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The Church is built of wood, and is neatly finished. A Chancel has lately been added, at the expense of Mrs. Louisa Deveaux, and Edward Bailey. The Hangings were the gift of Mrs. Sarah E. Bailey. The Communion Plate, consisting of a Tankard, Paten, and two Chalices, was presented to the Church' by Edward Bailey; and an elegant Prayer Book by R. S. Jenkins

There had formerly been a Baptist Church on the Island, but its members were either dead or removed, and the land was considered escheated to the State. Application was made to the Legislature, and an Act was passed in 1808, to vest two tracts of land, containing about 80 acres, in the Episcopal Church. A Glebe, consisting of about 30 acres, and a good Parsonage-House, have lately been purchased for $3000.

The following Clergymen have been settled in this cure, since the Revolution: The Rev. James Connor in 1786; and the Rev. Edmund Matthews. He was. Ordained by Bishop Smith, of this Diocess, Deacon, Dec. 19, 1796, and Priest, June 16, 1799. On the resignation of Mr. Matthews, he was succeeded in 1809, by the Rev. Joseph Warren. He had been formerly Rector of St. Paul's Church, North Kingston, R. I. and successively of Christ Church, Middletown, Con. St. Peter's Church, Peekskill, and St. Philip's Church, Philipstown, N. Y. He resigned the cure on

*Sum omitted in the copy,

Edisto, in 1811, and removed to St. Thomas and St. Dennis'. He was succeeded, in 1813, by the Rev. Andrew Fowler, formerly Rector of St. Bartholomew's, who remained here until 1817, when he resigned. The Rev. Thomas Osborne was elected, Nov. 1818. He was Ordained Deacon, June 28, 1818, by Bishop Hobart of New-York, and Priest, Nov. 14, 1819, by Bishop Bowen, of this Diocess. Mr. Osborne having been appointed Professor of Languages in the College at Cincinnati, Ohio, resigned this, cure in Nov. 1819, and was succeeded by the present Incumbent, the Rev. Joseph Morgan Gilbert. He was Ordained, Deacon, June 1819, by Bishop Hobart, of New-York.

In the summer months, the inhabitants remove to the sea shore, on Edding's Bay. The Church was Incorporated in 1793, by the name of " the Protestant Episcopal Church of Edisto Island."

Sect. 3. Claremont.

Stateburgh was settled about the year 1783, and in 1788, an Act was passed "to Incorporate the Vestry: and Churchwardens of the Episcopal Church of Claremont." In the following year the Church was built: in the environs of the town. It is of wood; 51 feet by 37; and 17 feet high, with eleven arched windows, and four doors.

The Rev. Matthew Tate was elected Rector in 1790, and in 1792 he removed to Beaufort. The Church remained long vacant, and the congregation gradually decreased. The Rev. John Jacob Tschudy, A. M. was elected to this cure in 1807, and entered on its duties June 19, 1808. He was Ordained Deacon, Dec. 27, 1807, by Bishop Claggett, of Maryland, and Priest, April 23, 1809, by Bishop White, of Pennsylvania. The ordinances of religion being again re stored, the congregation increased, and the Church flourished. Mr. Tschudy continued in this cure,"

until Dec. 9, 1811, when he removed to St. John's, Berkley. The Church remained vacant until Easter 1813, when the Rev. George Strebeck, formerly Rector of St. Stephen's, New-York, was elected Rector; but at the end of the year, he removed from the Parish. The present Incumbent, the Rev. Parker Adams, was elected Rector, June 20, 1818. He was Ordained Deacon, Oct. 18, 1808, by Bishop Moore, of NewYork, and Priest, Oct. 27, 1811, by Bishop Griswold, of the Eastern Diocess.

A handsome Organ was presented to the Church, in 1816, by William Rees, Esq. and a neat and convenient Parsonage-House, has been lately erected, about two miles from the Church.

