The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-25
BISHOP JAGGAR TO
BE HERE SUNDAY.
He viii Supply St. Paul's Until Dr.
Carmichael Receivers.
A PREACHER OF FINE GIf rs.
He VIII ProabIy Conduct the Services
at st. Paul's Next Sunday-Expect'
ed To Preach Only Sunday.
Personal Notes.
A PREACHER OF FINE GIFTS.

on Sunday next the pulpit OF st. Paul's
church will be filled by Right Rev Tnom-
as A. Jaggar. bishop OF Southern Ohio,
and the qualification of the vestry and
CONGREGATION at having secured him can
be best appreciated by those who nave
heard him preach His sermon on the
text But God, who comforted them that
are cast down, comforted me by the
coming of Titus" was regarded as one
OF the most eloquent and striking ever
heard In this city.
Sacrificing nothing OF logical strength
TO effective rhetoric, Bishop Jaggar's
sermons are eloquent with the two-fold
power of truth and of beauty. His Eng
fish is the English indebted OF a dis
eliminating and 1astlulOus scholar ana
his logic is that OF "A well-balanced ana
conscientious mind which dares nos us
tribute TO the multitude the Bread of
God with a careless hand. Consecrated
To the b!shopric in 1873. he Immediately
took rank as one Of the three most elo-
auent members ia the House ~ Bishops,
whose standard is remarkably high The
other two were that Apostle or the
church i'm >ihs nineteenth century, the
late Phillips Brooks, and Henry I. rot
ter, of the Diocese OF New York
IN PHILADELPHIA.
At the time OF his conservation he was
rector Of one OF the leading Episcopal
churches I'm Philadelphia. lie is native
of New York State. however. Nine years
ago. he was overtaken by nervous col
lapse so complete. that he was forced TO
resign his diocesan work 10 "A cOadjutOr,
tf h.. hoo IL mo
To regain his nerve force under the adj
vice of Or. s. Weir Mitchell, the emf
nent specialist.
The latter warned him against the re-
suit Of sustained work, and several times,
through seeking because Of his eagerness
10 believer his Masters message, TO re-
spond TO the many appeals for ms SER
vices he has tested the wisdom Of that
advice by breaking down utterly. For
months he sought strength I'm the invigo-
rating air Of Nova Scotia and IL was
while here that he received the letter
from ST. Pauls yestry asking him TO oc-
cupy its pulpit during he leave OF alb
seuce GRANTED Rev Hartley Carmichael.
This expires October LIST next. and 1t was
thought that the fact that n wise and
permanent arrangement for the occu-
pancy Of the pulpit would do much to-
ward relieving the latter's mind Of anx-
iety regarding the parish which is so dear
90 his heart.
ONLY on SUNDAY.
Knowing the condition Of Bishop Jag
CARS health the vestry expressly stated
in their letter 10 him that, should be con-
sent TO come it-should be clearly under
ltood that the contract included only an
agreement 10 fiji the pulpit on Sundays.
They felt this TO be incumbent upon
them, for the brilliant gifts OF the bishop
always make II difficult for him TO escape
the importunities OF his admirers TO lend
them to various courses The vestry in
dulge the hope that this may be very
clearly understood by the congregation
and viii emphasize II at the congrega-
tionai meeting TO be held next Thursday
evening at S o'clock
Mr. William G. Bentley, registrar of
the Vestry. received a letter from Bishop
Jaggar on Friday saying that. Providence
permitting. he would arrive in Richmond
some days before January the first"
which Is next Sunday. He Is now at his
home In Cambridge Mass.
Bishop Jaggar is a man Of profound
piety as well as the finest gifts. He is
also a man Of distinguished physique.
with whom II IS difficult TO associate the
idea Of prostration. He has been heard
10 say, however, that even at this stage
ia his brilliant career. he Is Invariably
overtaken with nervousness on entering
the pulpit-at times almost uncontrollably
so. There is no apparent trace of it,
however. I'm the exquisite rich voice or
the calm carriage.