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REYNOLDS HISTORICAL GENEALOGY COLLECTION
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HISTORY
OF THE
Episcopal Church in Connecticut.
CHRIST CHURCH, STRATFORD. Erected in 1743; demolished in 1858.
THE
HISTORY
OF THE
Episcopal Church in Connecticut,
FROM THE
SETTLEMENT OF THE COLONY TO THE DEATH OF BISHOP SEABURY.
BY E. EDWARDS BEARDSLEY, D. D., RECTOR OF ST. THOMAS' CHURCH, NEW HAVEN.
NEW YORK: PUBLISHED BY HURD AND HOUGHTON. BOSTON: E. P. DUTTON AND COMPANY. 1866.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by E. EDWARDS BEARDSLEY, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Connecticut.
RIVERSIDE, CAMBRIDGE: STEREOTYPED AND PRINTED BY H. O. HOUGHTON AND COMPANY.
1971017
TO THE RIGHT REVEREND JOHN WILLIAMS, D. D., FOURTH BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE OF CONNECTICUT,
TO WHOSE KIND ENCOURAGEMENT ITS PUBLICATION IS LARGELY DUE, This Dolume,
IN TOKEN OF PRIVATE GRATITUDE, PERSONAL FRIENDSHIP, AND A PRESBYTER'S DUTIFUL RESPECT,
IS DEDICATED
BY THE AUTHOR
PREFACE.
IN January, 1864, I commenced a series of Lectures to my own people on the early History of Episco- pacy in Connecticut. My object was twofold: to use and work into shape materials which I had been gathering for years; and to awaken an interest in subjects that were in danger of being overlooked amid the excitements of the day and the attraction of popular themes.
The favor with which my effort was received en- couraged me to make deeper researches than I at first intended, and my investigations led me to con- sider and examine topics hitherto approached with tenderness, if not with fear and trembling. What- ever estimate may be put upon such inquiries, it certainly demands some courage to begin and pros- ecute them to a successful issue. Memorials of the past, it is hardly necessary to state, increase in value as time goes on, and events and "good deeds done for the house of our God and for the offices thereof" are often lost for want of the recording pen. Many facts which might have easily been collected, even half a century ago, now float only in tradition, or
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else lie buried in faded and tattered manuscripts, so that he must be as a bold diver for pearls, who would go down into the depths of unwritten history and bring them up from their secret hiding-places.
When the course was finished, the Lectures were carefully revised, broken into chapters, large portions of them entirely rewritten, and much new matter added. Their publication in the present form has been called for from various quarters, and I have given them to the press in the humble hope that they may serve to excite the churchmen of Con- necticut to gratitude for the struggles borne by their forefathers, as well as teach them to prize more highly the rich inheritance into which they have come. It ought never to be forgotten what a vast debt is due to the men who, from Johnson down to Seabury, carried the Church in this Diocese through troublous and stormy epochs, till finally she was planted in peace, and like "a vineyard in a very fruitful hill." Grown to greatness under "the con- tinual dew of the divine blessing," she still retains, and long may she retain, the distinct impress of her original character.
Minuteness of detail would have swelled the volume to an unusual size; but I have aimed to exhibit all the important facts necessary to a complete historic survey of the Church in the period which has been reviewed. Mistakes and omissions may have unin- tentionally occurred, and whoever discovers them will do me a favor by pointing them out in a kindly
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spirit, that they may be corrected and supplied. I have had no such unworthy object before my mind as to present eulogy under the guise of history, and it has not been in my heart to speak with severity of those from whom we theologically differ. While I confess to a strong attachment for the Episcopal Church,-having descended from one of the families which kindled her fires in Stratford under the earliest Missionary,-I am not conscious of any undue partial- ity in my statements. It has been my study to seek and write the truth; and the careful reader will find that I have been no more ready to hold up to cen- sure the harsh and bigoted sectarian than the indis- creet and guilty member of my own communion.
Little allowance has hitherto been made for those who steadily adhered to the cause of the Crown during the War of the Revolution. The Loyalists, for the most part, have been rudely assailed by Amer- ican historians, and their motives and principles mis- represented and occasionally traduced. The time has come for a more dispassionate consideration of their actions. The events of the last four years in our country must teach us to entertain a higher respect for the men who did not at once join in the cause for independence, violate their oaths of allegiance, and dis- own submission to the long-established Government.
