CORNELL UNI VERS ixy LIBRARY Goodkind Book Fund In Memory of MARTIN H. GOODKIND Class of 1887 Cornell University Library BX 5980.R5M81 History and reminiscences of the iUonumen 3 1924 014 920 247 Cornell University Library The original of tliis book is in tine Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924014920247 < > Q Z o erf c erf < w S O s w H HISTORY AND REMINISCENCES MONUMENTAL CHURCH, RICHMOND, VA., FROM 1814 TO 1878, By GEO. D. FISHEE. RICHMOND: Whittet & Shepperson, Tenth and Main Streets.. 1880. "Entered according to act of Goagress, in the year 1880, by GEOEGE D. riSHEE, In the Oifice of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. O. .Printed by Bound by Whittet & Sheppeeson, Randolph & English, Richmond, Va. Eichmond, Ta. ^ TO THE VESTRY MONUMENTAL CHURCH, RICHMOND, VA., THIS VOLUME Of Historical Reminiscences is affectionately Dedicated. G. D. F. CONTENTS. Pkefatoet Lettee, by Eight Bet. Bishop L)ui>LEy, xi Location of Church ; Note on the burning of the The- atre, ....... 1 Proceedings at Common Hall day after fire, . . 6 Interment of the dead, . . . . ' . 13 Kesolutions adopted by citizens, Common Council, and Senate of United States, . . . .14- Notices of meetings, &c, for building Monument and Church ; Plan of Church and Monument, and sales of pews, ....... 38 Meeting of General Assembly of the Church ; Kesolutions, &a., on election and consecration of Bishop Moore, . 41 Sermon by Bishop Hobart on occasion of Bishop Moore's consecration, . . . . . . 57 Bishop Moore's arrival in Kichmond ; His views of society, &c., and address to the Convention, ... 61 Bishop Moore's sermon on the death of Mrs. Davenport, a friend of Judge Coalter's children, ... 69 Meetings of Conventions, &c. , . . . .71 Death of Kev. John Buchanan ; Notices of same ; His burial under chancel of St. John's Church, ... 81 Meetings of Conventions, &c., .... 87 Death of Mrs. Moore, and Bishop's letter to his son on the occasion, ...... 90 General Marquis Lafayette's visit to the Church, in Novem- ber, 1824, ...... 92 Meetings of Conventions ; Parochial reports ; Bishop's ad- dressee, &0., to Convention, .... 92 vi Contents. PAGE. List of Communicants and Marriages in 1829, prepared by Eev. K. B. Croes, assistant minister to Bishop Moore, ....... 104 Kegret of Bishop Moore on resignation of Rev. E. B. Croes, and the Bishop's letter to him, . . . 108 Parochial reports of Bishop Moore, . . ^ . 112 A beautiful copy of the New Testament in golden letters presented to Bishop Moore, and his reply, . . 122 Parochial report to annual meeting of council, . . 124 Eev. Thomas Jackson ; his sudden attack of illness during service, ...... 125 Meetings of Conventions ; Parochial report, &c., . 127 Bishop Moore's visit to Pennsylvania, and General Conven- tion at New York, in fall of 1841, . . .139 His return to Eichmond, and then to Lynchburg by the canal ; arrival and preaching there ; and sudden illness, which terminated his life on 12th of November, 1841, 140 His remains brought to Eichmond by canal ; his funeral at Monumental Church, and sketch of his character by Kev. Wm. Norwood, his assistant minister, . . 144 His interment in City Cemetery ; Eesolutions, &c. , . 149 Monument to his memory by citizens, . • . . 158 Sunday-school connected with Monumental Church ; names of first ofScers, directors, teachers, &e. , . . 161 Farewell address of Captain Thomas Nelson, as superinten- dent of Sunday-school, .... 165 List of officers and teachers of same, . . . 169 Names of ministers who have been trained in the Monumen- tal Church Sunday-school, .... 170 Literesting letter from Mr. Thomas H. Drew to Colonel T. H. Ellis, in June, 1868, about the church, &c., . 174 Note from Mr. James Evans, relative to part of Mr. Drew's letter about the first organist in the church, &c., . 18T List of communicants, recorded by Eev. William Norwood, at Convention in 1841 ; last report made by Bishop Moore, ••••.. 190 Meeting of Convention at Staunton in 1842, and Bishop Meade's short address, .... 194 Bishop Johns' election as assistant bishop, . . x95 Contents. vii PAGE. Memorandum by Eev. William Norwood' of additional names of communicants between 1841 and 1842, with baptisms, confirmations, marriages and funerals, . . 198 Letter of consecration for Rev. John Johns, of Maryland, as assistant bishop in Diocese of Virginia, . . 212 Convention held in Monumental Church in 1843 ; Bishop Johns' address on the occasion, . . . 214 Kesolutions adopted on petition to the General Assembly of Virginia, for legal rights of church property, . 216 Subject of salaries for the two bishops, . . . 217 Conventions of 1844, 1845, .... 218 Missionary effort in Biohmond, .... 220' Death of Kev. William Duval, a missionary, . . 222 Names of assistant ministers of Monumental Church, . 224 Kemarks of compiler at close of first part of this History of Monumental Church, . ... 225- Memoranda ; Formation of new congregation in December, 1845 ;, Election of new vestry upon the resignation of old ; Sales of pews to pay off debt of former congrega- tion, ....... 227 Vestry meetings and parochial reports of Bev. George Wood- bridge, called to Monumental in December, 1845, up to 1860, ....... 23» Meeting of Convention in Charlottesville in 1860 ; Beport of state of the church and parochial report of Mon- umental Church, and vestry meetings, . . 258' Meeting of Convention in Eichmond in 1861, . . 267 Bishop Meade's interesting and last address, . . 269 Besolutions on his address and committee's report on state of the church, ...... 276- Continuation of parochial reports of Monumental Church, with vestry meetings in 1862, ... 282; Bishop Johns' interesting report, with extract of his sermon on death of Bishop Meade, .... 284 Bishop Meade's funeral at St. Paul's Church, and his tem- porary burial at Hollywood, .... 292 Meeting of Convention again in Eichmond in 1863, . 294 Bishop Johns' interesting report to Convention relative to the church ; Visits to the army and preaching to Con- viii Contents. PAGE. federate soldiers ; A short report of committee on state of the church, ..... 294 The council met again in St. Paul's Church, Eiehmond, on 18th May, 1864, . . . . . .-297 Another interesting report from Bishop Johns, as well as from committee on state of the church, . . 297 Parochial report of Monumental Church, with vestry meet- ings and death of Mr. J. Adams Smith, . . 305 The late civil war ended, 1865, April, . . .306 Meeting of Convention in September, 1865 ; Bishop Johns' address on the occasion, resolutions, &c. , . . 306 Meeting of Convention in Alexandria in 1866, with parochial reports of Monumental Church, and vestry meetings, 326 Meeting of Convention in Staunton in 1867 ; Bishop Johns' address, calls attention to the subject of ritualism, and alludes also to subject of division of diocese, . 332 Meeting of council in 1868 at Lynchburg ; Bishop Johns again calls attention to ritualism ; Parochial report of Monumental Church ; Vestry meetings and death of Mr. James H. Poindexter, one of our vestry ; Conven- tion of 1869 in Fredericksburg ; Bishop Johns again alludes to ritualism ; Besolutions adopted ; Parochial report of Monumental Church, vestry meetings, &c., 336 Convention held in Wheeling, "West Virginia, in 1870 ; Paro- chial report ; Vestry meetings, &c. , . . . 342 ■Convention at Petersburg in 1871 ; Parochial report ; Vestry meetings, (fee, and new trustees for church, . . 344 Meeting of Convention at Norfolk in 1872; Parochial report of Monumental Church, and vestry meetings, . 347 Convention in Winchester in 1873 ; Parochial report of Monumental Church, vestry meetings, &c., . . 352 Convention in 1874 at Charvottesville ; Parochial report of Monumental Church ; Vestry meetings ; Important re- pairs to dome, &o., ..... 355 Convention in 1875 in Richmond ; Parochial report ; Vestry meetings ; New tin roof on building, 474 480- 490 506- PREFATORY LETTER, EIGHT EEV. BISHOP DUDLEY. Mt Dear Me. Fishee: — I am more gratified than I can tell you to know that you have completed the work begun so long ago by Col. Ellis, and that now its children, scattered throughout the country, will^ through your joint labors, possess a complete history of the Monumental Church. I must add, too, that my gratification is increased by your kind request that I should write this pre- fatory letter, and that so my name will be connected with your published reminiscences of' that dear old mother, in whose arms was nursed my spiritual infancy. I can but recall, as I begin to write, the day& now long past, when I sat, as a child, in dear — ever dear — Mr. Tyler's class, in the Sunday-school room, just to the right of the door, which was in the front of the old building. xii Peefatory Lettee. You yourself were then the superintendent; and I can hear even now the very tones of your voice, as yon read from the little green paper-backed "Of- £ce of Devotion," the service at the opening and closing of the school. We had but very few — almost none — of the modern improved appliances for Sun- day-school teaching. The cards given us as rewards for punctual attendance and for excellence of recita- tion, were by no means works of art. The books in the library were hardly of thrilling interest to the youthful mind, and the wood-cuts with which they were illustrated were but feeble specimens of pictorial skill. The hymns we were taught to sing in the school were only those of the prayer-book collection. Our annual celebration, when we united with all of our church Sunday-schools in the city, were not very elaborate performances. We did not "set up our banners for tokens" of our success; and the chief musical feature was the singing respon- fiively of the old hymn, " Come let our voices join in one glad song of praise." And yet the school flourished ; yes, flourished in the best sense — in the training of boys and girls to be Christian church- men and church-women, who can never forget the teaching they therein received. Yon will not understand me as meaning in any sense to depreciate the advantages we now possess in Peefatoey Lettee. xiii the matter of instrnction books, of hymnals, of ser- vices better adapted to the tastes of the young. No;; and yet I would that we of this generation should learn from your record of the past, that these im- provements in machinery cannot effect the great re- sult without true spiritual life and earnestness in teachers and otficers, for without these new agencies- mighty results have been accomplished. Dear old Monumental ! how vividly fresh is the recollection, and must ever be, of the Sundays spent within thy walls, where the levity of childhood was solemnized into thoughtful reverence by the legend in great letters above the chancel — "Give ear, O Lord !" I tliink that even now I could point out the pew occupied by each particular family of the congrega- tion of that day. Tkey are gone, nearly all gone. The parents are sleeping in honored graves, and their children, in the majority of cases, are scattered,, and new people are occupying the old places. But so it comes to pass that the teaching of the old church is " gone out into all lands, and her words unto the ends of the earth." The good man who for so many years fed "this flock of God," and "gave them meat in due season," he has entered into his rest. I rejoice that such memorial of his life and works is to be given to the world, for it xiv Peefatoey Lettee. shall teach a lesson sadlj needing to be learned in our day. He was not in any sense a popular preacher. None of the arts and tricks of the rheto- rician belonged to him. Neither in matter nor in manner did he ever stoop to the sensational. Week after week, year after year, there came from his pulpit the same certain sound, ever the full, free gospel of Jesiis Christ, whereof the church is the witness and keeper. Week after week he implored men to enter the ark of God, the school of Christ, that therein they might find food and drink, rest and peace, knowledge and salvation. This was all; and as the, years passed by he gathered together a great flock, whereof you have given the record. Patient in the tribulation which must ever attend faithful work ; not hurried by dis- content into change of feed ; the pastor of one same congregation from the day of his ordination to the day of his death ; it is good that we shall be bidden to behold the result, that thereby the ministers of to-day may learn to have like patience, and to show like diligence, that thereby the love of change, the roving from parish to parish, the crying evil of the church of to-day, may be rebuked. It is not for me, a child of the full manhood of this venerable parish, to speak of tlie days of its PeBFATOET LeTTEE. XV youth, and yet I cannot refrain from adding my testimony to the eminent character and the remark- able works of that m^u of God, whom he did send to be the first rector of the Monumental Church, and the second bishop of the diocese of Yirginia. I was taught to reverence him by her who taught me to say, " Our Father." The reading' of my man- hood has but intensified my reverence for him as, under God, the founder of the great diocese of Yir- ginia. "When he came to Virginia, we remember, that but a few years had passed since Bishop Meade had journeyed away from the annual convention of the Church, crying in bitterness of spirit, "Lost, lost, lost." When he departed to Paradise, leaving the burden of the Episcopate to the shoulders of his assistant, " the little one had become a thousand." And in both of these men. Bishop Moore and Bishop Meade, was illustrated that fact, which I rejoice to believe every page of your History will set forth, that in diligent and trustful use of the old methods, in pray- erful reliance upon the Spirit of God, is the hope that this church of our love shall conquer the land. Yes, believe the value, the great value of such volu- mes as that you have cpmpiled, the illustration they give of the power of the gospel of Jesus Christ, administered according to the pure and simple prin- xvi Peefatoey Lettee. ciples which this Church has inherited from the earliest days. Let us moderns read and learn what faithful men and women could and did accomplish without the beauties of Gothic architecture, without the aid of novelities of ritual, without the meritricious attrac- tions of medisevalism, and equally without the novel- ties of Protestant sectarian device, or the undignified degradation of the pulpit to a platform. They stood,, these men and women, in " the old paths," and there- in they labored. Blessed be God's holy name for the result ! May we, their descendants, stand where they stood, read what they taught, labor as they labored, with their faith and zeal, departing neither to the right hand, nor to the left. Ever faithfully and affectionately, yours, T. U. Dddlet, Assistant Bishop of Kentucky ~ Lexington, Ky., April 24, 1880. THE Monumental Church. THE Monumental Chueoh, situated on the north- side of Bj-oad, between Twelfth street and College street, in the plan of the city of Eichmond, stands upon the former site of the Eichmond Theatre, which building was destroyed by fire on the night of the- twenty-sixth of December, eighteen hundred and eleven. A popular actor and a favorite play had drawn to- gether on that occasion an audience of about six hun- dred persons, among wiiom were some of the most distinguished men of Virginia, and a large number of the most cultivated and refined of the citizens of Richmond, male and female. Of these, seventy-two- perished in the flames.* ♦Note. — It was the last week of perfonnance that season, and two new plays were to be acted — the first called "The Father ; or Family Feuds ;'' and the second, " Raymond and Agnes ; or The Bleeding Nun." The printed hand-bill for that evening's performance, containing the above, together with all the names of the actors, was found among the papers of Mr. John Warrock, a printer of long stand- ing in Richmond, and a worthy communicant of the Monumental 1 2 HlSTOKT OF THE ^ This dreadful event caused a widespread sorrow and regret, not only in Virginia, but even beyond its Church, who died many years after that sad event ; and it is now hanging in a plain frame, on the south side of the State Library room, in the Capitol. The editor of the Richmond Mnquirer, who was present when the alarm was given, writes thus, after ushering in the dreadful disaster, to his readers : "Let us collect our ideas as well as we can. On Thursday night a new play and a new after-piece were played, for the benefit of Mr. Placide. Crowds swarmed to the Theatre ; it was the fullest house this season ; there were not less than six hun- dred present. The play went off ; the pantomime began ; the first act was over ; the whole scene was before us, and all around us was mirth and festivity. Oh God ! what a horrible revolution ; the second act of the pantomime ; the curtain rose again in full chorus, and Mr. West came on to open the scene, when sparks of fire began to fall on the back part of the stage, and Mr. Eobert- son came out in unutterable distress, waved his hand to the ceil- ing, and uttered these appalling words: 'The house is on fire.' His hand was immediately stretched forth to the persons in the stage-box to help them on the stage. The cry of ^Fire, fire' passed with electric velocity through the house ; every one flew from their seats to gain the lobbies and stairs. The scene baffles aU de- scription. The most heart-piercing cries pervaded the house. 'Save me, save me.' Wives asking for their husbands ; females and children shrieking, while the gathering element came rolling on its curling flames and columns of smoke, threatuiug to devour every human being in the building. Many were trod under foot ; several were thrown back from the windows, which they were struggling to leap. The stair- ways were immediately blocked up ; the throng was so great that many were raised several feet over the heads of the rest; the smoke threatened an instant suffocation. We cannot dwell on this picture. We saw— we felt it— like others, we gave ourselves up for lost ; we cannot depict it. Many leaped from the windows of the first story, and were saved; children and females, and men of all descriptions were seen to precipitate themselves on the ground below, with broken legs and thighs. Monumental Chuech. 3 borders. On the succeeding day the Common Coun- cil of the city of Richmond adopted an ordinance in and hideous contusions. Most, if not all. who were in the pit escaped. Mr. Taylor, the last of the musicians who quitted the oohestra, finding his retreat by the back way cut off, leaped into the pit, whence he entered the semicircular avenue which leads to the door of the Theatre, and found it nearly empty. He was the last to escape from the pit. How melancholy that many who were in the boxes did not also jump into the pit, and fly -in the same direction. But those who were in the boxes, above and be- low, pushed for the lobbies — many, as has been said, escaped through the windows ; but most of them had no other resource than to descend the stairs ; many escaped in that way, but so great was the pressure that they retarded each other, until the devouring element approached to sweep them into eternity. Several who even emerged from the building were so much scorched that they have since perished ; some even jumped from the second windows ; some others have been dreadfully burnt." (1879, November, while I am copying this dreadful disaster from an extract of the Eichmond Enquirer of the 27th December, 1811, and also a part from the Intelligencer Extra, dated at Pe- tersburg, Saturday, 28th December, 1811, I am reminded that it was understood that the present Mrs. B. W. Leigh, now of New York, who was Miss Julia Wickham, of Richmond, was dragged by her hair out of the Theatre on that fatal night, and her life thus saved ; and I wiU also here state the fact that the grand- father of our present distinguished physician, James B. McOaw, saved the lives of many by throwing them out of the window, and when the flames forced him to leap, he broke his leg, and was ever lame after it. He was a man of wonderful energy and powerful nerve, as well as a great surgeon, and pure Christian, and continued a practitioner of medicine in Richmond to a ripe old age, leaving two sons of like character in thejprofession ; and what a privilege to be the son or grand-son of so noble a man as Dr. James D. McCaw !) The fire flew with a rapidity almost beyond example. Within ten minutes after it caught the whole house was wrapped in flames. The colored people in the gallery, most of them, HiSTOEY OF THE these words, (the same having been reported by Dr. John Adams) : escaped through the stairs cut off from the rest of the house; some have no doubt fallen' victims. The pit and boxes had but one common avenue, through which the whole crowd escaped, save those who leaped from the windows. But the scene which ensued it is impossible to paint. "Women with dis- hevelled hair ; fathers and mothers shrieking out for their chil- dren ; husbands for their wives ; brothers for their sisters, filled the whole area on the outside of the building. A few who had escaped plunged again into the flames to save some dear object of their regard, and they perished. The Governor perhaps shared this melancholly fate. Others were frantic, and would have rushed to destruction but for the hand of a friend. The bells tolled ; almost the whole town rushed to the fatal spot. The flames must have caught the scenery from some light behind. Kobertson saw it when it was no larger than his hand ; Young saw it on the roof when it first burst through. Every article of the Theatre was consumed, as well as the dwelling house next to it. But what is wealth in comparison to the valuable lives which have gone for ever ! The whole town is shrouded in woe. Heads of families extinguished for ever ; many and many is the house in which a chasm has been made, that can never be fiUed up. We cannot dweU upon this picture ; but look at the catalogue of the victims, and then conceive the calamity which has fallen upon us. We must drop the pen." A further extract from the Annerican Standard says : ' ' The editor of this paper was in the house when the ever-to-be-remem- bered deplorable accident occurred. He is informed that the scenery took fire in the back part of the house, by the raising of a chandelier ; that the boy who was ordered by one of the players to raise it stated that if he did so the scenery would take fire, when he was commanded in a peremptory manner to hoist it. The boy obeyed, and the fire was instantly communicated to the scenery. He gave the alarm in the rear of the stage, and requested some of the attendants to out the cords by which these com- bustible materials were suspended. The person whose duty it was to perform this business became panic-struck, and sought Monumental Church. 