The life of Philander Chase, first bishop of Ohio and Illinois, founder of Kenyon and Jubilee colleges . , and we may be sure that the old people hada comfortable one hoss shay and a strong horse topropel it. This visit from the parents of young Philander tothose of his promised wife was unexpected by the lat-ter; and as the resources of the family were small, , upon the arrival of her rather formidable guests(under such circumstances) labored under somewhatheavy difficulties, as dinner-time was close at hand. But she was a woman of resources and, while oneside of her brain was engaged
The life of Philander Chase, first bishop of Ohio and Illinois, founder of Kenyon and Jubilee colleges . , and we may be sure that the old people hada comfortable one hoss shay and a strong horse topropel it. This visit from the parents of young Philander tothose of his promised wife was unexpected by the lat-ter; and as the resources of the family were small, , upon the arrival of her rather formidable guests(under such circumstances) labored under somewhatheavy difficulties, as dinner-time was close at hand. But she was a woman of resources and, while oneside of her brain was engaged in giving a proper wel-come to her guests, she was busily planning in theother side what she should get for dinner. There wasno bread in the house, therefore she sent her small boyout to a neighbor and bade him borrow a pailful offlour. It was July, and as there were strawberries inthe fields, another child was sent to pick them. Therewere green peas in the garden; another boy was senton this errand, while she sat calmly down to entertainher friends, as she stirred a bowl of cream into REV. PHILANDER CHASEFrom an Ivory Painted iMiniature. Page 43. Studying for the Ministry 43 Meanwhile her husband killed a chicken, and in anhour there were hot short biscuits, chicken fricassee,green peas, and strawberries and cream,-—a meal fit fora prince. The Deacon and his wife observed the spotless neat-ness of this home and concluded that all was well withtheir son, especially when they were introduced to thesweet young girl who had won the love of their young-est son, so dear to their hearts and so worthy of theirbest hopes. The young couple remained about a year after theirmarriage in the old Dutch house in Albany, whilePhilander taught his schoolboys and studied to preparehimself for ordination. This event was not delayed,for on the loth of May, in the year of our Lord 1798,he was ordained to the diaconate in St. GeorgesChurch, New York, by the Rt. Rev. Samuel Pro-voost
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