The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . tbe HJanb anb Seal of tlje Slreljbisljop bubo eonse= , containing tlje ilamc of tlje ^Jerson so consecratcb, b3itb tbe Slbbition, as bjcll of tljc (iTountru boljcreof Ijc isa Subject or (Citijcn, as of tljc (Tburcli in buljicli Ijc isappointcb Bisljop, anb tl)c furtbrr Description of Ijis notIjabing taken tlje saib ©atljs, being cvcmptcb from tl)e©bligation of so boing bg birtue of tljis Set. FINIS. the American Church in the accomplishment of its desire for theepiscopate, was first called upon, and then the Ar
The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . tbe HJanb anb Seal of tlje Slreljbisljop bubo eonse= , containing tlje ilamc of tlje ^Jerson so consecratcb, b3itb tbe Slbbition, as bjcll of tljc (iTountru boljcreof Ijc isa Subject or (Citijcn, as of tljc (Tburcli in buljicli Ijc isappointcb Bisljop, anb tl)c furtbrr Description of Ijis notIjabing taken tlje saib ©atljs, being cvcmptcb from tl)e©bligation of so boing bg birtue of tljis Set. FINIS. the American Church in the accomplishment of its desire for theepiscopate, was first called upon, and then the Archbishop of Canter-bury. Later, the same couitesy was shown to the Bishop of London,the celebrated Robert Lowth, then drawing near his end. Otherprelates were visited, and an audience was granted by the king. CONSECRATION OF FIRST AMERICAN RISIIOPS. 73 At length the iiiuny j)rescril)ed formalities were completed, andon Septuagcsima, February 4, 1787, at the chajjel at Lambeth, the lay-ing on of hands took place. The Archbishop of Canterl)ury, Dr. John. LAMHETU CUAPEL. y Moore, was the consecrator; the Archbishop of York, Dr. WilliamMarUiiani, was the ])resenter : and the Bishop of Bath and Wells,Dr. Charles Moss, and the liislioj) of IVterljorough, Dr. Joini Ilincli-clitie, united in the imposition of hands. The Rev. Dr. Drake, one of the primates chaplains, preached from 1 Cor. xiv. 40 : Let all thingsbe done decently, andin order; and anotherchaplain read the . i)rayers. The congre-gation was small : onlythe family and iiouse-hold of the archbishop,and very few others,among them the Duche. an oldfriend and fellow-townsman of the newlymade Bishoj) of Ienn-sylvania. The solem-nity being over, theAmerican bishops
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