6 " Wheeeas, the fire which took place in the Theatre on the twenty-sixth instant, has brought upon our city a calamity unknown in the annals of our country, from a similar cause depriving society of many of its his own safety. This unfortunately happened at a time when one of the performers was playing near the orchestra, and the greatest part of the stage, with its horrid danger, was obsoured from the audience by. a curtain. The flames spread with almost the ra- pidity of hghtning ; and the fire falling from the ceiling upon the performer was the first notice which the people had of their danger. Even then many supposed it to be a part of the play, and were for a Uttle while restrained from flight by a cry from the stage that there was no d?nger. The performers and their attendants in vain endeavored to tear down the scenery. The fire flashed into every part of the house with a rapidity horrible and astonishing ; and alas ! gushing tears and unspeakable an- guish deprive me of utterance. No tongue can tell — no pen or pencil can describe — the woeful catastrophe. No person, who was not present, can form any idea of the unexampled scene of human distress. The editor, having none of his family with him, and being not far from the door, was among the first who escaped. The editor went to the different windows, which were not very high, and implored his fellow-creatures to save their hves by jumping out of them. Those nearest to the windows, ignorant of their great danger, were afraid to leap down, while those be- hind them were seen catching on fire, and writhing in the greatest agonies of pain and distress. The editor, with the assistance of others, caught several of those whom he had begged to leap from the windows. One lady jumped out when all her clothes were on fire. He tore them, burning, from her, stripped her of her last rags, and protecting her nakedness with his coat, carried her from the fire." A list of the dead in the three wards of the city was accurately made out the day after the fire, and the names are upon the mon- ument now standing in the front portico of the church, and they ^accord with those published in the Virginia Argm of the 30th December, 1811. G. D. F. 6 HiSTOET OF THE most esteemed and valuable members, and inflict- ing upon its survivors pangs the most poignant and aflBiicting; and the Common Hall, participating in those feelings, and being desirous of manifesting their respect for the remains vi^hich hive been preserved from the conflagration, and to sooth and allay as nmch as in them lies the grief of the friends and re- lations of the deceased : •' ] . Be it therefore ordained by the President and Common Coimcil of the city of Richmond, in Com- mon Hall assembled, and it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same, that Dr. Adams, Mr. Wm. Hay, Mr. Ralston, and Mr. Gamble be, and they are hereby authorized and empowered to cause to be collected and deposited in such nrns, coflSns, or other suitable enclosures as they may approve, all the re- mains of persons who have sufi^ered, which shall not be claimed by the relatives, and cause the same to be removed to the public burying ground, with all pro- per respect and solemnity, giving to the citizens of Richmond and town of Manchester notice of the time of such interment, and providing the necessai-y re- freshments ; and they shall have further authoi-ity to cause to be erected over such remains such tomb or tombs as they may approve, with such inscriptions as to them may appear best calculated to record the melancholy and afllicting event. "2. And be it further ordained by the authority of the same, that the constable of the city be authorized to communicate to the citizens, that it is earnestly re- commended that they will abstain from all business. Monumental Chuech. 7 keeping their shops, stores, connting houses, and offices shut for forty-eight hours from the passing of this ordinance. "3. And be it further ordained, that no person or persons shall be permitted for and during the term of four months from the passage hereof to exhibit any public show or spectacle, or open any public dancing assembly within the city, under the penalty of six dollars and sixty-six cents for every hour thQ same shall be exhibited. "4. The commissioners appointed by this ordinance shall have authority to draw upon the Chamberlain for the amount of any expenses by them incurred in executing the same. "Passed at eleven o'clock, on Friday, the twenty- seventh day of December, eighteen hundred and eleven, at a called meeting of the Common Council for the city of Richmond, held at the capitol in the said city. "In testimony whereof, the president hath caused the seal of the said city to be hereto affixed, and hath subscribed the same with his name. Wm. C. Williams, (Seal of the city.) President.''' At a very numerous meeting of the citizens of Richmond and Manchester, and others, convened at the capitol, on the afternoon of the same day, the following preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted : " This city having been visited by a calamity the.- 8 HlSTOKT OF THE most distressing with which society can be afflicted, which has deprived ns of many of our most valuable citizens, pervaded every family, and rendered our whole town one deep and gloomy scene of woe, the extent of which at this time cannot be ascertained : '■^Resolved therefore, That three proper persons in each ward be appointed to go around and procure the most accurate information of the names and num- bers of each of our citizens and others who have fallen &, sacrifice to the burning of the Theatre last even- ing, and that some persons in Manchester be requested to perform the same service in that town, and that they make report thereof to the mayor. "And the following persons were appointed, viz : In Jefferson Ward, Wm. Kowlctt, Joseph A. Myers, and Samuel Pleasants ; in Madison Ward, Jedediah Allen, Eo. McKira, and Eo. Pollard ; in Monroe Ward, Thos. Taylor, Anderson Barrett, and Tiios. JRutherford. And in Manchester, Wm. Fen wick, .Mr. Clarke, and Mr. Alex. Freeland. '■'•Resolved, That it be recommended to tlie citizens 'of Eichmond to observe Wednesday next as a day of iliumiliation and prayer, in consequence of the late melancholy event, and to suspend on that day tiieir usual occupations. "Resolved, That the committee appointed by the Common Hall to collect the remains of the deceased, be also requested to regulate the time and order of the funeral procession ; '•^Resolved, That the members of the Legislature, the Executive, and the judiciary branches, be re- Monumental Chuech. 9 spectfully requested to attend on this melancholy ■otieasion ; " Resolved, That the Rev. Mr. John Buchanan and the Rev. Mr. John D. Blair, be requested to prepare a funeral sermon for the occasion, to be delivered by ■one of them on Wednesday next, in the Church on Richmond Hill ; ^'■Resolved, That the citizens of Richmond be re- quested to wear crape for one month, in token of the ■deep sense universally entertained of this severe visitation ; " Resolved, That the inhabitants of this city and town of Manchester, be respectfully requested, and such strangers as may wish to join in this melancholy occasion, be most cheerfully permitted to contribute towards the monument to be erected over the re- mains of the deceased, in aid of the public funds to be contributed by this corporation ; '■'•Resolved, That a committee, consisting of the fol- lowing gentlemen, viz: Gen. John Marshall, Thos. Taylor, Joseph Marx, Wm. Fenwick, and Benjamin Hatcher, be appointed to receive contributions, and to make such arrangements in concert with a com- mittee from the Common Hall as may be necessary for erecting the monument designated by an ordi- nance passed this day; '■'■Resolved, That although this meeting have no reasons whatever to believe that this melancholy catastrophe has been pi'oduced by design, a com- mittee, consisting of Thomas Ritchie, Wm. Marshall, and Samuel G. Adams, be appointed to enquire into 10 SiSTOEY OF THE its causes, for the purpose of submitting this state- ment for the information of the world. And theu the meeting adjourned. Benjamin Tate, Mayor.'''' In the House of Delegates, on the same day, Mr_ John Gr. Jackson, who had himself narrowly escaped from the conflagration, offered the following resolu- tion: " Resolved, Unanimously, that the members of this house will wear crape on the left arm for the space- of thirty days, in testimony of their regard for thu- memories of George Wm. Smith, Governor of this Commonwealth, and the other distinguished and re- spectable persons who fell victims to the dreadful conflagration in this city last night. Which having^ been adopted, " On motion of Mr. Chas. Fen ton Mercer, the house immediately adjourned." On Saturday, the 28th December, the Executive Council of the State, Mr. Peyton Randolph being- the senior member, and as such, acting Governor,, unanimously adopted the following resolutions, to- wit: '■'•Resolved, That in testimony of the profound sor- row which, as individuals and members of this body., we feel for the loss of our much esteemed friend and fellow citizen, George William Smitli, late Gover- nor of this Commonwealth, and which, in commoa with the afllicted people of this city, we feel for the loss of those other worthy and meritorious citizens, Monumental Chukch:. 11 who fell a sacrifice to the flames in the late confla- gration of the Theatre ; and that as a tribute of the very high respect which we entertain for his and their memory, we will, for the space of thirty days, wear crape on our left arm ; '■'■Resolved, also. That agreeably to an arrangement proposed by the committee appointed by the Com- mon Hall of this city, to superintend the interment of such of the remains of the unfortunate suflferers- as have been saved, we will join the funeral proces- On the same day, the Common Council, on the- motion of Mr. Wm. Marshall, (a brother of the Chief Justice), adopted an amended ordinance, in these words : "Wheeeas, it is represented to the President and Common Council of the city of Richmond, in Com- mon Hall assembled, that the remains of their un- fortunate fellow-citizens who perished in the confla- gration of t)ie Theatre, on the night of the twenty- sixth instant, cannot with convenience be removed from the spot on which they were found, and some- of them were so far consumed as to fall to ashes, and that it would be more satisfactory to their relations- that they should be intei-red on the spot where they perislied, and that the site of the Theatre should be consecrated as the sacred deposit of their bones and. ashes : " 1. Beit therefore ordained by the aatliority afore- said, that the committee appointed by the ordinance 12 History of the entitled ' an ordinance concerning the conflagration ■of the Theatre in the city of Eichmond,' instead of burying ihe remains of our fellow-eitizens in the public burying ground, shall cause them to be in- terred witliin the area fornrierly included in the walls of the Theatre; and tlie said committee is hereby ■authorized and empowered to purchase of the pro- prietors thereof, as soon as may be possible, all the iground included within such walls. " 2. And be it further ordained, that in addition to the duty imposed upon that committee by the before recited ordinance, they be requested to enclose with ■suitable walls of brick, of the height of five feet at the least, the whole of the ground formerly covered by the said Theatre ; and that the Common Hall of the city of Richmond hold the funds of the city pledged to defray the expenses of purchasing the said area, and •of the enclosure thereof, to be paid out of any money -in the hands of the Chamberlain at the time the ■said enclosure shall be erected by the said committee, and to be paid by him to their draft or drafts. " 3. This ordinance shall take effect from the pass- ing thereof. "Passed at a called meeting of the Common Coun- cil for the city of Richmond, held at the Washington Tavern, in the said city, on Saturday, the twenty- eighth day of December, one thousand, eight hun- dred and eleven. In testimony whereof, the presi- dent hath caused the seal of the said city to be hereto affixed, and hath subscribed the same with his name. Wm. C. "Williams, (Seal of the city.) President. '^ Monumental Chdech. 13; mTERMENT OF THE DEAD. From the Kichraond Enquirer^ of 31st December, 1811: "The arrangements for this melancholy occasion, could not be completed before Sunday, and the place of interment had been changed from the church (St. John's, on Richmond Hill,) to the area where the Theatre stood, that fatal and devoted spot ; the fun- eral procession did not move, as was originally con- templated by the committee, from the Baptist meet- ing-house, near the Theatre, where the relics lay, to . the church where the interment was intended to be- made. "The mournful procession began at Mr. Edward, Trent's, on Main street, where the remains of the- unfortunate Mrs. Patterson lay. " In front, the Corpse, then the Clergy, Ladies in.- Carriages, the Executive Council, Directors of the Bank, Members of the Legislature, the Court of Hustings, Common Hall, Citizens on foot and on horseback. "Why paint the length and solemnity of the line !; "They moved up Main street until they struck the cross street leading to the bank ; here they were joined by the corpse of poor Juliana Harvie, who. expired at her brother-in-law's, the cashier of the bank. They moved up the Capitol Hill, and at the capitol were joined by the bearers of two large ma- hogany boxes, in which were enclosed the ashes and relics of the deceased. The mournful procession then, moved to the devoted spot, and in tlie centre of the,- 14 HiSTOEY OF THE area where once stood the pit, these precious relics •were buried in one common grave. The service for -the dead was read bj the Kev. Mr. Buchanan. The ■whole scene defies description — a whole city bathed in tears ! How awful the transition on this devoted spot ! A few days since it was the theatre of joy and merriment, animated by the sounds of music •and the hum of a delighted multitude. It is now a ifuneral pyre ! the receptacle of the relies of our friends; and in a short time a monument will stand mpon it, to point out where their ashes lay." When intelligence of this public calamity reached 'Washington, Mr. Stephen R. Bradley, one of the .senators from Vermont, offered in the Senate of the United States, a resolution, which was unanimously ;agreed to, as follows : " Resolved, That the members of this house will wear crape on the left arm for one month, in testi- mony of the condolence and sorrow of the senate, for the calamitious event by which the chief magis- •itrate of the State of Virginia, and so many of her .citizens, perished by fire, in the city of Kichraond, on the night of the 26th of the present month." And in the House of Kepresentatives, a nearly :Bimilar resolution was adopted, on the motion of Mr. John Dawson, one of the representatives from Virginia. Mr. Wm. B. Giles, one of the senators from Vir- ginia, while detained from his place in the senate .by the illness of his wife, prepared an eloquent and MoNnMENTAL ChUBCH. 15 impressive paper, to be delivered in the senate; bnt the resolution of the senate, above copied, having been in the meantime adopted, his paper was not offered. It was, however, published in the Richmond Enquirer, and concludes with the following resolu- tion: " Resolved, That the Senate of the United States has received with the deepest emotions of sorrow and regret, information that a great and signal calamity has befallen the State of Virginia, and the •city of Richmond, in the destruction of the Theatre of that city by fire, on the night of the 26th of the present month, whereby the lives of many valuable and distinguished citizens have been lost, and among them, George "W". Smith, the Chief Magistrate of Virginia, and Abraham B. Venable, President of the Bank of Virginia; and in testimony of these ^.fflicting and sorrowful feelings, and of sincere con- dolence for all those who are the more immediate objects of this severe calamity, the members of the senate will wear crape on the left arm for one month. " Resolutions of condolence, sympathy and respect, were adopted in many places ; particularly by the Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen, and Common Council 'of the Borough of Norfolk; the citizens of Fal- mouth ; the inhabitants of the town of Fredericks- burg, of Smithfield, and its vicinity, and of "Win- chester; the Common Council of Alexandria; the ■citizens of Raleigh, North Carolina, and the judges of the Supreme Court of North Carolina ; the City 16 History of the Conncil of Savannah, Georgia; the City Council of Charleston, South Carolina; the midshipmen at the- Washington Navy Yard; upwards of one hundred natives of Virginia, composing a part of the medical class of the University of Pennsylvania; upwards of five hundred of the young men of Philadelphia; a number of the young gentlemen of New York; the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts;; the young gentlemen of Boston; the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Ohio. In most of these cases, a day of humiliation and prayer was appointed, and some minister of the- gospel requested to preach an appropriate sermon ,•: in several cases committees were appointed to re- ceive contributions towards erecting the monument in Richmond, proposed by the Common Council;; in others, it was recommended to the people to- abstain from all dancing assemblies, and other pub- lic amusements, for a certain length of time. The Alexandria dancing assemblies were post- poned for one month, in consequence of this tragical and melancholy event. The Masonic Lodge of Petersburg gave notice- that a Masonic Ball, to which the ladies of that town and vicinity had been invited, would not take place ;, and the Richmond Republic?,n Blues, more than a month afterwards, declined to celebrate the approach- ing 22nd of February, according to their custom, or to join in any rejoicing on that day, through sympa- thy with the calamity which had befallen their ft-iends- and fellow-citizens. Monumental Chuech. IT The proprietors and managers of tlieatres, and the corporate authorities in several cities, announced new regulations adopted by tlietn in respect to thea- trical exhibitions, especially looking to the provision of an increased number of doors and other avenues of escape in case of any alarm. Odes and elegiac stanzas, to the memory of the unfortunate sufferers ; separate tributes to the me- mory of the young, the beautiful, the gifted, the brave who perished ; appropriate notices of the many splendid instances of disinterestedness and heroism exhibited on the occasion of tlie fire, which excited the public admii-ation and applause ; essays on the nature and effects of the stage, (one of which was by the celebrated Doctor Witherspoon, of Phil- adelphia,) appeared either in the papers or periodi- cals of the day, or in pamphlet form. Among the sermons was one published entitled "A sermon delivered January 19, 1812, at the re- quest of a number of young gentlemen of the city of New York," who had assembled to express their condolence with the inhabitants of Richmond on the late mournful dispensation of Providence in that city, by Samuel Miller, D. D., Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of New York, which attained a good deal of celebrity, being an able discourse,, after the model of Archbishop Tillottson's on the sin and offence of attending theatrical amusements. In Norfolk an "invitation" was addressed to all the citizens of Norfolk and others, to assist, on Thursday, the 9th instant, at 10 o'clock in the fore^ 2 18 History of the noou, to the service that will be performed at the Roman Church, for the souls that were victims to the fire at the Richmond Theatre. These proceedings show to how considerable an ex- tent the whole country was affected by this awful dispensation of Divine Providence. In Richmond it gave rise to the suggestion that besides the monu- ment proposed by the Common Council, there should be erected by public subscription, on the ruins of the Theatre, an ediiice to be set apart and conse- crated for the worship of God. From the Richmond Enquirer: "Richmond, %th January, 1812. "At a meeting of the 'Association for building a church on Shockoe Hill,' — '■'■Resolved, That the Treasurer be authorized to re- ceive subscriptions for any number of shares that shall be applied for, until the aggregate number shall be three hundred. Extract. C. J. Macmuedo, Treasurer?'' " We, the subscribers, the committee appointed at a general meeting of the citizens of Richmond and Manchester to receive contributions for the purpose of erecting a monument sacred to the memory of those who perished in the late conilagration in this city, believing that by avoiding every personal appli- cation we shall perform the task assigned to us in a manner most grateful to the feelings of the afflicted Monumental Chuech. 