The course of the narrative is not interrupted by numerous foot-notes, but a list of some of the author- ities and sources of information consulted or referred to will be found at the end, before the Index. No
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one, unless he has tried it, can judge of the time and labor necessary to be spent in examining authori- ties, and searching old manuscripts and town rec- ords, to produce a work of this kind. I acknowl- edge myself under obligations to several persons for supplying me with facts in their possession, and for the loan of rare books and pamphlets. Mr. Charles J. Hoadley, State Librarian at Hartford, has put into my hands copies of all the unprinted petitions rela- tive to the Church of England on file in the office
of the Secretary of State. My thanks are espe- cially due to Mr. William Samuel Johnson of Strat- ford, for free access to the letters and papers of his grandfather and great-grandfather. The sea of John- son MSS. has been explored with abundant satisfac- tion, and many of the extracts to be found in the body of the work have been copied from the original draughts of the Rev. Dr. Johnson, rather than from the letters printed in that valuable publication, the "Documentary History of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Connecticut." The Library of Yale Col- lege has been open to me at all times, and the Good- rich and Kingsley Collections of Pamphlets have aided me greatly in my researches.
The materials for another volume, bringing the his- tory down to the death of Bishop Brownell, are partly gathered; but the cares of a parish press upon me so much that an immediate use of them is not promised.
E. E. B.
NEW HAVEN, November, 1865.
CONTENTS.
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CHAPTER I.
THE SETTLEMENT OF NEW ENGLAND, AND THE RELIGIOUS LIBERTY ESTABLISHED BY THE PURITANS.
A. D. 1620-1665.
PAGE
The Colonies of Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay planted 1 Rise of the Puritans in England, and their part in the Reformation 3 Their treatment under Queen Elizabeth and the House of Stuart 4 Severity of Archbishop Laud, and his attempt to establish uniformity by the secular arm . 5
Sufferings of the Puritans, the fruit of the principles of the times 6 Preparations for the settlement of Connecticut, and the arrival of Win- throp, the younger, from England . 9 John Davenport and his associates anchor their ships in Quinnipiack harbor, and plant the Colony of New Haven . . 10 William Pitkin and six others, " members of the Church of England," petition the General Assembly for a redress of grievances · 10 Church and State united, and the people taxed to support the standing order 11
.
13 Execution of Charles I., and overturn of the British Government . The New-England Puritans no better friends to liberty of conscience than their adversaries 14
. Restoration of Charles II., and revival of affection for the Church of
15 England .
CHAPTER II.
COMMISSIONERS OF CHARLES THE SECOND ; AND ORIGIN OF EPISCO- PACY IN CONNECTICUT.
A. D. 1665-1722.
An " Act of Toleration " passed by the General Assembly of Connect- icut in 1708
.
16
. Charter of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign .
· 17 Parts
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Missionary labors of Keith and Talbot · 18
The Rev. George Muirson of Rye, in company with Col. Caleb Heath- cote, visits Stratford and baptizes a number of adults .
20 The Congregationalists in Stratford invite the Rev. Timothy Cutler
to become their Pastor 21 After a ministry of ten years among them, he is made Rector of Yale College . 22
Organization of the parish in Stratford, and death of Mr. Muirson . 23 The Rev. Francis Philips sent out a Missionary by the Society in London, but proves unfit for the station . 26 Arrival of the Rev. George Pigot at Stratford, and renewal of the ef- fort to build a church 27
Astounding events in the religious history of the colony ·
28
Rector Cutler, and several of the neighboring ministers, declare for Episcopacy, or doubt the validity of Presbyterian ordination . 29 Debate in the Library of Yale College, presided over by Gov. Salton- stall · 30
CHAPTER III.
THE INFLUENCE OF THE LITURGY AND TEACHINGS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND ; AND THE RESULTS OF THE DEBATE IN THE LIBRARY OF YALE COLLEGE.
