. Reminiscences of bishops and archbishops. whom I havenamed, was indeed one of the most interestingand charming illustrations that the House hasknown of qualities that were neither mechani-cal, nor commonplace. Joseph Pere Bell Wilmerwas born early inthe nineteenth century, in New Jersey; buthis ancestry was Southern, and he early foundhis way to Virginia, where he was a studentboth at the University of Virginia and theAlexandria Seminary. Here, in 1834, he wasordained deacon by Bishop Richard Chan-ning Moore, and later, by the same prelate, apriest. His earliest rectorship was at Albe-marle,
. Reminiscences of bishops and archbishops. whom I havenamed, was indeed one of the most interestingand charming illustrations that the House hasknown of qualities that were neither mechani-cal, nor commonplace. Joseph Pere Bell Wilmerwas born early inthe nineteenth century, in New Jersey; buthis ancestry was Southern, and he early foundhis way to Virginia, where he was a studentboth at the University of Virginia and theAlexandria Seminary. Here, in 1834, he wasordained deacon by Bishop Richard Chan-ning Moore, and later, by the same prelate, apriest. His earliest rectorship was at Albe-marle, Virginia, from which he went, later, tothe University of the State as chaplain, andlater (in 1839) into the United States years later he resigned his office as Navychaplain, and became a rector in I first knew him I was a child, and hewas rector of St. Marks Church, Philadelphia,in my fathers diocese. The Right Reverend Doctor Joseph Pere Bell Wilmer, Bishop of Louisiana. From a photograph by Washburn. New 3Bisbop Milmer 97 Already, then, I became sensible, mere ladthough I was, of a certain aloofness in him,which made one conscious that he was a per-son wont to commune with hiofh thoughts andthemes, and not easily descending to common-place men and thoughts. I shall have gravelymisrepresented him, if it is inferred from thisthat he was cold, or supercilious, or in any waydistant. Nothing could be farther from thefact. The first impression which one derivedfrom him was of his sincrular gentleness, ten-derness, and benignity. He could not be frigidor reserved; but one was often sensible that,when his attention was summoned to ordinarythings, he was like one who came down fromthe mount. And mixed with all this was a touch ofmatchless humour, which was all the morepotential because so absolutely one occasion, when the House of Bishopswas sitting in special session in Philadelphiafor the purpose of filling two or three vacanciesin t
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