19 relatives of the deceased, who oan yield only to the earnest wishes of their fellow-citizens, voluntarily expressed, the sad privilege of being the sole con- tributors to an object so dear to them, have requested Mr. William Dandridge, Cashier of the Bank of Vir- ginia, to receive the subscriptions of all those who are desirous of contributing on this melancholy oc- casion, and will call at the bank for that purpose. John Marshall, Joseph Maex, Benjamin Hatohee, "William Fenwick, January 13, 1812. Thomas Taylok." "The Monument. "As the size and form of the monument to be erected over the remains of the victims to the confla- gration of the theatre, lately consumed in this city, will depend on the sum subscribed for that purpose, and as it must be extremely desirable that arrangements should be promptly made for commencing the work, it will be necessary soon to close the subscription. The committee therefore earnestly request those gentlemen whose feelings impel them to give this mark of their regard for the memories of the de- ceased not to defer their contributions, as the sub- scriptions will close on the first day of March next. John Maeshall, Joseph Maex, WiixiAM Fenwick, Benjamin Hatches, February 4, 1812. Thomas Tatloe." 20 History of the City of Kichmond in Common Council. February 17, 1812. The following report was made to the Common Hall this day, and a committee appointed to bring in an ordinance in pursuance thereof: At a meeting of the committee appointed by the "Association for erecting a Church on Shockoe Hill" in the city of Eichinond, with the committee ap- pointed by the Common Hall for superintending the erection of a monument on the site of the late Theatre, — ^present: James Smith, Gabriel Ealston, William Hay, Jr., and John Adams. The follow- ing resolution from the church association was sub- mitted for consideration, viz : ''■Resolved, That the committee appointed in pur- suance of the fourth article, be authorized to unite with the committee of the Common Hall, in pur- chasing the whole of the said ground, (meaning the whole lot on which the Theatre stood,) and arrange with the said committee, the most eligible plan on which to appropriate the ground so to be purchased to the joint purpose of erecting thereon both the monument and the church. " It is proposed and approved by the members of both the above committees, that forty feet square fronting on H street, and in the centre of the Theatre lot on that front, be reserved for the monu- ment, to be enclosed by and under the direction of the committee of the Common Hall, and that the re- mainder of the ground be appropriated to the erec- tion of a church, under the direction and control of Monumental Chuech. 21 the committee or agents of the above mentioned association; and so much of saiji lot as may not be covered by such church and its appendages, to be enclosed with bricks, stone or iron, at the expense of the aforesaid association, and the whole to be, by said association and their successors for ever, kept and applied to sole purposes of Divine M'orship. ''It is further proposed and approved as aforesaid, that the committee of the Common Hall, shall pur- chase the whole ground, one-third of the expense of which purchase to be paid by the Common Hall, the other two-thirds by the church association. "As it is understood that the powers of the com- mittee of the Common Hall will not permit them absolutely to ratify and confirm the above stipula- tions, the members of that committee pledge them- selves to use their best endeavors to procure tlie passage of an ordinance by the Common Hall, authorizing them to carry the same into complete effect. James Smith, Gabeiel Ralston, Wm. Hay, Jk., John Adams." City of Kielimond, in Common Council, March 7, 1812. The following report was this day made to the Hall, and substituted for the one formerly made on the same subject: At a meeting of the committee appointed by the " Association for building a church on Shockoe Hill," in the city of Richmond, with 22 History of the the committee appointed by the Common Hall of the said city for superintending the erection of a monument on the site of the late Theatre, held on 5th of March, 1812, — present: James Smith, Michael W. Hancock, Gabriel Kalston, John Adams, and Jno. G. Gamble. The following resolution from the church associa- tion was submitted for consideration, viz : '^Resolved, That the committee appointed in pur- suance of the 4th Article be authorized to unite with the committee of the Common Hall in purchasing the whole of said ground, (meaning the whole lot whereon the Theatre lately stood), and arrange with the said committee the most elegible plan on wliich to appropriate the ground so to be purchased, to the joint purpose of erecting thereon both the monu- ment and the church." " It is proposed and approved by the members of both of the above committees, that the monument and church shall be compreliended in one building, the plan of which building to be approved by a ma- jority of the joint committee, associated with any three of the relatives of the deceased who may be by such relatives deputed so to act. "It is further proposed and approved, that an ag- gregate fund, made up of all sums of money which have been or may hereafter be subscribed by indi- viduals for the purposes of the monument, of any sum which may be authorized by the Common Hall to be expended for this object, and of all sums which now are, or may hereafter belong, to the 'Association Monumental Chuech. 23 for building the church,' out of which aggregate fund the committee of the Common Hall shall pur- chase the whole of the ground, and the remaining sum sliall be applied to the building of the church and monument, and their appendages, under the di- rection and control of the three before mentioned committee. " It is distinctly understood that nothing herein con- tained shall impair tlie right of the subscribers to the ' Church Association ' to any benefits or immunities which, by their original constitution, and their sub- sequent proceedings thereon, were contemplated, but that all management or control over such building shall exclusively pertain and belong to such associa- tion, to be for ever devoted to the sacred purposes of Divine worship, so soon as such building shall be completed. "It is further understood, that the powers of the committee of the Common Hall will not permit the committee absolutely to ratify and confirm the above stipulations, but the members of the committee pledge themselves to use their best endeavours tO' procure the passage of an ordinance by the Common Hall authorizing them to carry the same into com- plete effect. James Smith, Michael W. Hancock,. John Adams, Gabriel Kalston, John G. Gamble." 24 History of the "An Obdinance, To amend the several ordinances concerning tlie con- flagration of the Theatre in the city of Kichmoud : "Wheeeab, It has been represented to this Hall by the committee appointed to superintend the erection of a monument on the site of the late Theatre, that an arrangement, pleasing to them and conducive to the object contemplated by the Hall, may be made ■with the ' Association for building a church on Shockoe Hill ' in this city, whereby it is proposed to unite all sums of money which were intended to be applied to the erection of a monument with the funds of the aforesaid Association, which aggregate .sum sliall be applied to the purpose of purchasing the whole lot of ground \vhereon the Theatre lately stood, and of erecting thereon a monmental church, under the direction and control of the persons who have been made known to this Hall as being accept- able to all tlie parties ; " 1. Be it therefore ordained, by the president and Oommon Council of the city of Richmond, in Com- mon Hall assembled, and it is hereby ordained by authority of the same, that Dr. John Brockenbrousrh. Michael W. Hancock, and John G. Gamble, be, and they, or a majority of them, are hereby autliorized and empowered to draw upon the Chamberlain of this city for a sura or sums not exceeding live thou- sand dollars, and the Chamberlain is hereby required to pay the same out of any funds in his hands at the time such drafts shall be presented which have not otherwise been appropriated. Monumental Chuech. 25 " 2. The aforesaid sum, when tinited with all sums •which have been or may hereafter be subscribed for the purpose of erecting a monument on the site of the late Theatre, together with the funds of the 'As- sociation tor building a church on Shockoe Hill,' ^hall, by the aforesaid commissioners, be applied first to the purchase of so much of the theatre lot, or any of the adjoining lots as to them may seem necessary, -and secondly to the erection on said ground of such building or edifice as may in their opinion be best •calculated to commemorate the melancholy and ever- to-be-lamented event which occurred thereon on the twenty-sixth day of December, eighteen hundred and ■eleven. " 3. And be it further ordained, that when such building shall be completed, the commissioners here- inbefore named shall have full power, and are hereby required, to transfer all the ground purchased under this ordinance, together with all the buildings which maj be erected thereon, to the before named 'Asso- ciation for building a church on Shockoe Hill,' in this city, to be by them and their successors for ever kept sacred for the purposes of Divine worship, and for no other purpose, subject alone to the regulations which may be formed and established by such Asso- ciation and their successors. " 4. All ordinances contrary to the provisions of this ordinance shall be, and the same are, hereby repealed. " 5. This ordinance shall commence and be in force from and after the passing thereof. Passed at a 26 History of the called meeting of , the Common Council for the city of Richmond, held at their public chamber in said city, on Saturday, the seventh day of March, one thousand eight hundred and twelve. " In testimony whereof, the president pro tem, hath caused the seal of the said city to be hereunto- affixed, and hath subscribed the same with his hand. John G. Gamble, President, pro temP (Seal of the city.) " Notice. " The subscribers to the 'Association for building ai church on Shockoe Hill' are required to pay into the hands of their Treasurer, Mr. Charles J. Mac- nmrdo, on or before the twenty-sixth instant, twenty- five dollars on each share, being the second instal- ment thereon. May 8, 1812. The Committee." Editoi-ial from Richmond Enquirer, of the itli of August, 1812: " On Saturday last (the 1st of August,) was laid,, on the site of the late Richmond Theatre, under the direction of Robert Mills, Esq., Architect, the cor- ner stone of the Monumental Church, about to be erected in commemoration of those who perislied oq the same spotj on the 26th December last." Mr. Mills was a native of Charleston, S. C, but for the last twenty-five years of his life resided in Washington, D. C, where he died on the 3rd of Monumental Chukch. 2T March, 1855. (He was the architect of the City Hall, in the city of Richmond, and of the Post Office building, the Treasury building, and the Patent Office, in the city of "Washington.) See the " Yii-- ginia Historical Register," "Vol. VI, No. 1, page 39. " The subscribers to the 'Association for building a church on Shockoe Hill' are requested to call on Mr. Charles J. Macmurdo, Treasurer for the associa- tion, and pay him the sum of $25 on each share sub- scribed for, being the third instalment due thereon,, on or before the 21st day of next month. The Committee." "Delinquents who still owe for the second instal- ment are reminded that the same has been much too- long due. ''September 1st, 1812." " The subscribers to the 'Association for building; a churc;h on Shockoe Hill' are requested to call on Mr. C. J. Macmurdo, Treasurer for the association,, and pay him the sum of $25 on each share sub- scribed for, being tlie fourth and last instalment due thereon, on or before the 13th of next month. The Committee." " Delinquents are requested to pay up immediately,, and those who may find it convenient to pay up in- stalments before they are due, will add a facility to- the operations of the committee by doing so. "■September 22, 1812." ■28 HiSTOET OF THE "Monumental Chuech Richmond, Vieginia. "The cii-cumstances that have given rise to the name and existence of this building are but too well known to require explanation. The many persons interested in its execution induced Mr. Mills, (who •designed and has the direction of it,) to suggest the propriety of an engraving of the building, with such parts of the city in its vicinity as could correctly be taken into the pictui'e. " Proposals to publish such an engraving are now issued, and Mr. Mills trusts that what he has taken the liberty to recommend for publication will meet the approbation and support of all interested; his views being to give to bereaved relatives and friends •an opportunity of possessing some domestic me- mento of the respect and sympathy manifested by a generous public for the loss of so much worth, talent, and beauty. The publishers are fully com- petent to do every justice to the picture, so that the ■eflect will correspond with a drawing that is now in this city, and which, in a few days, will be placed for public inspection in the Capitol. " The style of the engraving will be that termed -aquatinted. The size of the plate 21^ inches by 37^ inches. "P. S — Separate from the ideas respecting the building, the whole engraving will form a handsome picture, capable of ornamenting any room, and as :such, it is recommended to the patronage of the public. "December 5, 1812," Monumental Church. 29' "On the twenty-sixth day of December last, a. calamity occurred which spread desolation over almost every family in Richmond, and it befits a Christian people to devote Saturday, the twenty- sixth day of the present month, to the service of their God. "'Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be- comforted.' "It is recommended to the citizens to abstain from their nsnal avocations, to suspend all servile labor,^ and to pass the day in humiliation and prayer; and it is recommended to the pastors of the various re- ligious associations to perform Divine service in their respective places of worship. 'Be ye ready also, for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.' ''December 19, 1812." A Citizen." The sum of $5,000, appropriated by the ordinance of the 7th March, 1812, was paid by the Chamber- lain of the city, on the 31st of March, 1814, and is entered as paid "for the purchase of the Theatre lot ;" but the voucher for it was destroyed, as well as most of the other papers in the Chamberlain's- oifice, at the time of the military occupation of Richmond by the troops of the United States, in April, 1865. " Notice. "The sale of the pews in the Monumental Church will take place on this day, at 12 o'clock. "■Wednesday, April 13, 1814." 30 History of the "Notice. "The proprietors of pews in the Monumental ■Church are requested to meet at the church, on Saturday next, at 12 o'clock, to choose vestrymen fl,nd for other purposes. Those who cannot attend in person will be pleased to appoint proxies. De- linquent purchasers must in the meantime pay up the first instalment. "April 19, 1814." "The undersigned have the pleasure of handing the enclosed to Mr. Thos. Taylor. Their own feel- ings corresponding with those expressed by the vestry on the occasion, have nothing further to add, but their personal respects to Mr. Taylor. KoBEET POLLAKD, KOBEET GeEENHOW, "■'May 2, 1814." Church Wardens." "Resolved, That pew JSTo. 86, being one of the six pews bought in by the trustees, as directed on the 7th February last, by the eleventh resolution of the association, be appropriated, subject to assessment, to the use of Thomas Taylor, and that he be re- quested by the wardens to accept of the said pew, together with the thanks of the vestry for the pecu- niary obligations conferred by him on the church. "Extract from the minutes of the vestry on the 25th April, 1814. C. J. Macmhedo, Clk. of Vestry Mo. Church." Monumental Chuech. 31 " Notice. "Notice having been given, that on Wednesday, "the fourth present, the clerical and lay deputies of the Protestant Episcopal Church v?ould convene in this city; by order of the vestry, it is deemed neces- sary to apprize the citizens and public at large, that on some day during their sitting, Divine service will be performed at the Monumental Church, when the pews in the galleries will be open for admission to any who may think proper to attend. The town bell will be rung at the usual hour in the morning of the day set apart for the purpose above noticed. Robert Pollabd, KOBBET GeEENHOW, " May 2, 1814. Church Wardens?' " Notice. "Rev. Mr. TVilmer will preach at the Monu- mental Church to-day, at 11 o'clock, "Wednesday, May 4, 1814. "At a special meeting of the members of the con- vention of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the State of Yirginia, held at the Capitol in the city of Richmond, on Wednesday, the fourth day of May, 1814, Dr. Jno. Adams, (one of the lay deputies from Henrico Parish,) presented a memorial from the vestry of the Monumental Church, in the city of Richmond, praying the right of representation in this convention, which was received, and ordered to be read by the secretary; and the same was accord- ingly read. And on motion made and seconded — 32 HiSTOET OF THE " Resolved, That the prayer of the memorial of the vestry of the Monumental Church, in the city of Kichmond be granted, and that the deputies aph pointed by that vestry be invited to take their seats- in the convention immediately. '■'■Resolved, That the thanks of this convention be presented to the Rev. William H. Wilmer, for the eloquent, appropriate, and impressive discourse de- livered in the Monumental Church this morning. "The Hon. John Marshall and Dr. James Mc- Clurg, appeared and presented their certificate of appointment as lay- deputies of the Monumental Church, (which was received) and toolc their seats as members of the convention. '■'■Resolved, That the memorial of the vestry of the Monumental Church of the city of Riclimond^ with the regulations referred to therein, be referred to the committee appointed to take into considera- tion the state of the church. "Thursday, May 5, 1814." "The committee appointed to examine and report on the state of the church, and to whom was re- ferred so much of the memorial of the Monumental Church as prays for the reception of that church into the genei-al government of this diocese, reportedl sundry resolutions and recommendations, which, after consideration and amendments, were adopted as follows : '■^Resolved, That the prayer of the memorial of the Monumental Church is reasonable. A.nd the- Monumental Church. SS same committee having reported a canon to pro- vide for the reception of the Monumental Church a& a member of the general church of the diocese, and to provide for similar cases in future, the same was- considered, and, after amendments, was adopted ia the words following, to wit: "Wheeeas, That canon of the Prostestant Epis- copal Church of Virginia, which directs the manner of choosing vestrymen in the several parishes, is not applicable to the case of churches built and sup- ported by voluntary associations of individuals with- out any parochial charge ; and it is proper that those ■who liold the sole property of a particular church should provide for its care and management: Be it ordained that, in all such cases, and particularly in that of the Monumental Church of Richmond, the choice of the vestrymen shall be in the pew-holders of such churches, who, in the nuniber and time of election of their vestrymen, may, until some general regulation be made on this subject, consult their own' convenience: Provided, that every vestryman here- after to be elected, before he acts in office, shall sub- scribe in the vestry book of his church, to be con- formable to the doctrine, discipline, and worship of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, and to the orders and canons, of the said church in this State. ^^ Resolved, That the Kev. Wm. Meade be re- quested to deliver a discourse in the Monumental Church in this city, at the hour of 11 A. M., on the next Sabbath day, appropriate to tlie occasion of ad- 3 34 HiSTOET OF THE mitting that church into the general church of this diocese. " Resolved, That the church wardens be directed to give notice publicly, that the pews in the galleries will remain open for admission to all that choose to attend divine worship in the Monumental Church un- til further notice. " By order of the Vestry, '■'■May 5, 1814. C. J. JMaomuedo, Glerkr From the Yirginia Patriot of Saturday, May 7, 1814 : " Communication. "Monumental Church. " On Wednesday the consecration of this church took place. " The Hev. Mr. Buchanan performed divine ser- vice, and the Rev. Mr. Wilmer preached an appro- priate sermon. It is well known that the church is built on the site of the theatre, and over the ashes of those who were consumed on that memorable conflagration, — characters the most amiable and worthy that adorned society. It was heart-rending to those who witnessed the calamities of that night, the woes of which gave birth to the occasion, to see the relatives of the many victims who fell, as they entered, express their sensibility. " There were few present, of a considerable con- gregation, who did not call to mind the endearments of a lost relation or a dear friend. An Episcopalian." Monumental Chtjech. 