The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-30
Pioneer of the Episcopal Church
in the West Here.
ne breaches AT TRINITY.
: sesteh Minister at First Presbyseriaa
Church-Ar. Garrett on Pop
uIar Discomfort.


a. clear as Il ever was. He is over six feet
AL. quite slender. and stands as erect as
soldier. with scarcely any suggestion OF
"a advanced age in his walk, demeanor or
conversation. Hrs face Is shaver. his
FEATURES clean cut, and his lfrge, we'll
fcrmed nose, high, narrow forehead and
heavy chin make up physiognomy that
bat once striking. pleasing and demon
stratsve Of great force OF character. His
hair Is quite long. white and inclined TO
be curly. and his whole bearing, from his
wax 10 the tone Of his deep, musical voice.
kespeaks not only superior intellectual
kbsIity bar benevolent disposition. He
Is Of once striking figure. and after being
IA his presence and hearing his voice and
drinking in his measured words OF wisdom
enc is Immediately convinced that the
bishop would have gained eminence in any
walk of life. q
The bishop has had remarkable career,
and In the church Of his choice his name
VII 20 down in history a. that of1one Of
tie chief Instruments IN establishing
Christian influence in the West He was
basn at Adams. Jefferson county. New
York. February Is. is22, and in his earlier
BE Was engaged In mercantile pursuits for
s1rie years, and was largely interested
and exerted marked influence in political
matters. His conversion TO the church
opened new era in his life, and he ADAMS
doned business and politics and became a
candidate for holy orders He studied
theology under the direction of Bishop
De Lancey, aud was ordainea deacon in
Trinity church, Genava, on August IT,
$50 He was ordained priest In Chrlst's
tharch st Sackett's Harbor on July is,
$50 by the Rt. Rev. William Heathcate
De- Lapcey. s. T. d., and became the rector
II Zion church at Rome. n. ". which po-
sion he held for several years. In the
Esng of 1857 he removed to Illinois
shre he became rector Of the church OF
- Holy Communion, Chicago, which
Dsition he filed until elevated to the
tpiscopate. His consecration as bishop Of
Minnesota occurred in ST. James church,
Richmond, Va, on October IL. 1859. and
the ceremonies were conducted by the Rt
Rev. Jackson KempsF, s. T. D., assisted
by the Rt Rev. William Heathcate De
Lancey, s. T. D., ID. c. L.. the RI Rev.
Nicholas Hammer Cobbs, d. d., the Ri
Rev. George Burgess, 8. T. D.. IL d., the
RI. Rev. John Waitehouss, s. It'd, the
TT. Rev. Thomas Frederick Scott. ID. D., the
r. Rev. Henry Washington Lee, S. 7. d.,
the RI Rev. Thomas March Clark, s. #.
d.. and the RI Rev. Samuel Bowman,
st. ID. H.
Bishop Whipple received the degree of
Doctor Of Laws from the University of
Cambridge. England, in 1883. The bishee's
writings are as follows: l. Sermon before
d the convention Of the diocese OF Illinois.
. Address to his convention. 8. Letters
sad papers on the Indian problems, con-
taued for several years. e. Sermon at the
easecration OF the first bishop Of Ne
kssa 8. Sermon at the conservation of
IL third bishop of Wisconsin. lie has
l0ag been recognized as one of the leading
orators in the church. his logic being IN
questioned and his argument convincing.
For Tie sermon yesterday the bishop
chose for his text John s:xvi. "For God
soosed the world that He gave his only
hegOiten Son that whatsoever believeth in
Hin should not perish, but have everlast-
ing Iie."
The bishop said that sin, sorrow and
deaih we're not the inventions OF priests;
that he existence of God as the first cause
vas an absolute necessity of thought The
greatest mystery in the world was human
ssy-dust. quick with intelligent life, was
oaiy explained by the Bible. God breathed
ihe breath Of His own life into the dust Of
Adam, and he became a living soul. With
I'll Of mans marvellous power he has
hever created anything. He had only
ioaksd into Gods storehouss and read Sc
e'ess OF His creation. The bishop con-
tnued:
1T Is self-evident that God, the Creator,
mas provided for the wants of His Great
nieS III then IL Is possible for God 90
a rs han L. a..
se'ass necessity OF His being that lie
saood come TO help us. The incarnation
ihe simple outcome of the fact that God
love. The Gospel is not doctrine or a
sosma, but the story of q person, that per-
80 Toe Goldman, Jesus Christ lie came
.Aso teis world; He took our nature-the
hansn body and the human soul~-united
nc hs divine nature, aud as truly as
sOay and soul make up man, so truly were
1sie mo natures In the one person of the
ssa-man, Jesus Christ He claimed what
- osner being in this world has claimed
ga ne and God were one; that all the
" heaven and earth was His: that
ne had power 20 lay down His life and
sas u again. He proved this by HIS
nnefks, Tor, when lie multiplied bread i'm
- hands % feed 5.000 lie did OF His own
- wat tod does by the operations of
wen lie aaltiplies the seed in the
sIres1 Ills life has been examined for
@-++Nt
~, oil unite that it was the purest life
-. =. nfe1 on earth. Bur the greatest mys-
vas his absolute hdpefulness for hu-
s.sy. The world then was the same
49, 49, taat u Is today. When Mary Mag
.~es came 10 the house of Simon. Simon
lsa cave done what We would nave
M 1fiFen the outcast from the door
& rsvhy seen the piiiable wreck. Jesus
1ss. saw woman in whom the image
49,. a vas marred; In which lie could
#H 49,. .s one that would stand amid the mob
ia leos o. toe cross and be honorea tor
- Fsafs a. = saint
r"eto.low Him 10 the cross. Into that
assSsy shall not enter Ii vas never
isis Tor Him to stop. Had lie sooken
A. siu All The angels in heaven would
sstood about Him. Ii Was the Infinite
a. OF the infinite love Of an infinite
- ne went TO the grave where We are
49, re came back from the grave: He
- oy sAe marks OF the nails that
Il = sAs same Jesus that Was hung on
D. ,.And lie assembled into heaven.
- ~ q every man who ever needed o
|" me right hand of God"
Sc asaop said that no man needed the
asun when he saw the earth re-
70 warmth and heat and when
- thew that the words mother"
H. sha "homs" had meaning 70 Chris
So asaF's never known in heather
s.e, needed no proof The bishop
'ss' % 10 say:
Esi A.ss 700 late 90 deny the gospel. All
nssoSs human life, binds society to-
30 !, -nseals human affections. comes
ss,a - gospel. There Is no pscs in the
k1sAs ete eahdho0d Il absolutely pro-