The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . wed in 1883 ])y the Rev. Dr. Very gradually, and by imperceptible degrees, the parishes ofBoston have changed their character during this hundred years whichwe have been surveying. Their churches have ceased to be mereplaces of worship for the little groups which had combined to buildthem, preserving carefully the cliartered ])rivilegcs of their parish-ioners. They have aspired to become religious homes for the com-munity, and centres of religious work for the help of all kinds ofsullcring and need. Many of the churches are
The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . wed in 1883 ])y the Rev. Dr. Very gradually, and by imperceptible degrees, the parishes ofBoston have changed their character during this hundred years whichwe have been surveying. Their churches have ceased to be mereplaces of worship for the little groups which had combined to buildthem, preserving carefully the cliartered ])rivilegcs of their parish-ioners. They have aspired to become religious homes for the com-munity, and centres of religious work for the help of all kinds ofsullcring and need. Many of the churches are free, opening theirpews without discrimination to iill who choose to come. Those whicharc not technically free are eager to welcome the people. In places A CEXTriiV OF fHURCII (iliOWTII IX 150STON. 505 wliicli the iiiHuciKc iif tlic ])ai-isli (•liurclics cimiiot reacli. local cliaixlsiiuvi! lifcu Il-LLly Ijiiilt. Besides the pai-ish life of llic Episcoinil Cliuicli in Boston, andllic institutions which have irrown up under distinctively parochial con-. H;iMTV i UURCH, BOSTON. Irnl, the ureneral educational and chaiitahlc institutions of (he Churchshonhl not he left luunentioned. Vov many years the jiroject ofes(ahlisliin<r a Divinity School of the Protestant Episcopal Church atI?oston had been from time to time recurrinir. In IStiT a veryijenerous ii:ift of Mr. Tyler Keed secured what has solonir lieen wanted; and the Kpiscoj)al Hivinily School of Cani-Itridire was foiuided on a stron^jf liasis, which insures its ]) that time other lilxial uifts have increased its e<]uipn)cnt. and ftoi; IllsrnltV DK IIIK AMEUICAN lOPISCOTAL CHlHCII. it i-t iKiw one 111 tlic Ijtsl providid (licoloirical scliooU in tlieIOimtrv. Iiic Clmrcli Home for Orpliaiis and Destitute Children, wiiicii isnow situated at South Boston, was founded in 1^55, hy tiie Mason, who was then Reetor of (iraee Chureh. S(. LukesHome lor Convalescents, whieli has its house in
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