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Chester Griswold, elected April 20, 1835. Served until April 4, 1836.
Thomas H. Hubbard, elected April 4, 1836. Served until March 27, 1837.
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John A. Russ, elected March 27, 1837. Served until April 1, 1839.
Alexander B. Johnson, elected April 1, 1839. Served until April 13, 1846.
Timothy Pitkin, elected April 1, 1839. Served until April 20, 1840.
Horatio Seymour, elected April 20, 1840. Served until April 15, 1882.
John A. Russ, elected April 13, 1846. Served until April I, 1861.
Selden Collins, elected April 1, 1861. Died October 20, 1885.
Joseph A. Shearman, elected 1882. Died July 21,. 1886.
Miles C. Comstock, elected February 3, 1886. Died Feb- ruary 22, 1894.
Charles W. Hutchinson, elected May II, 1887. Served until October 16, 1890.
William M. Storrs, elected October 29, 1890.
John B. Wild, elected March 26, 1894. Served until April 21, 1895.
George M. Weaver, elected April 21, 1895.
The Vestrymen have been:
William Inman, elected August 14, 1804, served until elect- ed Warden, April 7, 1806; Charles Walton, elected August 14, 1804, served until March 30, 1807; John Smith, elected Au- gust 14, 1804, served until April 15, 1805; Benjamin Walker, elected August 14, 1804, served until elected Warden, April 15, 1805; Samuel Hooker, elected August 14, 1804, served un- til elected Warden, April 18, 1808; Aylmer Johnson, elected August 14, 1804, served until April 19, 1813; James Hopper, elected August 14, 1804, served until March 30, 1807; Edward Smith, elected August 14, 1804, served until April 15, 1805. The original eight.
Francis A. Bloodgood, elected April 15, 1805. Served until elected Warden, April 7, 1806.
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Bryan Johnson, elected April 15, 1805. Served until April 7, 1806.
John Bissell, elected April 15, 1805. Served until March 30, 1807.
Nathan Williams, elected April 7, 1806. Served until elect- ed Warden, March 30, 1807.
Benjamin Walker, elected April 7, 1806. Served until March 23, 1818.
Morris S. Miller, elected April 7, 1806. Served until March 30, 1807.
Bryan Johnson, elected March 30, 1807. Served until April 19, 1824.
Henry Kip, elected March 30, 1807. Served until April 18, 1808.
William Inman, elected March 30, 1807. Served until April 3, 1809.
Walter Morgan, elected March 30, 1807. Served until April 18, 1808.
Alexander Johnson, elected March 30, 1807. Served until April 18, 1808.
Nathan Williams, elected April 18, 1808. Served until April 3, 1809.
John B. Mitchell, elected April 18, 1808. Served until April 23, 1810.
Peter Bours, elected April 18, 1808. Served until April II, 1814.
Morris S. Miller, elected April 18, 1808. Served until April 4, 1825.
Francis A. Bloodgood, elected April 3, 1809. Served until April 15, 181I.
Samuel Hooker, elected April 3, 1809. Elected Warden April 15, 1810.
James Delvin, elected April 23, 1810. Served until April 7, 1817.
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Aylmer Johnson, elected April 15, 1811. Served until March 30, 1812.
Montgomery Hunt, elected April 15, 1811. Served until March 30, 1812.
Francis A. Bloodgood, elected March 30, 1812. Served un- til April 14, 1816.
William Inman, elected March 30, 1812. Served until April II, 1814.
James Kissam, elected April 19, 1813. Served until April 7, 1817.
Abraham Van Santvoord, elected April 11, 1814. Served until April 12, 1819.
Jonathan Hedges, elected April 11, 1814. Served until March 27, 1815.
William Jones, elected March 27, 1815. Served until April 7, 1817.
Killian Winne, elected April 14, 1816. Served until March 31, 1823.
Collings Locke, elected April 7, 1817. Served until April 23, 1821.
Montgomery Hunt, elected April 7, 1817. Served until December 16, 1818.
Walter Fleming, elected April 7, 1817. Served until April 3, 1820.
Francis A. Bloodgood, elected March 23, 1818. Served un- til April 8, 1821.
William Kyte, elected April 12, 1819. Served until April 3, 1826.
William Jones, elected April 12, 1819. Served until April 3, 1820.
John Cleaver, elected April 3, 1820. Served until April 23, 1821.
Peter Bours, elected April 3, 1820. Served until April 19, 1824.
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Robert Shearman, elected April 23, 1821. Served until April 16, 1827.
William Hayes, elected April 23, 1821. Served until April 8, 1822.
Richard B. Lansing, elected April 8, 1822. Served until April 25, 1829.
James. Cochran, elected April 8, 1822. Elected Warden April 3, 1826.
