New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-02


used by him also belong to the chapel It's most
interesting feature however is the Bishops scat, on
the rishthand side Of the chancel, Just beyond inc
arci. Like all Of his other belongings II Is sim
phcity Itself. Tie chair is set back against the
wall and Is made of old oak II has n poIntcd top
and is carved and fashioned In the usual ecclesiastical
style. In front of it stands DESK also CT oak and
at its foot muchwom kneellng cushion.
Sometimes the Bishop himself. although an ex
tremely busy man. breaches in tire chapel, and these
occasions looked upon Of rare interest by the
students and others who have the good fortune to
| hear him.
Tie buildings mentioned arc all that teIang TO the
school to-day but the Bishop hopes before long 10 have
nrepioof building in which house the valuable
collection of 10000 books belonging to the school, now
arranged in the three front Of The second story
Nearly 100 students have been graduated from
BERKELEY. Six have been raised to the epscopa,y:
| the last four Bishops chosen having been Berkeley
| men. This honor list includes Bishop Miles, of New
Hampshire Bishop Thomaa q kqnsas Bishop h po YIN
Bishop Davies, of Michigan, and Bishop Nichols Oh
! California.
In addition to his general supervision Of the affairs
Of the school, Bishop Williams delivers nine lectures
week Here he at his best Thee Is not Gnc o
amusing anecdotes. They are conversational IN
their a ssa the SS is n sTagi iS
His scotch stories said to be particularly good
| and he tells them with the true accent At,
slhSSH Of o the B nHea mn have hay only two
ia
translator didn't understand Greek and the second Is
that he didn't understand English . ,,,.
on another occasion lie promised IL the Darw,nIa"
will let my ancestors alone in the Garden OF Eden.
will leave theirs unmoested In the zoological Samch
The department OF instruction with which the iIsi"P
especially concerns himself in the school is that OF
dognatic theology and medieval history i Rt his
a S Ds not op G at III c lie
story Of his own country by heart ana Is Tng n ~.
Oes nnr y W iSR Re was Hp p Fort Wam Henry At
Lake George, in flannel shirt and an otherwise iss .r
aicag and mstooS him for guide The bishop
fell in with the Joke a: once anu gp,n ,hI
and compehensvc manner the history Of the tort
and Of the various events connected WIN c II: de-
P PateS whether Werf orr NOT to tp HIM. If they had he
would probably have laughed outright and so spoheu
While it is doubtless true that the Eishop appea:s
to the best advantage to his boys when eetHrS in his
study To he sure this Is his worksht ana We -
awayS e busy Sa man and oe a" Win e ts to help
out their pcrpcxes. and TO counsel WIN ," the
most prominent corner OF the house II IS large large
and oldfsshioned aud has four windows, Two yered
with booshevcs and there is no staring or obtsnp
binding TO be seen among them Over tne n@ nntcd
Diyines The ceiling is dinGy and mellowcd WIN
age and the walls wherever visible f sina
Of easy chairs of the large and oidas3edr ,l ku
frequently OCCUPIES the one work. 1 'V on his
coz spondence he sits in welluscd common TIT
back oak chair. Another chair at his right elbow w, De
an adjoining desk. A gorgeous nistand the secrc
arTs desk SHOWS where lie belongs. but that which
seas as ' pa fnc as an" pe ote THIS ch9raersc
The side of the house opposite the s'ndy Is aaMen
m bv a long room used by the Bishop as parior.
Int il is rarely opened save graduation dsy or
special occasion Of IKE s na ,IaT nrYa s npa
ments on the second hoor
The daily life of the Bishop while at home Is a very
systematic and regular His old honscReepegr
Who has been with his family most OF her life, LOOKS
out for him with ai'econate sollcituac. H., ,,o ,rt
ep Il. sleeps S e he believes in sleeping soundy and
With that end in view closes up tightly upon retiring
nS the room as dark possible In warm weather
the windows left open 50 ihat Inc ar h may awake
h Risbon l. great friend daylight. In fact II
IS the kind of light he believes IN most strongly non
With WaTi'v very little favor 49,,
His early breakfast is plain one Eggs meat and
fresh vegetables GENERALLY constitute N r 1e Of or milk SUI
fee for his luncheon and his supper - AZ he does
not eat pie nor does he for pastry OF any kind
Fruits vegetables he thinks should be eaten OILY "
'" once when he went to famous hotel the Pro S,s
preo who had warm admiration fr h rhc ot to Se
up q gorgeous dinner for the bishop rs eacm S.
ssve GGuFe ay wa nns et aeae Of the fancy
those with elaborate sauces lie reinntxea ahawu him.
il was very difficult for him to ger ANYTHING 10 eat
Nowadays the Bishops ellowown,mcn rd " al al
most al always 9Hs sS walk to the station his way
of church business: s9nee e ''A''
,It, him his to pa r9t Ta hEouq With the al
Withstandng his advanced years 1t is said that he does
than any other two bishops IN the t'e snv man
severely but they only 1.-THE Of the tasks he In
Op himself ~s ETrg aon n9ee Of IF at
Trinity In addition to his duties at these Two ca
|
St. Margaret's school at waterbury ana me 1nesi'c
lin there is his diocese to look after and il
&c never neglected in the smallest particular It l.
large one not much In territorial extent as IN ulc
which he holds sway, amounting IN number 10 ii he
| ristotIons al least year and he frequently
breaches three times day IN single parSh: ad e.s
besides attending confirmation and ordination services
Perhaps he IS heard in Trinity Church ,Sai ss W
nv ,hare il always sure TO iii the edifce TO It's utmost
capacity though il Viii sea- l4oo ana Is ohe VI JUG
IN The pulpit there is no ecclesiasc who presents
more striking appearance or makes deeper impress
FuIiy six feet tall and straight as an arrow ne
looks every inch bishop when clad IN the epscopai
roee s8' that he is eloquent conveys but feeble and
ndstinct impression of the manner or the matter o.
his discourse His gestures are few and disnif S
Ills clear flexible voice rings out as clear as De D,
with subtle and sympathetic modulaons unc1nsclonsy
said ~ him as Wendell Phillips once said OF another
great man His voice is mnse and his smile IS -. q
| bcnedictOn." Ernesthess ana "sio d'o "'o h0' "'
Ills cIearness Of statement and force Of argument
are so freely ernbeshed with apt Quotations chosen
with rare ntuItive poetic sensibllty that the drest
Of doctrnal subjects becomes a. fascinating as a miry
| tale , ,,, + -. .Lo o,a f,shionad
conservative order To quote his own ia noyeyer
| Il have no fads.' ms lcmaIh, ~ has
| mist not be construed TO mean that he mas
| NOT very definite ideas to the manner III
| which a church service should be conducted.
| For example he dskcs long Re Deun!s.' once wleh
nreschng at q church whose choir was noted Tor ths
falling he took out his watch ard timed them When
they stopped he turned 10 the congregation and SAID
| . ,riat thing took twenty minutes
Seitter has he much of a opinion OF those who
come late to service. To some bad cases lie AT
| one time adopted the custom of coming to imiI
Ton and resuninc only when the offenders were fuzzy
| settled in their places Then he would say " Now
| after this Inconvenience Is over VIII proceed.
| Norf of his sermons, probably surpassed the one
| he preached at -. Andrews Church in Aberdeen,