Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-01
Glowing Tributes PAID
Late Bishop Burgess
Memorial Service in His Hon.
; or a Decided Success.
nawIy W,ddsd Couple Given a Sur.
nri;e...ssslsty and Club Notes.

o,.o exercises held Saturday undel
A.. a,,sniccs of the Maine Historical
srciety in conmemoration of the cen
,ennial of the birth Of the late Bishol
,;eoree Burgess, first Protestant Epis
coDal bishop of Maine, were decided
success There was very good at
tendance, including many who had
Known and loved Bishop Burgess dur
ing his lifetime, number of them pc
;ng close friends and others parish
ioners and co-workers. The memorial
service was held at I20 O'Clock IN the
afternoon in Christ Church PARISH
house, with A. G. Stilphen pesiolhs.
Notable features of the meetlnS were
IN. letters in appreciation OF the worE
~ Rishop Burgess as written by Bish7
on Niles of New Hampshire, who was
intimately associated with him, and
nv Rishop Burgess OF Long Island, "a
rent,.,x Of Bishop George Burgess Of
Maine and the third member of the
family to become bishop. The closing
feature of the meeting was the read
ing Of poem by Bishop Burgess,
which has never been published anc
was never before read in public. A
Inv Mfr. StiIphen since 1864 and 1t was
presented by him Saturday and reaG
by Rev. Thomas Burgess OF Saco,
grand nephew of Bishop Charles Bur.
CESS.
Following the opening, which was
marked by the reading Of the RECORD
Of the action of the Maine Historical.
Society providing for the observance
OF Bishop Burgess centenary. the mem
bers of the society were welcomed BY
Rev r. w. Plant, rector Of Chrlsl
church, VINO paid an eloquent tribute
TO Bishop Burgess, speaking words
high uraisc of the man who was more
than once characterized as the fore
most Protestant Episcopal bishop
his time and enc of the most etticien
pastors it was ever the good fortune
of Christ church to have.
Rev. II. w. Burrage, Protestan
cha plain at the Eastern Branch of thu
National Home for Disabled Noluntee
Soldiers, followed Mr.. Plant. DR.. Bur-
rage was present as q fellow of Brow
University. Bishop Burgess Aim:
Mater. and as a member of the corpc
ration. His tribute to the first bishop
| Maine was an eloquent and a touching
one. He referred to many incidents
lis life which We're characteristic o.
he greatness of the man, spoke of hi.
1scholarly attachments and the many
4 personal attributes which brought him
j recognition as not only especially
n efficient leader in church work and al
unusually great degree of love from
his parishioners, but made his work
as a citizen and a leader of men in
general of that high type which nor
only stamps the natural leader but tn.
true man in every sense of the word
Dr. Burrage while speaking reao
THE Old Blue Coat" patriotic poem
written by Bishop Burgess. The senti
ment OF the poem is not only patriotic
in the extreme, but carries with it a,
eoquence and pathUs to which Nh
Burrage did full justice in the reading.
Among those III the nall was Genera
Joseph =. Smith of Bangor. a veteran
Of the Civil War and one of the boar.
Of governors OF the National Home for
disabled Soldiers. Gen. Smith was
detnly affected by the reading of the
poem anu when it came his turn to ado
the man whom he lad known ant
nightly esteemed. it was sometime be
lore he could gain sufficient control o
his emotions to proceed with the read
ing OF his paper.
biographical slletal,-tf, Bishop Bur-
CESS was read by A. &. Stilphen. who
asa member of the4paEsh pf Christ
church. fof which he was rector, kneN
nun intimately. Bishop Burgess, al
though a native of, lsifsde gtApd. was,
alter coming to Maine. as thoroughly
Husrssted in the welfare of this State
IN that of Rhode Island. In addition
MS work as a churchman he took
w active interest in the temporal af-
iairs Of the community and ever la
Wled zealously to promote the hes,
".erests of the city and State.
Mshop Burgess was born Oct. 81
'm' anu before he was Ii years OF
Ss mad graduated from Brown Uni
eHlty with high honors. He became
MOI protestant Episcopal bishop OF
same III 1S47. When he first came to
.se ne came to Gardiner and during
NY entire time he was at the head OF
enQrch IN this diocese he also acted
rector of Christ church in this city.
~ was bishop and pastor here near.
" years, until his death in 1866. His
Nstlng place is in the parish GENE.
~ between the parish house and the
asorch, and is marked by a simple
N OF granite. on which is inscribed
ny Date of his birth and death. anc
I'VE TACT that he was first Protestant
~r'scppal bishop of Maine.
~ addition to the historical sketcl
W stll2hen gave many personal rem.
essences of Bishop Burgess. sevara
- 'he sketches of incidents in his life
81 giving an insight into the rare
Tacter of the man. Bishop Burgess
an active member of the Maine
Vorieai Society. taking a lively in.
pest in its affairs and welfare anf
OIL its most valued contributors.
uSsfneral Smith followed Mr.. Stilphen
VOICE shook with emotion as he
MS brief address dedicated to the
bmrS OF a man whom he had known
ianately. and whom he character
as a man among men and a saint
~, smith was one of the founders
srace church in Bath. During RI,
NY aydical visits which Bishop Burgess
poss 70 that city to hold services and
chm ior the advancement of the
bos, he was a visitor at the Smith
"Hue, "AS coo,, ~.