Montgomery Hunt, elected March 31, 1823. Served until April 12, 1830.
Thomas H. Hubbard, elected April 19, 1824. Served until April 25, 1829.
Elisha Wells, elected April 19, 1824. Elected Warden April 20, 1835.
Henry Seymour, elected April 4, 1825. Served until April 16, 1827.
Augustine G. Dauby, elected April 3, 1826. Served until April 16, 1827.
Rudolph Snyder, elected April 3, 1826. Served until elected Warden April 16, 1827.
Chester Griswold, elected April 16, 1827. Served until April 12, 1830.
Stephen Walker, elected April 16, 1827. Served until April 8, 1833.
Henry Seymour, elected April 25, 1829. Served until April 4, 1836.
Augustine G. Dauby, elected April 25, 1829. Served until April 12, 1830.
Rutger B. Miller, elected April 25, 1829. Served until De- cember 21, 1836.
S. A. Sibley, elected April 25, 1829. Served until April 12, 1830.
Elon Andrews, elected April 12, 1830. Served until April 4, 1831.
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Samuel Beardsley, elected April 12, 1830. Served until April 4, 1831.
Peleg B. Peckham, elected April 12, 1830. Served until April 4, 1836.
Henry Green, elected April 12, 1830. Served until April 8, 1833.
Joseph S. Porter, elected April 4, 1831. Served until April 8, 1833.
Thomas Colling, elected April 4, 1831. Served until April 23, 1832.
Thomas H. Hubbard, elected April 23, 1832. Served until elected Warden April 8, 1833.
John E. Hinman, elected April 8, 1833. Served until March 27, 1837.
Samuel Beardsley, elected April 8, 1833. Served until April 20, 1835.
Thomas Colling, elected April 8, 1833. Served until April 20, 1835.
Montgomery Hunt, elected April 8, 1833. Served until March 31, 1834.
Henry Green, elected March 31, 1834. Served until Decem- ber 21, 1836.
Julius A. Spencer, elected April 20, 1835. Served until March 27, 1837.
Ziba Lyon, elected April 20, 1835. Served until March 27, 1837.
John A. Russ, elected April 20, 1835. Served until April 4, 1836.
Gerry Sanger, elected April 20, 1835. Served until April 4, 1836.
Hiram Denio, elected April 4, 1836. Served until April I, 1839.
Charles B. Coventry, elected April 4, 1836. Served until April 8, 1844.
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D. Prentice, elected April 4, 1836. Served until March 27, 1837.
Fred Hollister, elected December 21, 1836. Served until April 12, 1841.
Peleg B. Peckham, elected December 21, 1836. Served until March 27, 1837.
James Watson Williams, elected March 27, 1837. Served until April 1, 1839.
Simon V. Oley, elected March 27, 1837. Served until April 12, 1841.
Richard Brown, elected March 27, 1837. Served until April I, 1839.
V. V. Livingston, elected March 27, 1837. Served until April 16, 1838.
David Hunt, Jr., elected March 27, 1837. Served until April I, 1839.
Abraham B. Williams, elected April 16, 1838. Served until April 12, 1841.
Horatio Seymour, elected April 1, 1839. Elected Warden April 20, 1840.
Ward Hunt, elected April 1, 1839. Served until March 28, 1842.
Timothy O. Grannis, elected April 1, 1839. Served until March 28, 1842.
William Bristol, elected April 1, 1839. Served until April 24, 1848.
Hiram Greenman, elected April 20, 1840. Served until April 24, 1848.
Benj. Owens, elected April 12, 1841. Served until March 28, 1842.
Thomas Colling, elected April 12, 1841. Served until March 28, 1842.
Joseph Benedict, elected April 12, 1841. Served until April 18, 1844.
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Timothy C. B. Knowlson, elected March 28, 1842. Served until April 18, 1844.
William Baker, elected March 28, 1842. Served until April 17, 1843.
Augustine G. Dauby, elected March 28, 1842. Served un- til April 17, 1843.
Martin Hart, elected March 28, 1842. Served until April 17, 1843.
John A. Russ, elected April 17, 1843. Elected Warden April 13, 1846.
Joab Stafford, elected April 17, 1843. Served until March 24, 1845.
Allen N. Smith, elected April 17, 1843. Served until March 24, 1845.
Benjamin Owens, elected April 8, 1844. Served until April 13, 1846.
Hugh Crocker, elected April 8, 1844. Served until April 17, 1854.
Anson Little, elected April 8, 1844. Served until March 24, 1845.
Timothy O. Grannis, elected March 24, 1845. Served until April 5, 1847.
John J. Francis, elected March 24, 1845. Died May 5, 1877. S. V. Vedder, elected March 24, 1845. Served until April 13, 1846.
