ff*: in the (l^itB of ^txo llovU GIVEN BY JsiYYis CenVev^arv CoYvi, r\3b^<:M^<:^d^<^'^, Berkeley Divinity School, Middletoun ADDRESS There was on May 5tli, 1796, a notable gathering of tlie Clergy and Laymen of the then young Diocese of Conne(5licut in the first Trinity Church. They had come over roads then beginning to be fragrant with the blossoms of spring to this elm-shaded city, that they might mourn the departure of their head, the apostolic Seabury ; that with wisdom and delibera- tion they might, under the guidance of the Holy Ghost, choose some godly and well-learned man to be their Bishop. From the pulpit high against the wall the preacher, a dear friend of Bishop Seabury, with deep emotion, with well-chosen words expounded the passage in the seventh verse of the thirteenth chapter of the epistle to the Hebrews, " Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God, whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation," and applied them to their first Bishop. More than one hundred years have rolled by, years of effort and accomplishment, both in the State and the Diocese, and once more there gather in New Haven Clergy and Laymen of Conne6licut. They have come with a desire to know something of the past and to forecast the future. There meet here — 104— to-day tlie new and old. We look back to the time of slow and almost imperceptible growth and forward to the enlarged work and more onerons burdens which the Lord would lay upon us and upon him who is to be, in this Mother Diocese, the Coadjutor of that man whom we love for his learning, his modesty, his kind- ness, his gentleness, and in whom we recognize a type of the true Connedlicut Churchman, John Williams, our Diocesan and the presiding Bishop of the American Church. Many years may he live to guide us by his counsel and cheer us by his example. We are here to remember the way God has led us all these years ; we are here that we may not idly and listlessly turn back the pages of our histor}^ " where, closely mingling, pale and glow The charadters of joy and woe, " where we may find some events written large and fair, others faint and obscure ; but that we may, by opening the book of the past, learn what were the motives, what the principles, what the a6lions of those who shaped the course of the American Church, when she was small, weak, despised, — when such taunts as " I did not know there was an Episcopal Church," were common in some parts of our country. Among the pioneers and founders, without forget- ting many other honored names, Connecticut would place that of Abraham Jarvis, Do6lor in Divinity, the second Bishop of this Diocese. The honor justly due to the first Bishop of Con- ne6licut, the heroic Seabury, has partially obscured the fame of his friend and successor. — 105— Concerning Bishop Seabury mucli lias been written ; very little has been said of Bishop Jarvis. Bishop Seabury was an author of acknowledged abilit3^ and attradliveness ; two sermons and one Episcopal charge are the only publications of Bishop Jarvis.* Bishop Seabury was a pioneer ; to Dr. Jarvis fell the task of sustaining and strengthening the work his prede- cessor had begun. It seems to be fitting that the American Church should, in this one hundredth year after his eledlion and Consecration to the Episcopate of Conne6licut, know what manner of man he was, and why for nearly fifty years he was a power among his brethren. They always recognized his sound judgment and the great executive ability which fitted him for the many deli- cate duties they laid upon him. He was, by both inheritance and convidlion, a Churchman, and knew the full strength of the Church's position. Abraham, the sixth son and ninth child of Captain Samuel and Naomi (Brush) Jarvis, was born in the pleasant shore town of Norwalk, Connedlicut, on May 5, 1739. His father belonged to a well known and highly esteemed family of Huguenot descent, which had been for many years settled at Huntington, Long Island. In 1737 he had conformed to the Church of England, and never faltered in his allegiance to her scriptural and Catholic principles. His muscular and sturdy churchmanship is shown in this incident pre- served by his grandson, that elegant scholar, Dr. Samuel Farmar Jarvis.f * See Note I, page 245. t See footnote, page 112. ' — io6— When the earnest and persuasive Whitfield was arousing and electrifying New England by his elo- quence, he visited, among other towns, Norwalk. Captain Jarvis had forbidden his sons to attend any of the meetings. One night, disregarding their father's command, two of his elder sons went. When Captain Jarvis knew where they had gone, horsewhip in hand he sought them, and found them in the very center of the throng, kneeling among the rapt and entranced worshippers nearest the great preacher. Making his way through the large audience and vigorously apply- ing the whip to their shoulders, he ignominiously drove them home, the laughing stock of all who saw them. With such a father it can well be imagined that the young Abraham would be early brought to the min- ister to receive Holy Baptism, and called upon " to hear sermons " in the small stru6lure that then served for St. Paul's Parish, Norwalk. Undoubtedly he listened with childish interest to the Rev. Henry Caner, who, from his home at Fairfield, journeyed periodically to Norwalk to minister to the little band of Church people. His secular education was the best that could then be obtained. After a course in the schools of Norwalk, he was sent to the home of a brother, a prosperous farmer at Stratford, and placed under the care of the Rev. Noah Wells, the Congregational minister of the town, whose ability as a teacher and tenacity as a controversialist are still remembered. His delight in study was intense. Mr. Jarvis, during his school boy days, always rose before daylight, and lighting a pitch- — 107 — pine torch, for candles were then expensive, he would eagerly learn his assigned lesson in the dry text-books of the period, Lilly's Grammar and the Colloquies of Corderius and Erasmus. By the fall of 1757 he was well prepared to enter Yale College. He was a diligent student, and, like the few Churchmen who were his classmates and associates in other classes, was compelled to suffer for his faith. One anecdote of his college life still sur- vives. As Mr. Jarvis went one day to the Dean Berkeley Library,''' he met coming from it a classmate wijih a large folio under his arm. Addressing him by the title which his superior age had given him among his associates, Mr. Jarvis said : " What have you there, father?" "I thought I would like to read a little about Ecclesiastical Polity, and I have found a book upon it written by Mr. Richard Hooker." " Have a care, father, as sure as you live he will make a Church- man of you." "Oh, dear, will he?" and the young man returned the dangerous volume to its shelf. Mr. Jarvis graduated in 1761, and immediately commenced to prepare for the Holy Ministry. Soon after his graduation, Mr. Jarvis was invited to become lay reader in the mission at Middletown, an important center for a large and growing work, which was then vacant by the unexpe6led resignation of the Rev. Ichabod Camp, its first resident missionary, and his removal to North Carolina. The Churchmen of Middletown had received the scholarly ministrations of the Rev. James Wetmore, * See Note II, page 245. — io8— the friend of Jolinson and Cutler, wlio from his parish at Rye, New York, came at least annually to his native town during the years from 1725 to 1745 to hold for relatives and friends the serv^ices of the Church of England. It became one of the stations in the wide missionary circuit of the Rev. Kbenezer Punder- son, of North Groton, from 1745 until Mr. Camp took charge in 1752, under whom, in 1755, the first Christ Church was built near the South Green. Mr. Jarvis did with faithful energ}^ his work at Middletown, and soon strongly attached the people to him. He studied theology assiduously, and when obliged to leave the town to be inoculated for the smallpox, that dread of our forefathers, resided for some time in the family of that acute theologian and defender of the Church's polity. Dr. Thomas Bradbury Chandler, of Blizabethtown, New Jersey. Living in a household loving and united, with a wise and prudent head, Mr. Jarvis would learn many useful lessons in addition to the more formal instruc- tion in theology which no one in the colonies, with the exception of President Johnson, of King's College, (now Columbia University,) was more competent to give the young student than Dr. Chandler. Mr. Jarvis seems to have been fully prepared for Ordination in the Spring of 1763, and had evidently '' received leave " from the Society to go to England. On March 21, 1763, at a meeting of the parishioners of Christ Church, Middletown, it was voted : " That a rate of three pence on the pound on the list of 1762, shall be forthwith collected and paid to the Wardens, to be applied to defray the charges of Mr. Abraham — 109 — Jarvis, in his going to England to take Orders." Doubtful whether this assessment would yield the full sum of " forty pounds sterling, to be advanced to Mr. Jar\ds," the AVardens were authorized to bor- row, " from some person that will lend it," whatever amount might be necessary to make up the deficiency. In the fall of 1763 Air. Jarvis sailed for England, accompanied by his life-long friend, Bela Hubbard, afterward for many years the honored Re(5lor of Trinity Church, New Haven, and William Walter, afterward successively Re(5lor of Trinity Church, and Christ Church, Boston. The young men arrived safely in December. Their first duty when they reached Lon- don was to pay visits of ceremony to the aged Bishop of London, Dr. Osbaldiston, then spending the closing months of his life in stridl retirement, and to Dr. Burton, the Secretary of the venerable Societ}^ for the Propaga- tion of the Gospel. Arrangements were soon made for their canonical examinations by the Chaplains of the Bishop of London. When these examinations had been successfully sustained and while the candidates were awaiting Ordination and before they sailed, they visited some of the famous places of the Mother Country.''' At length the Bishop issued his commission to Dr. Frederick Keppel, Bishop of Exeter, who, in the " Royal Chapel of Saint James, Westminster," on Sunday, February 5, 1764, admitted to the Holy Order of Deacons, William Walter, Bela Hubbard, and Abraham Jarvas. They were ordained to the Priest- hood in " the Parish Church of Saint James, West- minster," on Sunday, February 19, by the Rt. Rev. * See Appendix I, page 254. Charles Lyttleton, Bishop of Carlisle. They were licensed by the Bishop of London to officiate in the Plantations, on February 28, 1764.* The friends sailed in April and arrived at Boston in June. Mr. Jarvis journeyed to his parish by way of Hartford, which, says his son, he reached on " Eledion Day." On that day, when the new Governor was in- augurated, it was long a Conne6licut custom for the Governor and his staff to attend in state a ser^dce in which a sermon was preached by some eminent divine. This was followed by an elaborate dinner for the officials, the Clergy and invited guests. The cere- mony always drew together the most prominent people in the Colony, both Clerical and Lay. The preacher, noticing Mr. Jarvis in the congregation, paused in his discourse, and pointing at him the finger of scorn, said in a tone of angry contempt : " What do they not de- serve who cross the Atlantic to bring in Episcopal tyran- ny and superstition among us ?" Mr. Jarvis, finding himself the observed of all observers, quietl}^ rose from his seat, and with calm dignity looked around upon the assemblage, in which was gathered the power, wealth and beauty of his native colony. Stung to the quick by this insult to the Church and Crown, the burly captain of a man-of-war, then lying at the mouth of the Connecticut, sprang up and shouted im- petuously : " The infernal rascal, let us pull him out of the pulpit." One may look in vain for this inter- polation in the printed sermon, or in any periodical of the day. It created a profound sensation, and among ■*For copies of Mr. Jarvis's letters of orders, see Note III, page 246. Churclimen was a topic of animated discussion. Mr. Jarvis proceeded without further incident to his parish, where he was warmly welcomed.* A committee was appointed by a parish meeting held August i, 1764, to wait upon Mr. Jarvis and " to acquaint him that, exclusive of the sum of twenty pounds sterling, what the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in foreign parts allowed to this mission, the Church has agreed to raise seventy pounds ster- ling, for his support as minister of Christ Church in Middletown, he officiating as minister ; to which he returned an answer that he accepted said offer." For some reason, which no available records, either of the venerable Societ}^ or of the parish of Aliddletown explain, the sum previously given by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel to Christ Church, Middletown, was withdravv'u. Air. Jarvis was never enrolled among the missionaries of that " truly Christian organization," which did so much for the upbuilding of the Colonial Church. His whole clerical income was from the salary pledged by the parish, which was seldom paid in full. The Society sent him, at the solicitation of the clergy of ConneAicut, " gratuities " of ten pounds each at various times during the ten years from 1765 to i775.t This did not discourage him in his good work, which was ex- tended into the country surrounding Middletown for a distance of ten or twelve miles. We learn from a * This is told by Dr. Jarvis as happening in the year of his father's arrival, but as the dates conflidl, must have been in some other year. I give the story as found in Dr. Jarvis's "Memoir." t See Note IV, page 247. memorandum made by him, that there were at one time three hundred and sixty-five souls under his pastoral care, of whom one hundred and fifty were communicants. The general neglect by the minis- ters of the Standing Order to urge upon the members of their congregations the necessity of infant Baptism led many Congregationalists to bring their children to Church of England clergymen for Holy Baptism. It is said that on a certain Sunday evening Mr. Jarvis baptized eighty-seven children and ten adults. His readiness to minister to those destitute of religious privileges led him to undertake extensive missionary tours in the remoter parts of the county. In the vig- orous parish organized by energetic Churchmen at Hartford he had a great interest. He frequently officiated there, and in every way encouraged them in their good work. The suggestion had indeed been made to unite Hartford and Middletown into a mission under the care of Mr. Jarvis. This, however, did not seem feasible to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, which at this time was unwilling to organize any new missions in New England. On May 25, 1766, in Trinity Church, New York City, Mr. Jarvis was happily married to Ann, daughter of Mr. Samuel Farmar,* a well known merchant of New York, by the Rev. Dr. Auchmuty. Mrs. Jarvis was a woman of superior accomplishments, and made for her husband a pleasant home, to which his friends were ever welcome. Members of Christ Church united in July, 1768, to purchase a glebe of one acre * The present representative of the Jarvis family has reverted to the original spelling, Fermor. —113— of land with a dwelling-house and other buildings upon it, situated upon the southwest corner of Church and South Main streets, from Andrew Johnson, for $200. In this house Mr. Jarvis lived more than thirty years. He dispensed a generous hospitality and be- came known far and wide as a man of mark among his brethren. On September 14, 1779, his first child, a son named Samuel Farmar, was born, who died in infancy. His second son, also named Samuel Farmar, was born on January 20, 1786, and became the dis- tinguished scholar and historiographer of the Church, whose memory is still precious. While his marriage had relieved him from any finan- cial anxiety, he still felt that it was due to himself to receive an adequate support : he knew that many of his brethren were suffering. He had no other reason than that for writing to the Secretary of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel this letter, which has never before been published in full. It shows that he had a due regard for the proper maintenance of those who were doing the Lord's work in a new country. He is careful to show that the members of the parish did all they could ; but, without condemning the Society for withdrawing the stipend, he urges the serious need of the amount they had promised. It is the letter of a man who is determined to do his full duty, and who wishes that those to whom had been given the charge of the maintenance of the missions in America should know the exadl state of the case. MiDDivETowN, Nov. 21, 1767. Rev''. Sir : I beg leave in this, particularly to acknowledge the Favour of your Letter of April 26, 1767. Your expressive —114— Benevolence and the entire Goodness of the Society towards my indigent Station demand my unfeigned Thanks and warm- est Gratitude. If in the Freedom of my last L,etter, my Solici- tude suggested any Expressions that hinted but a Doubt of these, I am really sorry, and can only rely on your Indulgence and Discernment to allow them no Sense but that of speaking the Desire I felt. I apprehend it is well consistant with the Dignit}^ of the Office I have the Honour to sustain in the best of Churches, to be anxious that the Character may be sup- ported above Contempt : which in these Times will hardly be without some such convenient Degree of external circumstances as may command Respect : For alas ! Such is the Corruption, that the Excellency of Holy Things and Offices, is little attended to when destitute of a competent Aid from the World. Clothe the Office of Christ in Rags, and it will sink in Neglect and Dishonour, and be as undesirable as he himself was. Experience gives but how melancholly a Proof of this, ex- emplified in the Church among us, as more or less respected in particular Congregations according as its Maintenance is reputable. That Respect gives Advantage to its Growth, and removes a great Disadvantage its Adversaries improve against it. Therefore it is I venture on such Importunity to serve the Church in this Place, which is very sensibly done by every Favour that promotes its competent Maintenance. To show you how deficient that is at present I most cheerfully follow your Requisition in the detail of what the Gentlemen of my Parish allow me annually. I never yet have received above fifty Pounds Sterling annually from the Parish as their Tax for my Support and the Profits otherways are to inconsiderable to deserve mention : and even that Sum is diminished in its Value by the Manner of Payment, as I usually receive but part of it in Money, and that paid in small Sums at different Times : the rest in Necessaries for my Family's use at a Dis- advantage, as I could get those supplies cheaper and to greater Convenience with the Money. It is true they engaged from the first to give about twenty Pounds more and the reason of their —US- Failure is rather because it overreached their abilities, than any neglect of doing what they could, as many poor people can do little, in Reality Nothing more than to provide a few- slender Comforts for their own Families. Could their Burden be alleviated, I should be in good Hopes they would be enabled to purchase a Glebe House, thro' the want of which I at present undergo many Inconveniences. This I believe v/ould have been accomplished had they not been disappointed of the Assistance promis'd by Mr. St. George Talbot, deceased. Their Aim in Soliciting him was to improve what he should please to give for that purpose. To the Superior Discretion of the Venerable Society, and the Consistancy of it in their very extensive Attention to the Interest of Religion in general, I must however, submit our urgent Need : and also the Importance of supporting the Church in this Place as the only one on Connecticut River, and the Communication the Town has in its Commerce with a number of the most populous Towns in the Colony, that lie above on the same : cherishing Hopes in the good Providence of God that some happy issue may attend us. With ardent Prayers to God for his Blessing on the Society's Labours and their and your Prosperity- and Welfare, I am Revd. Sir, Their and j'our most Obed't hum'le Serv't, Abraham Jarvis. To the Reverend Dr. Burton, Secretary to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in foreign Parts, Abingdon Street, Westminster. As tlie Revolution approached, as the calm that followed the peace of 1763, when England became mas- ter of North America, was rudely disturbed, and the true loyalty and love of a united British empire which had grown out of the serving together of Regulars and Provincials in the forests of New York and Canada, — ii6— sliaring danger and achieving triumph for British valor, were succeeded by the oppressive measures of the ill-advised ministers of the Crown, the condition of the Clergy of the Church of England became a criti- cal one. The same love of freedom was in the hearts of many, as it was in the hearts and on the lips of the men led by Samuel Adams, in Boston, or aroused by Patrick Henry's impetuous speech in Virginia. In Conne(5licut the greater number of Clergy were natives, and knew what it had cost to found and maintain the colony. They were sensible that those who lived across a wide sea could not always judge wisely of the needs of the Colonists, could not administer affairs with the same prudence as those who were intimately acquainted with the varying dispositions and abilities of the thirteen colonies. The right of remonstrance and petition these sons of Conne6licut fully conceded, and they thought that measures of conciliation would in the end redress all abuses and heal all breaches. The Conne6licut Clergy, as well as those in the other colonies, had taken a solemn vow at their Ordination to support the Crown. They dared not break that ; they would not allow that it could be violated without sin. Open revolt they, as men of peace, as sincere lovers of their country, in which they included Great Britain, could not countenance. We may say they were mistaken, we may say that those who like William White of Pennsylvania became patriots were right ; but we cannot condemn them for inconsistency or lack of proper respe6l for — ii7~ constituted authority. The Clergy of Connedlicut, when to words of petition succeeded the clash of resounding arms, when the Congress had declared the Colonies free and independent states, met in solemn convention at New Haven, on July 23, 1776, with Mr. Jarvis as President, and determined that, since the prayers for the Royal Family could not be used, and they would not mutilate the service, to suspend the public use of the Book of Common Prayer.'^' One brave man however, the noble confessor, John Beach, at Newtown and on Redding Ridge determined, as he said, " to pray for the King until the rebels cut his tongue out." He was cruelly treated, but did not live to see the close of the war, to behold Connedlicut devastated by Continental and British soldiers, and to welcome the return of peace and prosperity to the land. He died in 1782, after more than half a century of effective work. The bullet, still to be seen, that was fired at him as he was preaching, attests the courage and the sincerity of his convi6lions of right and duty. He may serve as an example of the Clergy in this Colony. Mr. Jarvis continued his ministrations in private, his visits to the sick and to the whole within his cure. We may well believe that in his own home he offered up prayer and praise. Early in the Revolution he incurred the bitter opposition of the " Sons of Liberty," and in the correspondence of Silas Deane we can read several slighting allusions to the " Tory parson, Jarvis." Several times the life of the Re(5lor of Middletown was in danger. Friends who did not * See Note V, page 248. — ii8— share his opinions shielded him from the violence of the mob. The story that is told of his visiting a dying parishioner at Durham, six miles from his home, and meeting on his return a well-mounted horseman who engaged him in conversation and tried to secure from him some words whereby he might be accused, shows the caution and skill with which he held his opinions. His companion, who was a well-known patriot, said afterward, " The old fox was too cunning for me, for if I could have got anything out of him I would soon have had him off his horse." Mr. Jarvis was very careful in his ministrations to all who needed them, even if it brought to himself discomfort or peril. Moses Dunbar, a parishioner, was compelled to leave his family and seek refuge on Long Island for his Tory sympathies. Returning to visit his loved ones, he was arrested and condemned as a spy to be hung. Mr. Jarvis, at his request, visited Mr. Dunbar in the jail at Hartford, and when he was hung accompanied him to the scaffold. He was violently assailed for this a6l of Christian duty. A letter he wrote in his calm, dignified style to the Connedlicut papers allayed the excitement. At another time a forged letter full of inve6live against the American cause, signed Abraham Jarvis, was sent to New London for publication. Mr. Green refused to publish it and it came back to Middletown. It remained for a long time in the window of Mrs. Bigelow's tavern. One day Mrs. Bigelow called in Dr. John Osborn, who was passing, and said, " Here is a letter which has been lying some time and the —119— seal is partly broken ; it is some plot against Mr. Jarvds and I desire you to open it." Dr. Jarvis says in his " Memoir " tliat Dr. Osbom did so, and recog- nized the handwriting under an assumed name. '^ In this providential manner the wicked design was defeated."* As the weary contest drew to a close, Mr. Jarvis, Mr. Tyler of Norwich, Mr. Hubbard of New Haven, opened their churches and read the service, omitting the prayers for the King and Royal Family. The exadl date cannot be known, but it was before April, 1 78 1, as in that month the vestrj^ of St. James, New London, resolved " to call on some Rev. gentleman to officiate in the Church of St. James as Rev. Mr. Jar\4s or Mr. Hubbard does."t In July, 1780, Mr. Jarvis officiated for two or three Sundays in King's Chapel, Providence (now St. John's). He was urged to accept the rectorship of that parish, but declined, preferring to remain with those who had been under his care for nearly twenty years. The Connecticut Clergy, though much troubled and hunted by minute men, still maintained their Con- ventions and met as frequently as praClicable. When the issue was no longer doubtful, when the United States had begun to put on the form and semblance of a nation, then the determination that they must provide for themselves an ecclesiastical head became fixed in their minds. They knew all the risk of the voluntary system ; they knew that their salaries * The Evergreen, III, page 98. t Hallam's Annals of St. James, page 58. would be small and precarious, but tbey also believed devoutly in tbe apostolic ministry of Bishops, Priests and Deacons. Mr. Jarvis, as Secretary of tlie Convention, had much to do in arranging for the meeting at Woodbury, on the feast of the Annunciation, 1783. Its happy result was undoubtedly largely due to him, for he was a leader, and to him was entrusted the mission to New York, and the long and possibly fruitless inter- views with Clergymen who might think the adlion of Connediicut precipitate. With the venerable Jeremiah Leaming, whose sufferings in the war are well known, he renewed a pleasant intercourse. He had already prepared in duplicate the papers necessary to be given to the English Archbishops b}^ the Bishop-designate. The original draft was altered by his hand to make it apply to the case of Dr. Seabury, who undertook the journey. The minutes of the Convention at Wood- bury were probably in existence among the Bishop's papers fifty years ago, when Dr. Jarvis wrote his " Memoir." One a6l of the Convention at Woodbury has some- times been overlooked. The Re6lor of Christ Church, Philadelphia, had put forth in the summer of 1782 a pamphlet in which, considering it doubtful whether England would consent to confer the Episcopate upon the United States, he devised a plan for district assem- blies of " Episcopalians," as he styled them, and the election of some suitable presbyter to be President in each one of them, who, with the permission of the assemblies, was to set apart men for the ministry until Bishops could be procured. A declaration upon Episcopacy was to be made, stating that it would be adopted whenever possible. The alarm aroused by this pamphlet among true Churchmen was intense, and nowhere was it received with greater apprehension than in Connedicut. It was the work of the Secretary of the Woodbury meeting to draw up, in the name of his brethren, their solemn protest and remonstrance, and send it to ]\Ir. AVhite. The paper is strong and dignified, and sets forth clearly what the Church had always held as of faith concerning the Episcopate. Mr. White soon after saw that the difficulties in obtaining the succession were not insuperable, and lived to be Bishop of Pennsylvania, to preside at the Consecration of Dr. Jarvis, and to be for nearly fifty years the revered patriarch of the American Church.