National Republican., 1884-06-19

expired at $50 this morning. He passed
away quietly, surrounded by his wife and
children. As soon as the news of tho bishops
death was received at tho Methodist book
rooms meeting of the minister's was called
for tomorrow morning. Arrangements for
the funeral will then be made, and the min
listers will probably decide to attend in q
body. The bishop will be buried Monday or
Tuesday in tho family lot at South Laurel
Hill cemetery.
Bishop Simpson WAS born June 25, 1911, at
Cadi2, Ohio. He received n common school
and ecademioal education in his native town,
and aftcrward attended Madison (now Alle-
ghanyl college, Pennsylvania. whore he was
elected to tho Office of tutor in his 10th year.
Aftor graduating he engaged In teaching, aud
having studied medicine, began It's practice
in 1888. About the same time no became
impressed with tho feeling that IL was his
duty to enter the ministry, and, having been
licensed to preach, was received on trial in
the Pittsburg conference. In 1897 he was
elected vco president Of Allegheny college
and professor of natural science, and in 1889
became president of Asbury university, at
Greencastlo, Ind, where he remained until,
in lSiS, he was elected editor of the Western
Christian Adp0cdte, Mt Cincinnati.
In 1852 he was elected ono of tho bishops
of the church, and since that time he has
presided at conferences in all of tho states
and most of tho territories. In 1867 he was
sent by the general conference rs n dele
gate to the Irish and British conference,
and was also delegate to the Evan
gclical alliance in Berlin the Same year.
after which ho extended his travels
through Turkey to the Holy Land, Egypt,
and Greece, returning to tho United States
in the fall of 1853. In tho next year he re-
moved from Pittsburg to Evanstown, Pa,
whore he accepted the position of president
of the Garrett Biblical institute, to which,
however, he devoted but little active work.
During the civil war, at the request of
President Lincoln and Secretary Stanton, ho
travelled throughout the loyal states deliver
ing addresses in behalf Of the union, and did
much to encourage, by his eloquence, tho
| loyal hearts of the north. After the emanci-
patton of the slaves he was urged. both by
the president and Mr.. Stanton, to take charge
of and organize the freedmans bureau but
declined the honor. In 1870 President Grant
invited him to accept tho appointment as one
of the commissioners to visit and report upon
San Domingo, but declined. In the same
year, on the death of Bishop Kingsley, he
| visited Europe to complete the work which
had been assigned that prelate on the conti-
nent, and also (for the second time) as dele
gate to the British conference.
| In 1874 he visited Mexico in behalf of his
beloved church, and in 1875 again went to
and Switzerland. and also to meet tho mis-
sionaries at different points on the continent.
His wife was Miss Ellen III. Vennor. of Pitts
| burg.
He was u finished scholar, and was es-
| pecially distinguished for his proficiency
in modern languages, aB we'll as the Hebrew,
| Sanscrit, Chaldaic, Greek, and Latin. His
familiarity with the Greek and Latin classics
was so great that at one time while teaching
| he gave his instruction in Homer, every line
of whose known writings he know by heart
without book, as no books were available.
His eloquence was remarkable, and none
who ever heard him preach or lecture and
saw his grand and dignifed bearing will ever
forget him.
DEATH OF COL. L. r PLATT.
Col. Edward r. Platt, major and assistant
adjutant general U. s. A., died Tuesday, at
l:3o p. M, at Fort Leavcnworth, of paralysis.
H.. VS." naviyo or iveu ork, from which
state he entered at West Point, July /, 1916,
and graduated July l, 1S49, in the class with
Gems, Gilmore, Parke, Benet, Baird, Nc
Keever, Rufus Saxton, Richard w. johnson,
aud Quartermaster General Holabird, U. S.
A., and Gems. Charles w. Field and Beverly
III. Robertson. He served in the Seminole
war on the frontier, and in Texas until 1861.
when he was promoted to captain of the
2d artillery, and took part in the defense
of Fort Pickens, and later in the battle of
| Bull Run, whore he was bre evetted major for
| gallantry. His subsequent service was
ON the peninsula campaign, Antietam,
Fredericksburg, Charlottesville, the Wilder
ness, and at the siege of Petersburg, being
brevetted lieutenant colonel for gallantry at
Fredericksburg. In the fall of 1862 he was
made inspector general of the 9th corps. on
the staff of tho lamented Sedgwick, and in
November, 1868, became judge advocate gen.
eral of the Army of the Potomac, on the staff
| of Gen. Mead G. After the war he served at
West Point until 1866, when he went to Cali
fornia, and was aid and judge advocate to
Gen. Candy until 1872. May "a, 1873, he was
promoted to assistant adjutant general, and
from 1875 until his death was stationed at
Forth Leavenworth, on the staff of Gen. Pope,
and latterly of Gen Augur. His brother II on.
James II. Platt, formerly representative in
congress from Virginia, was with him at the
time of his death.