William Morris, elected April 13, 1846. Served until April 24, 1848.
Joseph A. Shearman, elected April 13, 1846. Elected War- den, 1882.
Thomas Hopper, elected April 13, 1846. Served until April 5, 1847.
Harry Dows, elected April 5, 1847. Served until April I, 1861.
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Joseph Benedict, elected April 5, 1847. Served until April 9, 1849.
Frederick Hollister, elected April 24, 1848. Served until April 1, 1850.
David Prentice, elected April 24, 1848. Served until April 1, 1850.
Richard Savage, elected April 24, 1848. Served until April 1, 1850.
Timothy O. Grannis, elected April 9, 1849. Served until April 21, 1851.
Dr. D. G. Thomas, elected April 1, 1850. Served until March 28, 1853.
Henry Green, elected April 1, 1850. Served until April 21, 1851.
Hubbard C. Pond, elected April 1, 1850. Served until April 17, 1854.
Selden Collins, elected April 21, 1851. Served until elect- ed Warden, April 1, 1861.
T. C. B. Knowlson, elected April 21, 1851. Served until April 12, 1852.
Wm. Bristol, elected April 12, 1852. Served until March 24, 1856.
A. B. Johnson, elected March 28, 1853. Served until April 17, 1854.
Willis Sherwood, elected April 17, 1854. Served until March 24, 1856.
John Arthur, elected April 17, 1854. Served until April I, 1861.
Wm. H. Judson, elected April 17, 1854. Served until March 24, 1856.
Hugh Crocker, elected March 24, 1856. Served until April 25, 1859.
Miles C. Comstock, elected March 24, 1856. Served until elected Warden, February 3, 1886.
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Henry Hopson, elected March 24, 1856. Served until April 17, 1865.
Charles B. Foster, elected April 25, 1859. Served until April 21, 1862.
Thomas W. Seward, elected April 1, 1861. Served until March 28, 1864.
Charles W. Hutchinson, elected April 1, 1861. Served un- til April 22, 1867.
Edwin B. Russ, elected April 1, 1861. Served until April 13, 1868.
Theodore F. Butterfield, elected April 21, 1862. Served un- til April 17, 1876.
A. L. Woodruff, elected March 28, 1864. Served until April 10, 1882.
Porteus B. Root, elected April 17, 1865. Served until April 1, 1872.
Thomas W. Seward, elected April 22, 1867. Served until March 29, 1880.
Charles W. Hutchinson, elected April 13, 1868. Elected Warden May 18, 1887.
Erastus Blauvelt, elected April 1, 1872. Served until April 14, 1873.
Alfred H. Colling, elected April 14, 1873. Served until April 22, 1878.
James M. Weed, elected April 17, 1876. Served until April 14, 1879.
William M. Storrs, elected August 20, 1877. Elected War- den October 29, 1890.
Harvey D. Talcott, elected April 22, 1878. Served until April 10, 1882.
J. G. Marklove, elected April 14, 1879. Died August 21, 1891.
John B. Wild, elected March 29, 1880. Elected Warden March 26, 1894.
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George M. Weaver, elected April 10, 1882. Elected War- den April 21, 1895.
Charles E. Chase, elected April 10, 1882.
Thomas Renswick Colling, elected April 10, 1882. Served April 6, 1885.
Edmund A. Graham, elected April 6, 1885. Died January 27, 1889.
Henry F. Mansfield, elected February 3, 1886. Served un- til April 6, 1896.
N. Curtiss White, elected May 11, 1887.
Fordyce H. Green, elected April 22, 1889. Died April 27, 1893.
John E. McLoughlin, elected October 29, 1890.
G. Alder Blumer, elected April 18, 1892.
George Shotthafer, elected March 26, 1894.
Arthur J. Lux, elected March 26, 1894. Served until April 21, 1895.
John B. Wild, elected April 21, 1895. Served until April 6, 1896.
Walter S. Crocker, elected April 21, 1895.
Arthur E. Jones, elected April 6, 1896.
William H. Hodgkinson, elected April 6, 1896.
Arthur J. Lux, elected May 20, 1897.
Arthur Comstock, elected July 7, 1897.
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THE CENTENNIAL EXERCISES.
BY THE REV. JOHN R. HARDING.
The one hundredth anniversary of Trinity Church's found- ing, was celebrated on June 15 and 16, 1898, immediately fol- lowing the thirtieth annual convention of the Diocese of Cen- tral New York. It was an auspicious occasion for the centen- nial as the appointment of the convention in the parish, thus bringing together a large number of clergymen and laity from all parts of the diocese, added to the attendance and interest in the exercises.