* While Dr. Seabury was vainly imploring the Eng- lish Episcopate to rise superior to statecraft and polit- ical considerations, it was with the Secretary of the Convention that he maintained a correspondence. From the Re6lor of Middletown he received letters of friendship and of business. To him that man, wearied but not downcast, turned as to a dear friend and brother. It was the work of Mr. Jarvis and Dr. Leaming to secure from the Legislature an a6l for freedom of wor- ship which was passed at the session of 1784. The letters describing the manner in which their design was obstru6led are delightful reading. When Bishop Seabury reached New London in July, 1785, he at once informed Mr. Jarvis, and to * This paper of Mr. Jarvis is printed in Bishop White's Memoirs, edi- tion of 18S0, in Appendix III to page 102, on pages 336-340. him was left tlie duty of summoning the Convention, of informing the candidates for Deacon's Order, and inviting such stanch and tried men as Dr. Parker and Dr. Moore to be present. To his parsonage came on that August day, one hundred and twelve years ago, the Bishop of Conne6licut to be received with the honor due to his office, and the affe(5lion due to a be- loved friend. The contemporary account of the Con- vention, Ordination, and Convocation, is from the pen of Mr. Jarvis. Could it be found it would be an invaluable document. In all the stirring and perplexing events of the years when uncatholic principles were prevailing in the States to the southward ; when there seemed to be no plan of union, or agreement in sound do(5lrine; when Arianism erected itself above the truth as it is in Jesus, and attempted to invade the household of God, the Churchmen of Conne(5licut were brave, reso- lute and united. They knew the faith, they defended it and would not willingly allow one iota of catholic and primitive do6lrine to be lost. Bishop Seabury and the Clergy of this Diocese were so doubtful of any " Continental union " of the Church, that in Januar}^, 1787, they selected Dr. Jarvis to go to Scotland for Consecration, that a valid succession might be obtained. It was hoped that Dr. Parker would accompany him. But the wise moder- ation of Bishop White and the sagacity of Provost Wm. Smith made that unnecessary ; and when on Odlober 2d, 1789, the amended constitution of the American Church was signed by the New England representatives, those from Conne^licut were Abraham Jarvis and Bela Hubbard. Par nobile fratrzim. — 123— The death of Bishop Seabury in February, 1796,* while it saddened, did not discourage the Church people of Conne6licut. It was to them an occasion of sincere grief, for they knew what he had wrought for the up- building of the Church ; how^ he had wisely and earn- estly imbued the whole body of Clergy with his spirit. When the special Convention to ele(5l a successor was held in Trinity Church, New Haven, on May 5, 1796, it was the Rector of Middletown who in suitable and touching words told the story of the first Diocesan Bishop in America. It was to Abraham Jarvis that the members of the Convention turned as one quali- fied by learning, b}^ the regard of his brethren and by his intimate knowledge of the needs of the Diocese to accept from them an eledlion as their spiritual Father. The records only show the fa6l of the election, they do not detail the circumstances. For some reason not now apparent, Mr. Jarvis Vv^as unacceptable to some influential Laymen, and even the Clergy were divided in their preference. It is stated on the authority of the letter of the Rev. Abraham Iv. Clarke to Dr. Parker, of Boston, that there were several ineffe6lual ballots. The choice of a large majority was the Rev. John Bowden, a scholar of the nicest accuracy, a gentleman of the most polished manners, a contro- versialist of the most scrupulous courtesy, and a theo- logian deeply read and apt to impart his knowledge clearly to others. A native of Ireland, the son of a British officer, Mr. Bowden had been most carefully educated, both at home and at Princeton (then the College of New Jersey) and King's College, from which See Note VI, page 248. — 124— lie was graduated in 1772. He studied for tlie minis- try under the Clergj' of Trinity Churcli, New York, and in 1774 was made Deacon by Dr. Keppel, Bishop of Bxeter, and ordained Priest by Dr. Terrick, Bishop of London. He became assistant minister in Trinity Parish, New York, under Dr. Auchmuty and Dr. Inglis, his colleague being Dr. Benjamin Moore. He suffered for his loyalty to the Crown while living in retirement at Norwalk, and after the Revolution, when the new Trinity Church was opened for divine service, found it impossible for him to retain his position, as his voice was weak. He settled at Norwalk again, becoming rec- tor of St. Paul's Church in 1784. His weak lungs compelled him in 1789 to accept a parish at St. Croix, West Indies. This not proving altogether beneficial, Mr. Bowden returned to the United States and took up his abode at Stratford, where he opened a classical school of high grade. It was this friend of Seabury, this pleader for a pure and catholic religion for the American people, that many of the Conne(5licut Clergy and Laity wished to be their Bishop. To one of Mr. Jarvis's delicacy of feel- ing, whose only desire was the good of the Church in his native State, it was both unpleasant and distress- ing to be the subje6l of vigorous debate and heated conversation. He was finally elected by a majority of the two houses of the Convention, and Mr. Bowden, Mr. Baldwin, Col. Joseph Drake and Philip Nichols were the committee to announce to him his ele6lion. Evidently Mr. Jarvis was hurt and troubled by the long balloting and want of unanimity and immedi- ately declined the honor. There had been after his —125— election no provision made for his support. There had been no effort to begin an Episcopal Fund, and the Bishop-ele(?t would be obliged to depend entirely upon his private means. At the Annual Convention held in St. Peter's Church, Cheshire, on June i, 1796, which considered specially the interests of the recently established Episcopal Academy, Mr. Bowden was elected Principal, and a special Convention for the elec- tion of a Bishop was appointed to be held in New Haven in Odlober. Meeting again in Trinity Church, New Haven, on 0(5tober 19, 1796, there was no hesitation seemingly as to whom all the clergy and laymen wanted for their Episcopal head. The election of Mr. Bowden was unanimous. Mr. Bowden requested time for consideration and was allowed to defer his answer until the Annual Convention of 1797, when in the old town of Derby, adorned and blessed with the presence of good Dr. Mansfield for so many years, and under his presidency as senior presbyter, the Clergy and Laymen came together in those perfect days of June, of which our New England Lowell sings. Mr. Bowden was forced to say that his health forbade the acceptance of the heavy duties of the Episcopate. The Convention then chose for the second time, without a dissenting voice, the Rev. Abraham Jarvis, D.D., to be their Bishop. Dr. Jarvis was not present and no committee seems to have been appointed by the Convention to notify him of his ele6lion.''' The President and Sec- retary of each house were instru6led to prepare the proper credentials for the Bishop-elect, and thankfully the Convention separated, glad that they could soon * See copy of the Secretary's letter, Note VII, page 249. 126 — expect the vacant Episco^^ate to be worthily filled. At the Convocation of Clergy held immediately after the Convention, it was agreed that Mr. Baldwin be the attending Presbyter if Dr. Jarvis should go to Phila- delphia for Consecration, and that colle(51:ions be made in the various parishes for defraying their expenses, to be sent to Mr. Hubbard before " the first Sunday in August next." Bishop White, with that gracious and cordial readiness to please others which distinguished him, was walling to come to ConneAicut for the Conse- cration, as was the preference of the Church people of the State, and appointed Trinity Church, New Haven, as the place, and the feast of St. Luke the Kvangelist as the day when the second Bishop of Conne6licut should be admitted to his high and holy office.* It was in the old Trinity Church that the Bishops of Pennsyl- vania, New York and Massachusetts, with a large number of the clergy assembled, and an inter- ested congregation witnessed a service then celebrated for the first time on the soil of Conneclicut.f The arrangements for the service seem simple, as we read them in the printed record. There was first a special meeting of the Convention, after which divine service was attended, Morning Prayer was read by the Rev. Mr. Ives, and a sermon adapted to the occasion was delivered by the Rev. Dr. Smith. J After the Consecration the Bishop was " recognized by the Convention," the ad- dress being made by the Rev. Bela Hubbard, of Trinity * See Appendix II, page 262, for contemporary accounts of his elecSlion and Consecration, and Appendix III, page 263, for copies of original docu- ments concerning the Consecration. t Note VIII, page 250. J Note IX, page 251. — 127 — ChurcH, New Haven. Bishop Jarvis's reply is said to have been " suitable. "* He then, following the pre- cedent of Seabury, delivered his first charge. This was published and bears out the encomiums of those who heard it. Bishop Jarvis had a high ideal of his duty as Bishop, although retaining for two years his parochial charge, he knew the needs of a diocese that for nearly two years had been without any oversight, and immediately commenced a thorough visitation. His son, the finished and profound student, Dr. Samuel P. Jarvis, tells us that his father's method was to spend a day or more in each parish. For the larger and more important parishes he chose Sunday as the day of visitation, for the smaller a week day. The service was always in the morning. The afternoon was used for travelling. In the evening there would gather around him the members of the parish, visiting Clergy and others, with whom the Bishop would have pleasant and important interviews, not merely the chat of the day, but the discussion of biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical topics. Bishop Jarvis suffered severely from asthma, and it is said that after thus bearing well his part in these discussions he would spend the night sitting in his chair supported by pillows, in the greatest pain, but he bore all with patient submission and a sweet cheerfulness which brought tears into the eyes of all who were witnesses of his sufferings. There were few parishes to visit. There was not the hurry, confusion and excitement as to the necessity * See for the Bishop's address and that of the Clergy, Appendix IV, page 267. — 128— for keeping the next appointment which seems to be the accompaniment of modem Episcopal visitations. Time then was not the sole consideration. It was not thought to be wasted if spent in the service of God, in learning the a6lual condition spiritually, financially, and otherwise of the various parishes. A Bishop was a novelty, but his character, his office, w^as fitly appre- ciated, and by the longer sojourn in the parishes there grew up that love and devotion for the Bishop which has alwaj^s distinguished Conne6licut. The progress during Dr. Jarvis's Episcopate was slow. It was, however, of a permanent chara6ler, as the organi- zation of St. Michael's, Litchfield, and the revival of the parish at Hartford show. The better support of the Episcopate vv^as among the subjects which engaged the earnest attention of many Conventions. The tax of a half-penny in the pound which had been recom- mended in the early daj^s of Seaburj^'s administration was again urged, and after 1801 a tax of one and a half mills on the dollar was substituted. There was, however, no full response to this recommendation, and although in 1792 " Trustees for receiving and hold- ing donations for the support of the Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in this State " had been appointed and incorporated. Bishop Jarvis quaintly says in his address to the Convention of 181 2 : " And as if nothing more -was intended by the zeal that was shown to procure it, there it rested." The income of Bishop Jar\as from the Diocese was very small. The Convention records seem to pass over entirely the question of any stated salary to him. The affairs of the Episcopal Academy, which had — 129 — been suggested in 1793, and formally authorized in 1794, and which in 1796 had received its first princi- pal and pupils, occupied much of the time and thought of Bishop Jarvis. He knew well the power it might be made in moulding the character of the men who ought to be the strength of the Church in a few years. He was very anxious for its pros- perity : besides the formal recommendation that was made of it in the Convention and the appointment of Committees to look after its prosperity, the Bishop considered the Academy the nucleus for diocesan institutions, and in 1799 removed to Cheshire and personally watched the growth of the school under its brilliant principal, Dr. Bowden. His only son was a pupil in the Academy, and his parents watched with gratified solicitude his rapid moral and mental development under the careful instruction given there. Surely the Academy should be as carefully and lov- ingly maintained by those who have seen the benefits it has conferred upon the Diocese in the one hundred years and more of its existence. When the Prayer Book had been finally adopted in 1789, and used after Odober i, 1790, throughout the American Church, the Bishop and Clergy of Connect- icut did not think that their authority to set forth services for special occasions for which the Prayer Book did not provide was taken away. It was from the consideration that with the new order of things, without any wealthy corporation, such as the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, to pay their sala- ries, there would be restlessness and uneasiness under 9 — 130— the method of self-government and voluntary sub- scriptions instead of guaranteed salaries, that the permanence of the pastoral relation was emphasized b}' the office of Induction of Ministers, discussed and set forth by the Convocation of Clerg}'' at Derby, November 20, 1799, and now under the title of "An office of Institution of Ministers into Parishes or Churches," a part of our Book of Common Prayer. Prepared by the preacher at Dr. Jarvis's Consecra- tion, the eccentric but accomplished William Smith, it shows the prevalence of correct views of the tie between minister and people in this the Mother Diocese of the American Church. The Bishop by his advice and liturgical knowledge ma}^ possibly have aided in its preparation ; certainly, he, at the request of the Diocese, circulated it among the Bishops and Clergy in the other dioceses ; and by its merit as well as by his influence it was finally adopted for general use. Alas ! that in practice we fall behind our theory, and seldom have that solemn bond of union emphasized b}^ insisting upon Institution. Whether the Bishop was specially concerned in the steps which led to the publication of The Church- mail's Magazine does not appear. This was a Con- ne(?licut project, meant to promote the sound and Christian principles of the Church. As we look now at its faded pages, as we think of those who with their care of several parishes widely separated could still give money and thought to its preparation and circulation, we are again amazed at the audacity of their faith. They were not afraid to show plainly what they believed and why. What the Academy was —131— doing for tlie boys tlie magazine Hoped to do for the men. Tillotson Bronson and his co-editors deserve high praise. It was the very first periodical of the Church, and while its subscription list was never large in Connedlicut, while its editors, as editors often do, had to shoulder a great financial burden, it was a real power. Transferred in 1808 to New York City and edited by Dr. Hobart, it did not lose its character. What Bishop Jarvis wrote for it cannot now be identi- fied, but that he aided in its support with both money and articles is quite certain. The Churchman'' s Maga- ziJie preserved the correspondence of Dr. Johnson, it gave the letters of Dr. Seabury and the Conne6licut Clergy, and is the authority for man}^ items of our early history that otherwise might have been abso- lutely forgotten. With the anxiety that a very moder- ate support gave, with all the care that a growing dio- cese required. Bishop Jarvis's heart and mind were full. It is sad to think that he had to bear the ill will of some who cruelly and harshly misjudged him ; that by contrast with his predecessor his Episcopate is not as fully known as it should be, and his real excel- lence, his ver}^ strong qualities, almost forgotten. The material for a complete history of the seventeen years of the second Bishop of Connedicut is still in manu- script. Some events that are not clearly or fully understood could be elucidated from documents which may be in existence but have never been printed or examined. The a(5lion taken by the Bishop of Conne61icut and his Clergy regarding Ammi Rogers has been often misrepresented. The case was in many respe(9:s — 132— remarkable. Ammi Rogers, claiming descent from Jolin Rogers, the martyr, had been a student in divinity with Mr. Jarvis at Middletown. He was talented, witty and pleasing in his manner. He seemed to have many of the qualities of a true minis- ter of Christ, but it was only in appearance ; for he was morally worthless. There was in him no honor or integrity. His breaches of the seventh command- ment were notorious. For one specially aggravating instance of his lust Mr. Jarvis refused to allow him to remain under his roof. This excited the young man's anger and revenge, and from that day vindi6liveness and cruelty of every sort were heaped upon the head of the Recftor of Middletown by Mr. Rogers. Remov- ing to the western part of the Diocese, he studied for a short time under Dr. IMansfield. Again the would- be candidate set forth upon his travels and in the vicinity of Saratoga, N. Y., at Ballston, whose springs were beginning to be celebrated, he read the service and preached with much un6lion. The work he did there seems marvelous. It is a proof of the negledl of the Church that no lay reader or clergyman had ever before settled in that region. It was a part of the vast mission field which Dominie Ellison, of St. Peter's, Albany, traversed as he had opportunity. Mr. Rogers, by his reports, which were written in an inflated style, fascinated the Clergy of New York ; and he was received with applause, admitted as a candidate for Holy Orders, and about to be ordained when Dr. Beach heard the rumors affedling his character, and refused to sign his testimonials unless he could bring a written certificate that he had not been rejedled in —133— Conne(5licut. As he had sense enough to forbear applying, such a certificate was easily procurable. He went among his friends and relatives in Branford, where he had not lived for at least five years, and received from them certificates of good character. The Rev. Philo Perry, of Newtown, the Secretary of the Diocese of Connecticut, not being at home when he called, a young man of his acquaintance, Isaac Davis, wrote in Mr. Perry's name a certificate, covering not only the fact but also testifying to his moral character. With this proof of his integrity, he was made Deacon by Bishop Provoost, and ordained Priest in due time. Chosen Deputy to the General Convention of 1799, and two years later leaving his work in Saratoga County, which had spread over a large area, he came to his native town of Branford and began to hold ser- vices. With his fascinating way he gathered large congregations. When Bishop Jarvis knew what he was doing, he inhibited him from officiating in Con- necticut until he could produce proper testimonials from the Bishop and Standing Committee of New York. There was then no canon regulating removals, and several of the Clergy thought he should be received because he was Rector of a parish. When finally he procured letters from New York they were not satisfactory. Mr. Rogers delighted in the sensation he was creating, and still claimed the right of a seat in the Convention. Finally, after laying the matter officially before the Bishop of New York, the Bishop of Connecticut, with the advice and consent of the Clergy, and at their request, suspended the Rev. Ammi Rogers from officiating in any parish of the Diocese. —134— The disgraced Priest was furious ; lie had been chosen Rector of St. John's, Stamford, where he was sup- ported by many influential laymen. He carried his case to the General Convention of 1804, which met in New York City. It occupied much of the time of the House of Bishops. BishojDS White, Claggett, Jarvis, Moore and Parker composed the House. Bishop Jarvis, with that nicety of conscientious scrupulous- ness which he had, was not present when the question was considered. The decision of the other Bishops found " the conduct of the said Ammi Rogers in the State of Connecticut since he left New York has been insulting, refractory, and schismatical in the highest degree, and were it tolerated would prove subversive of all order and discipline in the Church." They declared that he was amenable to the authority of Connecticut. The Bishops also proposed the " Canon of Removals," which was the first to cover such cases. Under what Bishop Jarvis and Connecticut Church- men thought was the " decision " of the House of Bishops, there was a session of Convocation at Cheshire, October 3, 1804, when, in the presence of the presbyters of the Diocese, the Bishop pronounced a sentence of degradation against Ammi Rogers. The accusations of the degraded man were now redoubled, some of the Clergy sympathized with him, thought the Bishop had been harsh and tyrannical, was a Lord Bishop, not a meek and lowly shepherd of the people. Mr. Rogers, with his ingenuity of language and facility for influencing the passions of men, turned it to account both politically and ecclesiastically. He defied the authority of the Bishops, he ridiculed and —135— slandered every one concerned in the sentence of degra- dation, and still officiated in defiance of law and order. A civil suit for slander, a citing tlie Bishop before a New York court to pay damages, were among the least of the malicious acts of this unprincipled man. Of his work at Hebron, into which he intruded, of his making men, who were undoubtedly sincere in their love and regard for the Church, aid him, we need not now speak particularly. It is enough to know that, while technically Mr. Rogers had civil law upon his side in some respects, he had openly and maliciously broken every bond of unity and order, and had exalted the individual above the Church in its constituted authorities. It was very hard for Bishop Jarvds to think that any were ready to attribute to him qualities he did not possess. It was exceedingly bitter to find those once friends cold and distant. A man of peace, he disliked controversy and debate. A man of the purest and noblest morality, he could not tolerate the slightest approach to immorality. The Church in Conne6licut was still in the experimental stage of her existence. She had not those sure and unfailing traditions and customs which now serve as precedents. She had not fully recovered from the effect of the Revolution, and had no precedent to guide her. Her Bishop acted, as he thought, upon a " decision " of his peers. Others, and among them Bishop White, regarded it as an opinion. It was while smarting under a sense of this injustice that he said in an address to the Conven- tion of 1807 : " The false tongue of the transgressor has found listening ears, and minds disposed to credit his tales. By them the Bishop's character has been loaded with obloquy and reproach, and Korah (though thus to use the name is degrading even to Korah) in the eyes of his company has become the saint, and the Bishop the sinner." Bishop Jarvis had the pleasure of assisting at the consecration of Dr. Benjamin Moore, of New York, in 1801 ; of Dr. Samuel Parker, of Massachusetts, in 1804 ; of Dr. John Henry Hobart, as Assistant Bishop of New York, and of the Rev. Alexander Viets Griswold, as Bishop of the Eastern Diocese, in 181 1 ; and of Dr. Theodore Dehon, of South Carolina, in 18 12. Dr. Hobart and Mr. Griswold, afterward so marked for their wonderful work in the Church, would have been consecrated in New Haven when the General Conven- tion met here in May, 181 1, but the small attendance of Clergy and Laity, and the presence only of the senior Bishop, Dr. White, with Bishop Jarvis in the House of Bishops, compelled the two Bishops to journey to New York ; and there in Trinity Church, with the presence of Bishop Provoost, who came from his sick room for the service, the Consecration took place on May 29. It was two years later, in the pleasant home he had made for himself in New Haven, in the presence of his wife and son, after having with great devotion and reverence received from the Rev. Henry Whit- lock, of Trinity Church, the Holy Communion, that he gently passed from earth in the seventy-fourth year of his age. He was buried beneath the chancel of the new Trinity Church, and upon the walls of the Church may be seen the appropriate tablet with an —137— elegant Latin inscription whicH filial piety and correct taste prompted.'^ The four Bishops of this Diocese have been men of marked and strong character. As we know the second Bishop better, we shall the more highly esteem him, and enroll "Abraham of Conne6licut " among those whom the American Church deem worthy of high praise for the work they did, for the sufferings they endured, and for the manner in which they triumphed over many difiiculties. Courage, endurance, firm- ness, characterize him, and thankfully do we unite in this joyous and loving tribute to a man who, in the days of the Church's weakness, did his full duty. * See Note X, page 252. See Appendix V, page 270, for Dr. Bronson's cliara<5ler of Bishop Jarvis from the memorial sermon before the Conven- tion of 1813. Bishop White and Connecticut OR ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO BY The Rt. Rev. OZI WILLIAM WHITAKER, D.D. Bishop of Pennsylvania ADDRESS I bring to tiie Diocese of Conne6licut the fraternal greetings of the Diocese of Pennsylvania. Just one hundred years ago there came to this city the Bishops of Massachusetts, New York and Penn- sylvania to consecrate, according to the established order of the Church, the Rev. Abraham Jarvis, D.D., to be the second Bishop of Connecticut. And besides the Clergy then present, there was gathered a congrega- tion of Churchmen and Churchwomen drawn together by their interest in the solemn service of Consecration, as this congregation has gathered here in commemora- tion of that important event. But how changed are all the conditions surrounding us from those which environed them ! The same sky is indeed over our heads, the same Church is our spiritual home, the same Divine Providence diredls and controls the course of human events ; but in all the circumstances of our individual lives and our relations with each other, there has come about an enormous change. New Haven, Boston, New York and Philadelphia were in many respeAs further apart from each other then than any one of them is from London to-day. In no respe6l perhaps have the changes that have —142— taken place in this hundred years been more wonder- ful than in the conveniences of travel. We do not know by what method of transportation Bishop White came from Philadelphia to New Haven for the Conse- cration of Bishop Jarvis ; but at that time there were three methods in common use : one was on horseback. A few years before that time the Hon. Wm. Ellery, of Rhode Island, made a journey from Philadelphia to New Haven which took him six long days of hard riding, and as many troublous and wearisome nights, as he records, before he was welcomed to this city by President Stiles, of Yale College. It is not probable that Bishop White came on horseback, as he was not inclined to long journeys by that method of transpor- tation. Neither did he come by steam. It is true that John Fitch's steamboat was placed upon the Delaware in 1788, and made several trips between that city and Burlington ; but the new motive power was not regarded with favor. It was rather looked upon with fear, so much so that there is a tradition that when it was known that one was about to under- take the voyage it was not unusual for prayers to be offered on the preceding Sunday that he might reach his journey's end in safety. Results proved that the anticipations were not altogether groundless, for after a few trips the boiler of the boat exploded, and it was not till 1790 that the experiment was tried again. The results then were so unsatisfactory that after a little time it was abandoned. A boat, however, had been for some years running between Philadelphia and Burlington, leaving Little Billet Wharf every week, and some time before 1797 another line was —143— started making weekly trips, and offering, as was an- nounced, great attradions. Among these were tliat the boat had a deck which was covered with an awn- ing to protect travellers from the rain and sun. It was also described as being fitted up with a comfort- able cabin, in which was a tea table and other con- veniences. Many years before this a stage line was established between Burlington and South Amboy, making the round trip every two weeks. This enterprise encoun- tered a good deal of opposition. It was found fault with as being a monopoly of travel. Lord Cornbury, who had favored this line, replied that so far from being a monopoly it had resulted in an increase of trade between the Delaware River and points along the line and New York to their mutual advantage. The line conne6led with a boat which ran from South Amboy to New York. Another line some time after this was started running from Bordentown to New Brunswick, mak- ing weekly trips and conne(?ting with a boat which ran from New Brunswick to Amboy, and from there to New York. Thirty years before this a stage line had been estab- lished between Philadelphia and New York which advertised to land its passengers at Paulus Hook, now called Jersey City, in three days. The stages were Jersey wagons without springs, and for several years had the monopoly of the passenger travel by land. A few years later another line was started running twice a week, which advertised to take passengers —144— througli in two days in the summer, and three in the winter. But some time before the end of the century another stage was started which was called the " Flying Machine," and advertised starting early in the morn- ing from Philadelphia and arriving at Newark in the evening, and conveying its passengers to Paulus Hook on the following morning. Of the details of travel between New York and New Haven we are not so well informed. The travel on horseback was common, and boats also ran with greater or less regularity, and at varying intervals. There were also stages, so that connection could be made between different lines from Philadelphia to New York, and those from New York to New Haven. It is probable that Bishop White went by boat to Bordentown, and thence by stage to New Brunswick or Amboy, and thence by boat to New York, and proba- bly by boat the rest of the journey. In any event it is almost certain that the journey occupied not less than three days, and probably four or five. The comparative isolation of the States and Dioceses a hundred years ago, owing to the difficulties of travel, kept men of the same faith and purpose apart from each other, and hindered the consolidation of the scattered portions of the Church into an organic whole. It is probable that this accounts for the absence of Bishop Jarvis from the General Convention of 1799 which met in Philadelphia, and that of 1808 in Balti- more. He was present at the Convention of 1801 in Trenton, and the one in New York in 1804, and the one held in New Haven in 181 1. —145— How would Bishop Jarvis on the day of his Conse- cration have regarded the prophecy, had it been made, that when one hundred years hence the anniversary of his Consecration should be observed, it would be possible to make the journey from Philadelphia to New Haven in four hours and a half; or, if the greatest convenience and luxury were required, in seven hours, without leaving a luxurious seat ; or, if the journey was to be made by an invalid, without rising from his couch ; and that there would then be thirty-five express trains running daily each way be- tween Philadelphia and New York, conneding with equally well-appointed and swift trains to New Haven ? From another point of view a prophecy of the changed conditions of one hundred years would have seemed to Bishop Jarvis not less wonderful. I refer to the changes resulting from the growth of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States. This may be well illustrated by contrasting the Gen- eral Convention of 1799, the first one held after the Consecration of Bishop Jarvis, with the last held in Minneapolis in 1895. In the Convention of 1799 in Philadelphia there were present three Bishops, twenty Clergy, and eleven Laymen. These represented the Church as it existed in the States along the Atlantic coast from New Hampshire to South Carolina. The whole number of Bishops and other Clergy in all these States was then two hundred and twenty, of whom seven were Bishops — Bishop Bass of Massa- chusetts, Bishop Jarvis of ConneAicut, Bishop Pro- voost of New York, Bishop White of Pennsylvania, Bishop Claggett of Maryland, Bishop Madison of — 146 — Virginia, and Bishop Smith of South Carolina. Of the two hundred and thirteen Clergy, three belonged to New Hampshire, ten to Massachusetts, four to Rhode Island, twenty-five to Conne^licut, twenty to New York, seven to New Jersey, fifteen to Pennsyl- vania, four to Delaware, forty to Maryland, sixty-six to Virginia, and nineteen to South Carolina. In the Convention of 1895 the Church was reported to be organized in every State and Territory in the United States from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the Gulf of Mexico to the Arctic Ocean. Repre- senting these several Dioceses and Missionary Dis- tricts there were present sixty-three Bishops, two hundred and ten Clerical Deputies ; and one hundred and fifty-six Lay Deputies ; and the whole number of Clergy was reported to be thirty-four hundred and fifty. The ten of Massachusetts in 1799 had increased to two hundred and fifty-one in 1895 ; the twenty -five of Connedlicut to two hundred and nineteen ; the twenty of New York, after having set off four large dioceses, to three hundred and ninety-four ; and the fifteen of Pennsylvania, after setting off two large dioceses, to two hundred and seventy. There are no accurate statistics of the number