The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-23

cal Council, then gathered In London, In
the City Road chapel, built by Wesley
Dthor hubble addresses were undo IN
courses OF sermons aud lectures through
out Europe aud this country, ANA no
lahly at Yale College aud cornell lpi-
versity.
ms powIH ~ \ STEAMER
one OF the most objective OF nisnnp
| simpsons short cNlcnporhntnlls
apocrhcs, WIS that delivered before the
great audience of English and Amcri-
cans, who met NJ Exeter Hall To make
public expression of sorrow NJ the drnth
of President Garfield. James JUS
sell Lowell was the principal speaker
aud he rcnd u beautiful and touching tri-
butte Ia the character and virtues oi tho
martyrcd President. Around him were
seated men high In the English church
and men of worldwide reputation ~
statesmen, philnnthropists and scientists
Tho best of all English society was
there. In the audience, which iillod the
great hall Ia the door, were American
travellers and English people ofall ranks
| In life crowding together tn testify the
sympathy that one country ielt Tor the
other in It's heavy aiiliclion.
| Mr.. Lowell was evidently moved ny
| the sccno, and the old Bishop, who sat
near him,intcntly listening ~ MS words,
showed by his countcnnncc how i,iuch u
affected him when Mr.. lowell con-
clIdcd, Applause was showorcd upon
his acknowledgements sentiments,
but the audience seemed Ia want some
thing more spontaneous aud more di'
rcctly addressed To their sympathirs,
Somebody called for the Bishop and he
came, willing, apparently, To me iromt
of the platform. lie spoke To the andi
cncc simply and plainly, putting himself
nj once, by his eloquent words, IN the NJ,
titudc of one who, with themselves, had
suffered personal loss In Gariicld's death:
His English hearers were given personal
part In IL, too, by his touching allllSloil
10 Queen Victorin's kindly messages and
thoughtful words of coincidence. "'iod
bless the Queen for womanly sympathy
and ,quecnly courtesy snid ne 80 d Ter,
vcntly that he appeared ms man oi 6od
calling down u blessing, and the audi
cncc Joined with him In II heartfelt
amen" At the end of the address the
entire audience rose To their loct ana
chccred to the echo the words and the
speaker.
ms FAMILY CIRCLE.
For many years before his death
Bishop simpson lived in Philadelphia
Soon after he entered the ministry he
was married To Miss Ellen II. Werner, oi
Pittshurg. or three sons only ono Is
now living Mathew Werner simpson,
ono of the city's assistant solicitors. on
the four daughters, TWO SUN llNc III th'
family residence, ,3H Arch street. one
is tho wife of the Rev. e. W. Buoy, u
pastor i'm this city, and the fourth Is the
wife of Col. James Il. Weaver, Consul
General at Vienna, and some time on
sui ut Antwerp.
When the late General Conference of
the Methodist Church was in session
during May in Association Hall, in this
city, Bishop Simpson was so weak from
the effects of the long Illness which has
mt last ended in his death that he was
unable 10 participate actively IN the pub
lie councils of the conference. He rose
from his bed of sickness To DO present ut
the opening ceremonies, was in attend
ance several times during the months
meeting, and Mt IT,, final session made
the closing speech. No man In the great
quadrcnnial gathering, composed OF the
representatives of the denomination,
was so deeply revcred rs hc His mere
appearance la the hall was the signal tor
II greeting of applause. "ilc was our
beloved leader" said his icllow-bishops,
and the sentence, voicing the thought OF
the whole conference, expressed the fccl-
ing of the entire church.