Vestry minutes, 1848-1855
subject: St. Thomas' Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church records and registers
subject: African American churches
subject: Episcopal Church
subject: Church finance
subject: Church fund raising
subject: Church management
subject: African Americans
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Episcopalians
description: The vestry is the governing body of an Episcopal church; it is comprised of the rector and members of the congregation elected by other congregants. This bound volume contains the St. Thomas vestry meeting minutes from 1848 to 1855, including date, time of day (morning, afternoon, or evening), members and Reverend present, and a brief description of each meeting. Note: Pages 32 through 36 of this volume were written upside down, starting from the back with page 36, and moving forward chronologically to page 32.
creator: St. Thomas' Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1848/1855
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Vestry minutes, 1852-1871
subject: St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Church bells
subject: Church buildings
subject: Church finance
subject: Church management
subject: Charity
subject: Episcopal Church
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Episcopalians
subject: Church history
subject: Sunday schools
subject: Pews and pew rights
subject: Church fund raising
subject: Church committees
subject: Cemeteries
description: The vestry is the governing body of an Episcopal church; it is comprised of the rector and members of the congregation elected by other congregants. This bound volume contains the dates, members present and business discussed at St. Peters vestry meetings from 1852 to 1871. Topics include but are not limited to: insurance policies on the rectory, house, bells and organ; election of vestrymen, officers, warden and rector; appointments to committees for finance, choir, Sunday school, library, burial grounds and bell; selection of delegates to the Diocesan convention; management of the St. Peters charity fund and Christ Church hospital; and income from pew rent and collections.
creator: St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1852/1871
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language: eng
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Vestry minutes, 1866-1874
subject: St. Thomas' Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church records and registers
subject: African American churches
subject: Episcopal Church
subject: Church finance
subject: Church fund raising
subject: Church management
subject: African Americans
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Episcopalians
description: The vestry is the governing body of an Episcopal church; it is comprised of the rector and members of the congregation elected by other congregants. This bound volume contains the St. Thomas vestry meeting minutes from 1863 to 1876, including date, time of day (morning, afternoon, or evening), members and Reverend present, and a brief description of each meeting. Topics include bills, taxes, salaries, fundraising, recordkeeping, repairs and renovations, burials, elections, and pew rents.
creator: St. Thomas' Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1866/1874
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language: eng
type: Text

Vestry minutes, Christ Church and St. Peter's Church, v. 2, 1761-1784
subject: Parish elections
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Church finance
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: American Revolution (1775-1783)
subject: Church buildings
subject: Church committees
subject: Church discipline
subject: Church fund raising
subject: Church management
subject: Church of England
subject: American Revolution (United States : 1775-1783)
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Episcopalians
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Frontier and pioneer life
subject: Indians of North America
subject: Charters
subject: Pews and pew rights
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: African Americans
subject: Kearsley, John, 1684-1772
subject: Episcopal Church
description: Vestry minutes of the United Congregations of Christ Church and St. Peter's from 1761 to 1784. Each entry records the date and place of the meeting, members present and business discussed. Regular business includes elections of church leaders and hiring and payment of church staff; fundraising and the ongoing settlement of various financial accounts; establishment and collection of pew rents; and maintenance and repair of church buildings and grounds. Other important events and topics include: The opening of St. Peter's and the establishment of the United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's in 1761, with shared government and finances. Minutes include draft and final versions of the charter for the United Churches. The response of the United Churches to the 1763 "Indian invasion" of the "back provinces" of Pennsylvania and subsequent correspondence with church officials from York and Cumberland Counties on behalf of "families on the frontier." The 1763 review and approval of Reverend William Sturgeon's fulfillment of his duty as the "Catechist to the Negroe Children for the Society for Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts." The 1772 bequest from Dr. John Kearsley that funded the development of the Christ Church Hospital for poor women and widows. The American Revolution. Minutes from the Vestry meeting of July 4, 1776, when the Vestry resolved at the onset of the American Revolution: "Whereas the Honorable Continental Congress have resolved to declare the American Colonies to be free and independent States, In consequence of which it will be proper to omit those Petitions in the Liturgy wherein the King of Great Britain is prayed for, as inconsistent with the said Declaration. Therefore Resolved, that it appears to this Vestry to be necessary for the peace and well-being of the Churches to omit the said Petitions, and the Rector and Assistant Ministers of the United Churches are requested in the Name of the Vestry and their Constituents to omit such peti…
creator: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1761/1784
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Vestry minutes, Christ Church, St. Peter's Church, and St. James' Church, v. 3, 1784-1815
subject: Parish elections
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Church finance
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church, St. Peter's, and St. James's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Kearsley, John, 1684-1772
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church management
subject: Church fund raising
subject: Church committees
subject: Church buildings
subject: Cemeteries
subject: Church bells
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Hospitals
subject: Charters
subject: Episcopalians
subject: Episcopal Church
description: Minutes of the vestry of the United Churches from 1784 to 1815; first as the United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's, then as the United Churches of Christ Church, St. Peter's Church and St. James's Church. The first mention of St. James's occurs on p. 151 in the meeting minutes from March 30, 1807, in which a building committee was appointed to erect the new church. By 1810, the vestry is incorporating St. James's Church into their charter. Entries include the date and place of the meeting, members attending, and business discussed. Topics include church elections, improvements to buildings and grounds, fundraising efforts, burial requests, and the ongoing operation of Christ Church hospital. Recorded at the rear of the book are legacies, gifts, and donations made to an assortment of church related funds by various congregation members. Of note is a transcribed copy of Dr. John Kearsley's will. This volume has inserted at page 47 two additional items: a printed excerpt from the minutes of October 30, 1752 and a printed version of Bishop White's sermon delivered on June 21, 1786. Note: Blank pages were not scanned.
creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1784/1815
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Vestry minutes, Christ Church, St. Peter's Church, and St. James's Church, v. 4, 1816-1826
subject: Parish elections
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Church finance
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church, St. Peter's, and St. James's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: St. James's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Church management
subject: Church buildings
subject: Cemeteries
subject: Church committees
subject: Episcopalians
subject: Hospitals
subject: Episcopal Church
description: Meeting minutes of the vestry of the United Churches of Christ Church, St. Peter's Church and St. James's Church from 1816 to 1826. Each entry records the date and place of the meeting, members present, and business discussed. Topics include: the election of church leaders; the hiring, duties and salaries of church staff such as minister, organist, clerk, sexton, and bell ringer; reports from committees responsible for tasks such as locating new land to rent, securing insurance, and managing the church hospital; the upkeep of buildings and burial grounds; and the ongoing management of church finances, including bequests.
creator: United Churches of Christ-Church, St. Peter's, and St. James's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1816/1826
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Vestry minutes, Christ Church, St. Peter's Church, and St. James's Church, v. 5, 1827-1832
subject: Parish elections
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Church finance
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church, St. Peter's, and St. James's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: St. James's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: St. Peter's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Episcopalians
subject: Church buildings
subject: Cemeteries
subject: Church committees
subject: Church management
subject: Hospitals
subject: Poor
subject: Charity
subject: Pews and pew rights
subject: Episcopal Church
description: Minutes of the vestry of Christ Church from 1827 to 1832. Each entry notes the date and place of the meeting, members present, and business discussed. Regular topics include church elections, staffing, finances, burials, pew rents, management of the church hospital, committee reports, and repairs/improvements to church buildings and grounds. It was during these years that the decision of the United Churches to separate into individual entities took place. Entries relevant to the separation of St. James into its own corporation start around page 50, while entries relevant to the separation of Christ Church and St. Peter's are found at the end of the volume.
creator: United Churches of Christ-Church, St. Peter's, and St. James's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1827/1832
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Vestry minutes, Christ Church, v. 1, 1717-1760
subject: Parish elections
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Church finance
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Church management
subject: Church fund raising
subject: Church schools
subject: Pews and pew rights
subject: Church of England
subject: Episcopalians
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Episcopal Church
description: This volume holds the oldest known meeting minutes for Christ Church, dating from 1717 to 1760. The vestry is the governing body for the church. Each entry records the date, members present and business discussed. The Lieutenant Governor was often present at early meetings, and the Governor became a member of the vestry in 1718. Topics covered include: elections of wardens and vestrymen; fundraising for a steeple and burial ground; establishment of new pew rents; settlement of various accounts; the need to write to the Bishop of London for a new reverend; application for a charter; and the appointment of a schoolmaster. Note: Page 92 was blank and was not scanned.
creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1717/1760
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Vestry minutes, Christ Church, v. 6, 1832-1845
subject: Parish elections
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Church finance
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Dorr, Benjamin, 1796-1869
subject: Church management
subject: Church bells
subject: Church buildings
subject: Church committees
subject: Church fund raising
subject: Episcopalians
subject: Cemeteries
subject: Pews and pew rights
subject: Hospitals
subject: Charity
subject: Poor
subject: Episcopal Church. Diocese of Pennsylvania
subject: Episcopal Church
description: Meeting minutes of the Christ Church vestry from 1832 to 1845. Each entry records the date and place of the meeting, members present, and business discussed. Regular business includes the election of church leaders; employment of staff (ministers, clerks, sextons, bellringers and organists); financial matters such as budgeting, fundraising, taxation, insurance and bequests; maintenance of buildings (including the steeple and bells) and burial grounds; management of pew rents; appointments to and reports from various church committees; the operation of Christ Church hospital; and charity for the poor. Of special interest, this volume of minutes also records the beginning years of the ministry of the Reverend Benjamin Dorr. Annotated copies of Christ Church's charter and by-laws are inserted in the beginning of the volume, entitled "Charter of Christ Church in the city of Philadelphia and St. Peter's Church, in the city of Philadelphia, As established by an Act of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, passed January, 1832; together with the proceedings of the respective vestries thereupon." These documents reflect the separation of Christ Church and St. Peter's in 1832.
creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1832/1845
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Vestry minutes, Christ Church, v. 7, 1845-1866
subject: Parish elections
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Church finance
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Episcopalians
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Church buildings
subject: Cemeteries
subject: Charity
subject: Poor
subject: Church schools
subject: Hospitals
subject: Church committees
subject: Church management
subject: Pews and pew rights
subject: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
subject: Episcopal Church
description: Meeting minutes of the Christ Church vestry from 1845 to 1866. Each entry includes the date, place, members present and business discussed. Topics include the election of church leaders and hiring and payment of staff; appointments to and reports from various church committees; the upkeep of buildings and grounds; the ongoing balancing of financial accounts including ground rents, loans, investments and bequests; the collection of pew rents; and management of the Sunday school and hospital. The loose sheets tucked into the front of the volume are likely attendance records. The meeting minutes from the Spring of 1865 refer to the death of President Abraham Lincoln. The vestry of Christ Church elected to drape the church in black for a period of three months and muffle the church bells to mourn the death of the president. A copy of the charter separating Christ Church and St. Peter's Church in 1832 is also included in this volume. Note: Blank pages were not scanned.
creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1845/1866
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Vestry minutes, Christ Church, v. 8, 1866-1886
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Dorr, Benjamin, 1796-1869
subject: Hodge, G. Woolsey, 1845-1929
subject: Parish elections
subject: Church records and registers
subject: Church finance
subject: Church management
subject: Church committees
subject: Episcopalians
subject: Church buildings
subject: Cemeteries
subject: Hospitals
subject: Corporate minutes
subject: Episcopal Church
subject: Church schools
subject: Pews and pew rights
description: Meeting minutes of the Christ Church vestry from 1866 to 1886. Each entry includes the date, place, members present and business discussed. As in preceding minute books, topics include the election of church leaders and hiring and payment of staff; appointments to and reports from various church committees; the upkeep of buildings and grounds; the ongoing balancing of financial accounts including ground rents, loans, investments and bequests; the collection of pew rents; and management of the Sunday school and hospital. Other topics specific to this book include the Rev. Dr. Dorr's declining health and eventual death; the conflict between Rev. Edward Foggo, Rector of Christ Church, and Rev. Woolsey Hodge, minister in charge of the the Christ Church Chapel; and the management of Calvary Church (also known as the Monument to Bishop White.) The pages tucked into the front of the book are likely attendance records. An index of subjects begins on image 576.
creator: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
date: 1866/1886
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William White sermon 106, "Of grateful praise and Thanksgiving"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. Old Testament
subject: Bible. Psalms
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on Psalms 103:1-5, "Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with loving kindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
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William White sermon 11, "Of the Truth of God," 1791, 1800
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Psalms
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. Reverend White read this sermon in 1791 and again, in altered form, in 1800. In it, he discusses his thoughts on Psalms 100:5, "And his Truth endureth from Generation to Generation."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: {1791,1800}
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William White sermon 115, "Of Religious patriotism"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. Old Testament
subject: Bible. Psalms
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on Psalms 122:6, "Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
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William White Sermon 116, "Of the Consistency between the general duty and the particular," 1799
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Galatians
subject: Washington, George, 1732-1799
subject: Adams, John, 1735-1826
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this charity sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on Galatians 6:10, "As we have therefore Opportunity, let us do good unto all Men, especially unto them who are of the Household of Faith." A note on the cover states, “Towards ye End, there is an Allusion to ye Decease of Gen. Washington, and to ye dressing of ye Pulpit... in black. His successor, President Adams, was present.”
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1799
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William White sermon 12, "Of God's descriptive Character of Love"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Epistle of John, 1st
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, which he edited over time, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on 1 John 4:8, "God is love."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
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type: Text

William White sermon 135, "Of a Wounded Spirit"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. Old Testament
subject: Bible. Proverbs
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on Proverbs 18:14, "The Spirit of a Man will sustain his Infirmity; but a wounded Spirit who can bear?"