of Communicants in 1799, nor are the statistics of 1895 so accurate as could be wished, but the number reported is six hundred and twenty-two thousand, one hundred and ninety-four. The increase in the number of Communicants has doubtless been more rapid than that of the Clergy, and the increase of both Clergy and Communicants has exceeded in ratio the increase in population. The growth in population —147— has been since 1 799 about tbirteen-fold ; in Clergy of tbe Protestant Episcopal Cburch seventeen-fold ; of Communicants at least forty-fold. The records of the General Conventions which Bishop Jarvis attended contain so few details that it is impossible to infer how prominent a part he took in them. As has been stated, he was not present at the first following his Consecration ; but we read that in that Convention there was a discussion of the Canon adopted in 1795 regulating the literary require- ments from Candidates for Holy Orders. It has often been remarked that there has been a growing ten- dency to limit the powers of the Bishops, but it would appear from the records of this Convention that the process began very early. The Canon of 1795 gave the Bishop power to dispense with such portion of the literary requirements as he might deem expedient. That part of the Canon which gave this authority to the Bishop was in 1799 repealed, a measure which, while it deprived the Bishops of a certain power, was nevertheless one which all Bishops who value and appreciate the importance of an educated Clergy sel- dom desire to exercise. In looking over the early Diocesan Convention Journals, we note many chara6leristics distinguishing that period from the present. For instance : In the Convention of the Diocese of Pennsylvania following the Consecration of Bishop Jarvis, a clergyman asked leave of absence from Friday till Tuesday, which was not granted, showing how high a sense the Conven- tion entertained of the obligation of its members to attend to its business. In the same Convention —148— ^ Bisliop White announced his intention thereafter at each annual Convention to deliver an address or charge, and his purpose was cordially approved by- vote of the Convention. But the attendance at the annual meeting the next year was smaller than usual, and the Convention by vote requested the Bishop to postpone the delivery of his address till the following year ; which is a clear indication that the Church- men of that period were not so fond of addresses and exhortations as the present. In the Journal of the next year no mention is made of Bishop White's de- livering the address prepared for the previous year or any other, although from the Journals of subsequent years it appears that he carried out the purpose which he had before declared. The wonder which would have filled the mind of Bishop Jarvis had he been able to foresee the marvel- ous progress that was to be made in everything per- taining to individual and public convenience would have only been equalled by the thankfulness which would have filled his heart had he been able to antici- pate the growth of the Church, and the increase of the Master's Kingdom. With what joy would he have contemplated the prosperity of his own Diocese could he have foreseen the steadfast witness Avhich it was to bear to the faith and order of the Church, under the benignant rule of the impartial, large-minded Bishop Brownell ; the loyalty of its Clergy and Laity to established law and order for which they are now, as they have ever been, conspicuous ; the splendid devotion of its women which has placed them in the front rank of Missionary effort and made them to be —149— admired and honored by the whole Church ; and the memorable administration of the present wise, strong, loving and beloved Diocesan, who, for forty-six years has blessed this Diocese and the Church at large with his Episcopate. All this is secure. And for all this we may well thank God. And we also may look for- ward with joyful anticipation to the future of the Diocese of Conne(5licut ; for we may well cherish the confident hope and assurance that he who is to be consecrated to-morrow will carry the standards of this noble Diocese still higher, and stimulate it to greater zeal and usefulness in the service of God, and for the welfare of mankind. To the Bishops and Clergy and to the Churchmen and Churchwomen of Conne61:icut, I give again the cordial good wishes of the Diocese of Pennsylvania. Bishop Provoost and Connecticut BY The Rt. Rev. HENRY CODMAN POTTER, D.D., LL.D., D.C.L. Bishop of New York. ^^^ M ij^^^j^j, K ^8 w^ ^^ ^^^3 ADDRESS It was Mr. Lowell, I think, who once wrote a paper entitled, " Concerning a Certain Condescension in Foreigners," and I confess that I always feel as if I had experienced something of that condescension when I am invited into the Diocese of Conne6licut. Of a president of Harvard University, whose aristo- cratic and exclusive habit of mind was a remark, even in Boston, it was once said that, when he reached Paradise — if he ever got there — he would probably put up his glasses and look about him, and say, '^ Well, really, that is a very promiscuous assem- blage ! " and I can imagine in the mind of a Connec^ti- cut Churchman, something of that sentiment when he sees anybody from New York associated with this function. I have lived in the Diocese of New York a quarter of a century, and I believe it is the first time that I have ever been honored with an invitation to take part in a Diocesan function in Connedlicut. You are a very exclusive people, and you have that fine sense of ecclesiastical superiority that is expressed in the phrase " Conne6licut Churchmanship." I always wonder why people do not speak of our Churchman- ship in New York in the same way ; but it is consid- —154— ered, I believe, too heterogeneous ; and, like the recom- mendations of patent medicines, it seems sometimes as if a clergyman were not strictly orthodox unless he could be recognized by the signature which de- scribes him as " a Connecticut Churchman." Under these circumstances I am profoundly sensible that if it had not been for the invitation of my dear friend, the Rector of Trinity Church, I might not have been per- mitted to come here at all to-night. And I am in- debted to my brother, the Bishop of Pennsylvania, for giving me the opportunity, — as his address has sug- gested it, by wa}^ of contrast to the very interesting presentation which he has made of the life and statis- tics of the American Church in the times of Bishop Jarvis, — of recurring to that elder atmosphere out of which your Diocesan individuality, if I may describe it so, grew. The early history of the American Church, I ven- ture to think, has yet to be written. The age of candor in ecclesiastical history has not quite come. But the time will come when traditions which are floating in the minds of men, and which are passed about as the old traditions were, rather by word of mouth than by written letter, will take shape, and so realize what I think it would be extremely interesting to the Church to realize, — what were the constituent elements which made up the life, what may be called the mind, of the early Church in this country, and what, on the whole, were its distinguishing characteristics. I venture to think that the characteristics and tendencies that went to form that mind are illustrated in a very interesting and very suggestive way by the names and characters —155— and ministries of the tliree men with wliom tlie Conse- cration of Dr. Jarvis is associated ; and my brothers of Pennsylvania and Massachusetts and I are asked to be here to-night, not because you people of Connecti- cut are especially a neighborly people, but because we have the fortune to be the successors of the three bishops who consecrated for you your second Bishop of Connecticut ; the bishops, in other words, of Penn- sylvania, of New York and of Massachusetts. Nothing could be more typical, I think, of what might be called the tendencies of the mind and the religious life of the Church of the United States in the year 1797, than the characteristics of these three men. Primus iitier pares ^ beyond perad venture, — and I am sure my brother of Massachusetts will concede to me the right to say so, — primus inter pares was the Bishop of Pennsylvania ; that remarkable figure, so benignant in his old age, so interesting in what may be called the philosophic qualities of his mind, so singularly blessed in the influence which he was able to exercise upon the early life of this Church ; and yet through it all, a man of such marked humility, and prudent resei-\'e, and self-effacement. I was read- ing within a few days a letter of my father's in regard to Bishop White, in which he mentions this incident, as an illustration of his remarkable moral courage ; and I tell it because it shows what a man who, I ven- ture to think those who knew him — and there are some in this church to-night who did — will admit was himself a man of moral courage, estimated as illus- trating moral courage in connection with the life and work of such a man as Bishop White. My father -156- tells the story of the Bishop's having been present at the meeting, on one or two occasions, of some corpora- tion of which he was a member, at which two gentlemen were absent whose presence was necessary to make up a quorum, and whose absence, it was very well known, was occasioned by no serious obstacle which hindered their coming. On the second occasion when this occurred Bishop White rose in his place and moved that thereafter, if any member of the Board was absent for two successive meetings, he should cease to be a member of the Board ; and he was restrained with difficulty from enforcing the passage of this resolu- tion. Now I think if you will reflect a moment, that that gives a very good image of the somewhat color- less type of character of the clergymen of that gener- ation. I do not believe, if I or my brethren were to rise and make such a motion because our time and patience had been trifled with by the want of courtesy of two gentlemen, that anybody would think it was an illustration of remarkable moral courage. I venture to think that our associates would be very much obliged to us for doing a thing which brought others to their senses and reminded them of their obligations. But the period of which these men were a part, and which their Episcopate partly illustrated, was a period in the Church, and especially in the Episcopate, of what I should be disposed to describe as great moral reserve. The Church in its relations to the world about it, and to other religious communions, was an object of suspicion, had not lost the ill-odor, to a great many American minds, of its recent British connec- tion ; and the clergy were expected to be very pacific —157— and rather self-effacing people, who did not put them- selves much forward in public affairs, and who ex- pressed themselves with great reserve upon all public and popular questions. The characters of the three men who were associated in the Consecration of Dr. Jarvis, as you will find, are more or less definitely brought out in the historic records which describe them. One characteristic of the three men was what might be called — with per- haps the exception of Bishop Provoost, — their inoffen- siveness. I do not want to hurt the feelings of my dear brother of Massachusetts, but I venture to say that if Dr. Bass lived nowadays he would be regarded as an extremely colorless man. He does not seem to have had the qualities of leadership in any particular. He had great grace and benignity of presence, great sweetness of character, great humility. All of these may well adorn the Episcopate ; let us who are in it deplore the. fact that they do not oftener adorn it ! but I venture to say that characteristics such as these are not a complete equipment for the Episcopal office in the times that you and I are a part of. There is a good deal more needed that is more positive, more strong and rugged, in such a generation as ours. And what was true of the singular gentleness and meekness of Bishop White in these regards was equally true of Bishop Bass. He was a kindly, gentle, loving, benignant man. The only one of the three consecrators of Bishop Jarvis who differed from these in this particular, was the one for whom, as his suc- cessor, I have the right here to claim the preemi- nent honor of having been the first to find out what -158- his relations were to the United States of America, to affirm them in unequivocal frankness and courage, — I mean Bishop Provoost. If you will come to the See House in New York I will show you a portrait of Bishop Provoost hanging in the library, from which I think you would recognize the fact that he was a man of distinctly warlike elements. It was in 1770 that the people of Trinity Church, New York, found out that his attitude to the question of the independence of the United States was so explicit that they told him they hadn't any further use for his services, and he resigned, retreated into Westchester County, which was more liberal and tolerant, and then further up the river to Dutchess County, where he organized a band of men and armed them, and armed himself for the purpose of resisting, on one occasion, a British inva- sion that threatened to cross the river from West Point. The parish of Trinity Church, New York, did themselves the great honor of inviting him to come back as rector as soon as the war was over. Bishop Bass, in contrast with Bishop Provoost — Dr. Bass, I think he was then — had a good deal of diffi- culty in regard to the matter of reading the prayers for King George and the rest of the royal family. The congregation didn't want him to read them, and he did not want to cease reading them. After a while he com- promised the matter by leaving them out ; and then, with a New England thrift which I have thought very interesting, when the war was over, after conducting the services with a Republican Prayer Book, he pre- sented the bill for those services to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, which —159— had refused to pay liis salary as a missionary after he had refused to say prayers for the King and the royal family. I confess I should have enjoyed being present at the Board meeting of the S. P. G. when the Rev. Dr. Bass's letter was read. I am bound to state that he did not get his money. These were the three men, no one of them conspicu- ous in ways in which the obligations and responsibili- ties of the modern Episcopate so often constrain it to stand out and stand forth — these were the three men who were brought together to consecrate Dr. Jarvis. When I came to my present office I tried to look up the traditions of Bishop Provoost, and I found there was one old lady living in the city who remembered him, and I took great pains to pay my respects to her, and asked her if she could recall any personal trait of the first Bishop of New York for which he was marked. She said " yes, he was extremely useful at fires," which suggested a tradition in regard to another divine, which I confess led me to discontinue the inquiry. Bishop Provoost, like the others, was a man of his time, a genial, kindly man, who detested a Methodist, I am sorry to say, and who expressed in a letter when rector of Trinity Church his great satisfaction with his connection with the parish, which he said was only impaired by the presence of certain restless elements in the community, adding : " For my part, I do not know that there is anything in the world that I dis- like so much as bigotry and enthusiasm." Enthu- siasm was a motive which he was absolutely incapable of understanding. And yet he was a consistent, fear- — i6o — less, faithful, devoted pastor and friend, who brought into the Consecration of the second Bishop of Connecti- cut what I venture to say, even in your presence, dis- tasteful as it may be, I think one of the most import- ant elements in the Connecticut line. For, as I began by saying, that certain condescension of the Church- men of Connecticut which we in New York some- times experience, grew out originally of your sense of superiority because before us you got your Episcopate through Seabury and from Scotland. And there was a time, I suppose you know, when you came very near perpetuating the Scotch line. Dr. Jarvis was urged by Bishop Seabury to go to Scotland and be consecrated by the Scotch bishops ; and if he had succeeded in persuading him to do so, and those two bishops had persuaded some other man to do the same thing, you would then have gotten in America two distinct lines of succession, and that would have been one of the most disastrous things that could possibly happen to the Church in the United States. It was very desira- ble that the two lines should run into one just as soon as possible. They would have run into one sooner if it had not been because of the marked attitude of reserve which Bishop Provoost from the beginning maintained to Bishop Seabury, which we in New York still regret but for which you must not continue to punish us. But when Bishop Provoost and Bishop White, and, best of all, for the reason that I am going to show you. Bishop Bass, were asked to come to Con- necticut and consecrate Dr. Jarvis, then they dis- missed the theory of a separate Scotch succession ; for Dr. Bass was the only man of the three who, in his — i6i— own person, united the two successions. Dr. Bass tiad been consecrated by Bisliop White, Bishop Provoost and Bishop Claggett ; but Bishop Claggett had been con- secrated by the four bishops then in the American Church, of whom Seabury was one ; and so, in this roundabout way, through the person and the hands of Bishop Bass, he standing for Claggett, and Claggett standing for Seabury, there came into the Consecration of Dr. Jarvis the two elements of the Consecration at Lambeth and the Consecration in the Upper Room in Scotland : and in that regard the Consecration of Dr. Jarvis is one of the most interesting events in American Church history. It is still more interesting, my brethren of Con- necticut, as you know a great deal better than I, because of the qualities that adorned Dr. Jarvis's character, — an engaging personality, not unlike in some respects those to which I have referred, — marked by preeminent modesty, gentleness, humility, and self-effacement, but sufficiently distinctive to take him out of the realm of colorless men. I confess that the history of his pacific Episcopate — the disinclination with which at first he consented to take up its respon- sibilities and the reluctance with which he assumed them ; the lowliness with which everywhere he bore himself ; the intelligence, wisdom and patience with which he accepted the burdens of the Church in this Diocese, and the fidelity with which everywhere he discharged them, are matters which make it well to honor his memory, not only when you celebrate the Centenary, but during every year of your Diocesan life. The picture which a young friend, a kinswoman, 1 62 and descendant of his, gives of tlie good bishop, accompanied by his wife — you haven't had such a spectacle as that in Connecticut for a good many years ! — traveling about the Diocese in a gig and visiting the parishes with Mrs. Jarvis, gives one a sort of idyllic conception of the Episcopal office and of its relations to the domestic life of the clergy and the people, which has a charm quite its own. The tradi- tions also of Bishop Jarvis's invariable courtesy are something which lingers not only in the Diocese of Connecticut but in the Church at large, like a fine aroma. You remember the instance of the ladies who came from South Carolina to witness at Yale College the graduation of their sons, and how the Bishop, having found out that they were Church women, asked them to his house to tea, and retreated after it to his study to perpetuate that happy tradition of Connect!-, cut which, I am glad to say, has not perished, of smoking his pipe ; and how he was suddenly dis- turbed by a shriek in the adjoining drawing room, and on going to find out what was the matter, discovered that one of the ladies had fainted away because over- come by the smell of his tobacco. It is something, I think, that has in it an element of the heroic, and in that I venture to think my brother of Pennsylvania will sympathize with me, that he never touched a pipe from that day to the end of his life ! The chivalric quality here, illustrated itself in many other ways, and all through his Episcopal relations there was a signal blending of gentleness, consideration and timely candor, which gives a very charming quality to his character. — 163— It is told of him, you remember, that on one occasion he had as a visitor a clergj^man from the South, who was to preach for him. On their way to the church the clergyman said : " My sermon is rather long, and if you have no objection. Bishop, I will omit the ante- communion service." " Certainly not, my dear sir," said the Bishop ; "if you have anything in your ser- mon that is better than the Ten Commandments and the words of Jesus Christ, by all means leave them out ! " and the clergyman didn't. That is a quality in the Episcopate of great value. I venture to think that the man to whom that rebuke was administered never forgot it ; and I wish the Bishop might come back sometimes and rebuke us in these modern days, impatient with the Church's order, and eager more and more to abbreviate our servdces. Noble and gracious figure ! I congratulate you, brethren of the Diocese of Connecticut, that j^ou have a memory so sweet, so fragrant, so stainless, so rever- ent, so scholarly, and so engaging. As my dear brother, the Bishop of Pennsylvania, has well reminded you, the catena of succession which has lengthened out since then has, through the great goodness of God, been worthy of your noble past. It is the sorrow of all our hearts here to-night that, in keeping this feast your own Bishop is not with us. It is the joy of your hearts, as it is of mine, that to-morrow you are to have another whom you may call your own Bishop, and who, as one who has known and loved and respected him, I may venture to say, will bring to you the best qualities and perpetuate among you the very best traditions of your great and noble Diocese. May God prosper him, and you, and the whole Diocese in your common work ! Bishop Bass and Connecticut BY The Rt. Rev. WILLIAM LAWRENCE, D.D., LL.D. Bishop of (Massachusetts. ADDRESS Following tiie example of my elder brothers of Pennsylvania and New York, I wish, in behalf of the Diocese of Massachusetts, to bring their heartiest greetings to the Diocese of Conne6licut on this the one hundredth anniversary of the consecration of Bishop Jarvis, and in this, its happy consecration season. Of the three Bishops who joined in the Consecra- tion of Bishop Jarvns, the one whose name is least familiar to the Church was Edward Bass, first Bishop of Massachusetts. It is natural, for when at the close of the Revolu- tion the Church was gathering herself together and beginning to realize her integrity, the vitality at the extremities was very weak and Massachusetts was able to report only two clergymen in her eastern counties, the Rev. Edward Bass, Rector of St. Paul's Church, Newburyport, and the Rev. Samuel Parker, Re6lor of Trinity Church, Boston. They were both sons of Massachusetts and graduates of Harvard Col- lege. In Berkshire County there was living the Rev. Gideon Bostwick, the pioneer missionary, whose ministry of twenty-three years extended throughout Western Massachusetts, Eastern New York, and — 168— Eastern Vermont. AltHough lie was an intrepid Loy- alist, liis earnest and fruitful work was uninterrupted during the years of the Revolution, and he retained the respedl and affection of all who knew him. Soon after his graduation, Mr. Bass became a licen- tiate, and as such preached in the Congregational Churches. He was soon led to enter the ministry of the Episcopal Church and became Rector at Newbury- port in 1752. During the war he discreetly held aloof from political questions and ministered quietl}^ to his people. That the work and services of the Church might continue, he omitted, very soon after the Decla- ration of Independence, the pra^^ers for the King, and was therefore deprived of his stipend from the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. As this is an historical occasion, I trust that I may be pardoned for making one or two historical state- ments which may have some interest and which reveal the character of one of the Consecrators of Bishop Jarvis. We are familiar with the fadl that in the organiza- tion of the Episcopal Church the emphasis of the movement of those who centered around Philadel- phia, under the leadership of Doctor White, was upon federation and organization with the inclusion of lay- men, while the men of Conne6licut, led by Do6lor Seabury, made it their first and for the time their only duty, to obtain the Episcopate from England or Scotland ; the introdudlion of laymen into the govern- ment of the Church was looked upon with scant sympathy. The latter has been incorrectly called " the ecclesiastical idea of New England," or " the — 169 — New England attitude." Weak in numbers as was the Cliurcli in Massachusetts, the few men there had the courage of their convictions and they followed neither Connecticut nor Pennsylvania. With Connedlicut, Messrs. Bass and Parker agreed that the first step was to obtain a Bishop. " It is our unanimous opinion," went forth a circular letter from Massachusetts, " that it is beginning at the wrong end to attempt to organize our Church before we have obtained a head " " It is needless to represent to you the absolute Necessity of adopt- ing and uniting in some speedy measures to procure some reputable Person who is regularly invested with the Powers of Ordination &c to reside among us, without which scarce the Shadow of an Episcopal Church will soon remain in these States." To Connedlicut the Church turns to-day as ever in gratitude for her prompt a(5lion in sending Seabury to Scotland for Consecration. When, however, Connedlicut hesitated at the recep- tion of laymen into the Church's Councils and Sea- bury wrote, " I cannot give up what I deem essential to Episcopal Government, by admitting laymen into any share of it, farther than the external or temporal state of things may require," Bass put himself on record in the words, " The authority to make canons or laws should be placed in a representative body of Clergy and Laity conjointly." Thus the small Massachusetts group, led by Bass and Parker, kept true to the traditions of the indepen- dent spirit of Massachusetts. May I mention another faSi. — 170 — Just before the ele6lion of Mr. Bass as Bishop, the Church was in its most critical position, divided by- two parties which might easily break into open hostil- ity. Bishop Seabury had returned with his Orders from Scotland and under obligations to the Scottish Church. Bishops White and Provoost had come back with English Orders and with obligations of honor to the Church of England. There was in the body of their respedlive followers much mutual suspicion and some hostility. With three Bishops necessary for the Consecration of a Bishop and for the full organization of the Church, how was the con- summation to be brought about ? Each party was tempted to gain precedence by the consecration of other Bishops in Scotland or in England. Mr. Parker was approached on the subje^l by both Bishops White and Seabury. But he had in mind the plan of uniting the English and Scottish Succes- sion in one Consecration. The Convention of 1789 was approaching and a6lion had to be prompt. A meeting of the Clergy of Massachusetts and New Hampshire was quietly called and Mr. Bass was ele6led Bishop, in order, as their a6l read, " to encour- age and promote, as far as in us lies, a union of the whole Episcopal Church in these States, and to per- fedl and compa6l this mystical body of Christ." The result was that the General Convention affirmed by resolution " That a complete Order of Bishops, derived as well under the English as the Scots line of Episcopacy, exists in the United States," " That Bishops White and Provoost are requested to unite with Bishop Seabury in consecrating Rev. —171— Bdward Bass, as requested by ' The Act of the Clergy of Massachusetts and New Hampshire.' " Although the Consecration of Bishop Bass did not take place at that time, the desired result was accom- plished and the Church was united. Soon after the death of Bishop Seabury, six years later, Bishop Claggett joined in the Consecration of Bishop Bass, who, in laying hands on Do6lor Jarvis, brought back to Conne6licut the Scottish Succession. Before I close, allow me to emphasize two or three familiar thoughts. I mentioned that Messrs. Parker and Bass were sons of Massachusetts. To that fa(5l I believe much of their influence was due. From the time that President Cutler, Mr. Johnson and the others in New Haven, entered the ministry of our Church, a native born ministry has been one of the strong features of Conne6licut Churchmanship. Her Clergy have been sons of the soil, in sj^mpathy with her traditions, religious spirit and institutions. And in her Bishop Coadjutor-ele6l, the Diocese is most happily sustaining her traditions ; a son of the soil, a son of Yale, he is simply coming home to take up his work among his own people, and to lead them on through the principles and traditions of the past into the thought and adlivities of the next century. Acknowledging to the full the debt that our Church owes to the Clergy born in England and other lands, who have served her devotedly, and who are now ministering at her altars, I believe that in the long run the American Church is best administered and — 172 — led by men who through birth and education are one with the American people. Again, the glory as well as the by-word of Con- nedlicut Churchmanship has been its conservatism. I want to emphasize the glory, for such it is. In a period when men are alert for everything that is new, and when novelty is often more esteemed than truth, when the multiplication of words and of books tends to deafen and blind us to the wisdom of the past, when even in matters ecclesiastical the temptation of many men is to disregard authority and to do that which is right in their own eyes ; it is well, aye, it is essential that there be a strong body of men who con- serve the older traditions, who with an intelligent appreciation of the present hold up before us the noble traditions of the past, who emphasize the worth of law and order, and who keep the principles of the Church deeply and solidly laid in men's minds in order that the stru(5lure of modern thought and life may be sustained. Each school of thought and temper of mind has its use in the Church from the most advanced to the ultra readlionary, but there is only one school that is essential to the existence of the Church, and that is the school of intelligent conservatism. Finally, I want to emphasize the worth and power of personality in the Church. We meet to-morrow to perpetuate an Institution, but we meet also to con- secrate a man. Seabury, Jarvis and Brownell were Bishops ; they were also men worthy of the Episcopate. Their characters struck the note of the Church here —173— and the Clergy and Laity of the former generations responded. John Williams is the Bishop, the learned theolo- gian, the wise statesman and the strong ecclesiastic. The spiritual powers which have flowed from him in his Master's name have been for the refreshing and inspiring of the men and women of Conne6licut. His personality has dominated ; no, it has never domi- nated, it has roused, inspired, cheered and led the Church throughout the land. Connecticut and her Bishop have taught us what one man can do for the Church, what one citizen can do for his State, what one Bishop can do for his people. Account of the Services at the Consecration of the Bishop Coadjutor W^^i *::^^]1V^^ !^^ ^ fy^^" ^(-^2^^-^ i^^^^ ^\^D^ fo^wf^pyi?''