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Chase apologizes for a late reply and updates the Lord Bishop of Salisbury on the progress of the College buildings. He also mentions that Henry Caswall, a student, is doing very well as expected.
Date
2-26-1829
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Chase apologizes for a late reply and updates the Lord Bishop of Salisbury on the progress of the College buildings. He also mentions that Henry Caswall, a student, is doing very well as expected.
Recommended Citation
Chase, Philander, "Letter to Lord Bishop of Salisbury" (1829). Philander Chase Letters. 782.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/chase_letters/782
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Gambier
Kenyon College
Feb: 26 1829
Right Rev and
Very Dear Lord Bishop of Salisbury.
I was overwhelmed with care, and troubled with great perplexity of mind when I re’d. your Lordships much esteemed favour of the 22d. of last augt. So that, although I blessed God for your unmerited kindness to me I could not answer your letter. Your Lordships worthy Nephew was and is my witness how utterly impossible it was to do my duty to the College than rearing and at the same time to answer my many letters I hope he mentioned this as an apology for my seeming neglect of what I prize so highly.
Henry Caswall is indeed what your Lordship ship [sic] has recommended him to be of an excellent disposition and good talents: and if our retired situation can hold out inducements for him to stay with us and complete his studies we shall be happy. To this end he has at his service an excellent and well chosen Library and very good and learned professor of Divinity in the Rev. Mr. Sparrow and a warm friend in the person who addresses you in this letter. He has continually before him the example of many pious and discreet young men: & I might add he has the interests of our rising College founded by the munificence of his own Countrymen to induce him to stay with us and help us. May God incline his heart so to do!
Your Lordship will be rejoiced to hear that notwithstanding our embarrassments in the matter of our very expensive building our College is up and covered and our Steeple (among the best proportioned I ever saw) is reared: so that its spire and vane o’er tops the highest trees from our lofty Hill Judge of my feelings when I saw this done. It was in the midst of winter: which till this happy event took place now only a few weeks ago (I might say a few days ago) had continued mild beyond all former example! It was in the midst of winder yet my heart was warmer with gratitude to God for this great mercy than every before. This would appear (as it is in reality) reasonable were the magnitude of our walls and roof, and steeple timbers only considered.
Our students are accommodate in some wooden buildings erected for the purpose -- These must be of necessity be few until our College is opened which we fear will not be till some time in July next.
Ever your Lordships faithful
& grateful and affectionate Friend
Philander Chase
1829
Febry.
Bp. Chase