Obituary.

The Rt. Rev. Phillips Brooks, Bishop of Massachusetts, died at his home on Clarendon Street, Boston, yesterday morning. His death was caused by heart failure.

Phillips Brooks was born in Boston. December 13, 1885. He was educated at the Boston Latin School, and entered Harvard at the age of 16. He graduated with the class of '55. After a short period of teaching, he decided to study for the Episcopal ministry. Having been pastor of the church of the Advent, and of the church of the Holy Trinity in Philadelphia, he was called in 1869 to the rectorship of Trinity church, Boston. In 1882-83 he spent his vacation in England, preaching in many of the London churches, and also on one occasion before the Queen. He was the first American clergyman to have this honor. In 1886 he was elected assistant bishop of Pennsylvania, but declined the office. His election as Bishop of the diocese of Massachusetts came in 1891.

Phillips Brooks was a Harvard man. This does not mean merely that he graduated in '55, that class which contains such other names as Alexander Agassiz, Robert Treat Paine and Theodore Lyman. His interest in his university did not end at graduation, but ever since, he has not only kept a warm place for his Alma Mater in his great heart, but by his efforts has contributed, and contributed largely to the advancement of Harvard manliness. His affection for his class and college is shown in this short extract from a characteristic note written to his class secretary, " I shall certainly be at commencement, and shall not miss the dinner on commencement day." And on Commencement and Phi Beta Day Mr. Brooks' form has been seen with loyal regularity.

It was in 1869, on Commemoration Day, when Mr. Lowell read his great ode, that Phillips Brooks was asked to offer a prayer. "The services on that occasion," said the marshal of the day "Were not equal to what men felt. Words seemed to be too weak. Phillips Brooks' prayer was an exception.

It is in connection with Appleton Chapel that one is most apt to associate Bishop Brooks with Harvard. Before the system of a board of preachers and voluntary chapel was instituted, he was intimately connected with the chapel. In fact ever since Dr. A. P. Peabody gave up active work over ten years ago, Mr. Brooks has filled the pulpit in Appleton Chapel with more or less regularity. Before there were regularly appointed Preachers he filled the pulpit as a clergyman connected with the university. When the system of voluntary chapel was first Proposed, he was quite strong in his opposition to it, but later when converted to the present system, he did all he could to have it adopted. Indeed. it was mainly through his efforts that the proposal obtained the consent of the board of overseers, of which he was then a member. He would probably have been re-elected overseer in 1889, but that he was ineligible from the fact that he was on the board of preachers

What Phillips Brooks was everyone knows, or rather few can appreciate. And thus few can realize the influence which his broad, earnest nature has had upon

Harvard and upon all of us who have heard him at Chapel and talked with him at Wadsworth House. To this little corner of his great world he has given the wonderful privilege of his care and his fellowship.