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3978 marriages and baptised 3064 children and 

 adults, many of whom afterwards became members 

 of the St. George's Society. He continued to per- 

 form the duties of his high vocation until the year 

 181 1, when his health failed, and after frequent at- 

 tacks of paralysis he expired at his residence, which 

 was situated in Greenwich Village on the block next 

 above the present Episcopal Theological Seminary, 

 the gift of his only son, Clement Clark Moore, 

 LL. D., on February 27th, 18 16, in the 68th year of 

 his age. 



Bishop Benjamin Moore married on April 20th, 

 1778, Charity, daughter of Major Clement Clark, 

 an English officer in New York. 



Bishop Moore originated, in the year 1796, the 

 Charitable Committee of the St. George's Society, 

 of which he was a member for several years. He 

 may be called the first Chaplain of the Society. In 

 his life was fully exemplified the motto " Let Mercy 

 be our Boast and Shame our only Fear." 



THE RIGHT REV. GEORGE UPFOLD, S. F. D., LL. D. 



He was born at Shemley Green, near Guilford, 

 Surrey, England, on May 7th, 1796. When eight 

 years of age his father brought him to the United 

 States and settled at Albany, N. Y. He graduated 

 at Union College, Schenectady, in 18 14, and at the 



