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were authorized to receive Benefactions; and Donations of Land, not exceeding 500 acres; and the Rector was required to perform Divine Service in the Chapel, once in six weeks.

The Rev. Mr. Jones died Feb. 1745, and left a Legacy of £100 Stg. to be placed at Interest for the support of a Free-School at Beaufort. This was established in 1749, and Mr. William Gough was appointed Master, and received the interest for many

years.

The Vestry having applied to the Society for another Missionary, the Rev. Mr. Orr was removed in 1746, from St. Paul's to this Parish, where he remained about twelve months, and then returned to his former residence.

The Rev. Richard St. John, A. M. was removed by the Society from the Mission at the Bahama Islands to this Parish, where he arrived Dec. 7, 1747. The next year he informed the Society, that he was pleased with his situation and the people, many of whom had serious impressions of religion, and were desirous of spiritual instruction. In 1750, he left the Province for the reestablishment of his health.

At the Annual Meeting of the Clergy, April 17, 1751, the Rev. Mr. Chiffelle, was appointed to officiate in this Parish, as often as convenient, until a Missionary should arrive from England. In that year, the Rev. William Peasely, A. M. was removed by the Society from New-Foundland, where he had been a resident Missionary for seven years, to the Cure of St. Helena. In a Letter to the Society, Jan. 25, 1754, Mr. Peasely stated, that his Parish was very flourishing, and the town of Beaufort increasing in size every day. He performed Divine Service twice on every Sunday. His Church, generally, was well filled, and the people orderly in their behaviour. At this time he was the only Minister in the Parish. It was not long, however, before his conduct became so repre

hensible, that applications were made to the Society, in 1755, for his removal. Mr. Peasely informed the Society, May 12, 1756, of his ill state of health, from the frequent returns of an Intermittent Fever, and urged the necessity of his removal to a more northern Mission. He wrote very favourably of his Cure. He was soon after dismissed by the Vestry, and left the Province.

The Church being again vacant, the Clergy, at their annual meeting in 1757, appointed the Rev. Jenkin Lewis to preach in this Parish once in two months; the Rev. Robert Baron, four times in the current year; and the Rev. Jonathan Copp, twice; if it should not sooner be supplied with a settled clergyman.

In 1758, the Rev. Alexander Baron removed to this Parish from St. Paul's; and died the following year. After his death, several applications were sent to England for another clergyman; and the Rev. Robert Baron, Rector of St. Bartholomew's, was requested to officiate here, as often as convenient.

The Rev. John Green, A. M. of St. Peter's College, Camb. arrived in 1762, and was elected Rector, Sept. 28. He died in 1765. The Rev. John Fevrier, of Bermudas, was then invited to the Cure. He arrived in 1766, and died the same year.

The Rev. James Pierce arrived in 1769, and was soon after elected Rector of this Parish. He remained here until 1771, when he died greatly lamented for his piety and talents, and universally esteemed for his gentlemanly deportment and suavity of manners. He was succeeded April 20. 1772, by the Rev. Edward Ellington, formerly Rector of St. Bartholomew's. This gentleman had some difference with the Vestry, and the doors of the Church were closed against him 22d October following. He was succeeded by the Rev. Charles Frederick Moreau, June 14, 1773, who continued in this cure until 1776.

The Rev. William Eastwick Graham was invited March 31, 1777, and left the cure Sept. 23, 1778. He was succeeded by the Rev. James Foulis, but we are not informed how long he remained. The Rev. Stephen C. Lewis took charge of the Church Nov. 28, 1784, and died in 1791. He was succeeded by the Rev. John Sylvester J. Gardiner, now Rector of Trinity Church, Boston. The Rev. Matthew Tate was invited Sept. 1, 1792, and continued here until Oct. 7, 1795, when he died. The Rev. Mr. Graham was again invited to the Cure, in which he continued until his death March 4, 1800. The Church remained vacant until Jan. 1, 1804, when the Rev. Galen Hicks was elected, and continued here until Oct. 1811, when he resigned. The Vestry purchased of this gentleman, about 50 volumes as a Parochial Library for the use of the Minister. The present Incumbent, the Rev. John Barnwell Campbell, A. B. of Queen's College, Camb. was elected Rector in April 1812. He was Ordained Deacon, June 12, 1808, by Dr. Tomline, Bishop of Lincoln, and Priest, June 9, 1811, by Bishop White, of Pennsylvania.