35 There are of record in the clerk's office of the Hustings Court ninety-four copies of the deeds for p#ws sold, executed to the following named parties, to-wit : Charles J. Macmurdo, $180, Pew No. 3. William Wardlaw, 210, a 4. George Hay, 200, a 5. John Richard, 350, a 6. George Robertson, 400, li 7. James Brown, Sr., 465, a 8. Dr. John Hayes, 490, li 9. Hall ISTeilson, 485, u 10. James Smith, 420, a 12. Robert Johnston, 340, a 14. George Pickett, 360, a 15. Robert Greenhow, 350, a 16. James Gibbon, 360, a 17. James McClurg, M. D., 355, a 18. Jno. Brockenbrough, M. D., 480, (t 19. Thomas Richardson and Robert Pollard, 540, a 20. John Preston, 410, a 21. John Mutter, 385, a 22. John Marshall, 390, a 23. Joseph Trent, M. D., 400, a 24. William Marshall, 420, le 25. Robert Gordon, 400, a 26. Charles J. Macmurdo, 415, it 27. Charles Copland, 420, (( 28. William Mayo, 400, (( 29. 36 History of the Richard Anderson, 880, Pew ¥0. 30. Philip Haxall, 335, 31 John H. Strobia, 315, ^ James Reat, 320, ' 33 James "Warrall, M. D., 250, ' 34. Edmund Taylor, 270, 35. William Fenwick, 225, 36. Charles J. Macmurdo, 95, ' 39. Same, 115, 40. Frederick Pleasants, 260, ' 45. Leroy Anderson, 285, ' 46. John J. Gamble, 390, 47 William Wirt, 360, 48 Daniel Warwick, 405, 49 William Moncure, 330, ' 50 George Fisher, 305, 51 John Ambler, 360, 52 James Fisher, 330, 53 William McKinzee, 320, ' 54 Thomas Rutherfoord, 310, ' 55 William Fonshee, M. D., 305, ' 56 Edward W. Trent, 410, 57 Jno. Brockenbrotigh, M. D., 210, 58 Wm. C. Williams, 315, 59 James Greenhow, 240, ' ' 60 Elias Reed, 210, ' 61 James Scott, 205, 62 John King, 210, ' ' 63 Alexander Sharp, 180, 64 Andrew Smith, 155, ' 65 Daniel Call, 170, ' 66 Monumental Chuech. 37 Robert Gordon, 175, Pew No. 67. John Grantland, 180, " 68. Charles J. Macmnrdo, 180, " 69. Same, 80, " 70. Same, 125, " 71. Richard Anderson, 175, " 72. John G. Blair, 175, " 73. Patrick Gibson, 205, " 74. Joseph H. Mayo and Alexander Fulton, Charles Ellis, Philip Norborne Nicholas, Thomas H. Drew, John Robinson, John Allan, Thomas Wilson, David Bullock, James Brown, Jr., Michael B. Poitiaux, John Tompkins, Thomas Taylor, Carter B. Page, John Wickham, Michael W. Hancock, James Currie, M. D., Benj. "Watkins Leigh, George Fisher, Wm. H. Hubbard, Wade Mosby, Wm. H. Fitzwhylson, William Hay, Jr., 265, 75. 285, 76. 340, 77. 360, 78. 385, 79. 340, 80. 310, 81. 305, 82. 325, 83. 295, 84. 315, 85. 315, 86. 255, 87. 375, 88. 200, 89. 225, 90. 215, 91. 200, 92. 195, 93. 185, 94. 175, li 41. 210, a 42. 38 HiSTOKY OF THE Charles J. Macmurdo, 205, Pew JSTo. 43. Same, 205, 44. James Bridges, 170, 95. Temple Gwathmey, 155, 96. Jabez Parker, 130, 97. Charles J. Macmurdo, 145, 98. Thomas Gray, 180, 99. C. J. Macmurdo, 175, ' 100. The amount realized at the public sale of the pews being twenty-five thousand three hundred and forty- five dollars, exclusive of fifteen hundred and five dollars for ten pews bought in by Mr. Macmurdo for the trustees. PLAN OF THE CHURCH. The plan of the Monumental Church, copied at page 45, on tlie record book, prepared by Col. TIios. H. Ellis, for the vestry of St. Paul's Church, was drawn at his request by Col. John B. Danforth, (now deceased,) on a scale of 16 feet to one inch, from actual measurements of the building taken by him and Col. Ellis, on the 14th February, 1868, except that portion representing the reading desk and pulpit, is drawn according to the plan of original construction, and not as it now appears. The measurements are as follows : Audience Room, 70 feet across, inside ; Main Walls, 1 foot 9 inches thick ; JVave, (or centre aisle,) 6 feet 2 inches wide ; Transept, 5 feet 1 inch wide ; Monumental Chuech. 39 Outer Aisles, 3 feet 9 inches wide ; Aisles in Angles, 3 feet 1 inch wide ; Front Porch, 32 feet square ; Rear Projection, (for spire,) 34 feet by 25 feet Cl- inches ; Side, (staircase) wings, inside, 9 feet 3 inches by 30 feet; Outside, 12 feet 2|^ inches by 32 feet 5 inches ; Porches to same, 5 feet 9 inches by 12 feet. The Monument. A perspective drawing of the monument is also represented on page 45 of Col. Ellis's interesting journal of the church, copied by him for the vestry of St. Paul's Church ; and the plan and measure- ment of the same was taken by himself and Col. Danforth at the same time the building was measured. The names inscribed on the monument, (which is of white marble and enclosed by a substantial wrought- iron upright railing, in the middle of the front or main porch to the church,) are the following: On the South Side or Face of Monument : Benjamin Botts, William Brown, George Dixon, Bobert Ferril, Tliomas Frayser, James Gibbon, Ed- win J. Harvie, Josepli Jacobs, Thomas Lacroix, Almarine Marshall, Nnttal, Pleasant, John B. Rizi, John Schaub, George Wm. Smith, William Soutligate, Abraham B. Yenable, James Walden^ Edward Wanton, John Welch. 40 HiSTOET OF THE On the East-Side or Face of Monument : Adeline Bausman, Sarah C. Conyers, Margaret Copland, Elvira Coutts, Ann Craig, Jndith Elliott, Fanny Graff, Patsy Griffin, Julia Harvie, Arianna Hunter, Eliza Jacobs, Littlepage. Maria Nel- son, Mary Page, Charlotte Raphael, Eliza Steven- eon, Cicilia Trouin, Sophia Trouin, Jane Wade. On the North Side or Face of Monument : Mary Bosher, Jane Botts, Anna F. Braxton, Josephine Convert and child, Rebecca Cook and child, Mary Davis, Mary Gallego, Mary Geradine and child, Eleanor Gibson, Ann Greenhow, Sarah Herron, Jerrod, Betsy Johnson, La For- rest, Ann Leslie, Zipporah Marks, Moss, Eliza- beth Page, Elizabeth Patterson, Pickett, Scott, Lucinda C. Wilson. On the West Side or Face of Momiment : Margaret Anderson, Mary Clay, Sally Gatewood, Ann Morton Green, Lucy Gwatlimey, Judith Judah, Louisa Mayo, Nancy Patterson, Mary Gabriella Whitlock. "Notice to Pew-Holdees. "'The pew-holders of the Monumental Church are hereby infornried, that an assessment on the cost of the pews of fifteen per cent, per annum ia levied, payable quarterly. The first instalment at the Bank of Virginia, on the Ist of June next, has been ordered by the vestry. C. J. Maomuedo, "May 17, 1814. Treasurer^ Monumental CHtrECH. 41 At a general assembly, begun and held at the public buildings in the cit}' of Richmond, on Mon- •day, the eighteenth day of October, in the year of •our Lord otie thousand seven hundred and eighty- :Eour, and in the ninth year of the Commonwealth, Benjamin Harrison, Esquire, being Governor, an act was passed, entitled "An act for incorporating the Protestant Episcopal Church." (See Henning's Stat- utes at Large, Vol. II, chap. 49, page, 532,) by which the church was thenceforth authorized in •conventions, held as often as she might deem neces- sary, to regulate all her religions corcerns; settle all matters touching doctrine, discipline and worship, and make such rules as she saw fit for orderly and good government. The convention was to be composed of all min- isters of the church, ex-officio, aud of two laymen from each parish, to be chosen by their respective vestries. Pursuant to this authority, a convention met in the city ot Richmond, on Wednesday, May 18, 1785 ; at which there were present seventy-one lay deputies and thirty -six clergymen. The Rev. James Madison,- D. D., was unanimously ■elected president of the convention ; the Rev. Ro. Andrews, A. M., was unanimously appointed secre- tary. The convention adopted "Rules for the order, government, and discipline of the Protestant Epis- copal Church in Virginia," among which were these: "8th. The clergy of several neighboring parishes, 42 History of the not less than three, nor more than ten, shall assem- ble in Presbytery annually, on tbe second Wednes- day in April, at some convenient place in the dis- trict, to be appointed by a majority of the ministers- in that same district. One in eacli district shall be ap- pointed by the convention to preside in tlieir meet- ings, with the title of visitor, who shall annually visit each parish in his district ; shall attend to and inspect the morals and conduct of the clergy; shall see that the canons and rules of the church are ob- served, and that no abuses are practised; shall ad- monish and reprove privately those clergymen who- are negligent, or act in an unbecoming manner, and shall report yearly to the bishop, if there be one, or if there be no bishop, to the -next convention, the: state of each parish in his district, noting down the offenders and their offences. " 11th. As we conceive the office of a Bishop, ac- cording to the true apostolic institution, differs in nothing from that of the minister of God's Word, except in the power of ordination and conlirmationy and the rights of superintending the conduct of the clergy, and of precedency in ecclesiastical assemblies^ that office shall accordingly be so exercised in this- church. And any bishop, after his promotion to the Episcopal order, shall continue to hold a parish, and to do the duty of a parish minister, except when he is necessarily employed in the discharge of his Epis- copal office. " 23rd. It being directed by the incorporating act that church wardens shall be appointed,, it shall be Monumental Chtibch. 43- their duty to superintend the building and repairing; of churches and other buildings belonging to the parish ; to see that they are done agreeably to the directions of the vestry, and according to contract ;, to restrain and check disorderly behaviour during time of worship ; to prosecute, under the direction of the vestry, persons offending in such instances ;. to fui-nish books, ornaments, surplices, elements for the sacrament, and every other thing judged neces- sary by the vestry, out of the church revenues, and to have, together with the minister, the care of and superintendence over the churches and burying: grounds. " Church wardens are to be considered as the act- ing part of the vestry, who are to see their orders- and resolutions carried into execution ; and they are to report the state of the parish to the bishop and visitor at their visitations. "• Resolved, That a standing committee be ap- pointed, whose business it shall be to correspond with any society or societies of the Protestant Epis- copal Church, in the United States, on any matters relating thereto : to call a meeting of the convention whensoever it shall seem necessary ; to receive com- plaints against the clergy, and to direct courts of examination, pursuant to the rules of the govern- ment of the church ; to make such representations on behalf of the church as may from time to time be expedient ; to give advice on diflScultics propounded to them concerning the church, during the recess of the convention, and to report their proceedings ta -44 History of the ■every succeeding couvention, to be confirmed oi; re- scinded. "Resolved, That the standing committee be in- iStrueted to consider of the proper means of obtaining •conseci ation for a bishop to officiate in this church ; ■of sending the person wlio may be hereafter appointed to be consecrated, and of supporting him during his Kjoutinuance in office, and to make their report to the ;next convention-" The same convention adopted an address to the Tnembers of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Vir- ■ginia, from which the following is an extract : " Of what is the church now possessed ! nothing but the glebes and your affections. " Since the year 1776, she hath been even without regular government, and her ministers have received 'but little compensation for their services. Their 'numbers are diminished by death and other causes, ■and we liave as yet no resource within ourselves for ■a, succession of ininisters. " Churches stand in need of repair, and there is «no fund equal to the smallest want. By the favor -of Providence, indeed, the Protestant Episcopal •Church is incorporated by law, and under this sanc- -tion we are now assembled. We have accepted the invitation of a convention lately held in New York ito send deputies to another to be holden at Philadel- phia in the fall. We shall not enter into a revision •of doctrine and worship until their return, and report of the sentiments of those of our communion with Monumental Chubch. 4:5- whom they may be associated. We have, however,, organized the government of the church." At another convention, begun and held at the- Public Buildings in the city of Richmond, on "Wed- nesday, the 24:th of May, 1786, the convention pro- ceeded, by ballot, on the 31st of May, to the appoint- ment of a person proper to be recommended for con- sideration as bishop of this State. On the first ballot the vote was ascertained to be: For the Rev. David Griffith, Rector of Fairfax Parish, 32 ; for Rev. John Bracken, Rector of Bru- ton Parish, 10; Rev. Samuel Shield, Rector of York Hampton Parish, 7. And it appearing that a ma- jority of the whole convention was in favor of Rev. Mr. Griffith, " Resolved, therefore, that the Rev. David Griffith, be recommended as a proper person to be consecrated bishop of this State. '■'•Resolved, That this convention will, after conse- cration, receive the said David Griffith as bishop." At the ensuing session of the General Assembly,, the celebrated act was passed, entitled "An act for Establishing Religious Freedom," (see Statutes at Large, Vol. XII, chap.' 34, page 84.) And at the next ensuing session, to wit : the assembly begun and held at the Public Buildings, in the city of Rich- mond, on Monday, the 16th day of October, in the year of our Lord 1786, and in the 11th year of the Commonwealth, Patrick Henry, Esquire, being Gov- ernor, an act was passed in these words : 46 HiSTOBT OF THE " I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly, that the act entitled an ' act for incorporating the Protes- tant Episcopal Church,' shall be, and the same is hereby repealed, saving to all religious societies the property to them respectively belonging, who are hereby authorised to appoint, from time to time, ac- cording to the rules of their sect, trustees, who shall be capable of managing and applying such property to the religioiis uses of such societies, and to guard against all doubts and misconstructions. "II. Be it further enacted and declared, that so much of all laws now in force as prevents any re- ligious society from regulating its own discipline, £hall be, and is hereby repealed." Subsequent to the passage of this act the standing committee deemed it necessary to publish the follow- ing notice : "To the members of the Protestant Episcopal 'Church : "The standing committee of the Protestant Epis- copal Church, in consequence of the power vested in them, do hereby notify that Wednesday, the 16th of May next, is appointed as the time for holding a ■convention in the city of Richmond. It hath been ■thought advisable thus to anticipate the stated time of meeting, on account of the Whitsuntide festival. " The committee, considering the effects of the re- peal of the incorporating act, take the liberty, — (the ■act as originally published, by request, in the Vir- ginia Gazette, contained these additional words: MosruMENTAL Chuech. 47 ■'The rdigioiis opdnions of men not being the objects •of civil government, or under its jurisdiction ') — to re- «ommend to the ministers of parishes, or the church wardens when there are no ministers, to convene the mem'bere of the Protestant Episcopal Church in their respective parishes so soon as may be convenient, in order to make an election of lay deputies. "The committee are also anxious to express their earnest desire that the convention may be full, as matters of the utmost importance to the above church will come under consideration. J. Madison, Chairman of the Committee." " Williamsburg, March 12, 1787. In pursuance of which notice the convention as- sembled at the Public Building in the city of Kich- mond, and adopted an ordinance for regulating the appointment of vestries and trustees, and for other purposes, " and also adopted revised rules and canons for regulating the order, government and discipline of the Protestant Episcopal Church in "Virginia." It further "Sesolved, That the standing committee, without ■delay, request of the Eight Rev. Dr. White, Bishop •of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the State of Pennsylvania, and the Eight Eev. Dr. Provost, Bishop of the said church in the State of New York, that they, or either of them, admit to consecration the Eev. Dr, Griffith, nominated by the last conven- tion bishop of the church in this State." 48 HiSTOEY OF THE Bishop White and Bishop Provost, felt them- selves constrained to decline the reqnest of the- standing committee, in consequence of a promise- made by them to the consecrating bishops in Eng- land, that they would not admit any one to consecra- tion in America, until three bishops had been ob- tained from England. It had been originally contemplated that Dr. Griffith should cross the Atlantic with Dr. White and Dr. Provost, the two gentlemen who had been, selected by the churches — New York and Pennsyl- vania — for consecration ; but poverty presented arb obstacle which he was not able to surmount ; he was- not supplied with money by the church, although) efforts were made to raise it by contributions from, the parishes; and this circumstance, together withr other considerations of an embarrassing nature, led him to communicate to the convention of 1789 hie- relinquishment of the appointment. He died in July of the same year, at the house of Bishop White,, in Philadelphia, whither he had gone to attend the general convention, as one of the representatives from Virginia, having retained the confidence of the church in Virginia to the last, and receiving, finally, from the general convention in Philadelphia,, an attestation of the respect entertained for his- character. At the convention of 1790, held in the capitol in the city of Richmond, on Friday, May the 7th i Monumental Chukch. 49" " The convention, according to the o'rder of the day, proceeded by ballot to the. nomination of a bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in this State; and the Rev. James Craig and others were appointed to examine the ballots, who, having withdrawn and examined the same, reported that they found the numbers for the persons balloted for- to be as foUoweth: "For the Hev. James Madison, Rector of James City Parish, and President of William and Mary College, 46 ; " Rev. Samuel Shield, Rector York Hamptoa Parish, 9 ; "And it appearing from the report that a majority of the whole convention was in favor of the Rev. James Madison, " Resolved, therefore, that the Rev. James Madi-^ son, D. D., be recommended as a proper person to be consecrated bishop of the Protestant Episcopal. Church in the State of Virginia." Soon after the adjournment of the convention;. Dr. Madison proceeded to England, and on the 19th of September, 1790, he was consecrated in the chapel of the Archepiscopal palace at Lambeth, by the Most Rev. John Moore, Archbishop of Canter- bury ; the Right Rev. Bishops Brilby, Porteus, of London, and John Thomas, of Rochester, present,- and assisting. Thus was the Protestant Episcopal Church in this country furnished with three bishops of English con- 4 50 HiSTOEY OF THE secration; and i;pon the return of Dr. Madison, the Episcopal Church of Virg;inia, after an existence of one hundred and eighty-four years, saw for the first time a bishop within her borders. Bishop Madison met the assembled clergy of his diocese for the first time in the convention of May, 1791, in Kichmond; on which occasion he delivered to them a most earnest charge, and afiectionately «xhorted both the clergy and laity to hearty co- operation with him in reviving the church. To the convention of 1792 be made his first re- port of visitations as follows: "Agreeably to the thirty -fifth canon, the bishop begs leave to report that he has visited the follow- ing parishes, viz: York Hampton, Elizabeth City, Abingdon, "Ware, Christ Church, (Middlesex,) St. Anne, St. Paul's, (King George,) Berkeley, West- over, Blisland, Bruton, James City, Henrico, and Lunenburg; and is happy to assure the convention, that in most of the parishes the conduct of the min- isters appeared to be such as mei'ited the highest ■commendation. The congregations where he at- -tended were generally numerous and attentive to the form of worship established by the church ; and though he had too much reason to lament that suf- ■ficent regard was not paid to the decent support of •the clergy in many parishes, yet the diligence with -which most of the ministers continued to discharge their sacred functions, while it afforded the highest proof of their zeal and piety, yielded at the same MoNUMEISTTAL ChUKCH. 