There are two extensive graveyards attached to St. Philip's, one on either side of the street. That on the east, in which the Church is built, extends from Church-street to Philadelphia-street, and that on the

Who has drowned near Columbia,

On the 21st day of Jan. 1812, in the 26th year of his age.
His intense application to the Study of Nature,
Was crowned with uncommon success,
And promised, if his life had been prolonged,
To have extended the Boundaries of Science,
And added largely to the Stock
Of Human Happiness.

His mind was energetic, his Perception Quick,
And his Heart enriched with the Virtues,
And elevated by the Hopes,
of Christianity.

Long will his Family cherish the Recollection of his Worth;
The tears of his Pupils consecrate this offering of Affection;
And Science, Genius, and Patriotism,

Mourn their Common Loss.

The following Inscriptions are from the Monuments and Tablets upon the
Walls of the Church:

In hopes of a Joyful Resurrection,
Here or near this Place lies
the Body of Mrs. SARAH WHITAKER,
the Wife of Benjamin Whitaker, Esq.
She was a pious, virtuous and good Woman,
A tender, constant and affectionate Wife,
A sincere friend, innocent and inoffensive.
She was married on the 20th day of May 1719,
in the bloom of youth.

But in a few years she was afflicted
with severe Indisposition,

Which she bore patiently, and even cheerfully.
She died on the 29th day of Dec. 1747,
generally lamented.

When under the serenity and calmness
Of a good and quiet conscience, she meekly
And humbly, with a perfect Resignation
to the Will of God,

Yielded her Soul to Him who gave it.
In Heaven is Health.

West, from Church-street to the graveyard of the Independent Church on Meeting-street.

There is no record of Mr. Commissary Garden's third Visitation of the Clergy; it is therefore probable that, no business was transacted. The fourth was neld April 24, 1734, at which were examined, the Letters of Orders, and License of the Rev. Mr. Gowie.

Mr. Vicars was a native of England,
and had been 26 years a

respectable merchant of Charlestown,
and one of the most regular
And devout worshippers in this Church.
With an Ardour

for the advancement of Religion,
And a peculiar
Attachment to this Congregation,
At his death he willed a Legacy
Of 5007. sterling to

St. Philip's Church:
The Vestry and Wardens of which, have
with gratitude and respect erected
this Monument to his Memory.

This Perishing Monument
Can but weakly express
The Virtues of her

To whose Memory it is erected.
MARTHA CANNON

Was Born on the 2d of October 1760.
And died on the 2d November 1814.
Aged Fifty-four years and one month.
She had long been a member of this Church,
Respected and Beloved,

By all who knew her,
For her Exemplary Piety,
Her Amiable Deportment,
And her unbounded Charity.

The Poor never left her Empty,

The Orphan never saw her but with gratitude.
Her life was the life of the Righteous,
Her death was that of the Christian.
"Blessed are the Dead who die in the Lord."
As a poor testimony of his pious gratitude

And the Veneration

In which he holds her Memory;
(Being one of nine childrea

Left by three of her Sisters at a tender age
Each of whom

Received from her

All the kindness of a Mother's care ;)

This Marble is Inscribed

By

Daniel Cannon Webb.

The following is from a Monument in the Vestibule of the Church :

P. M.

EDWARDI POST, Chirurgi:

Ob Scientiam, Europe clarrisimis Gymnasiis, comparatam,

et in

Prælectionibus Anatomicis, Academia Neo-Eborac, habitis,
jam ornate et honorifice ostemsam, insignis;
Foris ob ingenium, industriam, gratiam, dilecti,
Domi tam omnibus propter suavitatem humanitatis, jucundi,
quam suis ob pietatem carissimi;
Hoc marmor ponendum dedit
Pater mærens,

prope locum, quo, cum effugerat anima,
Corpus morbo insanabili confectum,
Anno ætatis quatuor et vicessimo.
Spe resurrectionis læta, sepultum,
Die Quarto Kalend, Feb. A, D. MDCCCXVI.

The General Assembly, Feb. 22, 1733-4, granted £100 towards building the Parsonage House for St. Philip's Parish.

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The Bishop of London sent a Pastoral Letter to the Clergy of his Diocess, dated Dec. 17th, 1734, in which he states that, in consequence of the great diligence of the popish Priests, considerable numbers are perverted to Popery; and, consequently, become zealous for the Pretender; therefore Pastors should inquire what are the arguments used in favour of the Church of Rome, and furnish their People, both in private and public, with proper antidotes against them."

