BISHOP ATTICUS G. HAYGOOD. 12£>
spiration that came from the pure fountain of a soul
that pulsated ever for the uplifting of humanity. To
him all men were born unto .salvation, all alike were
the children of one Father, all heirs to the kingdom
of heaven. The fatherhood of God and the brother¬
hood of man was his creed. Catholics and Jews and
Gentiles and Protestants of all denominations, were
his fellowcitizens, his friends, and his brothers."
I have been pleased to see that my own people,
within and without the State, have shown due appre¬
ciation of the good bishop's services in their behalf.
I am happy to learn of the many touching exhibi¬
tions of sympathy and respect on the part of those in
his immediate neighborhood. To me it is a touching
incident, that shortly after his death those colored
men should go to his sorrow-stricken widow and offer
to dig his grave, stating that they did not wish it dug
by persons having in it no more than a money in¬
terest. The digging of that grave that was hence¬
forth to be a sacred spot to them, the digging of that
grave that was to contain the remains of so dear a
friend, ought to be a work of love, and they coveted
the privilege of doing it.
Here I am reminded of another touching circum-
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