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the Episcopal Parish of Christ Church in this City, and residing in that part of the town of Windsor, called Wintonbury."
This call was for a parish meeting Feb. 28, 1812, at 2 o'clock P. M., to consider the proposition which the Wardens and Vestry had made to the Rev. Philander Chase, "to take pastoral charge of the Parish."
These notifications of parish meetings, with the sev- eral returns, are all recorded by the careful Clerk, Charles Sigourney, together with the several letters sent to Mr. Chase, and the answers returned by him. He was not sparing of his time or labor in anything which con- cerned the parish.
Feb. 28th. the parish agreed to the stipulations of Mr. Chase, adding, "so long as he shall continue their min- ister as an Episcopal Clergyman, performing the duties of his office to the acceptance of the Bishop of this Diocese, and of this Parish," and sent to him the fol- lowing letter, which is a very pleasing evidence that they rejoiced in their choice.
Feb. 29. City of Hartford, Feby 29, 1812.
To the Revª Philander Chase,
Dear Sir.
In announcing to you, as has become their duty, the above vote of the Episcopal Parish of Christ's Church, in this City, the Vestry thereof cannot content . themselves with merely a formal communication, -They would ask your permission, on this occasion to congratulate themselves on the pleasing prospect, which under Providence, is opening to them - and they would be greatly unjust to their own feel- ings were they to abstain from expressing the real satisfac- tion they feel. On the subject of temporal provision, the Vestry have been sincerely desirous of meeting your wishes.
They are happy moreover, in being able to state that the above Vote, which they trust will be satisfactory to you, was passed without the expression of any dissent.
They would invoke the favour and blessing of Almighty GOD on the tender union, which is about to take place, be-
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tween the Christian Pastor and his flock : an union, which tho' commenced on earth, may, through the promises and hopes unfolded in the Gospel, be continued in Heaven, and extended to eternity. No longer may it be said that the lit- tle "Israel" of their Church "is seen scattered on the hills, as sheep which have not a Shepherd." But may that Church rejoice in the Lord, who hath appointed unto them "a shep- herd who shall feed his flocks, who shall gather the Lambs in his arms, and carry them in his bosom," who shall " allure to brighter worlds, and lead the way." The Vestry have only to add their own personal wishes for the health and happiness of Mr. C. and his family.
And subscribe themselves with sincere esteen,
His friends & Obedient servants,
signed by
SAMUEL TUDOR, Jr. JAMES WARD
ROSWELL BARTHOLOMEW
CYPRIAN NICHOLS
JEREMY HOADLEY Vestry.
WM. H. IMLAY
THOMAS GLOVER
MICHAEL OLCOTT
CHARLES SIGOURNEY
Copy of a Letter addressed by the Wardens of Christ Church to the Right Revd Abraham Jarvis, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Connecticut.
March 10. HARTFORD, CONNT, March 10, 1812.
To the Right Reva the Bishop of the Diocese of Connecticut : Reverend Sir,
It was in the latter part of the month of September last, that the Rev. Mr. Rayner, then our Rector, addressed a let- ter to you, expressing a desire for a dismission in due form, from the charge of the Parish of Christ Church in this City. On the roth day of the following month of (October), Mr. John Morgan, one of the Wardens of said Church, received your letter of the 9th of that month, communicating to the
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Parish the application of Mr. Rr. To this letter, a reply ac- quiescing in the application, was immediately returned, and which was dated the 12th October. The formal Act or leave of dissolution of the pastoral Connexion then subsisting be- tween Mr. R. and this parish, it was supposed would have followed in due course. The engagements of Mr. Rayner at Huntington, however, not admitting, in his view, of a postponement of his Journey to that place, longer than one or two Sundays, after the transmission to you of the letter above named from the Wardens of Christ Church, and as in that time, the formal act of dismission did not reach us, he concluded it was most expedient for him to depart, without waiting the arrival of that act, which he stated to some of the Vestry of the Church, he would call and receive at your hands, in New Haven as he passed through that place on his way to Huntington. The Wardens have, therefore, been in doubt whether the leave of dismission, in due form, has yet been given by you, or if given, whether it be not at this time in the hands of Mr. Rayner. In case it has not been given, they would beg the favour of you to transmit it to them, that it may appear recorded in the books of the Parish.
