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Evolution of the American Episcopalian Church in history
The article recounts how American Episcopalians lacked bishops after independence, the need for consecration abroad, Seabury's path to consecration in Scotland, and the 1784–1786 steps to form a local church governance with three consecrating clergymen. It notes the church’s growth, wealth, and place in American society compared to Ireland.
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America
England
Horsley
Atlantic
Tiber
Thames
London
Plymouth
New York
Philadelphia
United States
Propagation Society
Virginia
Old Dominion
Ralegh
Seabury
Episcopalians
Connecticut
Scotland
Aberdeen
Ross
Moray
National Union of the Episcopalians
Canterbury
York
White
Washington
Provoost
Caswall
New England