Word: clergyman
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...church of the Holy Trinity in Philadelphia, he was called in 1869 to the rectorship of Trinity church, Boston. In 1882-83 he spent his vacation in England, preaching in many of the London churches, and also on one occasion before the Queen. He was the first American clergyman to have this honor. In 1886 he was elected assistant bishop of Pennsylvania, but declined the office. His election as Bishop of the diocese of Massachusetts came...
...intimately connected with the chapel. In fact ever since Dr. A. P. Peabody gave up active work over ten years ago, Mr. Brooks has filled the pulpit in Appleton Chapel with more or less regularity. Before there were regularly appointed Preachers he filled the pulpit as a clergyman connected with the university. When the system of voluntary chapel was first Proposed, he was quite strong in his opposition to it, but later when converted to the present system, he did all he could to have it adopted. Indeed. it was mainly through his efforts that the proposal obtained the consent...
...said he, "go to confirm what, a priori, we should expect; that the-question of the length of the college course must be determined somewhat by considering the class whose culture will not be so well taken care of in their future pursuits as that of the lawyer and clergyman. If business is to absorb the energies of many of our graduates, four years of liberal training hardly seems too much, especially as in many cases those who go into business are from families already started in business enterprises, and are under no great pressure from either economy...
...from making these services permanent or even continuing them as long as we wish, we are endeavoring to introduce into them some of the ordered consecutiveness of regular religious services. At the head of our printed list of hymns stands the following: "Do you want to speak to the clergyman about your personal religious life? Do you want your sick visited? Do you want your sick visited? Do you want your children baptised? Do you want your dead buried with Christian burial? Are you in trouble? Give your name and address to an usher...
...singer, usher, or clergyman, connected with the services, receives any salary or fee. The expenses, which are large, are wholly for rent, music and advertising. Contributions to meet these expenses may be sent to the treasurer. Mr. Joseph F. Woods, 29 Harrison Ave. Extension, Boston...