A. D. 1722-1723.
The annual Commencement in 1722 . 32 Samuel Johnson, the Congregational minister at West Haven, and
Rector Cutler, and Daniel Brown, the Tutor in the College, his intimate friends · 33
His love for the Prayer Book 34
Extracts from his private journal, and the uneasiness of his conscience 36 The alarm of the Trustees at the change in their religious sentiments ; and the request for their views in writing upon the matters which troubled their consciences · 37
The minds and pens of distinguished Congregational divines busy · 39 Mr. Cutler excused from all further service as Rector of Yale Col- lege, and the resignation of Mr. Brown, as Tutor, accepted . Efforts to guard the established religion of the Colony, and to main- tain the faith and ecclesiastical organization of the Puritans . 42 Cutler, Johnson, and Brown embark for England to receive Holy Orders . . 43
42
Arrival at Canterbury, and visit to the Cathedral . 44 Reception by the Dean and a company of Prebendaries ·
45 Arrangements in London for their ordination and future duties . · 46
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Cutler seized with the small-pox, and the ordination delayed 47 Ordained by the Bishop of Norwich near the end of March . 47
Another great disappointment; Death of Brown on Easter Eve · 48
CHAPTER IV.
THE RETURN OF CUTLER AND JOHNSON TO AMERICA, AND THE IN- CREASE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN CONNECTICUT.
A. D. 1723-1727.
49
Preparations for returning . . Visits to Oxford and Cambridge, and honors conferred upon Cutler and Johnson . · 49 Joined by James Wetmore, the Congregational minister at North ·
Haven 49 Appeal for an American Episcopate, and interest of Bishop Gibson in the measure 50
Arrival of the Missionaries in New England, and Johnson's entry in his private journal after reaching Stratford · 51 Opening of the first Episcopal church in Connecticut . 52
Mr. Pigot's Parochial Register ; and letter of Johnson to the Bishop of London . 53 ·
Appeals of churchmen in Newtown, Redding, and Ripton, to the So- ciety for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts . 55
Hostility to the Church of England, and its increase in the Colony 56
Johnson officiates at New London 57 Church built at Fairfield . 58 Talcott, the Governor of Connecticut, writing to the Bishop of London 58 Imprisonment of members of the Church of England for refusing to pay taxes to support dissenting ministers 59
State of the Church in the Colony, and extent of Johnson's ministra- tions 60
The Church in Connecticut rooted amid storms and opposition . 60
CHAPTER V.
THE EFFECT OF CANDID INVESTIGATION, AND THE ENACTMENT OF A LAW IN CONNECTICUT TO RELIEVE CHURCHMEN.
A. D. 1727-1729.
Puritans disturbing the settled order of religion . 62 Quincy's statement of the operations of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel . · 63
Its opposition to historical facts
. 63
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Interest in the Church at New Haven 65
The Rev. Henry Caner appointed a Missionary in Fairfield, and the condition of the Congregationalists in that town 66
The extent of his ministrations 68 The churchmen of Fairfield memorializing the General Assembly for relief from oppressive taxation 69
Passage of a law in favor of members of the Church of England . 70 Construction put upon it ; and another Memorial 71 Apologies for the course of the Government 72 Mr. Caner applies to the Society for an enlargement of his Missionary bounds, and permission to change his place. of residence . 73 · Legal opinion in England adverse to the scheme · 74 Removal of families into the Province of New York to escape annoy-
ance
· 74
Subscriptions towards the erection of a church at Wethersfield . · 75
CHAPTER VI.
ARRIVAL OF DEAN BERKELEY IN RHODE ISLAND; HIS BENEFAC- TIONS TO YALE COLLEGE; AND NEW MISSIONARIES IN CONNECT- ICUT.
A. D. 1729-1734.
Royal charter to found a college at Bermuda 76 Appropriation from the crown lands in St. Kitts to promote the object 77 Devotion of Berkeley to the benevolent enterprise ·
77 His mental studies and " Minute Philosopher " . 78
The faithilessness of Sir Robert Walpole, and the return of the Dean to his native country 79
Consecrated Bishop of Cloyne in Ireland 80
Anniversary sermon before the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel 80
Mr. Johnson visits him at Newport, and is charmed by his genius and character 81
Donation of books and lands to Yale College .
