Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-04-08

the Two Chaplains to ,ha, body. and ." che Il
10 of iae for it until the tran ,la,ion ~ a.'0a.t
vernment TO Washington ;-f.on l-oo w. we r.
In April, 1879, he was eIec,sd D % ''9l
Christ's Church and ST. Peters. in wSi. ."' ::
tion, and that Of ST James,, grown Of, nv" ~. VI:
other two, he still Aourishes. and win W. ~ u;
long remain, for the edihcation and -
OF The faithful. Alter The severance of ,h.r cI:
copal congregations from he Epc,i,L b; ..p'
chy, circumstances indicated or specialize ~"
him 10 give beginning 10 the orra,;,,,; 80"
the Episcopal Churc, IS an ndeptnler, cnI
mun,on. With the favor Ct providenc. w q,
The aid of few Of his reverend brethren =;
some esiimabIe lay.members Of The chmrS
was chiefly instrumental in producing ,b...
ven'ion Of clerical and lay deputies from u
greater number Of the States, which m.,e
September, l7S5, ,nd of which he ac,ed az p.
sident. The consequent correspondence NY
he prslaies Of the English Church hsyn, Wv wv
successful, he was elected, in September ~,
Bishop Of the Church in Pennsylvania. g.,
after, he proceeded 10 England for CONS.
ton, being acc ompanied BY his friend D, D.
,ost, who weat under similar CONAN;
from New York. On the 4h Of Fsbn'r
1897, the two American dNines were to,,
Grated in the Chapel Of tie Pa ace Of L,ns.r
by DR.. John Moore, then Archbishop @, r..
terbury, assisted by DR.. William Nlarkk.
Archbishop Of York, DR.. Charles Mos. b.
Of Bath ana Wells, aud DR. John HinbIs
Bishop Of Peterborough. They soeetIv :.
turned 10 the United Siates, 10 exercise Ibs
hallowrd and efic aciou, ministry. Dr.. Pr,,c,
has paid the debt Of nature.
Bishop White has been a member Of n, 1.
nerieaa Philosophical Society, ever sine, n
formation by a union Of Two Societies, M on,
Of Which he lad been chosen in his you,h
For some years he held the Office Of one offs
Vice-Prr sidents; Of he College, now b. ur;
versi,v, he has served in The capacity If Ty
tee since May 1884, having in some .or, ,u,
ceeded mis- respectable father, who resigned ri,
SEA, at the Board Of Trustees from ndi,DoS
ton, when the distinguished son was in Ery
land. Dr.. Whites presidency Of he D.u.t.
sary, dates from the foundation OF rha, ch.ri,
in 1886. He has, likewise, cons, antIy occuptt
the post Of President Of he Prison Sociely, Ii.
Magdafen Society, the old Sunday School s.,
ciety. the Philadelphia Bible Society, ProeS,
ant Episcopal Society for The Advancement
Chrisiianity in Pennsylvania, the General TIC.
logioaS eminary located in New York, ID:
General Missionary Society, tie Education s.
cle,y for the aid Of pious youths aspiring
to tn mini try, SC. He had an impohm
share in org nizing all the institution
which we have thus mentioned, except ID,
College; and in he Hcerns Of this, he ha
sxettrd himself with zeai, Tor more than b.
half Of a Century. We have designated lt:
many institutions. learned, charitable, OF rel
eious, with which he has been SO long IL.
prominently connect q, in order 10 lus:ran
the force and 81, diastnes> OF his public and *
nevolent spirit, and The estimation inwlch hl
fellow cilizens have invariably helG hi. rar,,
dignity, and services.
DR.. White is voluminous and succsst
author. II is no, in our power 10 furnish 49,
of his many able addresses 20 eeolesi3sl:.I
conventions, recorded on their journals, and h.
various anonymous essays IN periodical publ
cations, intended principally for students d
theology. But WE may cite The prluSa
works which he issued in his name, or ubIt
were receive al first as from his pen. rs
first public alton Of the kind, with the eIt'P'
ton Of asermon, was pamphlet Entitled "lh
Case nf the Episcopal Churches Con'Idersd'
which appeared in the summer OF 49,! i0.f
days before the prospect op"nrd oil sp-'aI
termination Of the Revolu ionary WIr' lsd"
sign was the adoption Of measures Tor The con-
tinuapce ofthe Protestant Episcopal WORSHIP
10 be considered as provisional until Eph'O,
pacy could be obtained. The Others we ''"
mention in The following order
"Lectures on the CAtrchism OF the Proit':
ant Episcopal Church, with Supplementary s''
lures; one on the Ministry and the Other % ''
Public Service, and Dissertations On "Is:'
subjects in the Lec,ures;-publi,hed III Fla
in vol. 8vo.
"Comparative Views Of the Con''o'er'! w.
tween the CaIyanists aud the Armln!ah'-?''
!i,hed in 1917, in ? vols. $40.
San Essay, containing OBJECTIONS again,
the Position o: a personal Assurance oi ID ~
don Of Sin;-publshed first Anonymously ON
afterwards under the name OF the sutnO' wa
Notes oceasioned by 2ep'y-in 1917,
"Alemoirs of,ae ProtesranrEpiseopsl .'."'
in ,hr United sta,es-puolishta in 1890 Il
vol. 3vo" a..
Besides two Episcopal charges, Bsh'P".% ,t
has published ten valuable sermons p m,
were delivered on special occasions w,
some of them, as well as two OF DIS S',' -.
works, we are ourselves acquainted; a'u
know the impressions which have zee" r ~.
upon the minds OF competent judges WIZ ~.
read them all. Strong, sagaciOus seh"'