A History of the Protestant Episcopal Church in America
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than a Socinlan character. His conduct during his epis- copate did not materially lessen these impressions to his dis- advantage. It could not be denied that he was to a great extent, cold and indistinct in doctrine, distant and reserved in personal bearing, and indolent and inactive in his work. Against Bishop Seabury, whose opinions and character were ine very respect most unlike his own, he was strongly prejudiced, and long denied the validity of his consecra- tion, even though in this he st...ood almost alone amongst his own clei'gy, and when the neighboring states had received as pastors those whom his eastern brother had ordained. Most happily for the infant Church, the mild urbanity of Bishop White checked this discord and prevented the threatened separation ; and from this time, though there was little sympathy of feeling, yet they acted in concert till the death of Bishop Seabviry in 1786. Bishop Pro- voost's own public life lasted little longer. In September 1800 he resigned the incumbency of Trinity chvirch ; and in the following year he called together the diocesan con- vention, and resigned to it his episcopal jurisdiction.
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