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Sunday, October 22, 1854.
We have nearly reached the end of our labors. The church being now placed in a permanent location, and a regular minister being appointed, I shall introduce here the words of Solomon on the dedication of his temple :
"O Lord, my God ! hearken unto the cry before thee to-day : that thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place."
The Rector's sermon in the morning was from the following text :
"The same came to Jesus by night and 6*
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said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God : for no man can do these miracles that thou doest except God be with him." (John 3 : 2.)
In the afternoon we assembled again, and, I trust, felt thankful to Providence, who seem- ed to address us in these words from the Book of Kings :
" I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever." (1 Kings 8 : 13.)
The Rector gave a very instructive dis- course from the following text:
"Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands." (Isaiah 59 : 6.)
When we consider the many difficulties- now overcome-in raising this humble struc- ture for the worshippers of the " Great Ruler of all," we confess we experience no small satisfaction at taking part in the undertaking. It might appear invidious, when all were
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equally desirous of promoting the good work, to distinguish one above another, fully aware " if the Lord built not the house, their labor is but lost that built it."
The feelings experienced by all on witness- ing the completion of the enterprise, so long in hand, are expressed in the following lines :
Father of all, whose power alone Could raise this wondrous frame, Where countless worlds your empire own, And magnify thy name, How can we dare approach thy throne, The creatures of a day, We to existence scarcely known, Ere fleetly passed away.
Lo! in the wilderness we raise A temple, Lord, to thee, And celebrate thy glorious praise In sacred melody. Then graciously thy Spirit pour Its influence around, And fill the fane where we adore, To make it holy ground.
And when this transient life is o'er, (At best a short-lived flower,) Its pleasures past, its griefs no more Extend their baneful power,
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Oh ! may we bless the day we cast, In the Bethesda here, The wound that had a power to last Beyond this carthly sphere.
From the establishment of "our Parish" to the publication of these Memorials, a space of ten years has elapsed, of which we cannot say much, as we have resided but little there. During nine years Mr. Weaver discharged the duties of his responsible office to the satisfaction of the greater part of the parishioners, when, in consequence of the death of his truly excellent lady, he resign- ed his charge, and was succeeded by the Rev. Dr. Richey. We cannot omit this opportu- nity, as none other may occur, of expressing our gratitude for the many acts of kindness we experienced at the hands of the late in- cumbents of the "Parsonage." The death of Dr. Cammann was another affliction the parish endured previously. The character of Dr. Cammann is so fully given in the resolutions passed by two bodies with which he was con- nected, that further comment is unnecessary.
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" The Managers of the Orphans' Home and Asylum of the Protestant Episcopal Church in New-York, on the occasion of the death of George P. Cammann, M.D., for a long period the Consulting Physician of the Home, deem it their duty, as it is their privilege, to place upon record their high sense of the many vir- tues which adorned his character, and their sorrow at the great loss which they and the little ones under their care have sustained in his death.
" Dr. Cammann held the office of Consulting Physician of the Orphans' Home for the space of eight years. During this period he visited the institution regularly, and was most as- siduous and faithful in the discharge of his duties. It was to him a work of love, engag- ed in, as the Managers cannot but feel assur- ed, from a conviction of Christian duty, and a desire to tread in the footsteps of Him who, when on earth, took up little children in his arms and blessed them. Like his Divine Master, he was kind, gentle, and compassion- ate, not only doing his work with skill and
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ability, but also with great tenderness and forbearance. Well did he deserve the title of the 'Beloved Physician,' and as such will his memory long be cherished by the Mana- gers and inmates of the Orphans' Home. He thought not of reward for all his toil. He looked not for the applause of men. But the Board rejoice in the hope that, resting now from his earthly labors, his works do follow him ; that his reward is great in heaven; and that to him the Judge of all will, on the great day, address the cheering words: 'Well done, good and faithful servant, enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.'
"NEW-YORK, April 10, 1863."
At a meeting of the Vestry of St. James's Church, Fordham, held February twentieth, 1863, to take action in reference to the death of Dr. G. P. Cammann, one of the founders of this Parish, and for some years a Vestry- man, the following preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted :
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IN MEMORIAM.
Whereas, It hath pleased Almighty God, in the wise dispensation of His Providence, to remove from this scene of labor and trial to one of rest and peace, our beloved friend and late associate, Doctor George P. Cam- mann.
Resolved, That in the death of Dr. Cam- mann we recognize the loss of a firm friend, a wise counsellor, and a liberal supporter of our parish, of which he was one of the founders, and for some years a member of the Vestry.
Resolved, That we record with thankful- ness our high estimate of the healthy and Christian influence exercised in our midst by his consistent life and conversation, and in the remembrance of his pure example we find great reason to say with the wise King of Israel: "The memory of the Lord is blessed."
Resolved, That we are deeply conscious of the great and serious loss sustained to
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science in this removal of one occupying in his profession, so leading and prominent a position, and we sadly unite in regret and sympathy with a large class of our afflicted parishioners.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to the afflicted family of the deceased.
G. LUDLOW DASHWOOD, Clerk of the Vestry.
INDEX TO HUGUENOTS OF WESTCHESTER.
PAGE
Preliminaries,
15
Waldenses, .
15
Peter Waldo,
15
First Bibles,
16
Albigenses,
16
Wycliffe,
17
Huguenots,.
17
Edict of Nantes,
18
Henry the Fourth,.
