The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-29
BISHOP ", |, GRAVATT PAYS
TRIBUTE To THE DECEASED
MEMBERS Of v. Va. DIOCESE

always meant 10 the diocese. THIS l
, do in tho name Of the whole diocese.
I'VE are glad To HAY" the prirlieg" OF
starring with you the joys Of those DAYS
and to assure you how heartily the d!"-
crsc prayS that God may aDuhoan'iy
bless you in the days 10 com" as lie mas
! in the past and keep and guide You
| through the future.
purlng the year since We last mt
! there has been 4 large number or mo
bishops az tho church who died:
III. Rev Francis Key Brooks. u. H..
missionary bishop Of tn" district or
oklahoma.
III. Rev. Charles Sanford Olmst"ad.
n - hiShun of the diocese Of Colorado.
RI. Rev. James Bowen Funston. ID. d..
missionary bishop Of tn" district or
Idaho.
IL. Rev Robert A. Gibson. D. D..
bishop Of Virginia.
Or. Gibson was at one time rector OF
Trinity church. Park"r*hurE. and WAS
well known and beloved not only IN
Trinity church. but IN TINS diocese.
Rishnp Gibson possessed :; most genial
nature. which attracted people to nm
wherever H., went. A devoted cons"cra-
tiuu 70 his work rs rector 81 tho parish
and as hiSi;pp of his diocese. lie pos
Scsscd marked C\crutlS" ability. lie WAS
thorough and pIrn>'nkinS ~ every duiE.
For som" wears hrtnr" his death h" had
been in failing health. which h" Dor" IN
the hruvc$t and most patient way. not
sparirg himself. hut working 10 wIthiA
A few days OF the end. closing. as he
had ever wished II Ia BE-. his lie sun
doing his Masters duty.
The whole church was worry recently
shocked by the death of the bishop "t
New York. ri. Rev. David Greer. y. ~
DR.. Greer was born ~ Wheeling ana
his first parish was the harrisburg
parish after his ordination. where h"
worked for two years. Later no went
TO New York and became tn" bishop al
the largest and most complex dioccS"
IN the church. with trTmCndouS reSpoh-
srbilities. Yet h. often spoke or ms
connection with tho diocese. and took
warm interest IN his native state and
church.
The past year has claimed ono OF our
clergy Rev Dallas Tucker. II was my
privilege to succeed Mr.. Tucker as rec
tor Of SDn church AZ charles Town. lie
was rector OF that parish for ten years.
His whole ministry was marked pS IN
, defatigable labors. lie was real mis-
| sonary.
During his rcctorship the Parish
! house was built. He took a deep inter-
! est in the work among the colorcd peo-
Die and built st. Phillips church. opened
and maintained by his own efforts a
! parish school for Colored children IN
| connection with 81. Phillips. He bullt
! St. Andrews chapel on I'll" mountln ana
| ALWAYS took the deepest interest in the
mountain work. He came back to the
| Diocese few years bcfor" his oca'h
! and took one of the hardest ana most
! difficult missionary fields whore he la
and hnSOnl
| his strength. lie left his work FOR a
short vacation. but while away took sud
denly i'll and had to give up tn" WORK
! II, went 70 Charles Town. his old home
| and bore with patience and CheertulneSs
| sickness and lnaCtivcly. until suddenly
! called to tho Life Eternal. whore ne can
no,y rcalizr tho work which he did for
his master through long ministry.
/ homo a memorial page to him may be put
| IN the journal. 1t may be impossible 10
mako mention Of long list or lalty VINO
| loved and served the church during thelr
! generation. but as one who has reached
a long life OF service and whose hle
! meant az much 10 the Parish in which
! no lived. I must mention Captain w. H.
| colston> II" lived To ripe old age OF
| moro than three score and ten. most
! Christian l;rr dcvnut churchman and
warden of Trinity church at Martins
J burg. w. Va He died in the city OF
| Elktns. May 6th and was buried in the
| cemetery at Martinsburg on May 8.
| ReIoices That Peace Has Come
When the last council met the wal
| was ar it's most critical stage and the
world grave and anxious about the out
come. Now we thank God 1t is over
and while tho country and tho church
have had to make many sacrifices, yea
even offering tn" suprcn" sacrifice OF
life. we now rejoice that peace mas come
=. and we count any sacrifice made priv
ilcge.
We all felt anxious lest. amid all tn
demands made Of the people, the church
work might suffer. All building was
suspended. and fo- that reason and th'
lack OF mon. we had to give up cnurcf
extension and strengthen and hold a: