The history of the Episcopal Church in Connecticut, from the settlement of the colony to the death of Bishop Seabury, Part 33

Author: Beardsley, Eben Edwards, 1808-1891
Publication date: 1868
Publisher: New York : Hurd and Houghton
Number of Pages: 520


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iner, Mr. Richardson, 142, 155. inistry, British, 264, 267, 286, 363. Minute Philosopher," 78. Minutes of Convention," 288. ission at Bristol, R. I., 47. issionaries in Connecticut, 55, 74, 85, 88, 110, 112, 119, 143, 151-153, 177, 186, 189, 199, 207, 235, 239- 242; condemnation of, 127; more wanted, 129; convention of, 213, 214; born in the colony, 249; pleading for an Episcopate, 264; fidelity of, 268, 292, 293; resident, 271; bound by their oaths, 315; confined to their missions, 317 ; loy- alty of, 332; gloomy prospects of, 345; withdrawing to British prov- inces, 354.


ssionaries in New England, 114, 260, 283, 288, 289. ssionary College, 79. tre, 440. x's Lane, 167. Iphegans, 186, 187.


Ipore, Rev. Benjamin, 350, 373.


Ipravians, 144, 250.


Ibrehouse, Lemuel, 90.


Irris, Rev. Theophilus, 117, 128, 130, 132, 135, 136, 143. osely, Rev. Richard, 281. to I nar Ross, Joseph, 40. mirson, Rev. George, 20, 23, 24, 55. 6; eat


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1 rragansett, 85, 436. ugatuck, 92. al, Daniel, 6, 14. wark, 116.


84,1 351, 1. w Britain, 317. w Brunswick, N. J., 374. w Brunswick, province, 354. wburgh, 277. w Cambridge, 293, 397. w Concord, 272.


234 nce, R spal w England, 44, 45, 61-63, 72, 86, 104, 105, 113, 120, 122, 125, 134, 150, 151, 158, 242, 218, 251, 256, 338, 367. 7w England, colonizing of, 4, 7, 8.


w England churches, defence of, 261.


w England colleges, 147, 230.


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New England, Congregational minis- ters in, 50, 313.


New England, Independents in, 312. New England people, 302.


New England Puritans, 14.


New England States, 312, 380, 399, 407,411.


New England Theology, 194.


New Hampshire, 255, 271, 272, 292, 379, 386, 404, 405, 407.


New Haven, 33, 64-66, 75, 83, 113- 115, 124, 140, 167, 171, 206, 220- 228, 237, 269. 289, 325, 416, 445, 446 ; General Assembly in, 107, 138, 302, 303, 359; churchmen in, 118, 148, 149, 172, 275; Church in, 161, 176, 198, 292, 367, 421 ; church built, 173, 182; convention in, 193, 270, 318, 323, 420, 434; convocation in, 373, 380, 426.


New Haven, Colony of, 10, 12, 225. New Haven County, 146, 168, 195, 198, 397.


New Jersey, 24, 94, 98, 137, 318, 374, 377, 392.


New Lights, 126, 140, 147, 194.


New London, visited, 18, 74; church built, 60, 85, 92; churchmen in, 84, 86, 99, 161, 165; mentions of, 136, 163, 235, 288, 321-323, 367; con- vention in, 113; church burnt, 337; rebuilt, 383 ; consecrated, 398. New London County, 100.


New Milford, 141, 189, 190, 203, 204, 237, 270, 272, 288, 293, 425.


Newport, 77, 81, 273, 274, 422, 450. New Preston, 421.


Newton, Rev. Christopher, 189, 199, 211, 346, 355; death, 397.


Newtown, churchmen in, 53-58, 98, 175, 192, 239, 275, 278, 289, 298, 319, 330 ; services in, 68, 75; mentions of, 173, 174, 188, 189, 250, 271, 295, 386; church built, 89-92; second church built, 139; third church built, 431; Tories in, 309; convoca- tion in, 415, 418.


New World, 62, 362, 432.


New York, province or colony of, 19, 20, 74, 75, 85, 101, 143, 156, 200, 212, 304, 318, 352 ; provincial congress of, 305; city of, 26 52, 122, 124, 136, 178-181, 185, 240, 254, 256, 322, 324, 328, 337, 341, 346, 347, 385, 403, 416, 423, 426, 447; State of, 351, 374, 392, 398, 419; Diocese, 430 ; clergy . of, 356, 404; Bishop of, 395, 399, 428, 436.


New York Gazette, 259.


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INDEX.


Nicene Creed, 381, 395, 415.