18
His Character,
19
His Death,
19
Louis the Thirteenth
19
Louis the Fourteenth,
19
Edict Revoked,
19
Severe Laws,.
20
Distress of Huguenots,
20
Scenes of Sorrow,
21
Flight of Huguenots, 21
Nun of Jouarre,. 25
Charlotte de Bourbon, 25
Royal House of England, 26
Death of Charlotte Bourbon, 27
Maria de Bohorques, 28
Spanish Persecution, . 29
South of France, . 29
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PAGE
French Protestants, . ..
29
Huguenots in America, 31
New-Rochelle,.
31
Rochelle in France, 31
Siege of Rochelle,
31
Huguenot Families,
32
Huguenot Church, 33
Huguenot Names,
33
Mr. Bonrepos,
33
Rev. Mr. Boudet,
33
Death of Boudet,.
34
Rev. Mr. Stouppe,
34
Slaves in West-Chester,
35
French War,
35
Death of Stouppe,
36
Rev. Mr. Houdin,
36
Life of Houdin, .
36
Preaches in West-Chester,
37
Death of Wolfe,
38
Houdin appointed to New-Rochelle,
38
Trinity Church in New-Rochelle founded,.
38
Death of Houdin, 39
39
Grave of the Ministers, 39
Funeral Sermon,
40
Bishop Seabury, 40
His Lettter,. 40
French Church closed,
41
English Parish formed, 41
Royal Charter granted, 41
Rev. Andrew Fowler, 42
Rev. Mr. Bartow, 42
Rev. Renaud Kearney,. 42
His Character,
INDEX. 123
PAGE
Rev. L. P. Bayard,
43
Rev. Lawson Carter, 41
Rev. T. W. Coit,.
Rev. R. U. Morgan, 43
43
Proofs of French zeal, 43
John Pintard, LL.D.,
43
Communicants, . 44
Visits to New-York, . 44
French Churches in New-York,
44
Marot's Hymns,.
44
French Testaments, .
44
Church in Franklin Street,
45
Church in Twenty-Second Street.
45
Rev. Dr. Verren,
45
Rev. Mr. Neau,
45
Rev. Mr. Vesey,.
45
Trinity School, .
45
Death of Mr. Neau,
45
Captain Perry,.
46
Rev. F. Vinton, .
46
Huguenot Families,
46
De la Montaigne,
46
Vredendal, . 46
Rev. Louis Rou,
47
Controversy,
47
Stephen De Lancey, 47
His Appeal, 48
Rev. Mr Moulinard, 48
French Cemetery, . 49
Inscriptions, 49
Registry of Baptisms, 49
Congregation, . . 50
English and French, 50
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PAGE
False Reports,
50
Petition,
50
Document, 51
New Church,
51
Retrospect,
52
Huguenot,
53
Origin of the word,
53
Hugo,.
53
Eidgenossen, 53
Calvinists,
53
Lutherans,
54
House of Valois,.
54
Henry the Second,
54
Henry the Third,.
54
Catherine de Medicis,
55
Charles the Ninth,
55
Henry the Third,. 55
House of Bourbon, 55
Henry the Fourth, 55
St. Bartholomew,
55
Admiral Coligni,
55
Washington Letters,
56
To Mrs. De Lancey, .
56
To Mrs. De Lancey from Colden,
59
Washington to Dr. Cochran, 61
Letter from Irving, 63 De Lancey House,. 64
De Lancey's Pine,. 64
Lines by A. C. Coxe, . . 67
Book of the Church, . 67
INDEX TO PARISH OF FORDHAM.
PAGE
Fordham Manor, .
85
Name of Manor, . 85
Original Owners,.
85
Indian Proprietor,.
85
Earl of Lovelace,.
85
Dutch Church,
86
Lords of the Manor,.
86
Letter of Colonel Morris,
87 88 88
Petition to Governor,
88
Certificate,
90
First Church Meeting,
91
Names of First Vestry,
92
Gifts to Parish,
95 97
Hire of R. D. Church, .
97
Purchase of School-House,
98
Purchase of Lot, .
98
Resolutions at Church Meeting, 99
First Service, 101
Rev. Washington Rodman, 101
Second Service, 101
Rev. Dr. Jackson, 102
Third Service, 102
Old Meeeting-House,
Rev. Peter Tetard, .
Poem,
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INDEX.
PAGE
Rev. Mr. Murcher,
102
Fourth Service,
103
Rev. Mr. Murcher,.
103 Fifth Service,
104
Lay Readers,
104
Sixth Service,
105
Rev. W. Rodman,
105
Seventh Service, 105
Rev. E. M. Rodman 105
Eighth Service, 105
Rev. E. M. Rodman,
105
Ninth Service,
106
Rev. Mr. Flagg,
106
Tenth Service,.
106
Rev. Jesse Pound,
106
Eleventh Service,.
106
Rev. Mr. Hoffman, .
106
Twelfth Service,.
107
Lay Services,.
107
Thirteenth Service,
108
Rev. Mr. Draper,.
108
Fourteenth Service,.
108
Lay Services,
108
Fifteenth Service.
109
Rev. Mr. Akerly,.
109
Sixteenth Service,
109
Rev. Mr. Weaver,
110
Church Removal, .
111
Verses,
115
Mr. Weaver's Ministry,
116
Death of Mrs. Weaver, . 116
Death of Dr. Cammann,. 116
Resolutions of the Orphans' Home,.
117
Resolutions of Vestry, . 411 11S
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