51 time a pleasing hope that the church would gradually revive. "In the five parishes of Abingdon, "Ware, (Christ Church,) Middlesex, Berkeley, (Fredericksburg,) and Bruton, upwards of six hundred persons have been confirmed." Bishop Madison died in Williamsburg on the 6th of March, 1812, in the sixty-third year of his age, and his remains were deposited in the chapel of the college. "The members of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Virginia are most solemnly and earnestly requested to elect and send, from their several re- spective parishes, clerical and lay deputies, to meet in convention at Richmond, the second Wednesday in May next. " The present situation of the church imperiously calls for such a meeting; and it is therefore with confidence hoped, that if a spark of love and attach- ment to the church in which they were baptized and educated remain in the breasts of its professing members, they will feel it kindling into a warm and holy flame, animating their zeal and active exertions to rescue her and themselves from the imputation thrown out by the last general convention, held in the city of New Haven, and couched in the follow- ing mortifying words: " They fear that the church in Virginia is, from various causes, so depressed, that there is danger of 52 HlSTOEY OF THE her total ruin, unless great exertions, favored by the blessing of Providence, are employed to raise her. [Signed by] John Beaoken, James Hendeeson. Surviving members of the standing committeej Williamburg, April 14, 1812." In response to the foregoing appeal, a special con- vention was held at the capitol in the city of Eich- mond, beginning on Wednesday, the 13th of May, 1812, which was attended by the following named deputies : Of the clergy. — The Rev. Hugh Goran Boggs^ John Bracken, D. D. ; John Buchanan, D. D.; John Cameron, D. D. ; Alexander Hay, Jacob Keeling, William King, Samuel Low, Wm. Meade, Geo. Stro- beck, Andrew Syme, Anthony Walke, William H. Wilmer, John Woodville. — 14. Of the laity. — Messrs. Codrington Carrington, George Deneale, Ealeigh W. Downman, Thomas Gaskins, Thomas H. P. Goodwyn, Edward McGuire, Alex. McEae, William Moore, Charles Page, David Patterson, Eobert Slaughter, John M. Smith, Wm. S. Stone, George Turner. — 14. On Thursday, the 14th, '■'■Resolved, That it is expedient that the conven- tion do now proceed to the choice of a bishop." The Eev. Dr. Buchanan having nonimated the Eev. Dr. Bracken, the members then proceeded to ballot; and the ballot being received, the Eev. Dr. Monumental Church. 53 Buchanan and Mr. McRae were appointed a com- mittee to count the same. Tlie said committee having performed that duty, reported that they found the ballot to be, for tlie Kev. Dr. Bracken, twenty-two, and for the Rev. Mr. Boggs, three, and thereupon the Kev. John Bracken, T>. D. , was declared to be duly elected bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in this State. After the death of Bishop Madison, Dr. Bracken had been elected rector of Bruton Parish, and Presi- dent of the College of William and Mary ; he had been previously for many years rector of Bruton Parish. The Rev. Mr. Boggs had been for many years rector of Berkeley Parish. "According to adjournment, the convention met at the Capitol in Kiehmond, on Tuesday, the 25th of Ma}', 1813, — present, 9 clerical, and 9 lay depu- ties." " On Wednesday, the 26th, the Kev. Dr. Bracken, who was elected bishop of the church in this State by the last convention, gave in his resignation thereof, which was accepted." A special convention was held at the Capitol, on Wednesday, the itli of May, 1814. Present of the clergy : the Rev. John Buchanan, D. D., John Cameron, D. D., John Dunn, Wm. Meade, Oliver Norris, Andrew Syme, Wm. H. Wilmer, — 7. Of the laity: Messrs. John Adams, Wm. Broadus, John Buford, Wm. Cameron, Daniel Carmichael, 54 HiSTOKY OF THE Cadwallader J. Dade, James Hunter, Baldwin M. Lee, Edmund J. Lee, Thos. Matthews, Wm. Mayo, Edward McGuire, Hugh Mercer, David Patterson, Kichard Stuart, George Thornton— 16. Afterwards increased, as before stated, by the admission of Jas. McClurg, D. D., and John Marshall. On Thursday, the 5th of May— " Resolved, That the appointment of a bishop for this diocese is highly expedient, and necessary for the maintenance and support of this church." On motion, made and seconded — " Resolved, That the convention proceed immedi- ately to tlie election of a person to fill the Episco- pate in this State." Dr. James MeOlurg then presented a certified extract from the vestry-book of the Monumental Church in Richmond, showing the appointment of the Rev. Richard Channing Moore, D. D., of the city of New York, to the rectorship of that church. " On motion, ordered that the secretary read sun- dry letters exhibited by members of the standing committee, from Dr. Moore and the Right Rev. Bishop Hubart, which was accordingly done. "Dr. Moore was nominated to fill the office of bishop in this State. No other person being in nomination, the convention proceeded to ballot for a bishop. " The Hon. John Marshal] and Mr. Edmund J. Lee were appointed to count the ballots, who reported that there were twenty-three votes for the Rev. RIGHT REV. RICHARD CHANNING MOORl"., D. D. BISHOP OF VIRGINIA. MosruMENTAL Chuech. 55 Kichard Channing Moore, D. D., and one vote for Dr. John Buchanan ; whereupon the Eev. Eichard Channing Moore was declared to be duly elected to. the Episcopate in the diocese of Virginia ; and the members of the convention proceeded to subscribe the testimonial required by the constitution of the- General Church of the United States. " Resolved, That the President be requested tO' apprize Dr. Moore of his election to tlie Episcopate, and that the Secretary do furnish forthwith a certifi- cate of that appointment.'' ' The General Convention of the Protestant Epis- copal Church in the United States of America, being, assembled in St. James church, Philadelphia, oa Monday, May 18 th, 1814, a certified extract from the minutes of the convention of the Protestant. Episcopal Church in the Stafe of Virginia, stating the election by that body of the Rev. Eichard Chan- ning Moore as bishop of that diocese, was presented and read ; whereupon, ^'■Resolved, That the members of this house do- now proceed to sign the testimonials required by the. canons in favor of the Eev. Eichard Channing, Moore, D. D., in order to his consecration as bishop^ of the Diocese of Virginia, which was accordingly done, and the certificate in proper form transmitted; to the house of bishops. " The house then rose for the purpose of attend- ing divine service, and sermon by the Eight Eev.. Bishop Hobart, on occasion of the meeting of the; 56 History of the <;onv^ention and the consecration of the Rev. Dr. Moore. After which the house resumed their ses- sion ; and it was, on motion, '■^Resolved, unanimously, that the thanks of this convention be communicated to Bishop Hobart for his appropriate and excellent sermon, and that he be requested to furnish a copy of the same for publica- ;tion. "Bishop's Ceetificate. " Know all men by these presents, that we, "Wil- liam White, D. D., Bishop of the Protestant Episco- pal Church in the State of Pennsylvania, presiding Bishop; John Henry Hobart, D. D., Assistant Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the .State of New York ; Alexander Yicts Griswold, D. D., Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Eastern Diocese ; and Theodore Dehon, D. D., Bishop of the Pi-otestant Episcopal Church of the State of South Carolina; under the protection of A.lmighty God, in St. James Church, in the city of Philadelphia, on Wednesday, the eighteenth day of IMay, the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun- dred and fourteen, did then and there, rightly and canonically, consecrate our beloved in Christ, Eich- ard Channing Moore, D. D., Rector of St. Stephen's Church, in the city of New York, of whose sufficiency in good learning, soundness in the faith and purity of manners, we were fully ascertained, into the office of Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the State of Virginia, to which he hath been elected by the convention of said State. Monumental Chukch. 57 " Given in the city of Philadelphia, this eighteenth -day of May, in the year of our Lord, one thousand ■eight hundred and fourteen. William "White, ^Seal.] John Henet Hobakt, [*?eaZ.] Alex. V. Geiswold, [Seal.'\ Theodoee Dehon, [Seal.'] In the sermon preached upon the occasion of Bishop Moore's consecration by Bishop Hobart, the following passages, are found: " The night of adversity has passed, and the morning, I would fain hope, of a long and splendid ■day is dawning on the church in Virginia. I think I see the pledge of this in tlie attachment to our •church, and in the anxious desire to serve her, mani- fested by laymen of tlie highest influence and talents, and by a few zealous clei'gy. They have combined, and they have resolved, under God, that tlie church in Virginia shall not perish. " From my soul I revere and love them for the holy Tesolve. My God ! in this remember them for good. The first fruits of their labors we witness to-day. "To counsel, to lead, to strengthen them in their ■exertions ; to revive, among a numerous and widely extended population, the spirit of piety ; to make known, valued and loved, the evangelical and primi- tive institutions of our church; to make these insti- tutions and services, under God, the instruments of bringing again the outcasts, and reclaiming the lost; of conviction and conversion to the sinner; of holi- 58 HiBTOBT OF THE ness and comfort to the saint, is the work of immi- nent difficulty and hazard ; but I trust, by God's- blessing, of success and honor, to which you, my reverend brother, will be called. " I owe it to you to declare, that in relation to the Episcopate of "Virginia, you were pressed with an urgency which would not admit of a refusal ; and that your whole conduct in respect to it has been marked by a frankness and conciliation, and a zeal for the interests of religion and the church, which have removed every difficulty that might have im- peded your elevation to the episcopal office. " We shall now follow you to your arduous station with our best wishes and our prayers. It must be apparent that you make no inconsiderable sacrifice of personal ease. At a period of life when you must have begun to look forward to a degree of rest from the conflicts of active duty, you are called on to ex- change the comforts of your native city, and the at- tentions of a congregation warmly attached to you^ for a land of strangers, and for the difficulties of a depressed and extensive diocese. *' Still, in the labors of the field on which you en- ter, you will meet, we trust, with zealous coadjutors in the clergy and laity, who, in a manner very honor- able to yourself, have chosen you for their diocesan ; and who have, by this act, pledged themselves to support you in the fulfilment of your consecration' vows, to extend and to maintain the doctrine, dis- cipline, and worship of our church. "Among the laity whose talents and influence will IToNTJMENTAi ChCTECH. 59' he called to your aid, I perceive some most early and valued friends. "From the people generally, among whom you will labor, yon will, I am satisfied, receive every kind attention that can tend to lessen the burden of your cares. "The state of society and manners among those- with -whom your future life is to be passed, (I speak from some degree of personal knowledge,) needs only the puriiying and elevating influence of re- ligion to become in a high degree interesting, and a source of personal gratification. But you must look beyond all earthly aids and consolations, to those- which your Lord and Master only can confer. "Should the spirit of unfeigned and humble piety, regulated and cherished by the sound doctrines, the primitive order, and the truly evangelical services- and institutions of our church be revived in the scene of your future labors, with what delight shall we all look back to the service of this day ! And how fervent will be our thanks to God, who hathi made you the instrument of this great good ?" The committee of the house of clerical and lay deputies, appointed to examine the journals of the- different State conventions. Episcopal charges, ad- dresses and pastoral letters, and to draw up a view of the state of the church in their report, made the- 21st May, 1814, thus speak of Virginia: " From a variety of causes, not necessary and per- haps not proper to detail here, the church in this '60 HiSTOEY OF THE State has fallen into a deplorable condition ; in many -cases the ministers have thrown off their sacred pro- fession ; her liturgy is eitlier contemned or unknown, and the sanctuaries are desolate. " It would rend my feeling heart to see spacious temples, venerable even in their dilapidation and ruins, now the habitations of the wild beasts of the forests. " But amid this gloomy scene a ray of light breaks in upon the prospect, cheering the hearts of the iriends of the church. Her members in Virginia have been taught, by a dreadful experience, the value of their peculiar institutions. They look back "witli regret, and sigh when they talk of former days, when they were wont to go with joy into the courts ■of Zion ; they are ready and desirous to return to that fold from which they have wandered so long, ■as sheep having no shepherd. They anxiously seek the restoration of their primitive and apostolical form of worship and sound doctrine, and pray that ministers of zeal and piety may come and help them. " Perhaps no place in the United States presents a more extended field for the faithful laborer. Here are the best of materials, and here are the noblest inducements of duty, of honor and reward. " The disposition of the people, and especially of ^ome eminent laymen, who have come forward with interest and zeal, afford pleasing pledges of those ^ood fruits which their active exertions will not fail to produce. "A magnificent church has sprung up in Rich- Monumental Chubch. 61 mond from the ashes of the Theatre; it has the pa- tronage and snpport of men of the greatest talents,, and highest rank in Virginia. They have chosen as their pastor the Rev. Richard Channing Moore, D. D., who is now the bishop of the diocese, and under whose auspices there is reason to hope for the meet favorable results. " The corner-stone of a large and respectable- church has been laid in Fredericksburg, on the site of the old building, which has gone to decay. For Leesburg also they have obtained a subscription ade- quate to the expense of erecting a respectable church ;. and in the counties of Frederick and Spottsylvania,, and perhaps in other places, from which reports have not been received, the state of the church is improving. In Alexandi-ia tliere are two large and respectable congregations. From the present excitement which is manifest throughout the State, nothing; more seems wanting, under the blessing of Grod, than faithful ministers, to realize the hopes which are entertained of the future prosperity of this important part of our Zion. Let all who wish her well pray the Lord of the harvest to send forth laborers into His har- vest." 3oon after the adjournment of the general con- vention Bishop Moore repaired to Richmond, visit- ing and preaching at Alexandria and Fredericksburg; on bis way hither. The chief object of this visit was to become acquainted with his new flock, and prepare for the permanent location of his family^ His first impressions respecting the field of his future. "62 History of the labors; of the character of the people with whom he was thenceforth to be connected in the pastoral re- lation, and of the field of usefulness opened to him in the diocese, were given in several letters ad- •dressed to Edmund J. Lee, Esq., in the first of which, •dated Kichmond, June 28th, 1814, he says: " I am at present at the house of my valued friend, Dr. B. (Dr. John Brockenbrough.) St. Paul, in his •excursions, was never better received, nor more affec- tionately treated. "I am highly pleased with those features of vital piety which I discover among the ladies of this city. So far from being ashamed of religion, or its illus- trious founder, they are proud of giving it that place to which it is so justly entitled." The Rev. Dr. Henshaw, in his memoir of the life of the bishop, says: "The congregation of the Monumental Church comprehended probably a larger amount of intelli- gence and refinement, and a greater proportion of men distinguished for talent and influence, than any <;ongregation in the Union." Notice. From the Virginia Patriot, June 16th, 1814: " Divine service will be performed at the Monu- mental Church on next Sunday." (It is believed the bishop preached then for the first time to his new congregation.) "At a monthly Court of Hustings held for the city \ K F. \'. J O H N B U C II A N A N, D. D, Monumental Church. 63 •of Eichmond, at the courthouse, on Monday, the 'eileventh day of July, one thousand eight liundred and fourteen, Richard Channing Moore this day pro- duced credentials of his ordination, and of his being in regular communion with the Protestant Episco- pal Church, whereupon the said Kichard Channing Moore, having taken the oath, and entered into bond, with securities according to law, a testimonial is ■granted him to solemnize the rites of matrimony be- tween any persons regularly applying to him, within the commonwealth, for that purpose." "At a meeting of the vestry of the parish of Hen- rico, held at the house of the Rev. John Buchanan, rector thereof, in the city of Richmond, on the 23rd July, 1814, — Present, — Col. William Mayo, Dr. John Adams, Mr. Anthony Turner, Church War- dens ; Col. John Ambler, Mr. Wm. Marshall, Mr. John Williamson, Mr. Samuel Greenhow, — A re- solution of the vestry of the Monumental Church of the city of Richmond having been submitted, which is in the words following, to wit: "Resolved, That this vestry will pay two hundred •dollars per annum to assist the vestry of Henrico Parish in compensating a minister to officiate in the Richmond Hill Church, (St. John's,) provided that during the absence of the bishop in the performance of the duties of his diocese, such minister shall of- ^ciate once every Sabbath alternately, morning and evening,' in the Monumental Church, and provided also .that the vestry of Henrico Parish shall by re- .solution assent to this arrangement." 64r HiSTOKT OF THE On consideration whereof, — "ResoCved, That the proposition contained in the- foregoing resohition of the vestry of the Monu- mental Church, be, and the same is hereby accepted and approved. ^'■Resolved, That under the present appearance of the funds of this parish, the sum of one thousand dollars per annum should be given for the term of three years, to any clergyman who may be appointed as an assistant to the Kev. Dr. Buchanan, in addi- tion to the sura proposed to be given by the vestry of the Monumental Church. "Resolved, That the vestry do now proceed to ap- point an assistant minister to this church. " The vestry proceeded to ballot agreeable to the provision of the last resolution; and the ballots- being counted, it appeared that there was an unani- mous vote in favor of the Rev. David Moore, of the State of New York. " liesolved, That the wardens be requested to in- vite the Rev. David Moore to accept the appoint- ment as assistant minister to Dr. Buchanan in this parish." The Rev. David Moore was the eldest son of the Bishop by his first marriage. He was one of the- thirteen deacons reported as having been admitted by Bishop Hobart to the holy order of priests, be- tween May, 1811, and October, 1813. He succeeded his father as the rector of St. Andrew's- Parish, Staten Island, some years after the transfer of Dr. Moore to the rectorship of St. Stephen's- Monumental Chdbch. 65 church, in the city of New York, and was acting a& such at the time of his invitation to Henrico. In the month of October, 1814, the Bishop took his final leave of the congregation of St. Stephen's, and removed with his family to Richmond. At a meeting of the vestry of Henrico parish, on the 7th November, 1814, — " Resolved, That in case the Rev. David Moore shall accept the invitation given to^him as assistant minister in the parish of Henrico, he sliall be con- sidered as the permanent rector of this parish when- ever the present incumbent may resign, or in the event of his death." From the Richmond Enquirer, Nov. 15, 1814 : " The Monumental Church of the city of Rich- mond was consecrated on Sunday last, by the Right Rev. Richard Channing Moore, with the usual solemn ceremonies, and a discourse was delivered appropri- ate to the occasion." (This was the first Episcopal' act performed by the Bishop.) 1815. " The pew-holders of the Monumental Church are requested to take notice, that their attendance is re- quested at the church on Saturday next, at 11 o'clock, in the forenoon, to elect nine vestrymen for the ensuing year. By the Wardens." '■'April 18, 1815. " The members of the 'Association for building a 5 66 History of the Church on Shockoe Hill ' are hereby notified that one-half of the subscription money will be returned on application at the Bank of Virginia, by ''April 26, 1815. The Trustees." At a meeting of the vestry of Henrico parish, May 1, 1815, the Rev. Wm. H, Hart, having pro- duced testimonials, as required by the 31st canon of the Church of the United States, of his good eon- duct for three years past, and having offered himself a candidate as the assistant minister in this parish to the Rev. Dr. Buchanan, — '■'■Resolved, unanimously, that the Rev. William H. Hart be appointed the assistant minister to this parish, and if he shall accept the appointment, he shall be considered the permanent rector of the parish, whenever the present incumbent may resign, ■or in the event of his death. "Resolved, That the salary of the assistant min- ister commence from the date of the acceptance of Ms appointment, and that the wardens be authorized "to make him such advance of his salary as to them may appear necessary." The Rev. Mr. Hart married a niece of Bishop Moore. In December, 1822, after the death of Dr. Bucha- nan, the vestry of Henrico Parish, unanimously in- vited him, in compliance with their resolution of 1st May, 1815, "Forthwith to assume his duties as rector of Henrico Parish in full, and to do and per- form all things for the good and interest of this Monumental Church. 