Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-02-02

THE LATE BISHOP BROOKS.
Up to last Thursday he was in the best
Of spirits, and his buoyancy was as de-
monstrative as ever. Thursday morning
he contracted slight cold, which devel-
oped into sore throat, of such insignif.
cant proportions, however, that it caused
no alarm, and the bishop continued in his
work uncomplainingly.
Dr. Beach, the family physician, called
at the house during the day, administered
medicines, and advised his patient to re-
main indoors until the trouble had en-
tirely passed away, not because of any
serious apprehension, but to avoid any
possible danger of aggravation.
Everything progressed all right until
Sunday night about o o'clock, when the
trouble assumed diphtherical form and
pecessitated calling DR.. Beach. The latter
responded, and even at this time found no
cause for serious alarm, and, after pre-
scribing medicine, left the house, promis-
ing to call again before morning.
While the skill Of the physician was
thus being exerted, the heart which had
distributed the vital force in splendid
physique had unknowingly given way be-
meath the strain of a
Life of Tremendous Force,
and slowly but surely was bounding on
toward the verge of utter collapse.
The bishop did not complain of any
trouble from this source, but chatted
pleasantly with his brother William, and
spoke Of the expected happy realization Of
some of his plans in the cause of human
enlightenment and religion.
Shortly after midnight sudden change
was noted in his coalition. DIR. Beach mad
providentially called shortly before. The
diptherical indications soon assumed re-
ality, and be became delirious. The doctor
and family became greatly alarmed and
word was sent to DR.. Fitz.
At this time nothing serious was an
tcipated and Dr. Fiiz remained only
short time DIR. Beach was with the
bishop the entire night About $3.50 the
patient was seized with coughing spasm
which lasted for II few moments. and his
heart ceased to beat.
Life of Bishop Brooks.
! Phillips Brooks was born Dec. -, 1886
His boyhood was passed partly in Boston
and partly at Andover. He attended the
Boston Latin school, and at the age of 10
entered Harvard college. While in col
lege his tall and impress i've figure caused
him to be chosen as ensign of the college
military company. He graduated In 1855
fall his brothers are also Harvard grad
uates), and for time was assistant
teacher, or usher, in the Boston Latin
school,
The position was to him irksome in the
extreme, and it is said that he one day
came home vowing that he would never
go back again, for he imagined that the
boys made fun of his tall and then rather
ungainly and not fully grown figure.
However, by the advice of good man,
Rev. Dr. Vinton, his lifelong friend, he
was led TO alter his decision and take up
Ine dlsagreeable task once more.
After a time he decided to enter the
ministry, and for that purpose pursued a
course of study at the Episcopal divinity
school of Alexandria, Va. He discovered,
soon after his arrival, that there had crept
INTO the school the bad habit of neglecting
studies in the haste to enter upon the
practical work of preaching and praying.
but he noticed the most diligent exhort-
ers were the worst scholars, and accord
angly profited by their example. One of
1
ing was its
Simplicity and Clearness
and the plenitude Of the spirit of Christ
That filled it. He said, however, that
wnen he was al Alexandria he wrote a
sermon on the text, 1.-THE simplicity that
Is IN Christ" whereupon cruel class
mate passed upon il the criticism that it
nad IN 1t very little simplicity and no
chrlst He never preached that sermon
again.
ror number Of years he was success
hVely pastor of the Church of the Advent
Ena the Church of the Holy Trinity in
Philadelphia. In 1859 he became rector OF
nrihity church, Boston, at the time when
que society was worshipping on Summer
street. Mr.. Brooks was offered the office
" RUNNER professor of Christian morals
sna preacher to Harvard university, but
ne declined the invitation after patient
nuu serious consideration and consulta-
Elon with friends.
IN 1880 we find him in England, and
lsaln IN lSS2-S3. During the latter vaca-
i'on Oh years duration. he was accom-
panied by his brother, Rev. John Cotton
t,'ooks, and both of them preached in st. !
pO.oiph's church in old English Boston
us was the church where their ancestor,
enn Cotton, preached the ''word of the /
N15Ia generations ago.
fhillips Brooks also delivered, by invi- |
'''ion Of Dean Stanley, a sermon
before the Queen of England.
,aF being the first instance of an Amer
"a performing religious services in royal /
re>enee.
Besides preaching in the churches al /