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+ Daily service was established in this church so long ago as 1724.
The Parish School now occupies a portion of the building, and goes thence to the new church every day for Morning Prayer.
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IN BURLINGTON.
[OFFICIAL.]
DIOCESE OF NEW JERSEY :
CONVOCATION OF BURLINGTON.
At a meeting of the Executive Board of the Convocation of Burlington, September 29th, 1874, the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels, the Bishop announced that on the 18th instant, he received the resignation of the Rev. Joseph F. Garrison, M. D., as Dean of the Convocation, and that he had this day appointed to that office the Rev. George Morgan Hills, D. D.
The Secretaryship thus becoming vacant, the Board elected the Rev. Nathaniel Pettit, Secretary, until the next regular meeting of the Convocation.
W. H. ODENHEIMER, Bishop of New Jersey.
THE BISHOP CALLS A SPECIAL CONVENTION.
" House of Bishops, New York, Oct. 10th, 1874. " To the Clergy and Laity of the Diocese of New Jersey.
" BRETHREN BELOVED IN THE LORD-By the action of the General Convention this day consummated, the formation of a new Diocese within the present limits of the Diocese of New Jersey has been ratified, said new Diocese to be composed of the seven Northern counties of the State, viz. : the counties of Sus- sex, Warren, Morris, Passaic, Bergen, Hudson and Essex, to- gether with the township of Summit, in Union county.
" In accordance with the privilege given me by Article V of the Constitution of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, I have decided to elect the new Dio- cese as my jurisdiction, and, God willing, shall become the Diocesan thereof on the day of its organization, November 12, A. D. 1874. This decision is the result of most serious and prayerful deliberation. Fifteen years of unfailing kindness from every part of the Diocese make it almost impossible for me to relinquish the oversight of any portion of my beloved flock ; but the decision must be made, and I now announce it in the fear of God, and with changeless affection for you all.
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"This decision as to my future jurisdiction will soon leave you without a Bishop. Therefore, by virtue of the authority vested in me by Article III of the Constitution of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the State of New Jersey, I hereby call a Special Convention of the Diocese of New Jersey, to be held in St. Mary's Church, Burlington, N. J., on Thursday, the 12th day of November next, A. D. 1874, at 9 o'clock A. M., for the elec- tion of a Bishopt and such other Officers and Committees as may be necessary to continue the Diocese in full working order. " You will provide that duly accredited Lay Deputies from your several Parishes be present at this important Convention.
" Imploring God's blessing upon you, I am
" Affectionately, your Bishop, "WILLIAM HENRY ODENHEIMER, " Bishop of New Jersey."
FAREWELL LETTER FROM BISHOP ODENHEIMER.
The following, directed to the Rev. Geo. Morgan Hills, D. D., Rector of St. Mary's Parish, and to the Rev. Robert L. Goldsbor- ough, Rector of St. Barnabas' Church, was read in those Churches, on Sunday November 8th :
" Diocese of New Jersey, Nov. 7, 1874.
" To My Dear Friends, the Clergy and Laity of the City of Bur- lington, N. J .:
" The division of the Diocese of New Jersey having been con- firmed by the General Convention, I have been compelled to decide which portion of the State shall become, God willing, my future jurisdiction.
" After earnest and prayerful thought, I have chosen the upper section to be my Diocese. This compels me to take leave of the lower fourteen counties of my old and beloved Episcopal charge.
7 The following, prepared by the rector of St. Mary's, was offered twice, and thrice, and, in some instances, seven times, a day, by hundreds of Bur- lington Church people.
"A PRAYER.
" To be offered in private and in families until the election of a Bishop.
" Almighty God, Who knowest the hearts of all men, and their exact adapta- tion to times and places, give us, we beseech Thee, a man after Thine own heart, to be our Chief Shepherd under Thee, one who will feed us with a faith- ful and true heart, and rule us prudently with all his power, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen."
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" In separating officially from my friends, and especially from you, my neighbours of this city, which has been my home for the last fifteen years, I cannot say in person, farewell to each. I desire, therefore, to express in this letter my unfailing love for you all and for your families ; to acknowledge the courtesy with which you have always received me and my household, and to invoke God's choicest blessings, temporal and spiritual, on you and yours.
" That peace and prosperity may abound among you, and that you may be united by the power of the Holy Ghost in perfect charity, is the fervent prayer of ever your affectionate friend and Bishop.
"W. H. ODENHEIMER."
THE SPECIAL CONVENTION OF THE DIOCESE.
St. Mary's Church, Burlington,
Thursday, November 12th, A. D. 1874.
A number of the Clergy and Laity of the Diocese of New Jersey, assembled for Divine Service, at 9 A. M., in accordance with the call of Bishop Odenheimer, issued October 10th. (See p. 677.)
Morning Prayer was said by the Rev. Alfred B. Baker, the Rev. Gustavus M. Murray, and the Rev. Erskine M. Rodman, assisted in the Lessons by the Rev. Albert U. Stanley and the Rev. Stevens Parker.
The Ante-Communion Service was said by the Rev. Joseph F. Garrison, M.D .; the Rev. Elvin K. Smith, reading the Epistle, and the Rev. George Morgan Hills, D.D., reading the Gospel.
The sermon was preached by the Rev. Alfred Stubbs, D.D., from the words, " Neither be the partaker of other men's sins." I St. Tim. v. 22.
The Offertory was said by the Rev. Samuel A. Clark, D.D., after which, the Holy Communion was celebrated by the Rev. Nathaniel Pettit, assisted by several of the Clergy. The Rev. William S. Walker, D.D., pronounced the blessing.
After Divine Service, the Assistant Secretary called the Con- vention to order, and reported that there was present a constitu- tional quorum.
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The Rev. Joseph F. Garrison, M.D., was nominated for Pres- ident of the Convention, by the Rev. Dr. Alfred Stubbs ; and on motion of the Rev. Dr. Clark, balloting was dispensed with, and the vote taken viva voce.
The Rev. Dr. Stubbs and Mr. Morris Meredith were appointed to conduct the President to the Chair.
After briefly addressing the Convention, the President ap- pointed the Rev. William B. Otis, Mr. George E. Sibley, and Dr. J. Howard Pugh, a Committee on the Testimonials of Lay Deputies which had not been sent to the Assistant Secretary.
The Rev. Alfred B. Baker was nominated for Secretary, by the Rev. Dr. George Morgan Hills ; and declared elected.
The Secretary appointed the Rev. Nathaniel Pettit his As- sistant.
The President then read the following communication from Bishop Odenheimer :
"To the Clergy and Laity of the Diocese of New Jersey, assembled in Special Convention :
"BRETHREN BELOVED IN THE LORD -- My official notice calling this Special Convention, issued on the 10th of October, duly informed you of the decision of the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church, con- firming the action of the Diocese in the matter of its division.
" I have also communicated to you my election of the new Diocese, con- sisting of the upper seven counties, together with the township of Summit, as the field of my future Episcopal jurisdiction.
"You meet together to-day (the 12th inst.) then, for the first time in fifteen years, without my presence as your Bishop. This fact, to me, is full of heart- felt interest, for it recalls to me, with intense emphasis, the unwearied love that, during these many years, you have poured out upon my personal and official ministrations, upholding my weakness, bearing with my infirmities, and strengthening my efforts to fulfil the responsibilities of my Episcopate. I shall enjoy those gracious gifts no more ; and although I go to a portion of my old Diocese, where the same precious blessings have been granted to me, nevertheless I shall never forget what I have so freely and fully received from you, and your beloved households. God bless you and them with every benediction, temporal and spiritual ; and when the glorious work for Christ and His Church in this world shall be ended, may we be united forever in the rewards of the Church triumphant, for the merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour. * *
"And now, dear Brethren, I will not detain you from the important duties which, in the name of God and His Church, you are called upon to discharge in this Special Convention.
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" Commending to your usual conscientious care the various interests and institutions of the Diocese, to which I have so often directed your particular attention in my former addresses, and assuring you of my undying love for you all, I invoke, for your guidance in all things, the presence of God's Holy Spirit, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
"Affectionately your friend and Bishop, "W. H. ODENHEIMER, "Bishop of New Jersey. " Diocese of New Jersey, November 11, 1874."
Mr. George E. Sibley, from the Committee on the Rules of Proceeding in the Election of a Bishop, read their report, which, was, in the language of the report adopted by the Con- vention of New Jersey in 1859, with the single exception of this addition, "it being understood that the first ballot taken shall be informal." (See p. 555.)
J. Howard Pugh, M. D., of Burlington, was elected Treasurer of the Diocese. The following were elected
THE STANDING COMMITTEE.
Rev. Samuel A. Clark, D. D., Hon. Abraham Browning,
Alfred Stubbs, D. D., Mr. Charles E. Milnor,
" George Morgan Hills, D. D., Joseph H. Thompson, M. D.,
Joseph F. Garrison, M. D., Mr. Richard S. Conover. The Convention took a recess till 5 30 P. M.
The Convention re-assembled, at the hour appointed ; and on motion, proceeded to the order of the day :
THE ELECTION OF THE FOURTH BISHOP OF NEW JERSEY.
The Chair appointed as Tellers of the Clerical Vote, the Rev. E. M. Rodman, and Mr. M. B. Taylor ; and of the Lay Vote, the Rev. Elvin K. Smith, and Dr. J. H. Thompson.
Silence was kept for a space, for the secret prayers of the Con- vention. Selected Collects were said by the President, and the Veni Creator Spiritus, in its longer form, was said by the Presi- dent and Convention, answering by verses.
The seats for the Clergy and Laity having been arranged by the Chair, the Convention proceeded to ballot, in which it was engaged until Friday afternoon, before a choice was made.
The following table shows the results of the various ballots :
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Inf'm'l.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
O.
L.
C.
C.
L
11
18
11
23
14
27 16
24
18
26
17
16
18
9
10
6
15
6
14
6
9
5
4
2
4
" James De Koven, D. D ...
Charles H. Hall, D. D ....
6
9
7
12
4
10
4
6
1
1
15 27 1
15
26
16 28
14
27
8
23
19
11 20
10 16
2
22
2
6
9
7
15
13
19
1.5
24
3
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6 1
1
1
1
3
4
2
1
1
1
1
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George Morgan Hills, D. D.
2
2
2
1
2
1 2
1
I
1
R. M. Abercrombie, D. D
1
1
1
1
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1
Alfred Stubbs, D. D ...
1
1 1
1
1
Rt. Rev. Daniel S. Tuttle, D. D.
3
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3
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2
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3
10
5
5
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5
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2
1
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William Stevens Perry, D. D
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Phillips Brooks ...
4
1
1
6
11
29
6
31 36
John Scarborough, D. D.
1
1
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1
1
James Rankine, D. D
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1
1
1
1
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1
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Albert U. Stanley ..
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John H. Wingfield, D. D
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Robert N. Merritt ...
John W. Venables ..
1
1
1
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24 17
21 17
22 11
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John Vaughan Lewis, D. D
William R. Huntington, D. D.
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Hiram W. Beers, D. D ...
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Rev. Eliphalet N. Potter, D. D. ' H. Hastings Weld, D. D Henry C. Potter, D. D .. George Leeds, D. D .. Henry A. Coit, D. D.
4 3
10
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C. L.
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C. L.
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C. 25
C. L. 25 17
15
17 11
14
9
5
2
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1
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3
4
4
2
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Joseph F. Garrison, M. D.
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Azel D. Cole, D. D ....
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John A. Paddock, D. D.
2
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Edward B. Boggs, D. D ..