67 parish, in the same manner as our late rector, the Eev. John Buchanan." In July, 1828, he resigned this charge, in conse- quence of intending to remove to New York; but was re-elected in January, 1836, and again resigned in September, 184:2, after the death of Bishop Moore. From the Kichmond Enquirer, May 6, 1815 : "Want of room forbids us from saying anything more, than that Bishop Moore will deliver a dis- course on to-morrow morning, in the Moniimental Church, in aid of the 'Female Humane Associa- tion,' when it is hoped every friend of the aged and infirm female, and of orphan children, will at- tend. " Happy that we can know how to serve the un- fortunate, without passing through the bitter school of experience which Lear recommends : ' Take physic, pomp ; Expose thyself to feel what wretches feel ; That thou may'st shake the superflux to them, And show the heavens more just.' " " At a convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church of Virginia, held at the Monumental Church in the city of Richmond, on Tuesday, the 23rd May, 1815, the Right Rev. Richard Channing Moore, D. D., bishop of the diocese, took the chair as President, and Wm. Munford w^as appointed Secretary. 68 HiSTOET OF THE " Dr. James McClurg attended as lay deputy for the vestry of the Monumental Church. ^'■Resolved, unanimously, that the thanks of this convention be presented to the Kight Rev. Bishop Moore, for the evangelical and eloquent discourse delivered by him in the Monumental Church tliis morning; and that he be requested to favor the con- vention with a copy thereof for publication." Mr. Boggs, from the committee on the subject of parochial reports, presented a statement containing the substance thereof in a condensed form : "In the church in the city of Richmond much attention is given to Divine worship. The number of communicants is about one hundred and twenty, and the number of prayer-books is increased." The Right Rev. Bishop Moore delivered to this convention an address on the state of the church : "The members of the church in this city, breth- ren, deserve my sincerest thanks for the friendship, affection, and indulgence with which they have fa- vored me. They have shown, by their marked and continued tenderness towards me| and my family, that they are alive to all the sensibilities which adorn our nature. " I have found in them not only friends, but bro- thers and benefactors ; they have met my necessities with a solicitude beyond my expectations ; they have anticipated my every want ; they have discharged the duty of the most affectionate children towards their spiritual father." Monumental Chuech. 69 Notice. From the Kichmond Enquirer, May 27th, 1815: "The owners of pews in the Monumental Church are hereby informed that an assessment has been ordered by the vestry of sixteen per cent., payable to tlie treasurer — one-half on Thursday, and the other half on the first day of December next. C. J. Macmuedo, Treasurer.''' 1816. From the Richmond Enquirer, Jan'y 25th, 1816: Communication. The following are the concluding words of an elo- quent sermon delivered in the Monumental Church on Sunday last, by the bishop of Virginia. They pay a very appropriate and well merited tribute to the memory of one of the most exemplary women who ever lived. They are communicated for publi- cation in the hope that they will be read with plea- sure by her numerons surviving friends, and that the example of uncommon purity and worth which they commemorate will not be lost upon the public: "Since I last addressed yon from this sacred desk, the church has been deprived of one of its briglitest ornaments, and the altar of one of its most pious attendants, in the death of our lamented friend, Mrs. Francis Davenport. "To withhold from her memory the last tribute of pastoral attention would constitute a neglect bor- dering on criminality, and would be doing violence 70 HiSTOEY OF THE to those feelings of respect and affection with which her virtues have inspired my mind. "A Christian from the conviction of her under- standing, as well as from the principle of a pious education, Mrs. Davenport exhibited in her conduct the superior beauties of the dispensation of grace. "Advanced to that period of life in which nature shuns the crowd and courts retirement, blessed with those resources derived from a mind stored with in- tellectual knowledge, the retirement which heaven had provided her proved a school of information, in which the experienced Christian might learn an ad- ditional lesson of religious instruction, and the young candidate for eternal joys be taught the way to heaven. Her latter yeai-s had been exclusively de- voted to the care of the children of Judge Coalter, and it is from the tears of those children, and their expressions of respect for her memory, that we may draw the conclusion of her excellence and worth. " Bereaved at an early period of life of the atten- tions of an affectionate mother, they sought an asy- lum under the maternal wing of Mrs. Davenport, and by that affection which marked her conduct she proved, beyond all controversy, that their confidence in her had not been misplaced. To train them for a better world was the first wish of her heart ; to that effect she directed her unwearied attention ? May those tender plants over which she watched with such anxious solicitude, be watered with the dew of heaven, and at length bloom and flourish in the paradise of God. MOXCMENTAL ChUECH. 71 "During that indispcisition which lias deprived her friends of her society, Mrs. Davenport mani- fested a spirit of suljmission to the will of God. Confident of the protection of that Divine Being whose mercies are over all His works, and whose care extendetli to the unfledged sparrow, she was patient under her sufferings and resigned to her fate. Like the harvest, when ripe for the reaper's hand, she waited until her change should come, and when her work on earth was finished, and not a moment sooner, the sickle of death was applied, and she was gathered into the garnei- of eternal life. "Lot us, brethren, prepare to follow her. In the midst of life let us alwaj'S remember we are in death. May Jehovah guide you by His counsel, and afterwai'd receive you into glory." A convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church of Virginia, assembled in the Monumental Churchj Richmond, on Tuesday, the 21st May, 1816. "The Eight Rev. Richard Channing Moore, D. D., took the chair, Mr. Wm. Munford acting as secretary. "Dr. James McClurg attended as the lay deputy for the Monumental Church. " The account of the Treasurer, Mr. Wm. Mun- ford, credits the vestry of the Monumental Church in the city of Richmond, by Dr. James McClurg, §15. " Mr. Hugh Nelson, from the committee on the subject of the parochial reports, presented a report:. ' That in the Monumental Church in Richmond, such 72 History of the has been the success, under heaven, of the pious and venerable bishop of this diocese in his holy labors, as to excite in us the most lively feelings of grati- tude to the great Author of our religion. A devout attendance on their religious duties, and a spirit of harmony mark the conduct of the members of this church Communicants to the number of one hun- dred and tvrenty surround the altar of the living God." The bishop, in his address to the convention, says: " My own congregation, brethren, continue, by their benevolent efforts, to render my residence in this place agreeable. It has pleased God in mercy to raise me up friends, among those to whom, until lately, I was an entire stranger. May their friend- ship to me and ray family meet its due reward ; may the blessing of divine love be their present and eter nal portion. "I should be wanting in duty were I to pass over in silence the assistance which 1 derived from the labours of my friend, Dr. Buchanan. Though ad- vanced in years, when nature requires retirement and repose, he engages every Sunday in the discharge of the public duties of the ministry, and without any reward, except that wiiicli arises from the testimony . of his own conscience, he labors in the gospel. May his remaining days be crowned with happiness, and his last end be the end of the righteous." 18 17. The convention this vear assembled in the town Monumental Chtjech. 73 of Fredericksburg on Tuesday, the 6th of May. Bishop Moore in the chair, Mr. "Wni. Mnuford, Sec- retary. Col. John Ambler attended as lay deputy for the Monumental Church. The Treasurer, Mr. Munford, credits the iMonu- mental Church, in the city of Richmond, by Dr. McClurg, $30. Mr. Philip Nelson, from the committee on the subject of the parochial reports, presented a report: "The Monumental Church is represented to be in a quiet state, — communicants increasing." 18 18. The convention met in Winchester, on Tuesday, the the 19th of May. Bishop Mooi-e presiding, and Mr. Wra. Munford acting as Secretary. On Thursday, the 21st, the bishop informed the leonvention that in the absence of John Brocken- brongh, a lay deputy appointed by the vestry of the Monumental Church in the city of Riclimond, lie, in pursuance of a vote of said vestry, certified the appointment of William Munford to act as lay deputy for that church. The Treasurer, Mr. Munford, credits the Monu- .mental Church, in the city of Kichmond, by John Ambler, $30. Rev. George Lemmon, from the committee on the .subject of parocliial reports, presented a condensed statement : "The Monumental Church is in the same state as formerly; — communicants increasing." 74: History of the The bishop, in his address, says : " lu my own> parish, brethren, it is my duty to mention that my people continue to me their affectionate regard ;• the number of communicants increase, and the con- gregation is very respectable. I endeavor to secure the affections of mj parishioners by a faithful atten- tion to my parochial duties; and in order to promote the interests of the church, I sometimes lecture from one to three times in the week, independent of" my Sabbath exercises. "If fidelity to God and to their eternal interests,, will secure to me the blessing of heaven, that bless- ing, I trust, will be obtained." 1819. The convention met in Petersburg, on Thursday,, the 13th of May The Right Rev. Bishop Moore took the chair as President, Mr. Munford acting a&- Secretary. Mr. William Mayo attended as lay deputy for the- Monumental Church. The Treasurer, Mr. Munford, credits Monumental- Church, Richmond, by Bishop Moore, $30. Mr. Wilmer, from the standing committee, pre- sented a report of the money collected in the dif- ferent parishes on account of the fund for the sup- port of the Episcopate : "By "William Mayo, Esquire, collection in the- Monumental Church, Richmond, $200.66." The Rev. Oliver ISTorris, from the committee to whom the parochial reports were referred, pre- sented the following report: Monumental Chueoh. 75 "The congregation of the Monumental Chnrch continues in the same state in which it was reported the last year. The number of the communicants increases, and several of the most valuable of the society joined the altar upon the last Easter Sunday. A large Sunday school has been established in this church." 1820. The convention met in Alexandria, on Thursday, the 11th of May. The Eight Kcv. Bishop Moore took tlie chair, Mr. Munford acting as Secretary. Mr. William Mayo attended as lay depnty for the Monumental Church. The Rev. Oliver ISTorris, from the committee to which the parochial reports were referred, pi-esented the following condensed I'eport: "The committee are informed by Bishop Moore, that although in the Monumental Church in the city of Richmond he does not perceive any peculiar re- ligious excitement, yet it is witli infinite pleasure he can say, that the members in full communion pre- serve their good standing; and that upon every sacramental occasion there is some small increase of members. The congregation are regular in their attendance upon public worship, and manifest a dis- position to render his ministry among them happy and agreeable. The number of communicants is about one hundred and twenty-five or one hundred and thirty." 1S2 1. The convention met in Norfolk, on Thursday, the 17th day of May. 76 HiSTOBY OF THE The Right Eev. Bishop Mooi*e delivered a sermon appropriate to the occasion, and then took the chair as president cf the convention, Mr. Munford attend- ing as secretary. The Monumental Church was represented by Mr. William Mayo as lay deputy. The Hev. Enoch M. Lowe, from the committee to whom the parochial reports were referred, pre- sented a report : "In the Monumental Church, Richmond, ^he con- gregation are steady in their attendance upon divine worship. At the administration of the Loitl's sup- per the greatest solemnity is preserved, and some additional members generally added. They are af- fectionate to their pastor, and the greatest love and harmony prevail." 18 2 2. The con%'ention met in Charlottesville, on Thurs- day, the letli of May. The Right Rev. Bishop Moore took the Chair as President ; and it appear- ing that Mr, Wm. Munford, the Secretary, was ab- sent, ordered that Edward Colston, Esq., act as Sec- retary ^ro tempore. Mr. William Mayo attended as the lay deputy for the Monumental Church. It appearing that Mr. William Munford, the Treasurer of tliis convention, is not present, on mo- tion of the Rev. Mr. Meade — " Ordered, that Mr. Hugh Mercer be appointed to receive and account for to the Treasurer the con- tributions of the several parishes to the contingent Monumental Chuech. 77 fund ; whereupon the following payments were paid, viz : By William Mayo, Monumental Church, Rich- mond city, S30. " The Rev. George Lemmon, from the committee to whom were referred the parochial reports, made the following report, viz : ' The Monumental Church, Richmond ; the number of communicants in this chnrch have increased since the last meeting of the convention. A Tuesday lecture has been established by the rector, which bids fair to be productive of the greatest advantage: and the congregation are regular in their attendance upon public worship.' " On the 19th of December, in this year, died, in the city of Richmond, the Rev. John Buchanan, D. D., Rector of Henrico Parish. For many years prior to the erection of the Monumental Church he was the only Episcopal minister in Richmond. To the congregation of that church on Richmond Hill, (now called St. John's,) he was as familiar as the Bishop himself, and was second only to him in their affectionate regard. The private and official relations between the Bishop and himself were of the most intimate and friendly character. Befoi-e coming to Richmond, Dr. Buchanan was the Rector of Lexington Parish, Amherst Co., Virginia, the duties of which office he assumed on the Ist of October, 1779, as appears from a minute of the proceedings, at a meeting held on the 11th of January, 1780, as follows, viz : 78 History of the " The vestry, taking into consideration the dis- tressed situation of this parish for the want of an orthodox minister, and the Rev. Mr. John Buchanan, who has officiated in this parish as pastor to the same since the 1st October last, being well approved of as a clergyman of wliat is commonly called the church of England, this vestry do unanimously receive him into the same as such; and as a proper compensation for his services, are of opinion that he ought to re- ceive ten thousand pounds of net tobacco for one year, commencing from the first day of ISTovember last ; and this vestry do conceive it their indispen- sable duty to use their best endeavors to procure the same, by promoting subscriptions for the voluntary contributions thereof from the friends of that holy religion. And as the support for any benefit which any civil community receives from the advantage of true religion ought to be borne equally by all, the said vestry do most earnestly recommend to the in- habitants of this parish to subscribe and pay to some one of the vestry of this parish twelve pounds net tobacco per tithe, or an equivalent in money for the same, for each tithe in their possession, on or before the first day of July next. And this vestry do pro- mise and engage, that if any surplus should remain after paying the said ten thousand pounds of tobacco as aforesaid, that the same shall be properly applied to the use of the church towards lessening the future necessary burdens of the same." Note by Col. Ellis : " One of the subscription lists, or a subsequent Monumental Chuech. 79 one, dated December 5, 1780, is in my possession, subscribed to by ray grandfat?ier, the late Josiah Ellis, of Amherst county, who for twenty five years was a vestryman in that parish, by his bi'other, Chas. Ellis, and others, making the amount subscribed three hundred pounds of inspected tobacco, or its equivalent in money." Subsequent to the last mentioned date, he came to Eichmocd to act as an assistant minister to the Rev. Miles Selden, then, and for many years pi-e- viously, rector of Henrico Parish ; he was at the same time engaged as a private tutor to the children of Mr. Jaquelin Ambler, in whose family lie had a comfortable home for ten years of his life. After the election of a new vestry, under the in- corporating act of 1784, the following proceedings took place : "At a meeting of the vestry of Henrico Parish at the Court House in the city of Richmond, on Tues- day, the 10th day of May, 1785, the meeting pro- ceeded to elect by ballot an incumbent for the Parish of Henrico, and upon the examination of the ballots, the Rev. John Buchanan was found to be unanimously elected. And at another meeting, to wit, June 25th, 1785: '■'■Resolved, That until a report shall be made of the amount of the subscriptions, (for the support of the minister, clerk and sexton, and for the contingent expenses of the church,) and until the further order of the vestry, it be the duty of the minister to 80 HiSTOET OF THE preach every other Sunday in Eichinond Church, (meaning then St. John's,) and on the intervening Sundays, at 'Curl's,' or Deep E,un Church, in due turn ; but the church for performing of Divine service on festivals, is, for the present, submitted to the discretion of the minister." At the meeting of the convention of 1786, Dr. Buchanan was appointed visitor of District No. 4, containing the counties of Henrico, Goochland and Louisa, for assembling the ministers annually in presbytery, and for several other purposes, as set forth in the eighth canon. In the convention of 1814, "the E.ev. Dr. Buch- anan, who has executed the duties of treasurer to the general church for nearly thirty years, urging his increased years and consequent iniirmity, de- clined a re-appointment to the ofBce of treasurer of the church in the diocese; and thereupon, on motion made and seconded, the convention proceeded to the appointment of a treasurer; and on the next day, ^^ Resolved, That the thanks of this convention be returned to the Rev. Dr. John Buchanan, for his long and faithful services as treasurer to the conven- tion of the Episcopal Church in Virginia. " In the convention of 1821, the Rev. John S. Ravenscroft, from the committee appointed to ex- amine the accounts of the treasurer of the widow's fund, presented a report, which was read as follows : "And it being satisfactorily ascertained that the Monumental Church. 81 Eev. Dr. Buchanan, liy reason of age and infirmity, is desirous to resign the ofiice of treasurer, and sur- render the funds in his hands ; "Your committee therefore beg leave to recom- mend that the amount constituting the widow's fund be placed in the hands of a treasurer, to be ap- pointed by this convention." Death of the Rev. John Buchanan, D. D. From the ^inhmond Enquirer, December 21, 1822 : " Died. — At 1 o'clock on Wednesday night, the Rev. John Buchanan, a minister of the Episcopal Church, and for forty odd years a i-esident of tliis city. He was faithful to the duties of a minister and a man." " Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind ; this is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it : Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." This excellent man seemed to have these two laws written on the tablets of his heart. But we forbear ; a biographical sketch is promised us for Tuesday, by one who knew, and can describe him well. He was buried within the old church (St. John's) to the right-hand of the altar. From the Richmond Commercial Compiler, De- cember 21, 1822: " Communication. " What can be more lamentable than to record 6 82 History of the the death of -a fellow-creatnre? But when it is the death of a friend to God and man ; when it is the death of a pious and zealous advocate for the prin- ciples of Christianity, and tlie doctrines of the church ; ■one who left few equals, and no superior ; one whose loss is literally irreparable ; how much moi-e is it to be ■deplored ? "In announcing to the world the death of the Kev. John Buchanan, we feel it but a dream. It is with difficulty we can persuade ourselves that we are really deprived of so sood, so humane, and so be- nevolent a man. Yet it is true that Buchanan has paid the last debt of nature. His soul has fled to the regions of everlasting bliss.- " Let us not repine at his better fate ; and yet how is it possible to look back on the days that are past without shedding one tear to his memory ! "Always happy, always cheerful, always loving and beloved. He was the very soul of his companions. From the aged to the infant he was beloved. "Although in good circumstances he was not wealthy; and possessing the same means, there never lived a man who bestowed more charities, who suc- coured the distressed, and supplied the wants of the needy, more than the subject of this obituary. Mr. Buchanan has been a resident of this country for upwards of fifty years, during which time no man could be more universally respected, esteemed and beloved. As a minister of the gospel he was pure and devout; not rigid, yet strict; not enthusiastic, yet zealous. Monumental Chukch. 