The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-08-05

Bishop John L. d. Wiugtield, of Northern
California, q former rector Of Christ Church,
| Rock Spring, Hartford county, died 1t hi
nome in @cnicia, California Oh July 9th, from
| the effects Of paraly sis, with which he was
stricken i'll March, 1896.
In 1864 ;fishop WiugGeld succeeded Rev.
Robert j. Kecla@ as rector Of Rock Spring
Church, and retained this charge until 1876.
During this interval he heid services in the
old Academy building, in Bel Air, where he
nryarizei :. congregation which was called
the Church of the Holy lnuocents."
ARRANGEMENTS were begun for erecting a
church ednce anu in 1863 during the rector
ship of Rev William L. Snowden, D. D.,
Emmanuel chlnrh was first built, on the site
OF the new and handsome church.
Bishop Wiugiieid was married three times.
His first wife was Miss Chandler, OF Norfolk,
Va. who died in Bel Air in 1864, leaving one
son. John Page WingtielG, who died in Cali
fornia. His second wife was Elizabeth
Dallarn Lee, sister Of Col. Otho ). Lee and OF
the late Dr.. Richard d. Lee, of Bel AIT. His
third wife, who survives him, Was Mrs Annie
Garland. af Petersburg, Va. lie leaves one
child, MIS- M.fy Scott, wife OF Mr.. james H.
Scott, of Richmond, Va, daughter by his
second marriage.
Bishop WiugiieiG was an eloquent and
folcibIe preacher and possessed fine executive
abilities. Large congregations were attached
by his preaching and he did much towards
bnt;dipr ~ TIE Protestant Episcopal church
Hartford county.
John Henry Ducachet Winglieid, D. d. LII,
d.. wasa native of Portsmouth, Va. He was
harm September "a, 1888 and was graduated Ut
ST. T;iuothy's College, u arylaud, III le3O, and
al thc college Of William ard Mary, Virginia,
IN 1853 He had been u tutor at st. Timothy :
,fo,,. he went tc William aad Mary, amt
after his graduation ut the latter college re-
turned to ST. Timo!hy's and taught for
wear, In 1884 he became tutor at the
Churchill Military Academy, sing sing, N
Y. The following year he entered the Iheo-
logical Seminary OF Virginia. He became
principal of ashley Institute, Little ROCK,
Arkansas, in 1856 lie was ordained deacon
January IL. 1S5S, and in July OF the same
wear became assistant minister 10 his father
The ley. Dr. tOull IL N4iSiS'N' $1,000
Trinity Church. Portsmouth. Va. Iu 1864 he
left Virginia and became rector OF Christ
Church, Rock Spring, Hartford county, Md.
Returning 10 Virginia il 1866 he became assls-
tant minister of Trinity, Portsmouth. In 1865
he became rector Of ST. Paul's Church, Peters
burg, Va, and three years later, founding st.
Paui's School for Young Ladies, became its
rector and professor. William and Mary
College conferred upon him the degree OF
D. d. in 1869 aud that OF LII. D. III 1874. In
,hr latter wear he WAS elected the first bishop
of the missionary diocese of Mort hern Califor-
mia. and was cousecrated in st. PauEs Church,
Petersburg, Va, December ,, 1871, by Bishops
| John Johns, OF Virginia, Thomas Atkinson,
of North Carolina, Henry Z. Lay, OF Easton,
William Piukney, of Maryland, and Iheo-
dore b. Lyman, then assistant bishop, but
afterwards Bishop of North Carolina. lie re-
manned IN charge of his Old parish at Peters
burg. Va. until April /, 1915, and became
| president Of the Missionary College OF 81.
Augustine, Benlcia, Gu his removal to his
| Jurisdiction. In 1876 he became rector oil
ssSt. Marv's of the Pacific" school for girls
| ut Benicia. He was elected assistant bishop
of Mississippi in 1882, but declined the Office
| lie was also elected 10 succeed Bishop Lay
! of the diocese Of Easton, Md, and was suDse
| ouentIv chosen rs Bishop of louisa ne, bolt
| Of which he declined.