Nichols, Rev. James, 293, 346, 354. Niles, Samuel, 145. Norfield, 139.


North America, 291.


Northampton. 124.


Northbury, 131, 132, 293, 421.


North Carolina, 197, 281, 381.


North-Castle, 142, 153.


Northern Clergy, 315.


Northern Governments, 179.


North Fairfield, 211, 325, 384.


Northfield, 397.


North Groton, 86, 91, 100, 118, 126, 438.


North Haven, 49, 113, 129, 131, 168, 198, 206, 236, 289. North Milford, 113.


Norton, William, 85.


Norwalk, Congregational minister at, 40,174 ; churchmen in, 53, 68, 155; lay reading, and church built, 102, 104, 118, 130, 138, 139, 213; town and church burnt, 327, 346 ; church rebuilt, 384.


Norwich, desires a Missionary, 100; churchi built, 141, 161, 186; ser- vices in, 160, 167 ; mentions of, 209, 235, 270, 273, 274, 288, 320, 337 Norwich Town, 187.


Nova Scotia, 352, 353, 355-357.


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Ogilvie, Rev. John, 155.


Old Colony, 9. Old Lights, 126, 140, 194.


Old World, 294, 432. Orange, 113.


Ordination at Middletown, 370.


Orem, Rev. James, 46. Orphan House, 121, 122.


Oxford, University of, 49, 137, 243, 265; Bishop of, 268, 290, 291, 356. Oxford, Ct., 198; church in, 271, 309.


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Paine's "Age of Reason," 432. Palmer, Rev. Solomon, declares for Episcopacy, 189; Missionary in Litchfield County, 190, 199, 203; letters to Society, 200, 228; or- dered to Amboy, N. J., 205; re- moves to New Haven, 220-223; returns to I itchfield, 237; death of, 393.


Paris, 343.


Parker, Rev. Samuel, 373, 374 ; k ters to Bishop Seabury, 379, 38 402; Bishop of Massachusetts, 40 mediation of, 404-406 ; delegate General Convention, 410.


Parliament, 6, 244, 246, 247, 253, 25 320, 341, 358, 360, 361, 394, 398. Parochial Register, New Haven, 32 430.


Parochial Register, Stratford, 53, 8. 87, 89, 111, 186. Pennsylvania, 374, 405, 411.


Perry; Rev. David, 435.


Perry, Rev. Philo, 386, 426.


Peters, Rev. Samuel, 207, 236, 273 mobbed, 306; flight to Englanc 307, 346.


Petrie, Bishop, 363.


Philadelphia, 23, 178, 283, 311, 315 375, 378, 379, 398, 403, 409, 410 421, 434, 436. Philips, Rev. Francis, 26, 63.


Pierce, Dr., 189.


Pierpont, James, 124.


Pierson, Rev. John, 87.


Pigot, Rev. George, Missionary a: Stratford, 27, 28, 32; removes to Providence, 47; letter to Society. 50; mentions of, 53, 55, 56, 63, 65, 85.


Pilmore, Rev. Joseph, 392.


Pitkin, William, 10.


Pitt, William, 246.


Plainfield, 273, 274.


Plymouth, 131, 293.


Plymouth Colony, 1, 9.


Pomfret, 274, 318.


Pope, 12. Popery, 41.


Poquetannock, 100. Portland, 397. Portsmouth, 272. Presbyterianism, 50.


Presbyterians, 13, 147, 161, 179, 193, 200, 254, 255. Presbyterian ministers, 107, 368. Presbyterian ordination, 29, 30, 36, 38, 58, 231.


Presbyters, 40. President Stiles, 172, 343, 368. Price, Rev. Roger, 134, 136. Primacy, 5, 267.


Primate, 6, 266, 268, 390.


Primitive Church, 29, 364. Princess Royal, 79.


Privy Council, 252. Proctors, 415. Protector, 13.


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INDEX.


Protest, 304, 415, 421. Protestant Bishop, 232, 250, 367. Protestants, 2. Providence, 47, 273.


Provincial Government, 21.


Provoost, Rev. Samuel, 392, 395; con- secrated Bishop in England, 396; mentions of, 399, 404, 406-408, 411, 428, 437.


Punderson, Rev. Ebenezer, declares for Episcopacy, 91, 92, 99; Mission- ary at North Groton and Norwich, 100, 110 ; letters to Bishop of Lon- don, 126, 127; letters to Society, 166, 167; Missionary at New Ha- ven, 172, 173, 190, 198; at Rye, 220-223 ; mentions of, 141, 163, 168, 206, 209, 231.