They have now the pleasure of acquainting you that the Parish have made overtures to the Revª Philander Chase to take the pastoral charge there which overtures have been accepted by him. While of this circumstance, they now beg leave to apprise you, they solicit your official approbation and blessing thereon. If this connexion be approved, they would leave to you and the Revª Mr. Chase, the arrangement of all which may be necessary to be done, for his regular In- stitution to the charge of this Parish.
The Wardens beg leave to assure you of the sincere re- spect and reverence with which they always remain,
Your friends and obedient Servants
(signed by)
JOHN MORGAN DANIEL OLCOTT S Wardens.
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Copy of a Letter received from the Revd Abraham Jarvis, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Connecticut.
NEW HAVEN, March 16, 1812. March 16.
John Morgan, Esq", Sir,
The letter signed by you and Mr. Olcott as Wardens of Christ Church in Hartford, under date of March 10, informs me of the grounds you had to expect Mr. Rayner had called on me for the canonical instrument dissolving his pastoral connexion with your Parish. Had he called for that pur- pose, it would doubtless have been made out. It may still be done, and the appearance of regularity preserved, by leaving the date to be put by you so as to correspond in time and order, with the dates of previous transactions of the Par- sh entered upon your records.
ACT OF DISSOLUTION.
OCTOBER 25, 18II.
Whereas, the Reverend Menzies Rayner, Rector of Christ Church in the City of Hartford, has made application in due form for a dissolution of his Pastoral Charge of that Church; and whereas, the Parishioners of the same have manifested their consent that the said dissolution should be granted;
It is hereby declared to all whom it may concern, that the said application is accepted, and the Reverend Menzies Ray- ner is regularly and fully discharged from his pastoral con- nexion with the Church aforesaid.
(signed)
ABRAHAM, Bishop of Connecticut.
March 30, P. Voted, That the Convention of the Epis- copal Church in this Diocese, be requested, at their next meeting to take into consideration the propriety of applying to the Legislature of this State, to enact a Statute authoriz- ing the parishes of the Episcopal Churches in this State to hold their annual parish meetings on Easter Monday of each year without further notice.
It was not considered necessary, I suppose, to apply to the Legislature for authority to hold the annual parish meetings at any specified time, but the Convention of the
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Diocese held at Hartford, did enact the following Canon June 3, 1812, the essential parts of which are in existence at present.
A CANON REGULATING EASTER MEETINGS.
" There shall be an annual meeting in Easter week of the Wardens, Vestrymen, and Parishioners of each Parish in the Diocese, for the purpose of appointing the Wardens and Vestrymen, and transacting all other business that may canonically come before said meeting. And at every such meeting it shall be the duty of the Rector to preside, agree- ably to ancient usage ; and in case of a vacancy or necessary absence of the Rector, the senior officer present shall pre- side."
CONCERNING AN EPISCOPAL COLLEGE.
(P.) Voted, That a Committee of three persons be ap- pointed to confer, advise, or correspond with any other Committee, or body of persons interested, on the subject of an application, which is to be made this spring, to the Legislature of this State, for liberty to establish an Epis- copal College in this State, -an object which this Parish greatly desires to see effected, and that this Committee be hereby instructed to cooperate to the utmost of their power, with the applicants above named, in endeavoring to effect, by all lawful and honorable means, the successful issue of their application.
Voted, That Charles Sigourney, Samuel Tudor, jr., and Thomas Glover, be this Committee.
