Doane, George Washington; Tucker, J. Ireland; Potter, Horatio. A Memorial of Mrs. Nathan Warren, Founder of the Mission Church of the Holy Cross, Troy. New York: Daniel Dana, Jr., 1859. First Edition. [10023]
Black cloth stamped in blind & gilt, 8 1/2 x 6 inches, ends & corners worn through. Page edges stained blue, purple end papers, 144 clean pp., just a bit shaken. Good. Hardcover.
Mary Warren (née Bouton 1789-1859), b. Norwalk, CT; d. Troy, NY. When 15 years of age she moved with her family to Troy, NY, where her father became a warden of the Episcopal Church there, a post he held for thirty years. As a young bride Mary took a keen interest in the affairs of the Church, teaching and serving in various capacities. After the death of her husband in 1834 she looked for a greater opportunity of service, and began a Saturday school for children in 1835. This grew into a charity school of 80 scholars by 1844, the year in which she donated the funds for the erection of the Mission Church of the Holy Cross, in Troy, NY.
The cornerstone of the church read, "The Church of the Holy Cross was founded in the year of Grace, 1844, by Mary Warren, as a House of Prayer, for all People without Money and Without Price."
This memorial volume has extracts from her diaries, the funeral address by Bishop George Washington Doane, a Sermon by the Rev. J. Ireland Tucker, and Remarks by Bishop Horatio Potter.