A sermon preached in St. James' Church, New-London, on the occasion of the re-opening of said church : after extensive alterations and improvements, Feb. 28, 1836 / by Robert A. Hallam (Still Image)

A sermon preached in St. James' Church, New-London, on the occasion of the re-opening of said church : after extensive alterations and improvements, Feb. 28, 1836 / by Robert A. Hallam

Hallam, Robert A. (Robert Alexander), 1807-1877

28 p. 22 cm

St. James Episcopal Church at 76 Federal St, New London, Connecticut is a historic church in the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut. 

In New England’s colonial days, church and state were essentially one, with the Congregationalists being the established church (except in Rhode Island). New London’s First (and only) Church was the spiritual hub of this community, and some of its early ministers also served as Governor and state officials. Missionaries of the Church of England eventually found their way to New London to minister to those desiring sacrament and worship according to the Book of Common Prayer.

On September 17, 1725, a small group of local men signed a petition and pledged funds for the erection of a church wherein those loyal to the Church of England could worship, thus challenging the religious monopoly of First Church. Its first resident Rector was Samuel Seabury (1732-1743), father of Bishop Samuel Seabury.

St. James's Church (New London, Conn.)

b30928412

BX5937.H3 S4 1836

New-London : E. Williams, printer, 1836

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