maryland, his father
being the Youngest brother OF the renowned
William Pinkuey, one OF the leading
men OF Maryland-and, indeed, OF the en-
tire country--in his time, and his mother
being a sister OF Governor GraSon. When
lad Of about seventeen years OF age young
William Pinkney entered old st. Johns
College, mt Annapolis. His parents were
deSlrOus that he should enter the legal pro-
fessiOn, and thus follow in the footsteps OF
his uncle He also had liking for the
law. ana began its study with Mr.. John
hewitt Steele, OF Dorchester county, then
a leading member OF the Maryland bar.
While engaged in his legal studies his at
tentiOn turned 10 the ministry, Hni he
finally determined to abandon the law and
take up the ministry. He went t. Prince
ton College for some time, an graduating
at the New York Theological culinary, he
was ordained IA deacon OF the Episcopal
Church by the late Bishop Stone, and
shortly afterwards, in 1886, was raised to
the priesthood and given the rectorship OF
st. Andrews parish, in Somerset county.
He remained there but short time. and in
1888 was elected rector OF 1t. Matthew
parish, Prince Georges county, and took
up his residence in Bladensburg. Here he
remained fifteen years, and about 1855 mar
ried Miss Elizabeth Lowndes, daughter OF
BENJAMIN .. Lowndes, a well-tO.dO farmer
near Bladensburg, and who was related to
the Hon. Lloyd LOwndes, OF Cumberland.
Their estate near Bladensburg was named
BIenheim, which, until his death, was the
home OF the Bishop. Near the time OF his
marriage he was elected TO the rec
torship Of the Ascension church, Washing
ton. IL was but a small charge when he
took hold of it, but he soon developed it to
the principal parish in Washington, and
through his eXertions the present hand
some edilice was erected. He was still the
rector OF Ascension church at the time OF
his death, Rev. DR.. Elliott being his assist
ant. In 1870 he was elected assistant
Bishop OF the Diocese OF Maryland, assist
ing the late Bishop Nottingham, and,
owing to the feeble health OF the latter, for
several years performed the most OF the
Bishops work in the diocese. Bishop
Nottingham died in October, 1879, and
Bishop Pinkney then succeeded him. Du-
RIM his nearly four years OF the bishOpric
he was an interchangeable worker He great
~ developed the home missions, and du-
ring his administration over thirty new
churches and chapels have been erected in
the diocese, and the mission offerings in
the churches have been trebled. lie was q
conservative churchman, and in olden
times would have been regarded as a High
Churchman, though not what Is now termed
a Ritualist. lie was strongly opposed to
Ritualism, and at the same time did not
favor the views OF the extreme Low Church.
men. One OF his first acts on his success
sion TO the bishopric, and which clearly
illustrated the course he intended to pur-
sue towards the High-Church ritualists,
was the inhibition OF Father Mortimer, OF
st. Luke's church. Later on it will be re-
membered that be declined to ordain Mr..
Bishop, q young colored candidate for
Holy Orders, who was presented by the
clergy OF Mount Calvary church and the
New York Theological Seminary.
The Bishop had acquired considerable
reputation rs an author, and has written
some works OF high merit. Among bis
literary productions is history OF the life
of his uncle, William Pinkney; also, seve-
raj Books OF poems--one entitled ERNEST
Murray and Other POEMS" another
"Songs OF the Seasons" and also 1.-the
Child OF FAITH" Sunday-school book. lie
wrote strong work defending his uncle,
William Pinkney, against some statements
made by Harvey in his biography OF Daniel
Webster, and biographical memoir OF
John Henry Alexander, which has been
published by the Maryland Historical
Society. He also wrote numbers OF other
small poems, together with many sermons
and addresses. lie leaves large and yalu-
able library.
His salary as bishop was about $4,000 q
year. the greater portion OF which he gave
10 the support Of the poor clergy. and
few days ago, when asked when he was
going away for his summer vacation, said
he conld not leave until he had performed
INSTALLATIONS to the POOR clergy, TO whom
he had pledged half the salary he received.