The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-28
BISHOP wHuPPLE IN LONDON.
He Goes to represent the Protestant
Episcopal Church.


usual for Bishop Whipple to remain at
his winter home here until after Easter
Sunday. but this season his earlier depart
ure is caused by an official invitation 10
speak on missions at the great centennial
celebration in London of the Missionary
Society of the Church of England to be
held early in April The bishop will prob
ably officiate in New York on Good Fri
day, and Easter Sunday will find him out
ward bound on the ocean.
His early departure is very much re
GREETED by our people here of all denomi-
nations, as the Easter Sunday services
always attract a large congregation from
Orlando, Winter Park, Altamonte Springs,
Forest City and other places Last sun
day the Church of the Good Shepherd
could not seat all who came, so deep is
the interest to hear the distinguished bish-
op before he leaves. The services to-day
were equally as well attended and were
as usual on Palm Sunday, quite Impress
i've. In the absence of Rev. DIR. }. ).
Kedney, who is visiting his old mission
station friends in South Carolina and
North Carolina, the Rev. Lyman Phelps
of Sanford assisted Bishop Whipple, who,
by consent of the bishop of this diocese,
confirmed a class at the close of the morn
ing service.
When it is remembered that this do
cese under Missionary Bishop w. C.
Gray, is largely supported by outside con
trbutions and church societies, the work
of Bishop Whipple for years past can
not be appreciated at single glance. The
Church of the Good Shepherd has a
beautiful little church building opposite
his elegant winter residence, built by his
family, and known also as THE Memorial
Church." in honor of his deceased son.
During each winter he holds regular sun
day and weekday services, and also does
some very effective missionary work IN
the suburbs of Maitland. All this is done
without pecuniary reward of any kind'
and is also supplemented by generous
and widespread charity that carries com
fort to many humble homes and JOY ana
peace 10 many hearts burdened with care
and sorrow. H..
| Yet this good and great man might live
out his declining years in all the ease ana
comfort that wealth and high station
could bring him. An assistant plshoP
| shares with him the care OF the olocese
of Minnesota, and his winters here mlght
| he DELIGHTFULLY."- quiet and resttul BuV
sncb ID NOT the case for the same chart
| table and missionary spirit that carried
| Rishop Whipple to the wilds of Minnesota
| 70 christianize and educate the then saw
| age Indians of that border country ac.
| tuates him TO keep up here series VI
abors that are exhaustive of MIND pouy
| and estate" Cheerfully, however ai1eu
| nv the timely counsels and Wealth OIL ms .
| good wife, he becomes the servant " o. ~
who need wise counsel, financial help OF
| cheering words This; too, without re-
| gard to UNCONVENTIONAL lines, and hence
| oil tho neor,le love him and miss MN Wheh
| he goes away to his summer home at ar
ibault Mimi
! e,1cb is the character and the work Oh
| the distinguished divine, who mas peen
| chosen to represent the great Protestant
11nisconal Church of America az the Lon
don centennial. Although he has presld-
| ed AT the last two or three general con-
ventions of the church, he was three re-
moves from being the presiding bishop.
A few weeks ago, by the death of my
| old and beloved friend, Bishop John VIII
| lians OF Connecticut, he became second
| in succession to that high office, now held
| nv Bishop Thomas NJ. Clark OF Rhode
| Island. However, like the late Blshop
| Wniems. he is an invalid and the duty of
nresidiner over the next general convention
viii fall upon Bishop Whipple, although
| RishoD Clark may be alive at that time.
| To all intents and purposes, so far as
| this London trip Is concerned, Blshop
Whipple goes as the active head OF the
! American church.
The bishop and Mrs. Whipple leave on
the Florida Central and Peninsular Rail
way from Winter Park tomorrow morn
| ing and will spend Thursday and Fri
| dav at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New
| York and 1t is more than likely that he
! will oficiate at some church in that city
on GOOD Friday" The next day he sails
| on the Cunard steamship Umbria, on
which he will no doubt hold impressive
services on Easter Sunday. His present
| engagements in London are to address the
| centennial meeting of the Missionary As
| ISOLATION of the Church of England, that
was organized i'm April, 1799 and whose
sessions will be held from April II to the
18th; on Sunday, the 18th. he
will preach at st. MichaeTs Church,
| on Chester square, one OF the
Oldest In London; on Wednesday, the 18th,
in response to- a cablegram just received
from the president of that great organiza-
| ton, he will address the Young Mems
| Christian Association of Great Britain al
the famous Exeter Hall, which will, next
TO the missionary address, be the great
event of his visit to London, where he
has preached and delivered addresses in
| years past that were highly appreciated
| and resulted in his being called again 10
cross the ocean and join in two great re-
| Hg;ous gatherings in which he Will be as
ISOLATED with many of Great BrItain's
| most learned and eloquent dlVines, and
vet in the ranks of which he is fully able
to reflect honor upon his home church
and country, and do credit to himself.
In a former letter ] referred to Bishop
Whipple a venerable" but failed TO state
| that he has renewed his youth" of late
years and breaches with unusual vigor oil
mind and body. And while he goes alone
to London as the sole official representa-
| tive of the American church, he will nc
| doubt be fully able to meet all the claims
that may be made upon him, as his good
wife will be with him to see that he is
well cared for in all things necessary Il
| health and comfort Also, in my former
letter, I minated that Bishop Whipple
as presiding bishop of the general conven-
ton, was also at the head of the board OF
managers of the Church Missionary So
ciety. This was an error on my part, as
| the chairman of the House of Bishops
who is Bishop William c. Doane of AL.
bany N. Y, attends to all the active
duties devolving upon Presiding BishoI
Thomas March Clark of Rhode Island
owing to his long continued feeble health