Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-01

three score years sod ten have been
spent in the divine service IL him who
went about doing good.
The Rev. Ds. Campbell Fair ofliciatsd
~ master II cercmopis<. conxratuia-
tory remsrks were made hy he R@s. ].
w. Bancroft IL Jlsstings. Who has os<n
an intimate friend og the blahnp: the
Rev. John Hughes of Coldwater. Who 10
the Oldest rpcsos in the diornsr. the Rev.
vsn Antwerp oe uarhnli and by tie
venerable ID. q. Rnb1nson q Hastings.
Bi~hop csi,s>ple's R~-v.~sr
In responding. Bishop Giil~~pis
ing cieryymen for G<is sxpreus;ons of
sympathy and affection. ~Surh day"
said ne. brings with Il . feeling sk
responsibility. A life of s~rvice ftr
mankind. and. above all. life of holy
service brings wish IL = deep realization
of ones own deficie3cies and some pain
fui thoughts an tc what might have
been. As Tor nlysef. perhaps would
have spent a quiet day today IA meiita.
tion- penitcnce and prsyer. This gath.
ering Of c.ervymen gives brighter hue
e. the day. add the srr tiineuf u I, s,r.ee<>d
suggest wildly the brightness o. the fu
fufe and the silver iiis,ng IL the esond-
Bishop Gillespie then retrieved H. &C
r.-siassical lie June =, 1850. N Nrs
York City. he ws~ admitted 1. ne
dearonate. June a. ls<S. IN 81 N.rA~
church. IN Leroy. Neu York. fo wss ca.
dained 20 the priesthocd BY Biahop DE
lancy. OF tho<e who WIRE present as
that consecration only one ,s living.
rsts Fisrs Is~<sosship
lie was yoang thru. having barely
rrached his twenty fourth year. Al
times since he had thought IL almost
yresurnrsuonr for one 20 cui-r the min
sssfy before the age % sn when ire
Savior entered upon nus grand work
Ine young rector reuhin~I IA lcfos
until iet5. when he MAS essics 10 ~.
tndscw's church ~ Cincinnati. Here
he remained for ssx years ln speaking
OF his passorssc here the hishop s#ia
IL ne had made an error II wss In nc.
cepiing n city pssiorsfe TOO soon. In
1851 he went 20 the zion church In
Palmyra. y. Y. Re frnainod IN tisis
little village q 2.Jnc inhabitants until
ISL. and these ten teare BE- regarded aa
among the beet n his 'ifa from Pal.
m,ra be uas called to Ann art.os. and
was rector of ~. Andrews church. IN
the beautiful University city until 1878.
February "a isss no ~as ordained
bishcp of the Western discese q Mscni.
gan. the ecrssces tcine held in ST. Marks
church 10 THE city.
The bishop sktseese<i great gsatifusje
for his uniform health. He had sisays
been conpara'isei, WEI. having n-s<.r
been dangerously SICK Ia h,s lite lie
took great comfort IN the fact that his
psssoraies bad bern confined 60 four
places. that his -,ng STAYS had resulted
In eooa 10 hs,nscii. and he hoy>d 10 bis
psrsshsobefs sco
sssssstou~ with sh~ Lang:
HE relations with h,s congregations
had been ysrsrcfni Never during his
ministerial life hsd he had any differ.
ence~ sifh The vesss,. and he could pay
No higher compliment 4. tlsem
Since his enffss ~ upor the christian
ministry the numfes of cierutnsen in
the episcopal church hss 4uadfupl~d
lie rsjniced ln It. and shst hsr ~ q lie
had t--cn spent IN such s~ssire Hsd
bis life not h~en spent IN the ministry
BE knew not y hat n uieht have hseo:
bat IA his work ne had expcfscnced the
highest ,uvs siiost~d % man
HE osn eps~cos&it he had eren grew
from The beginning. Il bsd svsr fp>c
me sssn so Strengthen the d,srs~< red
v.th Gods blessing Il hsa tcen dpne.
When he assumed his dutse< he kNee
prsyed for bsir and rusdsrce b. asrs~t
bic charge h. ercsre fs-npass,,n
Should II bo~ please fsp3 90 call nix,
svsy he cf,uld lesv< u With no rsss.fr1l
sbrsefy ss e. ft~ future His r<latsone
A.. ei.o xf<,ws sod iestv ~<~~~ A. -