Smyrna times., 1907-12-18
SMYRNA PARISH MOURNS
DEATH or BISHOP COLEMAN
BELOVED BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE OF DEL
AWARE ENDS A BUSY AND ACTIVE LIFE
his Last Visitation Was at Trinity Church Clay
Ton the Sunday Previous TO His Death-An-
nOuGcemeDt Shock TO This Vicinity.

uOuuCemeDta SHOCK 10 his Vicinity.
After an illness of less than a week,
at no time thought serious, Right Rev.
Leighton Coleman, aged 20 years,
Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of
Delaware, was found dead in his bed
Saturday morning, by his son, Alexis
1. dupont Coleman, at BishO pstead, |
the Episcopal residence in Wilmington. |
Death was due to heart and kidney |
trouble, following the effects of over
work. The last official visitation and |
sermon of the deceased prelate was at
Trinity Church, Clayton, where he
spent the Sunday previous. He
preached a sermon in the morning and
was to have confirmed a class that
evening, but feeling indispOsed he felt
obliged to leave on the evening train
for his home in Wilmington. While
in Clayton he was entertained by Mr..
and Mrs. E. r. Supple, and a number
of Smyrnians visited him in the after
noon. It was apparent then that the
OAoAOP Wao hOb IL nAo usual NAEOA OON
none realized that the end was so soon.
The announcement of his death follow
ing so closely upon bis visit to this
vicinity, was a severe shock for the
Parishes of Smyrna and Clayton who
knew and loved him so dearly, feel it a
deep personal loss. Rev. G. v. Gill
~resth, rector, and the Vestry of st.
Peters Church and number of par
ishoners, besides those from Clayton,
left yesterday morning for Wilmington
where they attended his funeral. The
remains of the dead Bishop laid in state
in the Chapel at BishOpstead all day
Monday and throngs passed the bier to
get last look at him kindly IN his ex-
preston in death as he was in life.
During the hour of the funeral service
the bells on st. Peters church tOlled
out of respect to the memory of the
deceased.
Bishop COlemaB's Life Of Remarkable Activity
Leighton Coleman, who was known
as the ''Tramping Bishop" was born
in Philadelphia, on May 3, 1887, the
son of Rev. John G. Coleman, d. D.,
and Margaretta Thomas Coleman. He
graduated from the General Theologi-
cal Seminary, New York, in 1861.
Trinity College gave him an A. NJ. il
1865, Hobart College an L. l.. d. il
1888 and Racine an S. T. d. in 1875
He became deacon iu 1860, priest il
1862, rector of ST. Luke's Church
Bustleton, 1868; st. Johns, Viii
mington, Del, 1896; st. Marks
Mauch Chunk, Pa, 1S61-74; Trinit,
Church, Toledo, o., 1S749; was in
England from 1879 to 1887; rector o.
Church of the Redeemer, Sayre, Pa,
1878; became Bishop of Delaware ol
October 1S, 1888. He was an author
Among his books are "History of the
Lehigh Valley" "The Church il
America" and "HistOry of the Ameri
can Church" He was also deeply il
terested in Masonry and was recentl
made 32-degree Mason of the Scot
tish Rite. He was past Grand Chal
lain of the Grand Lodge of this Stat
and the Past Grand Prelate of th
Grand Encampment of Knights Tenn
lar of the United States.
FamiIiarIy Known as the "Tramplng Bishop
Bishop Coleman was great pede
trian Each summer he would take
tramp lasting week or so by himsel
He always went alone and never tol
anv one when he would make the trt
nor where he was going. For the pa
40 wears be has made these+rips La
summer he made his usual trip, cove
ing about 80 miles. The Bishop {
ways wore a business suit, slou
hat, pair of stout shoes and had
knapsack strapped to his back. t
carried very little money with him.
nights he put up at farmhouses.
got his meals at the same places. I
vas an expert clockmaker, and Oft
paid his travelling expenses with Il
proceeds of his thrift. Of late yeal
however, he has not been able to
so much of this kind of work. T
experiences were many and varied al
he loved to tell about them.
His Home on the Banks Of the Brandywin
Bishop Coleman was married IN II
to Frances Elizabeth, daughter
Alexis Irenee DUPONT, of Wilmingtc
She died several years ago, leaving {
son, Alexis I. dupont Coleman, v
holds the chair of English in the @
lege of the City of New York. He
formerly a Episcopal minister in Y
mington. The home of Bishop L
Bishop Coleman's predecessor, on
a.~t,a &c hha od,vry;na moa r,