The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-02
question Of the open pulpit not hav-

whose tower remains. was erected IN
1893, and was fifty-six feet long and
twenty Eight feet wide.
In 1922 university was projected
James" but sudden Indian massa-
ere put stop TO the undertaking.
The Archbishop OF. Canterbury cor
tributed 1900 pounds to inc coaisse
The Bishop of London. under whose
jurisdiction the church in America
was founded, gave another thousand
pounds. and Mr.. George Thorp came
over to be the first rector OF the uni
yersity. He had hardl; arrived when
the savages attacked the colony, ana
he was killed,
other Colonies.
AS the wears went on other colonies
NJ English settled in America, tne
Puritans at Plymouth in 1920. and ON PIN
er colonies over New England. me
church in, America lahored under ens
bishop From Jamestown to the
Declaration OF Independence no bishop
Of the church was on American SOIL.
and petition after petition was Sent
for complete organization Of me
there was no one to ordain new min
listers, and minister could only be
ordained by taking the perilous, tedl-
Gus and expensive journey to London.
and, accordingly. the number OF cler-
Ky was small Similarly no one could
be confirmed, and many de facto mem
bers of the colonial churches. as for
instance. General Washington. served
as vestrymen without being confirmed
merhers OF the church.
With the overthrow of Charles I. IN
England, there came great exodus
OF churchmen to Virginia. In Massa-
chusetts and Connecticut the colonies
were spuritanical and congregational.
% A. nn~ %ic$, caff
and in8Pennsylvanis the Quakers. Elk
cent In Virginia ard MARYLAND, church.
men made up small part Of the pop
ulation. and the "Old Dominion was
the, re safe refuge e Tsny Tory and and
Protectorate.
The restoration Of Charles II. turned
the tide the other way. Nonconform-
lists were hunted out of England to
the colonies, and churchmen were in
favor at home.
II. System Of Ce,nmissariee. 81
J Beginning In 1850 was, Instituted TIA
; system OF comnissaries, lthe BIshop
!, OF LONDON appointing as his represen-
tatiye in the Colonies, to exercise 81 Oh
discipline, as was possible under the
circumstances, Mr.. James Blair. MI.
blair, most unique and stirring fig
! ure OF Colonial days. found on his
coming seventy places Of worship in
the Colonies under the administration
of the Bishop Of London, half Of them
!, provided with ordained ministers, and
the others with lay readers. Blair
J i =, IN IN 1893 the -, College Of Will
I successor, Rev. Thomas Bray commits
) sary of the Bishop OF London for
| Maryland. went back to England and
{ founded the Society for the Propa ga
! l70l.
The first missionaries az the as. p
G. George Keith and John Talbot
I. made general visitation OF the Colo
the Church Of Enslsnd in this eoun.
e try. of whom seventeen were in Mary
land and twenty-five in Virginia. Out.
side Of Virginia and Maryland there
! ip,s, II Charleston. 8, g; !isss); king.
eh hapes BSitan hssel ss5 cAas
! Trinity Church. IN New York t1ssD.
:. The agents Of the Society for tn
: Church. Wherever they went congre
\ cations were assembled. old parishe
!. We're revived, and new ones were or
z Church, Newport in 1902; st. Paul's
!, Kingston, In 1907: st. Michael's, Bris
:. tol. in 1919. and st. Johns, Providence
. in l722. are marks OF the work o
these missionaries In Rhode lslaAn'
. In Boston to Kings Chapel was ad
! ded Christ Church. 1923. and Trinity
I 1888. st. Mary's appeared in Burling
ton. N. j., in 1908. and was advocate
:, as a good central seat for bishop o
!. all America.
q Remarkable Events.
v The most remarkable events Of til
!. Visits Of Dean Berkeley, in 1929 an
n missions OF John Wesley and Georg
= Whitfield in Savannah and throughou
n the South.
70 The ship which carried Wesley bac
10 to begin the great revival In Eng Ian,
z which proved the founding Of IL
nid-occan the ship which was bring
sr ing WHITFIELD to America, to here be
ID gin what was known as the "Gres
7 Awakening" OF the church In th
sr rhe American Revolution divides til
history of the church into two almos
equal parts. with the Declaratio
i, of Independence. the first era can
snsrpy to end a Miany q the n 9srs
". bred and bone, and Tories to the las
~ Many Of the clergy, Went back
~ England, no church In America su
~ fering SO much through the peric
"a OF war and the construction of a ne
|, = government as the American branch
- - the Church OF England.
t. Among the prominent leaders In II
- Revolution. however, many were a
~ dent churchmen, among whom may
Az mentioned George Washingto Thoma
q. Jefferson, John MarshalA both tn
sh Lees, Patrick Henry BENJAMIN Franl
81 lin, who though hardly orthodox,
usually counted; Robert Norris. Jol
yn Jay, James Madison and many OF
n. ers.
H. Ten Years OF Chaos.
OF The period Of the Revolution was {
by interregnum, ten years OF chaos q.
20 disorder in the church. from viii
I. there seemed to be no outlook,
:. In 17sS q council OF the church
s. :, In Virginia met In the State Capt
=. a. in Richmond and organized the ri
~ y. cese OF yirginia Bishop Griffith w
" elected TO preside, and became I
y. de facto bishop Of the. diocese. Sin
er there was NO bishop In this count
rs to consecrata him, his position of fir
~, bishop OF the diocese has always be
or questioned, although for. Ave years !.
10 exercised episcopal authority In
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