THE RIGHT REVEREND

JOSEPH CRUIKSHANK TALBOT, D.D., LL.D.

THE second Bishop of Indiana, was born in Alexandria, Virginia, on the 5th day of September, A.d. 1816.

He was educated in Pierpont Academy, Alexandria, and in 1835 removed to Louisville, Kentucky, where he was engaged in business for several years.

He was Baptized in Christ Church, Louisville, in 1837, and confirmed by the Bishop of Kentucky during the same year.

In 1841 he became a Candidate for Holy Orders, and pursued his studies under the Bishop's direction.

Ordered Deacon in Christ Church, Louisville, on the 5th day of September, A.D. 1846, by The Right Rev. Benjamin Bosworth Smith, S.T.D.

Ordained Priest in S. John's Church, Louisville, on the 6th day of September, A.D. 1848, by the same Prelate.

While in Deacon's Orders he organized S. John's Church, Louisville, and upon his Ordination to the Priesthood became the Rector. He remained in that Parish seven years. In 1853 he removed to Indiana and became the Rector of Christ Church, Indianapolis, where he remained until his elevation to the Episcopate.

He received the Degree of Doctor in Divinity from The Western University of Pennsylvania, Pittsburg, A.D. 1854, and that of Doctor of Laws from The University of Cambridge, England, A.D. 1867.

In 1859 he was elected by the House of Bishops as Missionary Bishop of the North-West, and the election was confirmed by the House of Clerical and Lay Deputies. This was a new jurisdiction, including Nebraska, Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Montana, and Idaho, covering nearly nine hundred thousand square miles.

Consecrated Missionary Bishop of the North-West in Christ Church, Indianapolis, on the 15th day of February, A.D. 1860, by The Right Rev. Jackson Kemper, S.T.D., assisted by The Right Rev. Benjamin Bosworth Smith, S.T.D., The Right Rev. Cicero Stephens Hawks, D.D., The Right Rev. George Upfold, S.T.D., and The Right Rev. Gregory Thurston Bedell, D.D.

In 1865 he was elected as the Assistant Bishop of Indiana, to which Diocese he was translated in October of that year.

Upon the death of Bishop Upfold, A.D. 1872, he became the Bishop of Indiana.

WRITINGS.-A few single Sermons, Addresses to his Convention, Pastoral Letters, and fugitive Articles.

Bishop Talbot died at Indianapolis, on the 15th day of January, A.D. 1883, and was buried at Crown Hill Cemetery.

THE RIGHT REVEREND

WILLIAM BACON STEVENS, D.D., LL.D.

THE fourth Bishop of Pennsylvania, was born in Bath, Maine, on the 13th day of July, A.D. 1815.

After pursuing his classical studies in Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, his health broke down, and he was compelled to spend over two years in foreign travel. Returning to the United States, he graduated Doctor in Medicine at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, A.D. 1837. He subsequently received the same Degree from The Medical College of South Carolina. He practised in his Profession in Savannah, Georgia, nearly five years. In 1841 he received the appointment of Historian for the State of Georgia. Shortly afterwards he relinquished his profession and studied Theology under the direction of the Bishop of Georgia.

Ordered Deacon in Christ Church, Savannah, on the 26th day of February, A.D. 1843, by The Right Rev. Stephen Elliott, Jr., S.T.D.

Ordained Priest in the same Church on the 7th day of January, A.D. 1844, by the same Prelate.

During his Diaconate he organized Emmanuel Church, Athens, Georgia, and upon his Ordination to the Priesthood became the Rector of the Parish.

In 1844 he was elected Professor of Belles-Lettres, Oratory and Moral Philosophy in The University of Georgia.

In 1847 he was a Deputy to the General Convention from the Diocese of Georgia.

In 1848 he removed to Pennsylvania, and became the Rector of S. Andrew's Church, Philadelphia, where he remained until his elevation to the Episcopate.

He received the Degree of Doctor in Divinity from The University of Pennsylvania, A.D. 1848, and that of Doctor of Laws from Union College, Schenectady, New York, A.D. 1862.

Consecrated Assistant Bishop of Pennsylvania in S. Andrew's Church, Philadelphia, on the 2d day of January, A.D. 1862, by The Right Rev. John Henry Hopkins, D.D., LL.D., assisted by The Right Rev. Alonzo Potter, D.D., LL.D., The Right Rev. Horatio Potter, S.T.D., LL.D., The Right Rev. Alfred Lee, S.T.D., The Right Rev. Thomas March Clark, S.T.D., The Right Rev. Henry Washington Lee, S.T.D., and The Right Rev. William Henry Odenheimer, D.D.

Upon the death of Bishop Potter, A.D. 1865, he became the Bishop of Pennsylvania.

In the year 1865 the Diocese was divided, and a new See formed in the western portion of the State under the title of The Diocese of Pittsburg.

In 1871 the Diocese was again divided, and another See created under the title of The Diocese of Central Pennsylvania.

In 1868 he was appointed by the Presiding Bishop to take charge of the American Episcopal Churches in Europe, which position he held six years.

WRITINGS.-1. Discourses before the Georgia Historical Society, A.D. 1841. 2. Tract on the History of Silk Culture in Georgia, 1841. 3. History of Georgia, from its first Discovery by the Europeans to the adoption of its present Constitution, in 1797, 2 vols. 8vo., 1847. 4. Parables of The New Testament practically unfolded, 1 vol. 8vo., 1855. 5. Consolation, The Bow in the Cloud, 1 vol. 12mo., 1855. 6. Home Service, 1 vol. 12mo., 1856. 7. The Lord's Day, its Obligations and Blessings, 1 vol. 12mo., 1857. 8. The Past and the Present of S. Andrew's. 1 vol. 12mo., 1858. 9. Two Discourses, September 12th and 19th, 1858, 8vo. 10. A Charge to his Clergy, 1864, 8vo. 11. A Sermon preached in The Church of The Holy Trinity, Nice, France, December 30th, 1866, in behalf of The Society for Propagating The Gospel in Foreign Parts, and The Church Missionary Society. Nice, A.D. 1867. 12. A Sermon preached in Grace Church, Brooklyn, Long Island, at the Consecration of The Right Rev. B. H. Paddock, D.D., September 17th, A.D. 1873, 8vo. 13. A Sermon preached in Grace Church, New York, at the Consecration of The Right Rev. S. I. J. Schereschewsky, D.D., Missionary Bishop to China. November, 1877, 8vo. Also a number of occasional Sermons, Essays, Tracts, and Papers in various Periodicals.

Bishop Stevens also edited, with Preface and Notes, The Georgia Historical Collections, 8vo., 2 vols., 1841-2. He preached the Sermon in S. Paul's Cathedral, Lon-don, at the close of the Pan-Anglican Council, A.D. 1878.