The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-24
N MEMORY or BISHOP HAYGooD.

Oh, Haygood. DR.. Kilgo read the 1O3rd
/ Psalm. which he said was favorlte
| with the deceased bishop. The audi
ence then sang "How firm a founda-
| tion We saints OF the Lord! after which
Rev. a. L. Tyer led in prayer
DR.. Bassctt read a brief sketch OF the
Bishops life. He spoke especially OF
the heroic side Of Bishop Haygood
life: as seen in his attitude on the ne
GRO question. his work for the Call-
fornia conference, and his later litera-
~ activity. He closed by saying;
never knew him personally; yet when
have read his writings | have found
myself standing IN reverence heiofe
their author Judging from hls
thought product | should say he was
man az great intellect, of great con-
viction. of great candor, and OF great
conscience Happy and blessed y ne
who can compass so much. Prof. las
lerviIle. of Vanderbilt University, IN a
recent article on Joel Chandler harms
calls attention TO the fact that IN mar
ROW district in Georgia have originated
EIGHT literary men of prominence-th the
leaders of the post bellum southern
writer's. WHY is this true? May II not
partlv be due to the fact that men OF
GREAT souls like Pierce and ilaygood
have gone by that way?
Prof. Minis spoke next. He recall
cd an Observation-Disclosures had MADE
ut Vanderbilt University. 1t was an
nrneal 10 the Young men 10 look az
the spiritual rather than the material
| This VAS the bishop himself. He was
o,t of harmony with all that is mater
ialistic of our time.
prof Peeram recalled the sermon
that Bishop Haygood preached al , rll'-
;tv commencement in 1871. The sub
;oct was. "Never man spoke as thus
man" 1t was great sermon IN the
afternoon of commencement DAY ne
,,,peented the medals to the graduates.
Far twenty minutes his hearers were
i, IN eestasy with his humoreloquence
and good sense. 1T was perfect
mosaic Of gold and diamonds.
TIE left the impression that he was
man of culture. taste and refinement
IN 1883. when the college was suffering
under the blow OF the death OF Ut.
Craven. Bishop Haygood was again
asked TO preach at commencement nc
accented. but was prevented from com
| ing by the death of his mother
Mr. Rrockman, College Secretary OF
| the Y. NJ. G.. A., who was visiting the
| College. next spoke. He IS from Geof-
| ola and knew the deceased. Nheh
| Trinity Church. Atlanta, was being
! built Young Attieus Haygood sub
! scribed S25 This was considered
/ large contribution from boy but
when the work was TO begin he went to
/ the foreman and secured a job TO carry
brick. and by that means, he PAID ms
| subscription Mr. BroclUman also re-
called the criticism that was aroused
/ when "The brother in Black" appear
cd. The author was denounced and
| rejected by his best friends. His old
| church. Trinity. would not let him
preach i'm It's walls. lie bore II all pa
4 tiently. Later, when passions had
cooled. he was asked TO preach there.
| The Bishop accepted, and in the kind
est spirit of love, referred to the past
/ as a misunderstanding Much is said
/ OF Grady. vet behind him was Bishop
| Haygood. whose influence over the
| brilliant journalist was very great
/ DIR. Kilgo spoke Of the Bishops per-
sonal appearance. The deceased was
| irregnlarly built He was short and
| low. with an enormous head, and did
not at first sight impress one as great
man. This gave him no concern. NO
man ever put SO little value on the ar
| tificial He always wore large gray
! SLOUGH hat with narrow band. When
! he was made Bishop. some friend sug~
/ gested that ne should buy new suit
| for ordination. His answer was: 'No,
| they found me in the woods; they
must take me in it," He was a per-
feet hero after the type of st. Paul
~ know no mans life that has inn
| pressed me more for its heroism." He
| died martyr 10 the cause Of Christian
| education. Like Duncan, OF Virginia.
| Broadus, Of Kentucky, and Craven. Of
| North Carolina, he died because he had
| 10 try to support a great college on in
sufficient funds. Every college in the
South has somewhere on its campus IA
spot on which there should he tablet
inscribed: "Here lies the life blood Of
great man"
He knew how TO love. The last time
/ saw him was in room of Nashville
hotel. 1T was during the General Con-
ference. DIR. Chandler, President of
Emory College. had become sick and
had TO go to his home in Oxford, Ga.
Between him and Bishop Haygood
there was the most beautiful affection.
As / sat by DR.. Chandler, the Bishop
entered with a travelling bag in his
hand, announcing that all arrange
ments were made, and that they would
soon be ready to start. The sick man
demonstrated and said that it was not
necessary; that it would deprive the
Bishop of the pleasures of the Confer
ence The latter firmly and lovingly
brushed aside all remonstrances, and
with the purest love, took his friend
back to his home. The radiance of the
two faces, the old mans and the young
| mans, made picture Of human affec-
ton that / can never forget"
When Bishops Duncan and Hargroye
conducted the funeral ceremonies, il
was fitting that Bishop Williams, of
the colored church, should have been
given a place in the pulpit, and when
they lowered the casket into the grave,
it was fitting that room was made for
the negroes to come around the spot.
Tt was a testimony Of those who loved
him. and their hearts broke out in