The Spirit of missions . anager in one of the largestiron and steel works. Deciding to study for the ministry, heentered St. Bees College, England,graduating with honor in 1891, takingthe same year a first Class in P. T. E.,and later his degree in course inthe Philadelphia Divinity-school. Hewas ordained deacon and priest byBishop Whitehead in 1891 and 1892 re-spectively, during which time he servedas assistant at St. Peters Church,Pittsburg. His first parish was Trinity,Coatesville, where a beautiful church was built under his direction. Fromthere he went to Lorain, O., to build upa miss
The Spirit of missions . anager in one of the largestiron and steel works. Deciding to study for the ministry, heentered St. Bees College, England,graduating with honor in 1891, takingthe same year a first Class in P. T. E.,and later his degree in course inthe Philadelphia Divinity-school. Hewas ordained deacon and priest byBishop Whitehead in 1891 and 1892 re-spectively, during which time he servedas assistant at St. Peters Church,Pittsburg. His first parish was Trinity,Coatesville, where a beautiful church was built under his direction. Fromthere he went to Lorain, O., to build upa mission started in that city. Comingback to Pennsylvania he organized thenew parish of St. Pauls in Bristol,where he developed its resources andmade it self-supporting. During the latter years of his rector-ship at Bristol, he was assistant editorof The Church Standard, resigning thisposition to accept the office of secretaryto the Bishop of Pennsylvania; of theDiocese of Pennsylvania, and of thePhiladelphia THE REV. CHARLES C. ROLLIT THE REVEREND CHARLES C. ROLLIT BY BISHOP EDSALL THE Rev. Charlee C. Rollit, whowas elected by the Council ofthe Sixth Department to beDepartment Secretary, wasbom in Canada. In 1866 his father, theRev. Charles Rollit, moved with hisfamily to Minnesota and was for twentyyears one of the most active and self-sacrificing missionaries on BishopWliipplcs staff of pioneer clergy. Thus the son, riding over the prairies andstopping at farmhouses and little mis-sion stations with his father, was givenan early insight into the needs of mis-sionary life. He was educated in theschools of Minnesota, graduating fromthe State University with the degree ofBachelor of Arts. After some years ofpractical business experience he attend-ed Seabury Divinity-school for three The Keverend Charles C. Kollit 43 years, graduating with the degree in 1889. His first charge was asrector of St. Jamess Church, FergusFalls, Minn. In 1895 he was called to becom
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