The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-12-21
DEATH OF BISHOP LYMAN

Raleigh News Observer-Chro 18th. ]
The announcement Of the death Of
Of Bishop Lyman yesterday morning
shocked our community, for although
on Saturday he was considered far from
well. yet he appeared torccOyer rapidly
and on Tuesday he was engaged about
his residence, and he passed that even
ing as usual in his sitting room i'll or
binary conversation. But in the early
morning he passed away suddenly,
gently breathing his last at $40 a. m,
his wife being at his bedside.
For twenty years he had lived
among us, and his work calling him
continually into every part OF the state,
his striking personality was well known,
not merely to our citizens, but 9cncr-
ally throughout North Carolina.
For nlty-three years he had been in
orders 50 for more than half a century
he devoted his highest powers to the
work Of his Master, and faithfully
sought to advance the sacred cause i'll
which he was engaged.
Differing somewhat i'll character
istics from his predecessors, Bishop
RavenscrOft, Bishop Ives and Bishop
Atkinson, he yet was cmlnently sue
cessiul in his Episcopal office, there
having been erected in his diocese
more than forty new church buildings
and many acccssious of both Clergy
and laitv havin" been received during
his cpiscOpatc. His administration has
been marked by strong common sense
and by unusual activity, and by largely
extended missionary work.
Bishop Lyman has indeed had Il
notable career. He was born in
Brighton, Massachusetts, November
Is, 1915. He graduated at Ilam..loh
College, Clinton, y. Y, i'll 1897. and
entering the General Thco.o4ical
Seminary, graduated there i'll I~'o.
He was ordained Deacon in Baltimore
in the same year, and Priest the year
following. lie was rector of st. Paul :
IIagcrstown, Md, for ten years. ard
during that time was called /" =.
James Parish at Wilmington. i.ut
declined, and later received two other
calls from this State, which he did not
accept. For the next ten year, lie
was rector of Trinity Church. Pitt
burgh. Pa, and i'll 1850 received leave
for two years, which lie spent in
Europe When his leave had expired.
the civil war rendered it unpleasant to
return. and he resigned his connection
with that parish and remained i'll
Europe, being Instrumental i'll establish
ing the American Chapel, the first
Protestant Church opened at Rome
and Of which he was the pastor. lie
travelled extensively i'll Europe, going
also into Syria and up the Nile. He
ofliciatcd in Rome until 1870. when he
returned to this country. and was
rector of Trinity Church. san Francisco,
until in 1873. when he was, at the
instance of Bishop Atkinson elected
Assistant Bishop of the Diocese OF
North Carolina, and on the death OF
Bishop Atkinson iii 1881, he became
Bishop of the Diocese. Two years
later the Diocese was divided. In
1888, he was chosen to be Bishop in
charge of the American churches in
Europe, and i'll that capacity spent
some months on the continent in 1886
and 1887.
Bishop Lyman was strong, earnc ST
preacher of the word; often eloquent,
and never falling below high plane OF
thought His sermons were largely
hortatory, Astounding in moving appeals
for better lite and a closer walk with
Jesus Christ.
He was notable figure i'll the House
of Bishops. and while abroad he was
ever received with distinguished
courtesies. Not merely in his afflicted
Diocese, but by churchmcn generally
his loss will be greatly felt.
Bishop Lyman received the degree
Of u. u. from st. James College
Maryland, i'll 1886, :. 7. ID. from tht
University of the South. Sewanee
Tcnncssc, and IL. u. from thu
Univcrity of North Carolina.
Bishop Lyman married early i'll lt,
Miss Anna Albert, of Baltimore. by
whom he had several children, one O
whom became the wife OF Gen. w. Il
Cox.
More recently he was united il
marriage to Miss Robertson, of Charles
ton, = c., who survives him.