The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-28
ABRAHAM JARVIS, D. D.
Continued from Ninth Page.)

labors even as they entered into the
labors of those who had preceded them.
"And the faithful laity, who have
come to be in these days the perma-
nent part, and in a very true sense the
responsible part, of our parishes, how
many are these whose good lives and
faithful services and liberal benefac-
lions have advanced the work of the
church among us, staying up the hands
and aiding the councils Of those who
were set to serve them in the Lord,
and whose works do now follow them
in the rest into which they have en-
tered! I may read the names of a few
who signed the testimonials of the
bishop elect in 1851, that we may re-
member the kind of men that they
were: Hezekiah Huntington, Samuel
III. Huntington, James H. Goodwin, and
William T. Lee, of Hartford; Beriah
Bradley, Elihu Mix, John B. Robertson
and Pliny A. Jewett, Of New Haven;
Jonathan Starr and Francis Allyn, of
New London; Jedediah Huntington, Of
Norwich George HI. Curtis, of Meri-
den; Daniel Russell OF Portland; Sam
uel Church and Seth p. Beers, of Litch-
field; ]. N. L. Scovill and S. M. Buck
ingham of Waterbury; Holbrook Cur
tbs and John Buckingham, of Water
town; James r. Coo of Winsted; John
Ferguson, of Stamford; William Nash,
of Stratford.
Bishop Williams was at the time of
his election and conservation to the
episcopate, president of Trinity college,
and then, as now the most highly hon
ored of all the sons of his alma mater.
He retained the presidency for two
years, when it became evident that the
condition of Bishop BrownelPs health
required that he should undertake all
the active duties of the episcopal of
flee within the diocese. But born
teacher will always be a teacher, and
Bishop Williams was born teacher.
Removing to Middletown, he organized
the theological classes, which had been
In an informal way under his charge at
the college, into the Berkeley Divinity
school. With the story of it's life we
are all, to some extent at least, famil-
lar.
'The educational equipment of the
diocese has been completed within these
years by the establishment of St. Mar
Episcopal Academy at Cheshire cele-
brated in 1894 it's centennial anniversa-
ry, has taken on new life and awak-
ened a new interest. And I may be
pardoned for adding that Trinity col
Iege, which has it's local habitation
within the limits of Connecticut;
though 1t is not diocesan institution
and which owes much to the pious Ia
bors and generous gifts of Connecticut
churchmen, has, under the guidance Of
wise and learned men who have sue
ceeded our bishop in it's presidency
done much toward fulfilling the noble
hope and purposes of it's founders.
'aThe financial and benevolent organ
izations of the diocese nave received
much care in this half century; theil
efficiency has been augmented and they
have been multiplied in number Ont
of the first matters of Importance in thu
records of the convention after thu
conservation of Bishop Williams is tina
relating to amendments of the charte,
of the trustees of the Bishops Fund
providing for an annual report to thu
convention and for the filling of va
cancies in the board by vote Of the con
project for considerable increase t.
the fund and for the release of the par
ishes from assessments for it wa
brought to successful conclusion II
consequence of DR. Beardsley's untirin,
labors on this behalf; and plan TO
further increase of the fund is now be
fore the diocese. In 1865 an Aged an
Infirm and Widows Fund, which ha
for some years been in existence b.
canonical provision, received a charter
and it's important and beneficial wor
has been carried on with great care TO
it's safe administration and great con
sideration for both the needs and tn
feelings of those who have thus re
ceived practical sympathy and hell
TO this was added two years ago, j
accordance with cerefully prepare
plan, a Clergyman's Retiring Fund
from the working of which we may ex
pect before long to see most satisfacto
ry results. The corporation of tn
trustees of donations and requests, OF
ganized at the instance of Bishop VIII
liams in 1858, completes the list of die
cesar organizations; it has abundant
justified it's existence and recommend
ed itself to both parishes and individu
ais.
"In speaking of the history of tn
past half century we may not pass b
the faithful work done in diocesan mis-
sions by way both of church extension
The problems of each kind which al
before us to-day are in many respect
widely different from those in the yea
1851.
'If we could have church maps
Connecticut for the beginning and en-
of the period now under considerable
the contrast between them would be, c
the whole, such as to awaken gre;
thankfulness and great encourage
ment; but when we think what such
map ought to show in 1925, or 1850, "
should rouse ourselves 10 the determ
nation that, while we will not aba
one whit from our interest in the wol
of the church in other parts of God
great harvest we will not be guilty
neglecting that which He gives US to {
here. For the future of this who
state depends, in more ways than
dare to think, upon the way in whit
this church of ours shall hold fast
what it has and shall reach forth I'M
the things that are before it.