At the first service on Wednesday evening, June 15, the church was filled to its utmost capacity. The old building was beautifully and appropriately decorated with flowers and the national flag. Mr. William M. Storrs, Senior Warden of the parish, presided at this and all services.
The congratulatory addresses all breathed the spirit of love and reverence for the mother parish, which is always evident in the city and diocese of its location. And this feeling of friendliness was not only expressed by our venerable Bishop, representing the diocese, by the rector of Grace Church, speaking for the sister parishes, by the beloved rector of old St. Paul's on Paris Hill, but also by Dr. Brown of Westmin- ster Presbyterian Church, bringing the cordial greeting of the city's pastors', by Mayor Kinney for the City of Utica, and Mr. Thomas R. Proctor, president of the Oneida County Histor- ical Society. Everyone felt the significance of the occasion, and entered earnestly into its spirit. The service, the singing, the addresses were hearty and inspiring. Immediately after its close the congregation retired to the parish house, where for two hours the Rector, Wardens, Vestrymen and parishion- ers generally received the personal congratulations of their
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friends from the city and diocese, in social and delightful con- cord. It was an evening ever to be remembered in our an- nals.
, Thursday, the 16th, a beautiful June day lent all of its charms to the continuation of our birthday keeping. The first address at the II o'clock service, "The History of the Church in the Lower Mohawk Valley," by the Rev. J. Philip B. Pendleton, D. D., Rector of St. George's Church, Schenec- tady, N. Y., was both scholarly and instructive. This paper, so full of careful and erudite research, is a most valuable ad- dition to the Church History of this State and valley.
The second paper at this service, "The Church's Adaptabil- ity to the Spiritual Needs of our Age," by the Rev. William D. Maxon, D. D., rector of Calvary Church, Pittsburg, Pa., and a former rector of this parish, was a most admirable vin- dication of the Catholicity and inclusiveness of the church's position in this day and age. Its language, its delivery, its spirit, all stamped its author as a redoubtable champion for the Church which we all love, and all who heard it were strengthened and uplifted by its sentiments.
At the close of the service, luncheon was served by the ladies in the parish building, to which all were invited, and where again as on the previous evening good fellowship pre- vailed.
In the afternoon at 3 o'clock occurred what was to many the most interesting feature of the celebration. "Letters of Reminiscence" recounting memories of olden days, written by Mrs. Elizabeth Brown of Denver, Colorado, Mrs. Elizabeth Arthur of Utica, Mrs. Isabella C. Peas of Mohawk, N. Y., and Mr. Robert J. Hubbard of Canzenovia, N. Y., were read by the Rev. John Arthur, rector of St. John's Church, Oneida, N. Y. The authors of these several letters had all at one time been connected with the parish. Mrs. Brown of Denver, who had reached her 95th year, has died since her letter was sent,
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but was represented by her daughter, Mrs. Anna Palmer, who in her love for the old parish had come all the way from Den- ver to be present at this centennial. Mrs. Peas and Mr. Hub- bard were present at the service, and Mrs. Arthur was pre- vented from coming by feeble health.
Following these letters, Dr. Moses M. Bagg of Utica, the learned historian of our county and city, gave some recollec- tions of Old Trinity during his long life spent in our midst, paying a high tribute to our honored name in the community. The next speaker was the Rev. Dudley Chase of Philadelphia, Pa., son of the Right Rev. Philander Chase, the founder of the parish in 1798. Mr. Chase, himself an honored clergyman of the church, and now a retired chaplain of the navy, gave his recollections of his father, and the Bishop's early work here and in the West. His very presence at this centennial, so uniting our earliest history with the present, was in itself a benediction. He impressed all who heard and saw him, with his gentle spirit, his courtly manners of the old school, and his ardent reverence for the noble pioneer Bishop, his father. Thus linking the old with the present, our anniversary would have been incomplete without him.
The concluding service of the centennial was held at 7:30 P. M. of this same day. The church was again filled in every part. The first paper, "Some Prominent Laymen of Trinity Church," written by Miss Blandina D. Miller of Utica, and read by Mr. George M. Weaver, Junior Warden of the parish, told the story of the many faithful and distinguished men who during the century had worshiped and labored here. It is a most valuable adjunct not only to our own history, but to that of city, county and State, and as she has shown us, not a few of these men held also a national reputation.
The closing paper, "The Work and Characteristics of Trin- ity's Rectors," written by the present incumbent, was an en- deavor to relate what the parish owes to those who under
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God's blessing have served at its altar from the beginning un- til now. After this the entire congregation joined in the glad acclaim, "Praise God from whom all blessings flow," and with the benediction, our centennial came to an end, full of inspira- tion and hopefulness to all who were its privileged witnesses.
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