New-York tribune., 1905-02-20

45th-st The physician Bishop Worthngton. of
Nebraska, and the members of Bishop McLaren's s
family. with a fow friends. were at the bedside
when the end, which was peaceful, came. Bishop
Worthngton offered the commendatory prayer
Besides widow Bishop McLaren leaves one son
and two daughters. Arrangements for the funeral
have not been completed. The body will be taken
to Chicago for burial
The Right Rev DR.. William Edward McLaren,
Bishop of Chicago. was born IN Geneva, n. Y. On
December 13 1881 He came of Presbyterian stock,
his father, two uncles and three cousins having
been prominent as Presbyterian ministers, and Tor
twelve years was himself identified with the Pres
byterian clergy. He graduated at Jefferson
College. CannOnsburg Penn. in 1851 The next year
he joined the staff of 1.-The Cleveland Plain Dealer
being colleague of Artemus Ward. In 1850 ne
went to Pittsburg and for two years was connected
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nary at Pittsburg, and graduation three years
later was ordained a minister of the Unlte1 PTes-
byterian Church and sent as a missionary to Bo-
gotta. After three years of work in South Amer
lea Mr.. McLaren became pastor of the Second
nained until 1857 When he was called to the West
minister Presbyter5an ian Gh1reh at at Detroit @ ia0 IA
the direction of the sacramental theology OF the
oxford Movement. This was shown even Wlen ne
was pastor at Peoria, where he urged the eaopuo99
of a liturgy. He came to accept the teachings OF
and in i52 he received episcopal orders from Bishop
McCoskery Of Michigan. and accepted call to
On September 10, 1875, he elected third Bishop
of Illinois. succeeding Bishop Henry john White
house and was consecrated December s, 1915, in
the Cathedral of SITS. Peter and Eaul, Chicago. At
the General Convention of 1877 the erection of two
dioceses within his jurisdiction was authorized
These have become the diocases OF Quincy and
Springfield, and Bishop McLaren became Bishop OF
CEicAPo. At his death he had eghty-hve churches
and missions with more than nineteen thousand
communicates in his diocese. He founded the West
Theological Seminary and Waterman Hail. a
diocesan school for girls He dean Of the West
ern Theological Seminary from its foundation, in
1854, until 1898
The last General Convention appointed Bishop
McLaren a special delegate to Porto Rico TO in
vestigate the field there for the promotion OF Eps-
copaI Church iatercsts but in JANUARY he an
twenty-ffth anniversary of his conservation was
celebrated in Chicago December y. 1899, with ap-
proprate ceremonies in the Cathedral OF Sts Peter
and Paul
''The Inner Proofs of God" Q8S5); Catholic Dogma
the Antidote for Doubt QSSD: "A Deve 'opment OF
the Vincentian Canon; THE Practice OF the Inner
Life QsS7), besides numerous addresses. sermons
from Racine College in 1873, and that of D. c. L
from the University of the South in 1883
He OF the ablest leaders of the High
Church party in the EpiscOpate. and was one or
the committee which drafted the famous pastoral
letter Of bishops. issued in -Se7, which armed
the doctrines of the Incarnation and of the nspra
ton and nfaIlibility of the Holy Scriptures. I'm
der his administration the cathedral Of his diocese
became one of the chief missionary centres In
Chicago.
Bishop McLaren was Of medium height, but ap
peared shorter because of a pronounced stoop, as
from long bending a desk. He was almost
entirely bald but fringe OF long white hair which
fell over his shoulders. gave him venerable ana
his usually immobile face would light, rendering it
unusually attractive.