The Church underwent considerable repairs and alterations in 1817. It is of brick, and was lengthened 20 feet. It has Galleries, with Pews, on the North and South sides; a Chancel; and an excellent Organ. The hangings were provided by the Ladies of the Congregation. The extreme length is 80 feet, and the breadth 374. Its heighth, inside, is 45 feet. There are 31 Pews on the ground floor, and several seats for Negroes. The heighth of the Steeple is 118 feet. The Communion Plate, consisting of a Chalice, Paten and Alms Plate, was a donation from Capt. John Bull, in 1734. There is a small, Glebe, and a few lots of land, of inconsiderable value, belonging to the Church. The funds are good and increasing.

The Journals of the Vestry are not of an earlier date than 1726, and are incomplete. The Church was Incorporated March 22, 1786.

CHAPTER XXIII.

Prince William's Parish.

THIS Parish was separated from St. Helena's, and made a distinct Parish, by an Act May 25, 1745. Its bounds were defined to be "the lands which are situated to the north and westward of Coosaw River, as far up Coosaw River until it meets that branch of PortRoyal River, which runs by Col. Barnwell's plantation and Cochran's Point, down the mouth of that branch, and from thence up Port-Royal River to the head of that branch of it which is called Coosawhatchee, and a north-west line run from thence and to the south and westward of Combahee River." The Hon. William Messrs. Bull, Stephen Bull, Robert Thorpe, James Deveaux and John Greene, were appointed Commissioners to build a Church and Parsonage-House, in such part of the Parish as would be agreeable to a majority of the inhabitants, professing the religion of the Church of England. They were authorized to receive subscriptions, and to receive from the Commissioners appointed "for building a Chapel on Hoospa Neck, all moneys, subscriptions and materials, and to apply the same towards the building of this Church." The Rector or Minister was to be elected as in other Parishes, and to receive a salary of £100 Proc. Money. An Act was passed April 21, 1753, authorizing the

Commissioners to sell the Pews, to enable them to finish and adorn the Church.

The Parish having no Incumbent, the Rev. Messrs. Boschi, and St. John, were appointed at a Visitation of the Clergy, April 20, 1748, to perform Divine Service here once a month alternately. In 1752, the Rev. Messrs. Langhorne and Peasely were appointed to supply the vacancy by turns once a month, until a Missionary should arrive from England. In 1753, the Rev. Mr. Peasely was appointed to this duty once in two months, until a Missionary should arrive for the Parish. In 1758 the Rev. Messrs. A. Baron and R. Baron, were appointed for this service. But in this year, the Rev. Robert Cooper came into the Province, and was elected Rector of this Parish. He removed to Charles-Town the next year, to take upon him the duties of Assistant Minister of St. Philip's Church.

The Communion Plate belonging to this Parish, consists of a Tankard and Stand, 3 Chalices, and a Plate. On two of the Chalices is the following inscription: The Gift of Mr. Evans Palmer for the use of the Church in Prince William's Parish. 1753. On the rest of the Plate is the following: Eucharistiæ Celebranda sacrum, dicabat Gulielmus Bull Provincia Carolina Australis Proprator Consilium Patris optimi Vita functi exsequitur Gulielmus Bull. MDCCLVI. Prince William's Parish.

An instance of the hospitality of Carolina, connected with the history of the Sheldon Church, has been stated to us by those who knew the fact. Stephen Bull, who lived in its vicinity, usually invited as his guests, on the Sabbath, the more respectable part of the congregation who attended divine service; while his Overseer, by his direction, and at his expense, liberally entertained the rest. At that time, seldom less than 60 or 70 carriages, of various descriptions, were seen at the Church on the Lord's day. But it is now

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