New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-21

n, these the only survivor besides CorneHus D
ton is the Rev John Bolton. rector emeritus
West Chester Penn. and dean OF the cum ,,,od
The Bolton family is an old one anu -
10th in America and England. MT bo'''"
,orraI crardfather. by whom he was baptized was
William Jay the well-known Indepehue"' ~
The nastor was named after the heN. ,,
winter I, celebrated preacher OF fa'hs"ich'
CIoucestershire England. The fouhoe'
American branch of the family was No." 49,,
ton u,ho came TO this country IN ia Oh ' e.,
wth ,;eurce whitfield, the great preache''
town OF Bolton, England Is the ofie''i"' "'.
tho family and records are still In existence
''e lam, ,,a,or,, hack to the twelfth century,
o,,rod Lord of Bolton. being recorded as PoS-
.ossor of the manor I'm King Stephens 'iH'e'
p,or, poIton settled in Savannah. Ca ana re-
ceived large tracts Of land from inc - 49,
tb,rd Georges His descendants remaiheu III ~,
9Th until after the Revolutionary war; III VIM"
thu third Robert Bolton fought on the sue "a W
.o,s Tho family suffered severely during
Tho rronch war from destruction OF SHIPS Wy pr
vateers and this disaster was the Gauss ., IL
moval TO the North. Since then, with MAJ u,s o.
exception. they have been connected WIN INC hP''
copal Church A., r.oo,oci
col Seminary at Alexandria. Va. and on March -
,s.- was admitted 10 deacons orders in 81 Johh 3
p,ohmond Va by the Right Rev John johns
assistant bishop of that diocese lie was orua'"'u
nrost In St Peters, New-York. Aprii TO- 1870 W
The Right Rev. Alonzo Potter. bishop OIL .",'s 90
1T was called TO assist his father on March ~
,s,- and resigned his curacy appointment as as
sis,ant minister at Christ Church, Baltimore
In 1s,5 no became rector of Christ Church. fei-
han, and in ls5s of South Yonkers. whence he was
oouod n 81 GEORGES Mission Chapel. on the east
side of New-York His devoted LABOR III inns us
rict was productive of lasting beneh'' ana MS ui'-
selfish service during the trying pcrlod oil inc
draf, riots in 1853 deserves more record than MS
odostv has permitted Bishop Potter. ony "a few
days ago declared thaI HIS e"o'' 'r'" ~
riots were invaluable
Following n period rector OF Armonk MI Dol
top abou, thirteen years ago undertook the labor
~ tho mission district of Pehamville. Amid many
ACCOMPLISHMENTS he finally succeeded In the or
ganizatior of his present parish and the erection
in 1892 OF the church building which WIN us pea-
tiful stained glass WINDOWS IL ,na c'h osr,nr me-
unora, of a devoted life spent in the churchs ser
| vice .. , .. o,o,o,,. oro,r,,a
| ton when Mr. Bolton undertook the work ana
| the church Is still partly supported from the mis-
| sion fund Of the diocese. The Church of the Re
Seemer is declared by architects TO be one OF the
| nrettiest village churches near New-fork; IT Is
but entirely OF stone, and every foot OF IL Is que
| 10 Mr. Bottoms unwcaried efforts.
| Besides his parish duties he has found time Tor
| large amount Of literary work. lie edited re-
iigous weekly published IN NeW-York Tor some
| works and childrens books. lie also edited the
| second edition OF the History of Westchester
| County" compiled by his Drother' the ia'e noper'
| Mr. Bolton married about thirty-hve years ago
| Miss Van Rensselaer,. member OF tho wel-known
| NeW-York family of that name His favorlte oc-
cupation In his leisure hours Is gardening. the cul-
| tivation of dahas for which tho soil OF his dis
tric is peculiarly suited. being his specially. lie
has taken many prizes at the Westchester County
4 Fair and other flower SHOWS