A Sermon Preached in Christ Church, Hartford, January 29th, 1865 / In Commemoration of the Rt. Rev. Thomas Church Brownell, D. D., LL. D., Third Bishop of Connecticut, and Presiding Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States by his Assistant and Successor

A sermon delivered at a city church to commemorate a recently deceased bishop blends theological reflection, personal remembrance, and a biographical sketch. It opens by considering the biblical principle that the blessings and punishments associated with the righteous affect the wider community, then expresses communal grief and the felt vacancy left by the departed. The preacher recounts early traits and career development—peacemaking temper, rapid intellectual growth, steady pastoral leadership—and interprets these as providential preparation for episcopal service, offering the life as both consolation and moral example for the congregation.