Puritanism, 18, 64, 123, 339.


Puritans, origin of, 2, 3; their suffer- ings, 4-8; faith or worship of, 43, 44, 62; treatment of churchmen, 61; lingering reverence for the Church, 119.


Quakers, 14, 18, 71, 81. Queen's College, Oxford, 273. Quincy's "History of Harvard Uni- versity," 63. Quinnipiack harbor, 10.


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Ramsgate, 44. Read, Mr., 21, 22. Rector Williams, 84, 448.


Redding, 55, 68, 90-92, 173, 175, 189, 202, 298, 318, 319, 330, 421, 435. Redding Association of Loyalists, 319. Reformation in England, 2, 3, 31. Reformed Church, 5.


Reformers, 450. Registry Book, 65.


Relief of Widows and Orphans, corpo- ration of, 374. Revolution of 1688, 362.


Revolution, American, 246, 278-280, 289, 291, 294, 305, 361; Tories of, 313, 335, 342.


Rhode Island, 28, 46, 47, 63, 74, 76, 77, 79-83, 85, 122, 124, 141, 374, 436, 439; clergy of, 379, 383 ; Standing Committee of, 450-452.


Ridgefield, 68, 129, 130, 139, 142, 153, 155, 213, 435. Ridley, 31.


Ripton, 53, 55, 57, 75, 162, 189, 191. Robinson, Dr. Bishop of London, 45, 47, 49. Robinson, John, 7.


Rockingham Ministry, 246.


Romanists, 250.


Rome, 12; Church of, 29.


Ross and Moray, 363.


Roxbury, Mass., 123.


Roxbury, 141, 190.


Royal Charter, 106, 109.


Ruggles, Mr. Thomas, 446.


Russell, Mr. Samuel, 446.


Rye, 52, 101, 153, 169, 205, 220-222.


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Sabine, 313, 351.


Sackville, Lord, 353.


Salem, Mass., 119, 186, 405.


Salem, N. Y., 192.


Salisbury, Bishop of, 441.


Saltonstall, Mr. Gurdon, minister at New London, 18; governor of the colony, 29; presides over debate in college library, 30, 39.


Sandeman, Robert, 211.


Sanford, Mr., 115.


Savannah, 121.


Saybrook, 33.


Saybrook Platform, 42, 140, 195.


Sayre, Rev. James, protest of, 415, 421, 422, 424, 425 ; his death, 426.


Sayre, Rev. John, settled at Fairfield, 277, 426; letter to Society, 325; re- tirement within the King's lines, 327, 346. Scotchman, 18.


Scotland, General Assembly of, 255; mentions of, 306, 418; Church in, 361, 362, 365, 378 ; clergy of, 401. Scottish Bishops, 368, 377, 400. Scottishi Church, 398.


Scottish Episcopacy, 399, 404, 407, 409, 429.


Scottish Liturgy, 388.


Scovill, Rev. James, goes to England for Orders, 197 ; labors of, 237 ; men- tions of, 199, 346 ; removes to New Brunswick, 354, 355.


Seabury, Rev. Samuel, declares for Episcopacy, 86; Missionary at New London, 86; mentions of, 91, 110 ; increase of his parish, 99; removal to Hempstead, 100, 136, 143. Seabury, Rev. Samuel, his son, mentions of, 86, 156, 159, 379, 390, 392, 399, 401, 407; letters to


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the Society, 302, 365, 366; chosen Bishop, 347; goes to England for consecration, 350; arrival in Lon- don, 351; letters to the clergy of Connecticut, 355, 360-367 ; impedi- ments to his consecration, 358-360; goes to Scotland, and is consecrated, 363, 364; reply to Dr. Horne, 365 ; arrival at New London, 367; ad- dress of clergy, 368; reply, 369; first ordination, 370; charge, 371; letter to Dr. Smith, 377; letters of consecration, 378; letter to Mr. Parker, 380; second charge, 382; Rector of the parish at New Lon- don, 333; ordinations, 386, 393; consecrates St. James's Church, 398; his orders declared valid, 406; in- vited to attend General Convention, 408; attends, 410; assent to Gen- eral Constitution, 411; in council with White, 413; support of, 421; preaches sernion at General Con- vention, 428; joins in consecration of Dr. Claggett, 429; confirma- tions, 430; foresight of, 433; doubts about Articles, 434; letter to Bishop White, 436; sets forth special pray- ers, 438; death, 439; monument, 441.


Sears, Captain, 303.