82 Ingratitude of Rector Williams . ·
84 The Rev. James McSparran, and his " America Dissected"
85
Samuel Seabury, a Congregational licentiate at North Groton, de- clares for Episcopacy, and proceeds to England for Holy Orders · 86 Returns with the appointment of a Missionary to New London . . 86
Increase of a good temper towards the Church; new candidates for Orders, and the want of a resident Bishop 87
John Beach, the popular Independent minister at Newtown, declares . 89
for Episcopacy
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Appointed a Missionary among his former people . . 90
Church built in Newtown ; and Ebenezer Punderson
. 91
The rooted tree spreading out its salubrious branches
. 92
CHAPTER VII.
RELIGIOUS CONTROVERSY ; AND THE GROWTH OF THE PARISHES.
A. D. 1734-1738.
A parishioner of Johnson assailed by Jonathan Dickinson . 94
Controversy printed, and new champions in the field 95 .
Popular attention drawn to the Church of England . 96
Prolonged controversy between Mr. Dickinson and Mr. Beach . 97
Episcopacy gaining strength in the Colony
98 A church built at Hebron ; and John Bliss, a lay reader 99
Punderson appointed an Itinerant Missionary, with his residence at North Groton
100
Mr. Caner visits England for the benefit of his health 101
Extract from a letter of the Bishop of Gloucester to Johnson, touching an American Episcopate 101
Richard Caner a teacher in Fairfield and a lay reader at Norwalk . 102
Glebes and ministerial support . 102
A second and larger church erected at Fairfield · 103
Spiritual condition of the Colony, and religious revival · 104 The Church a gainer by steadily presenting the truth . 105
CHAPTER VIII.
THE CHURCHMEN OF CONNECTICUT PETITIONING FOR A REDRESS OF THEIR GRIEVANCES ; AND REACTION OF PUBLIC SENTIMENT.
A. D. 1738-1740.
Petition of churchmen to the General Assembly in relation to the act appropriating moneys arising from the sale of lands · 107 Reasons why it should be so amended as to secure to them their equi- table proportion 108 ·
The memorial signed by six hundred and thirty-six males, and rejected by both Houses of Assembly . .
110
Jonathan Arnold conforms to the Church of England, and is appointed
Itinerant Missionary, with his residence at West Haven 111 Public service at Milford, and movements to build churches in Derby ·
and West Haven . 112
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Mr. Arnold prevented from getting possession of Gregson's land by a mob 114 The clergy of Connecticut unite in a complaint to the Society of the grievances they suffer from the Government . 115 Mr. Arnold removes to Staten Island, and is succeeded by Rev. Theophilus Morris, an English clergyman 116 The present church at West Haven a specimen of Colonial Archi- tecture . 118 .
New demands for the services of the Missionaries 119 Reaction of public sentiment, and lingering reverence for the Church of England · 119
Sentiment and words of Higginson on embarking for America . · 120
CHAPTER IX.
ARRIVAL OF WHITEFIELD IN NEW ENGLAND, AND RELIGIOUS EN- THUSIASM.
A. D. 1740-1742.
The ordination of Whitefield, and his course rebuked by Bishops and clergy in England 121
Arrival in Rhode Island, and reception by the Independent ministers 122 Visit to Boston, and religious enthusiasm . 123 Visit to Jonathan Edwards at Northampton, and welcomes in New Haven . 124
Sparks of religious discord kindling 125 ·
Extravagant demonstrations under the preaching of Gilbert Tennent, and irregularities of James Davenport . 125
Course of the Episcopal clergy, and their condemnation by the Inde- pendent ministers . 127
Rapid growth of the Church in the interior, and demand for more Missionaries . 128
Richard Caner goes to England for ordination, and letter from John- son to the Bishop of Cloyne .
130
Divisions among the Congregationalists, and church built at Water- bury 131
Organization of a parish in Northbury · 132 Church raised at Ripton, and effects of popular enthusiasm . · 133
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CHAPTER X.
A COMMISSARY FOR CONNECTICUT SOLICITED ; AND THE INFLUENCE OF WHITEFIELD'S PREACHING.
