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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hillis, George Morgan 1825- (search)
Hillis, George Morgan 1825- Clergyman; born in Auburn, N. Y., Oct. 10, 1825; graduated at Trinity College in 1847; ordained in the Protestant Episcopal Church in 1851. After being rector in Watertown and Syracuse, N. Y., he was called to St. Mary's Church, Burlington, N. J., in 1870. His publications include The transfer of the Church from colonial dependence to the freedom of the republic; John Talbot, the first Bishop in North America; The missions of the Church of England in New Jersey, etc.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Talbot, John 1645-1727 (search)
Talbot, John 1645-1727 Colonial bishop; born in Wymondham, England, in 1645; was chaplain of the British ship Centurion, which in 1702 brought the first foreign missionaries to Virginia. He soon afterwards left the service of the admiralty and became a missionary among the Indians, sometimes travelling 500 miles on horseback to attend to their spiritual wants. Satisfied that the Church of England needed a bishop in America, he frequently spoke of it. In 1703 he was made rector of St. Mary's Church, New Brunswick, N. J. The next year the clergy of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania petitioned for a bishop, and Talbot was persuaded to carry the petition to London himself. He was favored by Queen Anne in his efforts to have the prayer of the petition granted, but failed to obtain the appointment of a suffragan, and he resolved to ask for consecration for himself by non juring bishops. This was done by two bishops, and in 1722 he returned to America and assumed episcopal aut