The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-06
-FOUR BISHOPS
At MEMORIAL.
Immense Congregation Paid Tribute to
Late Bishop CIark--Chief Address
by Bishop Potter.

The Rt Rev. Henry c. Potter. ID. D..
oishop OF the diocese or New York. and
Bishop Mcvicksr OF Rhode Island. Bish-
op Griswold OF saiina. Kansas, and Bish-
op Restarick from far-off Honolulu par
dcipated I'm the memorial service at Grace
church last night for the late Rt Rev.
Thomas NJ. Clark. the presiding bishop OF
the Protestant Episcopal church OF the
United States.
Long before the hour set for the solemn
service the church was crowded and in
the gathering were noted many close
friends OF the late bishop and great
number OF the clergy were present.
The Rev r. w. Smith. curate OF Grace
church presided at the service. which was
opened by selections on the great organ
by Arthur II. Ryder. and later Mrs. Il. NJ.
Waterhouse sang an offertory anthem.
most impressive part OF the service
was the ceremonial professional. IN which
the augmented choir participated with
the bishops and the chosen clergy and
tsymen.
After the sermon By Bishop Potter. a
mast touching tribute TO the deceased
was offered by Bishop McVickar
The program of the entire service was
as follows:
Organ prelude. "Lamentation: PRO
cessional Hymn" opening sentences.
Bishop Griswold. Psslter. Angelicsn
Chant Psalms I, xv, and xci. first lesson.
wisdom 3 TO 10. Magnificent" Sainer.
second lesson. Hebrews, Bishop Resta-
rick; "Nunc Dimittis.' Stainer I'm "a:
the Nicene creed and versicles, collects by
Bishop McVickar Hymn No. loi storer:
sermon. Bishop Potter; anthem: offortory,
NJ. n. Foster: recessional hymn, No. s97 !:
organ postlude on Easter Fymns Ryder.
Bishop Potters address follows:
lie Ted them with a faithful and true
heart and ruled them prudeutly with all
his power Psalm xviii. 73.
Let mo make haste 10 say tha. the ver-
sion which have Just read OF that orig
inaI Hebrew i'm which these words were
written Is what is known as the Prayer
hook version, which I use, not for any
sentimental or ecclesiastical reason, but
simply because. as compared with the
translation In what 4. usually known as
the authorized version. u Is incompsra-
bly, better. The authorized version reads :
He fed them according 90 the integrity
of his heart and guided them by the skill
rulness OF his hands, which has not only
the fnf1rmity OF words OF Latin deriva
fion. but also the suggestion. at any rate
n lower type OF rulership than that
which the Prayer Book version describes.
And the value, Just here OF this Prayer
Book version II. that n Is both closest 10
the original Hebrew and TO the extremely
interesting personality 20 which we are
here tonight 10 do honor
Let me. first OF all. recall the outlines
OF It's history, and so lay the foundation
FOR those deductions which the life and
character OF the late bishop OF Rhode lei.
and suggest
arm sqdgzolaoddtr dsv CMFwY THTH
NOTE OF INDEPENDENCE
Thomas March clark was horn IN
Newburyport Mass on the Fourth OF
July. A. n. 1872 shall not attempt
70 trace here hts lineage which had in
~. however. two notes eminently worthy
OF remembrance. In part Il was. IN.
evitably. Puritan--lnevitably say. for
Massachusetts was originally a Puritan
colony; and though IN certain aspects
os II II long ago lost some Of it's earlier
Puritan characteristics. there were others
That survived at any rate un.D the be-
ginning OF the last century. a stamped
themselves upon the fathers and mothers
OF that day.
And 80 it Is not surprising 10 learn
that. on the mothers side. In Bishop
Clarks blood. there was that fine and
sturdy note ~ Independence which once
and again shone I'm the ministry OF the
son and which furnished 50 strong a
background for that orderly and sober
dignity. which was the prevailing char
acteristic OF his episcopate,
hcneCCA
Wheelwright; and an ancestor OF hers
and his was that Rev. John wheelright
who, unmindful that Puritan emigra ton
from land cf prelatical tyranny 10 a
new country did not make Of that coun-
try. 10 Us Puritan settlers al any rate.
land of free speech. found himself
Fugitive because. In Massachusetts,. he
had ventured 70 speak his mind too free
".
II IL equally significant of another note
IN the bishops character that another
kinswoman on his mothers side. Esther
Wheeiwrtght. tho daughter OF Col John
Wheelwright. the great grestgrandfather
of the bishops mother. after being cap
tpred by the Indians. and carried 10
Canada became Sister Superior I'm the
Ursuline convent at Quebec.
We may belittle the influence Of an
cestroI strains a. we please. but two
things in the late bishop we're plsin--he
did not as 40 many OF us do reproduce
single type OF specie and he did unite
I'm himself that singular harmony OF op-
poslte types or strains in which all true
ereatness consists
OBSERVANCE a BURDEN
His parents we're Presbytelians. aud I
hope that. as myself. the grandson OF
q Presbyterian divine, ] may venture 90