A. D. 1742-1747.
PAGE
Rev. Roger Price the Commissary for all New England .
134
Commissary for Connecticut solicited, and Mr. Johnson named as a suitable person for the appointment 134
Animosity of the Rev. Theophilus Morris . ·
135
The Bishop of London unwilling to change his commission · 136 Rev. James Lyons appointed a successor to Mr. Morris 136 Honorary Degree conferred upon Johnson by the university of Oxford 137
A new church built at Stratford 138
Rev. Richard Caner sent a Missionary to Norwalk, and a new church erected there, and also at Newtown 139
Laws enacted to suppress enthusiasm, and their operation 140 Churches built in Woodbury, New Milford, Norwich, and other places . 141
Mr. Richardson Minor declares for Episcopacy, and dies on his way to England for Holy Orders . · 142 Rev. William Gibbs sent to Simsbury, and removal of Mr. Caner to 143 Boston . .
Candidates for Holy Orders, and renewed appeals for an American Episcopate 144
.
Gloomy picture of the moral and religious state of the colony .
.
145
Whitefield returns to New England, and is denounced by Associa-
tions of Connecticut divines, and by the authorities of Harvard
and Yale
146
A love for Episcopacy manifested in New Haven, and especially in
the College . · ·
.
·
148
Influence of laymen, and perpetuity of the Church's system
·
.
149
CHAPTER XI.
THE EPISCOPAL CLERGY KEEPING ALOOF FROM SECTARIAN CON- TROVERSIES ; AND THE GENERAL PROSPERITY OF THE CHURCH.
A. D. 1747-1752.
Decline of religious enthusiasm, and prudence of the Episcopal clergy 151 Vacancies in Connecticut . 152 ·
Appointment of the Rev. Mr. Lamson to Fairfield .
·
153
Church built under his ministrations at Stratfield
.
154
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Stamford and Greenwich assist their lay reader, Ebenezer Dibblee,
to go to England for ordination 155
Misfortune of the Norwalk people · 156
Richard Mansfield and Jeremiah Leaming in Holy Orders 157
Letter of Dr. Johnson to the Society, and his vigilance and fidelity . 157
Graduates of Yale College, and Thomas B. Chandler 159
Report of the Rev. Matthew Graves, the Missionary at New London 160
General prosperity of the Church throughout the Colony . · 162 Ichabod Camp and Jonathan Colton ; death of Mr. Colton . 164
CHAPTER XII.
MEMORIALS OF CHURCHMEN IN CONNECTICUT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ; AND ORGANIZATION OF TRINITY PARISH, NEW HAVEN.
A. D. 1752-1753.
Memorials to the General Assembly, and opposition of Mr. Graves . 166 Punderson's ministrations in New Haven County · 1€7
Design of William Gregson's "indenture " to Jonathan Arnold . 168 Defect in, and its entry upon the Land Records . 169
Statement of the case, signed by six clergymen, sent to the Society . 169 Increase of the Church at New Haven, and formation of Trinity Parish . . 170
Another defective deed, and application to the General Assembly . 171 Enos Alling and Isaac Doolittle, influential members of the parish . 171 The church built, and number of worshippers . 172 Mr. Punderson petitions to be appointed the Missionary in New Haven . 173.
Noah Hobart's " Addresses to the members of the Episcopal separa- tion in New England " . .
173
Charge against the Society for Propagating the Gospel, and defence by Mr. Beach
174
CHAPTER XIII.
EDUCATION ; AND THE REMOVAL OF DR. JOHNSON TO NEW YORK TO ACCEPT THE PRESIDENCY OF KING'S COLLEGE.
A. D. 1753-1756.
Renewed zeal of Churchmen, and intelligence of the Laity 176 · Education in the hands of the Independents .
177 Dr. Johnson refuses the oversight of a college at Philadelphia, and accepts the Presidency of King's College, New York .
. 178
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Charter of the Institution opposed
179
Removal of Johnson to New York . 180
Measures adopted by Yale College to maintain the Puritan system 181
Attraction of Episcopal students to King's College .
