The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-06-02
COMMU NICATED.
\ Nj MEMORIAL TO BISHOP
CLAGGETT.

In St. Thomas Church, Groom, on
Thursday, May 25th, there was an inter
esting service, when a brass tablet in mem
DRY of Bishop Claggett was unveiled and
dedicated The service began about 1890
a. M, the Bishop and clergy entering 10y
the west door during the singing of the
opening hymn, "Rejoice, ye pure in heart.
Then followed the TIE Deum, which in
turn was followed by the Communion
Service After the Greed, Bishop Sattcr-
lee came out of the Sanctuary for the UNI
yelling ceremony.
Standing near the tablet with the cler-
gy about him, he impressively dedicated
the same, and the cords which held flag
covering the tablet were loosed by Miss
Priscilla Elizabeth Williams, of Balti-
more, a great great granddaughter of Bish-
op Claggett. Then the beautiful brass
was plainly seen by the congregation and
on it was this inscription:
To the Glory of God
and
In Memory of
Thomas John Claggett
Bishop and Doctor
First Bishop Consecrated within the Bor-
ders of The United States of America
Twice Rector of Saint Paurs Parish and
in charge of This Church
The Epitaph inscribed upon his tomb
was composed by Francis Scott Key, Es-
ouire, and reads as follows:
THOMAS JOHANNES CLAGGETT. d. D.
Marylandiae Episcopus primus,
Natus sexto nonis Octohris
Ammo Salutis
1143
Ordinatus Diaconus ct Prcsbyter
Londini
1867.
Eft Episcopus consccratuS
Decessit in pace Christi
Quarto nonis August
1916
Fidelitate ct mansuetudine
Ecclesiam rcNit
moribusqur
ornavit.
UXori liberisQue sociisque
MemOriam clarissimam:
ct patrae ct Ecclesiae
Nomen honora tum
Debit.
The body of Bishop Claggett was bur
led in consecrated ground at Groom. his
home in this neighborhood, and, after
eighty-two years, together with that of
Mary CAN'T, his wife, was translated to
" as hin gton by the Bishops of the Amer
lean Church and inferred in the
Cathedral Close
on
Mount Saint Alban
All Saints Day
A. D. 1898
Grant him, o Lord, eternal rest, and let
light perpetual shine upon him.
The congregation than sang the hymn,
For all thy Saints who from their labor
rest" Then came the address by the
Bishop after the rector had made 4 few
remarks and the choir had sung the 40Sth
hymn, Jerusalem the Golden Then
followed the communion and the service
ended with the occasional hymn, 90 Par
adise, o Paradise"
The clergy who took part in the service
were Rev. DR.. Devries, Rev. Messrs
Thomas, Turner, Thompson, and the Rec
tor, Rev. F. P. Willes.
uC DlSuOp > W llC dHu uiuSlltCl Nti L
present and also number of the descen
dents of Bishop Claggctt, Miss Elizabeth
Claggett Chew, Miss Genevieve Claggett
Mrs Thomas Williams, of Baltimore
Miss Anne E. c. Williams, of Baltimore
Miss Mary Priscilla Williams, of Balti-
more, Miss Priscilla Elizabeth Williams
of Baltimore.
The American flag covered the tablet
Bishop Claggett having been the LIST
chaplain of the United States Senate in
Washington. Above the tablet were drap-
ped the American and British flags. Fol
Bishop Claggett being the first Bishop
crnsecrated in America by others conse.
Grated in England and Scotland was i
bond of union between the two branches
of the church, the English and American
This fact has given national prominence
to Bishop Claggett: of his consecrators
the Bishop who represented the Scotch OF
non-jrring Episcopate was Seabury who
was consecrated In Scotland-White,P Pro
vOost and Madison, represented the Eng
fish, having been cOnsecrated at Lambeth
These men were consecrated by Bishops
who represented the Holy Catholic
church in that land. The church had
been in England from the early days OF
Christianity. Augustin in 59., who was
sent out by gregory as missionary lounu
there British Bishops and conferred with
them. And afterwards when the country
was overspread with heather people these
heathens were converted almost entirely
by the Celtic missionaries who had mon
astaries at Iona in Scotland and at Hudes-
parne, England. The people of America
thus received the apostolic heritage that
their forefathers possessed, and the CON
secration of Bishop Claggett was the be-
ginning of new line in the Western
Church.