Efforts had been made in 1810 to procure an enlarge- ment of the charter of the Episcopal Academy at Cheshire, and it was resolved at the Dioscesan Convention to request the Trustees "to prefer a petition to the next General Assembly of the State of Connecticut, praying the said Academy may be constituted a College, by the name and style of the Episcopal College of Connecticut." This was granted in the lower House, but denied in the Council. The matter was taken up by the General Convention, which met at New Haven in 1811, and a resolution of ap-
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proval was passed. At a Convention of the Clergy held in February, 1812, it was Voted, That a petition be again preferred to the Legislature, " praying that said Academy may be erected into a College," but nothing came from it. " Five prominent clergymen were appointed to draft the petition, and advocate the same before the General Assem- bly, but their movements are not recorded, and other events afterwards came in to stay entreaty, and absorb the ecclesiastical and legislative sympathies."*
This explains the above resolution of the parish, and of their desire to cooperate with the movements of the clergy.
The parish recurred to this subject again, April 19, I813, but it was unsuccessful, as stated above.
PARISH LIBRARY AND BOOKS FOR SALE.
P. Voted, Whereas T. & J. Swords, booksellers, of the City of New York, have sent, or are about to send, to this City for sale, a consignment of Prayer-Books, Bibles, and other religious books, particularly illustrative of the or- dinances and doctrines of the Protestant Episcopal Church, which books will be sent to the care of Thomas Glover of this City, it is therefore
Voted, That the Vestry of this Church, be authorized and requested to receive the said books, and any others hereafter to be consigned, to keep them in some suitable place, and to use their influence in promoting the sale of them, in this City, and vicinity.
That the books be sold for Cash only, that the Vestry be responsible to T. & J. Swords, for such books as are sold, - that it be the duty of the Vestry, to settle their accounts with T. & J. Swords, at least, once a year, -and that it be the duty of the Vestry, with advice of the Rector and Ward- ens, to invest the amount of the allowance or commission, usually granted by booksellers on books consigned for sale, in suitable books, for a Parish Library, to be established and called " The Library of the Episcopal Parish of Christ Church in the City of Hartford."
* Beardsley's Hist. Ch. in Conn.
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Voted, That the Rector, Wardens, & Vestry, be appointed the Managers and Directors of said Library, and that the books be kept at such place as they may direct.
Voted, That the Directors of said Library be requested to solicit and accept of, the gift of any books on religious and moral subjects, which well disposed persons may be inclined to give, - and that it be the duty of the Directors of said Library to cause the name, or names, of such persons as may make donations of books to the Library, to be fairly written in the said books, as being the donors thereof.
April 4. V. Voted, That Amos Ransom, Seth Whiting, & James M. Goodwin, be a Committee to agree with some suitable Carpenter to repair & strengthen the spire of the Church in such manner, that it may be fully secured for hanging a bell, making it a condition that the new posts to be added for the support of the spire be of white oak, or white chesnut, & to see that the same be done effectually.
Voted, That John Morgan, Cyprian Nichols, & Samuel Tudor, jr., be a Committee to apply to the "Society's Com- mittee " of D' Strong's Parish, to know if they will consent to some arrangement whereby the bell now in D' Strong's meeting house may be sold to the Parish of Christ Church at such price as may be agreed on by the two Committees, & to request their answer in two weeks from Monday the 6th inst.
A REASONABLE REQUEST.
June 20. V. Voted, That Michael Olcott, James Ward, & Eliakim Hitchcock, be a Committee to apply to the Ministers & to the Society's Committees of the North & South (Re- ligious) Societies, at this time so-called - and to the Society's Committee (there being at this time no Minister) of the Baptist Society, all in this City, to know if they will concur, with this Parish, in altering the time of the afternoons service on Sundays, from 2 °clock to 3 ºclock P. M., during the sum- mer months from May I, to October I.
Voted, That it be the duty of the Treasurer, to make annually, at the Parish meeting at Easter a written Report to the Parish, of the State of the Parish Funds, which shall
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include an account of all the receipts of money & its ex- penditures during the year preceding.
Voted, That a suitable book be procured for recording the births or Christenings, marriages, & deaths, in this Parish, also the names of all persons, who shall be confirmed by the Bishop, & the names of all who shall become Communicants in this Church, to be kept by the Rector.
