The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . -, refusing to commune with the. CHUIST CHLUCn, Enjjlish dcriryman. It is said (hat among his effects there was foundan Episcopal seal which he had made use of in IVnsih-ania, where Rcliquiir Ilprniana, ii., p. 2.)7. THE CHURCH IN PENNSYLVANIA AND DELAWARE. 237 he assumed and exercised, privily and l)y stealth, the character andfunctions of a Bishop. Belbro Wcltons departure he had dillcrcd with Talbot, and their correspondence had been bi-oken ofl. Dr. Hawksasserts, with reference to both Welton and Talbot, that there
The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . -, refusing to commune with the. CHUIST CHLUCn, Enjjlish dcriryman. It is said (hat among his effects there was foundan Episcopal seal which he had made use of in IVnsih-ania, where Rcliquiir Ilprniana, ii., p. 2.)7. THE CHURCH IN PENNSYLVANIA AND DELAWARE. 237 he assumed and exercised, privily and l)y stealth, the character andfunctions of a Bishop. Belbro Wcltons departure he had dillcrcd with Talbot, and their correspondence had been bi-oken ofl. Dr. Hawksasserts, with reference to both Welton and Talbot, that there is directevidence from the letters of some of the missionaries that they at leastadministered continuation and wore the robes of a Bishoj). ^ But littleor no trace of their exercise of episcopal functions, other than excep-tionally and with the gieatcst privacy and caution, is to bo found, andthe episcopate, if such it can be called, of these two non-juring Bishops must remain veiled in impenetrable obscurity. Again the neighl)oringclergy were appealed to for the supply of this vacant
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