Secker, Archbishop, mentions of, 184, 294, 295; defence of the Society, 228; letters to, 196, 198, 204, 229, 257; plea for religious liberty, 230 ; reply to Mayhew, and defence of the Church, 232, 233 ; letter from, 252; his death and character, 266, 267. Selectmen, 309, 317, 318.


" Sentinel," 259.


Sharon, 190.


Sharpe, Rev. Mr., 24.


Shelburne, 352.


Shelton, Daniel, 55.


Shelton, Rev. Philo, 383, 384, 422.


Shepherd's Tent, 148.


Sheridan, 352.


Sherlock, Bishop, 80, 267, 294.


Skinner, Bishop, 361-365, 400, 401. Smalridge, 80.


Smith, Rev. Dr. William, Provost of . the College of Philadelphia, 377, 378, 408, 410.


Smith, Rev. William, 451, 452. Smithfield, 8.


Smithson, 34.


Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, chartered,


17; letters to, 19, 50, 52, 55, 57, 59, 60, 65, 66, 74, 85, 87, 111, 112, 115, 117, 128, 148, 154, 167, 170, 175, 179, 191-197, 205-215, 218, 221-224, 230- 238, 243, 269, 279, 280, 297, 298, 300, 316 ; sends Missionary to Stratford, 26; archives of, 38; mentions of, 165, 201; operations of, 62, 63; salary of Missionaries, 68; advice of, sought, 74, 160; sermons before, 80, 81, 256, 261, 356, 857; appeals to, 84, 86, 90, 182 ; furnishes Prayer Books, 96; deed to, 102; Mission- aries of, 135, 152, 153, 189, 199; abstract of, 139 ; members of, 46, 172, 228; charges against, 174 ; defence of, 228; declines to establish new missions, 251.


Solitary Cove, 225.


South Carolina, 392, 437.


Southbury, 95.


Southington, 397.


Spain, 342.


Spaniards, 8.


Stamford, mentions of, 101, 129, 384; church built, 142, 173 ; parislı of, 155; churchmen in, 162; conven- tion in, 401.


Stamp-Act, passage of, 239, 243, 248, 251; its repeal, 246.


Standard, Rev. Mr., 183, 185.


Standing Committee in Connecticut, 419, 450-452.


Standing Committee, Rhode Island, 450-452.


Stanhope, Dr., 45.


State House, 167.


Staten Island, 116, 139.


States, 342, 345, 351, 356, 363, 373- 376, 380, 382, 390, 392, 402.


St. Sophia, 93.


St. Stephen's Church, London, 12.


Stratfield, 154, 155, 173, 384; conven- tion in, 409.


Stratford, churchmen in, 17, 23, 25- 27, 54, 62, 71, 177, 239 ; application for Missionary, and visits of minis- ter, 19-24; church built, 52, 53 ; removal of families from, 74; larger church built, 138 ; mentions of, 28, 32, 55, 63, 69, 85, 89, 127, 158, 204, 206, 216, 220, 269, 427, 445-447; Church in, 65, 103, 186, 296, 370, 422, 423; its increase, 128, 154; organ, 189; convention in, 250, 435. Sturgeon, 149.


Synods, 179, 254, 255, 283, 288; Synod of Bishops, 363.


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Talbot Rev. John, 18, 24, 85, 252. Talbot, Mr. St. George, 212, 238. Talcott, Governor, 72, 124, 140.


l'ashua, church built in, 191, 211; church at, 425. Taylor, Mr. J., 193.


Tenison, Archbishop, 267. Tennent, Gilbert, 125.


Thanies River, 337.


Theology, New Light, 147.


The Proposed Book," 381, 389, 412. Thompson, Rev. Ebenezer, 143, 167. l'odd, Samuel, 132.


Toleration, Act of, 16. Tories in Connecticut, 309, 315, 337. Town House, 386.


Townships, seven, 107.


Trinity Church, New Haven, 171, 226, 367; Vestry of, 224, 227, 421. Trinity Church, New York, 179, 180, 350.


Trinity College, 440. rinity, doctrine of, 193. rowbridge, Daniel, children bap- tized, 168. rumbull, 142. rumbull, Dr., 2, 140. rumbull, Governor, 265.


rustees of King's College, 178, 179. rustees of Yale College, 33, 37, 38, 42, 43, 83, 446. unxis River, 9.


yler', Rev. John, 269, 270, 274, 320, 323, 346, 355.


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nion Church, 129. nion, federal, 335. nited States, 343, 345, 375, 406, 407. niversity of Cambridge, 49. trecht, treaty of, 76.


