Hoffman, Murray. A Treatise on the Law of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States. New-York: Stanford and Swords, 1850. First Edition.[10942]
Light blue cloth, spine faded, small chip center of spine title label, 9 1/2 x 6 inches, tight. Ex library, paper label to spine, ink stamps on the title page, date stamp on the rear paste-down, a few small stamps in the text, no other library matter. 480 otherwise clean pages. Good. Hardcover.
This begins with an overview of English ecclesiastical church law, it's planting in the colonies, remarks showing the American Episcopal and the English Anglican churches are one in church law, with some practical examples.
Then Chapter I. The Constitution of the Church, and the General Convention;
II. Of the Constitutions and Conventions of the Dioceses;
III. Of Parishes, their Separation and Division, and the Organization of Churches or Congregations;
IV. Of Ministers; V. Difference between Ministers and Congregations;
VI. Of the Penal Law of the Church.
Murray Hoffman (1791-1878), b. New York City; d. Flushing, Long Island. He graduated at Columbia in 1809, studied law, and opened a practice in NYC. He was appointed judge of the Superior Court in New York in 1853, serving until 1861. He was an active layman in the Episcopal Church, and wrote three books on Church Law, as well as several on the laws of New York State and New York City.
