Henry Harrison Oberly (June 19, 1841 - March 19, 1914) was a prominent Episcopal priest and author. He was born in

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and baptized at the First Presbyterian Church; he was a student of

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, where he was confirmed in the Episcopal Church. After studies at

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(B.A. 1865, M.A. 1868), and the

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, he was ordained to the diaconate in 1867 and to the priesthood in 1869. Oberly was curate of

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(1868–69) and the first rector of the Church of the Holy Cross,

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from 1869 to 1873. He achieved national prominence during his long tenure (1879-1914) as rector of the former Christ Church,

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(1904). He was a member of

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, the

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, the

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, the

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, and many other organizations.

Bibliography

*''Church Music: An Address in St. Agnes Chapel, New York, before the Faculty and Students of the General Theological Seminary'' (1893)
The Fortieth Anniversary of the Foundation of the Parish of Christ Church, of Elizabeth, N.J., 1893: A Sermon Preached by the Very Rev. Eugene Augustus Hoffman, D.D. on Easter Day, April 2nd; and a Sermon Preached by the Rev. Henry H. Oberly, M.A. on Low Sunday, April 9th
(1893) from

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*
Systematic Catechizing: Directions and Suggestions for Catechists and Teachers
' (1896) *''Lessons on the Prayer Book Catechism for the Use of Children'' (1898) *
The Testimony of the Prayer Book to the Continuity of the Church
' (1901)

References

* "Rev. Dr. Henry Harrison Oberly," in ''The New York Times'', March 20, 1914, p. 11. * "Rev. Dr. Henry H. Oberly," in ''Hartford Courant'', March 22, 1914, p. 9. * "Long Rector in Elizabeth, N.J." in ''Boston Evening Transcript'', March 20, 1914, p. 12. * "Episcopal Rector Died Yesterday" in Bridgewater ''Courier-News'', March 20, 1914, p. 7.

External links

* Ralph G. Whedon Jr.
Possess Our Souls in Patience: Christ Church in the Catholic Revival of the Nineteenth Century, Making One Hundred Years of the Use of Eucharistic Vestments in This Parish Church
(Elizabeth, New Jersey: Christ Episcopal Church, 1963).
Henry Harrison Oberly, Clergyman
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