Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-11
REV. PHILLIP WILSON MEADE.
DIED IN BALTIMORE THURSDAY
MORNING.

Il . 3
The Baltimore Sun Of yesterday pub.
fishes the following:
"Rev. Philip Nelson Meade. rector OF
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church, Os.
wego, N. Y, died shortly after o'clock
4 yesterday morning at the residence OF
| DR.. George B. Reynolds, 500 North
been an intimate friend Of Dr.. Rey-
nold's family for years and came here
! to visit them about q. month ago. Later
| he visited friends in Virginia and re-
| turned to Dr. Reynolds residence. He
was suffering with q severe cold, and
an attack Of typhoid fever followed.
He was confined to bed for about two
weeks.
Rev. Mr.. Meade was born in Clark
county, Virginia. October 81, 1874, and
was q grandson OF Bishop Meade, of
Virginia. He belonged to prominent
Virginia family and was connected with
the Pages, Nelson's, Carriers and other
well known Virginia families. His ear
iy education was received at the Epis-
copal High School, Alexandria, Va.
Afterward he entered the University of
Virginia, but owing to the breaking out
Of the civil war he did not complete
his course. He joined the Confederate
service in 1862 and served throughout
the war as alsergeant major In Il bat,
terry of artillery. After that he studied
and practiced law at Lynchburg, Va.
Then he took up the study of theology
and graduated from the Virginia The
illogical Seminary in 1871. Prior to
that-in 1S69-he was ordained a. deacon
and assisted Rev. DIR. Thomas II. Dud-
ley, now Bishop of Kentucky In con-
Quoting services at Old Christ Church
of the Messiah, Gay and Fayette
streets, Baltimore. He was ordained
In,
Emanuel Church at Laclede, near st.
Louis. Mo-, and later he was rector OF
Trinity Church, at Atchison, Kan. IN
1871 he came to Baltimore as rector OF
the Church OF the Holy Innocents, Eden
and Chase streets. Afterward he gave
up the charge and Cor some time WINS
actively engaged in missionary work in
East Baltimore. In 1877 he became rec
tor OF Grace Church. at Elkrdge, How
ard county, and In 1882 he was called 10
Emmanuel Church, Cumberland, Nd
where he remained until 1889. Then he
went to Christ Church, Oswego, N. Y
He held various positions of influence
in the Diocese of Central New York
and was dean of one of the convoca-
lions.
Rev. DR.. Meade married Mrs. Sarah
Doggett, Of ST. Louis county. Missouri,
In 1871. She survives him, with seven
children. One son, Charles w. Meade,
Is city editor of the New L Ut X 7f'rfbune
and another son, Henry Nelson Meade,
is city editor of the Times, Oswego N.
Y. lie also leaves three brothers and
two sisters. None of his relatives live
in Baltimore. Charles w. Meade and
his sister, Miss Catherine Meade, of
New York. came, to Baltimore yester-
day. Mrs. Meade had been here with
her husband.
The funeral services will be held at
Emmanuel Protestant Episcopal Church
Cathedral and Read streets. to-day and
the body will be taken to Oswego, N
Y. Rev. Mr. Meade preached at EN-
manual Church on several occasions
The deceased was n prominent men,
Der of Cumberland Lodge of IGlks and a
delegation OF the Baltimore lodge will
accompany the remains from the church
to Union Station. Rev. Mr.. Meade was
also member Of Cumberland Council
of the National Union. in which lie
was insured for $4,000.