The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-07-16
REV. DIR. DOUGLASS CALLED
TIE PROPER ASSURANCES THAT HE
WILL ACCEPT


Rev. DIR. Hnrwood's Successor ms Rector of
trinity Churoh--Dr. Douglass Ia n Gradu-
ate of Trinity College, Hartford-Has
Been an Assistant Rector at Trinity
Church, New York, and Rector of st.
Johns Church, Washington, d.. @.
Rev. George william Douglass, s.
T. D., dean of the Episcopal Cathedral
at Washington, d. c.. was given a
unanimous call to the rectorship of
Trinity church parish at parish meet
ing held in the Trinity church parish
house last evening.
On November g. 1894, committee
consisting of Charles e. Graves, chair
main; ex-Judge A. Heaton Robertson
and Attorney John w. Alling was ap-
pointed by the vestry to select a sue
cessor to Rev. DR.. Harwood, who had
been made rector emeritus Of the par
ish, for recommendation to the vestry.
The work to which the committee was
assigned was an arduous one, but has
been completed to the entire satisfac
tion of the vestry and the parish. For
ty or fifty names have been considered
in one way or another.
The committee appointed by the yes
try to recommend a successor to DR..
Harwood, reported and recommended
the name of George William Douglass,
S. I. D., for rector of the parish. At
ter full discussion Of the matter the
yestry unanimously accepted the report
of the committee and recommended to
the parish the name which had been
reported to them. The parish alone has
the power of calling the rector. THE
parish meeting was held at 8 o'clock
and was well attended. The matter
was placed before the meeting and was
fully discussed by the vestry and par
ish. A rising vote was taken and it
was unanimously voted to call DIR.
Douglass.
He is considered one of the leading
clergymen of the Protestant Episcopal
church in the United States, having
already as a young man occupied high
positions He was born in New York
city and is about forty-three years of
age. His parents are people Of means
and now reside at Rochester, N. Y.
He graduated from Trinity college,
Hartford, In the class of 1871. He has
been one of the assistant rectors Of
Trinity church parish, New York.
From there he was called to the rec
torship Of st Johns P. e. church,
Washington, ID. c., which Is one Of the
most important parishes in the coun-
try, as many of the dignitaries. both
foreign and of this country, attend
there. He resigned this rectorship
about three years ago. He was rhe
first man whom the committee desired
unanimously to recommend, but his
obligations in connection with the
cathedral at Washington were such
| that he could not at the time accept.
He has been the leading trustee of the
| large new cathedral which 1t Is pro-
posed to establish in Washington under
the auspices of the Protestant Episcopal
church. There will be In connection
with the cathedral schools both for boys
and girls. He has secured large dona-
tions and has so arranged that the
girls school will be completed by the
year 1900 He has been able beyond all
expectations to bring this work so
promptly to a conclusion that he is
now at liberty to accept any suitable
call that may be given him. Chairman
Graves of the committee stated last
evening that the vestry and parish
have the proper assurances that the
call which has been extended will be
accepted He will probably assume
charge of the parish some time in No
| ven1ber.
DR.. Harwood has had charge Of Trim
| ity parish for thirty-fve years, having
come here from the Berkeley Divin-
| ity school in Middletown. He was seen
| by representative of this paper last
| evening He said that he was busy at
| the present time fitting UP home on
Temple street, near Trumbull street.
| He will go to Greenwich next Sunday
/ to institute Rev. Mr.. Thompson as rec
| tor of Christ church In that place. The
ceremony of institution is one less CON-
mon and less well known in this coun-
| try than in England, but is some times
| observed.