Records, 1928-1969.

Church of the Holy Trinity (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)

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Episcopal church founded in Brooklyn Heights in 1847. John Howard Melish was pastor of the church from 1904 until 1949 when he was ousted by the vestrymen because of his son's political activities. The son, William Howard Melish, who was associate pastor of Holy Trinity from 1939 to 1958, was a supporter of civil rights and controversial causes. The controversy involved the congregation in hearings before the diocese and appeals to the courts until the diocese declared t...

Trinity House (New York, N.Y.)

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Melish, William Howard, 1910-

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John Howard Melish was born in Milford, Ohio in 1874; attended the University of Cincinnati, Harvard Divinity School, and the Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge, Mass.; became associate rector of Christ Church in Cincinnati in 1900; and came to Brooklyn to serve as the rector for the Church of the Holy Trinity in 1904. In 1915-16, he gained some fame within the church for his efforts to give women the right to vote in the annual parish meetings of the Episcopal Church. He was...

Episcopal Church. Diocese of New York

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Melish, John Howard, 1874-1969

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John Howard Melish was born in Milford, Ohio in 1874; attended the University of Cincinnati, Harvard Divinity School, and the Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge, Mass.; became associate rector of Christ Church in Cincinnati in 1900; and came to Brooklyn to serve as the rector for the Church of the Holy Trinity in 1904. In 1915-16, he gained some fame within the church for his efforts to give women the right to vote in the annual parish meetings of the Episcopal Church. He was...