The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-22
BISHOP POTTER PASSES AWAY Prominent Divine Ends
 Noted Career. WAS ILL SEVERAL WEEKS May Hold Public Funeral at Grace
 Church Bishop Potter Was First And Fore most a Churchman is The Sense That Episcopal Church Uses
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Cooperstown, N. r.. July 2i.--Henry Goldman Potter, seventh Protestant Episcopal Bishop of the diocese of New York, died tonight at Fern leiah," his summer home near here. after an illness of several weeks. The bishop was unconscious all day, and the end, which came at s:35 o'clock tonight. was peaceful and quiet. The preiate was "A years old. Gathered at the bedside of the dying churchman were Mrs. Potter. wife or the prelate; Mrs. Mason c. Davidge. who came from California; Miss Sarah Potter. his two daughters; Alonzo Potter, his son: Edward s. Clark, Stephen c. Clark and Mir. and Mrs. F. A. Clark. Mrs. Charles Russell and Mrs. William Hyde. his two other daughters. who are abroad, have been notified.
 Death was due primarily to enbol- ism in the right leg following long attack of liver and stomach trouble. and the end had been foreseen for several days by the bishops physi- clans. Bishop Potter suffered se- were relapse yesterday morning ana though oxygen was given, his decline was gradual and he sank into uncon- sciousness early to-day, which: lasted until the end.
 The 5lbnOp g pHy6tCtdu1 At@sto NAeS following announcement of death to- right:
 .'Bishop Potter passed peacefully away at s:35 tonight. His strength gradually failed during the past z4 hours and there was no physical sui fering or pain. tSigned) J. E Janvrin, M. D.; M. | Bassett. M. D."
 Public Funeral Probable
 No arrangements for the funeral t Az Af k& mf0n- able that aervices will be held here and that the body will be removed to New York where a public fuperal VIII he held at Grace Church.
 Bishop Potter was first and foremost a churchman in the sense that the Episcopal Church uses that wora x,sss, as n the church, for both his father and hls uncle were hlehops Henry Goa man oPtter was born In Hcheneet@dy, IN. Fl. May 26, 1885 the son Of BiHhop AIonzQ Potter of the diocese CT Penn EuiscoDai Acanaedy, Philadelphia, but Like Phfllips Brooks. he took his divinity course in the famous old Alexahdria theological Seminary in Virginia, graduating therefrom inflS51 Strangely enough he did not have a collegiate education. After his or dlnation in 1858. his first charge was In GFeenDufB, Fd., Aur Vhe JSAAs %@S then went to St Johns. Troy, where he was rector from 1859 to 1868. He designed this position to accept the post of, assistant rector, of Trinity Church, Boston, where he continued until he became rector of Grace Church. New York Tn. iss3 he resigned this post to become coad3utor bishop of New York. to his uncle Horatio Potter. The latter died in 1887. and his nephew then be- ca me bfshon
 Leader in Church.
 Bishop Potter had not long been in his new office when he began to ex- hibit the energy and vigor which later made him the leader of his church One summer, instead of going to Europe, he decided to remain down in the city proper. and to look after the poor of that section. He came to know this life intimately. and 1t was about this time that he gave forth his fam ous utterance that the Episcopal Church, in spite of it's magnificent traditions would be q monstrous m pertinence" in case 1t did not exert it. self toward the solution of social prob lems and the uplifting of the masses of the people.
 The bishops liberal views on tenn perance subjected him to considerable criticism. The most striking manifes- tatfon of his theory in this regard was
  tavern in New York. with prayer and an address by the bishop. This sub way tavern was a sort of saloon where the working men. 1t was planned, could go and get his drink quietly without being subjected to vicious influences. It became the center of sensational att tention for several months in mercurial New York, but at length 1t lost it's failed to attract the poorer classes. and within year or so was abandoned as a reform saloon. and be- came very like any other groggery. As a financial experiment also it was failure.
 The bishop took many journeys to Europe. where he was received, of course. with marked attention. That this did not disturb his boise in any way was shown by his utterance in London, and his repetition of the same thing when he returned to New York, that You may depend upon 1t there Is no love lost between the two coun- tries. I think there is good deal of gush about the British protestations Of love for America"
 He was very liberal with his minis ters and was especially hearty toward pr. Rainsford. at whose views and ways many New York churchmen at first looked askance. But one day. when a gathering of ministers was at his house pr. RaiRsford arrived late. having just come in from. |. fishing trip and wearing his angling togs. This was too much for the bishop and he said abruptly. "oh. Rainsford. please go and put on something canonicalr and Rainsford did.
 Monument To Memory.
 The greatest monument to Bishop Potter's memory will undoubtedly be the famous Cathedral of St. John the Divine, which is being builded on Uni Heights. New York. The Bishop threw his whole soul into this great work. raised millions of dollars for 1t, but he did not live to see more than a small part of the magnificent structure completed. He himself never expected to see the completion of the work and did not even expect the next generation to sec 1t. but with charac- teristic greatness of mind he planned far ahead and rejoiced in the idea that some future generation would enjoy the magnificent sight of the completed 
 Tn lsss-1900 the bishop made a around the world. visiting the and highly approving the