^ ^4,^^J^ \^Mfhjy^§^ ^ ^m CONSECRATION OF THE BISHOP COADJUTOR The Services of the Consecration Day began with early celebrations of the Holy Communion : at Christ Church at half past seven, the Rev. George Brinley Morgan, Redlor, being the celebrant ; at St. Thomas' Church at eight o'clock, the Rev. William Agur Beardsley, Re6lor, being the celebrant, assisted by the Rev. Robert Morris Kemp, Curate of St. Paul's Chapel, Trinity Parish, New York City ; at St. Paul's Church at half past eight, the Rev. Edwin Stevens Lines, D.D., Re6lor, being the celebrant, assisted by the Rev. George William Phillips. A large concourse of people stood without Trinity Church, from an early hour in the morning, many of them being those entitled to admission, others drawn by interest and curiosity, waiting for the opening of the doors. The arrangements for keeping clear the tower entrance for the Bishops, Clergy and Laity who were to have specially reserved seats, were admirably carried out under the dire(5lion of Mr. Benjamin R. English, the chief marshal. The clergy of the Dio- cese, invited guests, visiting clergy, and the students of Berkeley Divinity School, vested at the United Cliurcli Chapel, No. 300 Temple Street, whicli had been courteously offered for that purpose by the authorities of the United Church. The procession from the United Church Chapel was marshalled under the diredlion of Mr. Burton Mansfield, and marched across the Green through an attentive throng of people who lined the route to Trinity Church. This part of the procession met the Bishops, other Clergy and Choir at the tower entrance of the Church, and, while the proces- sional hymn " We march, we march to victory " was singing, the entire procession moved up the middle alley in the following order : the Choir ; the Rev. Frederick William Harriman, Secretary of the Diocese ; the Rev. Daniel Henshaw, S.T.D. ; the Rev. George Hodges, D.D., Dean of the Episcopal Theological School, Cambridge, Massachusetts ; the Rev. Stewart Means, Redor of St. John's Church, New Haven ; the Rev. Henry M. Sherman, Arch- deacon of Fairfield, and Secretary of the Standing Committee; the Rev. Edwin Stevens Lines, D.D., Rector of St. Paul's, New Haven ; the Rev. Samuel Hart, D.D., Registrar of the Diocese, member of the Standing Committee and Secretary of the House of Bishops; the Rev. J. Livingston Reese, D.D., Regis- trar of the General Convention ; the Rev. William Given Andrews, D.D., member of the Standing Com- mittee ; the Rev. Samuel Fermor Jarvis ; the Rev. Storrs O. Seymour, D.D., President of the Standing Committee; the Rev. John Binney, D.D., Sub Dean of Berkeley Divinity School, member of the Stand- ing Committee, and Archdeacon of Middlesex ; the —1/9— Rev. Benjamin Mowatt Yarrington, Rector-Kmeritus of Christ Church, Greenwich, and senior presbyter of the Diocese; the Rev. Francis Thayer Russell, D.D., Redor of St. Margaret's School, Waterbury, and Professor of Elocution in Berkeley Divinity School, Middletown, and the General Theological Seminary, New York City ; the Rev. Charles O. Scoville, and the Rev. Clarence W. Bispham, Curates of Trinity Church ; the Rev. George William Douglas, S.T.D., Redor of Trinity Church ; THE REV. CHAUNCEY BUNCE BREWSTER, D.D., BISHOP COADJUTOR EIvECT, vested in rochet ; attended by the Rev. William Mer- cer Grosvenor, Re6lor of the Church of the Incarna- tion, New York City, and the Rev. Henry Ferguson, North am Professor of History and Political Science, Trinity College, Hartford; the Rt. Rev. William Ford Nichols, D.D., Bishop of California ; the Rt. Rev. William Lawrence, D.D., LL.D., Bishop of Massachu- setts ; the Rt. Rev. George Worthington, D.D., LL.D., Bishop of Nebraska ; the Rt. Rev. William Paret, D.D., LL.D., Bishop of Maryland; the Rt. Rev. Courtland Whitehead, D.D., Bishop of Pittsburgh; the Rt. Rev. William David Walker, D.D., LL.D., D.C.L., Bishop of Western New York; the Rt. Rev. Ozi William Whitaker, D.D., Bishop of Penn- sylvania; the Rt. Rev. Henry Codman Potter, D.D., LL.D., D.C.L., Bishop of New York; the Rt. Rev. William Croswell Doane, D.D., LL.D., Bishop of Albany ; the Rt. Rev. Abram Newkirk Littlejohn, D.D., LL.D., D.C.L., Bishop of Long Island, and — ISO- Bishop Presiding at the Consecration, attended by his chaplain, the Rev. Wilmer P. Bird, Precentor of the Cathedral of the Incarnation, Garden City, bear- ing the pastoral staff; the Clergy from the United Church Chapel in this order : Archdeacons of the Diocese, not seated in the Chancel, members of the faculty of Berkeley Divinity School, not seated in the Chancel, the clergy holding of&cial positions in the Diocese, not seated in the Chancel ; ofi&cial representa- tives of other Dioceses ; the clergy of the Diocese in order of canonical residence, the students of Berkeley Divinity School in academic gowns. The President and Faculty of Trinity College, with the exception of Professors Hart and Ferguson, assembled in Trinity Parish House, i6o Temple street, from whence, attired in collegiate gowns and caps, they proceeded to the Church previous to the main procession, and occupied seats specially reserved for them near the Chancel. The entire procession marched two by two, save only that the Re6lor of Trinity Church, New Haven, the Bishop Coadjutor ele(5l, the chaplain of the Bishop of Long Island, and the Bishop of Long Island, each walked alone. The Bishop of Long Island with his chaplain, and the Bishops of Albany, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Massachusetts, Pittsburgh, Western New York, were within the Sanctuary ; the other Bishops, the Re6lor and Curates of the Parish, and the fourteen other specially invited clergy occupied their assigned seats in the Choir. The Bishop Coadjutor el e6l, with his attending pres- byters, was seated at the head of the middle alley, just below the Chancel steps. The rest of the vested — i8i— Clergy occupied the pews on either side of the middle alley.* At the conclusion of the processional hymn, the Secretary of the House of Bishops read the Commis- sion issued by the Presiding Bishop to the Bishops of Long Island, Albany and New York, to consecrate the Bishop Coadj utor eledl of the Diocese of Con- nedlicut.f The Introit from Psalm xci : " Whoso dwelleth under the defence of the Most High," was then exqui- sitely sung by the Choir. J The Communion Of&ce was begun by the Bishop of New York, who also read the Epistle, Acts xx, 17 ; the Bishop of Pennsylva- nia read the Gospel, St. Matthew xxviii, 18. The Nicene Creed was sung by the whole congregation led by the Choir. Then followed the hymn, " The Church's One Foundation ;" after which the sermon was preached by the Bishop of Maryland from St. Titus i, 5. At the conclusion of the sermon, the Bishop Coad- jutor elect was presented for Consecration to the Bishop Presiding by the Bishop of Nebraska and the Bishop of California. Upon the call for testimoni- als, the Registrar of the Diocese read the of&cial Cer- tificate of the election and the Testimony of the Con- vention of the Diocese of Connedicut, the Secretary of the Standing Committee read the certificate of the consent given to the Consecration by the Standing * As accurate a list as possible of the Clergy in the procession will be found on pages 300-303. t A copy will be found on page 295. X The full musical programme is given on page 310. — 182— Committees of fifty-four Dioceses (being all who, at the time of the Consecration, had replied to the request for consent), including the form of canonical testimonial signed by the members of said Standing Committees, and the Registrar of the General Con- vention read the Certificate of the Presiding Bishop, that consent had been given to the Consecration by a canonical majority of the members of the House of Bishops.'" After the Bishop elect had made the Promise of Conformity, the Bishop Presiding bade the congre- gation to prayer, and the Bishop of Albany said the Litany. The Bishop Presiding then put to the Bishop eledl the prescribed questions, which were answered by Dr. Brewster. After the special prayer for the Bishop Coadjutor elect had been said by the Bishop Presiding, Dr. Brewster put on the rest of the Epis- copal Habit, during which the Choir sang the anthem from Psalm cxxii, 6, 7 : " Pray for the peace of Jerusalem." The Bishop Coadjutor el e6l then knelt before the altar, all the Bishops gathered around, and the Bishop of Albany led them in singing anti- phonally with the Choir and congregation, the " Veni, Creator Spiritus." The Bishop Presiding said the solemn prayer immediately preceding the Consecra- tion, all the Bishops present placed their hands upon the head of the Bishop Coadjutor eledl, and the Bishop Presiding said the momentous words which made Chauncey Bunce Brewster a Bishop in the Church of God. The charge was then given to the newly consecrated Bishop, the Bible delivered to * For these documents see pages 293-299. -i83- him,* and rising from his knees, the Bishop Coad- jutor of Conuedlicut was received by his brother Bishops within the Sanctuary, f The alms of the con- gregation were then received, the Offertory Anthem being I Chron. xvii, 26, 27 : "Lord, thou art God." The Bishop Presiding then proceeded with the Com- munion Of&ce assisted by several of his brethren. As is provided by the rubric in the of&ce for the Con- secration of Bishops, " the new consecrated Bishop, with others," those in the Chancel, received the Holy Communion. The final prayer was said and the Benedidion pronounced by the Bishop Presiding. After singing the " Nunc Dimittis," the recessional hymn, " Rejoice, ye pure in heart," was sung, the long procession reformed, and marched down the middle alley ; and the large congregation dispersed. Those in attendance agree that for order, devotion and beauty, the combination of simplicity and grandeur, few consecrations of a Bishop in this American Church have surpassed that of Bishop Brewster. * This Bible was presented to Bishop Brewster by the ReAor, Wardens, and Vestry of Trinity Church, New Haven. t A copy of the I^etter of Consecration is given on page 299. Consecration Sermon The Rt. Rev. WILLIAM PARET, D.D., LL.D. "Bishop of ^Maryland TRINITY CHURCH CONSECRATION SERMON TITUS I. 5. ' ' For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee." At the close of this Epistle to Titus there is a supplementary paragraph or note as follows : " It was written to Titus ordained the first Bishop of the Church of the Cretians, from Nicopolis of Macedonia." Those who will not acknowledge any evidence of Dio- cesan Episcopacy in the Bible, tell us at once that this note is no part of God's word ; that it was not, like the body of the Epistle, written by St. Paul : that it cannot claim inspiration or his personal authority : that it is a mere memorandum, of later days, by someone unknown, some copyist perhaps of the first manuscript, very much like the memorandum which a clerk of our own time endorses on a paper to be filed away. We grant it. It is even so. St. Paul did not write it. It was not inspired. And although written very early indeed, it only testifies the under- standing of those of that early day. The early Church, the very early Church, did accept this Epistle as written to Titus ordained Bishop of Crete. — 188— But thougli St. Paul did not write this particular note, he did write and record elsewhere, as part of the Holy Scriptures which all Christians accept as inspired, the very same assertion. He does not wait for the end of his Epistle or letter, to add a note or superscription. He puts the address, after the manner of letter writing in those days, at the beginning. " To Titus, mine own son after the common faith For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city as I have appointed thee." Not the very same words, but the very same fadls. " To Titus," appointed by direct Apostolic authority to do personally a specified work in a region or distri6l distin6lly named and limited. The Ordination by St. Paul ; the office named not by the word Bishop, but by the statement of the duties and powers which none but a Bishop could exercise; and the region, Crete. Plainly it is just as the foot note says, " Written to Titus, ordained the first Bishop of the Cretians." It will bear repetition. Brethren. The Ordination, "I left thee,"— "as I had appointed thee." The Bishop's office : not one of many Presbyters, his equals, but one over many Presbyters or elders, with authority : himself to set in order, that is, to corredl, to diredl, to arrange, to . govern, and to ordain ; not to bid others ordain, but to do it himself; the very powers and marks of the Bishop's office ever since ; the governing and ordaining powers. And the defi- nite region, Crete ; as distinctly that Bishop's Diocese or sphere of work as Maryland is mine to-day. Not — 189— the Presbyter for one city or town, but the Overseer or Episcopos of all the Presbyters in all that Island of Crete. Indeed, Brethren, they must, one would think, read with eyes very prejudiced, who do not see the Bishop and his Diocese in this Epistle. To two things here named I ask your closer thought : to the Diocese as the sphere of the Bishop's work, and to the two great parts or instances of that work as St. Paul here names them. You may perhaps think that I should have named a third, the Bishop himself And if we could know much about Titus himself, if we could have any full and sure story of his life, if there had come to us any definite history of his episcopal work, we might well learn much from his example. Later times in the Church have given us some grand and noble instances, fully told, of the consecration of great learning, great natural gifts and grand charader to the work of Christ in that sacred office. And every Bishop of to-day looks back to such and studies them to stimulate himself to deeper devotion. We wish we knew just what Titus did, as Bishop, but we cannot have that history. The field for these labors was the Island of Crete, so sadly prominent in men's thoughts to-day. Its limits were defined, not by lines which might be changed from time to time by fortunes of war or policy, but by God's own hand in the clear drawn ocean bounds. It included about 4,600 square miles, more than some of our smaller Dioceses to-day, and very nearly equal in area to this Diocese of Connecti- cut. It was at that time quite thickly peopled ; far more so than it is at present. Homer, in earlier days, — 190 — told of its hundred cities. It is probable that in the days of St. Paul it numbered not far from 600,000 inhabitants, and in that respect also was nearly equal to this Diocese. The communication or journeying throughout must have been comparatively easy. Besides the fa6l of its surrounding coast margin, where one could go from point to point very easily by boat, the hundred towns in that small area could not have been very far apart ; and unless it differed much from all other Roman territory, it must have had excellent Roman roads. It has been assumed by some that by Apostolic rule or usage every city was to have its Bishop ; but we have here the one Bishop for a hundred towns ; a territorial, rather than a city Diocese, and named not after a See City, but after the whole region. There is a theory, urged with great boldness by some of late, that the Bishop's Diocese should be so small that he could come into close personal pastoral rela- tion, not only with the Clergy under his care, but with all the people of their several flocks. But both in the larger ministry of the first Apostles, and in the commission here given to one of the earliest Dio- cesan Bishops, I am comforted for my own work by finding in them the larger rather than the very minute supervision. When Titus entered on the task thus given him, he was very much like one of our Missionary Bishops going out to a new jurisdi6lion. It was a territory yet virtually unoccupied. Titus had evidently been with St. Paul when that Apostle, in a(5lion so brief that it has left no record but this Epistle in Holy — IQI — Scripture, spoke tlie first Gospel words in Crete. In what cities or towns lie preached, whether in more than one, or how long he tarried, we do not know. It seems however, that instead of continuing there for months, or for a year, as he did in some places, he only made the very beginning, gained the first foothold, and then going on to some task which seemed to him more urgent, left Titus on the ground to push that beginning to further result. Probably, as in some other instances, (5nly one congregation had been gathered, only one small group, meeting in some house like that of Cornelius, or in some school room like that of Tyrannus, or some place by the river-side as with Lydia. St. Paul knew he was only thus to lay foundations, and others were to build thereon. But strong in faith and hope, he knew that building would be done. He planted, Titus watered, and he was sure that God would give the increase. So we must imagine Titus at the threshold of his work ; to transform a new begun Missionary Juris- diction into a well ordered Diocese. I am sure that realizing that the whole island, and not one single flock only, was his charge, he began with an Episco- pal Missionary journey ; studying the ground and planning his work. And I can imagine that work growing ; the first little congregation growing in numbers, in knowledge, in habits of worship and strength of Christian life ; new congregations spring- ing up in city after city, as with a Bishop's loving zeal he burned to possess the whole island for Christ, his Lord. Try as I may, it is impossible with this Kpistle before me to think of Titus under the Presby- — 192 — terian idea, as tlie minister of a single congregation. It is a Diocese I see ; of many congregations, of many cities, of many Presbyters, over whom as guide and ruler appointed by inspired Apostolic authority is one who, while like St. Peter and every Bishop now, he has not lost his Presbyter's office and so is " a fellow Presbyter," or " also an elder and com- panion in labor," has added to that the duties, the responsibilities and the authority of a higher office. But if the extent of the charge shows it to have been a Diocese, the nature, the character of the work shows it to have been peculiarly that of a Diocesan Bishop. Two lines of work the Apostle names. " To set in order the things that are wanting," the guid- ing, restraining, correcting, ruling work. " And to ordain elders in every city ; " to be Christ's appointed officer in transmitting and maintaining, under the Divine conditions, that succession of Christ's duly Ordained Ministers which He said was to continue until the end of the world. Take the two in order. " To set in order the things that are wanting." What things were want- ing ? There are two senses or degrees in which that word "wanting" is used. We may say that a cer- tain thing is wanting, and mean that there is an entire failure or lack of it, — a complete absence. Or we may use it as expressing defedliveness ; as when we say of one that he is wanting in certain qualities, I think we must take the word here in this latter sense, and the Greek original bears out this meaning. Titus was not to supply things that were wanting, but to set them in order. They were there already, —193— but out of order, incomplete, irregular, unfinished. The foundations were laid, the materials in part gathered, and out of the confusion he was to build and bring the well-ordered structure. There must have been many things thus to be set in order, not only in Crete, but in every newly and hastily started Church of those early days. Those first Apostles worked very hopefully, and because hopefully very quickly. They did not wait till men and women were fully and admirably instructed, before they received them. They received them first, and taught them more fully afterward. It did not need months to prepare for Baptism on the day of Pentecost. The teaching began in the morning, and the three thousand were baptized before night. Those at Bphesus, so ignorant that they did not know " whether there were any Holy Ghost," were, in the Apostles' hopeful faith, baptized and confirmed at once. They believed in .Christ as preached to them. They were ready to be taught. There was no long minute drilling of the jailer who was baptized at that midnight earthquake. I do not think the Gospel would have won its great Apostolic victories, if those Apostolic men had been as timid and slow as we think we ought to be. And so, Brethren, we must think of that new Church in Crete as very rudimentary and defedive. Many things were wanting. We have likened it to one of our own Missionary Jurisdi6lions at the West. It was more like the sending of a Missionary Bishop to some new venture in a foreign land. It was not irreligion they had to deal with, but false religion ; and false religion strongly established in the litera- —194— ture, the government, the language, the worship, and in all the social life and customs. The Christian religion came in suddenly, as something new. Those who accepted its first principles, its foundations, were received at once. But out of those new-made be- lievers, untaught, untrained, Titus had, by the help of God, to bring a well-ordered and disciplined Church. There was much wanting in do6lrine ; and that had to be set in order. It is easy enough even now, after all the training of eighteen centuries, for men to catch wild ideas. There was needed all the more then, the strong hand of one already well taught, to hold those eager souls fast to the great principles, and to lead them, step by step, into the surer, safer ways of care- ful Christian truth. The do6lrine of those infant Churches was rudimentary. They needed that knowledge should be added to zeal, and guide it. They needed, like Apollos, to be " taught the way of truth more perfe6lly." And so the do6lrine of that new-born Church was one thing to be set in order. And its worship was another. That could not be left to grow of itself, and fashion itself as men's fancies might direct. And the wonderful unity of the grand first liturgic forms which we find every- where, back to the very first, shows what care Apostles and Apostolic men took to set that in order. The minute rules for worship which St. Paul gave in these Pastoral Epistles, and in those to the Corinthians and elsewhere, show how he saw the need. There was already a positive and powerful heathen worship, with its temples, altars, sacrifices and incense. There was already a strongly chara6lerized Jewish worship. —195— And the worship of the Christian Church must be protected from the corruptions which threatened it from these, and from the influence of old habits and ideas of prayer which still affedled the newly-con- verted. The worship of the Christians, both in pub- lic and in private, must be distindlively and positively Christian, must be such as to help men to come to Christ, and to bring to them His blessings. If this had been left to scattered native Presbyters in their several separate flocks, there would have been what St. Paul says God does not approve, confusion instead of order. And so, instead of leaving it to the many, St. Paul and the other Apostles, guided we are sure by the help which Christ had promised them, committed that liturgic authorit}^ to the Bishop. He was to set in order the prayers and worship of the Church ; not after his own ideas, but after the model and ideal which was part of the Apostolic teaching. And then there was the sphere of private life and morals. How far thej^ were to be bound by Jewish laws and usages ; how far they could go in association with their still heathen friends ; how far they could conform to their social customs ; how was the private and social life of Christians to differ from that of others ? You know from St. Paul's Bpistles, to the Corinthians and Hphesians especially, what strange, erroneous fancies as to do6lrine, worship, personal and social life he had to corre6l and set in order for his new disciples. They had to be built up. And for this purpose they did not, as some in their enthu- siasm would have us do now, make haste to set up what is called a Native Episcopate. They might ■ — 196 — make Presbyters and Deacons out of new-made Chris- tians, provided there was some one over tliem strongly fitted to rule and guide. But the one so over them, the Bishop, must be " not a novice." So over the new-born Ephesian and Alexandrian and Cretan Christians were placed, not men of themselves, but chosen men, trained long and carefully for the work, under the personal teaching and guiding of the first Apostles ; men like Timothy and St. Mark and Titus. But besides this " setting in order of things that were wanting," this developing of the well-ordered Christian communit}^ out of its crude elements, St. Paul names to Titus another important department of his Episcopal work. He was " to ordain elders in every city." Now if the theory of the Parity of Orders were true, this ordaining power would have been exercised by all the Presbyters. Once begun, the office of Presbyter or Elder would have propagated itself. But St. Paul plainly committed that ordaining power in Crete to one, and to one only. He left Titus there that he might ordain ; not make a begin- ning of ordering in one city, and then let the elders so ordained go on ordaining other elders, but himself ordain in every city. All the ordaining in Crete was to be done by him. Just as in another place he com- mitted all the ordaining power to one man, Timothy ; just, as history assures us, from that time on there was in every Diocese its personal center of ordination. And it was not only the power to ordain ; it was far more. It was the great duty, the solemn and sacred responsibility of ordaining that was laid upon —197— him. We are sure that when the first Apostles heard our Lord say " Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world," they understood Him to declare the perpetuity and sure succession of the ministry then established. And though we are not told how it was that He more minutely instru6led them as to the methods of that propagation, we are sure, from the wondrous unanimity of their methods and a(5lions, that they were guided by Him, as He promised ; and guided not only in ordering the doc- trine and worship and social life of Christians, but in their ordering of the ministry also. And through their hands, as in the case of Timothy and Titus and in all the a6lion of those earliest days, we receive the office of Bishop, the ordaining office, as from our Lord Himself. " To ordain elders in every city." So only can the Gospel work be continued. " In every city." Wherever the missionary zeal of Titus could gather a new little band of disciples, there he must organize them, must set them in order, must provide and dire6l the laws and customs of their worship, must show them how the Sacraments were to be administered, and have some one appointed so to minister, and him- self well taught, to teach others. I can well imagine how careful he was to look out men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and of wisdom, whom he might set over such matters. I can well imagine what lov- ing diligence he used either to seledl such men him- self, or to examine and approve them, and to give them his own careful personal teaching and dire6lion. It was not simply to lay hands on them and speak the words appointed, and send them out. True, the Grace of Orders is strong ; but it needs a " chosen vessel " to hold it safely and profitably. I can imagine, I think every Bishop can, that early Bishop studying his Diocese with anxious, loving heart. There hangs on the wall of my own room a map of the Diocese of Maryland, and it has, distindlly noted, every city, town, village, or rural spot where a Church has been established, and where the blessings of the Apostolic ministry have reached. I think Titus must have had just such a map of Crete; and how glad his heart must have been, as again and again he could add a new cross to mark the spot where a new Church had been begun, and another ordained min- ister of Christ put at work. And I can imagine, too, with what anxiousness he studied the many places as yet unmarked, and prayed that Christ would help him to find the wa}^ to the souls that had not been reached. " To ordain elders in every city " was his task ; and so long as in Crete there was left one city, one place not provided with the true Gospel ministry, so long he could not rest. Dear Brethren, in a few moments another will have been added to that long line of men who for eighteen hundred years have one after another received the awful office which I have so imperfectly pi6lured to you, as held by Titus. And the Church may well repeat the very words : " For this cause left we thee in Conne(5licut, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city." Nay, the words come with higher sanClion still. It would be but a little thing, if the Bishops uniting in this adl conveyed only their own personal authority. —199— It would be something more, but still a little thing, if the a(ft conveyed only the authority of the Church. I am sure that when Titus received through St. Paul his commission for the Bishop's of&ce he realized most awfully, that it was not from St. Paul, but through St. Paul, from Christ. He was not St. Paul's minister ; he was Christ's minister. Christ had made him His ambassador. And even so, the power, the validity, the divine ef&cacy of this present a6l of ordination, is because it is the Lord's a6l, and not man's. The men are but his instruments. To a ministry and office, which at the first He Himself created, and with which as an office which He declared to be perpetuated, He prom- ised His constant presence and authority, — to the highest grade in His Holy ministry, Christ Himself calls this man, to-day. For such calling he used at the first His own immediate and visible designation, as in the calling of the twelve ; or He used the twelve together as His agents, as in the calling of the seven Deacons ; or He used one Apostle, like St. Paul, to transmit the office to Timothy and Titus. And He uses now the careful, well-guided adlion and scrutiny and power of His Church. But so surely as St. Paul and St. Peter were themselves called to be His min- isters and receive His authority, and were made His ambassadors, so surely and truly, even though not with such immediate designation, were Timothy and Titus called and ordained of Christ, to be His min- isters, not St. Paul's. And even so surely, in these far-off days, do those who are admitted into that same Apostolic line of sacred ministry, have no human authority only, but Christ's own presence with them. *' An Apostle, not of man, neither by man," was St. Paul's claim. And following in that same Apostolic office, — "not of man, although by man," might as truly be said by Timothy and Titus, and soon by our brother here to-day. Men may not always see or own the divinely-given authority. Their faith in the office may be shaken by the personal weakness or sins of the men who hold it. They may see only the earthen vessel, and not the treasure it contains. But whether others own it or not, the confident and abso- lute assurance of the one appointed so to serve the Lord, that he holds his office from Christ, and is accountable to Christ, fills the soul with the full awfulness of responsibilit}', and fires it to the most untiring labors. It is not the pride of authority, but the responsibility of authority, he feels ; not the exal- tation of office, but its awfulness ; not its honor, but its immense burden ; a burden which no soul could bear, but for the strong and absolute assurance that it comes from Christ, and that He is with us as we bear it. And so it is not to clothe a human a6l with solemnity that we gather about this ordination so much carefulness and dignity of worship, but because we know that we are merely expressing and declaring in our human words and symbols, the a6l by which our Lord Jesus Christ himself places our brother to-day in the very same office to which, through the hands of St. Paul, He called Timothy and Titus. My dear Brother, I know well how at this hour your soul trembles under the greatness of the burden you will hereafter have to bear; and that when pres- 201- ently the hands of Christ's chief ministers are laid upon your head, you will feel in them the communi- cation of C!irist's own presence and gift. It is the reality of the office that makes its awfulness to you. In the great questions which will soon be put to you, and in your