North Carolina Christian advocate [serial] . ,possessing a mind of extraordinary grasp, a judi-cial mind, and if he had spent his days in the lawwould have been a great judge, having the mind ofa statesman, which would have made him a leaderin any great deliberative body, and the mind of aprophet and priest, which has fitted him for theholy office which he honors. I regard him as ourgreatest man, taking him all in all the very greatestof all the honored line that have filled the high of-fice of Bishop in our Church. Last week when thefraternal delegates from the North had spokenBishop Hoss in
North Carolina Christian advocate [serial] . ,possessing a mind of extraordinary grasp, a judi-cial mind, and if he had spent his days in the lawwould have been a great judge, having the mind ofa statesman, which would have made him a leaderin any great deliberative body, and the mind of aprophet and priest, which has fitted him for theholy office which he honors. I regard him as ourgreatest man, taking him all in all the very greatestof all the honored line that have filled the high of-fice of Bishop in our Church. Last week when thefraternal delegates from the North had spokenBishop Hoss in the chair expressed regret thatBishop Wilson was too feeble to respond and askedthe audience by standing to pay tribute and respectto the grand old man. May God bless and keephim even unto the end. « « * When our fraternal delegates from the North,Rev. Dr. N. Luccock and former Governor J. FrankHanly, of Indiana, took their leave, each was pre-sented and spoke a parting word to the speech of Governor Hanly was a prose poem,. BISHOP E MOUZON a gem of beauty and eloquently delivered, for he isa fervid orator, a master of assemblies. Our youngBishop Mouzon was in the chair and it was hisduty to respond. Some thought he would dele-gate that duty to an older man, but at the propertiriie he spoke, and as tactfully and wisely and wellas any man in the College of Bishops could havespoken. The trend of the talk of the Northernbrethren was organic union. Responding to thewarm words of fraternal love Bishop Mouzon said:I am sure I voice the sentiments of my colleagueswhen I say most sincerely that we have great lovefor you. We know we are living in the morningof a great age. We are sure that God is leading us;just whither we are not sure. It may be that Heis not leading us just as you would have Him lead, or just as we would have Him lead, but surewe are that God is leading us and where He leadsus we will follow. The time has certainly comewhen we should speak seldom of o
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