. The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . at this time begun hasnever ceased. Years have been required for the upbuilding of thatwhich it took years to overthrow; but the work has never beenintermitted, and the episcopates of Moore and Meade and Johns haveleft few traces of the old desolation, while, under their wise and care-ful stewardship, the Church has gained a strength and position farmore durable than that of the establishment. Two dioceses andthree bishops, with a noble band of clergy and a devoted, liberal andintelligent laity, carry on the work which was begun when
. The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . at this time begun hasnever ceased. Years have been required for the upbuilding of thatwhich it took years to overthrow; but the work has never beenintermitted, and the episcopates of Moore and Meade and Johns haveleft few traces of the old desolation, while, under their wise and care-ful stewardship, the Church has gained a strength and position farmore durable than that of the establishment. Two dioceses andthree bishops, with a noble band of clergy and a devoted, liberal andintelligent laity, carry on the work which was begun when RichardChanning Moore was set apart as a bishop in the Church of God. At the suggestion of Bishop White, and under the inspiration of theRev. Charles Pettigrew, efforts were made as early as 1790 to organizethe Church in North Carolina. On the 5th of June t wo clergymen, theRev. Charles Pettigrew and the Rev. James L. Wilson, and twolaymen, Dr. John Leigh and William Clements. Esq., met in Con-vention at Tawborough, and approved and acceded to the general. KT. REV. RICHARD CHANNING MOORE, ).SECOND BISHOP OF VIRGINIA. 146 HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN EPISCOPAL CHURCH. ecclesiastical constitution adopted in Philadelphia in 1789. In theaddress of the Convention to the General Convention the state of theChurch in North Carolina is represented as truly deplorable, fromthe paucity of the clergy and the multiplicity of opposing sectarians,who are using every possible exertion to seduce its members to theirdifferent communions. A second Convention was held at the sameplace, on the 12th of November, 1790. This body, under the presidencyof the Rev. Dr. Micklejohn, appointed deputies to the General Conven-tion of 1792, elected a standing committee, and took other measures toperfect the organization of the Church in the State. The Rev. James , one of the deputies appointed to attend the General Conven-tion, proceeded to New York for that purpose, but was delayed on hisvoyage, so that
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