Smyrna times., 1883-10-24
The Line Of Episcopal Bishops.

A gentleman of our town has handed
us the following interesting memoran-
dum of the Protestant Episcopal
Church:
The LIST Bishop of the Protestant
Episcopal Church was Samuel Seaburv.
OF Connecticut, consecrated in Aber-
deem, Scotland, November ID, 1884.
2nd.-William White, of Pennsvlva-
MIA, consecrated at Lambeth, England,
February 4, 1887. He was a Bishop AS
years, . months and IA days.
3rd.-Samuel Provost, of New
York, same time and place.
4th.-James Madison. of VIRGINIA
at Lambeth, England, September 10Th,
1890.
"These four Bishops were consecrated
abroad.
5th.-Thomas John Claggett. of
Maryland, was consecrated September
IL, 1872, in Trinity Church, New York
and was the first Bishop consecrated in
the United States.
Rt. Rev. Benjamin B. Smith, of Ken,
lucky, and now presiding bishop, was
the 9th Bishop.
Ri. Rev. Alfred Leo, the second
Bishop now living in order of consecra-
ton, was the SSth.
There have been 131 Bishops conse-
Grated, 3 of whom have resigned and
number now &c living, and / Bishop
to be conseerated, viz: DIR. Alfred w.
Randolph, d. D., rector of Emmanuel
Church, Baltimore, Assistant Bishop of
Virginia.
Pennsylvania was presided over hv
Henry U. Onderdopk, in 1897, and he
had charge of the Diocese of Delaware
until lS4l, when Bishop Lee was elect
ed Bishop.
Benz. 7. Onderdonk, was Bishop of
New York in 1880. These two Bishops
were succeeded by two brothers, Alonzo
Potter, Bishop of Pennsylvania. and
HoratiO Potter, Bishop of New York.
Bishop Alonzo Potter, of Pennsvl-
vania, the 48th Bishop, died ON shin
board, July 4, 1865.
Bishop George Burgess, of Maine,
49th Rlshop, died at sea, April %. 1866.
October Is, 1859, the following four
BISHOPS were consecrated in Richmond.
Va: Alexander Gregg, Bishop of
Texas; VIM. III. Odenheimer, of New
Jersey; Gregory Il. Bedell, of Ohio
Henry B. Whipple, Minnesota. Bish-,
op Odenheimer has since died.
Rev. Henry c. Potter, d, D., was
consecrated Assistant Rishop of New
York in Grace Church, October Goth.
The many friends of the Rev. Joseph
l. Wright, who was rector of St. Peters
Church, this town, for 2 years, from
November 1874 to November 1876. will
be pleased to learn that he is now rec
tor OF the Church of the Holy Trinity,
Lincoln, Nebraska. For the past 4
years he has been rector of st. Johns
Church, st. Louis.
Rev. Theodore Edison, d. D., died
June 20, 1885, was rector of st. Anne's
Church, Lowell, Mass, GO years. and
died in his Goth year, being the only
Church he ever had and the longest
rectorship of any clergyman in this
country.
"Rev. William Shelton, d. D., was
rector of st. Paul's Church. Buffalo.
New York, Cor so years, was born at
bridgeport, Connecticut, September IL
II9S, and died October IL, 1883. while
visiting his native town, aged So. He
travelled from Bridgeport to Buffalo
by wagon, reaching there on his 3lst
birth day. He baptized 1850 persons,
presented for confirmation 976. married
972 couple, and performed funeral ser,
vices over 1,214 persons. On the Goth
anniversary of his rectorship he resign
ed the parish and became rector emeri.
tus. His remains were brought to
Ruhalo for interment. The services
We're conducted by Rev. DIR. John w.
Brown, rector of st. Paul's, who was
formerly at Middletown during the
time Rev. DIR. ]. Z. Grammer was rec.
tor OF st. Peters Church, this town, 1858
to 1861" tas4.'