answers the two great divisions of the Bishop's work are embodied. You will promise to teach God's truth fully and onlj^ ; to teach and exhort with wholesome dodrine ; to convince and exhort the gainsayers ; to banish and drive away erroneous and strange doArine ; to promote godly living and peace, and diligently to exercise the discipline committed to you. And in all these you will be " setting in order." It may be, it will be, sometimes painful to do it ; to speak the words or do the a6ls w^iich may seem to others to be severe ; to be firm against the errors of those whom for many things you must honor and love ; to be misunderstood by those who cannot read your heart, and misrepresented as doing under mere personal impulse and preference what your conscience tells you you are doing in faithfulness to your Lord, and to the trust he has put upon you. But the truth of Christ's Gospel and the purity of faith and do6lrine will be dearer to you than your own peace ; and you will exercise that discipline, I am sure, not in the fear of men, but in the fear of God. You will promise to be " faithful in ordaining, sending and laying hands upon others." It has seemed to me sometimes that this trust of ordaining power is, perhaps, the most solemn and sacred of all the duties of a Bishop. I remember how our Blessed 202 Lord found here His daily and hourly work. From the first calling of the fishermen, to the very Cross, and after it, constant, personal association with Him made their daily life. How He made every miracle a lesson to them for their future work ; every word of peace to a penitent, or of rebuke to the impenitent, a point in their instrucftion. How He watched to cor- real their personal weaknesses, as in Philip and Thomas and Peter ! How He impressed His own personality on them in all those long three years of daily companionship ! It was the great model of theological training. The great Bishop and Shepherd of Souls made it His personal work. I think of those first Apostles as following in this His example, and making the training of the men who were to come after them their personal work and charge. So St. Paul prepared Timothy and Titus and St. Luke by constant companionship and personal influence. So St. Peter trained St. Mark. And for very many centuries it was happily the Church's rule and usage that upon the Bishops rested that great duty. They were then, and they are now, responsible to Christ, not merely for laying hands on those whom others had prepared ; but however others might help them, they themselves were, and are to-day, responsible for all the teaching and moulding work ; for the true chara6ler and full fitness of those who are ordained. And I may well point you to the dearly loved and honored Bishop with whom you are to be associated, as one who has made his long Episcopate nobly emi- nent by his diligent and most fruitful labors in this great part of the Bishop's of&ce. It is in love to you. — 203— dear Brother, I pray that Our Lord will make you feel all the awfulness of authority in dodlrine, all the awfulness of authority in worship, and all the awful- ness of ordaining power. Christ often adds human consolations to His own Divine ones. Himself our great helper. He gives us human helpers also. It was a comfort to Titus that he had St. Paul's personal interest, his watchfulness, his careful instructions, his love, and his prayers. There was one who had authority to direA and advise him in his work, for whose oversight he was glad, and to whom he could go when he needed counsel. You, too, will have the loving oversight and dire6lion of one whose many years of strong and blameless ministry have won for him the honoring love of his own immediate flock, and of all the Church in this land ; whose wealth of learning, whose wisdom of long experience, whose devout earnestness will be used to help you in the work in which you will be associated with him. We pray for you, and we pray with you, that the blessing of his gifts may be long continued to you, and to us all. But while his the guiding responsibility, upon you must come the pres- sure of the active work. May Our Lord Himself, by His Holy Spirit, and in His own personal presence be with you every day ! The prayers of all your brethren are with you in this hour. The Lord make your ministry full of blessing to yourself, and full of fruit for Him, and help you, in this your Diocese and field, more and more effectively " to set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city." Reception at Trinity Parish House RECEPTION AT TRINITY PARISH HOUSE At three o'clock on Thursday afternoon a large and representative audience of Clerg}^ and Laity gathered in the upper hall of Trinity Parish House to greet the Bishop Coadjutor. The address of welcome was made by the Rev. Dr. Storrs O. Seymour, Presi- dent of the Standing Committee, to which the Bishop Coadjutor replied, after which Bishop Brewster held a reception, many wishing him God speed in his work. Address of Welcome to the Bishop Coadjutor The Rev. STORRS O. SEYMOUR, D.D. President of the Standing Committee 14 ADDRESS Reverend Father in God : Upon me has been laid the grave and at the same time the very pleasant duty of extending to you, in behalf of the Clergy and Laity, their welcome, as you now enter upon your of&cial relation to this Diocese. Believe me, Sir, our hearts are full to-day. They are full of memories of the past and of hopes for the future. We receive you, as you come to be at first the Coadjutor of one who for these many years has so earnestly and faithfully fulfilled the office of Bishop, whom we all have loved and esteemed, and been glad to follow, and whose absence from this day's services is so deeply regretted. It is our hope that as you relieve him of the heavier duties and responsi- bilities of his office, he may be spared the longer to you as a counsellor and friend, and to us as an objedl of tender love for the many and great services which he has rendered to us. And we receive you also as the one who in the Providence of God will succeed him, not only in his official position but also in the love and veneration which are so freely accorded to him. We are ready to receive you into our parishes, our homes, and our hearts. Without a doubt you will find many difficulties in your new work. The labors and responsibilities of the Bishop of Con- ne6licut cannot be few nor altogether easy. There will be many calls upon your time, your strength, and your patience, probably more than you can now foresee. But in behalf of those for whom I am privi- leged to speak, I venture to promise to you the sincere sympathy, the earnest co-operation, and the warm attachment of as noble a body of men and women as ever tried to uphold a Bishop's hands and encourage him in his work. They only ask that you, the shep- herd, shall lead them, the flock, in earnest labors for the advancement of our beloved Church and in devo- tion to the Master's Kingdom. As you go through the cities and towns and villages of this Diocese, there will be opened to you many homes in which you will find a godly piety, a sincere attachment to our Church founded upon a knowledge of her principles, and an open-handed hospitality. To these homes you will be welcomed, as to-day j^ou are welcomed to your work. Yesterday we were engaged in looking back over a century of the Church's life and adivity. During that period I suppose there were many opportunities offered, which if the Church had seized, she would have been stronger than she is to-day. And without doubt those who a hundred years from now review the century upon which we have entered, will have occa- sion to say the same thing ; but if they shall see as much progress, as much earnest and faithful work done, and the same spirit of fidelity and loving zeal as we see in looking back, I think they will not call —213— us unfaithful. I know tiiat whatever work each man may do, whatever sacrifices he may make, — the more the better, — I know, that in these he will find his purest satisfa6lion, as from his rest in Paradise he shall review his life's history. Sir, the duties and labors and possibly the trials which lie before you cannot — we may be thankful it is so — cannot be foreseen. They will, however, be sure to come ; and we pray that God may give you strength day by day for each day's work. May His angels defend you in your going out and your coming in ; may His Spirit be your guide and comforter ; and at last, when earth's labors and cares are done, may you receive the welcome accorded to the faithful servant. Response The Rt. Rev. CHAUNCEY BUNCE BREWSTER, D.D. Hishop Coadjutor of Connecticut RESPONSE My Dear Dr. Seymour : I thank you for your words. On this solemn day of my life they touch me, and touch me deeply. I count it a privilege to come back to the old State of Connedlicut, an honor to serve this historic Diocese, and an especial honor to be called to help our Bishop, great in so many ways, greatest in his simplicity. I pray that he may long be spared to preside over our national Church, and that I may have the benefit of his profound learning, his clear intelleA, his unerring judgment. For even at best, much in me will, I know, require large patience and charity on your part, Brethren and friends. I remember in my first parish, in another Diocese, an old woman who once was telling me how much she enjoyed the preaching of the old Bishop of that Diocese. As he was stricken in years, and feeble in voice, and she was hard of hearing and sat by the door, I asked her, "Well, but can you hear him?" " Oh, no," she replied, " I can't hear a word, but then, I know his meanifi's good !" (Laughter.) Now, Brethren, one comes among you who asks you to remember — and you will have abundant occasion for — 2l8— this charitable remembrance — to remember that my " meanin's " good. When to you I shall seem to come short, please remember that to myself I shall seem far more to come short of my own ideal of what your Bishop ought to be. One thing I may promise you. Some of you may remember, near the opening of the war, a certain general was wont to date his orders and dispatches, " Headquarters in the Saddle." Now I think I may promise you that my headquarters I shall not make in the saddle. And one more promise I desire here publicly to make : hereafter I shall always use a brake ! (Laughter.) And using a brake, I shall fall into line, I hope, as a Connedlicut Churchman. Con- necticut, even ecclesiastically, as you know, is the land of steady habits ; and Conne6licut Churchman- ship is chara6lerized by that sturdy conservatism that holds fast that which is good. It is out of one's own experience that genuine words come, and recent experiences of mine have impressed upon me two lessons, regarding the divine fa(5l and the divine method. Just a word about them. Now, in the fullness of health and vigor to be hurled helpless Upon the rocks and find one's self for the time doubly crippled, was not a happy preparation for the duties which awaited me. Nevertheless, that experience impressed anew upon me the supreme fa6l of life. For such a thing as that makes a man realize Him in Whom we live and move, without Whom we are powerless, and Whose strength may be made per- fe6l in weakness. Then I learned another lesson. I became at once — 219 — entirely dependent upon others. It may be there are some of you who have never faced that facft of dependence, whose chief pride is their independence. Yet dependence was your lot at the opening of life, and inevitably you shall come to it again. Interdependence is one of the ultimate fadls of human life. It finds illustration on every side. It finds illustration in that unit of Church life which we call the Diocese. You call a man to be the helper of your Bishop, at some, please God, far distant day to be your Bishop. But what can one Bishop do, or two Bishops do, alone, for the Church ? No one man or two men make up a Diocese. One man may be the link that binds the Diocese to the Church throughout all the world, and the Church of all the past, in the Apostolic fellowship. But, for the preaching of the Gospel of Christ, for the ingathering of men, for the saving of souls, for the upbuilding of the Church, what can the Bishop do without the Clergy ? Take the Clergy, each man in his own place ; what can the one man do if he stands alone, unaided, unsupported ? How he depends upon the people ! It is priest and people that make the Parish. It is Bishop, Clergy and People that make the Diocese. (Applause.) One man may be chief minister — that is, servant — of all ; but back of him must be the hearts and hands, close about him must be the faith and loyalty, the earnest efforts and the prayers of the company of the faithful. We depend upon each other. Our life is thus ordained, in a netw^ork of relations, an interlacing net- work, which in its very interpenetration and com- plexity serves for the diffusion of divine gifts, in variety and multiplicity of communication from soul to soul. As the poet makes Brother Lippo say : " God uses us to help each other so." And so, Brethren, I say that this great fadl of inter- dependence finds illustration in the Church. Nay, more ! Taken up into the very constitution of the Church is this network ; lives bound to lives, souls " knit together in one communion and fellowship ;" as so many interlacing threads, knotted each to all, in one fabric ; or, to change the figure, so many mem- bers knit together in the vital union of the one body. It is not alone that we are members of Christ ; it is, moreover, that in Him we are members one of another ; and this social essence of Christianity involves the personal responsibility of each individual member, for His body's sake, which is the Church. You have spoken. Dr. Seymour, of the future. Now if, as we hope, the Church in Connecticut is to go on in time to come as in the days that are past, and the new century mark, as it ought, an advance upon the old ; if Connecticut, as she has been mother of States, is to be in any sense mother of Churches, it can only be as we work together. The body of the Church depends, under the governing, san6lifying Spirit, upon every member of the same in his vocation and ministry. I thank you, one and all. (Applause.) Sketch of the Life of Dr. Brewster SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF DR. BREWSTER* Chauncey Bunce, the eldest son of the Rev. Joseph and Sarah (Bunce) Brewster, was born on September 5, 1848, at Windham, Conn. His father was then rector of St. Paul's Church in that pleasant village, but soon after of St. Paul's, Wallingford, whence he removed to New Haven, and became rector of Christ Church, in which position he remained highly esteemed and beloved for nearly thirty 3'ears. The Rav. Joseph Brewster ended his useful life on Nov. 20, 1895, dur- ing his incumbency of St. Michael's Church, Brooklyn, N. Y. It is an interesting and unusual fact that he gave three sons to the ministry. The family is one that has been highly honored in New England, and especially in Connecticut. It can trace its ancestry directly to the elder of the Plymouth Colony, William Brewster. After a careful preparation in the Hopkins Grammar School, Chauncey Brewster entered Yale College, graduating with honors in 1868 and having the distinction of being class orator. During the collegiate year 1870-71 he was tutor at Yale Col- lege. He was well trained in the studies necessary for the holy ministry at Berkeley Divinity School, Middletown, Conn. He was made deacon in the Church of the Holy Trinity, Middletown, on Wednesday, May 29, 1872, by the Rt. Rev. Dr. John Williams. He spent his diaconate as assistant to the Rev. Dr. Deshon at St. Andrew's Church, Meriden, Conn. * This sketch was prepared by the Rev. Joseph Hooper, with the kind assistance of the Bishop Coadjutor. 224 On May 30, 1873, he was ordained priest in St. Andrew's, Meriden, by Bishop Williams, and soon after accepted the rectorship of the historic parish of Christ Church, Rye, N. Y., where he made full proof of his ministry. In 188 1 he became rector of Christ Church, Detroit, Mich. Besides his round of parish duty he was called to occupy several diocesan positions of importance, being a member of the Standing Committee and deputy from that Diocese to the General Convention of 1883. In 1885 he accepted a call to Grace Church, Baltimore, which had been served by such men as Bishop Atkinson and Bishop Coxe. His last parish was Grace Church, Brooklyn Heights. In the Diocese of Long Island he has been Presi- dent of the Standing Committee, Chancellor of the Cathedral of the Incarnation, a Trustee of the Church Charity Founda- tion, and Chairman of other boards and committees. He was a deputy to the General Convention of 1892 and also to that of 1895. He was by the General Convention of 1895 ap- pointed on the Commission on Church Unity, and has been for some years a member of the Board of Managers of the Domes- tic and Foreign Missionary Society. His election by the Diocesan Convention at St. John's, Waterbury, on Tuesday, June 8, 1897, called him back to serve his native State as Bishop Coadjutor. He received the degree of Master of Arts in course from Yale and that of Doctor in Divinity from Trinity College in 1897. Dr. Brewster has written various review articles and is the author of a series of Good Friday addresses, entitled "The Key of Life," published in 1895. The Bishops of Connecticut THE BISHOPS OF CONNECTICUT For the sake of completeness it seems desirable that the following statement as to the succession of the Bishops of Connedlicut should be given here. The statement was pub- lished by the Rev. Dr. Samuel Hart in a communication to The Chtirchmaji of November 13th, 1897, as referred to above on page 9 of this volume. " It is well known that Bishop Claggett (5)* was consecrated by the four bishops who had been consecrated abroad, and that his was the only consecration in which Bishop Seabury took part. Bishop Claggett laid hands on Bishop Robert Smith (6), Bass (7), B. Moore (9), and Parker (10) ; and of these four, Bishops Smith and Parker took part in no conse- crations of other Bishops, Bishop Moore laid hands on none but Bishop Parker, and Bishop Bass laid hands on none but Bishop Jarvis (8). In the consecration of the second Bishop of Connedlicut, therefore, the English and the Scottish lines of succession were united, his consecrators being Bishops White, Provoost, and Bass. Now it is a most interesting fadl, in connecftion with this, that every Bishop consecrated in this country since Bishop Parker (10) traces back his succession through Bishop Jarvis ; for the latter laid hands with Bishops White and Provoost on Bishops Hobart (11) and Griswold (12) at the memorable con- secration in 181 1, and also with Bishops White and Hobart on * The figures in parenthesis indicate the numbers in the order of con- secration. —228— Bishop Dehon (13) in 181 2 ; and a glance at the list of conse- crators will show that all who come after go back in some way or other to these. Bishop Brownell (19) was consecrated in 18 19 by Bishops White, Hobart, and Griswold, and thus was but one step removed from his predecessor. At the consecration of Bishop Williams (54) in 185 1, Bishop Brownell himself presided ; while of the six other Bishops who laid on hands, three — Bishops Hopkins (26), Delyancey (34), and Eastburn (40) —had received the succession through Bishop Griswold, on whom Bishop Jarvis had laid hands, and four — Bishops Eastburn, Henshaw (41), Carlton Chase (42), and George Burgess (49) — had received the succession through Bishop Brownell himself. Among Bishop G. Burgess's con- secrators were also Bishops Eastburn, Henshaw, and C. Chase. Ten Bishops laid hands on Bishop Brewster (183) of whom the two seniors, Bishops Ivittlejohn (91) and Doane (92) stood on either side of the line which before this consecration divided the list of the names of the American Bishops into equal parts. On these two, and also on Bishop Whitaker (94), hands had been laid at consecration by Bishop H. Potter (62), and Bishop Williams was one of his consecrators ; Bishop Williams him- self had laid hands on Bishop H. C. Potter (131), Nichols (154), and Lawrence (171) ; he had also laid hands on three of the consecrators of Bishop Walker (133), and on two of the conse- crators of Bishop Worthington (138) ; while among the conse- crators of Bishops Whitehead (128) and Paret (137) was Bishop Stevens, and among his consecrators were three on whom Bishop Williams had laid hands. At Bishop Paret' s consecra- tion, it may be further noted. Bishop A. Lee (38) presided, and among his consecrators were Bishops Griswold and Brownell. Of course these statements do not indicate all the network of the succession in this particular case ; but they do show that the succession is a network and almost a closely woven fabric. The Bishop Coadjutor of Connecticut is the one hundred and twenty-ninth bishop consecrated in the Apierican Church 229 since the Bishop of Connecticut. When Bishop Williams was consecrated, thirty-four of the bishops who had preceded him were living, so that in the forty-six years of his episcopate he has already been the contemporary in office of one hundred and sixty-three Bishops of this Church. He has laid hands on but twenty Bishops, presiding at the consecration of six. It may perhaps be noted that there is no doubt that Bishop Jarvis was consecrated on St. I^uke's Day, October i8, 1797, although the almanacs, perpetuating an ancient error, give the date as September 18. The oflScial records and contempo- rary accounts all agree, as does the entry in the Bishops' Regis- ter in Bishop Jarvis' s own handwriting. How the wrong date got into the document purporting to be a copy of the Letter of Consecration in the General Convention Journal of 1853, will probably never be discovered." The following additional note is taken from a sermon preached on the eve of the adlual centenary of Bishop Jarvis' s Consecration : " It was not till six years after Bishop Jarvis' s death that Dr. Brownell was elected and consecrated to succeed him ; and it is certainly noteworthy that, although in his thirty-fourth year, he had not been baptized when his predecessor died. Thirty-two years later, Dr. Williams, who was but two years old at the time of Bishop Brownell' s consecration, was chosen to be his assistant ; and now, after forty-six years more, one who was but three years old when Bishop Williams was conse- crated has been eledled to be his Coadjutor. So few links there are in the chain which binds us to the past ; may it be far into the next century before another is needed to relieve the strong hands and well-furnished mind and devoted soul of him who is about to be commissioned to the office and work of a Bishop in this Diocese ! ' ' The Loan Exhibit S THE LOAN EXHIBIT An exhibit of one hundred articles illustrating the life and times of Bishop Jarvis was held, under the charge of the Rev. Joseph Hooper and Mr. Alfred N. Wheeler, in one of the smaller rooms of Trinity Parish House. The following is a complete Catalogue : A large oil painting of Abraham Jarvis when a Priest. A cabinet oil painting of Abraham Jarvis when a Bishop. A miniature of Bishop Jarvis, painted by his son, the Rev. Dr. Jarvis. Another miniature of Bishop Jarvis, painted by his son, the Rev. Dr. Jarvis. A locket containing hair of Bishop Jarvis and Ann, his wife. A locket containing hair of Bishop Jarvis. The personal seal of Bishop Jarvis. A chair of Bishop Jarvis. A cane of Bishop Jarvis. Loaned by the Rev. Samuel Fermor Jarvis, Brooklyn, Connecticut. A snuffbox of Bishop Jarvis. Loaned by Miss Harriet A. Jarvis, New Haven, Connecticut. Oration of Abraham Jarvis delivered at Yale College, 1759. Testimonials for Deacon's Orders signed by the vestry and other members of Christ Church, Middletown, Connecticut. I^etter of Orders of Abraham Jarvis as Deacon, February 5, 1764. —234— I^etter of Orders of Abraham Jarvis as Priest, February 19, 1764. Declaration of Conformity made by Abraham Jarvis before the Bishop of London, February, 1764. lyicense to Abraham Jarvis to officiate in the Plantation, issued by Dr. Richard Osbaldiston, Bishop of I^ondon, dated February 28, 1764. A sermon cover of stamped leather. Probably the first used by Abraham Jarvis. A copy of The Connecticut Coicra?tt, i'j6']. From the papers of Bishop Jarvis. Loaned by the Rev. Samuel F. Jarvis. The Records of Christ Church (now Holy Trinity) , Middle- town, Volume I, commencing 1752, containing the call and many items concerning the rectorship of the Rev. Mr. Jarvis. The Register of Christ Church, Middletown, No. I, com- mencing 1750, containing official acts of the Rev. Mr. Jarvis. Loaned by the Wardens of the Church of the Holy Trinity, Middle- town, Connecticut, through Mr. Walter C. Jones, Parish Clerk. A Broadside Proclamation of Gov. Jonathan Trumbull, ordering a Public Fast, August 31, 1774. From the Papers of Bishop Jarvis. Loaned by the Rev. Samuel F. Jarvis. lyctter to the Archbishop of York and testimonial from the Clergy of the City of New York in behalf of the Rev. Samuel Seabury, D.D., when he went to England for consecration as a Bishop, June, 1783. Contemporary copies in the handwriting of the Rev. Mr. Jarvis, Secretary of the Connedlicut Convention. Loaned by the Rev. Professor William J. Seabury, D.D., General Theological Seminary, New York City. The sermon of the Rev. Abraham Jarvis before the Conven- tion of the Clergy of Connedticut, 1787. Original manuscript. A copy of The Conne^icut Cotirant, 1783. From the papers of Bishop Jarvis. —235— Green's Connedlicut Register, 1795. From the papers of Bishop Jarvis. Loaned by the Rev. Samuel F. Janis. A volume of Seaburyana, containing the sermon of the Rev. Abraham Jarvis, before the Special Convention of Connedlicut, New Haven, May 5, 1796, in memory of Bishop Seabury. Loaned by the Rev. William Agnr Beardsley, New Haven, Con- necticut. A copy of The Connenicut Journal, June 14, 1797, containing an account of the eledlion of Dr. Jarvis as Bishop of Connec- ticut, and the laying of the corner-stone of the second St. James Church, Derby, Connedlicut. Framed. Half-tone photograph of the Rev. Richard Mansfield, D.D., Redlor of St. James's Church, Derby, 1748-1820, and President of the Convention, 1797. Half-tone plate of the Rev. Dr. Mansfield. Photographs of the Bishops of Connecflicut, the Re(ftors of St. James's Church, Derby, first and second church edifices of that parish, Mansfield House, Derby, Seabury Memorial House, Woodbury. Framed. The first St. James's Church, Derby. Framed wood-cut. Original block for wood-cut of St. James's Church, Derby. Loaned by the Rev. George Hickman Buck, Derby, Connecticut. A volume of the original manuscript Testimonials for the Consecration of Bishops of the American Church, from Dr. Robert Smith, of South Carolina, 1795, to John Croes, of New Jersey, 181 5. Open at the testimonials relating to Dr. Jarvis. Archives of the House of Bishops. Loaned by the Rev. Samuel Hart, D.D., Secretary of the House of Bishops. Official Notification to the Rev. Dr. Jarvis of his elecftion to the episcopate, in the handwriting of and signed by Philo Perry, Secretary of the Convention. Dated at Derby, June 7, 1797. Loaned by the Rev. Samuel F. Jarvis. —236— A Discourse delivered at the Consecration of Dr. Jarvis as Bishop of Connedlicut, Festival of St. lyuke, Ocftober 18, 1797, by the Rev. William Smith, D.D. Archives of the Diocese. Loaned by the Rev. Dr. Hart, Registrar of the Diocese. The Letter of Consecration of Abraham Jarvis as Bishop, signed and sealed in the City of New Haven, Odlober 18, 1797, by William White, Samuel Provoost, Edward Bass. Loaned by the Rev. Samuel F. Jarvis. A volume of Original Journals of the Convention of the Diocese of Conne(5licut, 1792-1819. Open at the record of the Consecration of Dr. Jarvis. Archives of the Diocese. Loaned by the Rev. Dr. Hart, Registrar of the Diocese. A volume of ConneAicut Church pamphlets, containing Dr. Smith's Consecration sermon. Loaned by the Rev. Richmond Herbert Gesner, "West Haven, Con- nedlicut. The Primary Charge of Bishop Jarvis to the Clergy of his Diocese, Odlober 18, 1797, with the Address of Welcome and the Bishop's Answer. Archives of the Diocese. Loaned by the Rev. Dr. Hart, Registrar of the Diocese. Original manuscript of the Primary Charge of Bishop Jarvis. Address of Thanks from the Clergy for the Primary Charge, Odlober 18, 1797. Manuscript. Response of Bishop Jarvis to the Address of Welcome. Man- uscript. The Charge of Bishop Jarvis, 1798. Manuscript. The Charge of Bishop Jarvis, undated, probably 1799. Man- uscript. The Charge of Bishop Jarvis, 1801. Manuscript. Loaned by the Rev. Samuel F. Jarvis. —^2>7— Manuscript Register of Ordinations by Bishop Seabury and Bishop Jarvis. Open at the record by Bishop Jarvis of his Consecration and- first ordination. Archives of the Diocese. Loaned by the Rev. Dr. Hart, Registrar of the Diocese. The manuscript Notitia Parochmlis of the Rev. Bela Hub- bard, D.D., Rector of Trinity Church, New Haven, 1767-1812. Open at the record of the Consecration of Dr. Jarvis and copy of the I^etter of Consecration. Loaned by the Wardens of Trinity Church, New Haven, Conne6licut, through Mr. Edward C. Beecher, Parish Clerk. An Office of Induction adopted by the Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese of Connecticut in Convocation, November 20, 1799. The blanks are filled in for use at the indu(5lion of the Rev. Daniel Burhans into the Recflorship of Trinty Church, New- town, November 28, 1799. Archives of the Diocese. Loaned by the Rev. Dr. Hart, Registrar of the Diocese. Receipt given by Bishop Jarvis to St. Michael's Church, lyitchfield, for Episcopal services, June 6, 1804. Loaned by the Rev. Storrs O. Seymour, D.D., Litchfield, Con- necticut. Broadside extract from the journals of the Convocation of Connecfticut, concerning Ammi Rogers, October 16, 1805. Archives of the Diocese. Loaned by the Rev. Dr. Hart, Registrar of the Diocese. Manuscript Records of the Convocation of the Diocese of Connecticut. Open at the minutes of a meeting during the Episcopate of Bishop Jarvis. Archives of the Diocese. Loaned by the Rev. Dr. Hart, Registrar of the Diocese. A Sermon of Bishop Jarvis on a visitation to Danbury and Ridgefield, 1809. Archives of the Diocese. Loaned by the Rev. Dr. Hart, Registrar of the Diocese, —238— Visitation Sermon. A second copy. Loaned by Miss Jane Jarv'is Jackson, Sharon, Connecticut. Visitation Sermon. A third copy. Loaned by Prof. George E. Beers, New Haven, Connecticut. Deed of Consecration of St. Peter's Church, Plymouth, signed and sealed by Bishop Jarvis, Nov. 2, 1797. Loaned by the Wardens of St. Peter's Church, Plymouth, Connedli- cut, through Mr. B. B. Satterlee, Terryville, Conne<5ticut. Deed of Consecration of Christ Church, Hartford, Connedti- cut, signed and sealed by Bishop Jarvis, Nov. 11, 1801. Loaned by the Wardens of Christ Church, Hartford, Connedlicut, through Gurdon W. Russell, M.D., Hartford, Connecflicut. Records of Christ Church, East Haven, containing the Deed of Consecration of Christ Church, signed and sealed by Bishop Jarvis, July 25, 1810. Loaned by the Wardens of Christ Church, East Haven, ConneAicut, through Mr. William H. Chidsey, Parish Clerk. A newspaper taken from the pocket of Bishop Jarvis, shortly before his death. Loaned by the Rev. Samuel F. Jarv-is. A volume of Connedlicut Convention Sermons, containing the sermon of the Rev. Tillotson Bronson, D.D., in memory of Bishop Jarvis, June 2, 1813. Archives of the Diocese. Loaned by the Rev. Dr. Hart, Registrar of the Diocese. A photograph of the field in which stood the birthplace of Bishop Jarvis, Norwalk, Connecticut. Loaned by the Rev. Charles Melbourne Selleck, Norwalk, Con- necticut. Three Manuscript Sermons of the Rev. Thomas Bradbury Chandler, D.D., of Elizabeth-Town, New Jersey, under whom Abraham Jarvis studied theology. Loaned by the Rev. Joseph Hooper, Durham, Connecticut. —239— Appointment of Bishop Jarvis as Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons in the State of Connecticut, signed by the Grand Secretary. Loaned by the Rev. Samuel F. Jarvis. A photograph of the home of Bishop Jarvis in Cheshire, Connedlicut, 1799. Loaned by the Rev. John Frederick Sexton (Westville), New Haven, Connecticut. A full length silhouette of Bishop White, framed. A lock of the hair of the Rev. Dr. William White. A piece of the chimere in which Bishop White was buried, Wednesday, July 20, 1836. Loaned by the Rt. Rev. John Wilhams, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese. A manuscript sermon of Bishop White, undated. Loaned by Mrs. WilHam White Rousseau, Tro}', New York. A manuscript sermon of Bishop Provoost, 1770. Loaned by the Rev. Joseph Hooper. An engraving from a portrait of Bishop Provocst. Loaned by Miss Elizabeth M. Beardsley, New Haven, Connedlicut. A manuscript sermon of Bishop Bass. Loaned by the Rev. Daniel Dulany Addison, Brookline, Massa- chusetts. A manuscript sermon of Bishop Bass. Loaned by Mr. James E. Whitney, Jr., Boston, Massachusetts. A manuscript sermon of Bishop Bass. Letter of Orders of Edward Bass, as Deacon, May 17, 1752. Letter of Orders of Edward Bass, as Priest, May 24, 1751. License to ofl&ciate in the Plantations issued to Edward Bass, by Dr. Thomas Sherlock, Bishop of London, May 24, 1752- Loaned by the Episcopal Theological School, Cambridge, Massa- chusetts, through the Rev. Daniel D. Addison. 