J. H. Hobart Brown, D. D
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71
2
1
George F. Seymour, D. D. Samuel A. Clark, D. D ..
1
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George Jarvis Geer, D. D.
1
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Rev. Eugene A. Hoffman, D. D.
2
18 30
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1
17
19 1
9
T In his Episcopal Address of May 25th, 1875-six months after this election-Bishop Scarborough thus refers to its result : " Per- haps there is not one among you, who feels more deeply, or realizes more fully the changed condition of affairs, than he who has been so mysteriously and so unexpectedly called, to take up and continue the work which others had carried forward, by God's blessing, to such marked and satisfactory results. * * Had I not been firmly persuaded that the call came to me from God as well as from you, I should have shrunk back from a favorable response to it. * * To this day, however, I am as far from comprehending the mysterious Providence which led me here, as I was at the first. It is utterly and wholly inexplicable, and I suppose must ever remain so. I was unknown, even by name, to the vast majority, and by sight to but very few, of those who cast their suffrages for me."
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After the tellers reported the fourteenth ballot, the President announced that the Rev. John Scarborough, D. D., Rector of Trinity Church, Pittsburgh, Pa., had been duly elected by the concurrent vote of the Clergy and Laity, Bishop of the Diocese of New Jersey.
On motion of Mr. George E. Sibley, the Convention unani- mously declared that the Rev. John Scarborough, D. D., Rector of Trinity Church, Pittsburgh, Pa., is elected Bishop of the Diocese of New Jersey.
On motion, the Chair appointed the Rev. Dr. Clark, the Rev. Dr. Stubbs, the Rev. Mr. Banister, Mr. Charles E. Milnor, and Mr. A. S. Livingston to wait upon the Rev. Dr. Scarborough, and inform him of his election. t
On motion of the Rev. Dr. Hills, the Convention united in singing the Gloria in Excelsis.
On motion,
Resolved, That the Canonical Testimony of the Bishop-elect be now signed by the Clerical and Lay members of the Conven- tion.
Whereupon, duplicate copies of the Testimonials, beautifully engrossed on vellum, were signed by fifty clergymen and fifty- nine laymen, those from Burlington being, of the clergy, the
+"Of those appointed at your special Convention, to convey to me in person official notice of your action, two only came, a clergyman and a layman. But your choice of representatives could not have fallen more worthily. The Rev. Samuel A. Clark, D. D., Rector of St. John's Church, Elizabeth, I had first learned to know well and appreciate, as a man of genial nature and warm heart, at the session of the General Convention which met in Baltimore in * He did all that a friend could do, both as President of 1871. *
the Standing Committee and as Chairman of your Special Committee, to make the rough places smooth for me. When too ill to write himself, he sent mes- sages of love and cheer to me by another's hand. But just as I was learning to lean on this staff, suddenly it broke. The very day before I came here for my consecration, he was called hence, and bidden of the Master 'to go up higher.' My last official act as Presbyter was to aid the Bishop of Pennsyl- vania in the sad rites of burial. * * As the funeral train, which was. carrying the surpliced priest to his last resting-place, reached the city of Trenton, the sad, startling news met us, that by a strange and very marked. coincidence, which all felt, the noble layman, Alfred S. Livingston, who but a few short weeks before, had been his companion and your messenger also to. me, full of life and vigor, and apparently in his prime, or little beyond it, liad passed away suddenly, 'and was not, for God took him ;' and thus by God's. inscrutible ordering, another human prop was taken away from me ! My first official act after my consecration was to assist the Rector of Trinity Church, Trenton, at the burial of his Warden and loved parishioner."-Epis- copal Address, 1875.
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Revs. Elvin K. Smith, Robt. L. Goldsborough, Geo. Morgan Hills, Francis J. Clerc; and of the laity, J. Howard Pugh, M. D., and Edward S. Lansing, M. D.