A neglect in the keeping of Parish Registers had been referred to in the Pastoral Letter of the Bishops' in 1811, and this perhaps led to the passage of the above vote. The Register of our parish seems to have been fairly kept with the exception of the names of communicants, which are not recorded previous to 1812. The requirements of the Canon requiring parochial reports annually appears to have been much neglected previous to the issuing of this Letter.
Voted, That suitable books be procured for the Librarian. That the Bell frame be painted with white lead, & that a close & high fence be made on the South side of the Church land which lies West of the Church & that the same be painted with white lead paint.
SUBSCRIPTION FOR PAINTING CHURCH.
1813.
March 15. Record of the names of the persons who sub- scribed to paint the inside of the Church & of the sums sub- scribed by them.
HARTFORD March 15, 1813.
John Morgan
$10
George Barton 5
Michael Olcott
Samuel Ledlie 3
James Ward
5
Thomas Glover 3
Samuel Tudor, Jun. IO
Philo Hillyer 3
Wm. H. Imlay
10
Anson Brewster 3
Charles Sigourney
IO
Joseph Wheeler
Simeon Griswold .
Eliakim Hitchcock
5
Levi Collins I
Cyprian Nichols
5
WVm. Weare . I
Thomas Lloyd
5
$103
Roswell Bartholomew . 10
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SUBSCRIPTION FOR THE BISHOP'S FUND.
EPISCOPAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, CITY OF HARTFORD. July 22, 1813.
July 22. Whereas, in consequence of the decease of our late Bishop, the Right Rev. Dr. Abraham Jarvis, it has be- come incumbent on the Diocess of Connecticut to elect a successor ; - And whereas no permanent provision having yet been made in this Diocess for the maintenance of a Bishop, it is manifestly unreasonable, if not impossible, to expect a suitable person to accept and perform the arduous and important duties of that Office ; and it has therefore be- come necessary, if the Church would have a Bishop, that a permanent Fund should be created by the united exertions of all Parishes in the Diocess, the income of which should be adequate to his respectable support for the time to come : And whereas, the annual Convention of the Episcopal Church, in this Diocess, held at Stratford in June last, took the necessary measures for producing a general subscription or contribution among all the members of the Church, in the whole Diocess, and in consequence of which it has be- come necessary for this Parish, as a part thereof, to do its fair proportion. Now therefore, in consideration of the prem- ises, We the subscribers- being members of the Protestant Episcopal Parish of Christ Church, in the City of Hartford, do hereby engage to pay, in three months from the date hereof, to John Morgan Esq'. Messrs. James Ward, Samuel Tudor, Jun. & Charles Sigourney, the Committee appointed for collecting subscriptions for the increase of the Bishop's Fund in this Parish - the sums of money affixed to our re- spective names, on the two following conditions, to wit : - That the Committee aforesaid shall proceed to collect, in course, all the subscriptions made hereto. But that they shall not pay the amount thereof to the Treasurer of the Bishop's Fund, untill it appears to the Committee that the sum of at least Seven thousand Dollars has been raised by subscription or otherwise, in the different Parishes of the Diocess, to effect the proposed establishment of a permanent Fund for the support of the Bishop. And that provided it should so happen that the other Parishes in this Diocess de-
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cline, or fail to perform their duty as regards subscribing to the aforesaid Fund, to such a degree that it may appear to the Committee aforesaid, that the object contemplated by this subscription is not likely to be effected, in the term of two years from this time, the Committee appointed to receive these subscriptions shall, then also, not pay the amount of the same, to the Treasurer of the Bishop's Fund, but shall refund to each of the subscribers the sums by them severally subscribed.
Jno Morgan, Fifty Dollars $50
Asahel Saunders I
Samuel Tudor, Jr. fifty dolls 50
David Ladd one .
