Chapter XXVI

First church in New York, 1633—First Dominie, Rev. Everardus
Bogardus—The Dutch, Huguenots, Pilgrims—Transporting ministers
and churches—First Rector of New York, Wm. Vesey—Henry Barclay,
1746—First Catholic Bishop in America, 1789—Episcopalian Bishop,
1796—Moral state of Pioneers in Canada—Religion—No ministers—No
striking immorality—Feared God and honored their King—The
Fathers of Upper Canada—Religious views—A hundred years ago—
“Carousing and Dancing”—Rev. Dr. John Ogilvie—First Protestant
clergyman in Canada—Chaplain, 1759, at Niagara—A Missionary
Successor of Dr. Barclay, New York—Death, 1774—Rev. John
Doughty—A Graduate ordained—At Peekskill—Schenectady—A Loyalist—
A Prisoner—To Canada—Chaplain—To England—Returns—Missionary
Resigns—Rev Dr. John Stuart—First clergyman to settle—His
memoir—The “Father of the U. C. Church”—Mission work—The five
nations—The Dutch—Rev. Mr. Freeman—Translator—Rev. Mr. Andrews—
Rev. Mr. Spencer Woodbridge, Howley—New England missionaries—
Rev. Dr. Whelock—The Indian converts—The London society—Rev. Mr.
Inglis—John Stuart selected missionary—A native of Pennsylvania—
Irish descent—A graduate, Phil. Coll.—Joins Church of England—To
England—Ordination—Holy Orders, 1770—Enters upon his work 255