240 A brief account of the Treatment which Mr. Bass, late Missionary from the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, at Newbury-Port, New England, hath received from said Society. Drawn up by himself. I^ondon : Printed in the year 1786. Loaned by Mr. James E. Whitney, Jr. An engraving from a portrait of Bishop Bass. A photogravure from a portrait of Bishop Bass. Loaned by the R.ev. Daniel D. Addison. An engraving from a portrait of Bishop Bass. Loaned by Miss EHzabeth M. Beardsley. A piece of a dress of Madam Bass. Loaned by the Rev. Daniel D. Addison. A Diploma of Edward Bass from Harvard University,* 1787. A Diploma of Edward Bass, as Doctor of Divinity, from the University of Pennsylvania, 1789. Loaned by The Episcopal Theological School. A Hebrew Psalter used by the Rev. Dr. Samuel Johnson, President of King's College, New York City, 1 754-1 763, in conferring degrees. Loaned by the Rt. Rev. Dr. Williams. A volume of Manuscript Sermons by Connedlicut clergymen, 1 760-1 785. Open at a sermon of the Rev. John Rutgers Marshall, Redlor of Saint Paul's Church, Woodbury, 1771- 1789, in whose study the first Bishop of Connedlicut was chosen. Loaned by the Rev. Joseph Hooper. A section of the Cornice of the Chancel of Bishop Skinner's Chapel, lyong Acre, Aberdeen, Scotland, in which the Rev. Dr. Seabury was consecrated a Bishop. This sedlion was obtained by the Rev. Professor I^orenzo Sears, of Brown Uni- —241— versity, Providence, Rhode Island, during the demolition of the chapel in the summer of 1897. Loaned by the Rev. George Brinley Morgan, New Haven, Con- necticut. A manuscript sermon of Bishop Seabury. Loaned by the Rev. Professor Seabury. A Broadside containing the first Constitution of the Diocese of Connedlicut. " Done in the Convention of the Bishop, Clergy and Laity, at New Haven, the 6th day of June, 1792." Samuel, Bp. Connect., President. Philo Perry, Secretary. Framed. This is the only copy of this Broadside known to be in existence. Loaned by the Rev. Dr. Seymour. An oil painting of the Rev. Dr. Samuel Farmar Jarvis when Redlor of St. Paul's, Boston, Massachusetts. Loaned by the Rt. Rev. Dr. WilHams. Miniature of the Rev. Dr. Samuel F. Jarvis, painted by himself. Miniature of Mr. Samuel Farmar, the father of Mrs. Ann Jarvis. Miniature of the grandfather of Mrs. Ann (Farmar) Jarvis. Loaned by the Rev. Samuel F. Jarvis. Farewell Discourse of the Rev. Samuel Andrews, Redtor of St. Paul's, Wallingford, Connecticut, 1761-1785. " For the Rev. Mr. Jarvis from the author." Loaned by the Rev. Joseph Hooper. Letter of the Rev. William Smith, D.D., to Mr. John Morgan, Senior Warden of Christ Church, Hartford, concern- ing the Episcopal Academy, Cheshire. Dated at "Cheshire, July 18, 1805." Loaned by Gurdon W. Russell, M.D. 16 242 Doctor Smith's answer to Mr. Blatchford, Newfield, 1798. The Churchman's Choral Companion, by William Smith, D.D., 1809. Loaned by Mr. Wm. H. Smith, Norwalk, Connecticut. Memoirs of Ammi Rogers. ' ' Published for the subscribers b}^ the author," 1824. Loaned by the Rev. Joseph Hooper. Memoirs of Ammi Rogers. Second edition, 1826. Loaned by Mrs. Samuel W. Hurlburt, New Haven, Connecticut. A photograph of the best portrait of the Rt. Rev. Dr. John Henry Hobart, Bishop in charge of Connecfticut, 1816-1819. A full length silhouette of the Rt. Rev. Dr. Thomas Church Brownell, Bishop of Connedlicut, 1 819-1865. Loaned by the Rt. Rev. Dr. WilHams. Note by the Rev. S. F. Jarvis. Among the articles was a Snuff Box, owned by Miss Hamet Jarvis, for- merly of Cheshire, who beheved it to be, according to tradition, Mrs. (Ann) Jarvis's. The history of it was this : Bishop Jar\ds was a great snuffer. On one occasion he was conversing with an intimate friend, who said, ' ' Bishop, do you know how many times you have taken snuff since we began our conversation?" "Why — no," said the Bishop, " I am not conscious that I have taken it even once." "You have taken it so many times, " said he, naming a large number. My grandfather was so surprised that he threw aside his box and, resolved not to be under the power of it, never used it again. In all probability Mrs. Jarvis put the box away, and as she died in Cheshire, one can account for its having descended to Miss Jarvis, of that town, with the tradition of its having belonged to the Bishop's wife. Notes and Appendices NOTES AND APPENDICES To Address of the Rev. Joseph Hooper, M.A., PAGES IOI-137. Note I. The following is a complete list of the publications of Bishop Jarvis : A Discourse delivered before a Special Convention of the Clergy and L,ay Delegates of the Episcopal Church in the State of Conne<5licut, in Trinity Church, 'New Haven, on the Fifth Day of May, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-six, occasioned by the death of the Right RevEREND Samuei. Seabury, D.D., Bishop of Connedlicut and Rhode Island. By Abraham Jarvis, A.M., Presbyter and Rector of Christ Church, Middle- town. 12 mo. pp. 20. New Haven : Printed by T. & S. Green. Bishop Jarvis's charge to the Clergy of his Diocese, delivered immedi- ately after his Consecration in Trinity Chtirch, New Haven, on the Festival of St. Ivuke, October 18, 1797. Together with the Address of the Conven- tion of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Connedlicut to their Bishop and the Bishop's Answer. 12 mo. pp. 30. Printed at Newfield, by Lazarus Beach, 1798- A Sermon delivered at Danbury and Ridgefield on a Visitation by the Right Reverend Abraham Jarvis, Bishop of ConneAicut, and printed at the request of a number of the Members of the Churches. i2mo. pp. 16. Danbury : Printed by John C. Gray. Dec, 1809. Note II. The residence of Dean Berkeley in Rhode Island from 1729 to 1 73 1, had important results for religion and learning in America, although the main purpose of his coming to this country, the establishing the College of St. Paul for the edu- — 246 — cation of young Americans, could not be accomplished. At the suggestion of his friend, Dr. Samuel Johnson, of Strat- ford, he deeded his farm at Whitehall to Yale College as an endowment for a Berkeley scholarship in the classics. After his return to England, with subscriptions he could not return and the gifts of friends he sent for the library of Yale a col- ledlion of standard works in theology, philosophy, classics and general literature. "By far," says a contemporary account, " the best colledlion that ever came to America." It was long kept in separate cases. Some of the volumes are still in Yale lyibrary. Note III. The originals of these letters of Orders as Deacon and Priest are in the possession of the Rev. Samuel Fermor Jarvis. By the Tenor of these presents, we Frederick, by Divine Permission, Bishop of Exeter, do make it known unto all men. That on Sunday the fifth Day of ffebruary in the year of Our Lord one Thousand seven hun- dred and sixty-four, we, the Bishop before mentioned, solemnly adminis- tering Holy Orders under the protection of the Almighty in the royal chapel of St. James's, Westminster, did (at the request of otu- Reverend Brother Richard, Lord Bishop of London) admit our beloved in Christ Abraham Jarvis, B.A. of Yale College in Connecticut, New England (con- cerning whose Morals, Learning, Age and Title the said Lord Bishop was well satisfied) into the holy order of Deacons, according to the manner and form prescribed and used by the Church of England, and him the said Abraham Jarvis, did then and there rightly and canonically ordain Deacon. He having first in ovu- presence freely and voluntarily sub- scribed to the thirty-nine articles of religion, and to the three articles con- tained in the thirty-sixth Canon, and he likewise having taken the Oaths appointed by Law, to be taken for and instead of the oath of supremacy. In testimony whereof we have caused our Episcopal seal to be hereunto affixed the day and year above written and in the second year of our Con- secration. Frederick Exon. I SEAIv. I By the Tenor of these presents, we, Charles, by Divine Permission Bishop of Carlisle, do make it known unto all men That on Sunday the nineteenth Day of ffebruary in the year of our Lord one thousand seven —247— hundred and sixty-four, we the Bishop aforementioned, solemnly admin- istering holy Orders under the prote<5lion of the Almighty in the parish Church of St. James, Westminster did (at the request of our Reverend Brother Richard, Lord Bishop of London) admit our beloved in Christ Abraham Jarvis, B.A. of Yale College, Connecticut (concerning whose Morals, Learning, Age and Title, the said Lord Bishop was well satisfied) into the holy Order of Priests, according to the manner and form pre-* scribed and used by the Church of England and him the said Abraham Jarvis did then and there rightly and canonically Ordain Priest. He hav- ing first in our presence freely and voluntarily subscribed to the thirty- nine Articles of Religion and to the three articles contained in the thirty- sixth Canon and he likewise having taken the oaths appointed by Law to be taken for and instead of the Oath of Supremacy. In Testimony whereof we have caused our Episcopal Seal to be hereunto afiixed the day and year above written and in the second year of otur Consecration. Cha : Cari,isi,e;. Note IV. The courtesy of the Keeper of the Records of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts furnished the writer with the letter in the text, and these interesting items of the relation of Mr. Jarvis to the Society : Society for the Propagation of the Gospei, in Foreign Parts. 19, DEI.AHAY Street, Westminster, S. W., Nov. 3, 1896. Dear Sir : — The Society in 1761 gave the Rev. Mr. Leaming "leave to chuse a proper person to be sent over to England for holy orders accord- ing to the request of the people of Middletown " (Journal, May 15, 1761, p. 88) but on learning from Dr. Johnson in 1763 that Messrs. Jarvis and Cutting intended waiting on the Society, it desired the Dr. to inform them that they must not have expe(5lation of being provided for by the Society immediately, there being no vacant Mission to which they can be appointed, nor any thoughts at present of establishing any new one in New England" (Jo., 15 July, 1763, p. 393.) Mr. Jarvis himself and the Connedticut Clergy in Convention appealed for assistance on his behalf in 1765, when the Society replied that it did ' ' not think it proper to make any addition at present to their Missions in —248— New England — that if Mr. Jarvis and Mr. Hubbard are determined to leave their Parishes, the Society gives them a recommendation to North Carolina, where a good provision is made for the clergy." In the mean- time (17 Jan. 1766) it voted them "each a gratuity of ^10 " (Jo., 17 May, 1765, and 17 Jan., 1766, pp. 364, 509-10.) In reply to his letter of 21 Nov., 1767 (a copy of which is enclosed), a second gratuity of ^10 was voted to Mr. Jarvis on 17 Feb., 1768 (Jo. of that date, p. 451.) The appeals of the Clergy of Connecticut on his behalf on Sep. 26, 1773, and Sep. 25, 1774, resulted in a further gratuity of ^15 to him (Jo., Jan. 21, 1774, and Feb. 17, 1775, pp. 62-3, 303.) ***** Yours faithfully, C. F. PASCOE, (Keeper of the Records.) The Rev. Joseph Hooper, Durham, Conn. Note V. Among the papers of the Reverend William Clark, Redtor of St. Paul's Church, Dedham, Mass., 1769-1777, now in the archives of the Diocese of Massachusetts, there was recently found by the Rev. Dr. Edmund F. Slafter, Registrar, the following curious and interesting document. It is here printed from the copy furnished to the Rev. Dr. Hart, Registrar of this Diocese, by his kind permission : " At a Convention of the clergy of the Chh of England in the Colony " " of Connedticut, at the house of Mr. Hubbard, in New Haven, on " " "Tuesday, the 23d day of July in the year 1776 " " It was voted, that the following mode of public worship should be carried out in their respective churches. " " 1st Singing. 2dly a chapter out of the old Testament. " " 3rdly Psalms of the Day, out of the Old Testament. " " 4thly Some Commentar}^ — 5thly a Psalm, 6thly a Sermon, " " and lastly. Part of the 6th Chap'r of St. Math'w, ending with " " the l/ord's Prayer, all kneeling. — The Blessing." Note VI. Late in the month of February, 1796, " Mr. Jarvis of Middle- town was sitting before the fire" so says an eye-witness, his —249— wife near him engaged in some domestic employment, and his little son playing about the room. A messenger entered with a letter sealed with black wax, and handed it to Mr. Jarvis in silence. He opened it and his hand shook like an aspen leaf. His wife in great alarm hastened to him, and his son crept between his knees and looked up inquiringly into his face. He could not speak for some minutes. At last he said, slowly and convulsively, "Bishop Seabury is 6.^z.^y —Beardslef s History of the Church in Conne^icut, Vol. /, p. 438. Note VII. The only official document concerning the eledlion of Dr. Jarvis is the following letter from the Rev. Philo Perry, Sec- retary of the Convention, and Redlor of Trinity Church, New- town, 1 787-1 798. The original is among the valuable docu- ments in possession of the Rev. Samuel Fermor Jarvis : Derby, June 7, 1797. Rev. & Dear Sir :— I have the pleasure of giving you official information, that the Convention held this day in this place, has unanimously, in both its branches, appointed you to the office of Bishop of this Diocese. I am authorized to assure you, that the Nomination was made by your brethren the Clergy, without a dissenting voice & that the Lay Delegates were not less unanimous in their concurrence. In behalf of the Convention— I am. Rev. & Dear Sir, your affedlionate Brother and humble servant. Rev. Mr. Jarvis. PHILO PERRY. Note VIII. This extracfl from Dr. Hubbard's Notitia Parochialis con- tains an exadl transcript of the I^etter of Consecration, and has been carefully compared with the original in the possession of the Rev. Samuel Fermor Jarvis : On the iSth day of October a Consecration was held in Trinity Church of whh the following will Inform Know all men by these presents that we William White D D Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania presiding Bishop Samuel Provoost D D Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Chh in the State of New York Edward Bass D D Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the States of Massachusetts & New Hampshire under the protection of Almighty God in Trinity Church in the City of New Haven State of Connecticut in the Year of our I^ord one thousand seven hundred & ninety seven, on Wednesday the Eighteenth of October being the Festival of St. Luke, did then and there, rightly & Canonically consecrate our beloved in Christ Abraham Jarvis D D, Rector of Christ's Church in the City of Middle- town State of Connecticut of whose sufficiency in good learning sound- ness in the faith & purity of manners we are fully ascertained into the office of Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the said State, to whh the said Abraham Jarvis hath been elected by ye Convention of ye sd State. In Testimony whereof we have signed our names and caused our Seals to be affixed given in the City of New Haven, State aforesaid, this Eighteenth day of October in the Year of our Lord one thousand Seven Hundred & Ninety Seven. Wm White D. D. (Seal) SamueIv Provoost D. D. (Seal) Edward Bass D. D. (Seal) —251— Note IX. The sermon of Dr. Smith was from Kphesians IV, ii, 12. The thanks of the Convention were given to the preacher by a special Committee, the Rev. Ashbel Baldwin and EH Curtis, Esq. , who were also charged with the duty of publishing the sermon. It bears the following title : DISCOURSE DEWVERED on the i8TH of OCTOBER, 1797. [Being the Festival of St. Luke.'] In trinity CHURCH, in NEW-HAVEN, BEFORE The Ecclefiaftical Convention, OF THE STATE OF CO N N E CTI CU T; ASSEMBI.ED THERE TO WITNESS THE CONSECRATING OF THE RIGHT REV. ABRAHAM JARVIS, D. D. TO The Episcopai, Chair of said State ; AND TO recognize HIM AS THEIR ECCI^ESIASTICAI, SUPERIOR. By the Rev. WIIvLIAM SMITH, D. D. Rector of St. Paui^'s Church, Norwai^k. NEWFlEIvD: printed by LAZARUS BEACH, FOR the CONVENTION. [2 mo. pp. 20. —252— NOTK X. The monument of Bishop Jarvis is upon the rear chancel wall to the left of the altar. It is Gothic in design, and the inscription is cut deeply upon a slab of black marble, the letters being gilded. SVB. AIvTARI. SITAE. SVNT. MORTALES. EXVVIAE. ADMODVM. IN. DEO. REVERENDI. PATRIS. ABRAHAMI. lARVIS. S.T.D. ECCLESIAE. CONNECTICVTENSIS. EPISCOPI. SECVNDI. QVI. NATVS. III. NON. MAIL EX. KAL. IVIv. ANN. CIDOCC. XXXIX. IvXXiiI. ANNOS. PROPE. VIXIT. QVOR. XV. MENS. VJ. DIEB. Xliil. EX. CATHEDRA. EPISCOPALI. GREGEM. CHRISTI. PAVIT. OBIIT. V NON. MAIL EX. KAL. GREG. ANN. SALVTIS. CIoIOCCC. xiil. PARIETI. HVIVSCE. TEMPLL QVOD. VT. EXTRVCTVM. ADSPICERET. EHEV. NON. OCVLIS. MORTALIBVS. MAGNOPERE. SPERABAT. IN. MEMORIAM. PRAESVLIS, VENERATISSIMI. PATRISQVE. OPTIMI. ET. B. D S. M. HOC. MARMOR. ADFIGEND. CVRAV. FILIVS. LVGENS. —253— The inscription is thus elegantly translated by Bishop Williams : Under the altar are placed, the mortal remains of the Right Reverend Father in God, Abraham Jarvis, Doctor of Divinity, Second Bishop of the Chmrch in Connecticut, who being bom on the 5th of May, 1739, lived nearly seventy -four years ; of which, fifteen years, seven months and fifteen days, he fed the flock of Christ from the Episcopal chair. He died the 3d of May, 1813. On the walls of this church, which he earnestly hoped to see erected, alas not with mortal eyes, a mourning son has caused this marble to be affixed in memory of the most revered Prelate, and of the most excellent father who merits his gratitude. —254— APPENDIX I. The kindness of Mr. Samuel F. McCleary, of Brookline, Mass., enables the writer to present this account of one of the journeys taken by the three friends while in England for ordi- nation. Mr. Budd, the writer of the sketch, was probably an English friend who accompanied them : Minutes of a Journey to Windsor, &c. " Monday 2nd of April 1764. Set out with Mr. Walter, Jarvis, and Hubbard at 3 o'clock, p. m. and walked through the Park to Kensington, Hammersmith, and Turnham Green, to Kew ; stop'd awhile at Kew Green to refresh ourselves, and then went to visit Kew gardens ; but it being near six o'clock, the Gardener told us, it was too late to see them, accordingly proceeded on to Richmond gardens, where also we could gain no admittance, and so went on to the foot of Richmond Hill, where we arrived just before dusk, and put up at the Dog, which is called ten miles from London ; where we supped and lodged this night ; Mr. Walter much troubled with the head- ache, and obliged to go to bed before supper. Tuesday 3rd, rose at six and went to the top of the hill, where we breakfasted at the Star and Garter, and had a fine prospedl of the country, Mr. Pope's seat, (now possessed bj^ Sir William Stanhope) with several others. The meandering of the river thro' fine fields and lawns, and distant prospedl of Windsor Castle, afforded us much satisfacflion, from thence, we walked in a foot path, by the borders of the river till we came oposite to Twickenham, and then crossed the ferry thither, went through the Church yard, and saw the monu- ment eredled by Mr. Pope and affixed to the outside of the Church, in gratitude to his Nurse, who attended him from his infancy, above 40 years ; from thence, to Mr. Pope's Garden, on entering which Mr. Walter broke out into the following poetical rhapsody. —255— Thrice hail this ever bless 'd abode Where Pope with sacred ardor trod, Fired with the Muse's happiest flame He taught Mankind their wisest aim. Then set the example, and in peace retired, Repleat with virtue, and by all admired. We walked round the garden, and viewed the monument eredted by Mr. Pope to the memory of his Mother, which is a lofty stone Obelisk on a pedestal, standing on a Mount at the upper end of the garden, with this inscription round it. ' Ah! Editha matrum optuma malierum Amantissima Vale.'* From thence we went into the grotto ; over the top of the arch, as you enter is this line Sacratum iter et fallantis Semita Vile. The Grotto is composed of a number of arches of rockwork plastered, and a variety of chrystal, spar, and glass, &c. stuck into the plastering, which strikes the eye very agreeably, and at one end is a bath room (this latter made by Sir William) wainscotted round with white chimney tile, as is also the bath, and looks extremely neat ; the Grotto extends itself from the garden under the road, and comes out over, even with the front of the house, which faces the river, with a fine lawn before it of about an hundred feet. Being told by the Gar- dener, ' that there was a monument eredled to his memory by Dr. Woolaston, Bishop of Gloscester, in the Church,' we enquired out the Clerk, who went with us, and opened the Church. The monument is placed on a side wall over the gallery, with the following inscription. Alesandro Pope M. H. Gulielmus Episcopus Glocesteriensis Amicitiao causa fac cur. Poeta Loquitur of one who would not be buried in Westminster Abby. Heroes and Kings your distance keep In peace let one poor Poet sleep, Who never flattered folks like you, Let Horace blush, and Virgil too. * The incorredt Latinity of these inscriptions is probably the error of the writer of this account. —256— Near this Monument, is also one ere(5ted by Mr. Pope himself to his father and mother, with the following inscription. D. O. M. Alesandro Pope. Viro innocue, probo, pie Qui vixet Annos 75. ann. 1717. Et Edithera Conjugi inculpabiti pientissime Qui vixet annos 93. ob. 1733. Parentibus bene tnarantibus Filius facit Et sibi Qui Obiit Anno 1743. ^tat 57. Mr. Pope, with his Father and Mother, were all buried under the middle Isle of this Church, the spot was shewn us by the Clerk, and we walked over it. Here is a handsome monument likewise erected to the memory of Admiral Sir Charlemain Ogle, who defeated Angria the Pirate, in the Bast Indies and performed sundry a Oct ig*'' 1797 J APPENDIX IV. ADDRESS Of the Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church, in the state of Conneaicut, to the Right Rev. Dodlor Abraham Jarvis, Bishop of the Diocese. REVEREND FATHER, We, the Presbyters and Lay Representatives of the Protestant Episcopal Church, in the State of Connedlicut, avail ourselves of the earliest opportunity, that could have been presented to us, to congratulate you, upon your elevation to the dignified station of a Bishop, in the Church of Christ. Most cordially, Sir, do we recognize you in that sacred charadter, and most readily do we receive you, as our Superintendent and Guide ; promising with cheerfulness and from a sense of duty to pay you all that respedt and obedience, to which your ofl&ce entitles you ; and which, we are assured from the word of God, and the testimony of antiquity, was ever deemed to be due to the sacred Characfler with which you are invested. Joyful, Sir, as is the present occasion, which fills the Epis- copal Chair, yet, the solemn scene that has just been per- formed, irresistibly leads back our minds, in sad remembrance to him, whom, we have often seeu, from that Altar breaking the Bread of Eife, and have often heard from that Pulpit, —268— uttering the words of Peace. But, Sir, portentous to the Church, as was the moment, when the great disposer of events called to his reward, our late much revered Bishop, yet we trust, nay are confident, that your best abilities will be exerted, to mitigate the loss of that wisdom and zeal, for which, he was so highly distinguished. Whatever depends upon us to lighten the burden, which your ofiice imposes upon you, shall be cheerfully contributed. Esteeming your personal charadler, as we unquestionably ought, and revering the Authority, with which you are clothed, as we assuredly do, your Episcopate opens with a prospecft of Peace and har- mony throughout your Diocese. This state of the Church is, at all times, devoutly to be wished ; but perhaps, never more than at present, when unity is so necessary to render fruitless, all the attacks of infidelity and vice. May that divine spirit, who is the source of unity and love, continue to preserve this Church, under your Episcopate, in the most perfecfl Concord ; And may zeal for promoting virtue and religion, ever distin- guish the Bishop, the Clergy, and the I^aity of the Church of Connedticut. New Haven, Odlober i797- BISHOP JARVIS'S ANSWER. My Rkverend Brethren, Beloved in our Lord Jesus Christ. I return you my sincere thanks for your afifedtionate address. Permit me to request 'you and the lay Gentlemen of the con- vention to accept ni)^ assurance of the warm and grateful affec- tions, with which I receive your declarations of personal regard and friendship. Your sentiments of the sacred office' of a Bishop, perfedlly accord with my own, and compel me to observe the restraint they lay upon me, from gratulating myself on being promoted to that dignified station. Your united judgment of the circum- stances, and situation of our church ; and an unequivocal — 269 — assurance, that in your opinion, her exigencies, in a pressing manner require it ; were the prevalent reasons that overruled me, to acquiesce in your ele(5tion to the office, with which I am now invested. Distinguished as our late revered Bishop was, for his eminent abilities ; and amiable for the ornaments of the christian ; the recent acft performed in your sight, of consecrating a successor to the vacant chair, could not fail to recall him, with vigour to your remembrance. So interesting a life, justified the strongest apprehensions, that his death was an omen of unhappy import to our church. Known unto God are all his works, in wisdom doth he dispose them all, and that unerring hand, which diredteth the whole to his own glory, often strikes away all other props, to convince men, that in him alone is their unfailing strength. May a wise and gracious providence so order events, as to evince the redlitude of our intentions, and that our proceed- ings may be for his honour and the good of his church. Next to the guidance and protection of our all gracious head, I do, and must, rely on your friendship and benevolence, to prevent or remove, those difficulties and impediments, which, contemplated in prospect, filled me with diffidence, and caused a reluctance, which, even as yet, I have not been able wholly to surmount. Sensible I am that in me emphati- cally this treasure is lodged in an earthen vessel ; from the divine aid and support, and the constant united assistance, of you my brethren, it is, that I can hope, in any measure, to do the duties of the office committed to my trust. Altho solicitude and anxious doubts abide me, yet while strengthened by these helps, I may solace my heart, that the important interests of that part of the church of christ, over which I am appointed to preside, will not materially suffer, so long as, by divine permission, the charge shall rest on me to superintend her weighty concerns. That the redeemer's kingdom may flourish, the spirit of the Gospel prevail, and its laws be obeyed, is ever to be the object of our desires, and the subject of our prayers. To promote so great a work, much depends on the exertions, and pious labours of the clergy. The assurance you give of these, and that you will ever study to cultivate the strictest harmony, and be ever ready with your best advice, as they are expressive of a well directed zeal, so are they satisfactory, and minister grounds of confidence, not to be drawh from any other source. Charity is the bond of perfectness : It is the cement which knits together the church ; in every member perfects the child of God, and completes the family of christ. As this virtue is the summary, and crown of christian graces, by cherishing it in our own breasts, and exercising it among ourselves, we shall shew, that we are the true disci- ples, and faithful ministers of christ, his peace, which passeth knowledge, shall keep our hearts and minds ; it will give energy to our labours & render us examples to our flocks. My future conduct, I trust, will manifest my real respect and sincere affections for you, and all, whom we serve in the Gospel of our Lord. In addition to your advice, and assist- ance, in our respective sacred labours ; let our prayers be mutual for each other, that God will continue us, and his church, in his holy keeping ; and enable both you and me to fulfill our ministry ; and that the people, especially committed to our charge, may be a mutual blessing, and a crown of rejoicing to us, and to each other, in the day when the Son of God shall appear in glory, to judge and to reward. ABRAHAM, Bp. Epl. ch. Connect. New Haven, Oct. i8, 1797. APPENDIX V. The Rev. Dr. Tillotson Bronson preached at the Convention on Wednesday, June 2d, 18 13, in Christ Church, Stratford, a sermon upon "The Divine Institution and Perpetuity of the Christian Priesthood, ' ' in memory of Bishop Jarvis. It thus sums up his character : —271 — To those who were intimately acquainted with Bishop Jarvis, it is well known, he possessed a good share of common human science, acquired in his youth ; to which he added, which was of more importance in his station, as a Minister of Christ, a copious fund of theological knowledge. Few eminent divines of the Church of England, who lived and wrote in the last and preceding centuries, escaped his reading. He read them, not as a matter of amusement, but he thoroughly studied and digested their matter. In such a school, he was deeply impressed with all the great and fundamental dodlrines of Divine truth — the fall and original corruption of man — his consequent need of a Saviour, and the operations of divine grace, to revive the image of God in the soul, and quicken the spiritual life, were, with him, first principles in Christian theology. To these he added a Trinity of persons in the God- head, and the divine institution of the Church, its ministers and ordinances, as means of grace. These he firmly believed were the do(^trines of the Bible, of primitive Christianity, and of the early reformers. Thus settled in his faith, he listened not to novelties. He believed that whatever was new in Divinity, w^as, for that very reason, false. To improvements in human science, he was a friend ; while he believed that God had long since revealed everything necessary for man to know, believe, and do, in order to obtain salvation. Hence, nothing new was to be expedted in theology. This rendered him an undeviating advocate for primitive usage and discipline in the Church. This he was, to such a degree, as to be thought by some too unyielding, too little disposed to accommodate the feelings of others. But those who knew him well were convinced, it was the pure effect of principle, and a sense of duty. He well knew the pernicious consequences of needless innovation, and the impos- ing air with which novelty too often captivates the unwary, and therefore wished to meet them on the threshold, and shut them out of the Church. The truth was he deliberated long and thoroughly, before he formed opinions ; and when they were formed, they became — 272 — principles of action, and were not readily changed. This