The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . with churchmen, theDiNiN(i-nALL MAXTEL-piECE. rcvcrcd uamc of Washington was given to the college ; and, at the same time,a third of the original trustees were selected from gentlemen who werenot churchmen, and a clause of the charter forbade that any religioustest should ever be required of any officer. The trustees werenot to organize the college until the sum of $3( should besecured for it; and, under diis condition, they were given permissionto establish it in any town in the State. The citizensof Hartford andvicniity, who had
The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . with churchmen, theDiNiN(i-nALL MAXTEL-piECE. rcvcrcd uamc of Washington was given to the college ; and, at the same time,a third of the original trustees were selected from gentlemen who werenot churchmen, and a clause of the charter forbade that any religioustest should ever be required of any officer. The trustees werenot to organize the college until the sum of $3( should besecured for it; and, under diis condition, they were given permissionto establish it in any town in the State. The citizensof Hartford andvicniity, who had shown great interest in the proposed plan and had(?elebrated the passage of the charter by the rimrinir of bells and thetinng of cannon, subscribed liberally for^its funds; and, their giftsamounted to more than three-fourths of the $.iO,000 which was soonraised for the needs of the new institution, it was decided that itshould be located in that city. An ample site of fourteen acres,capable of being made a place of great beauty, aT)out half a mile. KEPUESENTATIVE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. 541 south-west of the State-house, was purchased, and Ihc erection of twoIttiildings was begun in June, 1S24. They were later known as SeaburyHall and Jarvis Hall, rather plain but well-i)roportioned and sightlystrueturesof Portland stone, in the Ionic order of architecture : the iirst-namcd, designed by Irotessor S. F. B. ^lorse, containing the cliajiel,liie iil)rary, the cabinet, and lecture-rooms; while the oilier, fromthe plans of Mr. Solomon \\illard, the architect of Bunker HilliNloiuunent, was intended for the accommodation of nearly a liuiuh-edstudents. In May of the .same year Bishop JJrownell had lieenelected to the presidency of tlu; college, and in August the trusteesmet to elect members of the; faculty. They chose to the chair oflielles Lettres and Oratory the Kev. George W. Doane, afterwardsISishop of Xew Jersey, and to that of Cheniistiy and Mineralogy, Hall. Mr
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