Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-01-24
PHILLIPS BROOKS,
Bishop Of Massachusetts,, Died
Suddenly Monday.
Heart Failure, Resulting From Spell
Of Coughing, Was Cause.
Noble Life Of Great and Coed Man HAS an
uatimeiy End.

| BnsTox. Jan. 25.-Bishop Phillips
| Brooks of the Episcopal diocese Of Massa-
chusetts died al bis residence. No. 23j
| Clarendon street, At ESQ Monday morning,
OF heart failure, brought On by a fl, OF
coughing.
( His death was entirely unexpected. He
was taken i'll Thursday with a sore throat,
but no serious symptoms were apparent un-
/ ill SUNDAY evening. DIR. III. II. A. Beach,
his physician discovered late last evening
,liphtheretic symptoms, and considered a
consultation advisable, and called in Dr. K.
H. Fitz AT this time nothing of serious
nature was anticipated ami DIR. Fitz re-
manned only short time.
DIR. Beach was with the bishop the entire
night. About $50 Monday morning the
patient was seized with yioleat coughing
spasm which had lasted but few minutes
when his hear, ceased TO beat.
DR.. Beach SAID Monday morning that
death was caused by heart failure and no,
BY diphtheris. Ne diphtheretie membrane
was discovered by 4 superficial examination
Monday morning.
Bishop Brooks preached his last sermon
in the Church of the Good Shepherd on
Cortez street, last Tuesday evening.
Phillips Brooks was born in Boston,
Mass, Dee. Il, 1895. He graduated from
Harvard in 1855. lie pursued course of
study at the Episcopal divinity school at
Alexandra, Va. From his course at that
institution, Mr. Brooks went 10 his first
parish the Church of the Advent, Phila-
delpha. In January, 1862, he succeeded
Rev. Dr. Vinton as rector of the Holy
Trinity at Nineteenth and Walnut streets,
in the same city.
In ls63 he came to Boston. The fire of
is7e destroyed the Trinity" to which he
was called, and the erection of new church
cdifice on Back bay land gave the congre-
CATION perhaps the most successful and
remarkable of church buildings in American
architecture, and by far the most conspicu-
Gus of Boston churches.
Under the uutirirg efforts of its rector
the parish became centre of light and in
hnence. Mr.. Brooks was the ninth rector
settled over the Trinity parish, and lac was
the fifth rector of Trinity who has been
consecratea to the highest office of the
Episcopal church.
The conservation of Mr., Brooks as
bishop, October Il, 1891, was an event Of
unusual interest not only to Episcopalans,
but also 10 Christian people of all shades of
religious belief, The election of Mr.. Brooks
10 the hshoprc by n vote of 1853 to 80, al
the Episcopal convention April 80, 1891
the general approval of the action of that
body, and the confirmation by the house of
bishops, are fresh in the minds of the
public.
lie was one of the busiest men in Boston.
From early morning often until late at
night his work went on seven days in the
week. He was greatly overworked man,
and but for his fine physique and robust
health he would long ago have suecumbed
to the burden which has gradually increased
from year TO year.
DR. Brooks was noted for his low
church views and often preached in
churches of other denominations. lie de-
clined many calls after coming to Boston,
among them professorship in Harvard
AMI the office Of assistant bishop of Penn
syiYauia to which he was elected in lss6.
He seemed 10 like his Boston parish and
took especial delight in his work among the
younger men. Trinity church was built
for HIM at cost OF over s .oo0 900.
DR. Brooks was one of the most famous
of American pulpit orators and was often
called upon to deliver lectures on other
than religious topics.