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CHAPTER III.
LETTER TO A FRIEND.-OHIO.
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General description of Ohio.-Knox County.-Description of
two townships.-Their inhabitants.-Character of the inha-
bitants. Author lost in the woods.-Log-cabin.-View of
the country and people.-Newark.-Columbus.-Legisla-
ture of Ohio.-Episcopal worship at Columbus.-Antiqui-
ties at Circleville.-Chillicothe.-Cincinnati.-Return to
Gambier...
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CHAPTER IV.
RELIGION AND THE CHURCH.
Relation of the Civil Government to Religion.-General
Christianity prevalent.-Relation of the Episcopal Church
to the people.-Parochial organization.-Diocesan organ-
ization.-Convention of a Diocese.-Standing Committee
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CHAPTER V.
THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED.
General Convention. Its various powers. The Church
wholly independent of the State.-Distinctions in the
Ministry.-Probation of Candidates.-Deacons.-Priests.
-Bishops.-Influence and standing of a Bishop.-Eccle-
siastical Trials.-Mode of trial in Ohio.-Resignation of
Bishops. Assistant Bishops.......
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CHAPTER VI.
THE LAY-READER.
Emigrants to the West.-Early years of Mr. Gunn.-He reads
the Service in Connecticut and in New York.-He emigrates
to Ohio, and reads the Service at Portsmouth.-Bishop
Chase visits Portsmouth. -The Lay-reader's labours termi-
nate. He becomes blind. He gives a third part of his
property towards the building of a Church.-He addresses
his descendants on his death-bed.-He dies.-Episcopal
Parish at Portsmouth. The Author resigns his charge.... 91
CHAPTER VII.
JOURNEY FROM PORTSMOUTH TO ANDOVER.
Liberality to Clergymen in America.-Ohio canal.-Mora-
vians.-Schooners on Lake Erie.-Cloud proceeding from
the Falls of Niagara.- Buffalo.- Rochester. - Report of
St. Luke's Church.-Albany. - New York. - President
Jackson.-Hell Gate.-Newport.-Episcopal Church.—
Providence.-Boston.-Convention of the Church in Mas-
sachusetts.-Ride to Andover......
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CHAPTER VIII.
NEW ENGLAND.
General description.-Religious divisions.-Unitarianism.—
Harvard University.-Andover Seminary.-Episcopacy in
New England.-Clerical Associations.-Visit to Bishop
Griswold. His residence.-Description of Salem.-Mar-
blehead.-Episcopal Parish near Andover.-Visit to Ver-
mont.-Sleigh-riding.-Snow in New Hampshire.-Shakers
at Lebanon.-Bethel in Vermont.-Episcopal Church.-
Its Rector.-Return to Massachusetts
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CHAPTER IX.
THE CHURCH IN HARTFORD, NEW YORK,
PHILADELPHIA, &c.
Author appointed to a Professorship in Kentucky.-Com-
mences a tour in behalf of the Kentucky Theological
Seminary.-Bristol.-Providence.-Church at Newton.-
Good-Friday in Hartford.-Church in Hartford.-Wash-
ington College.-Its income and resources.-Voyage to
New York.-Prosperity of the Diocese of New York.-
Bishop's Address.-Episcopacy in New York and Brooklyn.
-General Theological Seminary.-Character of the New
York Episcopalians.-Journey to Philadelphia.- Diocese
of Pennsylvania.-Episcopacy in Philadelphia.—Society
in Philadelphia.-Return to Hartford.-Journey to the
West.-Kenyon College revisited.-Arrival at Lexington.. 142
CHAPTER X.
HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN CHURCH.
General remarks.-First Settlement of America by Episcopa-
lians.-Emigration of numerous Dissenters.-Gradual in-
crease of the Church.-Opposition of the Puritans.-Crom-
well's persecution of the Cavaliers.—Church established
in Virginia.—Sustained in New England by the Propaga-
tion Society. Character of the Clergy.-Disorders ascribed
to the want of Bishops.-Rapid growth of Dissent attri-
buted to the same cause.- -Episcopalians endeavour to
obtain Bishops without success.-Puritans oppose Prelacy.
-Ruin consequent on the Revolution.-Episcopal candi-
dates still ordained in England.—Origin of the General
Convention.-Consecration of Bishop Seabury......
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CHAPTER XI.
First General Convention.-Various opinions in the Church.
-Influence of Dr. White.-Prayer-book altered.—Address
to the English Prelates.-Reply from the English Arch-
bishops. Election and Consecration of two American
Bishops.-Constitution of the Church revised.-Dr. Coke
proposes a reunion of the Methodists with the Church.-
Assistant Bishops appointed.-The House of Bishops ac
quires the right of negative.-Increase of the Church.-
Western country nearly lost to the Church.-Diocese of
Vermont organized.-General Theological Seminary and
Washington College instituted.-Bishop Chase and others
consecrated. The Church quadruples its numbers in
twenty-four years.-Missionary Society established.-Alex-
andria Seminary, Kenyon College, and Kentucky Semi-
nary instituted.-General Convention of 1835.-Missionary
Bishops.-Death of Bishop White.-His character...... 178
CHAPTER XII.
EDUCATION.
Arrival at Lexington.-Common schools in New England,
New York, &c.-Benefits of common schools.-Inadequate
remuneration of teachers.-Grammar schools.-Colleges.
-Their number, students, classes, and teachers.-State
Colleges. Theological Seminaries. Their number,
students, classes, and teachers.-Course of study in Kenyon
College and Theological Seminaries.-Female schools.-St.
Mary's Hall.—Republicanism of students.-General re-
marks on American education....
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CHAPTER XIII.
LEXINGTON, &c.
Incorporation of the Theological Seminary.-Its Professor-
ships.-Duties of the Professor of Sacred Literature.-
The Students.-Course of study in Sacred Literature.-
Description of Lexington. - Churches.- University.-
Property of the Seminary.-Inhabitants of Lexington.-
Kentuckians.-Population of Kentucky.-Slaves.-Sects.
-Literary characters in Lexington.-Dr. Cooke.-His
offices in the Church.-Religious papers in America.-
Episcopal papers.-Church Advocate.-Christmas Address. 214
CHAPTER XIV.
PRAYER BOOK OF THE AMERICAN CHURCH.
Propriety of alterations.-First plan of an altered Prayer
Book.-Objections of the English bishops.-Further deli-
berations in Convention.-Subsequent alterations.-New
Offices. Comparison of the American Prayer Book with
that of England.-General inference...
CHAPTER XV.
MISSIONARY OPERATIONS OF THE CHURCH.
Trial of the Bishop of Kentucky.-Author becomes a Mis-
sionary.-Madison described.-Indiana.--Bishop Kemper's
early zeal for Missions.-Domestic and Foreign Missionary
Society. Its resources.-Present organization.--Systematic
offerings. Their results.-Missionary operations.-Im-
portance of Domestic Missions.-Account of the Rugby
Missionary.
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