Background
Chase, William Sheafe was born on January 11, 1858 in Amboy, Lee County, Illinois, United States. Son of Newton Simpson and Harriet Fish (Peckham) Chase.
Chase, William Sheafe was born on January 11, 1858 in Amboy, Lee County, Illinois, United States. Son of Newton Simpson and Harriet Fish (Peckham) Chase.
Bachelor of Arts, Brown University, 1881, Master of Arts, 1885, Doctor of Divinity, 1912. Bachelor of Divinity, Episcopal Theological School, 1885.
1 son, Newton Gladding. Married second, Fannie Louise Jackson, April 27, 1914;Briggs. Deacon, 1885, priest, 1886, Protestant Episcopal Church.
Assistant minister Emmanuel Church, Boston, September-October 1885.
Rector Saint James Church, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, 1885-1902. Honorary canon Cathedral of the Incarnation, Garden City, Long Island, and chaplain Saint Paul’s School, 1902-1905.
Rector Christ Church, Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, 1905-1932 (rector honorarius). President Religious Union for World Peace, since 1937.
Member International Reform Federation (superintendent 1926-1936, president 1936-1937), Lord’s Day Alliance of the United States (director), Society for Prevention of Crime (director), Fourminute manitoba World War.
Married Susan Gladding Collins, January 11, 1887 (died 1897). Married second, Fannie Louise Jackson, April.