is a trait of charadler that is of great worth, in the present state of the world, when innovations in civil polity are attempting to make their way into the Church of God. At such a time, persevering decision of charadler is of eminent use, to preserve order and regularity, and hence peace on earth and good will to men. Such, in the fullest sense of the word, was the characfler of Bishop Jarvis. His object, when settled, was ever in view. It was steadily pursued in his conduct. Con- vinced of its worth and importance, and trusting in the wisdom of Providence, he ever went on, undismayed by difficulties and obstructions that might come in his way. He entertained a becoming sense of the dignity of the cleri- cal charadler, and studied to promote it, in his words, in his actions, and in the measures he proposed and followed. He was indignant at meanness ; at anything which might lower the sacred office, in the view of the world. As the ambassa- dors of the most high God, it was his sentiment that they should respect themselves ; and so condudl, that they might command the respect of others. As a man, his talents were rather solid than showy. His discourses in the pulpit were marked by good sense and sound divinity, rather than fine conceits, or tricks of rhetoric. And as was his matter, so his manner of delivery — always grave, solemn, earnest, and frequently impressive, in a high degree. In proof of this, permit me to cite his address delivered to this body, at its last meeting The venerable appearance, the grave and solemn manner, in which these reflections were delivered, can but be remem- bered Though the Bishop, according to the direction of an Apostle, in docftrine, showed uncorruptness, gravity, and sincerity, both in public and private, in the Church, and in the friendly circle ; yet was he affable, polite, and ready to converse on common topics, according to his company, and suited to occasions. We, my brethren of the clergy, can witness, that he was always fond of seeing us ^t his house ; that we were —273— there hospitably entertained. Few men enjoyed society more than he. His hours were distributed, as we well know, between domestic concerns, conversation, study, and acts of piety. Fond of the family circle, formal visits w^ere infrequent. Correct in the matters of economy, he was domestic in his manners. He was resigned to the will of Providence ; patient under afflidlions, of which he had his share in life ; not too much elated by prosperity ; always preserving a well-tempered equanimity. In fine, as a clergyman, he was correct in his sentiments ; as a member of society, a well-wisher to its order and peace. A tender husband, and an affe(5tionate parent. Thus he lived, and at length, in a good old age, he has gone to that world from whence none return. i8 Documents Concerning the Election of the Bishop Coadjutor CONCERNING THE BISHOP COADJUTOR* I. PASTORAL LETTER FROM BISHOP WILLIAMS. MiDDLETOWN, May 5, 1897. To the Reve?'e7id the Clergy a7id to the Laity of the Diocese of ConfieSIicut : Dear Brethren : — It had been my expecftation and hope that I might verj^ soon resume the adlive work of the Diocese, but I find that this hope must be given up. Moreover, the time has come when, in my opinion, a due regard for the well- being of the Diocese and a proper consideration of my own condition make it right that I should ask the Diocese to eledl a Bishop Coadjutor. According to Canon 19, §v. , Title I., the Bishop of the Diocese, in giving his consent to the eledlion of such a Bishop Coadjutor, is required to state the duties which will be assigned to him. It will be my purpose to assign to him all the duties connedled with the visitation of the Parishes for confirmation and other ordinary matters, and also from time to time to devolve upon him the ordinations to the Priesthood and the Diaconate, the laying of corner-stones and the conse- cration of Churches. I shall also relinquish one-half of the salary now paid to me, for the benefit of the Coadjutor, and hope that the Diocese will undertake to make such further provision for his maintenance as will be just and honorable. I am sure, my dear Brethren, that I need not say to you that it is a painful necessity which compels me to address to * Diocese of Connedlicut, Journal of Convention, 1897, Appendix A, pages 97-109. —278— you this letter. I cannot contemplate without sorrow the pradlical severance of ties which have so long bound me to your service for more than half of my life, and in which I have received such uniform kindness and forbearance on your part. I deeply feel the additional burden which is to be laid upon the Diocese, and it is only after long, earnest, and prayerful consideration, and not without consultation with those whose opinion is entitled to weight, that I have decided to ask the adlion of the Convention in this behalf. In case the Convention, which will meet on the 8th of June, should feel that there had not been sufficient notice to warrant immediate adlion, I would suggest that it fix upon some time to which it may adjourn, at which adjourned session the special business shall be the eledlion of the Bishop Coadjutor. Will the Reverend Clergy, at their earliest convenience, read this letter to their congregations. Asking your prayers that the Convention be guided to do that which shall be to the honor of God and the prosperity of His Kingdom, I remain, Affedlionately your Bishop, J. WlIvLIAMS. II. PRAYER FOR GUIDANCE. lyiTCHFiELD, May 13th, 1897. The following prayer is set forth by authority of the Bishop to be used in the Churches and Chapels of the Diocese. Storrs O. Seymour, President of the Standing Committee. A Prayer. Almighty God, the giver of all good gifts, who of Thy divine providence hast appointed divers Orders in Thy Church ; Grant, we beseech Thee, that the Council of the Church in this Diocese may have grace and wisdom to choose a godly and well-learned man to be ordained and consecrated Bishop, who may evermore be ready to spread abroad Thy Gospel, the glad —279— tidings of reconciliation with Thee, and use the authority- given him not to destrudtion but to salvation, not to hurt but to help ; so that, as a wise and faithful servant, giving to Thy family their portion in due season, he may at last be received into everlasting joy ; through Jesus Christ our L,ord. Amen. III. THE ELECTION. (a.) Proceedings of the Cinergy. St. John's Church, Waterbury. Tuesday, June 8, 1897, 3 p. m. The Lay Delegates having withdrawn, the Clergy organized as required by the revised Constitution just adopted, choosing for Chairman the Rev. Thomas Ruggles Pynchon, D.D. , lylv.D. ; and for Secretary the Rev. Ernest de Fremery Miel. The following were elected TELLERS. Rev. Louis N. Booth, Rev. Hermann LiwenThai,, Henry N. Wayne, John D. Ewing. After the 7th ballot, the Rev. William A. Beardsley was chosen Teller in the place of the Rev. H. N. Wayne, who had withdrawn. On motion, it was Resolved, That a Teller check the names of voters while the balloting is going on. Eleven ballots were taken, in accordance with the Rules of Order and with the Standing Resolution just adopted on the subjecft. At the 6th ballot the number of Clergymen present as shown by the votes having fallen below two-thirds of the whole num- ber entitled to vote. Article IX. of the Constitution required two-thirds of both orders to eledt. After the 6th ballot, about 6 p. m., a recess was taken until 7.30 p. M. The results of the various ballots are shown in the following tabular statement. -28o— Rev. W. R. Huntington, D.D., Rev. E. S. Lines, Rev. Samuel Hart, D.D., . . Rev. H. M. Sherman, .... Rev. C. B. Brewster, .... Rev. Wm. H. Vibbert, D.D., Rev. W. L. Robbins, D.D., . Rev. J. S. Lindsay, D.D., . . Rev. John Binney, D.D., . . Rev. H. D. Cone, Rev. Geo. McC. Fiske, D.D., Rev. J. W. Gill, Rt. Rev. E. Talbot, D.D., . . Rev. Geo. H. Christian, D.D., Rev. S. O. Seymour, .... Rev. J. H. George, Rev. J. O. S. Huntington, . . Rev. S. D. McConnell, D.D., Rev. Sylvester Clarke, D.D., Rev. Arthur Clinton, .... Total, : ■ • • Necessary to a choice, . . ist. 2d. 3d. 4th. 5th. 6th. 26 32 26^ 30 26 27 19' 15 17! 21 5 2 f39!i39i39li37|i33:i30 70! 70 70 69 67 87 7th. 51 8th. 9th. loth. nth. 73 122,127 82| 85 128 127 86 85 The Chairman accordingly declared that the Clergy had, by the necessary two-thirds of all present, made choice of the Rev. Chauncey Bunce Brewster, M.A., Redlor of Grace Church, Brooklyn, N. Y. On motion, the choice was made unanimous. This result was immediately communicated to the President of the Convention, and to the I^ay Delegates ; and the Clerical Order adjourned. Attest : K. DS F. Mmiv, Secretary of the Clerical Order. (d.) Proceedings op the IvAy Delegates. St. John's Chapel, Waterbury, June 8, 1897, 3 ?• m. The hour fixed by the Convention for the eledtion of a Bishop Coadjutor having arrived, the two Orders, pursuant to Article IX. of the Constitution of the Diocese of Connedlicut, sepa- — 28l — rated, and the Lay Order immediately assembled in the above place at the hour stated. They organized by electing Mr. Frederick J. Kingsbury, Chairman, and Mr. Burton Mansfield, Secretary. A motion to go into a committee of the whole and to take an informal ballot, so as to enable the Delegates to express their preferences for a Bishop Coadjutor, was lost. The objedl of the meeting being to vote by ballot upon the approval of the choice for Bishop Coadjutor made by the Clergy, and no communication of their choice having been received from the Clergy at this time, it was thereupon Voted: That this body adjourn until such a communication shall be received from the Clergy. The meeting so adjourned. Attest : Burton Mansfield, Secretary. St. John's Chapel, Waterbury, June 8, 1897, 9.30 p. M. The order of Lay Delegates assembled at the above time and place, and was called to order by the Chairman. He read a communication from the Clergy notifying this house that they had chosen the Rev. Chauncey B. Brewster for Bishop Coad- jutor. The Secretary called the roll of the Parishes of the Diocese, which call disclosed that Lay Delegates representing over thirty Parishes were present. The Chairman thereupon de- clared that under Article V. of the Constitution a quorum was present, and that the house was ready for business. The Secretary read the Resolution of the Convention pre- scribing the manner in which balloting in the eledlion of a Bishop shall be condudled. The Secretary appointed Mr. K- B. L- Carter his Assistant. On motion, it was thereupon Voted : That this house vote by ballot upon the approval of the choice for Bishop Coadjutor made by the Clergy. —282— The Chairman appointed Mr. A. Heaton Robertson and Mr. A. C. Northrop, Tellers. The Secretary read the list of Delegates, and each Delegate present, as his name was called, deposited his ballot in a box provided for the purpose. The ballot resulted as follows : Total number of votes cast, 94. Yeas, 77 ; Naj^s, 17. On motion, the vote was made unanimous. Voted : That the Chairman and Secretary communicate the result of the vote to the President of the Convention. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. Attest : Burton Mansfield, Secretary. IV. NOTIFICATION AND ACCEPTANCE. The Committee appointed by vote of the Convention to notify the Bishop Coadjutor elecft, consisted of the following persons : Rev. Francis Goodwin, Hartford ; George William Douglas, D.D., New Haven ; Mr. Burton Manseield, New Haven, and William W. vSkiddy, Stamford. They called on the Rev. C. B. Brewster at his residence, No. 53 Remsen street, Brooklyn, N. Y., by appointment, on Fri- day, June 1 1 , and communicated to him the formal notice of his eledlion to be Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese of Connec- ticut. Mr. Brewster replied with much feeling, and informed the Committee that he would communicate his decision in about ten days ; which he did in the following letter : To the Rev. Francis Goodwin, Chairman of the Committee, etc.: Reverend and Dear Sir : — The election to the ofifice of Bishop Coadjutor of Connedlicut, by your Committee communicated to me, has received my earnest consideration. I could not fail to be sensible of the honor done me in this in\4tation to be the helper of your great Bishop in your noble and historic Diocese. The Diocese, moreover, is peculiarl}^ dear to me as my home, where I was baptized and confirmed and received Holy Orders. —283— On the other hand, I am impressed with an appalHng sense of the responsibilities involved. What seems in this matter to be the call of God, I dare to obey only as • I trust that He who leads me will sustain me by His sufficient grace. In that trust, I hereby announce to your Committee, that, God willing, I will signify my acceptance when the Canonical consent shall have been obtained. I am, faithfully yours, Chauncey B. BRiewSTElR. Grace Church Redlory, Brooklyn Heights, June 21st, 1897. BISHOP WII^IvIAMS INFORMED. The Committee appointed by vote of the Convention to inform Bishop Williams of the election of a Bishop Coadjutor, consisted of the following persons : Rev. Henry M. Shermax, Bridgeport ; Frederick W. Harriman, Windsor ; Mr. Frederick J. Kingsbury, LL.D., Waterbury, and Ch ARISES E. Jackson, Middletown. They called on the Bishop at his home in Middletown, on Thursday, June loth, and presented the following To the Right Reverend the Bishop of Connecticut : Dear Bishop : — The Convention of your Diocese, assembled on Tues- day in Whitsun-week, at Waterbury, duly authorized us as a Committee to formally announce to you that your expressed wish that a Bishop Coadjutor should be chosen by them to relieve you of some of the arduous duties of your exalted office, has been accomplished. The Convention, guided, as they humbly trust, by God the Holy Ghost, made choice of the Reverend Chauncey Bunce Brewster to be consecrated to that office and work. The Committee brings to you the renewed assurance of the love and devotion of the Clergy and I^aity of your Diocese to yourself, and the hope that the relief afforded you by their adtion may tend to lengthen your days among us ; and that your strength may be increased in such measure that the sacred offices that they have been accustomed to receive at your hands may be continued to be bestowed upon them ; and that they may behold your face and listen to your voice for many years to come. —284— Praying that the God of all Grace may continue to bestow His rich bless- ings upon you, and asking your prayers and your benedidlion upon us in all our duties, we are, Your obedient servants and loving sons, He;nry M. Sherman, ' Frederick W. Harriman, Frederick J. Kingsbury, Charles E. Jackson, Committee. The Resolution passed by the Convention in acknowledg- ment of his long and faithful Episcopate (see Journal, page 51) was also read to him. The Bishop replied with emotion, declaring himself gratified with the treatment received from the Diocese at all times, and expressing his entire approval of the choice made by the Con- vention, as well as of the spirit in which all its deliberations had been condudled. Before withdrawing, the Committee knelt and received his Benedi(5lion. VI. DOCUMENTS ASKING CANONICAL CONSENT. The following documents were sent by the President of the Standing Committee of this Diocese to the Standing Committee of every other Diocese in the United States, together with a blank form for returning their consent to the Consecration, as required by Title I, Canon 19, §§ ii and iii. (Note. — The Degree of Docftor in Divinity was conferred upon the Bishop Coadjutor elecft by Trinity College, at Com- mencement, June 24, 1897.) REQUEST FOR CONSENT TO THE CONSECRATION OF A BISHOP COADJUTOR EOR THE DIOCESE OF CONNECTICUT. ►I" To the Standing Committee of the Diocese of The Church in the Diocese of Connecticut is desirous of the Consecration of the -285- Reverend Chauncey Bunck Brkwster, D.D., as Bishop Coadjutor of the said Diocese : and the Standing Committee of the same, by its President, hereby communicates the said desire, together with the evidence of the Election of the said Bishop Coadjutor elect, and also a copy of the Canoni- cal Testimonial in his case, and respectfully asks your con- sent to the proposed Consecration. Storrs O. Seymour, President of the Standing Committee. Diocese op Connecticut, June 30, 1897. CERTIFICATE OF THE EI.ECTION OF THE Reverend CHAUNCEY BUNCE BREWSTER, D.D., TO BE Bishop Coadjutor op the Diocese op Connecticut. This is to certify that, the Bishop of Connecticut having requested in writing, on the ground of his physical infirmity, that a Bishop Coadjutor be elected, and having in such request stated the duties which he would assign to the Bishop Coadju- tor when duly elected and consecrated, the annual Convention of the Diocese of Connecticut, assembled in Saint John's Church, Waterbury, on Tuesday, the eighth day of June, in the year of our Eord one thousand eight hundred and ninety- seven, did unanimously elect the Reverend Chauncey Bunce Brewster, D.D., to be Bishop Coadjutor of the said Diocese in accordance with the Constitution of the Diocese and the Canons of the Protest- ant Episcopal Church in the United States of America. Attest : Storrs O. Seymour, President of the Conve7ition. Frederick W. Harriman, Secretary of the Convention. Diocese of Connecticut, June 30, 1897. —286— TESTIMONY FROM THE CONVENTION O?" THE DIOCESE OF CONNECTICUT AS TO THE Reverend CHAUNCKY BUNCE BREWSTER, Bishop Coadjutor eIvEct. We, whose names are underwritten, fully sensible how im- portant it is that the sacred office of a Bishop should not be unworthily conferred, and firmly persuaded that it is our duty to bear testimony on this solemn occasion without partiality or affection, do, in the presence of Almighty God, testify that the Reverend Chauncey Bunce BrEWSTER is not, so far as we are informed, justly liable to evil report, either for error in religion or for viciousness in life ; and that we do not know or believe there is any impediment, on account of which he ought not to be consecrated to that holy office. We do, moreover, jointly and severally declare that we do, in our conscience, believd him to be of such sufficiency in good learning, such soundness in the faith, and of such virtuous and pure manners and godly conversation, that he is apt and meet to exercise the office of a Bishop to the honor of God and the edifying of His Church, and to be a wholesome ex- ample to the flock of Christ. CLERGY. E. Campion Acheson, Rector Holy Trinity Church, Middletown. Samuel Forbes Adam, Priest in charge of the Mission of Valle Crusis, N.^C. W. G. Andrews, Rector of Christ Church, Guilford. A. Sprague Ashley, Rector of All Saints' Memorial Chiirch, Meriden. Edmund Augustus Angell, Rector of St. John's Church, Washington. George Weed Barhydt, Rector of Christ Church, Westport. Francis W. Barnett, Rector of Christ Church, Canaan. William A. Beardsley, Rector of St. Thomas's Church, New Haven. Allen Everett Beeman, Rector of St. Paul's Church, Fairfield. Jacob A. Biddle, Rector of St. Mary's Church, South Manchester. John Binney, Sub-Dean of the Berkeley Divinity School, lyouis Norman Booth, Rector of Trinity Church, Bridgeport. Ralph H. Bowles, Rector of St. Paul's Church, Huntington. Chas. W. Boylston, Rector of Grace Church, Long Hill. —287— James W. Bradin, Rector of St. John's Church, Hartford. Wm. J. Brewster, Rector-elect of St. Andrew's Ch^rch, Northford. Cornelius G. Bristol, Rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Hartford. George Israel Brown, Rector of Trinity Church, Branford. J. Eldred Brown, Rector of Trinity Church, Norwich. George Buck, Rector of St. James's Church, Poquetanuck. George H. Buck, Rector of St. James's Church, Derby. F. D. Buckley, Rector of Trinity Church, Waterbury. Jos. P. Cameron, Rector, South Glastonbury and Glastonbury. Walter T. Cavell, Rector of Trinity Church, CoUinsville. Adelbert P. Chapman, Minister in charge of St. James's Church, Fair Haven. Sylvester Clarke, Berkeley Divinity School. Herbert D. Cone, Rector of Christ Church, Bridgeport. N. Ellsworth Cornwall, Rector of Christ Church, Stratford. H. N. Cunningham, Rector of Christ Church, Watertown. Wilfrid H. Dean, Rector of Trinity Church, North Guilford. S. W. Derby. George William Douglas, Rector of Trinity Church, New Haven. Charles H. Doupe, New Haven. Jared W. Ellsworth, Rector of St. Michael's Church, Naugatuck. Wolcott Webster Ellsworth, Rector of Christ Church, Unionville. Foster Ely, Rector of St. Stephen's Church, Ridgefield. J. D. Ewing, Rector of Christ Church, Middle Haddam. James P. Faucon, Christ Church, Hartford. Percy T. Fenn, Rector of St. John's Church, Essex. Henry Ferguson, Professor in Trinity College, Hartford. David L. Ferris, Curate of St. John's Church, Stamford. John H. Fitzgerald, Rector of St. Peter's Church, Hebron. Louis French, Rector of St. Luke's Church, Darien. Arthur J. Gammack, Priest in charge of St. Gabriel's Church, Easf'Berlin. James Gammack, LL.D., Rector of St. James's Church, West Hartford. Frederic Gardiner, Rector of Christ Church, Pomfret. James H. George, Rector of St. John's Church, Salisbury. R. H. Gesner, Rector of Christ Church, West Haven. Alfred Goldsborough, Rector of St. Peter's Church, Monroe. Francis Goodwin, Hartford. Eugene Griggs, Rector of St. Mark's Church, Mystic. Alfred Poole Grint, Rector of St. James's Church, New London. George Chapman Griswold, Rector of Christ Church, Sharon. Alexander Hamilton. John Thompson Hargrave, Rector of St. Paul's Church, Woodbury, and Christ Church, Bethlehem. Frederick W. Harriman, Rector of Grace Church, Windsor. J. E. Heald, Minister of Trinity Church, Tariffville. —288— William E. Hooker, Rector of St. Matthew's Chiirch, Wilton. Joseph Hooper, Rector of Epiphany Church, Durham, and Ledturer in Berkeley Divinity School. Walter Downs Humphrey, Rector of Christ Church, Roxbury. John T. Huntington, Rector of St. James's Church, Hartford. W. Herbert Hutchinson, Rector of St. Peter's Church, Milford. Samuel F. Jar\-is, Rector of Trinity Church, Brooklyn. W. Allen Johnson, Professor of Ecclesiastical History-, Berkeley Divinity School. Charles Judd, Curate in St. John's Church, Stamford. Robert B. Kimber, Rector of Trinity Church, Seymour. Wm. C. Knowles, Emmanuel Church, Killingworth, and St. James's Chapel, Ponsett. Wm. H. Lewis, Rector of St. John's Church, Bridgeport. Hermann Ivihenthal, Rector of Trinity Church, Wethersfield. Edwin S. Lines, Rector of St. Paul's Church, New Haven. J. Chauncey Linsley, Rector of Trinity Church, Torrington. George T. Linsley, Rector of Trinity Church, Newi;own. Flavel S. Luther, Professor in Trinity College. Henry Macbeth, Rector of St. Paul's Church, Windham. George K. MacNaught, Minister in charge of Grace Chapel, Hartford. W. Ingram Magill, Rector of Calvary Church, Round Hill. Frank H. Marshall, Minister in Church of the Ascension, New Haven. Theodore D. Martin, Jr., Rector of Grace Church, Stafford Springs. Edward Thompson Mathison, Rector of Immanuel Chiu-ch, Ansonia. March C. Mayo, Curate in St. John's Church, Waterbury. Stewart Means, Rector of St. John's Church, New Haven. Elmer Truesdell Merrill, Rich Professor of Latin in Wesleyan University. Ernest de F. Miel, Rector of Trinity Church, Hartford. Herbert L. Mitchell, Rector of Grace Church, Yantic. Wm. Morrall. R. H. Neide, Rector of St. Mark's Church, New Canaan. John F. Nichols, temporarily in charge of Trinity Chtirch, Bristol. Fred. W. Norris, Rector of Trinity Church, South Norwalk. James D. S. Pardee, Rector of Grace Church, Saybrook. Arthur T. Parsons, Rector of Trinity Chxirch, Thomaston, and Trinity Church, Northfield. Theodore M. Peck, General Missionary of the New London Archdeaconry. George W. Phillips, Assistant Minister, St. Paul's Church, New Haven. John F. Plumb, Rector of St. John's Chiu-ch, New Milford. Sylvanus B. Pond, Rector of St. Paul's Church, Norwalk. Collis I. Potter, Presbji;er. Thomas Ruggles Pynchon, Trinity College, Hartford. Arthur T. Randall, Rector of St. Andrew's Church, Meriden. Edmund Rowland, Rector of St. John's Church, Waterbury. —289— Francis T. Russell, Rector of St. Margaret's School, Waterbury. Lindall W. Saltonstall, Rector of Christ Church, Hartford. Frederick R. Sanford, Rector of St. Paul's Church, Riverside. E. B. Schmitt, Rector of Calvary Chiu-ch, Stonington. Chas. O. Sco\'ille, Curate in Trinity Church, New Haven. Storrs O. Seymour, Rector of St. Michael's Church, Litchfield. J. Frederick Sexton, Rector of St. James's Church, Westville. Charles Norman Shepard, Fellow of the General TheologicaFSeminary, New York. P. L. Shepard, Rector of the Church of the Holy Advent, Clinton. Lucius W. Shey, Bridgeport. John Dolby Skene, Rector of St. James's Church, Danbury. George Milnor Stanley, Rector of St. James's Church, Winsted. James Stoddard, Holy Trinity Church, Middletown. Hiram Stone, Rector of St. Paul's Chmxh, Bantam, and Trinity Church, Milton. Wm. Alonzo Swan, Rector of Christ Church, Redding. Henry Tarrant, Rector of Trinit}' Church, Lime Rock. M. George Thompson, Rector of Christ Church, Greenwich. John Townsend, Rector of Christ Church, Middletown. H. Nelson Tragitt, Rector of St. Paul's Church, Waterbury. Henry N. Wayne, Rector of St. Mark's Chm-ch, New Britain. R. Bancroft Whipple, Rector of Christ Church, Tashua. E. L. Whitcome, Rector of St. Paul's Church, Brookfield. J. E. Wildman, Rector of St. Paul's Chmch, Wallingford. George Hewson Wilson, Curate of Holy Trinity Church, Middletown. Charles E. Woodcock, Rector of Christ Church, Ansonia. Arthur H. Wright, Rector of St. John's Church, Warehouse Point. Thomas Henry Yardley, Christ Church, New Haven. I.AY DELEGATES. W. A. Barnes, Christ Church, Ansonia. Eli D. Weeks, St. Paul's Chm-ch, Bantam. Walter Goddard, Trinity Chiirch, Bridgeport. WilHam H. Comley, St. Paul's Church " Eli Dewhurst, " " " " C. Y. Beach, St. John's Church, P. W. Bamum, Trinity Church, Bristol. F. S. Luther, Trinity Church, Brooklyn. Ralph C. Meigs, Church of the Holy Advent, Clinton. Asa R. Bigelow, Calvary Church, Colchester. Wm. H. Barnum, St. James's Church, Danbury. Frank Green, St. Luke's Church, Darien. Julius Attwood, St. Stephen's Church, East Haddam. W. R. Goodspeed, " " " 19 — 290 — Henry J. Glover, St. Paul's Church, Fairfield. G. Clifford Foote, St. James's Church, Fair Haven. Ed\A'in W. Potter, Robert Wellstood, Christ Church, Greenwich. Samuel Spencer, Christ Church, Guilford. Nathan W. Seymom-, Trinity Church (Grace Chapel), Hartford. Roger E. Phelps, vSt. Peter's Church, Hebron. Virgil B. Hatch, St. Andrew's Church, Marbledale. Geo. M. Curtis, St. Andrew's Church, Meriden. Benj. Page, " " " Clarence E. Bacon, Holy Trinity Church, Middletown. Charles E. Jackson, " " " " Wm. Penfield Post, " Richard L. deZeng, " " " " John H. Stewart, Christ Church, IMiddle Haddam. Samuel S. Hurd, St. Peter's Church, Monroe. William W. Kellogg, St. Mark's Church, Mystic. George W. Andrew, St. Michael's Church, Naugatuck. John M. Page, " " Charles E. Graves, Trinity Church, New Haven. A. Heaton Robertson, " " " " Edward E. Bradley, St. Paul's Church, " Samuel E. Dibble, St. John's Church, " " Burton Mansfield, St. Thomas's Church, " " Elliot H. Morse, Christ Church, Benj. Stark, St. James's Church, New London. Dan'l G. Beers, Trinity Church, Newtowm. Henry G. Curtis, " Ansel Carmi Betts, St. Paul's Church, Norwalk. B. W. Maples, Augustus C. Golding, Grace Church, " Joseph E. Bishop, St. John's Church, North Haven. Charles Billings Chapman, Trinity Church, Norwich. Fred'k R. Wasley, Ivoomis L. White, Christ Church, Pomfret. Oliver Gildersleeve, Trinity Church, Portland. Hiram K. Scott, St. Stephen's Church, Ridgefield. L,. A. Lockwood, St. Paul's Church, Riverside. Wm. H. Potterton, St. John's Church, Rockville. Albert L. Hodge, Christ Church, Roxbur^^ Smith P. Glover, St. John's Church, Sandy Hook. Lewis W. Church, Trinity Church, Seymour. W. S. Sturges, Church of the Good Shepherd, Shelton. Isaac S. Jennings, Trinity Chmrch, South Norwalk. Leslie Smith, " " " — 291 — E. Livingston Wells, Trinity Church, Southport. Edward B. Iv. Carter, St. John's Church, Stamford. Walton Ferguson, " " " W. W. Skiddy, J. H. Swartwout, " " " S. E. Reed, St. Andrew's Church, Stamford. Benjamin Hall, St. Paul's Church, WalHngford. Wm. N. Mix, James Price, St. John's Church, Warehouse Point. A. G. Baker, St. John's Chmrch, Washington. Frederick J. Kingsbury, St. John's Chiu-ch, Waterbury. Nelson J. Welton, " " " Ellis Phelan, Trinity Church, Waterbury. J. K. Smith, Henry H. Bartlett, Christ Chiu-ch, Watertown. John A. Buckingham, " " " Harry O. Miller, St. Paul's Church, Waterville. J. Fred. Gorham, Christ Chm-ch, Westport. W. W. Huntington, St. James's Church, West Hartford. Harry B. Kennedy, St. James's Church, West\alle. Samuel D. Folsom, St. Matthew's Church, Wilton. Elijah C. Johnson, Grace Chmrch, Windsor. The foregoing testimonial was signed in open session at the Annual Convention of the Diocese of Connecticut, held in St. John's Church, Waterbury, on Tuesday and Wednesday, the eighth and ninth days of June, in the year of our L,ord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven, by a constitutional majority of the members of said Convention. Attest : Frederick W. Harriman, Secretary of the Convention. Diocese of Connecticut, June 22, 1897. — 292 — TESTIMONY AS TO THE Bishop Coadjutor elect for the Diocese of Connecticut, IfROM THE Standing Committee of the Diocese of We, whose names are underwritten, fully sensible how im- portant it is that the sacred ofl6ce of a Bishop should not be unworthily conferred, and firmly persuaded that it is our duty to bear testimony on this solemn occasion without partiality or affection, do, in the presence of Almighty God, testify that the Reverend Chauncey Bunce Brewster, D.D., is not, so far as we are informed, justly liable to evil report, either for error in religion or for viciousness of life ; and that we do not know or believe there is any impediment, on account of which he ought not to be consecrated to that holy oflSce, but that he hath, as we believe, led his life, for three years last past, piously, soberly, and honestly. Standing Committee of the Diocese of Documents Concerning the Consecration of the Bishop Coadjutor Commission From the Presiding Bishop TO THE BISHOPS OF IvONG ISLAND, ALBANY AND NKW YORK To Consecrate the Bishop Coadjutor elect. To the Right Reverend Abram Newkirk Littlejohn, D.D., LL.D., Bishop of Long Island, and the Right Reverend William Croswell Doayie, D.D., LL.D., Bishop of Albany, and the Right Reverend Henry Codman Potter, D.D., LL.D., Bishop of New York. Brethren Beloved in the Lord : In accordance with provisions of Title I, Canon 19, § III [I.], I herewith communicate to yoM the testimonials of the Rev- erend Chaunce}^ Bunce Brewster, D.D., Bishop Coadjutor eledl of the Diocese of Connedlicut, making request of you that you associating with yourselves such Bishops of this Church or of churches in communion with us as to you may seem good, will proceed to ordain and consecrate the said Bishop Coad- jutor ele(5l to the office of a Bishop in the Church of God, in Trinity Church, in the City of New Haven, and in the Diocese of Connedlicut, on Thursday, the twenty-eighth day of 0(ftober of this present year, being the Festival of Saint Simon and Saint Jude, according to " the form of ordaining and conse- crating a Bishop," established and used in the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America. In testimony of all which I have hereunto set my hand and caused my official seal to be affixed, in the City of Middle- town, in the Diocese of Conne(?ticut, on this seventh day of Ocftober in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven, and in the forty-sixth year of my consecra- tion. J. WILLIAMS, Presidiyig Bishop. \ SEAL. [ — 296 — CERTIFICATE OF CONSENT STANDING COMMITTEES. I hereby certify that in response to a request from the Diocese of Connecticut to the Standing Committees of the several Dioceses of the Protestant Episcopal Church, asking consent to the consecration of the Reverend Chauncky Bunce Brewster, D.D., to the office of Bishop Coadjutor of said Diocese, such con- sent has been granted by the Standing Committees of the Dioceses underwritten, as follows : "We, whose names are underwritten, fully sensible how important it is that the sacred