Reasons for Refusing to Consecrate a Church Having an Altar Instead of a Communion Table, or the Doctrine of Scripture and of the Protestant Episcopal ... and a Priesthood in the Christian Ministry
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I have now to request the particular attention of my brethren to a subject which, in my view, is one of interest and importance.
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Righteousness by Faith: Or, The Nature and Means of Our Justification Before God; Illustrated by a Comparison of the Doctrine of the Oxford Tracts with that of the Romish and Anglican Churches
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The Evidences of Christianity, in Their External Division: Exhibited in a Course of Lectures, Delivered in Clinton Hall, in the Winter of 1831-2, ... or the City or New York (Classic Reprint)
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To lay them all aside in their wonted retirement, and begin anew both in study and writing Thus in the midst of exhausting duties, as a parish mi nister, and in a state of health by no means well established, he was unexpectedly committed to an amount of labour which, had it been all foreseen, he would not have dared to undertake. Mean while, a class of many hundreds, from among the most intelligent in the community, and composed, to a considerable extent, of members of the New York Young Men's Society for intellectual and moral improvement, had been formed, and was waiting the commencement of the course. A more Interesting, important, or attentive assemblageof mind and character, no one need wish to address. The burden of preparation was delightfully com pensated by the pleasure of speaking to such an audience. The lecturer could not but feel an en grossing impression of the privilege, as well as responsibility of such an opportunity of usefulness He would thankfully acknowledge the kindness of divine Providence, in his having been permitted and persuaded to embrace it, and for a measure of health, in the prosecution of its duties, far beyond what he had reason to e'xpect. His debt of gratitude is inex.
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Memorials of the Right Reverend Charles Pettit Mcilvaine
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Solemn declarations of the necessity of a new heart, and of holiness if we would see the Lord. Still more: the office of Christ as the only Saviour, and His merits as the only plea.
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Charles Pettit McIlvaine was an Episcopal bishop, author, educator.
Background
Charles Pettit McIlvaine was the son of Joseph and Maria (Reed) McIlvaine. He was descended on his father's side from the McIlvaines of Ayrshire, Scotland; his mother's family was of English origin. Joseph McIlvaine, a lawyer by profession, was from 1823 until his death in 1826 a member of the United States Senate. Charles was born at Burlington, New Jersey.
Education
McIlvaine studied at the Burlington Academy, graduated with high honors from the College of New Jersey at Princeton in 1816, and subsequently pursued theological studies there and in private.
Career
Ordered deacon on July 4, 1820, McIlvaine at once took charge of Christ Church, Georgetown, D. C. , where he remained until 1824. He was ordained priest March 20, 1823. At Georgetown his preaching attracted the attention of many leading statesmen in Washington, and in the year 1821-22, he served as chaplain of the Senate. In January 1825, he was appointed chaplain and professor of geography, history, and ethics at West Point, where he remained until December 1827. Here he instituted revivals of religion that profoundly affected many officers and cadets something unusual at the Military Academy, and not altogether pleasing to those in authority. McIlvaine's theology was of the most evangelical school and he received calls to several churches of that type, while on the other hand he incurred the strong opposition of some prominent high-churchmen. He was rector of St. Ann's, Brooklyn, New York, from December 1827 until 1833, and was also for part of the same time professor of the evidences of Christianity at the University of the City of New York. In the winter of 1831-32, he delivered a series of lectures which were published under the title, The Evidences of Christianity in Their External Division (1832). Elected bishop of Ohio in 1831, he was consecrated to that office October 31, 1832, and the next year moved to Gambier, Ohio, the seat of Kenyon College and its divinity school, of which institutions he became president ex officio. As bishop he was incessant in his labors, incurring cheerfully the hardships involved in traveling over miserable roads in primitive conveyances. Never robust, he often sought rest by visits to Europe, especially to England. Both at home and in England he was recognized as a leader of the evangelical cause in the war on the tractarian doctrines. His activity in this connection brought him into unhappy controversies in Ohio, although he had the steadfast support of a strong majority of his diocese. In controversy he was strenuous but without asperity. In the administration of affairs he was decided and imperative. He ruled the institutions at Gambier with a strong hand, and by obtaining money for them at several times rescued them from bankruptcy and secured the erection of many buildings. In 1846, he moved to Clifton, near Cincinnati, which was thereafter his home. In 1861, when British opinion was greatly inflamed because of the Trent affair, he visited England at the request of President Lincoln and exerted himself, particularly among the higher clergy, to make friends for the United States. He was most cordially received and his efforts were in a considerable degree successful. On a subsequent visit to England he was presented to the Queen at her request, and was shown marked attentions by the Prince of Wales. He died in March 1873, at Florence, Italy, to which place he had gone in search of health. His body was taken to England, where a funeral service was held in Westminster Abbey, and was then brought to America and buried at Clifton, Ohio.
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Religion
In addition to his Evidences of Christianity, McIlvaine published many books and pamphlets, the majority of them in exposition and defense of evangelical doctrines, the most important being Oxford Divinity Compared with That of the Romish and Anglican Churches (1841). Although a decided Episcopalian, he was on friendly terms with evangelical Christians of all denominations, and was a member of many interdenominational societies. His religious faith, clear and unwavering, was the sustaining and controlling power in his life.
Personality
McIlvaine was tall, stately, handsome, of impressive appearance. His manners were reserved, and he was thought by many to be "cold, " yet he was of a very affectionate and sympathetic nature, and was greatly loved by all who knew him well. He was famous as an eloquent and effective preacher. His opinions when once formed seldom changed.
Connections
On October 8, 1822, McIlvaine married Emily, daughter of William Coxe, whom he had known in childhood.