. The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . rs ^S - then, and not forgot- ^S^2^ ^a^>C^t^^.. ten now. New Jerseysent the factious UzalOgden, whose strug-gle for the bishopricof that State forms anunpleasant chapter in our ecclesiastical annals, and with him the respectednames,yet well remembered there, of John DeHart and John Chetwood,Esquires, and Mr. Samuel Spragg, soon to be ordained by Seaburyshands. Doctorates in divinity Avere not so common then as now, and onlyWhite, who had just been honored thus by the college at Philadelphia,and Magaw, then vice-provost of that inst
. The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . rs ^S - then, and not forgot- ^S^2^ ^a^>C^t^^.. ten now. New Jerseysent the factious UzalOgden, whose strug-gle for the bishopricof that State forms anunpleasant chapter in our ecclesiastical annals, and with him the respectednames,yet well remembered there, of John DeHart and John Chetwood,Esquires, and Mr. Samuel Spragg, soon to be ordained by Seaburyshands. Doctorates in divinity Avere not so common then as now, and onlyWhite, who had just been honored thus by the college at Philadelphia,and Magaw, then vice-provost of that institution, of the Pennsylvanialist, and the famous Dr. Smith, whose degree came first from Oxford,then from Dublin, and last of all from Aberdeen, in this first conven-tion had this appendage to their names. Of Magaw we need onlysay that his was an honored name, and his a useful, happy life. Joseph Hutchins, of Lancaster, was joined with the two most promi-nent of the Philadelphia clergy, and was worthy of this honored asso-ciation. With thesegentlemen came. S*£*^ Matthew Clarkson, Richard Willing,Samuel Powel, andRichard Peters,Esquires. — men offame and fortune,whose names will live in the Church they helped to revive. THE i: \i;i ?> I \\ l \ l [ONS, NORTH \M» SOI I 11 29 &&45T
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