New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-17
A GOOD NAN.
THE LIFE OF BISHOP KERFOOT.

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LIFE OF THE RIGHT REVEREND JOHN BARRETT
kERFOOr. ID. -. LII d.. First Bishop OF Pittshdrg
BY HALL HARRISON. VI. A., Rector , o. ~ johns
Church. Howard County, Nd. 2 VOLS IZmo PIP VHI'
v, 7IG. James POtt X Co.
The late Bishop of Pittsburg, apart from his
personal clai ms to the regard OF Episcopallans
was well known AZ the clo.e friend and in
sort the anectionate disciple OF two men whom
Their Church holds in especial vencraton. Bishop
Within CHAM. OF Maryland, and Dr. Muhlcnberg,
Of ST. Luke's Hospital; aud there Is nothing more
interesting in this biography than tho picture
which 1T presents of tao close union betH cen the
three distinguished eccesa>Iics. DR.. Kerfoot was
a school-pupil of Dr. Muhlenbergs. and his first,
perhaps his most important service to the Protes
tant Episcopal dcnomi alton was in tho dires elton
of n church college ST. Jamoss Hall. near llagers
town. fouLdcd under Or. Muhlenberg's influence
and managed Substantially upon his p In
certain matters OF theology and church discipline
the master and pupil were quite at variance. but
differences OF this affected their tender
personal relations With Bishop Whittingham, on
the contrary, in whose diocese ST. Jamess Hall
was situated. DR.. Kerfoot wholly agreed g.
opinions aud symplthies Their corresponds re.
from which Mr.. Harrison gives extracts. covers
exciting periods IN the history OF their Church and
1t will Do seen that they of one mind in rea-
ton to the TractariaD movement, the influence of
Later developments Of RtuallSm.
DE- Kcrfoot was born ia Dublin in 1916 aAd
brought to this ountry # the age of two years
His parents settled in Lancaster Penn. and 1t
was there that he fell under the notice of Dr.
Muhlenberg, who IN due time received him into his
school at Flushing. l.. l.. and educated hun tor the
ministry. ST. James, II Ill WAS openel in 1912,
and DR.. Kerfoot It's president until 1t
broken mp by the disorders of waI in ls6l During
these twenty two wears tho subject of our notice
developed the highest powers as an educator and
tho fruits of his work were seen tar aud " ids in
tne Church 10 maintained intimi te and aifec-
touate relations with his students, AMI was always
far more selections to keep them unler personal
inhuenco than to enlarge his class lists When he
was appointed president of trinity College. Hart
ford on the closing Of St James, Hall. he at
first much annoyed and embarrassed by the alb
sence of - HI ne atmosphere but he soon made
great change i'll the spirit OF the place.
He was an ardent Unou nl.n during the rebell
ion. and although many of the students of st.
James's II al were from the South, and some of The
trustees we're Maryland secessionIsts. he kept the
tone of the college true The battles OF Ant ietam
and Gettysburg were both near st. James's that
the troops OF side the other repeatedly occu-
pied tho grounds. aud the institution suffered a
great deal from their pred itIOns. in spite OF the
efforts of the Ulcers to give protection. Coned
crate major. who mad been pupil oil the college
ten years before. relates that he saw one of the
faculty removing pair OF horses and was about
to stop him. when DR.. KerfoOt appeared. "The
old feeling Of awe came over me. and TO tell the
honest truth | believe | was half afraid to
take those horses" Marauders who came after
the major had gone were not so sensitive. The
browning misfortune, however. was the arrest Of
Dr. Kerfoot. ami his associat c. the Rev. J. H. Colt
by General Early in reprsal for the imprisonrn ent
cf tho Rev. Or. Boyd Of Winchester, by the Fed
era General Milroy. They we're placed under
guarl and ordered to Libby Prison, bnt at last
General Early. after making long address to them
on the atrocities OF of Commanders.
released them parole. with the condition that If
they failed 10 obtain the liberation of DR.. boyd
within three weeks they should surrender them
selves at City Point They now began a long and
an ions quest travelling .ck and forth from one
iea Quarters TO another, and from the army to
Washington. finding nowhere any record OF Dr.
Boyd nor any BODY responsible for him. the General
" no arrested han having left the service without
making any report of the case. The matter was
inally taken IN hand by Secretary Stanton. Boyd /
vas released, and our friends free. Bat this
vas the end OF the college
DIR. Kerfoots consec alton as Bishop of the new |
diocese OF PlttsDurg look place IN lsbb. The |
Bishop was a pronounced High Churchml1. but in |
he held of labor to which nc mad now boea trans
erred all Innovations In ceremonial wero looked |
ipon vita extreme suspicion. Bishop Kerloot /
warmly sympathized with the n'thetIo feeling /
which AMI Mates Rltusilsm: but while he was In |
avor OF Identifying the churches ana tho church |
ervice, he was entirely opposed TO tho so-called
I'm inizing doctrines. particularly.ln connection
With the Eucharist and sacranontal con ssslon,
hloh arc held by 80 many OF tho Ritualstio
lcrgy Mr. Harrison treats tnls part OF his subleot
4 two careful chaptsra Tho Bishop moved
AL tiously in tho introduction Of obssrvancss Of
,hioh 10 VIII oily approved, but for which his