not even the opposition of the most powerful Bishop in the American Church, Hobart of New York, could swerve Bishop Chase from his purpose. Carrying with him a few letters of introduction to clergymen in the English Church and one from Henry Clay to Lord Gambier, a retired admiral of the English Navy, Bishop Chase sailed from New York on the packet ship Orbit on October 1st, 1823, and landed in Liverpool on November 3rd. From there he proceeded at once to Manchester to visit an old friend and college mate, Mr. Thomas Wiggin, who had married and settled in England. Here he learned that Bishop Hobart, who was interested in the upbuilding of the General Theological Seminary recently established in New York City, had preceded him and was actively engaged in prejudicing the English clergy against his scheme. The situation appeared hopeless, but
the doughty Bishop had infinite faith and his hope lay in Lord Gambier. At first this gentleman was courteous, but lukewarm. However, after reading the strong endorsement of his friend Henry Clay, Lord Gambier invited the Bishop to visit him at his country estate, listened to his story and became his strong friend and supporter.
At the suggestion of Lord Gambier the Bishop drew up a thesis setting forth the needs of the church west of the Allegheny Mountains and the necessity of educating young men native to this region to carry on God’s work. He explained the costs and difficulties of travel which made it impossible to send these young men to New York and pointed out that for the very few who could go so far from home to receive their education, the temptation to remain in the East where the need of clergymen was equally great and the conditions
LEONARD HALL, KENYON COLLEGE—ABRAM GARFIELD, ARCHITECT