self for the Ministry, he went to England in 1761, and received Ordination. On his return to Carolina he remained some years in George-Town, and then removed to St. Matthew's, to take upon him the duties of the cure, April 28, 1766. He continued to officiate until 1777, when he went to the Mississippi. The Indians having joined the British in their War with the Colonies, Mr. Turquand was prevented from returning until 1785, when he resumed his Ministerial labours, and continued them until Sept. 18, 1786, when he died.

During his Ministry in this Parish, he baptised and married in St. John's, St. Stephen's, St. Mark's, and St. George's, Dorchester. On his Private Register are recorded 663 Baptisms, and 154 Marriages. On the 3d July 1785, he baptised 23. He preached alternately at the Parish Church, and the Chapel, and frequently at Orangeburgh.

Soon after Mr. Turquand's death, the ParsonageHouse was burnt. In 1800 the Parishioners removed the Church about six miles, as well for their own convenience, as for the accommodation of the German Lutherans, who were without a Minister. The Parishioners made many efforts to procure a Clergyman, with out success. In 1815, the frame of the Church was again removed, reduced to 30 feet square, and erected on its present site, upon two acres of land, given by Col. Andrew Heatly. The Rev. James O'Farrell was settled here in 1788, and removed to St. Stephen's, April 1789. He was succeeded by the Rev. Matthew Tate, who removed to Beaufort in 1792. The present Incumbent, the Rev. Francis Padmore Delavaux, was elected Rector in 1819. He was Ordained by Bishop Bowen, of this Diocess, Deacon, Dec. 20, 1818, and Priest, June 24, 1819.

A silver Chalice was given to the Parish, with this inscription: "This was given by Tacitus Gaillard, · Esq. to the Parish of St. Matthew's, Feb. 1777, for the

use of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Some years ago, it was stolen by a negro and sold to a waggoner, who took it to the upper country. It was discovered by its inscription and returned to the Parish. A service of Plate has lately been given to the Church, consisting of a Flagon, Chalice, Paten, Alms Plate and Christening Basin, with this inscription: Presented to the Episcopal Church of St. Matthew's, by Mrs. Ann Lovell, 1819. Col. Andrew Heatley has likewise presented to the Church, a handsome Bible and Book of Common Prayer.

The Journals of this Parish are not extant. The Church was incorporated Feb. 29, 1788. In 1819, this Parish contained 2001 white inhabitants.

The Rev. James O'Farrell, mentioned above, was born in the County of Longford, Ireland, Jan. 14, 1755. He was brought up a Roman Catholic, and was ordained in Lisbon, Deacon, April 10th, and Priest, June 1st, 1773. He made a profession of the Protestant faith, in 1786, and was received into the Church of England, by the Bishop of Dromore. Soon after, he left his native country and went to Baltimore, whence he came to Carolina in 1788, and was elected Rector of St. Matthew's Parish, where he remained a year, and then removed to St. Stephen's, in April 1789. He continued to officiate there until 1791, when he returned to St. Matthew's, but discontinued the exercise of the Ministry. He died March 4th, 1817, in the 63d year of his age.

CHAPTER XVII.

St. Andrew's Parish.

ST. Andrew's Parish was laid off by an Act passed Nov. 30, 1706, and its boundaries defined by another Act passed Dec. 18, 1708, as follow: "to the N. E. by the N. W. line from the North bounds of the plantation of Christopher Smith, to the N. W. bounds of Berkley County, the bounds of the Parish of St. James, Goose-Creek, to the S. E. by the Sea, to the S. W. by Stono River, and the bounds of Colleton County, and to the N. W. by the N. W. bounds of Berkley County." The upper part of the Parish was taken off by an Act, Dec. 11, 1717, to form the Parish of St. George, Dorchester.

The Rev. Alexander Wood, A. M. was the first Rector of this Parish. He entered upon the duties of this Cure in 1707, as a Missionary from the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, but soon after died, much respected and lamented by his people. There were, at that time, 180 families in this Parish.*

In 1711, the Rev. Mr. Taylor was appointed by the Society to this Parish. In 1713, he wrote to them an account of a successful effort to instruct the Negroes. He states that, "Mrs. Haige and Mrs. Edwards, who came lately to this Plantation, [Carolina,] have taken

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In 1819, this Parish contained 305 white inhabitants.

extraordinary pains to instruct a considerable number of Negroes, in the principles of the Christian Religion, and to reclaim and reform them. The wonderful success they met with, in about half a year's time, encouraged me to go and to examine those Negroes, about their Knowledge in Christianity; they declared to me their Faith in the chief articles of our Religion, which they sufficiently explained; they rehearsed by heart, very distinctly, the Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and Ten Commandments; fourteen of them gave me so great satisfaction, and were so desirous to be baptised, that I thought it my duty to do it on the last Lord's Day. I doubt not but these Gentlewomen will prepare the rest of them for Baptism in a little time; and I hope the good example of these two Gentlewomen, will provoke at least some Masters and Mistresses, to take the same care and pains with their poor Negroes."

Mr. Taylor, unfortunately, was uncourteous in his manners, and disobliging in his conduct towards his Parishioners. This produced disputes, and at length such a mutual dislike, that, in 1717, he removed, with the Society's permission, to North-Carolina.

The Indian War of 1715, as has already been stated, broke up the settlements in several of the Parishes, and compelled the people to seek protection in CharlesTown. The Rev. William Guy, who had fled from St. Helena, with his Parishioners, was sent by the Society in 1717, as a Missionary to Naraganset. The severity of the climate did not agree with his constitution, and he returned to this Province in 1719. He was much esteemed by the people, and as this Parish was vacant, he was invited to the Cure. The Society, subsequently, confirmed the appointment.

St. Andrew's Church was built of brick; 40 feet long, by 25 broad. The graveyard contained about three acres of ground, surrounded by a neat palisade. A small Parsonage-House was built of wood, about a

mile from the Church, upon a Glebe of 26 acres, to which 60 more were added in 1727.

Mr. Guy was diligent in discharging his duties, and highly acceptable to the people. He not only attended faithfully to his own immediate Cure, but extended his labours to some distance from his residence; where he preached, administered the Lord's Supper, and baptised several children and adults. So many persons generally attended on these occasions, that a subscription was opened for building another Church. The same success attended his Ministry at home. From the increase of his congregation, the Parish Church in 1722 was too small for their accommodation. A subscription was opened to enlarge it, when £500 Cur. were immediately subscribed; and £400 were given by the Assembly. In 1723 they began the addition to the Church, and soon completed it in form of a It was 40 feet long, by 52 wide, with a handsome Chancel, 12 feet deep, and 24 feet wide. It was neatly finished and commodiously pewed. At the west end was a Gallery, originally intended for those who had no Pews, but afterwards appropriated to People of Colour. At the east end was a large window, and another on each side of the Communion Table; a decent Font was placed on a Pedestal of three steps, at the entrance of the Church. There were two large doors, one at the west end, and one at the south. Over the west door is the following Inscription, cut in a red tile:

cross.

J. F... T. R.

SVPER. VI
1706.

The Society held Mr. Guy in great respect. They appointed him, Sept. 17, 1725, their Attorney in this Province, to receive, and recover all bequests and donations made to them, and to give acquittances for the same.