Charles Sigourney fifty Ds 50
Lydia Royse & Martha
Chenevard 5
Roswell Bartholomew fifty . 50
George Catlin
5
Michael Olcott Forty dolls 40
Jeremiah Guild
2
Eliakim Hitchcock Twenty dols 20 Thos Lloyd Twenty five 25
Seth Sweetser
1
Seth Whiting 20
Timothy Canfield . I
Cyprian Nichols 15
Charles Brainard 5
Daniel Olcott 15
James Doolittle
I
Anson Brewster Ten Dollars IO
Horace Wadsworth
I
James M. Goodwin seven Dolls 7
WVm Weare
Betsey Weare
I
Philo Hillyer Ten Dollars IO
Henry Arnold Five dollars 5
Timothy Hatch
5
7 Geº. Beach 7
7 Jas. Butler, pr C. S. 3
Merritt Gilbert pr C. S. 1
Samuel Ledlie five
5
John Ramsay pr C. S. . = I
Levi Collins .
10 Louis P. Coutant pr C. S. 5
Thomas D. Gordon five 5 Samuel Tuttle 2
WVm Hitchcock
IO Asa Farwell 7
David W. Kinney . 5 WVm H. Imlay IO
Christo Saunders three . 3 Griffin Stedman pr R. B. I
Nathan Morgan
2 Isaac Tousey pr R. B I
I
James Ward fifty . 50
Timothy Bryant
I
Mrs. A. Wheeler by J. M. five 5 Roland Lee IO
Simeon Griswold IO
Deodat Woodbridge by S. T. IO
Amos Ranson 5
Joseph Utley .
Non 2
Noah A. Phelps, Jr. seven dollars
Jeremy Hoadley pr C. S. five dollars
5
Eleazer Carey pr C. S. . I
527
Jos Wheeler Seven Dolls 7
John Butler five dollars 5
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THE CHURCH HAD NOT BEEN WARMED PREVIOUS TO THIS TIME.
1815.
Record of the names of the persons who subscribed to purchase two stoves, stovepipe, and for building two brick Chimneys for same, to warm the Church.
John Morgan . $15
Christopher Saunders . 3
Samuel Tudor, Jr.
15 Joseph Wheeler 5
Michael Olcott
15
Anson Brewster
3
Charles Sigourney
15 Moses Tryon Junr. 4
James Ward .
Isaac Perkins
I
Roswell Barthlomew
20 Griffin Stedman 2
Charles Brainard .
Justin W. Foote
2
Thomas Lloyd
IO Wanton Ransom I
Eliakim Hitchcock
7
John Butler
4
Simeon Griswold
7
Jeremy Hoadley
4
Seth Whiting
6
Samuel Danforth
3
Philo Hillyer .
7
5 R. L.
I
Anson Hayden
5
5 George Beach
3
Augustus Andross
5 Merritt Gilbert
2
James M. Goodwin
4
Thomas Gordon
2
Henry Arnold
4
Levi Collins
2
Nathan Morgan
4
James Church
2
Samuel Tuttle
3 Samuel Silloway
2
Talcott Wolcott
3 Wm. Weare
2
Samuel Ledlie
Wm. B. DeWitt
I
Chester Andrus
5
J. W. Huntington .
I
Cyprian Nichols
6 Oliver Phelps I
Roland Lee
3 Cash .20
227.70
Expended as follows :
pd for 2 Pollock stoves & glass
$52.33
" Ward, B. & B. for stove pipe
54.00
do. setting & loss
1.94
" Augustus Andross, iron work do. for work in gallery
6.09
" David Knox, joiners bill 4.97
" Philo Hillyer, 2 m. brick 15.40
" Carter's bill, laying brick for chimneys & materials 60.00
$205.69
" balance paid to P. Hillyer
Treasurer of the Parish . IO S2
$216.51
3
WVm. H. Imlay
Denison Morgan
.50
Amos Ransom
Judah Bliss
4
10.96
14
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SUBSCRIPTION FOR AN ADDITION TO THE SALARY OF MR. CHASE. April, 1816.
Record of the names of persons who subscribed to raise Two hundred & fifty Dollars to add to the Rev. Mr. Chase's salary for the ensuing year, April, 1816.
