Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-01-28
PHILLIPS BROOKS DEAD.
The Matchless Pulpit Orator E1-
pires at His Home in Boston.
Heart Failure Puts an End to Life Of
Honor and Ustfulness.

tion avissbie, and callei in DR.. r. b. Fix.
At this tine hing ,rious was anticipated
and DR.. Fitz remained only short time.
DIR. Beach was with hin the entire night.
About $50 o'clock tbs patient was seiz 4
with coughing spell VIII ch lasted fer few
moments and bis heart ceased to beat DR..
Beach said that death was caused from heart
failure and not diphtheria. No diphtheretic
membrane was discovered by a superb cial
examination.
Bishop Brooks preached his last sermon at
the Church OF the g God Shepherd ON ortes
street, last Tuesday. The scsae at the
ton. With n the house a few of the Bisaop's
most intimate lei ds who seemed hardly TO
realize the lie rinle loss, were gathered in
groups IN the different rooms. The spirit
that pervaded the assemblags was one Of
complete and overw helming sorrow. They
did not comprehend the fact that Bishop
Brooks was dead, and again and again as cd:
us the Bishop really deadf
Shat their beloved pastor and friend had
left them forever seemei to them too awful.
and they were unab.e TO grasp the signific.
ance OF his death.
The Right Rev. Phillips Brooks, S. T. D.,
LII. D., was born in B on. December 10,
1885. He graduated at Harvard College in
the Class OF 1865, took the divinity course at
the Episcopal Theological Seminary at
Alexandria, Va, and entered the ministry
as assistant to Dir. II. W. .McVicker, in Phila-
delpha.
VII n but 26 years old he succeeded the
Rev. DR.. Viot1n IS rector Of Holy Trinity
Churcn. New York IL 1863 he became rec
tor of Holy Trinity in b. ton, He oeciined
an elec Ion as assistant sh p Of Pennsyl-
vania in 1855.
Bishop BROOKS received the degree Of Z. d
from zion College in 1870; II ,rva d 1877;
Oxford 1885, and Columb 1887, and ". $ a
member OF the Massachusetts Fl .stor c Il so.
cisty and fellow Of the American Acad-
envy.
He was deputy to the General Convention
from Mass ichusetts from 1870 and member
q the anding committee for many years.
He VA O.. cted member of the Missionary
Council Il o its CT alton in 1886
He was col seceat,d Bishop October IA, 1891
by BISHOPS Williams OF Connecticut; Clark
of Rhode Is!anl: VIII pple, of Minnesota,
Littlejohn. of Lon, Islam: Doane, of Albany
Niles, of New Hampsh re; Howe of Pennsy.
vania; Putt +, of New 70 k, and Talbot, Of
Wyoming.
B.saop Brooks literary w,rks includ ID five
fOluluoS "a . IiiiUus, uuc DtilR b0OS pESacn-
ed in English chui ches: the Influence OF
Jesu Bohlen lecture, for 1879; lecture, on
preaching delivered before the Divinity
School of Yale College in 1877 and several
pamphlet. aud tracts.
HIS fathers family were commandments of
St Paul's in Boston, and as q boy Phillips
Brooks was de ply influenced by its rector
at that time, the Rev. DIR. Vinton. At the
Alexandra Sem nary one Of his elias ,mates
was Henry L. tutter, now the Bishop of the
New YORK Dioces and between the young
men grew up friendship so tender that it
offers idea Instsnc, OF the beauty and
charm possible to social relations.
On ths occasion Of his conservation to tho
Bishop ic, Bishop Potter pre- ched the SER
mon-the keynote OF which was to love and
understand and conf rehend the sum Of
human life.
The work of P Hips Brooks as recto. was
never bounded by the limits Of Trinity ar
sh. HIS chui oh, the community AMI the
general progress of the da~ are the three
fold points from VIII ch his work must be
estimated. Nor can the ministry Ct he great
preacher be exclusively claime1 even Try
the Episcopal Church. His work is in those
deeper regions of life and thought where
rest on the universal The Catholicisy of
Bishop Brooks is positive force which is
impressi- itself marvelouslv on the age.
When he entered upon the pastorate Of
Trinity Church be found his field to lie in
parish of Anne lea through bis Efforts,
its markell courtesy ard generous hospital.