183
William Johnson embarks for England to receive Holy Orders 183
Death from the small-pox, and grief of his father 184
Pathetic appeal for an American Episcopate
184
Entries in the Parochial Register of the church at Stratford 186
Labors among the Indians
186
CHAPTER XIV.
SUCCESSOR TO DR. JOHNSON AT STRATFORD ; AND THEOLOGICAL DIS- PUTES BETWEEN THE OLD LIGHTS AND THE NEW LIGHTS.
A. D. 1756-1760.
The Rev. Edward Winslow appointed to Stratford . 188
Introduction of the first organ into the Colony . 189 ·
Christopher Newton and Solomon Palmer
· 189 The number of Missionaries in Connecticut, and new churches . . 189
Church built at Tashua .
191 .
Growth of the parishes affected by the old French war . 192
Theological disputes, and the Discourse of Mr. Beach 193
Controversy between the Old Lights and New Lights; Wallingford
case
194
James Scovill added to the list of Missionaries, and removal of Mr. Camp from the Colony . 197
Church opened at Cheshire . 198
Lukewarmness in New Haven
.
198
A contrast
. 199
CHAPTER XV.
PROSPERITY OF THE CHURCH IN LITCHFIELD COUNTY, AND ALONG THE SHORE FROM NORWICH TO GREENWICH.
A. D. 1760-1762.
Ministrations of Solomon Palmer
·
His treatment by his former people .
201
.
200
Growth of Mr. Beach's Mission, and primitive customs
.
202
Thomas Davies, Samuel Andrews, and John Beardsley embark for
England to receive Holy Orders .
.
204
.
.
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Their appointment as Missionaries
205
Conscientious obedience to the instructions of the Society . · 207 Church at Hebron supplied by Samuel Peters, a native of the place . 207 Illness of Mr. Gibbs, and appointment of Roger Viets to discharge his duties · 208
Prosperity of the parishes in the shore towns
209
Bela Hubbard and Abraham Jarvis proceed to England for ordination 210
Increase of the congregation at Ripton . 211
Churches erected at North Fairfield and Danbury . 211
CHAPTER XVI.
MR. ST. GEORGE TALBOT ; BITTER OPPOSITION TO THE CHURCH ; AND DR. JOHNSON'S RETURN TO STRATFORD.
A. D. 1762-1763.
Charitable layman, and convention of the clergy at Ripton 212
Pressing need of more Missionaries 213
Letters of Leaming and Winslow 214
Dr. Johnson's second marriage . ·
216
Domestic affliction ; death of his wife from small-pox 217
Resigns the Presidency of the College and retires to Stratford . ·
217
Appointment to his former charge 218 Transfer of Mr. Winslow to the vacant Mission at Braintree, Mass. . 219 Death of the Rev. Mr. Wetmore, and removal of Mr. Punderson to Rye 220
The Rev. Solomon Palmer his successor at New Haven 221
Result of the changes
222
CHAPTER XVII.
CHURCH IN NEW HAVEN; DEFENCE OF THE SOCIETY FOR PROPAGAT- ING THE GOSPEL; AND AN AMERICAN EPISCOPATE.
A. D. 1763-1764.
Uninterrupted services of the Missionary desired in New Haven · 223
Purchase of Gregson's land, and title traced 224
The phantom ship, and settlement of Thomas Gregson's estate . 226 Bitter assaults upon the Church throughout New England 228 The Society attacked and defended . 228
Apthorp, Beach, Johnson, and Archbishop Secker enter into the controversy 228 Establishment of a Mission at Cambridge, the seat of Harvard College 230
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Attempt to overthrow Episcopacy .
The Independents frightened by the apparition of the English hie- · 231
rarchy . 232 Secker's reply to Mayhew, and vindication of an American Episcopate 233
Rejoinder, and notice by Apthorp . . 234
CHAPTER XVIII.
HOSTILITY TO THE CHURCH; PASSAGE OF THE STAMP-ACT; AND THE COURSE OF THE CLERGY.
A. D. 1764-1766.
State of the public mind . . 235
Missions in the eastern part of the Colony 235 ·
Ministrations of Hubbard and Jarvis 236 Recall of Mr. Palmer to the Mission in Litchfield County, made vacant by the death of Thomas Davies . 237
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