The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . pproached his bed. As I took his hand, trem-bling with age and weakness, he burst into tears, and sobbed aloud. The grate-ful efifusions of his heart, at the sight of a minister of the blessed Jesus, weremade intelligible by the most affecting ejaculations to God, His Maker, Saviourand Sanotifier. 1 see my Spiritual Father, said he, my Bishop, the Sheplierdof the Flock of Christ, oi which I have always considered myself and my littlelambs about me, the members, but too unworthy, I feared, to be sought and found 1 His own vote appears to
The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . pproached his bed. As I took his hand, trem-bling with age and weakness, he burst into tears, and sobbed aloud. The grate-ful efifusions of his heart, at the sight of a minister of the blessed Jesus, weremade intelligible by the most affecting ejaculations to God, His Maker, Saviourand Sanotifier. 1 see my Spiritual Father, said he, my Bishop, the Sheplierdof the Flock of Christ, oi which I have always considered myself and my littlelambs about me, the members, but too unworthy, I feared, to be sought and found 1 His own vote appears to have been cast for mously elected. There appcara to be no giound the Rev. Dr. Doddridjre, of Western Virginia, for the cbarRC that Mr. Cli:isc voted for himself, who was present at the Convention and hail Vide The Life of the late Iti^lit Reverend been voted an honorary seat. Bishop Chase, in his John Henry Hopkins, First Bishop of Vermont. Reminiscences, speaks of himself as unaui- and Seventh Presiding Bishop, p. 9S,/oot-note. ^s; fi_ \ . JUyM^b\^y^^. 228 HISTORY UF niK AMEKKAN CllUKCH. ill tins manner. () Sir! do 1 live to see this liapjiy day! Yes. lis oven so;Hlessed Lord ! Holy Jesus ! Thou who once in great humility, to seek andto save tliat which was lost, receive the tribute ol my grateful heart. Now letthy servant dipart in peace. As the venerable man spake forth the eflusions ofhis mind in words like these, he bowed his grey hairs, and begged the prayers andIxncdictions of the Church. They were allorded; and cold must that heart be,which, undersiicli circumstances, could refuse to be fervent. The Visitation Ollicewas performetl; in which the family, joined by the neighbors hastily assembled,participated. The good of this Office, not only on the jierson to whom and forwhom it was prepared, but on all who witnessed it, were apparent. . Thebranches of the Kaniilj-, and other jiersons in the vicinity, being, though at a latehour, sent for, 1
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