The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-28


war.
M. Jarvis was prudent and wary, and |
turned the conversation into safer |
channels. The would-be murderer was
| asked why he had not killed his in
tended victim. He answered with an
oath, tried to pick a quarrel with |
him, but the old fox was too sly for
me, and / could not shoot him in cold
blood. My grandfather was not with
out friends in the Puritan community,
and some of them proved their friend
ship by concealing him in their houses
in times of special danger and excite
ment. There was another fact which
probably helped to protect him. Mr..
Jarvis was, as 1 believe all gentlemen
in those times were, member of the
order Of Masons. He was their chap
lain, and 1 have a sermon which ne
preached before them.
Among the few anecdotes which my
father told me of my grandfather, was
one that shows that Bishop Jarvis had
a high regard for the proprietles OF
clerical dress. AT a time when many
clergymen OBLIGATED, without any vest
ments, II have been told the hrst
bishop of Virginia preached his flrst
sermon as a priest in blue coat ana
brass buttons), Mr.. Jarvis wore vest
ments, cassocks and bands and sur
plice, My father wore the same cas-
sock, and when it descended to me 1t
was past further use. Had he lived
in these days, he would, | doubt not,
have been among those who do not
consider it sinful to use Gods colors or
beauty, to symbolic the different sea-
sons of the Christian year, and who
without aping the Romish mass, de-
light in attractive and impressive
functions and in making the place OF
Gods feet glorious.
A young gentlemen came to Middle
town to be made deacon. The French
pantaloon was first coming into use, to
rival and supplant the knee-breeches
and gold and silver knee and shoe
buckles. They had the advantage OF
being cheaper, and of hiding undevel-
oped calves This young candidate, to
honor the great occasion of his ordlna-
ton, made his appearance arrayed IN
,, the new fashion. Bishop Jarvis with
his sense of propriety as much shocked
as though he had come in Indian style,
without any covering to his legs, said:
Young Sir, cannot ordain you in
those things, and turning to his wife,
he said, Mrs. Jarvis, cannot you find
for this young gentleman pair of
: breeches?" A pair was found for him,
and he was ordained in the costume to
: which the English bishops still cling,
and which the bicycle is re-introducing
1 among laymen. The young candidate
thought he was paying the greatest
possible respect to the occasion, and
$ never recovered from the shock he re-
r ceived. But all are now where no one
r needs the tokens of our first parents
: fall from innocence and are awaiting
e the hour when they will receive the
e white robes Of the resurrection.
n There is one matter which has never
e believe been understood and upon
: which I have been asked to throw
v light. 1t is the case of Ammi Rogers.
}, What was the cause of the trouble be-
Q tween him and my grandfather? The
history of the case as related to me by
I my father was this: Mr.. Ammi Rog-
h ers came to Middletown to study for
! holy orders under the direction of my
= grandfather He took board in the
~ family of a farmer who had an only
daughter, This daughter Mr.. Rogers
ruined Bishop Jarvis refused to con-
e tinue him as a candidate for the min
: istry, and declared to him that he
n never would ordain him. Thereupor
o Mr.. Rogers went to the house of the
II secretary of the diocese, during his alb
e sence, obtained permission of his wife
h to see the records of the diocese, ant
d forged testimonials of good character
t. which he presented to the bishop o
IF New York, who thereupon ordained
IS him. Mr.. Rogers Immediately return
" ed to Connecticut Being man O.
is talent, of eloquence, of great plausi
j. bility and sanctimoniousness, he wal
is able to obtain large following and t,
n give my grandfather a great deal o
l. trouble. His case was brought up be
b. fore the bishops in convention ant
w against the protest of Bishop Jarvis
ID who insisted that Mr.. Rogers ha
Ie been ordained in New York, and be
II longed to that jurisdiction, and tina
4. he had never recognized him as
!. clergyman of his diocese they decide
II that Mr.. Rogers ought to be degrade
w from the ministry, and that Bisho
"a Jarvis should pronounce sentenc
a upon canon law touching such mat
- tiers Of discipline. But my grandfathe
~ was not a man to shrink from the per
AZ Torrance Of a duty laid upon him. an
ers was very bitter in his enmity, an
-, had plausibility enough to enlist tn
NO sympathy of some of the clergy, VIII
" necessarily severe and hard upon hin
CT Mr.. Rogers life and character wer
III such that he created great preclude
an against the church in the eastern pal
es of the state
We I have sometimes thought that tt
difficulty the church meets with in hi
yct efforts to plant it in the New Londo
nd archdeaconry Is due in part to the ey
ce produced by Mr.. Rogers. He founde
In, church under the name Of st. Thon
Int as in the town of Canterbury. 1t COZ
In tinued few years and then died gu
gh My predecessor, the Rev. DR.. Cam
as buried the last male member who he
he been its parish clerk and I buried h
,rs widow. The family became dissenter
ers Mr.. Rogers also founded a church
ra- Jewett City in the town of Griswol
h He built stone church in the most a
mirable position in the village al
~ gathered large congregation. r.
- corner stone was laid with Mason
az. ceremonies Ali was most flouris1il
but Mr.. Rogers was here guilty of
~ offence similar to that which ahad d
" cided Bishop Jarvis to refuse him q