The laborious duties of the Pastoral Office in St. Philip's Parish, had greatly injured Mr. Garden's constitution, and a visit to the Northern Provinces was deemed necessary for the recovery of his health. During his absence, the Church was supplied by the Clergy of the neighbouring Parishes. The Parochial duties of St. Philip's had so much increased, that the Rector found it impracticable to perform them alone. The Assembly, therefore, May 29, 1736, appropriated £50 sterling per ann. and such further sum, as the people might be willing to subscribe, for the support of an Assistant. He was to be in Priest's Orders, and produce satisfactory testimonials of his Ordination by a Bishop of the Church of England.

In consequence of this Appropriation, the Vestry, June 8, 1736, solicited the Bishop of London, to recommend and appoint, some suitable person to assist the Rector, in the Pastoral duties of that Cure. The Rev. William Orr, A. M. was accordingly licensed to perform Divine Service in this Province, On his arrival, he officiated in St. Philip's from January 20th, 1737, until the 15th March following; when, by virtue of a Precept from the Church Commissioners, Mr. Orr was unanimously elected Assistant to the Rector of this Parish.

Mr. Orr, was a native of England.

He was Ordained by Dr. Gibson, Bishop of London, Deacon, Sept. 19, and Priest Sept. 29, 1736.

There are no records of the Commissary's fifth and sixth Visitations. At the seventh, held April 20, 1737, and the eighth, April 12, 1738, no other business was transacted, than the examination of the Letters of Orders, and Licenses, of those Clergymen who had arrived in the Province since the preceding Visitations.

A grant of £600 cur. was made by the Assembly, Jan. 25, 1738-9, towards defraying the expense of building the Parsonage, &c. for St. Philip's Parish.

The ninth Visitation was held May 2, 1739. There were present, the Commissary and thirteen Clergymen. It is probable that, Divine Service was performed at all the Visitations, although no record of it was made. The Rev. John Fordyce, Rector of Prince Frederick's Parish, preached at the last. The tenth Visitation was held April 16, 1740, at which were present, the Commissary and nine Clergymen. The sermon was preached by the Rev. William Orr, Assistant Minister at St. Philip's. These, and all the subsequent Visitations and Meetings, were signed by the Clergy pre

sent.

Mr.

In the history of the Church in this Province, the year 1740 was remarkable for the trial of the Rev. George Whitefield, in the ecclesiastical Court. Whitefield first came to Charles-Town in August 1738, in Deacon's Orders. He was Ordained a Deacon June 20, 1736, by Dr. Benson, Bishop of Gloucester, and Priest by the same Prelate, Jan. 14, 1739. Mr. Whitefield had acquired considerable notoriety as a Preacher, both in England and America. He was usually attended by large Congregations, and frequently performed Divine Service without using the forms prescribed by the Church. In consequence of this dereliction of duty, Mr. Commissary Garden felt himself bound to arraign him before the ecclesiastical

Court held in St. Philip's Church, on the 15th July, 1740. The official record of this trial is in a book which belonged to the Commissary, and which, until within a few years, was in possession of the Church in this Diocess, but is now either lost or mislaid. We are therefore indebted to Dr. Ramsay's Hist of So. Ca. ii. 12. 13. 14. for so many of the particulars, as follow:

The first step was a citation from the Rev. Commissary Garden, calling upon Mr. George Whitefield, "to answer to certain articles or interrogatories which were to be objected and ministered to him concerning the mere health of his soul, and the reformation and correction of his manners and excesses; and chiefly for omitting to use the form of prayer prescribed in the Communion Book."

Mr. Whitefield appeared in Court on the day appointed, but protested against the admission of any articles against him, alleging that he doubted the authority of the Court to proceed in the cause, and prayed for time to exhibit his objections.

granted.

This was

At the next meeting of the Court he tendered exceptions in writing, "in recusation of the Judge." At the same time he proposed to refer the causes of his recusation against the Judge to six indifferent arbitrators, three of whom to be chosen by the said Alexander Garden. A replication to these exceptions was made by William Smith, and the relevancy of the exceptions was argued before the Court by Andrew Rutledge, in behalf of George Whitefield, and the contrary was argued by James Greeme. The Court, consisting of the Commissary, and the Rev. William Guy, the Rev. Timothy Mellichamp, the Rev. Stephen Roe, and the Rev. William Orr, Clergymen, Assistants, unanimously decreed, "that the exceptions be repelled." From this determination George Whitefield appealed to the Lords Commission

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