Claremont was occasionally visited by such of the Clergy, as could make it convenient to leave their cures. But it is greatly to the honor of its inhabitants, that, during the long vacancies in their Church, some pious member of the Vestry, occasionally read Prayers and a Sermon, on Sundays, and thus preserved a Spirit of devotion, as well as regard to the Church of their fathers. It is to be wished, that this practice was more general, in places where the regular ministrations of our Clergy cannot be obtained. It would preserve the congregation in a collected form, and the word of God would be heard in his temple, though his Ordinances could not be administered.*

Sect. 4. Camden.

The town of Camden was laid out about 1760. Episcopal Clergymen occasionally officiated there, but a regular congregation was not formed until 1808, when certain persons were incorporated by the name of "the Camden Protestant Episcopal Church." In 1812, the Rev. Andrew Fowler visited this place as a

* Sea St. Mark's Parish page 324.

Missionary from "the Protestant Episcopal Society for the Advancement of Christianity in So. Ca." The seeds which he sowed, though slow in growth, we trust are still alive, and will, in due season, yield their fruit. Arrangements are making for building ăn Church.

Sect. 5. Trinity Church, Columbia.

Columbia was founded by Act of Assembly 1786, and established as the seat of government of the State. In 1812, the Protestant Episcopal Society sent the Rev. Mr. Fowler as their Missionary to this town. He arrived there July 16, and by the 5th Oct. "he . had collected a considerable congregation, composed of very respectable members of the community, who appeared to attend public worship with great devotion, and seemed to be zealous that all things should be done decently and in order.' Mr. Fowler was greatly aided, by the active co-operation of some zealous and respectable individuals, through whose influence a congregation was collected. In 1814, a neat and commodious Church was built of wood, by the liberality of several persons, in various parts of the State, and was consecrated by the late Bishop Dehon. The Rev. Mr. Lance, while preparing for the Ministry, officiated in this Church, as a Lay-Reader under the license of the Bishop, and was supported by an appropriation of the Society.

Gen. Wade Hampton generously made the Church a donation of an Organ, and upwards of $2000. The Legislature of 1813,† Gen. C. C. Pinckney, Elias Horry and Peter Smith, Esqrs. of Charleston, have endowed it with lands. Mrs. Mary Gregorie and Mrs. Sarah Russell, of Charleston, have likewise contri

*See Third Report of the Society.

↑ See Appendix I. 10.

buted to its adornment; and Elias Lynch Horry, Esq. of Charleston, presented it with the Communion Plate, consisting of, a Flagon, Chalice, and Paten. The present Incumbent, the Rev. Christian Hanckell, has been their only Minister. He was appointed Nov. 29, 1815, Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy in the So. Ca. College, but in consequence of a late, and judicious regulation of the Trustees, prohibiting the Professors from holding parochial cures, he will soon retire from the College, and devote himself entirely to the pastoral office. As the burden of his support will then fall solely upon his Church, whose means, as yet, are small, the Protestant Episcopal Society have generously appropriated $1000 per ann. for three years, in aid of their funds for the support of their Minister, so soon as his connexion with the College shall cease.*

The Church was Incorporated in 1813, by the name of "the Protestant Episcopal Church in Columbia."

Sect. 6. St. Helena Island.

Before the Revolution, this Island formed a part of St. Helena's Parish, and the present Church was a Chapel of Ease to the Parish Church at Beaufort. It has since become a distinct cure, and has a respectable congregation. The Church has been enlarged, and is in good repair. It is built of Tapia and brick, and is 60 feet by 40. The Communion Plate is without inscription. The Bible and Prayer Book for the Desk were a donation from the late William Chapline, Esq. and some testamentary donations of money were made by Mrs. Wait and Thomas Fripp, Esq. The Rev. John S. I. Gardiner, now Rector of Trinity Church,

* See Tenth Report of the Board of Trustees of the Pro. Epis. Soc.

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