The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-03-03

plo of the state better than any other liv-
irg man. The relation of the students
Of the Berkeley divinity school to him
was most delightful l count it one of
the greatest privileges of my life that it
was my lot to be educated under him for
the sacred ministry. He was like faith
er to us. At times he was like brother
to US. He
SEEMED SOMETIMES TO BE ONE WITH US
in our own young manhood, yet we could
never forget that he was our bishop. His
strong sense of humor would Tighten up
the very deepest subject and would em-
phastze point which he sought to i'm
press upon us in a way that we could
never forget. His strong common sense
was mO,t marked characteristic and he
possessed unlimited tact. His christian
ity was OF that sterling, manly sort which
Ia go different from the emoti0nalism OF
some who call themselves Christians.
With All his gifts and accomplishments
his character was of the utmost simple
ity. You would recognize his greatness
and his dignity, and yet he was
approachable. He was always geuial,
afable, kind-he made you feel 1t ease
in bis presence. Lesser men than he
have assumed coldness of demeanOr
which they thought necessary to the
maintenance of their dignity, but his
dignity was so real and his greatness so
undoubted that he never repulsed those
who apprOa ched him. But let any one
20 beyond the limit of proper respect,
or display an inexcusable curiosity, or
reveal a mean spirit or an invincible ig-
norance and the changed demeanor of
the Bishop Tould make that man wish
himself anywhere bat in that presence.
His was a rare, a remarkable personality.
As q man, he "as great, he was prince
! ty, ne was masterful.
(2) Think of him next as a scholar.
He was very close student. He was
not what would be called an omnivorous
reader, for he would not read every book
that came along. He was discriminate
ing reader. He had a
RARE FACULTY OF DISCERNING THE GOOD
FROM TIE BAD
in literature, the sound from the unsouDd
in the Ologv, the weak from the strong,
and bis acquaintance with classical, and
especially theological literature, was
wideIand complete.
His processes OF acquiring learning
were very thorough. There was nothin z
superficial about his study. He was
wonderfully well-informed upon a vast
variety of subjects, and that not only in
the direct department of theology but of
general culture. HIS scholarship was
profound, And yet, or rather by reason
II this perhaps, he was very fond of light
fiction. He made that a part of his
recreation.
He was q great authority on the subject
of European politics and his oe ac-
quaintance with history always helped
him to interpret the present. He was a
master. scholar.
(3) Think of him next as a teacht r..
He was a born teacher. He had a re-
markable faculty of imparting knowl-
edge. Other men might be called much
| read, he was we'll read. Other men
might possess greater number of details
in certain obscure paths of knowledge
but few had their learning arranged in
more Systematic ard logical order He
always could recognize the great princi-
piles th4t made each particular depart
ment so important, and he always hinged
his teaching upon those essential facts
and principles which were so necessary
to the right understanding of the given
subject. His teaching was always plain,
transparently plain, his explanation
clear, OF crystalline clearness. His
method of teaching was fascinating. We,
at Berkeley, always looked forward with
great pleasure to the Bishops lectures.
We felt that if we lost one Of his lectures
we met with very serious loss. We
always knew that he could answer any
and every question which we might ask,
bearing upon the subject In hand. He
spent tlfty years in teaching young men
in Trinity college and In the Berkeley
divinity school. During all those years
he was leader and master.
"a Think Of him too as a Bishop.