The San Francisco call., 1898-07-28
GATHERED TO
 HIS FATHERS Bishop WingfieId Is No
 More. SUCCUMBS TO PARALYSIS HIS DEATH A LOSS TO THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Was an Earnest Worker for the Good of His Fellow Man and His
 Charity Knew No
 Bounds.
SUCCUMBs TO PARALYSIS
HIS DEATH A LOSS TO THE
 EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

1 BENICIA, Jr-'-- 2-The sad news was l telegraphed this afternoon to .Ae relatives
 and friends of the Right Rev. J. H. D. Wingheld that he was dead. Notwith-
 standing he had been ailing some time, il was hoped that he was getting better
 and his deal-- was surprise that has cast
 gloom over the community and the
 church of which he was a leading light The immediate cause of death was a
 stroke of paralysis.
 Bishop Wingfield was born in Ports mouth, Va, on September 24 1883. He re- ceived his education at St. Timothy's, Maryland, in which institution he was for two years one of the Iaculty. He took a course of study in the Theological Sem mary of Virginia, anu was made a dea-
 con in Christ church, Little Rock. on January r, 1858, and in the following year he was ordained priest. Until 1871 he was
 connected with the Episcopal church in Portsmouth ana Petersburg, Va. In the latter place he founded the St. Paul School for Girls.
 In 1874 he became identified with the Paclhc Coast, having been elected rector Of Trinity Church, San francisco. His talents as scholar earned for him the degree of doctor of divinity in 1S69 and that Of doctor of laws in 1874 from his aI aim9 naaa1:,. mater, Mary and William Conege; Bishop of the missionary district of Northern California, and took up his resi- dence in Benicia, where he established It. and later St. Mary's Seminary of the Pa cific Coast, both of which institutions were so we'll and successfully conducted that Benicia became known as the Athens of the Pacific Coast.
 Bishop Wingfield was an untiring worker, and his remarkable energy and perseverance nabled him to build up the interests of the church in the northern district beyond all expectations. His abin- ties were so well appreciated that he was offered the assistant Bishoprc of Missis- sppi, the Bishopric of Louisiana and the see of Easton.
 He wrote many articles In the interest of the church. His published works are: to the Charge of Uncharitableness" and The Churchman's Gratitude"
 Bishop Wingfield in his home relations was idolized by his family, and as a mem Der of the community he was thoroughly respected He was courteous and affable to all who had business with him, and his charity to the unfortunate was unbound ed. He was brave to denounce wrong and strong to uphold right.
 He had the courage of his convictions, which was demonstrated during the civil war when he refused to take the oath of allegiance; and the same courage brought him to express his gratitude in the later years of his life that the United states was one people and one nation.
 During his life he had many troubles and trials which resulted in his having to close the schools under his charge but in the greatness of his charity the last act of his life was to pray for those that had injured him, He had been unable to attend to the duties of his office since May, 1896, owing to stroke of paralysis received at that time and which event ually was the cause of his death A widow and one daughter survive him. Va, for burial. and his funeral will take place on Friday at 6.30 n