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Last Journal of the Rt. Rev. George Burgess, D. D., Bishop of Maine: From December 27, 1865, to April 20, 1866 (Classic Reprint)
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An address delivered in Christ Church, Hartford, at the funeral of the Rt. Rev. Thomas Church Brownell, D. D., LL. D., third Bishop of Connecticut, January xviith, MDCCCLXV
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George Burgess was an American bishop. He remains in history as the first Episcopal bishop of Maine.
Background
George Burgess was born on October 31, 1809 in Providence, Rhode Island, the second son of Thomas and Mary Mackie Burgess, and an older brother of Bishop Alexander Burgess.
As a young lad he was exceptionally studious, and possessed a remarkable power of concentration, so that he was ready for college before he was twelve years old.
Education
But his father was averse to his entering so young, and kept him back for a year. In 1822, he entered Brown University, and after a brilliant academic career graduated with high honors in the class of 1826.
From 1829 to 1831 he served as tutor at Brown, at the same time studying theology under the guidance of his rector, the Rev. Dr. Nathan B. Crocker. The three years following he spent abroad attending lectures at the Universities of Berlin, Bonn, and Göttingen, and in traveling.
Career
His father was a lawyer of prominence in Providence, and young Burgess after his graduation studied law in his office and completed his preparation, though he never applied to be admitted to the bar.
Upon his return from Germany, he was ordained deacon in Grace Church, Providence, by Bishop Alexander Viets Griswold, and was advanced to the priesthood, November 2, 1834, in Christ Church, Hartford, Connecticut, by Bishop Thomas Church Brownell. He was immediately made rector of Christ Church, Hartford.
Under his wise administration the parish grew, and his work there was congenial. But he was destined for promotion. Maine, which had been a diocese since 1820, had continued under the bishop of the Eastern Diocese, that is, of all New England except Connecticut. But the time had now come when Maine desired its own bishop, and so at a special convention held in Portland, October 4, 1847, Burgess was unanimously elected to that office. He was consecrated in Christ Church, Hartford, October 31, 1847.
When he went to Maine he made his home in Gardiner, assuming the rectorship of the church there, which position he held until his death, performing his duties as rector in conjunction with and in addition to his duties as bishop, such doubling of duties being necessary because of the inadequacy of the support available for the episcopate.
As a result he wrote much, in spite of the demands which his work as bishop made upon him. There was a poetic strain in his nature, and The Poems of the Rt. Rev. George Burgess (1868), published after his death, constituted, perhaps, his chief literary production. He translated the Book of Psalms into verse (1840), wrote Pages from the Ecclesiastical History of New England between 1740 and 1840 (1847), and The Last Enemy, Conquering and Conquered (1850), and in addition published numerous sermons and addresses in pamphlet form.
Trouble with his throat began to show itself, and early in 1865 the suggestion was made to him that he visit Hayti and look over the missionary work there. Toward the end of the year he undertook the journey, with the double purpose of seeking benefit to his health and studying the conditions of the mission stations at Hayti. It was on this journey that he died on board ship as he was going from Port-au-Prince to the port whence he was intending to sail for home. His body was taken to Gardiner, Maine, and buried in the churchyard there.
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Religion
His family were Congregationalists, and in that faith had been his early training.
But his study and reading led him into the Episcopal Church, and even while he was working in his father's law office he began to experience a drawing toward the ministry.
Views
His diocese was weak, but by his steadfast devotion and saintly life, by his unwearying energy and convincing preaching, he had the satisfaction of seeing it develop and increase in influence under his guidance. Bishop Burgess possessed a well-informed mind, and the ability to give clear expression to his thoughts.
Connections
George Burgess was married on October 26, 1846, to Sophia, daughter of Leonard Kip.