RESPONSE OF THE COMMITTEE TO BISHOP ODENHEIMER'S
FAREWELL. " Rectory of St. Mary's Church, " Burlington, N. J., Nov. 14th, 1874. "To the Rt. Rev. Wm. H. Odenheimer, D. D .:
" BELOVED FATHER IN GOD-At the Special Convention of the Diocese of New Jersey, held in St. Mary's Church, Bur- lington, on the 12th instant, your valedictory communication was received ; and on motion of the Rev. Dr. Clerc, it was ' Re- solved unanimously, That the Deans, the Secretary, and two lay- men to be nominated by the chair, be appointed to convey to Bishop Odenheimer, our late Diocesan, the response of the Con- vention to his loving words and counsel, to assure him of the kindly sentiments of the Convention towards him; and of the prayers of the Convention for his restoration to health, and lengthened Episcopal services.'
" The duty assigned us is both grateful and painful, for it refers to an Episcopate from which we are henceforth to be de- prived.
" You came to the Diocese, Rt. Rev. Father, at a time, and under circumstances, which made its' administration peculiarly delicate, and difficult. By your magnanimity and large-hearted- ness, manifest from the first day until now, every interest has prospered, while clergy and laity have been knit together in you personally and officially. Ever ready with a word of cheer, your leadership has been ceaseless and unfaltering ; your fidelity to every trust, unwearied ; and your singleness of aim, transpa- rent ; and had it depended upon our suffrages and not your elec- tion, you would have remained the 'Bishop of New Jersey,' with the sweet home of Riverside, until called to your great reward. Happy years we have seen together ! Years without a doubt, or cloud ! Years of peace and comfort! We use no doubtful language, beloved Father, when, in the name of the
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whole Diocese which we represent, we reciprocate your expres- sions of warm attachment and undying love.
" Praying the Great Physician to so prosper your voyage and all the means for your recovery that you may return to ' North- ern New Jersey' to bless that, and the whole Church in America, as hitherto, with your presence and counsels, we re- main,
" Ever your devoted friends, " GEO. MORGAN HILLS, "Dean of Burlington. " ERSKINE M. RODMAN, "Dean of New Brunswick. " ALFRED B. BAKER, "Secretary of the Convention.
" GEORGE C. HANCE, "JOSEPH H. THOMPSON."
THE REV. DR. SCARBOROUGH ACCEPTS THE EPISCOPATE. "Pittsburgh, Pa., November 24th, 1874.
"To the Revs. Samuel A. Clark, D. D., Alfred Stubbs, D. D., T. Lewis Banister, and Messrs. Charles E. Milnor, Alfred S. Livingston, Committee, &c.
"MY DEAR BRETHREN-I have delayed my answer to your letter of the. 13th inst., informing me of my election to the Episcopate of New Jersey, in. order that I might be able to confer personally with some of you, and to find out more fully the mind of the Clergy and Laity of the Diocese. And now, with all the facts and information before me, after the most careful considera- tion, and looking to. God for His special help and guidance, I am fully per- suaded of my duty to accept the high office and responsibilities to which you have called me, with such singular and hearty unanimity. To you, therefore, as chosen representatives, and through you to the Diocese, I hereby commu- nicate my formal acceptance of the office of a Bishop in the Church of God ; provided the Ecclesiastical authorities of other Dioceses shall confirm my election, and consent to my consecration. To those who know the blessings and comforts I have had here in ministering to the noble Parish from which this action severs me, I need not say that my decision lias cost me much of anxiety and pain. If, in my future work among you, I shall have the same: cordial support I have had here, I could ask no more, without asking an impossible service at your hands.
"During the coming weeks, and always, I crave your earnest prayers, dear brethren, that I may have grace and strength sufficient for the sacred work to which, in God's name, I now. and here commit myself,, for the remainder of
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my life and ministry, whether that be long or short. I can only pledge anew, to the Church and to you, a full and honest consecration of myself, all I am and all I have, to my work ; while in advance, I beg your considerate for- bearance, if in anything I seem to fall 'short of the noble men who have preceded me in this holy office.
