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IVES, LEVI SILLIMAN 231colonies, leaving New York when the British forces abandoned the city in November1783.In 1787 Inglis was appointed the first colonial bishop of Nova Scotia, whichincluded jurisdiction over not only the Maritime provinces but also much ofeastern Canada and Bermuda. Serving in Nova Scotia until his death in 1816,Inglis ministered to thousands of American loyalists in exile and (with his clericalassistants) founded 44 churches in that diocese.BibliographyA. The True Interest of America Impartially Stated (Philadelphia, 1776); The ChristianSoldier’s Duty Briefly Delineated (New York, 1777); The Duty of Honoring theKing, Explained and Recommended (New York, 1780); Dr. Inglis’s Defence of HisCharacter (London, 1784).B. AAP 5, 186–91; ANB 11, 657–58; DAB 9, 476; DCA, 576; EDC, 264; HEC, 56, 76–77, 86, 91; Morgan Dix, ed., A History of the Parish of Trinity Church in the Cityof New York, 7 vols. (New York, 1898); Reginald V. Harris, Charles Inglis: Missionary,Loyalist, Bishop (1734–1816) (Toronto, 1937); Brian Cuthbertson, TheFirst Bishop: A Biography of Charles Inglis (Halifax, 1987).IVES, LEVI SILLIMAN (16 September 1797, Meriden, Conn.–13 October1867, Manhattanville, N.Y.). Education: Studied at Hamilton College, 1816; studiedtheology with John Henry Hobart, New York, and at General TheologicalSeminary, 1819–22. Career: Deacon, St. James’ Church, Batavia, N.Y., 1822–23; rector, Trinity Church, Philadelphia, 1823–26; co-rector, St. James’ Church,Lancaster, Pa., 1826–27; assistant minister, Christ Church, New York, 1827–28;rector, St. Luke’s Church, New York, 1828–31; bishop, diocese of North Carolina,1831–52; lecturer in rhetoric, St. Joseph’s Seminary and St. John’s College, andagent for Roman Catholic charities, New York, 1854–67.An Episcopal bishop and prominent convert to Roman Catholicism during theOxford movement controversy, Levi Silliman Ives was raised by Presbyterianparents in Connecticut. Although as a young man he thought about pursuing acareer as a Presbyterian minister, he changed his mind after becoming convincedof the importance both of apostolic succession and of a liturgy that followedprimitive Christian forms. This conviction led him to join the Episcopal Churchin 1819. He studied theology under John Henry Hobart,* the bishop of New York(and later his father-in-law). After his ordination, Ives served in several parishesin New York and Pennsylvania before being elected the second bishop of NorthCarolina in 1831.During his episcopate, Ives recruited clergy, established missions, and encouragedthe evangelization of African American slaves. A strong supporter of schoolsfor the young people of his diocese, he established academic institutions thatemphasized Christian nurture in the doctrine, discipline, and worship of hischurch. Raleigh’s Episcopal School of North Carolina for boys and St. Mary’sSchool for girls opened in 1834 and 1842, respectively. Ives also founded a mis-