Bishop Geo. D. Gillespie Honored by Rector Henry Tatlock of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Bishop Geo D. Gillespie
Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of His Consecration
Tribute by Mr. Tatlock
Covering Bishop Gillespie's Fourteen Years as Rector of St. Andrews Church
At the banquet given last evening in Grand Rapids to conclude the two days' celebration of the 25th anniversary of the consecration of Bishop Gillespie and the organization of the Diocese of Western Michigan, the Rev. Henry Tatlock of this city, was one of the speakers. At the time of his election to the episcopate Dr. Gillespie was rector of St. Andrew's church, and Mr. Tatlock went to Grand Rapids to carry to the bishop the congratulations of his old parishioners. He spoke as follows:
"I have come to bring to this anniversary festival the greetings of the parish from which your diocese received its bishop 25 years ago. Men are priests before they are bishops; and to the felicitation which you are offering today to George DeNormandie Gillespie, in testimony of the work which he has done, in the service of God and man, in these years in which he has been your bishop and chief pastor, the parish of St. Andrew's, Ann Arbor, begs to add its tribute of love in memory of the great and gracious work which he did, in the same service in the thirteen and a half years during which he was its beloved rector.
"If there be one proof more patent than another of the love and care of the triune God for Christ's church in Michigan, it is to be found in the work of the spirit, when He sent George D. Gillespie to Ann Arbor in 1861. In that day there was needed in the university city of the state, a leader of the church who was blameless and holy in life, in whom the love of God and the love of man was the supreme motive of his heart, who was wise and strong and courageous, who could discern the signs of the times and foresee the issues of coming years, who would rest his spiritual work upon the one foundation of Jesus Christ, and execute it in the generous conception which is born of faith and hope, and who, by his devotion and loftiness of aim and breadth, and yet sanity of vision, could win to his aid the loyalty and the enthusiastic support of other men. Such was the man that was needed in the church at Ann Arbor 38 years ago; and when he who is now your bishop became its rector, that man was here.
"He came to the church in a critical moment of its history - in a day when its future hung in the balance. He set himself to the work, furnished with the spirit and armed with the powers which I have named. He gathered together the little flock of Christ's people, and led them to the fountain of living water; he sought out the wandering sheep, and bade them return to the fold; he tenderly cared for Christ's lambs; he preached Christ to the prisoner, and gave gifts to the poor. The greatest sinner against God and the most neglected of his fellowmen, he ministered to with the same love and devotion with which he ministered to all; for he held all alike to be the children of his Father in heaven. It is no wonder that the people loved him and trusted him. It is no wonder that the church grew in numbers and in spiritual power.
"Under the influence of such a leader, the impossible becomes possible. The stately and beautiful church of stone which this rector and the congregation which he had gathered about him built in Ann Arbor in 1867-68, is a standing marvel. There is not in the state of Michigan a house of God more worthy of his honor, more expressive of the love and devotion of his people, than that church. The labors and the self-denials which that congregation were moved to perform, in order that that church might be nobly built, were proof of the most convincing character that they had become possessed of the spirit of their rector. This church has stood for a generation, and will continue to stand, let us hope, for generations to come, as a memorial of the wisdom and power of the spiritual leader whose thought and spirit it enshrines.
"But there are other buildings, more lasting than stone, which that same leader was instrumental in making. The men and women whom he fed with the bread of heaven, and whose character he helped to fashion after the pattern of Christ, are spiritual buildings which neither time nor eternity can destroy. These bear upon them the impress of his life, and carry with them the inspiration of his love. These thank God for the light and life and joy and peace of the Christian faith, which they were brought to find through him as the chosen vessel of God's grace; and for this priceless service they rise up today and call him blessed. Few of them are left in the old parish of his love and blessed labor; many are scattered over the land; many more have entered into life eternal; but wherever they are, in the old parish or elsewhere, on earth or in paradise, they send today their greeting of love and gratitude to their beloved pastor. They rejoice in his joys as they have sorrowed in his sorrows; and they bless God that, in his goodness, he permitted them to know that pastor, permitted them to come under the influence of his life and to share in the delight of his love.
"And while I could thus convey to our Reverend Father the salutations of his former parishioners, I beg also to offer to him my personal tribute of gratitude for the happiness that has come to me in knowing him, and for the help and inspiration that I have received from his work and example in the parish in which I am his unworthy successor. For ten years I have been permitted to observe the results of his enduring work; and more and more, as the years come on, I feel the silent power of the life he lived and the labors he performed in that parish years ago. He will rejoice to know that today his old parish is the largest save one, in the state of Michigan. For this, and for other benefits that have come to the parish, to him, of human agents, belongs the largest share of credit. He planted and watered and others have entered into his labors.
"Revered Father, in the name of your old parish and old home, in the name of the generation that knew you, and in the name of the generation that knows only the effect of your life and the results of your labors, I beg to offer you this greeting of love and gratitude, and to tell you that, while I hope this message from your friends may be pleasant to you, the remembrance and thought of you is blessed to them."
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Attempted to Pass a Forged Check
Last Monday about 3 p.m. a young man, who afterward gave his name as Frank W. Morse, entered W.P. Schenk & Co's store in this village and bargained for a new 12- dollar overcoat, in payment for which he tendered a check on a Chelsea bank for $20 bearing the signature of M. Boyd of that village. Our young friend, Major Knight, who waited on the fellow, declined to accept the check. Morse argued the case and subsequently informed Mr. Schenk, who happened to come up from Chelsea on that day and was present in the store, that he was a relative of Mr. Boyd. But the check was not taken, and Morse left, going to the hotel where he endeavored to induce Landlord Schmidt to cash the worthless paper. But the latter declined. Meantime the store people communicated with Mr. Boyd by telephone, who replied that his alleged signature was a forgery, and further that Morse had jumped his Sunday's board bill at his hotel. Not long after this information was obtained Morse re-entered the store and endeavored to re-open negotiations for the overcoat, with the check as a basis for payment. Of course, he didn't get the garment, but when he left the store the second time the check was in Major's vest pocket. Morse took the railroad track west, and later Village Marshal Wolfinger and Jimmie Cadwell started after the fugitive in a buggy, expecting to intercept him near Michigan Center. But he had too good a start, and his pursuers did not overtake him. The police at Jackson were next communicated with, the Officer Call was detailed to watch the railroad yards at the Junction. Early in the evening the officer noticed a man walking wearily down the track, and at once approached him, believing he was the man wanted, from the meagre description given. The officer took the stranger to the police station, where he gave his name and his residence as at Rochester, N.Y., and trade as an upholsterer. Sergt. Tobin attempted to talk with the prisoner, but he was crying pitifully. He was arraigned in the police court, waived examination and held to the circuit court in the sum of $500. The accused will be brought before the latter tribunal today and it is believed will plead guily.
The Patriot of Wednesday morning says: "There were some further developments in the matter of Frank W. Morse, who was arrested Monday evening charged with attempting forgery at Grass Lake. C.E. Babcock, proprietor of the store, came to the city yesterday, and made complaint before Judge Crowe in the police court, charging Morse with attempting to pass a forged check. The young man is very penitent and says he must have been crazy when he committed the act. He says his home is in Rochester, N.Y., and that he was on his way to Chicago. He is also wanted for jumping a board bill at the Lake house, Grass Lake, and at Chelsea." - Grass Lake News.
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