John Morgan
$25 Joseph Wheeler IO
Michael Olcott
25
Thomas Lloyd 10
Samuel Tudor
25 Roland Lee . IO
James Ward
25 Philo Hillyer IO
Charles Sigourney
25
Jeremy Hoadley .
5
Roswell Bartholomew .
25 James M. Goodwin
5
Simeon Griswold .
15 Eliakim Hitchcock 12
Cyprian Nichols .
12
$239
From the Treasurer,
I ]
$250
SUBSCRIPTION FOR PURCHASING AN ORGAN.
It will be noticed, that in all these subscriptions, the greater part was always paid by comparatively a few per- sons. The parish was not wealthy, and but few could pay liberally.
1817.
Record of the names of the persons who subscribed to the purchase of the Organ in Christ Church, 1817 :
Samuel Tudor, Jr. .
$50. Samuel Silloway 5.
Charles Sigourney 50.
Leonard Whiting 5.
John Morgan . 25. Samuel Tuttle 5.
Michael Olcott
30.
David Porter
5.
Thomas Lloyd
15.
Judah Bliss
5.
Anson Hayden
12.50
Cyprian Nichols
15.
Ward, Bartholomew &
Nath1 Bunce .
3.
Brainard
52.
Philo Hillyer
IO.
Roland Lee
5.
Timothy Hatch
2.
John T. Peters
5.
Charles Munn .
3.
John Butler 5. Henry Arnold .
1.25
Jeremy Hoadley
7.
Asahel Saunders
.50
Joseph Wheeler
5.
Charles Butler 3.
James M. Goodwin .
5.
Chester Andruss
4.57
George Beach .
IO.
Augustus Andruss
9.68
Wanton Ransom
5.
Ainos Ransoni
4.45
Thomas Gordon
9.36
$383.31
Christopher Saunders 3.
Levi Collins
3.
Nathan Morgan
2.
Azor Hatch 3.
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Mr. Chase, who had been the rector of the parish since the retirement of Mr. Rayner in ISII, now wished to leave, and on Feb. 12, 1817, addressed a letter to the War- dens and Vestry, which is subjoined. He was a man of so much ability that he had filled his position with great satisfaction to the parish. There was nothing which oc- curred in Hartford which led him to seek a dissolution. The diocese was without a bishop, but was under the superintendence of Bishop Hobart of New York. It is possible there had been some friction between the two men, for they were, both of them, of very decided opin- ions ; and further there had been some gossip about Mr. Chase being a possible candidate for the bishopric. He probably realized that the result would not be successful for himself, and so left a place which had been agreeable to him and to his friends and where he was doing a good work for the church. He had in him so much of an ad- venturous spirit and missionary zeal, that he was calcu- lated to make his mark wherever he should locate, and so found in the new settlements of Ohio full scope for the activity and perseverance which were characteristic of him. His genius would have been cramped in an old diocese, as it afforded no opportunity for the exercise of his peculiar gifts.
As has been said, the work in our parish was very ac- ceptable. He possessed sufficient dignity· to command the respect of all, and yet was gracious enough to receive their love and admiration. He was quite attentive to his duties as rector of the parish, and especially desired and sought out the young men. Meeting one on the street who was accidentally present at the services on a pre- vious Sunday, he said, "I saw you in my church yester- day, and should be pleased to see you again ; now a number of the young men of the parish meet in my study one evening in a week for conversation and I wish you would join them." This was done, and the young
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man became a communicant and one of the most valued members of the parish.
The only occasion on which I ever saw him was about 1835 when, on a visit here, he preached in the church. His figure was large, and his manner commanded atten- tion. It would not have been like Bishop Chase if he had not spoken somewhat about himself and his work in the West. There were present some who had known him, when rector of the parish, officiating in the small and unadorned edifice on the opposite corner. The con- trast between the times of the past and those of the pres- ent was great, and gave opportunity for reminiscences and mention of his trials and successes. For more than once he begged the worshipers not to be impatient with him, for it was probably the last time he should ever ad- dress them. All felt that he was an aged servant of God, and gave him their full attention. It was one o'clock before the congregation was dismissed.
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