V.


an Rensselaer, 311. Vanity of Human Institutions in the Worship of God," 97. enerable Society, 202, 207, 219, 240, 251, 265, 272, 293, 315, 347, 365, 366. ermont, 292. esey, Rev. William, 19. fiets, Rev. Roger, Missionary at Simsbury, 208, 277, 292, 346 ; im- prisoned, 316; farewell address, and removal to Nova Scotia, 354.


Vigilance, Committees of, 316.


" Vindication of the Worship of Church of England," 97. Viner, 448, 449.


Virgin Mary, 29.


Virginia, mention of, 392; conven- tion in, 377; Bishop elect of, 395, 406 ; Church in, 428.


Voltaire, 432.


W.


Walker, 123.


Walker's "Sufferings of the Clergy," 317.


Wallingford case, 194-196.


Wallingford, Church in, 129, 159, 161, 164, 166; church built, 167; Mis- sionary at, 190, 206, 236 ; conven- tion in, 359, 399.


Walpole, Sir Robert, 76, 78.


War of American Independence, 171. Ward, Moses, 70.


Warwick, 313.


Washington, General, 227, 313, 329, 332, 334, 341.


Waterbury, services in, 92, 112, 197, 238; united with Derby, 136, 157; separate mission, 197; churchmen in, 130, 131, 162, 288 ; confirmation in, 430.


Watertown, 131, 237, 329; convoca- tion in, 419. Watkins, Rev. Hezekiah, 143.


Webb, Rev. Joseph, 39, 67, 446.


Welles, Dr. Noah, 231. Wells Society, 195. Welton, Rev. Dr., 252.


Wesley, 121, 146. Westbury, 131, 237, 329.


Westchester, 183, 185, 302, 303, 305, 348.


Westchester County, 20, 304. Westerly, 74.


Western world, 363, 364.


West Haven, mentions of, 28, 34, 157, 158, 270, 289, 324; churchmen in, 53, 111, 162, 275, 292; church built, 113, 114, 118; Church in, 167, 170. Westminster Catechism and Con- fession of Faith, 181, 182.


Weston, 139. West Point, 319. Wethersfield, 74.


Wetmore, Rev. James, 28, 30, 36, 49 ; sent to Rye, 52; mentions of, 100, 101, 110, 142, 153, 169, 174, 177; death of, 220.


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INDEX.


Whigs, 321, 333, 337, 343, 351.


White, Bishop, 349, 374, 376-378, 381, 390, 392; Bishop elect of Pennsyl- vania, 395 ; consecrated in England, 396 ; good offices of, 402-413; 436, 437, 439.


Whitefield, Rev. George, 105, 121- 126; results of his teachings, 130, 132, 137, 140, 150, 151, 154, 183, 235 ; principles condemned, 147. White Plains, 304. Whiting, Mr., 39. Whittelsey, 28, 30, 42. Wickliffe, 31.


Wilberforce, Bishop, 368.


Wilberforce, William, 352.


William and Mary, 17.


William III., 362.


Wilmington, Delaware, 390, 393 Wilson, Richard, 85. Windham, 99.


Windsor, 9.


Windsor, England, 49.


Winslow, Rev. Edward, Missionary at Stratford, 188, 189, 206, 209; let- ters to Society, 193, 210, 214, 218; appointed to Braintree, 219.


Winthrop, Governor of Massachu- setts, 1, 9.


Winthrop, John, Governor of Con- necticut, 9, 10.


Wollebius's Theology, 183. Woodbridge, Rev. Mr., 38.


Woodbury, 55, 95, 141, 269, 288; meeting of clergy in, 346; church built, 386 ; parish trouble, 425, 426. Woodstock, 159.


Woolsey, President, 29.


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Yale College, Rector of, 22, 28, 32 ; es- tablished at New Haven, 33; grad- uates of, 36, 87, 89, 102, 142, 143, 155-157, 159, 189, 197, 204, 206, 208, 210, 269, 270, 293, 383, 386; Rector Cutler's services approved, 37; displaced, 42; officers of, 63; interest of Johnson in its welfare, 65; Berkeley's benefactions to, 82- 84; students of, 114; new Rector, 130; declaration of the President and Tutors against Whitefield, 147; candidates for orders in, 149; stu- dents fined, 180; Puritan teachings, 181, 182; Episcopal students to at- tend college chapel, 231; honors from, 419; extracts from records, 446 ; law complained of, 447-450. Yale, Mr., 448. Yorktown, 341.


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