Kingston Parish - Call and Acceptance, 1960-1961

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These are letters from and to fellow priests and parishioners about his call to Kingston Parish in Mathews, Virginia. They are in chronological order. Most of this material was organized by Samuel H. Sayre, but a few pieces of correspondence congratulating him were found loose and added.

Correspondents include The Rt. Rev. Robert F. Gibson of Virginia, Suffragan Bishop Samuel B. Chilton of Virginia, Bishop Coadjutor Robert F. Gibson, John Warren Cooke, Senior Warden of Kingston Parish, Bishop Francis Eric Bloy of Los Angeles, John L. E. Collier, Arthur C. Coons of Occidental College, Glenard P. Lipscomb, Bob Sayre, Rev. Richard I. S. Parker, Franklyn D. Josselyn, Margaret Sayre Ransone and the Vestry of St. Barnabas' Church.

In a letter to The Rt. Rev. Robert F. Gibson, D.D., Rev. Sayre tells Rev. Gibson of his decision to "end up my ministry in Virginia". This letter also includes information about Rev. Sayre's career and Marjorie Sayre's family history. ( June 14, 1960).

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