Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-03-14

Hon. T.. ). Dana uf New Haven, who has
bl Oh confined to his bed for the past four
months, remains about the same, neither
losing nor gaiu!ng very much.
The cable announces the death OF William
Blanchard Jerrold the well known journal
ist and author He was the oldest son OF
the late Douglas Jcrrold, born in London in
1925 studied rs au artist, and illustrated
some Of his fathers articles in the IIl~mthot-
ed Huqazine. In 1S49 he married the only
daughter of his godfather, Lamar Blanch-
ard. When the Daily News started, he was
engaged upon it. In 1857, on the death OF his
father, Mr.. Jerrold became editor Of LHyds
IVc,ltly Newspaper. lie wrote life OF his
! father many novels, plays and books OF
travel. and in 1874 he issued the first volume
of his Life Of Napoleon ILL., or this i'm
y 1rtant work th,cc volumes have been pub
iisbcd, and the fourih sAd concluding vol
u re is in progress.
George Cragin, one OF the foan,,.rs OF the
| Oneida Community, is dead, aged seventy
| six lie was of Scotch ancestry, was con-
| vcrtcd il The Finuey revival IN New York IN
| 1889, and was the irc@d and co-laborcr OF
| Arthur Lewis lappan and other anti-sIavery
and religious workers. He subsequently
became imbued with the perfeclionist notions
of John II. Noycs and united with him IN
|
this State, and afterw4rd at Oneida.
Rt. Rev. Robert II. Carkson, Bishop Of
| Nebraska, who died on Monday, was born
at Getrsyburr, Pa, November 10, 1926.
| Bishop Clarksou graduated at Pennsylvania
College, u Lutheran institution at Gettysburg,
with honor. The year following he was
made tutor of the College of st. James, an
Episcopal institution in Washington county,
| Md, in fThch capacity he was employed 10,
two years when he received the appoint
ment Of professor Of history in the sam,
college. lie occupied this chair, at the SAINT
time prosecuting the study Of divinity, unit
the summer of 1919 when he was ordained
a deacon in the Church lie was callc'
thence to the rcctorship OF st. James
Church. Chicago. Bishop Clarkson wa
ordained priest after brief residence il
Chicago, and received his degree as docto
of divinity from Racine College. Wis, il
1857. lie was nominated by the House o
Bishops ut the late convention on the 2ls
of October, 1868, to the House of Clerics
| and Lay Deputies as Missionary Bishop O
= Nebraska with jurisdiction IN Dakota, hi
8 election being declared unanimous. In 1877
he became the Bishop OF Nebraska, retainin
his jurisdiction in Dakota rs MIsslonar
Bishop. lie had caused to be built in N,
braskl and Dakota about fifty Episcopi
| CnuICncS.
The Cl,CeLtHd Leadcr tells the followin
r story of Matthew Arnold; At dinner !
j Cincinnati he happened 10 remark that, as
: rule, American women looked pale, III
J. happy and carcworn. A lady at his sic
/, SAID: IF you look about yuu, Mr.. Arnold
( YOU will see that the ladie' here to-day al
G as iair, carc-free and happy as it is possib
!, for people to be-" The teacher of lucidli
g raised his eyerlasS and, gazing CRITICAL
!, sand, in il SURPRISED tone; "Well, upon IN
y soul, Mrs. Arnold is the only care-worn OF
J. IN the ROOM
= President Buckhgm's paper on IN
u Theology in the February AndoUer ii
n uicic has attracted wide notice. That sta
e, and solid paper, the Providence J'urn'
&c says of it; such essays as mat OF IRE
* dcnt Buckham on Lay Theology" W
command attention, as they will inspi
s. thought and encourage individual hopet'
rn ness an activity"