Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-24
COLENSO.
A Name that Stands for Moral Courage,
Truthfulness, Honorable Dealing
With the Savage Zulus,
And the viii 70 Brave All England In
the Effort TO Secure for Them JUS
tice and Fair Play.

The announcement Of the death OF Bishop
Colenso, of Natal, calls out from one who
knew and loved him this tribute in the New
York Times: There are certain men who
seem to be in their Natural place when TAX
ing the weaker side against overwhelming
odds and the famous colonial bishop, whose
long and eventful life has just ended, was
emphstically one OF these. Born IN that
"riId land Of Cornwalln which gave birth TO |
Admiral Ermouth and Sir Humphry DAyy,
he had all the keen analytical insight oil the
one and more than sll the dauntless courage
of the other. AT twenty-five he stood second
on the list Of Cambridge's most brilliant
students. Prizeman, T, low, assistant tutor,
champion mAthsm atician oil his college, ne
went from one triumph to another. Many
famous men who were his pupils al the HaI-
row School between 1888 and 1872 still speak
lovingly OF their old master, and when he
! was transferred in his fortieth year from the
quiet Norfolk reclory o. Forncett ST. Msry
10 the bisbopric of Natal, even he himself
could scarcely have foreseen how soon the
, good wishes that followed him across the
\ south Atlantic would be changed TO cures
AZ hitter az were ever used 10 show the zeal
| of Christian community for the religion oil
peace and love-
In 1861 the FIRST warning symptom ap-
peared in the effect produced by Irdasiotion
Of The EpiStle 10 the Romans, Commented on
from Missionary Point Of pie1. A year later
| came the famous Ordeal Examination Of the
PentateucA and the Book Of Joshua Clerical
England was 10 arms at once. How Colenso
was condemned and deposed from his bish-
opric-how he refused TO yield, aud at length
triumphed over all opposition-is still fresh
in public memory. Not the least bitter part
of the trial 10 his warm English heart was
the consciousness that he would be griev-
ously misiudged BY many whom he re-
specled and loved. 81 know" said he, writ
ing to one Of those in 1862, Shat many true
Christian souls will be grieved and offended
BY what / have said; but in comparison
| with the truth of God, all that We have
hitherto held dear, and even all that we have
hitherto held sacred, mnst be counted AZ
| nothingn The words were worthy OF the
man and might fitly serve az his epitaph.
Rut fresh trials were still 10 store Tor TIM
kniebt-errant Of the Cnurch. The oppres
, sion prscticed upon the native tribes among
J whom he lived stirred that instructive hatree
of wrong and injustice which has AWAY
been his leading characteristics. dis httl
, | wood and. villa at Bishopstowe lax mile
, from Pietermaritzburg, The capital OF Natal
. became the rallying point OF all ili-used Zu
/. Ius and Basutos, aud was Justly named "Eku
:. kapyepe" fthe place where light comes
q | To The theological hatred of Engllsh clergy
!. men at home was ere long added the polilica
hatred of English settlers abrosd. Th
e | bishops name was soon a mark Tor ever.
!, form of local Islander aud abuse. But tn
dauntless man never hinched. AT his ow
}. expense he investigated several fragrant case
o of wrong. He defended Matshans. He pre-
} tested against the Imprisonment OF Lsngall
Il balele. He never rested till England had re
9 | instated Cetywayo, and his long friendshi
| IL did nrevRnf hII
q from condemuing the lGtter's aggres4iv
a policy as severely as words could do.
When the present writer visited Bisho
Colenso in Natal, five months ago, the bisho
e was still laboriug in the cGuse OF the Zulu
i. and engaged, among other things, in Znl
TRANSLATION of the Pilgrims Progress, wnic
d was being printed in MS own press ~ K-f
ie compositora. OF his two sons, one vas DC
y tied in England, and the other at Durbsp, Q
d the Natal soaboard. But the little heus
OIL hold was Frightened by the presence OF
wife and his three accomplished daughter
one OF whom has produced an admirable hi
/. tory of the Zulu war o1 1879. 1t was plea
a ant to see in the Photographic album on Il
~ drawing.room table the portraits OF 30 mar
:" native chiefs whom tn. bishops strong har
had shielded, and whom his children hi
!. comforted in their trouble. But there W
!. nothing in the great Cornishman's outwa
ss aspect TO warn anyone that death was
&c near His tow sring form was still uDbe'
p his large bright eye looked forth as keen
is as ever from beneath the snow-white ha
u' There was no tremor 10 the voics III
&c preached every Sunday to listening hundre
~ in Pet rmarilzbsrg cathedral, or in I
g hand that penned such fearful denunoi alto
:, of wrong-doing in high places. Like I
u Roman sentinel at Pompeii, he was true
- his charge even in death; and it may be "a
!. of him as truly as Of bis great Scotch pro
~ type, Here lies one who never feared I
nc | face of unanO