University of the South - Cap and Gown Yearbook (Sewanee, TN)

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[t is hi; tltt olgect of this article X biit ' i bi(ij;r:ip]ij- of thus Bishop, bul to tell, if possible, in a simple way. what TiuimiiTF «f man lie was, l f nr ids lifr, it mjiy sjufEee kn s ay that he was bom December n, 18,14, consecrated rSiahop 0.i..Im. ' t rt, 1S 5, reojieited tlte rniv rsily SeptL-ndK ' T tS, iMA. and died February 15, 189S, He was Bishop of TeatKtfee fur lhirty lliTce ;v:ir- livi-d :Lt ScwaiLtj finr nLMrly thirty yearn, being its first Vicc-Chanccllor. Hi- wiii, :l [iT -;nhLT n:.f prmarLahJe c]nt|m-ru-L ' . ;l siatwart Churchman, 3 j;ciitlcninn of ttic finest type ; ;i Igvcr nif jlI] j jhwI things in nrt, lilL-ralucc. ' and isdence ; a man of culture Jinn refined rnslv ; .1 U y;tl friend,, gvncn ' niil 4h? ji fault and boundless ill IlLh hospitality, Ills nature was hri ht, JGyOus. and impulsive, and a pu did IbDt dLtikilkLstl thu exceeding tenderness of bin kM and ny rji|Kit]iy f.nr yqiLnn dll ' ti hiihI his hSl-I ! Itc in iheir society. He Lived the larger life ben,-, .inn) |Ki ed an uj its hill IVel! Lichn. in his. lipe fge, before his eye was dim or his natural force lotted. HIckmm) 3tv ilm drad wba die in ilk: I bril : even so saith the Spirit, for they rest from tidr flabpiiTK, mud iheir worts du follow Item. Ilixlmp (Juiiii.Tru ' s ehaiJL-ter wad, iiutkird by three, special junlilits, which stand out enn- spicnously in any |H»rtr.iii we may draw uf him. He bad great conviction and great courage and a great hear). Few tticii linve belie vird inure druply than he did, and still fewer have had his courage M declare und defend psnvicLiomt. This made him a powerful factor in any movement. nn.l -nr him the wonderful so«e«s in his Appeals for Sewanec in the early days: for in Ibis work he was enthu it Ik . pendsiem ami sritnjJy invincible, fbe file of the newspapers in most of the ffoultii-rn tities. during the years between 1808 and iSjs are fillud with notices of tlte Bishop ' s visit on liehalf of the University cuf tlw South, with praises of his eloquence, bis uiLuijfy, his personal magnetism, not without reference tn his high £-liun-hmiLiishi|i ' ' and iht f;it-l that people of -ill shades of opinion thronged the churches to hear him xjn-ak. No one wl™ knew the Bishop) in those days can forget bis quiet and it rvons figure, his, brij;ht cye f liis slrong face inipiix(nw,-d in the jrt-blacfe beard, his voice — lite no other rate Wtvra Imard — as musieaL as the lute and resonant ut silver bugle; his trenumdous 1 ■nii ' iiiliiBlii r hilt ringing words, his | a. tainnale richness atid force of expression. When be wvni to England Lti Ufoj the newspapers tlKTe were captivated In- biM jtowor in tli pulpit, One of the Liverpool dailies said thai ilu; Hiiihon of Tennessee speak » KnglislL better than an RngLWunui, and preaches with the fire and eJe mesx of I Ct tiLiiti(. lh C4MHXRATED k + 1.1

