Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-02-02
HIS LIFE.

Phillips Brooks was born in Boston.
Dec. l3, 1895 His boyhood was passed in
Boston and North Andoyer. He received
his educati IN in the Boston Latin school
and at Harvard college. He graduated
from Harvard in 1865.
In 1859 he WAS ordained and became rec
] tor of the Church of Advent, Phladel-
phia. In 1869 he became rector of Trinity
church, BIS on. From this pulpit his
fame has spread far and wide
In lSs2 he went abroad and was received
] with marked attention. After his return
home he published several of his lectures
IN 1881 Rev. DR. Brooks declined the
Office of Plummer professor of Christian
morals aud preacher of Harvard univer.
sity. He also declined the Office Of as
sistant bishop of PENNSYLVANIA.
In lS9l he was elected hisho., OF the do
cese of Massachusetts. to succeed the
bishop, who lied in 1880. Bishop Brooks
was unm rr,ed
His Personality.
Phillips Brooks was physically and
mentally an immense man. He was sew
1 era inches taller than six feet, and the
rest Of his body WAS large III proportion.
Il have lad no wife, no children, no
particular hopoIs, no serious misfortune
and no adventures worth speak ing Of. 1t
is shameful AT such times as these not to
have a history, but | have not got one,
and must come without" This was the
response OF Phillips Brooks to request
to furnish some personalities for hi, col
lege class record when asked to a elias.
dinner at the time he was made bishop
He was always non-inte-viewable man.
| Socially he was the simplest and most
cordial OF men. Every man, woman and
child who ever came in contact with him
in any OF the mutitudinous interests Of
which he was a living part, must always
remember how completely he practiced
what he preached of the gospel of sin
cerity and simplicity OF love 1t has been
commonly said by many friends and ac.
quaintances that he hai aged much faster
during the past five years than IS expected
in a man Of his years. II $ hair had grown
quite white during the past year.
Always Busy.
He was one Of the busiest men In Bos-
ton. In fact one who knows his habit OF
work is at a loss to conceive of more in
dustrious man. From early morning
often till late at night his work went on.
seven days in the week Bishop Brooks
was scrupulous to the last degree in an
swering letters He received letters aud
cards On All subjects from all parts Of the
world. AMI the writer invariably received
4 neat, carefully written note in reply
Harvard college made a heavy draft on
his time, when he accepted the work Of
one of the college preachers there Dur
ing the period allotted to him he went to
the college every morning at :. and re-
maned tiI noon, aud on SUNDAYS
preached ID Appleton chapel He had for
the last fifteen or twenty years pre- ache /
somewhtrr three times every Sunday dur
ing the winter
When did he write his sermons' A
difficult question to answer. He
II. Never shut Himself Up
and refuse | o see callers at certain. hours
OF the day. The wonder is that he did
not He was always willing TO grant an
audience to the most humble caller. and
not a few needless calls were made upon
him daily. He used no labor saving de-
vice He WAS a type of the largest, broad
est, most benevolent humanity, and had
the keenest interest in all that is calcu
lated to uplift. He thought of the whole
human being, and studied him in all h )
various phases. His life wa. So open, 80
transparent, so entirely free from guile
that the bravest and meanest quiinuuc
has never dared to venture on the domain
OF Boston, great preacher.
Bishop Brooks WAS in touch with every
class in the community He knew the
poor of the city and they loved him. H.
knew tn. wealthy. and he was the friend
of the gr..st zen of state and church, OF
art and literature and business Ths
news of his death shook the city with
grief.