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
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language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 137, "Of Spiritual Peace"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Gospels
subject: Bible. John
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, written for Lent, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on John 14:27, "Peace I leave with you, my Peace I give unto you: not as the World giveth, give I unto you."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
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language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 149, "A Discourse on Hebrews," 1826
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Hebrews
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on Hebrews 12:18-24, "For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest, and the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more (For they could not endure that which was commanded, and if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart: and so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:) But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, to the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, and to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1826
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William White sermon 166, "Of a Faithful Discharge of the Duties of the Ministry, and of the sure Reward," circa 1834
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Gospels
subject: Bible. Matthew
subject: Ducachet, Henry William, 1796-1865
subject: St. Stephen's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on Matthew 24:46, "Blessed is that Servant, whom his Lord, when he cometh, shall find so doing." From notes in the text, it seems that Reverend White wrote this sermon for an ordination earlier in his career, and revised it for the installation of Rev. Dr. William Ducachet as rector at St. Stephen's, also in Philadelphia, in 1834.
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1834~
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type: Text

William White sermon 168, "Commentary on Daniel"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. Old Testament
subject: Bible. Daniel
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, Reverend White shares his thoughts on Daniel 9:26, "And after threescore and two weeks, shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
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type: Text

William White Sermon 170, "Of the enumeration of Days," 1797, 1835
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. Old Testament
subject: Bible. Psalms
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. Reverend White delivered this sermon in 1797, and again in 1835, with revisions noted on the inside front cover. Within, he discusses his thoughts on Psalms 90:12, "To teach us to number our Days, that we may apply our Hearts into Wisdom."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: {1797,1835}
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language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 178, "Of the Rich Man & Lazarus"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Gospels
subject: Bible. Luke
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on Luke 16:19-20, "There was a certain rich Man, who was clothed in Purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every Day, and there was a certain Beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his Gate full of Sores."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 191, "Of a sure foundation"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Gospels
subject: Bible. Matthew
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on Matthew 7:24-27, "Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 195, "Of a Pearl of Great Price"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Gospels
subject: Bible. Matthew
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on Matthew 18:45-46. "The kingdom of Heaven is like unto a Merchant Man, seeking goodly pearls; who, when he had found one Pearl of great Price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 196, "Of the use and abuse of the world"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Corinthians, 1st
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on 1 Corinthians 7:31, "And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 198, "A Sermon of the Epiphany," 1835
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. Old Testament
subject: Bible. Isaiah
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on Isaiah 60:1, "Arise, shine, for thy Light is come, and of Glory of the Lord is risen upon thee."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1835
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 207, "Of the Great Gain of Godliness and Contentment"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Timothy, 1st
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on 1 Timothy 6:6, "But Godliness with Contentment is great Gain."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White Sermon 221, "Of the Resurrection," 1798
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Corinthians, 1st
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this Easter sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on 1 Corinthians 15:58, "Therefore, my beloved Brethren, be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the Work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your Labour is not in vain in the Lord."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1798
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 224, "Of Gospel Righteousness," 1792, 1800
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Gospels
subject: Bible. Matthew
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, which Reverend White delivered in 1792 and again in 1800, he discusses his thoughts on Matthew 5:20, "Except your Righteousness shall exceed the Righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the Kingdom of Heaven."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: {1792,1800}
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 226, "Of the Gain of the World, in Account with Loss of ye Soul"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Gospels
subject: Bible. Matthew
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on Matthew 16:26, "What is a Man profited, if he shall gain the whole World, and lose his own Soul?"
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 228, "Of the Love of Pleasure"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Timothy, 2nd
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on 2 Timothy 3:4, "Lovers of Pleasure, more than Lovers of God."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 232, Explanation and Application of John 3:16
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Gospels
subject: Bible. John
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on John 3:16, "God so loved the World, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting Life."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 39, "Of the credibility of the Resurrection"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Acts
subject: Easter
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this Easter sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on Acts 26:8, "Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?"