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Bishop Quintard KWANKK ha ev r ! □ a pirn. trf hlrilt liljc ]jen ni;dities. The University fit iht South llflS lxtli built iltj (in hh ' il, nut H3 lhiii|pt. Inn- I hi. fly year the mountain Lift- lias heen Jfinglllnr, Itniark- nthU ' . pictlLrewiHK with xEt(H3k and vi urinii and unutua] lyiH ' ■ ■- ili:iii]lh hm|, The trcalOTS of ils i :i:iL rind aciu -mir :il uu pliL ' TV luivt, ' lieen 3ne3i iiilE (sf (lit- i MiLnimL mcwld, nn. ' ii «f rwiTk .mil unit «f li-emendou . individuality — uncL this, after all, w the real secret of SewTrnw ' iniwer. Hardly aruHtk.T iuslLtiilH.iL in llu- land, lit tin- htn-| |i L ri KL (if thiUy ytars, i:.in tiiiiU lip w many uni(|(ic and ibominnnt chanvcters w-htN have given m it «m only Iheir friendship, hail their very life It is a aplend ' sd ml! n( names. n-at-h shining out IWm the cama with elear and insriirmK clirttliictn ss, fnbv tl«eni any way yon p] ast, and Uk ' list is wmid? rdil , Jk ' Kiniiinj; w ' lh HoLk and Utcy and lv|1ior.t h who originated llu Univentity, and K ' tr on tn uintand. wlici TL-lbniiiU ' d and revntahlished it, 1Iil-ii lo tliL-- in in wlii i madi- iL what It in, SIhhlih, iialiney, Harristin Gc TK ' i i Kirliy Snsilh, Del ISnsr,. HcmI u, (,Jrt en Wtlttrtr, OrCffK, Galleher — tllLte art- nut a name that (lues iiiH Carry with it |he menitny of a3L individual ily ;is dear-cut an ally iMMLL ■::■ in ils fineness and fftree. AilhI r»f all l!ll l iii ' . ' ii who, l y L d aild SaCrifin ' and loving :iiU , tc-s(, helped to Create the MKial and avadeiiLHr life of this pbet!, linens? nm mine m completely ;lEi«1 illteily identified with it. and none VfaOtK Spirit ami i:leals p eg l BO Kd it 10 thoT- uil 1i] v, M Hiidirtip (JmiiTJLfd . l-N»P lllft lit t tW ttly y«arH »f She U»Li-«nil ' K e-iUtencf at L.ji-L. if niuhl almost lw -:iii! lli;iL ESi-h ' hLi Oi.ii[iL:iT ' .L WiW ScwiliibC anJ St ' Vi ;ii3(.x; w;l tfi.sLKKji OLiinl:inl. AilhI Iil- ifrLainly ilfHefved tlif lnJliOHf. Ifo niiuh- ihc ] Iji-l-l- . 1111! . nly I ili ilfUtlg up iht? University, hut ifiv-illf; hLi VOfy 3k ' . n: anil :.nl In llic iiiiiniiLinity. TltL- tckilii, illv tL-nipcr, tli mK-Jal and rL--Lii|{icKiis ain!i -,|iln. ' Tt ' CTiint- frtnn liini nihil- lh;i1i fnmi anyniLL- cIm;. It tftllld ;tltiiL t In.- said (hat tlae [fees And ilem-ers 331 ihe y.iuil alxjul St ' w;in« wiuihl liOt Im what tlkry nrv withniLit Illci). Hu Irn- tl ihx; htuiiliblisi fllid ihi! Uriv rnJly mid (tie [H-apEe willi :i K ' ■ ' ' ■ ' lci i,v:lvltliij; Nul- tlial tiitit ;itnt tTi.il (, ' ihiild CK»1 wcaltctL hiit only hIli ' I ' iii ami inftfasu. it is Lu lliis. KfCat lii hu]7 n tliih jjuml Dlarl, llti.H dcsinisl I ' Tit ' iid cuf h -ra, that i.-iv.ull ' ..- ili-ili att ' s rhi- uuciilnjr ■■■ lIu. l ' ' ,? !!D (lows, atid IkeHliy rttfOfdii Iter lOAt and reVuruDH, hef eVei ' liisdinj; r.LtiEudv. II

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Id private conversation his graceful and graci ™ mnuniT and lib ready n-it uuabled Itim to stand up for bis opint with singular OLilt-iglilncss and fearlcssnestv and yet generally without giving ijersonal offense. Wlicu a friend in New York twitted Itim with building a church at Eewanecfliid fining it St. Paul ' -on the Vountaln, and asked why there should be such a combination, the Bishop readily- replied : Because St- Paul piLsu-huJ on Man Hill, (It m a favorite theory at ibat lime, baaed on tin- statement nf »iik ' Cher . kve Indians, i:i:u ' ■ Sewjmee ' ' meant L - Mother ' s. Mountain ) Just before- like battle- of Franklin, Tcnn., in 1864. a ftmwuw Confederate Gener al, ririiowned not only foi his pcrsoiHil bravery but also for his remarkable profanity, had ridnlen up with hi stuff u a place where a piece of artillery was stalled in the mini, and in great rage had begun tn i-uw irn- nuil,--- .-mil llie drier™ in hi% uumided vocabulary. The members of the staff sat eh tbeir horses in dumb silence. The- bit -cik-iI alumst thick with ualhs. Just then Dr. Quintard rode up to the group of officers, listened for a single moment, ami then, spurring his Iwrne straight against tlte General ' s in his extraordinary and impulsive way. Hvizcd the General ' s cent wiib his Luft baitd and shaking; his rjg i fuTvJinj. ! in lis- i:kv with ivji-miht said; Si ■ | ■ sli 5t | . ill | Respect thai Cod into whose prrseuec you may go before ibb day ix «ver. The General for half a second lftofced at hi™ with anianed anger, and then very gently removed the Chtplivin ' s tunnl farm his rmi mid iid : IkfCtor, I Ij ?h ymir pardon, and turning to his staff. Gentlemen. I nptilug fur my hasty tenijKr acid my paSfliuiiate words ' jfl fc -t jM After the war, when J5r, (jnhit-ird made his first visi latum tu S ' ashville, as- Risltopof Tcnncs- Jj V see. thai General presented himself for eniiSrinatuni, and after the service lie went into the vestry - m J r :H)in nnd said, Hbthup, I have- tried hard xinpe that day al Franklin to Overcome tny evil hnbit a S and, by {i n5 s Iii-Ljj, I ljelicve that I am siu.veediiijj- [T l , Almost inn HULL ' mJ 1 ' j arc the struies t»1d . bun when be was Chaplain in the army, all illus- trating the etMiraftc and the poxiliveiiess uf his- eininmhs, the kindness of his heart. The writer I B «nii;ridrtt a railway eonduetui say i rift to hint one day: You. know, I belong to Bishop (jutn- ■ikted vici-c« iicii.i.wt taT - H f»wd my ley and perhaps my I iff at Chk-katitaiiga. ' How was that ' 1 Well h yoy ' • ,m ™ see, I was badly wounded in the riftht left, aim had been taken to a loft bouse near by. When the surgeons came they said at once tli.it c hi.- I1.7: must lm amputated, and I begged tbem not to- do it. But it was of no use. They got tbeir saws ready, and jnsi as tbey were alM°?u.t to begin, in came Dr. Quintard, and [ appealed tobim. lie examined the wound and said to the .lurgeons.: ' What are you going to do ? And they replied. ' We ' lie got to amputate