Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-06-01
MINUTES OF RESPECT.
bishops nnd Ciorgymen iay Tribute to
bishop Bi-sclI's Memory.

Returning from the burial of he Rt. Rev.
William Henry Augustus Bissal, u. d.,
late bishop OF Vermont, the bishops and
cl1rGymeu present assembled in the chapel
OF ST. Paul's church, Burlington. The Rev.
j. lshnm Bliss d. d., president OF the
standing committee of the diocese, called
the assembly TO order. Upon motion OF the
Rev. William II. Collins OF Brattleboro tho
bishop OF Rhode Island was elected perma-
nent chairman, and tho Rev. Lucius NJ
Hardy secretary. The Rov. DR.. Bliss
moved that a committee OF three, with
Bishop Clark as chairman, be appointed to
draw up minute of respect. The bishop
of New York and the Row. A. b. Flanders,
d. D., were appointed TO act with the
bishop OF Rhode Island. The ACCOMPANYING
minute was reported and ordered published.
Ihs bishop Of New Hampshire moved that
the action OF this meeting be made known
to the family OF the late bishop.
Twenty-Five years ago the first bishop OF
Vermont was laid N his grave, full Of years
and Of honors, and among the last words
said over his iIfel.ss body were these; Gone
generation bas passed away and another has
crown up since your late bishop came
among you. Tho ties knit by such an Of
flee, held by such man, must needs be
strong ones Your gathering here day rs
mourners attest their strength But they
are broGeu now. Another voice will preach
to you the counsel of God aud other hands
will take up the work which bis 6, Ion.
havo iabored in. The vacant seat in the
councils of the church may be iiiled. The
pastoral star that has fallen from the
neryee4a hanG may be borne by another;
but the vacant place by the hearth
stone, and the vacant headship OF the
. household thpso no Gllob apain >
! The place left vacant in the diocese by tho
death OF Bishop Hopkins has been filled, the
/ work which he bcquutded TO his successor
| has been honorahiy performed, and once
more the high office that ne bore Is without
| an occupant Another leader in Israel has
fullen.
1t is not needed that We should bsar pub
lie testimony to the faithluness, the quiet
persistence and tho sodly spirit with which
ne he's discharged his duties in the Geld of
which he was made the oversecr.
For a quartar of a century he has gone in
and out among tho churches, in calm,
serene ard steady orbit, never astonishing
the world by any sudden and brilliant tsshes
of light, never concerning himself much
! about what might be going on outside of tho
| line of lie assigned him, unpretsndng, I'M
ambitious, content vita his lot and aspiring
! to nothing beyond in many respects he
| U1i striking contrast to his predecessor,
who, as everybody knows, was an all sided
man and concerned about a multitude of
things; while in all the great essentials OF
Character, Loyalty to the church, devotion
/ TO the truth, and an earnest desire TO bring
! mon under the domiuioa of the gospel they
were at one.
No man ever spoke or suspected evil of
Bishop Biaseil, and it woull not seem to b.
] hat hp h.v
! Firm and rigid il his adherence to his own
! opinions he had no harsh things to say of
those who differed from him, patient and
gentle with oil, while he continued to held
! his own piace, rs q rock that could not be
moved. The great controversies of the day
concerned him little except far
us they night seem to threaten
! the buiwarks Ut our faith; and for al! the
! current tides OF thought which appeared to
be ominous OF evil he regarded the Old ac-
credited defenders Of the faith as a,tsccthor
the most service.ble protection. Pearson
on the creed, and the venerable Hooker
wore enough for him. Al thi, illustrates
tho simplicity as we'll n. the slncority Of his
faith, he knew lecause he believed Ii ia
not easy to c nceive Of his ever having had
q doub. Of any sort to disturb him. We do
not assemble bore TO pronounce eulogium
upon cur departed bishop and friend With
ELS modest ana seii-renouncIng spirit he
| WouId shrink from ANYTHING like edulatlon,
! uut we neFe come Oach from Ills grave 10
te'l eacH CtHe' ana TO tel the world now
| mourn for him and how, sadly we shell r,;ss
him. The best testimony we can give Of
our respect ana al ecUon is 10 go on with
'"s 5Oou "oiA "h'cn 10 mas leIU lor Uue
oe'sy anu ''tily Oh ' erthoh1 10 compete
Ans lar Ne'u 10 NOT al reapedi lAe WORK is
NOV "i' uoLo'
~ Uepa' 'ui" OIL our sooi oroIuer sa
soienih relh'huer una. our dayS on earth are
n"I'"''ea' auu lHat "hatsVer our nahds
nEu 70 ~ We must 40 Win u" our tnigut'
we Sr"" ioe us par'i ia no more. we
S""'' HeN4 '"e ia'll'''Nr Iohe' u MS Foice no
more put we sHaH NOT soon forget hih'
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