The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-15

Dean Arthur McKenny of Christ Church Cathedral in Hartford former curate at St. Johns Episcopal Church here when the late Rev. Dr. John N Lewis served ably pastor penned most touching tribute to Dr. Lewis several years ago which made public print till The Tower likes the article because it Dr. Lewis life not only it touched the City of Waterbury, but also it touched the Diocese of Connecticut and the larger Church. We offer it to you In the pass ing of the Reverend Dr. John Neher Lewis in April of 194 the Diocese of Connecticut suffered the loss of one who wise in it's councils and delberatve bodies, utterly unsefsh in Serce rare and radiant in friend Illness toward both it's clergy and aty and manly and winsome in his devotion to Christ He met and meas ured up to that test of true greatness which Lord voiced in the Gospel; he was among us as one that served He served parish in this Diocese for only few months less than forty years As Rector of St. Johns Parish in Waterbury, his a marvellous and many sided ministry. He true shepherd of sos Feeling the regnan influence of the Good Shepherd who had prayed that all might be one he let barriers of creed color class separate him from those to whose needs he might minister He took the city to his heart and there was warm mutaity in it's response to him. By popular agreement he for many years before his death The First Citizen of Waterbury, Nearly forty young his assistant ministers for varying periods during his long rectorate in Waterbury, They caught there and carried with them into other fields in this Diocese and beyond his inspiring vision of the glorious possibilities of the Christian Ministry and his joy in being friend to a So indirectly his influence has been extended and abdes Directly Connecticut and the National Church received the enriching contributions of his mind and spirit he served Diocesan Committees and as he went to the General Convention he having been elected six times Clerical Deputy from Connecticut Those who his colleagues the Executive Council the Cathedral Chap ter the Social Service Committee the Board of Trustees of the Cergymen's Retiring Fund and other important Diocesan organizations know how great gap his going has left. He courageous and competent; he could be militant but he always magnanimous, readily forgivng those who had opposed him. He loved little children and his leadership of them in his great Sunday School made them good citizens at home and mission aries in the Diocese and abroad by of their annual Lenten offerings For nearly two score years he was Rector of the Diocesan School of Girls and from it's foundation the Rector of Westover School and so he m nuenced generations of girls to live worthily respecting their privileges. To boys and girls, to men
 
 friend who helped make the Lord of All Good Life more real and While of this Diocese who knew him friend and fellow servant in the ministry of the Master express the pognancy of of loss caused by his going from us and record the genuneness of appreciation of what he and did among us, are persuaded that abundant life which he lived here goes E the light of the Lord whose he is and whom he In John Bunyan's word, might say of this modern MT Greateart: "So he passed and all the trupetS sounded for him the other side"