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 42, "Of Pentecost"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. Acts
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon for Whitsunday, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on Acts 2:1-4, "And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
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format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 43, "Of the abiding of the holy ghost forever"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Gospels
subject: Bible. John
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, written for Trinity Sunday, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on John 14:16, "I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 44, "Of being led by ye spirit"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Romans
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, written for Whitsunday, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on Romans 8:14, "As many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 47, "Of Regeneration"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Gospels
subject: Bible. John
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, written for Trinity Sunday, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on John 3:7, "Marvel not that I said unto thee, ye must be born again."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 49, "Of Working Out Salvation"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Philippians
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on Philippians 2:12-13, "Work out your own salvation with Fear and Trembling: for it is God which worketh in you, both to will and to do, of his good Pleasure."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 59, "Of Frailty"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. Old Testament
subject: Bible. Psalms
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on Psalms 103:14, "For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 72, "Corruption, the Cause of the Rejection of the Gospel"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Gospels
subject: Bible. John
subject: Advent
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, written for Advent, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on John 3:19, "This is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and Men loved Darkness rather than Light, because their Deeds are evil."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 76, "Of Being Not Hearers Only, But doers"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. James
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on James 1:22-25, "But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon 77, "The Newness of the Spirit, contrasted with the Oldness of the Letter"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Romans
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on Romans 7:6, "That we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White sermon, "Of the Character of Christ"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Bible. New Testament
subject: Bible. Gospels
subject: Bible. Matthew
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this sermon, written for Trinity Sunday, Reverend White discusses his thoughts on Matthew 22:41-45, "While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, saying, What think ye of Christ? Whose Son is he? They say unto him, The son of David. He saith unto them, why then doth David in Spirit call him Lord? Saying, the Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right Hand, until I make thine Enemies thy footstool? If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?"
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White, "On Duelling"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Dueling
subject: Episcopalians
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this text, written as an addition to an existing sermon, Reverend White lays out a warning against the "unchristian Practice" of dueling.
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White, "Reasons of ye Refusal of Dismissorial Letters," 1828-1830
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Episcopalians
subject: Episcopal Church. Diocese of Pennsylvania
subject: Religious leaders
subject: Clergy
subject: Bishops
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. Dismissorial letters are testimonials written by a bishop or other qualified religious superior in support of individuals requesting to be ordained by another bishop. In this text, White provides his reasons for refusing to supply dismissorial letters to two deacons in his diocese. The bound manuscript also contains an 1829 draft letter to Bishop Hobart and an 1830 draft letter to the Standing Committee of Maryland regarding the issue
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1828/1830
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White, "Sermons and Charges"
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church for the Advancement of Christianity in Pennsylvania
subject: Christianity
subject: Confirmation
subject: Charity
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this bound manuscript, Reverend White shares his thoughts on the spread of Christianity, the necessity to fund the Society for the Advancement of Christianity in Pennsylvania, and his thoughts on the Ordinance of Confirmation, the last of which, it is noted, "stood in connection with the last sermon ever preached by Bishop White."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White, Additions to Sermons for the Advancement Society, Theological Seminary, Orphan School and House of Refuge.
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church for the Advancement of Christianity in Pennsylvania
subject: General Theological Seminary (New York, N.Y.)
subject: House of Refuge (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Charity
subject: Missionaries
subject: Orphan Society of Philadelphia (Pa.)
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. This text is a collection of additions Reverend White wrote for sermons delivered to "the Advancement Society & the Theological Seminary & Orphan School & H [House] of Refuge." The Advancement Society was a missionary organization, and the House of Refuge was an alternative to prison, meant to reform "juvenille delinquents."
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
format: tiff
language: eng
type: Text

William White, Additions to Sermons for the Assylum, for Visitation, and for the Mariner's Church
subject: Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Sermons
subject: United Churches of Christ-Church and St. Peter's (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: White, William, 1748-1836
subject: Episcopalians
subject: Mariner's Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)
subject: Visitations (Church work)
subject: Orphan Society of Philadelphia (Pa.)
subject: Charity
subject: Episcopal Church
description: William White (1748-1836) was born and educated in Philadelphia, and served as Rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church for 57 years. He also served as Chaplain of the Continental Congress, Chaplain of the Senate, the first presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, and a long-time trustee for the University of Pennsylvania. In this bound volume, Reverend White noted additions to sermons he wrote "for the Assylum, for Visitation, and for the Mariner's Church." The "Assylum" was likely the Orphan Assylum, also known as the Orphan Society, and the Mariner's Church was, as its name implies, a church for the seamen who regularly visited the port of Philadelphia.
creator: White, William, 1748-1836
date: 1779/1836~
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format: tiff
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Women's Book of marriage intentions and accounts, 1685-1728
subject: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia
subject: Genealogy
subject: Society of Friends
subject: Quakers
description: Quakers married each other in the presence of witnesses. This book, kept by women Friends, recorded intentions of marriage and the people and causes for distribution of funds. Laid in is another small book with additional marriage and fund disbursement information and 3 loose pages of accounts.
creator: Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia
date: 1685/1728
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format: jp2
language: eng
type: Text