4 CONTENTS. 



TO THK General Assembly of the State — The Name " Protestant 

 Episcopal Church" first given to the Church of England at this 

 Convention 34 



CHAPTER XLI. 



Dr. Smith Preaches a New Year's Sermon in St. Peter's Church, Phila- 

 delphia — Proposes General Washington as a ]Member of the Ameri- 

 can Philosophical Society — General W.-vshington's Letter of Ac- 

 ceptance TO Dr. Smith — Dr. Smith to C^sar Rodney — Dr. Smith 

 Preaches a Funeral Sermon at the Burial of Mrs. Coudon — 

 Preaches in May, 1781, a Fast Sermon in Chestertown, and in De- 

 cember of the same Year a Thanksgiving Sermon — Extracts from 

 THESE Two Last — Death of John "Wemyss — Extract from the Min- 

 utes of THE Grand Lodge — The Ahiman Rezon 39 



CHAPTER XLII. 



Dr. Smith Preaches a Funeral Discourse on the Rev. Hugh Neill, of 



WHOM SOME account IS GIVEN — DeATH OF MrS. BlACKWELL, WiFE OF 



the Rev. Mr. Blackwell — Notice and Elegiac Stanzas upon her 

 Death attributed to Dr. Smith — The Convention of 1782 in Mary- 

 land — Success of Kent County School, and Development of Wash- 

 ington College, Maryland — Death of William Moore, Esq., of 

 Moore Hall 59 



CHAPTER XLIII. 



Dr. Smith's Account of Washington College— Address to the Inhabi- 

 tants OF Maryland in regard to the College — List of the Sub- 

 scriptions — Dr. Smith and Peregrin Lethbury to the Assembly of 

 Maryland — Address of the Visitors to the Assembly — Dr. Smith in 

 behalf of the visitors to general washington general wash- 

 INGTON TO Dr. Smith in reply — Proceedings of the Assembly of • 

 Maryland 65 



CHAPTER XLIV. 



:/ 



First Commencement of Washington College, May 14, 1783 — List of 

 Graduates — Corner-Stone Laid — Convention at Chestertown, May 

 12, 1783 — Petition the Assembly — Dr. Smith to Rev. Dr. White- 

 Convention at Annapolis, August 13, 1783 — Petitions to the Gen- 

 eral Assembly of Maryland — Declaration of Rights — Notice ofI 

 Rev. Thomas Gates — Dr. Smith Chosen for Bishop of Maryland — 

 Clergy of Maryland Give Recommendation of him for Consecration 

 to the Bishop of London — Notices of the Rev. Dr. Gordon and of 

 the Rev. Dr. West — Marriage of Dr. Smith's Eldest Daughter 87 



CHAPTER XLV. 



Dr. White, Dr. Blackwell of Pennsylvania and Dr. Beach of New 

 Jersey Desirous of a Continental Convention — Dr. Smith in Mary- 

 land Assists the Project — Dr. Smith to Dr. White — A Church 