83 "After a gradual decline of about six weeks, he terminated his existence on Wednesday night, the 18th instant, in the Tith year of his age. From the Corninler of Monday 23rd: "Yesterday Bishop Moore delivered, in the Mon- umental Church, an instructive and affecting dis- course on the occasion of the Eev. John Buchanan's death." From the Enquirer of Tuesday the 24th : " Communication. "The Rev. John Buchanan, who departed this life on the morning of the 19th of this month, was born in Scotland, in the year 1748. After receiving a liberal education at the University of Edinburgh, which conferred on him the degree of Master of Arts, he studied law, with the view of being admitted to the bar of his native country; but not being pleased with the profession chosen for him by his friends, he came to America, and joined his eldest brother, the late Mr. James Buchanan, who was then extensively engaged in commerce in this place. "It was soon perceived that neither his early habits nor his turn of mind fitted him for mercan- tile pursuits; and his own inclination concurring with the advice of his brother to study divinity, he returned to Great Britain for the purpose of being invested with holy orders. "After accomplishing this object, he again came to Virginia ; but the war of our revolution was then 84 HiSTOEY OF THE commencing, and he found no immediate employ- ment as a clergyman of the Episcopal Church . After passing a short time witli some friends, in whose families he acted as a private tutor, he returned to Richmond, where he officiated as an assistant to the Eev. Mr. Selden, then rector of the parish of Hen- rico. "He continued to perform this duty until the death of Mr. Selden, whom he succeeded as minis- ter of the parish. "Mr. Buchanan was distinguished as a classical scholar, and was a critical judge of his own lan- guage. As a clergyman he was greatly approved. His sermons, which were excellent, were delivered with perfect propriety, and considerable eloquence. As a reader of the church service, he had no supe- rior. His attention had been particularly directed to this department of his sacred function, and he was master of it. That he was a firm believer of the doctrines he taught need scarcely be averred, because he was an honest man, incapable of guile. His piety was always clieerful — was as unostenta- tious as it was unaffected ; and the kindness of his heart permitted no asperity of feeling to mingle it- self with his zeal. Allowing to all that freedom of conscience which he claimed for himself, he saw in every sincere professor of our faith a Christian — in every good man a brother. " It is a rare instance of that meek and tolerant spirit, which he believed to be inculcated by the pre- cepts and example of the Saviour whose gospel he Monumental Chukoh. 85 preached, that for many years himself and the Eev. Mr. Blair, a minister of the Presbyterian Church, who were attracted to each other by mutual excel- lence, and were bound to each other in the strictest bonds of friendship, delivered sermons alternately from the same pulpit to almost the same auditors; and it is characteristic of the principles which re- gulated his professional life, that- after the improve- ment of his fortune enabled him to surrender en- tirely to his estimable friend and fellow laborer the scanty subscription made V)^' their congregation, he continued without relaxation to perform his ac- customed duties.* " To the last moments of his life he cherislied a grateful recollection of tliose from whom, while under the frowns of fortune, he had received kind- ness. "The distinguishing features of Mr. Buchanan's character, which rendered him, while living, and will long preserve his memory in the tender recollection of those who knew him, were singleness of heart, simplicity of manners, and genuine benevolence. "These qualities entered so thoroughly into the structure of his mind as to be at the same time deeply seated in his bosom and apparent on the surface of his conduct. ♦Note. — The Rev. Dr. Blair was the father of a large and most estimable family, and the Kev. Dr. Buchanan was single ; and it •was a standing anecdote that after the improvement in his for- tune every, marriage fee which Mr. Buchanan received was at once carried by him to his valued Brother Blair. 86 History of the " They were the agents which impelled, controlled and regulated the actions of his life. They were visible to the transient acquaintance, and were felt by the intimate friend. His benevolence was uni- versal. It embraced tlie family of mankind, but was not of tliat cold-blooded, heartless character which exhausts itself in professions of general phil- anthropj'. It strengthened and warmed as the circle of its action was contracted. It was active in searching out distress, and delighted with relieving it. " In the early part of his life, when his means were very limited, — at a more advanced period, when his fortunes wereliberal, — he wasthesamekind, humane, and charitable man, aiding his fellow-man to the ex- tent of his power, and giving consolation to the wretched. "In every situation, and at every time of his life, 'to the homeless cliild of want his hand was open still;' and like the clergyman described by Gold- smith, of whom it is impossible not to think when drawing the character of Mr. Buchanan, ' His pity gave ere charity began.' " From the Evangelical and Literary Magazine^ Bdited by the Eev. John H. E,ice, Vol. VI, 1823 : " Communicated. " In the death of the late Eev. John Buchanan Dur city has been deprived of an individual whose imiable qualities gave him a place in the aflfections jf all who knew him. "Hisdisinterested labors form a proof of his attach- Monumental Chuech. 87 ment to the Redeemer perfectly conclusive, and the good will he manifested towards all men is an evi- dence that his heart was influenced by the spirit of the doctrines he inculcated. "The author of this feeble tribute of attention knew him well, and it is with truth he can declare that, of all men with whom he has ever been ac- quainted, Buchanan was inferior to none in humility of heart, benevolence of 'disposition, and sincerity of friendship. His loss to the poor will perhaps never be tilled by any other man. He possessed means of relieving the distressed, and when the appeals of the afflicted met his ear, Buchanan's heart vibrated with sympathy, and his purse furnished the necessary supplies. It only remains to add, that he was one of the founders, and the first President, of the Bible Society of Virginia, which was instituted in this city in the year 1813; an office which he held, by annual election, until advancing age and increasing infirmi- ties induced him to decline a re-election." The Board of Managers, as recently as their fifty- third annual report, made a grateful reference to his services in this connection. 182 3. The convention assembled in Leesburg, on Tues- day, the 13th of May. In the absence of the Right Rev. Richard Ohan- ning Moore, D. D., who was prevented from attend- ing by the sickness of his family, the Rev. William H. Wilmer, D. D., was elested by joint ballot of the 88 History of the clerical and lay deputies president, pro tempore ; Mr. Munford acting as secretary. Mr. Wm. Mayo attended as a lay deputy from the Monumental Churcli. At this convention, as well as the previous con- ventions of 1820, 1821 and 1822, Mr. Mayo was elected by ballot one of tlie eight delegates to repre- sent this diocese in the approaching General Con- vention. He was also elected a member of the Board of Trustees of the General Theological Semi- nary. 18 24. The convention met in Staunton on Thursday, the 20th of May. The Eight Eev. Bishop Moore, D. D., took the chair as President. Mr. John G. Williams attended as the lay deputy for ihe Monumental Church. "On motion, resolved, that Mr. John G. "Williams be appointed Secretary to this convention. "On motion, resolved, that Mr. Robert Greenhow tbe appointed Treasurer to this convention." The following preamble and resolution were of- fered by the Rev. Wm. Meade, and ui aniraously adopted : "Whereas, Mr. Wm. Munford, who has for many years served the convention as Secretary and Trea- surer, has signified by letter his wish to resign these ■charges, it is hereby — '■'■ Resolved, That the thanks of this convention be retvirned to him for the obliging and faithful man- Monumental Chuech. 89 ner in which he has performed the duties of the said oflBces ; and that the Right Rev. Bishop Moore be requested to express tlie same to him, in the name of the convention, and to add their best wishes for his prosperity and happiness." The Secretary received the following contribu- tions from sundry parishes in the diocese, viz: Monumental Church, Richmond, $30. Mr. William Mayo was elected one of the dele- gates to the next general convention. The Rev. Frederick W. Hatch, from the com- mittee to whom the parochial reports were referred, presented a report, viz : " It is with great pleasure that the rector of the Monumental Church in the city of Richmond in- forms the convention that the state of his cousreffa- tion is very promising. "A Bible class was instituted by him the last "winter, which has been uniformly well attended. It •consisted of from eighty to a hundred ladies, whose religious deportment was highly pleasing, and who, from the readiness with which they answered the questions proposed to them, must have closely studied the subjects under consideration. "The number of communicants slowly increases. The congregations are uniform in their attendance upon Divine worship, and devout in their behaviour. "The rector closes his report by recommending to the clergy the institution of Bible classes in their respective parishes, and to be diligent in_^their cate- chetical instructions to the children belonging to their congregations. 90 History of the "Communicants, one hundred and thirty." The following preamble and resolution were of- fered by the Rev. Wm. Meade, and adopted: " Whereas, the Bishop has signified to the con^ vention his desire and intention of employing an as- sistant, which is now rendered absolutely necessary to the discharge of his Episcopal duties in this- dio- cese, and that he is willing to pay one-half of the as- sistant's salary out of his own purse ; therefore, " Resolved, That as soon as the Bishop shall have- obtained an assistant he communicate the same to- the ministers and vestries, stating what would be- needful on their part to the support of said assistant,, and making such a representation of all the circum- stances of the case as he may deem most effectual." From the Richmond Enquirer, Tuesday, Augustt 10, 1824: " Death of Mrs. Mooee. "Died, in this city, on Friday last, Mrs. Mborej. the beloved and lamented consort of the Right Rev.. Richard Channing Moore. The Rev. Mr. Wilmer preached an affecting funeral discourse on Sunday." This lady, the second wife of Bishop Moore, was Miss Sarali Missanan, of Staten Island. Letter from the Bishop to one of his sons, on the-, occasion of Mrs. Moore's death : "August 11, 1824. "My Dear Son. — The long indisposition of your- dear mother has been brought to a termination ; andi Monumental Chuech. 91 she has bid an adieu to all her ailments, and entered into the joy of her Lord. "The tranquility and composure with which she met her dissolution forms another evidence to the many I have heard of the power of a sasing faith, and of that belief in the promises of God which in- spires the soul with confidence, and the mind with perfect assurance in His word. "To the inquiries I repeatedly made of her rela- tive to the state of her mind, she uniformly assured me that she had not a doubt of her acceptan<;o with God, and that lier prospects were perfectly clear. "When I called her attention to the declaration of the Psalmist, ' Though I walk^ through the valley and shadow of death, I will fear no evil,' she looked at me with an eye beaming with life, and a counte- nance clothed with a lieavenly smile, and then said, 'There is no evil here.' "Her understanding to the last moment was un- disturbed, and I do not believe that her reason left her until the breath left lier body. She placed, a few moments before her death, her hands upon her breast, and from the motion of her lips it was evident that she was engaged in prayer, after which she raised her eyes to heaven, and exclaimed, ' Come, Lord Jesus, come quickly !' " She died without the movement of a finger. " In a conversation she held witli me the morning preceding her dissolution, her children formed the object of her solicitude, and she requested me to press religion upon their consciences. Her funeral 92 HiSTOKY OF THE was attended with every mark of respect, and Dr. Wiliiier, who had come upon a visit to me, preached upon the occasion, the day following, which was Sun- day, the 8th instant, from these words, ' Watchman, what of the night V "Her remains are interred in my church yard, the first burial which has taken place within that so- lemn enclosure. " Your afFectionate father, " Richard Channijstg Moobe." From the Richmond Enquirer, Friday, Novem- ber 5, 1824: " Geneeal La Fayetpb. "On Sunday he attended Divine service in the Monumental Church, when an uncommonly large congregration attended, and a prayer was offered by the Right Rev. R. C. Moore, D. D , bishop of the diocese, for the happiness of himself and family." 1825. The convention assembled in the Monumental Church in the city of Richmond, on Thursday, May 19th. The Right Rev. Bishop Moore, D. D., took the chair as President; Mr. John G. Williams acting as Secretary. The Rev. Robert B. Croes, assistant minister of the Monumental Church, appeared and took his seat as a member of the convention. Mr. William Mayo and Mr. John G. Williams Monumental Chukch. 93 attended hs the lay deputies of the Monumental Church. The Eight Rev. Bishop Moore delivered to the convention the following pastoral address: "At the last convention, an arrangement was made for the procuring an assistant in this parish, in order to enable me to attend to the duties of the diocese. "The assistant contemplated has been called, and is now a member of this convention. "I have promised to pay him $500 annually out of my salary, and the last convention pledged them- selves for a similar sum. " 1 mention these circumstances in order tiiat the parishes may take such measures to raise their pro- portion of the salary as they may consider expedient in the case. "May God in tender mercy, my beloved brethren, preside in the council of His churcli, direct us in all our doings, and furtlier us with His continual help." On motion, the Secretary received the following contributions from sundry parishes of this diocese : "Monumental Church, city of Eichmond, $30." Mr. Wm. Mayo was elected one of the delegates to represent this diocese in the general convention ; also was nominated to the general convention as one of the trustees of the General Theological Seminary. The Eev. Edwd. C. McGuire, from the committee to whom the parochial reports were referred, pre- sented the following report : "Monumental Church. — The rector reports the ^4 HlSTOKY OF THE congregation as in the same state as at the last con- vention." 1826. The convention met in Lynchburg, on Thursday, the 18th of May. Bishop Moore in the chair; Mr. John Gr. Williams, Secretary. The Rev. Ro. B. Croes, assistant minister of the Monumental Church, attended as one of the clergy ; Mr. John G. Williams as lay deputy from the Monu- mental Church. The Secretary received the following contribu- tions from sundry parishes of this diocese for the contingent fund : "Monumental Church, Richmond, $30." The Rev. Ruel Keith, from the committee to whom were referred the parochial reports, presented the following report : "Monumental Church, Richmond. — Communi- cants about 140. "The Sunday-school connected with this parish is in a flourishing condition — consisting of more than one hundred children ; and through the laudable exer- tions of several young ladies and gentlemen, the former of whom have devoted much time to the prosecuting of their undertaking, bids fair to become a fruitful nursery of pure and undefiled religion. "The education society has contributed liberally during the past year to the funds of the parent in- stitution, and has now at its disposal one hundred and fifty dollars. "A Bible class of young men has been formed, Monumental Chukch. 95 the members of which, though few in number, pur- sue their studies with zeal and dihgenee ; and in the course of the ensuing season it is contemplated to revive the female class, the exercises of which, from various causes, have of late been suspended." Mr. "William Mayo was elected one of the dele- gates to represent this diocese in the next general convention. 1827. The convention met in Fredericksburg, on Thurs- day, the 17th of May. Bishop Moore presiding ; Mr. John G. Williams acting as Secretary. The Rev. E,o. B. Croes, assistant minister of the Monumental Church, took his seat as one of the clergy; Mr. John Gr. "Williams attending as the lay deputy for the Monumental Church. The Secretary received tlie following contribu- tions from sundry parishes for the contingent fund : Monumental Church, Richmond, $30. The Rev. Mr. Croes, from the committee to whom were referred the parochial reports, presented the following report : "Monumental Church, Richmond. — Communi- cants (thirteen added), about one hundred and fifty. Baptisms (of adults, one; of children, twenty-four), twenty-fi.ve. Sunday-school scholars, about one hun- dred and thirty-five. " The spiritual concerns of this parish, it is be- lieved, are improving. An increased attention to religion has, within a few months, manifested itself, especially among the younger members of the con- 96 History of the gregation ; and on the approaching celebration of the communion it is expected that several persons will come forward, and for the first time testify their love to their Saviour, by partaking of those sym- bols which were designed to be means of grace, and pledges to assure us of God's acceptance. " The Sunday-school is flourishing. This school (in conjunction with that of Henrico Parish, consti- tuting the Kichmond Episcopal Sunday-school So- ciety,) has lately become auxiliary to the very impor- tant institution lately established by the members of the general convention, entitled ' The General Pro- testant Episcopal Church Union.' " To the credit of the male teachers of the Rich- mond Union it ought to be mentioned that, in the course of the past year, they have published an ad- dition to the Eev. Titus Strong's very popular letters, entitled 'A Candid Examination of the Episcopal Church,' which have been extensively distributed through the diocese, and produced the good effect of exciting a spirit of enquiry' to the claims of our communion, and of strengthening the attachment of many to the faith and order of tlie gospel, as main- tained by apostolic and primitive men. " KlCHAKD ChANNING MoOEE." 182 8. The convention met in Petersburg, on Thursday, the 15th of May. The Bishop in the chair ; Mr. John G. Williams, secretary. The Rev. Robert B. Croes, assistant minister of Monumental Chuech. 97 the Monumental Church, took his seat as one of the clergy. Mr. Win. Mayo and Mr. John G. Williams at- tended as the lay deputies from the Monumental Church. The secretary received for the contingent fund from Monumental Church, Richmond, $30. The Bishop delivered the folloM-ing pastoral ad- dress : " Before I conclude, there is one more point to which I think it my duty to call the attention of this convention, and as a year must necessarily elapse before a final determination of the question can take place, we shall have full time allowed us for reflec- tion and consideration. "Although my labors the past year have been equal to the labors of any preceding twelve months, it is impossible for me to calculate upon a long con- tinuance of such effort and exertion. "It is my wish, provided the convention should thjnk proper, so to alter the constitution of the church as to admit of the consecration of either a suffragan or an assistant bishop in this diocese. It was proposed several years ago, in consequence of the great extent of this diocese, to divide it into two parts, in order that the parishes might receive epis- copal visitations more frequently than is prescribed by the canons. "As this purpose can be secured by the appoint- ment of a suffragan or an assistant bisliop, I would recommend it to the convention so to alter the con- stitution as the secure the contemplated measure. 7 98 HiSTOET OF THE " It is my sincere desire that a bishop should be appointed during my life; and as such an appoint- ment can now be made with perfect unanimity, it is expedient that it should be done. It will give me pleasure to unite in labor with the man of your choice. It will render me happy in the hour of my departure, to know the individual to whom I am to resign the arduous duties of the Episcopate, — to whose care this peaceful, quiet diocese shall be com- mitted. May the Almighty direct us in all our doings, with His most gracious favor, and further us with His continual help." Tlie committee on the state of the church unani- mously agreed to a report in accordance with the bishop's Avishes, and presented a resolution conform- able thereto, which was adopted. The Rev. John H. Wingfield, from the. commit- tee to whom were referred the parochial reports, presented the following report : "Monumental Chuecs, Richmond. " Since the last convention twenty-one communi- cants have been added ; six have removed, and two have died ; present number, 165. Sixty persons have been confirmed ; of baptisms, there have been iorty — three of adults, and thirty-seven of infants. "The Sunday-school, which is in connection with the general Protestant Episcopal Sunday-school Union, and pursues the system of instruction re- •commended by that society, is more flourishing than at any former period. The number of scholars is Monumental Chuech. 