office of a Bishop should not be unworthily conferred, and firmly persuaded that it is our duty to bear testimony on this solemn occasion without partiality or affection, do, in the presence of Almighty God, testify that the Reverend Chauncey Bunce Brewster, D.D., is not, so far as we are informed, justly liable to evil report, either for error in religion or for viciousness of life ; and that we do not know or believe there is any impediment on account of which he ought not to be consecrated to that holy office, but that he hath, as we believe, led his life for three years last past piously, soberly, and honestly." —297— The Standing Committees consenting are those of the Dio- ceses of Alabama, Albany, California, Central New York, Central Pennsylvania, Chicago, Colorado, Dallas, Delaware, Easton, East Carolina, Florida, Fond du Lac, Georgia, Kansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Los Angeles, Louisiana, Long Island, Maine, Marquette, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Milwaukee, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quincy, Pittsburgh, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Southern Ohio, Southern Virginia, Springfield, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, "Washington, Western New York, West Virginia, Western Michigan. Attest : Storrs O. Seymour, President of the Standing Committee of the Diocese of Connecticut. I^iTCHPiSLD, Oct. 21, 1897. [All of the Dioceses with the exception of Arkansas, Lexington and West Missouri, gave their consent. That of Newark was received after the Consecration.] CERTIFICATE OF CONSENT MAJORITY OF THE BISHOPS. I hereby certify that a constitutional majority of the Bishops of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States have given their canonical consent to the ordination and consecra- tion of the Reverend Chauncey Bunce Brewster, D.D., Bishop Coadjutor elect of the Diocese of Connecticut, to the ofl&ce of a Bishop in the Church of God. In testimony of which I have hereunto set my hand, at the City of Middletown and Diocese of Connecticut, this seventh day of October, in the year of our lyOrd one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven. J. W11.1.IAMS, Presiding Bishop. —299— LETTER OF CONSECRATION In thk Name of thk Father, and of the Son, and OF THE Hoi^Y Ghost. Amen. To all the Faithful in Christ Jesus throughout the world. Greeting : Be it known unto you by these presents, that we, Abram Newkirk Littlejohn, D.D., LL.D., Bishop of Long Island, William Croswell Doane, D.D., LI/.D., Bishop of Albany, Henry Codman Potter, D.D., Lly.D., Bishop of New York, assisted by the other Right Reverend Bishops whose names are hereunto subscribed, under the protedlion of Almighty God, did, on Thursday the twenty-eighth day of October, being the Feast of SS. Simon and Jude, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and ninety- seven, in Trinity Church, City of New Haven, in the presence of a congregation of the Clergy and Laity, and according to the due and prescribed order of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, and in conformity with the Canons thereof. Ordain and Consecrate our well beloved in Christ the Reverend Chauncey Bunce Brewster, D.D., of whose suflSciency in good learning, soundness in the Faith, and purity of manners we were fully ascertained, into the sacred ofl&ce of a Bishop in the One Holy Catholic and Apos- tolic Church of God, he having been duly chosen Bishop Coadjutor of Connedticut. — 300— Given under our hands and seals in the City of New Haven, State of Connedlicut, on this twenty-eighth day of Ocftober, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven. [Seal] Abram Newkirk IvITTi^ejohn, Bishop of Long Island, and Presiding. [Seal] Wii,i.iAM Croswell Doane, Bishop of Albany. [Seal] Henry Codman Potter, Bishop of New York. [Seal] Ozi WiIvI^iam WhiTaker, Bishop of Pennsylvania. [Seal] Wii.i- UJ CO < z CO ^ Q L n (£ Q r — 307— CONSECRATION OF THE REV. CHAUNCEY BUNCE BREWSTER, D.D., AS BISHOP COADJUTOR OP CONNECTICUT, IN TRINITY CHURCH, NEW HAVEN, ST. SIMON AND ST. JUDE'S DAY, OCTOBER 28, 1897. Order of Seats in Chancei.. ORDER OF PROCESSION. Dr. Henshaw, Mr. Harriman. Dr. Hodges. Mr. Means. Mr. Sherman Dr. Lines. Dr. Hart. Dr. Reese. Dr. Andrews. Mr. Jarvis. Dr. Seymour. Dr. Binney. Mr. Yarrington. Dr. Russeli.. Curate of Trinity Church. Curate of Trinity Church. Rector of Trinity Church. Attending Presbyter. Attending Presbyter. Bishop Coadjutor. Bishop of Cai,ifornia. Bishop of Massachusetts. Bishop of Nebraska. Bishop of Maryi^and. Bishop op Pittsburgh. Bishop of New York. Bishop of Albany. Bishop of Pennsyi^vania. Bishop's Chaplain. Bishop of Long Island. ASSIGNMENT OF PARTS OF THE SERVICE. [By order of the Bishop of Long Island.] Celebrant, Bishop of Long Island. EpistlER, Bishop of New York. (Epistle, Adls 20 : 17.) GoSPELER, Bishop of Pennsylvania. (Gospel, St. Matthew xxviii : 18.) Preacher, the Bishop of Maryland. Testimonial from Diocese of Connecticut, read by the Rev. Dr. Hart. -3o8- Testimonial from Standing Committee, read by the Rev. Mr. Sherman. Testimonial from the House of Bishops, read by the Rev. Dr. REESE. Litany said by Bishop of Albany. Presenters : Bishop of Nebraska. Bishop of California. CONSECRATORS : Bishop of Long Island. Bishop of Albany. Bishop of New York. Veni Creator, sung by Bishop and Choir antiphonally. Administration of Holy Communion : The Bishop of Long Island with paten, followed by Bishop Coadjutor of Connecticut with chalice, will begin at the wall on the Gospel side. The Bishop of Albany with paten, followed by Bishop of Pennsylvania with chalice, will begin at the center of the rail and proceed towards the wall on the Gospel side. The Bishop of New York with paten, followed by the Bishop of Pittsburgh with chalice, will begin at the wall on the Epistle side. The Bishop of Nebraska with paten, followed by the Bishop of Massachusetts with chalice, will start from the center and proceed towards the wall on the Epistle side. In choir, the Rev. Dr. Hart and the Rev. Dr. Reese respectively will occupy the single stalls at the end of the alleys immediately to the right and left, on mounting the choir steps. The Rev. Drs. Henshaw and Hodges, and the Rev. Mr. Sherman will occiipy the three seats adjoining Dr. Hart. The Rev. Mr. Harriman, the Rev. Mr. Means and the Rev, Dr. Lines will occupy the three seats adjoining Dr. Reese. The Rev. Dr. Andrews, the Rev. Dr. Seymour and the Rev. Mr. Yarrington will occupy the three stalls against the wall behind the choir on the Gospel side. The Rev. Mr. Jarvis and the Rev. Drs. Binney and Russell will occupy the three stalls against the wall behind the choir on the Epistle side. The chaplain of the Bishop of Long Island will occupy the single chair at the end of the alley close to the chancel rail, on the Gospel side. The ReClor of Trinity Church will occupy the opposite chair, on the Epistle side. The names of each of these clergy will be found inscribed on cards attached to their respective seats. In the recession the order will be the same as in the procession, the Bishop of Long Island coming out last, immediately preceded by his chaplain. — 309— The following is a copy of the official programme for the Centenary and Consecration : DIOCESE OF CONNECTICUT. JARVIS CENTENARY, Wednesday, October 27th, 1897. AND Consecration of the right reverend THE BISHOP COADJUTOR EIvECT OF CONNECTICUT, Thursday, October 28th, 1897, St. Simon and St. Jude'S Day. TRINITY CHURCH, NEW HAVEN. JARVIS CENTENARY, Wednesday, October 27TH, 1897. s.oo a. m. holy communion. Celebrant, Rev. Dr. E. S. Lines, Rector of St. Paul's Church, New Haven 10.30 A. M. Processionai.— Hymn 520, .... Messiter Lord's Prayer, Coi^i^ects and Versici.es. Hymn 418, ....... Croft Reading of the Letter from the Bishop of the Diocese, by the Rev. Dr. George William Douglas, Rector of Trinity Church, New Haven. Hymn 336, ....... Hastings Address : " A Century of Church Life in Connecticut, ' ' — first half — by the Rev. Dr. Storrs O. Seymour, President of the Standing Committee. Hymn 579, . . . . . . • Edwards Address: "A Century of Church Life in Connecticut," — second half — by the Rev. Dr. Samuel Hart, Registrar of the Diocese. Hymn 468, ....... Old Hundred Prayers and Benediction. Recessionai, — Hymn 412, . . . . . Dykes — 3IO— i.oo p. M. Lunch in Trinity Parish House, i6o Temple Street. [For the Clergy of the Diocese and other specially invited guests, who will be admitted by ticket. On this, the Centenary Day, tickets for lunch may be obtained by those entitled to them, from one of the ushers, who will be seated at a table at the tower entrance of the church. This usher will attend to the railway tickets at the same time, and also to subscriptions to the Centenary Book.] 3.00 P. M. Processionai,. — Hymn 507, ..... Smart Lord's Prayer, Coli^ects and Versici.es. Address by the Rev. Dr. Daniel Henshaw, Representative of the Diocese of Rhode Island. Hymn 450, ....... Holden Address by the Subject Hymn 490. Address by the Subject : Hymn 388, Prayers and Benediction. Recessionai, — Hymn 576, ..... Barnbv Rev. Samuel Fermor Jarvis, of Brooklyn, Conn. ' Historical Reminiscences of Bishop Jarvis." Haydn Rev. Joseph Hooper, of Durham, Conn. ' Ivife and Times of the Second Bishop of Connecticut." Giardini 8.00 P. M. Processionai. — Hymn 396, ..... Dykes Lord's Prayer, Coi,i,ects and Versici^es. Hymn 487, ..... Russian National Hymn Address by the Right Rev. Dr. O. W. Whitaker, Bishop of Pennsylvania. Hymn 576, ....... Baniby Address by the Right Rev. Dr. Henry C. Potter, Bishop of New York. Hymn 490, ....... Haydn Address by the Right Rev. Dr. William Lawrence, Bishop of Massa- chusetts. Festivai, Te Deum, ...... Sullivan Prayers and Benediction. Recessionai, — Hymn 403, ..... Lejeune —311— CONSECRATION OF THE BISHOP COADJUTOR. Thursday, October 28th, 1897. ST. SIMON AND ST. JUDE'S DAY. N. B. There will be special Early Celebrations of the Holy Communion at three other Churches, viz : 7.30 A. M. H01.Y Communion. Christ Church. 8.00 A. M. Holy Communion. St. Thomas' Church. 8.30 A. M. Holy Communion. St. Paul's Church. CONSECRATION SERVICE. 10.30 A. M. Processional — Hymn 514. " We march, we march to \T.ctory," Barnby InTroit, Psalm 91, . . . . • . Martin "Whoso dwelleth under the defence of the Most High." Communion Service, in B flat, .... Agzitter NiCENE Creed, in E flat, ..... Eyre Hymn before Sermon, 491, "The Church's one foundation," Wesley Anthem, " Pray for the peace of Jerusalem," Psalm cxxii, vs. 6, 7. Novella To be sung while the Bishop Coadjutor elect is putting on the rest of the Episcopal habit. Hymn 289, " Veni Creator Spiritus, " . . . Plain Song Offertory,—" Lord, Thou art God," I Chron. xvii, 26, 27, Stainer Sanctus, " Messe Solonnelle, " .... Gounod Gloria in Excelsis, ..... Old Chant Nunc DimiTTis, — Gregorian, .... Stainer Recessional — Hymn 520, " Rejoice, ye pure in heart, " . Messiter i.ooP. M. Lunch in Trinity Parish House, 160 Temple Street. For Clergy of the Diocese and specially invited guests, who will be admitted by ticket. On this day the Clergy of the Diocese will obtain their lunch tickets and railway tickets before the Consecration Service, while vesting at the United Church Chapel, 300 Temple Street. Here also subscriptions will be taken to the Centenary Book. To the other specially invited guests lunch tickets will be dis- tributed at the church. Jarvis Exhibit. Subscriptions taken to Centenary Book. 3.00 P. M. Public Reception to the Bishop Coadjutor, in Trinity Parish House, 160 Temple Street. Address of Welcome, by the Rev. Dr. Storrs O. Seymour, President of the Standing Committee of the Diocese. Response by the Bishop Coadjutor. Jarvis Exhibit. Subscriptions taken to Centenary Book. • —312— SPECIAI. SUB-COMMITTEES. Finance Committee. WiLUS E. Miller, Edmund J. Silk, Frank H. Sperry, T. Attwater Barnes, Edward E. Bradley, Samuel E. Dibble. Committee on Information. Rev. Richmond H. Gesner, Rev. Percy Barnes, Rev. Edwin S. IvINES, D.D., Rev. J. Frederick SexTon, Rev. STEWART MEANS, Rev. Frank H. Marshall, Rev. Henry McCrea. Committee on Hospitality. N. Albert Hooker, George J. Bassett, Rev. Edwin S. Lines, D.D., Charles E. Cornwall, Rev. G. Brinley Morgan, Leonard Bostwick, Rev. William A. Beardsley, Benjamin R. English. Committee on Subscriptions to Book. Frank G. P. Barnes. Comtnittee on Railroad Tickets. Rev. Frederick W. Harriman, Frank G. P. Barnes. Collation Committee. Mrs. Bruce Fenn, Mrs. Charles B. Richards, Miss Fanny Pardee, Miss Edith Louise Merwin, Miss. May Mansfield, Mrs. RusSELL HoTchkiss, Mrs, Frederick C. Rowland, Miss Caroline LindslEy. —313— Marshals. Bknjamin R. English, Wii^ws E. Miller, Edward E. Bradley, Frank H. Sperrv, William E. Barnett, John H. Platt, Leonard Bostwick, IvYNDe Harrison, George H. Tuttle, Alfred n. Wheeler, Charles b. Gilbert, J. Edward Heaton, George S. Barnum, Sherwood S. Thompson, Phelps Montgomery, John H. Taylor, Frank G. P. Barnes, Arnon a. Alling, N. Albert Hooker, Charles E. Cornwall, Frederic S. Hurlburt, Burton Mansfield. Reception Committee. Trmity Church. Rev. George William Douglas, D.D., Rev. Charles O. Scoville, Rev. Clarence W. Bispham, A. Heaton Robertson, Edward C. Beecher, Willis E. Miller, Frank H. Hooker. St. PauPs Church. Rev. Edwin S. Lines, D.D., Rev. GeorGE W. Phillips, John C. Hollister, Benjamin R. English, Edward E. Bradley. St. Luke^s Church. Rev. O. S. Prescott, William I. Cummings, Moses T. Rice, William T. Harris. St. Thomas's Church. Rev. William A. BeardslEy, Joel a. Sperry, Frederick Botsford, C. Purdy Lindsley. ■314- Christ Church. Rev. G. BrtnlEy Morgan, Rev. Chari^es Judd, WiivBUR F. Day, Lemuel A. Austin. E1.W0TT H. Morse. St. John's Chjirch. Rev. Stewart Means, Wii,i,iAM S. WeIvI^, Robert T. Merwin, NORRIS G. OSBORN. Church of the Ascension. Rev. Frank H. Marshai,!,, Ernest B. Beers, M. Mortimer Atwater, AivBERT G. Gehanne. Grace Church. Rev Percy Barnes, Arthur J. Weld, William S. Rowe. St. James'' s Church, ( Westville.) Rev. J. Frederick Sexton, William A. Pratt, Hob art L,. Hotchkiss, Harry B. Kennedy. St. James's Church, {Fair Haven). Rev. AdelberT p. Chapman, Edwin W. Potter, George C. Foote, Burton D. Potter. All Saints' Chapel. Rev. Henry McCrea, Edward F. AllEn, James H. LEE, Andrew J. Patience. Christ Church, {West Haven). Rev. Richmond H. Gesner, Albert C. Coe, George W. Warner, John F. Barnett. Index INDEX This Index does not include fiames or places occurring only on pp. 286-291, 300-305, and 31 1-3 13. Academy, see Episcopal Academy. PAGE A(5ls of the General Assembly concerning the Church in Conneaicut : 1708, Toleration, ....... 28 1784, Freedom of Worship, 28 1791, Equality of all Christians, 28 1876, Parochial Organization, . 67, 68 Account of the Services at the Jarvis Centenary, . 11-15 Adams, Samuel, .... 116 Addison, the Rev. Daniel D., . 239, 240 Alexandrian, ..... 196 Allyn, Francis, ..... 61 All Saints' Church, Providence, R. I., 73 Amboy, N.J. 143 South, 143 Amenia, N. Y., . 90 American Church, The, 75, 104, 105, 129, 130, 13 7, 154, [61, 171, 183, 228 Organized, ..... 122 Canons of, . 35. 133. 147 Constitution of, .... 122 Amended, .... 122 General Convention of 1789, 122, 170, 171 1792 77 1795 147 1799 145, 146, 147 1 801 144 1804 36, 94, 95, 134 1808 144 1811 136, 144 1820 42 1821 42 1895 145, 146 Andrews, the Rf 'V. Dr. William G., . I 78, 306, 307, 308 -3i«- Apostolic Ministry, Assembly's Catechism, Auclimuty, the Rev. Dr. Samuel, Baldwin, the Rev. Dr. Ashbel, Ballston, N. Y., Bass, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Edward, 198 27 86, 112, 124 126, 264, 265, 266, 267 132 158, 160, 161, 167, 168, 227, 239, 240, 263, 264 132 117 30. 32, 39> 40, 60, 64, 71, 96 33 40 250, 251 177,235, 279, 312, 313 239, 240 238 61 85, 107, 245 178, 179, 180, 223, 305 118 178, 306, 307, 308 180 190-192, 197, 201, 202 [26, 141, 145, 157, 169, 170, 171 Beach, the Rev. Dr. Abraham, the Rev. John, . Beardsley, Rev. Dr. Eben E., . Addresses and Discourses, quoted. Church in Co7ineBicut, quoted, note, the Rev. William A., Miss Elizabeth M., Beers, Prof. George E., SethP., Berkeley, the Rt. Rev. Dr. George, Berkeley Divinity School, . 57, 62, 69, loi, 177 Bigelow, Mrs., . Binney, the Rev. Dr. John, Bird, the Rev. Wilmer P., Bishop, 20, 23, 34, 103, 120, 145, 149, 160, Bishop of Connedlicut, see Seabury, Jarvis, Brownell, Williams. Coadjutor of Connedlicut, see Brewster. Albany, . . 15, I79, 180, 181, 182, 184, 295, 306, 307, 308 California, .... 14, 15, I79, 181, 306, 307, 308 Long Island, . . . 179, 180, 181, 182, 295, 306, 307, 308 Maryland, . . . -15, I79, 180, 181, 185, 306, 307, 308 Sermon of, ..... . 185-204 Massachusetts, . . 15, 155, 165, 179, 180, 306, 307, 308, 310 Address of, . . . . . . 165-175 see also : Bass, Rt. Rev. Dr. Parker, Rt. Rev. Dr. Lawrence, Rt. Rev. Dr. Nebraska, ....... 15, 179, 181 New York, . . .15, 150, I79> 180, 295, 306, 307, 308 Address of, ..... . 150-165 see also : Provoost, Rt. Rev. Dr. Hobart, Rt. Rev. Dr. Pennsylvania, . . 15, 139, 155, 179, 180, 306, 307, 308, 310 Address of, ..... . 139-150 see also : White, Rt. Rev. Dr. Whitaker, the Rt. Rev. Dr. -319— Bishop of Pittsburgh, Western New York, Bishop's Bonus, Bishop's Fund, . Bispham, the Rev. Clarence W., Blakeslee, the Rev. Solomon, Bordentown, N. J., Bostwick, the Rev. Gideon, . Bowden, the Rev. Dr. John : Birth, Education, . Ordination, Assistant Trinity Church, New York, . Rector of St. Paul's, Norwalk, . Represented Rhode Island in General Convention Eledled Bishop of Connedlicut and declined, . Principal of the Episcopal Academy, Branford, Conn., .... 15, 179, 180, 306, 307, 308 15. 179. 180 13, 14, 15, 1792, . 2i ,56 26, 29, 64 79, 307, 313 39 143 • 168 123 122, 124 124 124 124 77 • 23, 125 23, 32, 125 • • • 34, 35 Brewster, the Rt. Rev. Chauncey B., 9, 72, 104, 149, 163, 171, 172-179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 207, 211, 215, 228, 229, 280, 281, 282, 283, 2S4, 285, 286, 292, 296, 298, 299, 306, 307, 308, 309, 311 Response to address of welcome, .... 215-221 Sketch of Life of, . . . . . . _ 221-225 79. 81, Dr. Thomas Church : 233 Bridgeport, Conn., Brownell, the Rt. Rev Life, Eledlion, . Consecration, Episcopate, Death of, . Mentioned, Portrait of, Buckingham, John, S. M., Burgess, the Rt. Rev. Dr. George, Burton, the Rev. Dr. Daniel, . Camp, the Rev. Ichabod, the Rev. Dr. Riverius, Caner, the Rev. Dr. Henry, . Cannon, John, . Case of the Episcopal Churches Considered^The, William White, 97, 120, 121 Chandler, the Rev. Dr. Thomas B., . . . . 108, 238 Chase, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Philander, .... 46, 58, 96 . 41, 42 41 41 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 51, 57, 58, 59 57, 60, 68 60, 62, 79, 148, 172 242 61 61 58 115 107 95 106 267 -320— Cheshire, Conn., 29, 37, 86, 87, 129, 239 see also : Episcopal Academy. Church of England, ...... 105, 112, 170 in the Colonies, 19, 84, III Church in the United States, . 19 155, 160, 203 in Connedlicut, . 56, 220 Church Life in Connedticut : First Half, . . 21-52 Second Half, • 52-72 Churchman's Magazine, The, 130, 131 Church, Samuel, 61 Claggett, the Rt. Rev. Dr. John T., 134 145, 161, 171 Clark, the Rev. Dr. Jacob D., 60 the Rev. William, 248 Clark, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Thomas M., . 79. 80 Clarke, the Rev. Abraham L,., 123 Coadjutor, see Brewster. Coe, James R., . 61 Coit, the Rev. Dr. Thomas W. , 61 Connedlicut : Bishop of, see Seabury, Jarvis, Brownell, Williams, Brewster. Constitution of, 1818, ..... 29, 30, 56 Diocese of, see Diocese. Corderius, Mathurin, Colloquies, .... 107 Crete, .... 187, 188, 189 191. 193. 196 St. Titus, Bishop of. . 1S7-198 Croswell, The Rev. Dr. Harry, 60 Curtis, Eli, 61 George R., 61 Holbrook, . 61 Danbury, Conn., 91 Davis, Isaac, .... • 35. 133 Deane, Silas, 117 Dehon, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Theodore, . 136, 228 Diocese of Connedticut, 69, 80, 103, 141, 163, 167, 181, 189, 211, 217, 241, 275, 282, 284, 285, 286, 291, 295, 296, 298, 309 Archdeacons of, . . . . . 13, ii ^, 66, 178, 180 Archdeaconries of, ..... 66 Centenary of Second Bishop ot, 9, 10, 19, 23, 24, 75, 83, 103, 141, 161, 167, 309, 310 Addresses at, . . 21-174 Services at, . . . 13-16 — 321- Diocese of Counecfticut PAGE Conventions of 1796 23, 103, 123, 125, 245, 253 1797, 24, 125 , 126, 127 1801, 128 1804, 32 1805, 33 1812, . 24, 128 1813, 44, 272 1815, 38 1816, 38 1817, 44 1819, 41 1821, 46 1830, 48 1835, 48 1840, ■ 49 1847, 51 185 1, 61 1865, 68 1866, 69 1867, 69 1871, 71 1897, 9-59 Extradls from journal of, 1897, .... 275-294 Convention of Clergy of, . . 33, 37, 126, 130, 134, 237 Division of, proposed, ..... 68-70 Episcopal Academy of, Cheshire, . . 31,32,63, 128, 129 Mission Work in, . . . . . -44, 45, 65-67 Organizations in : Aged and Infirm Clergy Fund, .... 64 Clergyman's Retiring Fund, . . . .64 Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, . . 44, 45 Trustees of Donations and Bequests, ... 64 Trustees for receiving and holding donations for the sup- port of the Bishop, . . . 24, 25, 26, 64, 128 Widows' Fund, ...... 64 Parishes in : St. Peter's, Cheshire, . . . . ^ . 125 St. James's, Derby, . . . . . 125, 235 Christ, Hartford, . . . . . 79, 112, 238 St. Peter's, Hebron, ..... 39, 40, 135 St. Michael's, Litchfield, ... 21, 70, 128, 237 Christ, IV liddlet 3WU, . 107, 108, III, 234 —322- Diocese of : Connecfticut Parishes in : St. James's, New London, Trinity, New Haven, 9, 14, 103, 109, 123, 250, 251, 295, Trinity, Newtown, St. Paul's, Norwalk, . St. Peter's, Plymouth, St. John's, Stamford, St. Paul's, Wallingford, St. John's, Waterbury, Maryland, . Map of, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Bishop of, see Henshaw, Clark. Deputies from to the General Convention, Representatives of at Jarvis Centenary, Votes in Convention of, . Durham, Conn., Eastern Diocese, East Haven, Conn., Election Sermons : 1764, 1818, Ellison, the Rev. Thomas, Ellery, Hon. William, England, Erasmus, Desiderius, Colloquies, Episcopate, see Bishop. Episcopal Church : see American Church. Protestant Episcopal Church. Farmar, Miss Ann, Samuel, . . . • Fitch, John, .... General Assembly of Connedlicut, . see also : Acts of, Eledlion Sermon. General Theological Seminary, George, the Rev. James H., . Greenwich, Conn., Griswold, Conn., Griswold, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Alexander V., PAGE 126, 177, 237, 245, 299, 307, 309- 313 237 106, 124, 251 ■ 45, 236 37, 38, 134 223, 241 9, 224, 279, 280 198 198 167, 170 147, 149 75 77 73, 77 76, 77 18, 23S 78, 136 238 no 30. 31 132 142 20 107 86, 112, 233, 241 86 112, 241 142 26, 28, 32, 67 ,68 • 41 , 42 13 61 95 78, 136 227, 228 —323— Goodwin, James M., . Hallam, the Rev. Dr. Robert A., Harriman, the Rev. F. W., Hart, the Rev. Dr. Samuel, 9, PAGE 61 60 . 178, 285, 312 ^3, 14, 53, 83, 178, 180, 181, 227, 236, 237, 248, 263, 280, 306, 307, 308, 309 Church Life in Connedlicut, Second Half, . . . 53-73 Bishops of Connedticut, . Hawkes, the Rev. Dr. Francis L,., . Hodges, the Rev. Dr. George, Holcomb, the Rev. Dr. Origen P., . Hooper, the Rev. Joseph, 9, 10, 14, 83, 85, loi . 227-230 49 178, 306, 307, 308 60 223, 233, 238, 239, 240, 241, 245, 24S, 310 Life and Times of the Second Bishop of Connedlicut, . 101-137 Sketch of the Life of Dr. Brewster, . . . 223, 224 Hubbard, the Rev. Dr. Bela, . 24, 85, 109, 119, 126, 250,254, 262, 263 61 61 . 61, 69 242 30 124 126 Huntington, Hezekiah, Jedidiah, Samuel H., Hurlburt, Mrs. Samuel W., Ingersoll, Lieut. -Gov. Jonathan, Inglis, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Charles, Ives, the Rev. Reuben, Jarvis, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Abraham : Ancestry, .... Birth, .... Education, Lay reader at Middletowu, Ordination, Journey to Windsor, etc.. Letters of Orders, Rector of Christ Chvtrch, Middletown Marriage, .... Letter to Propagation Society, Gratuities from the Propagation Society, Secretary of the Connedlicut Convention, Course during the Revolution, Papers for Dr. Seabury prepared by him, Letter to Bishop "White, . Convention Sermon, Eledled Bishop at Wallingford, . Memorial Sermon on Bishop Seabury, Elecfted Bishop, New Haven, declined, Eledled Bishop, Derby, . Official announcement by the Secretary of his elecftio: • 84, 105 105 84, 106, 107 . 107-109 109, no 109, 254-262 233, 234, 246, 247 114, 121, 123, 132 . 88, 112 . 113-116 III, 247, 248 105, 120 I 16-120 120, 234 120, 121 234 160, 170 235, 245 23. 123 125 235, 249 90-92, 97, 122 103, 123^ 125, -324- Jarvis, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Abrah am : PAGE Consecration, . . . . -9. 126, 161, 227, 229 Letter of Consecration, ..... 236, 250 Primary Charge, ..... 24, 127, 236, 245 Address of Recognition, ..... 126, 267, 268 Response to address of Recognition, 127, 268-271 Convention Addresses and Charges : 179S. 236 1799. • 236 1801, . 236 1807, . no, 135 1812, . • 24, 25 Second Marriage, . 98 Death, 38, 99, 136 Epitaph, ....... 137, 252, 253 Dr. Bronson's Memorial Sermon, . 137, 270, 271, 272 Anecdotes of, . 84, 85, 93, 97, 98, 107, no, 118, 162, 163, 242 Publications of, . 105 Relics of, . 233, 238 Mentioned, 9, 19, 20, 44, 51, 56, 75, 83, 141, 147, 161, 163, 167, 173 Contemporary accounts of his Ele<5lion and Consecration, 262, 263 Documents concerning his Consecration, 263-267 Portraits of, . 233 Committee on Centenary of his Consecration : Appointed, ...... 9 A<5lion of, 9, 10 John, 90 Naomi (Brush), 84, 105 Samuel, 84, 105 Samuel Farmar, first, 113 Samuel Farmar, second, 86, 87, 88, 105 137, 261 birth, . 87, 113 education, 88 Portraits of, 241 Samuel Fermor, 9, 10, 13, 14, 112, 178, 233, 234, 235, 236, 239, 241, 242, 246, 249, 250, 306 307, 308 Historical Reminiscences of Bishop Jarvis, 81-100 family, ...... 13, 86 Johnson, the Rev. Dr. Samuel, . . . 108, 171, 240 246, 247 Judd, the Rev. Dr. Bethel, 40 King's College, New York City, .... 108 Keppel, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Frederick, 109, 246 Kemp, the Rev. Robert M., . 177, 304 Kingsbury, Frederick J., 9, 10 —325- Ivawtence, the Rt. Rev. Dr. William, Bishop Bass and Connecfhicut, Learning, the Rev. Dr. Jeremiah, Lee, William T., Letter of the Bishop of the Diocese, Lilly, William, Grammar, Lines, the Rev. Dr. Edwin S., 13, i, Lyttleton, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Charles, Madison, the Rt. Rev. Dr. James, Mansfield, the Rev. Dr. Richard, Burton, Marshall, the Rev. John R., . Marsh, Samuel, McCleary, Samuel F., . Mead, the Rev. Dr. William C, Means, the Rev. Stevi^art, Mix, Elihu L., • Moore, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Benjamin, Natchez, Miss., New Brunswick, N. J., Newburyport, Mass., . New England Primer, . New Hampshire, New Haven, Conn., 9, 13, 26, 61, 87, New Orleans, Newtown, Conn., New London, Conn. New York, 35, 36, 86, 112, 115, 120, Nichols, Philip, Rt. Rev. Dr. William F., Office for the Indudlion of Ministers, Office for the Institution of Ministers, Ohio, .... Osbaldiston, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Richard, Oxford Movement, Parker, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Samuel Peck, the Rev. Theodore M., Perry, the Rev. Philo, . PhilHps, the Rev. George W., Phoenix Bank, Charter, Bonus, , 15, 155, 157 179, 180, 228, 306, 307, 308, 310 • 165-173 85. 86, 120, 121 61 19-20 107 5, 177, 17S. 306 , 307, 308, 309, 312, 313 no, 247 93 125, 235 ■ 9, 10, 177, 313 . 96, 240 77 254, 262 • . 60, 69 17S, 306 307, 308, 309, 312, 314 61 • 132, 136, 227 48 143, 144 168, 240 34 145, 170 , 117, 119, 125, 136, 141, 223, 240, 241, 242, 245, 267, 268, 270 48 35, 117, 237, 238 39, 61, 121 , 132, 134, 141, 143, 144, 146, 153, 177, 234, 240, 241 124 14, 15 179, 181, 306, 307, 308 1799. • 33, 130, 237 5, 1808, 130 • 45, 46 d. 109, 234, 246, 247 • 49, 50 122, 134, 136, 167, 169, 170, 171 14 36, 94, 133, 235, 251 177,313 26, 28, 31 . . 26, 29 —326— PAGE Portland, Conn., 61 Potter, the Rev. Collis I., 61 the Rt. Rev. Horatio, 228 the Rt. Rev. Dr. Henry C, 15, I79> 180, iSi, 228, 295, 300, 306, 307, 308, 310 Bishop Provoost and Conne6licut, ■ I5I-I64 Prayer Book, .... 33, 75, 117, 168 Provoost, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Samuel, 133, 145, 152, 155, 157, 158, 159- 160, 161, 170, 227, 239 Protestant Episcopal Church, 75, 145, 266, 267 Comparative statistics of. . 145-147 Punderson, the Rev. Ebenezer, 108 Reese, the Rev. Dr. J. Uvingston, . 178, 182, 306, 307, 308 Regulars, British, 115 Republican Party, 29 Robertson, John B., . 61 Rogers, the Rev. Ammi, . 34-38 39- 40, 94-96, 131-135, 237, 242 Russell, David, 61 the Rev. Dr. Francis T., 179. 306, 307, 308 Dr. Gurdon W., 241 Saratoga, N. Y., 132 Saybrook Platform, 27 Scott, the Rev. James D., 61 the Rev. John. Christian Life, 85 Scoville, the Rev. Charles 0., 13, 14, 15, 179, 307, 313 Seabury, the Rt. Rev. Samuel, 23, 76, 77 96, 103, 104, 105, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 128, 161, 168, 169, 170, 173, 227, 234, 240, 241, 250, 251 Searle, the Rev. Roger, . 45, 46 Seymour, the Rev. Dr. Storrs 0., 13, 14, 178, 207, 210, 217, 237, 241, 284, 285, 297, 306, 307, 308 A Century of Church Life in Connecflicut, First Half, . 21-53 Address of Welcome to Dr. Brewster, . 210-214 Sherman, the Rev. Henry M., 14, 178, 181, 306, 307, 308 Sketch of the Life of Dr. Brewster, . . 221-225 Smith, the Rev. Dr. William, of Pennsylvania . 122, 265, 266 the Rev. Dr. William, of Connedlicut, 33 126, 130, 241, 242, 251, 263 Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, 108, 109, III, 113, 115, 129, 247, 248 Stamford, Conn., 37, 39, 61 -327— Standing Committees : Consent of those in American Church to Dr. Brewster's Con- .265 36, 133 296, 297 24, 60, 71, 265 47, 187, 188, 190, 194, 9, 23, 126, 229, 236, 245 ID, 207, 295, 299, 307, secration, Connedlicut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, . . . . .35, Pennsylvania, Request for consent of. Standing Order, St. James's Church, Westminster, Eng., St. James's Royal Chapel, Westminster, Eng., St. Michael's Church, Bristol, R. I.^ St. Paul, St. Titus, Bishop of Crete, St. Luke's Day, 1797, . St. Simon and St. Jude's Daj', 1897, Statistics : Comparative of State and Diocese of Connedlicut, Tacitus, Annals, quoted Talbot, Mr., St. George, Tarleton, Col. . Toleration, Tones, . . . . . . 9o> 91, 92, 116, Trinity College, Hartford, Conn., . . . .63 see also : Washington College. Trinity Church, New York City, Tryon, Gen. William, . Trumbull, J. Hammond : Notes on the Constitution of CojineBiciit, quoted, Tyler, the Rev. John, ..... Union College, Schenedlady, N. Y., , Vermont, ...... Votes : of Connedlicut Clergy Concerning Public Worship during the Revolution, . . . . . . 117, 248 by Orders in Convention, Diocese of Connedlicut, . . 71, 72 of Convention, Diocese of Rhode Island, concerning union with Connedlicut, . . . . . • 76, 77 Christ Church, Middletown, Conn., concerning Abraham Jarvis, ....... 108, 109, iii War: of Revolution, . . 19, 90, 91, 92, 117, 118, 158, 159, 167, 168 266, 297 265, 297 265, 297 265, 297 292 112 109 109 78 195, 196 187-196 251, 263 309, '311 57,58 55 45, 46 115 90 28 117, 118 179, 180 124, 136 91 27, 28 119 41 79, 84, 168 —328- War: of 1812, of 1S61, Washington, Gen. George, Washington College, Hartford, Conn, proposed, Controversy upon, Chartered, . Name changed to Trinity, 1845, Wallingford, Conn., Walter, the Rev. Dr. WilHam, Waterbury, Conn., Western Reserve, the, . Wetmore, the Rev. James, Wheaton, the Rev. Dr. Nathaniel S., Wheeler, Alfred N., Whitfield, the Rev. George, . Whitlock, the Rev. Henry, Whitney, James E., Jr., Whitaker, the Rt. Rev. Dr. O. W. . 15. 179, 180, White, theRt. Rev. Dr. William, 15, 97, 98, 116, 120, 121, 126, 134, 136, 141, 142, 144, 145, 148, 155, 157, 160, 168, 170, 227, 228, 239, 250, 263, 264, 265, 266 Wildman, the Rev. J. E., . . . . . . 13 Wilhams, the Rt. Rev. Dr. John, 9, 10, 14, 19, 20, 44, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 68, 72, 79, 80, 104, 137, 149, 163, 173, 180, 203, 211, 217, 219, 223, 228, 229, 239, 240, 241, 242, 277, 27S, 283, 284, 295, 298 Wolcott, Gov. Oliver, ....... 30 Yale College, . . . .24, 27, 43, 84, 87, 88, 107, 171, 223 Yarrington, the Rev. Benjamin M., . . . 179, 306, 307, 308 25 71 44, 90 42 42, 43 42 43, 44 61, 223, 241 109 254, 262 9, 61, 179, 253 45, 46 107 43, 99 • 9, 10 233, 312 105, 106 99, 136 239, 240 , 306, 307 308, 310 BRITTLE DO NOT PHOTOCOPY