of living so infinitely preferable, was almost overpowering. In this thesis no mention was made of Bishop Hobart or his opposition, but it was distinctly stated that the proposed institution would in no way conflict with the work of the newly founded General Theological Seminary because there was great need for both and that they would work in complete harmony inspired by the one ambition to carry on the work of the Church in America which was the legitimate child of the great Church of England.
Through the aid of Lord Gambier and others of his class and circle to whom Bishop Chase was introduced, this pamphlet had a large circulation and won hearty support. Wherever the Bishop went his majestic presence and charming manners won him instant friends in the highest circles of the church and of society, and the names of such
generous subscribers as Lords Kenyon, Gambier, Bexley and Lady Rosse are commemorated in the institutions and the village which he later founded.
The Bishop sailed for home on July 17, 1824, by the same ship on which he had embarked on his almost hopeless quest a little less than ten months before. The impossible had been accomplished and his dream was to come true.
When talking with his English friends, the first idea had been to locate the proposed college and seminary at Worthington, Ohio, and for this purpose Bishop Chase had dedicated his own farm as a surety of the honesty of his purpose, but in the deed of gift he had made provision for establishing the school elsewhere should the Diocesan Convention prefer a different location.
Bishop Chase was a large man both physically
and mentally and he was endowed with almost
BEXLEY HALL, KENYON COLLEGE—HENRY ROBERTS, ARCHITECT