" In love and zeal, 'striving together for the faith of the Gospel,' and the up-building of Christ's Kingdom, may we be true yoke-fellows in our work, while we look up to Him for a blessing who alone can give the increase here, or the reward of faithful service hereafter.
"Commending you, dear brethren, and the whole Diocese, to God's loving care, I am, believe me,
" Faithfully your friend and servant, "JOHN SCARBOROUGH."
BEQUESTS OF MISS H. C. SWANN.
Miss H. Catharine Swann, of Burlington-who departed this life November 23d, 1874-after devising to her sister during her life, the interest and income of all her estate, and so much of the principal as may be required for her comfort, among other bequests made the following :
"Secondly .- I give and appoint Two Thousand Dollars to be either kept invested securely in Bond and Mortgage, the interest of which is to be used by the Rector, Wardens, and Trustees of St. Mary's Episcopal Church, in Burlington, for the support of either maimed, or sick, or destitute, or aged poor of the Parish ; or the Principal may be expended to assist in building or buy- ing a House as a Hospital or home for such persons.
"Thirdly .- I give and appoint One Thousand Dollars to The President and Trustees of St. Agnes School in Albany, New York-to be used by the President and Trustees of said School for the purpose of educating one pupil at said School, who must be the Orphan of an Episcopal Clergyman.
"Fifthly .- I give and appoint $500 Five Hundred Dollars to the Parish School of St. Mary's Church, Burlington.
"Sixthly .- I give and appoint Four Hundred 400 Dollars to the Burlington Library.
"Ninthly .- I give and appoint $300 Three Hundred Dollars, Provided a further sum of $800 Eight Hundred Dollars be raised within three years, the whole to be safely invested by the Rector and Wardens of St. Mary's Church, Burlington, and the Interest
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to be expended yearly in repairing and restoring the Graves and Tombstones needing such care in St. Mary's Churchyard, Burlington. If however the additional sum be not raised within the time specified, the Three Hundred Dollars shall be given to the Trustees of Christ Church Hospital for the benefit of said Hospital."
A DOCTOR'S HOOD PRESENTED.
" St. Mary's Rectory, " Christmas Eve, 1874.
"DEAR DR. WALKER -Will you please accept the accom- panying Hood of a Doctor in Divinity, in token of the high esteem in which you are held by your many friends at the Hall, and in the Parish of St. Mary's ; and oblige us by wearing it for the first time, to-morrow, Christmas Day ?
" Wishing you, and your dear family, all the blessings of this holy season, believe us,
" Very sincerely yours,
" Mrs. Geo. Morgan Hills, " Miss Nancy M. Stanley,
" Mrs. Elizabeth K. Hale,
" Mrs. Elvin K. Smith,
" Mrs. Paladini,
" Miss H. T. McPherson,
" Mrs. George H. Woolman,
" Mrs. Edw'd S. Lansing."
" Mrs. C. Ross Grubb,
DR. WALKER'S RESPONSE.
"To the elect ladies of St. Mary's Hall and of St. Mary's Church, Burlington :
"DEARLY BELOVED IN THE LORD-I am in possession of a kind token of your highly valued esteem, which you have been pleased to present me. I cannot express how much I prize the gift coming from your hands ; and for the expression of your feelings accompanying it. You have long been in the
+ The Rev. Wm. S. Walker, D. D .- for twenty-five years rector of St. John's Church, Ithaca, N. Y., received the honorary Doctorate from Hobart College, Geneva, in 1864-came to Burlington to reside, December 30th, 1865. On invitation of the rector of St. Mary's, he has uniformly aided in the ser- vices, without appointment, and without compensation.
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habit of adorning the Gospel which you profess ; and now, you seem desirous of adorning its ministers. May we all be clothed with Christ's righteousness, and live to the praise of His glory. " Wishing you all the happiness of the season,
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