The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . t of his desire, and he turned his attentiontowards the profession in which he rajiidly rose to eminence. In (hiseflort to secure a head for the Church, (he Kev. Theodore Delion, atthat time Rector of Trinity Church, Newport, was prominent, acting inthe name and at the request of the leading clergy in Massachusettsand Rhode Island. Judge Tyng shrank from (he honor and res])onsi-bility thus thrust upon him, and tiually declined the post. Dr. Parker,who had again and again declined the oiler of the episcojiate, waselected. Reluctantly, af
The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . t of his desire, and he turned his attentiontowards the profession in which he rajiidly rose to eminence. In (hiseflort to secure a head for the Church, (he Kev. Theodore Delion, atthat time Rector of Trinity Church, Newport, was prominent, acting inthe name and at the request of the leading clergy in Massachusettsand Rhode Island. Judge Tyng shrank from (he honor and res])onsi-bility thus thrust upon him, and tiually declined the post. Dr. Parker,who had again and again declined the oiler of the episcojiate, waselected. Reluctantly, after some months of indecision, he accejited theoffice, was consecrated, and died. Amidst the depression and dis-couragements that attended these successive disappointments mattersso shaped themselves as to bring about the organization of the Easterndiocese. In Rhode Island, which had formally received Bishop .Seabury asits diocesan, no attempt had been made to fill the place made vacant liy his death until180fi, when, inaccordance with avote of the Con-. 3 ^ij-;^j,/^^^_^X^^^^ vention, Bisho)) Benjamin Moore was invited by acommittee, con-sisting of the Rc\.Messrs. Griswoldand Dehon. to take(he ciuuvhes of tiie State under his episcopal charge; but witli hisrefusal to undertake the onerous work (he independent eftbrts ofthe Rhode Island Church to supply itself with the episcopate ceasedfor many years. In New Hampshire there was (he same lack of abilityto support a bishop that prevented independent action elsewhei-e among BISHOP GKISWOLl) AND TIIK NKW KNGLAND CHURCHES. 179 the Now England churches other thiin in Connecticut. The few parishesthere had intbnnally received the tirst Bishop of Connecticut as theirbishop, and hi> ordination at St. Jolins Churcii, Portsmoutii, New Hamp-shire, on St. Peters day, June 2i), 1791, of the Kcv. Robert Fowlc, anative of Newburyport, Mass., and a graduate of Harvard College, to thepriesthood, had provoked one of flic latest of the controver
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