The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . eternal coniniaudment, noneother in fa(t than that whichgave birth and being to thechurch catholic of Christ: Go ye, therefore, and teachall nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son,and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to observe all things whatso-ever I have conunanded you; and, lo, I am with you always, evenunto the end of the world. Amen.—St. Matt, xxviii. 19, 20. At the second meeting, which was held on the (Stli of July, at theCockpit, which stood upon the site of the present Privy Counciloffice, at AVhiteh
The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . eternal coniniaudment, noneother in fa(t than that whichgave birth and being to thechurch catholic of Christ: Go ye, therefore, and teachall nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son,and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to observe all things whatso-ever I have conunanded you; and, lo, I am with you always, evenunto the end of the world. Amen.—St. Matt, xxviii. 19, 20. At the second meeting, which was held on the (Stli of July, at theCockpit, which stood upon the site of the present Privy Counciloffice, at AVhitehall, the device of the societys seal was agreed was ii ship under sail making towards a jioint of land; upon theprow standing a minister witii an open Bible in his hand ; jn-oplestanding on the shore in a ])ostnre of exj)ectation and using thesewords, Trajhsieiis adjuva nos. The by-laws adopted at this meetingprovided that the business of the society should always be opened withprayer; that a sermon should be preached before the meml)ers every. THE STATE OF THE CHURCH IN AMERICA. 199 year by a preacher appointed by the president, and that an oath should1)0 taken by the otficcrs of the society for the faithful discharge of theirduties. The meetings of the society, held regularly from this timeforward, took place sometimes at the Cockpit, at other times atLambeth Palace or at the vestry of St. ]Marj-le-Bo\v Church; butmost frequently at Archbishop Tenisons library, at St. Martins in thoFields. The day of meeting was, at the first, every Fiiday, and after-wards on the third Fridaj, in ever} month. A record was kept of theproceedings, which is still preseiwed ; and the carefully kept correspond-ence with the missionaries, in which the history of the Church inAmerica was given yaw by year, in the very words of those who werethe actors in the events they detailed, was long a most interesting andvaluable pait of the archives of the society. Providentially it wasexamined, and
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