The origin and history of Grace church, Jamaica, New York . Rev. )ames Honey max. Rev. Thomas Bray. OF GRACE CHURCH 35 CHAPTER III. The Needs of the American Colonies, and the Response to Their Call. The English Colonies in America at the close of the sev-enteenth century showed the sad effects of the politicaland religious dissensions of Great Britain. But there waswise forethought of the religious needs of the Colonies,and one of the first far-reaching efforts to check and re-move from them the prevailing infidelity and immoralitywas the founding at Oxford of two fellowships between1660 and
The origin and history of Grace church, Jamaica, New York . Rev. )ames Honey max. Rev. Thomas Bray. OF GRACE CHURCH 35 CHAPTER III. The Needs of the American Colonies, and the Response to Their Call. The English Colonies in America at the close of the sev-enteenth century showed the sad effects of the politicaland religious dissensions of Great Britain. But there waswise forethought of the religious needs of the Colonies,and one of the first far-reaching efforts to check and re-move from them the prevailing infidelity and immoralitywas the founding at Oxford of two fellowships between1660 and 1670. These were to be held by persons in holyorders who should be willing to take upon them the careof souls in foreign plantations. In the same period the Boyle lectureship was established,to show to all succeeding generations the great duty ofconverting infidels to the faith of Christ. By the Bishop of London Commissary Blair was sent toVirginia in 1685, and Dr. Thomas Bray to Maryland in1700. Dr. Blair established the College of William andMary, and D
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