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Thomas Hubbard Vail (October 21, 1812–October 6, 1889) was the first Episcopal Bishop of Kansas. ==Early life== Vail was born in Richmond, Virginia, the son of Israel E. Vail and Maria Rogers Vail, who had emigrated there from New England.〔Thompson-Stahr, 475〕 He attended Washington College (now Trinity College), graduating in 1831.〔Perry, 157〕 He next attended the General Theological Seminary, graduating in 1835.〔 In 1836, he married Frances Sophia Burling, with whom he had seven children.〔 Vail was ordained deacon that year, and ordained priest in 1837.〔 After his ordination to the priesthood, he became rector of Christ Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1837.〔Batterson, 207〕 While rector of Christ Church, Vail wrote "Hannah," a sacred drama, which he published anonymously in 1839.〔 Two years later, Vail moved to Essex, Connecticut to become rector of St. John's Church in that town.〔 In 1841, he wrote "The Comprehensive Church: or, Christian Unity and Ecclesiastical Union in the Protestant Episcopal Church", which anticipated the Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilateral. () In 1844, he moved again, to Christ Church of Westerly, Rhode Island, where he remained for thirteen years.〔 While there, Vail received a doctorate of sacred theology from Brown University.〔 In 1857, Vail returned to Massachusetts to become rector of St. Thomas Church in Taunton.〔 He moved once more, in 1863, to Muscatine, Iowa, to serve as rector of Trinity Church.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas Hubbard Vail」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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