The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-03-27
Death OF Bishop Raynnaugh

From the Columbus Index.
Bishop II. II kavunaugh, of keutucv,
q member of the College OF Bishops OF
Methodist Episcopal Church South, died
at the Methodist Parsonage in this city
on yesterday morning at three O'Clock,
after several weeks of suffering from
Uremia, or bladder affection, thought to
have been contracted by him while he
was presiding elder, from constant horse
back riding more than thirty years ago,
and to use bis own words, "more an ans
noyance to him until recently than al
affection.
Bishop Kavanaugh had been an active
Minister Of the gospel for upwards of &c
years and was ordained Bishop in 1854.
He was in his eighty third year, and des.
pite b is atfllcion, looked hale and hearty,
and would readily nave pissed for muu
not more than sixty or slxty-tive. He was
Of short stature, but very stout, weighing
about 225 pounds, In January last he
presided at the annual Conference of the
Louisiana Church, and after its adjourn
ment, feeling the need OF recuperatiou
went to Deem Springs, one Of the towns
on our gulf coast, where he spent several
days at the hospitable home of Col. W.
r. Stuart. He did not, however, receive
the desired benefit, IN fact soon after his
arrival there began to show signs ofiuil.
ing strength and health. He was aG~
nounced to fill the Methodist pulpit at
Ocean Springs the Sunday following his
arrival there. aud despite the remou>
stranccs OF his friends, he endeavored to
fill his appointment. He proceeded with
the preliminary exercises and after read
ing his text-Secoud Corinthians, All
chapter, l7th verse, became so exhausted
as to be obliged to suspend the services.
Feeling better few days after he, &C.
companled by his venerable and estima
BILE wife, started for the family home at
Anchorage, short distance from Louis,
vile, Kentucky. They took this place on
their homewurd journey to fulfill prom
Use made to Rev, MIR. Scruggs and wife
TO visit them after the adjournment of
the Louisiana Conference Arriving here
he was Hospitality entertained by Capt
@. A. Johnston and fnmily, and for sew
eral days was advertised to ill the pulpit
Of the Methodist Chnch, but on account
of his infrmity was never able to DO so.
He was moved few days after to the
Parsonage where Rev. MI Scruges could
the better be able to give him his undi-
Vided personal attention. He improved
very much the latter part of last week,
and it was hoped on Saturday he would
be able IN day or two to resume his
Journey, He experienced q change for
the worse on Monday, and commenced
declining rapidly. Tuesday he passed
into comatose state in which ho remand
until his death.
The end Of the good Bishop, after n
long life Of labor in the service Of his
Master, was peaceful and happy, To tho
last he was surrounded by symyathizug
friends who minlstered to all his wants,
and though he died away from home, it
cannot be g" ID that his last hours were
spent among strangers. His affectionate
wife III her sore bereavement, has the
sympathy OF our entire community,
Bishop Kavanaugh was man of a
strong rather than a brilliant intellect.
His sermons were able, clear, logical
and practical, and his ministry was
smooth and even with but one purpose
in view and that was the welfare of the
church AMI the spread of the z spell
The Methods Episcopal Church south
in his death has sustained \ serious loss,
and one that cannot easily DO repaid.