The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-24
BISHOP ROBERT STRANGE
IS DEAD At WILMINGTON
Widely Known and Well Beloved
Churchmnn Closes His Career AZ
ter Long Illness.
FORMER RECTOR Or ST. pAuL's
While Serving Richmond Church lie
Was Made Bishop Coadiutor, Re
ing Raised ~ the T'ishopric on the
Death Of Bishop. Watson. .4

bishop Robert Strange, Of the i:pis-
copal Diocese Of Eastern North Caro-
lima, formcr rector o. ST Paurs Church
and widely known>in Richmond. died
yesterday afternoon at o'clocli-:t his
home in Wilmington. y. G. The cause of
death WAS Brights disease which frst
made its appearance in pronounced
lorin little over a year ago. when
ihShop strange WIS suddenly stricken
Whllc attending the GcHeral Episcopal
conference ~ New York CITY. At first
II was thought he had bccn threat
cned with paralysis After ~ soiourn
IN Virginia, he was taken back home
and for = time showed marked i'm
provemcnt About a month or so ago
he grew worse. and the middle OF last
week lost consciousness and hoyered
pet"een !ife ana death until the end
came Yesterday
The funeral OF Bishop Strange Will he
held tomorrow afternoon at ; 80 o'clock
In Wilmington. services being conducted
by Bishop Cheshire, Of Raleigh. assist :
ed by the clergy of the diocese The
remains will be intorred beneath the
chancel OF the church beside the re-
mains OF Bishop Atkinson.
HAD NOTABLE CAREER
IN RELIGIOUS FIELD
Bishop Strange was born in VIII
mington December 6. 1857. He was the
Youngest Of three sons of the late COL
oncl Robert Strange. who was one of
the most distinguished members of
the local bar n generation ago, and n
grandson OF tho late Judge Robert
Strange. He was educated in the
schools OF Wilmington. and later entered
the University OF North Carolina at
Chapel 'liill, where he graduated in
1879 taking the degree OF bachelor of
arts. DR.. Strange taught school at Old
n
year, and then. In the fall Of 1850. he
entered the Eerkley Divinitv--SchooI at
Middleton. Conn. for theological train-
ing. He graduated from the Rcrklcy
school In $50. and was ordained deacon
in st. James Church. Wilmington, on
April %. 1884. by Bishop Watson
Bishop Strangc'S first ministerial SER
vice was mission work in Lawrence
vile. Va. Iie then beca!ne rector of
the Church Of tho Good Shepherd Ra-
leigh, and was ordained p>jcst by Bish-
op Lyman on November j. 1885. Two
years later. in December. 1857, call
from ST. James Church Wilmington, was
accepted by Bishop Strange. ana he re-
manned the devoted rector OF that par
ish many years, refusing several calls
20 prominent churches in other cities
but finally. in 1900. he accepted Il call
to st. Pauls Church. Richnond. in sue
ccssion to the ReY. Hartley Carmichael
ID. ID. He remained there until he was
ordained bishop coadjutor OF the Dio-
cese OF Eastern North Carolina lie
was elected 20 that position in Nav.
1904. and was ordained in ST. James
Church in Wilmington on All Saints
November !, of the same year Al the
death of Bishop Watson. of Eastern
Carolina Diocese, he was raised 10 the
bishopric.
An interesting coincidence is the
fact that Bishop Strange was ordained
TO tho priesthood in st. James served
as Its rector for fifteen years. and was
elected and consecrated to tho bishop
ric in the same church.
YOUNGEST RECIPIENT
OF HONORARY DEGREE
In 1894 the honorary degree OF d. D.
was conferred upon Bishop Strange by
his alma mater. the University OF North
Carolina, he being at the time tho
Youngest man ever to receive a similar
degree from that institution.
Bishop Strange is survived by his
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