99 177. The superintendent and teachers are active and diligent in the discharge of tlieir duties, and manifest more than an ordinary interest in the welfare of the school of which they have the supervision. As an evidence of the favorable regard which is be- stowed upon this institution, it ought to be mentioned that through the liberality of a few individuals, a very respectable library has lately been formed, and that the first superintendent has just contracted for the erection of a building, to cost §800, for the use of the school — one-half of which he advances on his own responsibility. "In addition to this mode of instruction, religious knowledge is communicated by the assistant minister, through the medium of Bible and catechetical classes, who meet once every week ; the senior-class of ladies consisting of twenty members; the junior-class of males and females, between the ages of eleven and sixteen, consisting of fifty ; and the class of cate- chumens consisting of about twenty-five. "A meeting is held every week in a private house, in which a short service from the liturgy is used, and a lecture delivered. As the rector has discovered great advantages to attend such social meetings, he begs leave to recommend the observance of them to all the clergy of the diocese. KlCHAED ChANNING MoOEE." 182 9. The convention met in Charlottesville on Wed- nesday, 20th May. 100 History of the The Eight Rev. Bishop Moore being prevented by- indisposition from attending, the Rev. William Meade, D. D., was elected, by joint ballot of the clerical and lay delegates, President, pro te?ripore ; Mr. Williams, Secretary. The Rev. Robert B. Croes, assistant minister of the Monumental Church, took his seat as one of the clergy. Mr. William Mayo and Mr. John Gr. Williams at- tended as the lay deputies from the Monumental Church. The secretary received for the contingent fund from Monumental Church, Richmond, $30. On motion, Remlved, unanimously, that the con- vention having received intelligence of the illness of the Right Rev. Bishop Moore, deeply regret his ab- sence, and sympathise with him in his affliction. The convention, on motion, proceeded to the con- sideration of the resolution adopted at the last con- vention, proposing to annul and abolish the first sen- tence of the sixth article of the constitution. And on the question being put iipon agreeing to the proposed resolution, the same was carried in the affirmative — ayes, 45 ; noes, 17. Mr. Plugh Nelson offered the following resolution, which, on motion, was laid upon the table: — '■'■Resolved, That this convention deem it expedient, considering the age and bodily infirmity of our most venerated Bishop, to proceed to the election of an assistant bishop, who is not to be considered as en- titled to the succession ; but tliat it shall be the Monumental Chueoh. 101 right and duty of the convention of tlie diocese of Virginia, on tlie demise of our venerated Bishop, to proceed to the election of a principal bishop, as a successor to the said deceased Bishop." On Saturday, May the 23rd, the Rev. William Meade, President ^jro tempore, being absent, the Kev. Edward C. McGuire was called to the chair. The convention then proceeded on motion to the consideration of the resolution offered yesterday by Mr. Hugli Nelson, and on the question being taken, the same was carried in the affirmative — ayes, 50 ; noes, 13. The convention then proceeded, agreeably to the resolution last adopted, and the fifth article of the constitution, to the election of an assistant bishop, after secret prayer to God. The clergy then proceeded to nominate and ap- point by ballot some fit and qualified clergyman for that office ; and on counting the ballots, there were found twenty five votes in favor of the Kev. William Meade, D. C, and two blank ballots, so that the Rev. William Meade, D. D. was declared to be duly nominated and appointed by the clergy; and then the said appointrnent was presented to the order of •the lay delegates, and upon a ballot being taken among them, there were found in favor of the Rev. William Meade, D. D., thirty-six votes, being the whole number of votes given in; and thereupon, the Rev. William Meade was declared to be duly elected. " On motion, Resolved, That a committee be ap- pointed to announce to the Rev. Dr. Meade his election 102 History of the to the ofEee of assistant bishop of this diocese ; and thereupon the Rev. Henry Ducachet and Mr. Hugh Nelson were appointed. The committee retired, and after some time returned and reported that the Rev. Dr. Meade had consented to accept the office. "The members of the convention then proceeded to sign the testimonials in favor of the Rev. William Meade, D. D., bishop elect. " We, whose names are xinderwritten, fully sensi- ble how important it is that the sacred office of a bishop should not be unworthily conferred, and firmly pursuaded that it is our duty to bear testi- mony on this solemn occasion, without partiality or aifection, do, in the presence of Almighty God, testify that the Rev. William Meade, D. D., is not, so far as we are informed, justly liable to evil report, either for error in religion or for visciousness in life ; and that we do not know or believe there is any im- pediment on account of which he ought not to be consecrated to that holy office. We do, moreover, jointly and severally declare, that we do in our con- sciences believe him to be of such sufficiency in good learning, such soundness in the faith, and of such virtuous and pure manners and godly conversation, that he is apt and meet to exercise the office of a Bishop to the honor of God and the edifying of His church, and to be a wholesome example to the flock of Christ." The Rev. Robert B. Croes, from the committee on parochial reports, presented the following report : MONUMEA'TAL ChUECH. 103 " MoNLirEXTAL ChUECH, RICHMOND. " Cominanicants. — Six deceased, twelve removed, nineteen added; present number one hundred and seventy. " Baptisms. — In the last year about thirty-five, of which one was an adult; Sunday scholars, one hundred and seventy-five, diligently instructed by ten male and nineteen female teachers. " Weekly services are held either in the church or the new and commodious Sunday-school room. " The assistant minister continues his exercises with the catechetical class and the two Bible classes, the number of members of which is about the same as reported last year. Much praise is due to the su- perintendents and teachers of the Sunday-school, who, by the aid of the excellent system of instruc- tion provided by the General Episcopal Sunday school Union, and the useful magazines issued by that Society, have been able very materially to im- prove the general character and discipline of the school. To the credit of the congregation it ought to be mentioned, that in the coui'se of the last two years they have contributed at least §4,650 for pur- poses connected with the clmrch, in addition to tlieir ordinary expenses, which are not light, viz : For furnisliing the monument, §1,200; for the Sunday- school room, §900 ; for the Theological Seminary and Education Society, about $2,200 ; and for do- mestic and foreign missionary society of the Protes- tant E[U8Copal Churcli in the United States, §350. " E.ICHAED ChANNING MoOEE." 104: History of the At this convention, the society called the "Protes- tant Episcopal Missionary Society of the Diocese of Virginia," was established, of wliich the Bishop was made ex officio the president; and the convention having proceeded to the election of the officers and executive committee of the society, Mr. John G. Williams was elected secretary, and Mr. Thomas Nelson, treasurer. Tlie Eight Rev. William Meade, D. D., of Vir- ginia, twenty-second in succession of American bishops, was consecrated in St. James' Church, Pliil- adelphia, on Wednesday, August 19th, 1829, by the Hight Rev. Bishop White. The Right Rev. Bishops Eobart, Griswold, Moore, Croes, Brownell, and Ouderdork. being present and assisting. A list of tlie communicants of the Monumental Church, prepared by the Rev. Robert B. Croes, in the year 1829, and revised by him in the year 1859, ■copied from a parochial report or register, which was provided by the Rev. William I^orwood, after the death of Bishop Moore, (alphabetically arranged ;and corrected, and remarks added by T. H. Ellis,) •viz: Mrs. John Adams, (died Feb. 28, Mrs. Amos Arnold. 1829.) " Elisha Baker. Mrs. John Allan. Miss Nancy Bernard, (after- " Wm. H. Allen. wards Mrs. Judge Peter John- Col. John Ambler, (died April 8, ston.) 1836.) Mrs. Archibald Blair. Mrs.' John Ambler, (died June " Beverley Blair. 1.1, 1846.) *' John Blair, (afterwards Mr. Amos Arnold Mrs. Richard Anderson. ) Monumental Church. 105 Mrs. Mary Blair. " John Minor Botts. Mr. Henry Bradish. Mrs. Judith Bradley. Miss Betsy Broekenbrough, (af- terwards Mrs. McGuire.) Mrs. John Brockenbrough. " Margaret Brooks, (widow of Z. Brooks.) Miss Frances M. Brown, (daugh- ter of James Brown, Jr. , ^nd Auditor.) Mrs. James Brown, Jr. Miss Mary E. Brown, (afterwards Mrs. De Witt.) Dr. Bagby. Mrs. David Bullock. Miss Fanny Burwell, (after- wards Mrs. Alexander, of Monroe Co.") Mr Lewis Burwell, (died Aug. 24, 1833.) Mrs. Lewis Burwell, (died July 30, 184!t.) Mrs. William Burke. ■■ ' Elizabeth F. Cabell, (widow of Dr. George Cabell.) Mrs. Lucy N. Call, (widow of Daniel Call.) Mrs. Dabney Carr, (died May 28, 1838.) Miss Nancy Carr, (afterwards Mrs. Conrad.) Mrs. Edward Carrington. " Maria Carter. Miss Sallie Carter. Mrs. Martha Chamberlayne. " Peter J. Ghevallie, (died Aug. 26, 180.5.) Miss Betsy Coles. Mrs. Jane Colston. Miss Lucy Ann Colston. Mrs. Charles Copland. " Ann Cringan. " Mary Ann Crump, (after- wards Mrs. Wm. Wren.) Mrs. Caroline Currie. Mr. Joseph Danforth, (died Nov. 11, 1844.) Mrs. Joseph Danforth. " Peter DeForrest. " Elizabeth F. Denoon. Mr. Thomas H. Drew, (died Oct. 9, 1878.) Mrs. Ann Dyball. Miss Catherine Dyball, (after- wards Mrs. Beaumont.) Miss Harriet Dyball, (afterwards Mis. Joseph Sinton.) Miss Fanny Eggleston. Mrs. Frances Edwards. " Fairfax. Miss Betsy Fisher, (died Jan. 24, 1843. Mrs. George Fisher, (died June 28, 1832.) Miss Lucy M. Fisher, (after- wards Mrs. Dr. Norton.) Miss Mary Fleming. Mrs. Jam",s Gait. Mr. Patrick Gibson. Mrs. Patrick Gibson. " Kichard C. Gilliam. Mr. William GiUiat. Mrs. William GiUiat. " Joseph Goode. Mr. Robert Greenhow. Mrs. Robert Greenhow. " Griffith. Mr. Jacob Hall. 106 History of the Mrs. Jacob Hall, (daughter of Bishop Moore.) Mrs. Michael W. Hancock. " Betsy Harris. Miss Catherine L. Harrison, (af- terwards Mrs. John S. Mc- Kim.) Mrs. Jaquelin B. Harvie, (died April 29, 1841.) Mrs. Philip Haxall. " Randolph Harrison. " Ann Dent Hayes. Mr. James E. Heath. Mrs. James E. Heath. Mr. Elijah Heffernan. Mrs. Elijah Heffernan. " Nancy Heth. " Lucy Higginbotham, (died June 12, 1848.) Mrs. Hill. Miss Catherine Hurley. Mrs Sarah Hylton. " Chapman Johnson, (died April 2.5, 1852.) Mrs. Robert Johnston, (died Nov. 18, 1838.) Mrs. Jones. " Harriet Jones. " Mary Knapp. Miss Eliza Lambert. Mrs. William Lambert. " John 0. Lay, (died Dee. 24, 1832.) Mrs. Benj. W. Leigh. ' ' Frances Leiper, (widow of Dr. A. Leiper.) Mrs. Mary Lorraine, (widow of T. Lorraine.) Mrs. Judge Peter Lyons. Mr. James McAllister. Mrs. James McAllister. Miss Jane Mackenzie. Mrs. William Mackenzie. " Charles James Macmurdo, (died May 7, 1849.) Mrs. Ann D. McRae. Mr. James Mann. Mrs. Judge John Marshall, (died Dec. 25, 1831.) Col. William Mayo. Mrs. William Mayo. " Henry W. Moncure. Miss Christian Moore, (daugh- ter of Bishop Moore. ) Miss Fanny Moore, (daughter of Bishop Moore. ) Mrs. Sarah Moore, (daughter of Bishop Moore.) Mrs. John G. Mosby. Miss Frances E. Nelson. ' ' Mary Nelson. Captain Thomas Nelson. Mrs. Thomas Nelson. Miss Agnes Nicholson. Mrs. Judith W. Nicolson. Miss Mary Nicolson. Mrs. Ehza Norman. " Frances Nott, (died July 3, 1842, aged 80.) Mrs. Orgain. " Carter B. Page, (died Jan., 1847.) Miss Jane Page. Mrs. Charles Palmer, (died Aug. 12, 1828.) Mr. Lewis Palmer. Mrs. Edward F. Petieolas. " Margaret Pickett. Mrs. Michael B. Poitiaux. Monumental Chuech. 107 *Mr. Robert PoUard, (died Oct. 10, 1842, aged 8«.) ♦Mrs. Eobert PoUard, (died Sep. 17, 1839, aged 80.) Mrs. Arm Eandolph, (widow of "Wm. Randolph.) Miss Georgiana W. Bandolpli, (died Sep. 8, 1841.) Mrs. Richard Eandolph, (died Dec. 18, 1841.) Mr. G. V. W Raymond. Mrs. Mary Eichard. " Charles C. Eiehardson. " Thomas Richardson. " Thomas Ritchie. " James Eobertson, (the wife of Mr. James Eobertson, former cashier of the branch of the old United States Bank, and came from Philadelphia to Richmond to take charge of the bank after the death of Mr. Ric-hard Anderson.) Miss Margaretta Robertson, (daughter of Mr. James Ro- bertson, and step-daughter of Mrs. James Robertson. Miss Margaret left Richmond, and died in Philadelphia some years after.)' Mrs. John Eobertson. Miss Rebecca Robertson. Mrs. John Robinson. " Edmond W. Roots, (died Not. 3, 1847.) Mrs. John Eutherf oord. " " Samuel S. Saunders. Miss Betsy Savage. Mrs. Robert G. Scott, (daugh- ter of Bisho'p Madison.) Mrs. William Selden. " Nathaniel Sheppard. " Hetty Smock. " Ann Stark. " Andrew SteTcnson. " Jane Swain. Mr. Matthew Swain, (her son.) ' Mrs. Thomas Taylor. " John Hansen Thomas. " Thorp. Miss Patsy Underwood. " Nancy Valentine, (died Jan. 25, 1S.50.) Mrs. James Warrell. Miss Susan Warrell. Mr. John Warrock, (died Mar. 7, 18.58, aged 85.) Mrs. John Warrock. (died Apl. 23, 1856, aged 76.) Mrs. Elizabeth Whitaker. Miss Harriet Whiting, Mrs. John Wickham, (died Aug. 10, 1853.) " Alice Williams. " John Williams. Mr. John G. Williams, (died Dec. 1.5, 1833.) Mrs. John G. Williams. * Note. — The above two were the grand parents of the present Messrs. Benjamin and Robert R. Eiehardson, of Richmond. — G. D. P., 1879. 108 History of the Miss Lucy Page Williams, (af- Miss Maria Wixham. terwards Mrs. John Adams Mrs. Catherine Wood, (died Smith.) Oct. 9, 1867, in her 97th year. Miss Mary B. Wilhams. Miss Eliza M. Woodward. Whole number of communicants in 1829. — One hundred and seventy-nine. Maeeiages, Celebrated by the Rev. Ro. B. Croes, while acting as assistant minister of the Monumental Church, certitied by him to the Clerk of the Hustings Court, viz: March 8, 1827. — Richard H. Cunningham and Virginia L, Heth, of the city of Richmond. April 5, 1827. — George Claiborne, of King Wil- liam County, Virginia, and Mary Craig, of the city of Richmond. May 12, 1829.— Willoughby Newton, of West- moreland County, Virginia, and Mary S. Brocken- brough,* of the city of Richmond. Letter addressed to the Rev. Robert B. Croes, on his leaving Richmond: Richmond, February 15. 1830. "Reveeend and Dear Sir: I am very much grieved from various causes at your determination to leave this diocese, and am sensible that the congre- gation feel, with myself, the greatest regret at your *NoTE. — This lady was one of the daughters of Judge William Brockenbrough, who was also the father of the late Judge John Brockenbrough, of Lexington, Va.— 1879, G. D. F, Monumental Chtjech. 109 departure. As the canons of the chui-ch require that you should take with you the testimony of my approbation, I embrace the opportunity of testify- ing, not only to your fidelity in the discharge of your oflicial duties, but also of the acceptability of your services to the people to whom you have min- istered in sacred things. They have witnessed the harmony in which we have lived, and have been taught by our example tliat the Christian religion is a religion of peace and good will, " You will carry with you, reverend and dear sir, my best wishes for your happiness, both tem- poral and eternal. '"The Lord bless thee and keep thee; the Lord make His face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee; the Lord lift up the light of His coun- tenance upon thee, and give thee peace.' " Your affectionate friend and fatlier in Christ, ElCHARD ChANNING MoOEE." The Rev. Robert B. Croes and Miss Helen Robert- son, third daughter of James Robertson, Esquire, Cashier of the Branch of the Bank of the United States at Richmond, were married in the Monu- mental Church, by the Right Rev. Bishop Moore, on Monday, May 10th, 1830. From the records of the Monumental Church, Richmond, Virginia:. "Robert B. Croes, was born on the thirteenth day of August, 1800, in the Village of Swedesborough, Gloucester County, New Jersey, and was baptized, if his recollection of the records of Trinity Church 110 HiSTOEY OF THE in that village, of which liis father was rector, does not fail him, in May, 1801. "In the month of October, 1801, his parents, the Rev. John Croes and Mrs. Martha Croes, removed, with their six children, John, Samuel Austin, Wil- liam, Ann Stratton, Martha, and Robert Brown, to New Brunswick, New Jersey, and settled there ; his father having been elected rector of Christ Church, and Principal of the Academy of Queens College. "Robert was educated in part in that academy, and pursued his collegiate course in the said college, where he was graduated in 1815. "In September, 1820, he commenced his regular theological studies in the General Theological Semi- nary of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States, which, under the authority of the general convention, had been lately transferred from the city of New York, to New Haven, Connecticut. "Here he continued for more than a year, when the seminary was again removed to New York, and he, as one of the regular students, returned with it. "In the summer of 1823, he, with four others, received his diploma as a graduate in the first class of the seminary that had pursued a full three years' course. "On the 20th of August, 1823, he was admitted, in St. John's Church, in Elizabeth Town, New Jersey, to the holy order of deacons by his father, the Right Rev. John Croes, who, on the 19th day of November, 1815, had been duly consecrated Bishop of the diocese of New Jersey. Monumental Chtjkoh. Ill "Soon after his admission to the deaconate, the Eev. R. B. Croes was appointed an agent of the General Seminary, and was allowed by his diocesan, leaving the missionary field of New Jersey, in which he had expected to labor, to travel as agent through different parts of the Union. "In February, 1825, he visited Richmond, Vir- ginia, and at the instance of the Right Rev. Bishop Moore, rector of the Monumental Church, was chosen by the vestry thereof the assistant minister. "He entered upon his duties as such immediately after the adjournment of the convention which sat in the Monumental Church in May of that year. "In May, 1826, in St. Paul's Church, Lynchburg, of which the^Rev. Franklin G. Smith was rector, and during the session of the annual diocesan con- vention, he was admitted, in company with the Rev. John P. McGuire, the Rev. Mark L. Chevers and others, -to the holy order of priests by the Right Rev. Bishop Moore. "He continued to officiate as the assistant min- ister of the Monumental Church until February, 1830. He removed to the city of Troy, New Yoi-k, and became the assistant to the Rev. David Butler, Rector of St. Paul's Church. "On Sunday, the 14rth of February, he officiated for the last time in the Monumental Church. "Furnished at the request of Thos. H. Ellis, Esq. "R. B. C." Buffalo, New York, Feb. 25, 1868. 112 HiSTOEY OF THE 1830. The convention met in Winchester, on Tliursday, the 20th May. The Eight Kev. Bishop Moore being absent, the Right Kev. William Meade, D. D., as- sistant bishop of the diocese, took the chair as presi- • dent of the convention ; Mr.. John G. Williams, who also represented the Monumental Church as its lay- deputy, attending as secretary. No parochial report for that year of the Monu- mental Church is mentioned by the committee. The secretary received for the contingent fund from the Monumental Church, Kichmond, $30. The committee on the state of the church pre- sented a report and accompanying resolutions, which, having been amended, were adopted. That portion relating to the restriction accorapany- mg the election of the assistant Bishop reads as fol- lows : " Wheeeas, the General Convention of the Pro- testant Episcopal Church in the United States have, by the fifth canon of 1829, provided that every assistant bishop who may hereafter be elected in the said church, shall be in all cases entitled to succeed the bishop of the diocese in which he may be elected ; and whereas the convention is desirous of preserving as far as possible the harmony and uniformity of the church, and of testifying its confi- dence in the assistant Bishop of this diocese, there- fore — '■'■Resolved^ That the restriction annexed to the election of the assistant Bishop of Virginia be here- by removed." Monumental Chuech. 113 Upon the question of agreeing with the committee in this portion of their report, tliey stood ayes, 49 ; noes, 7. Other subjects embraced in the report of the com- mittee on the state of the churcli were referred to a select committee, on whose recommendation the following resolutions were adopted : " Hesolved, That John G. Williams, the Eev. Wm. F. Lee, and the E-ov. Edward W. Peet, be appointed a committee, to meet in the city of Richmond as eaidy as convenient, arid make such assessment among the parishes of this diocese as will raise the sum of three hundred dollars annually, to be paid to Bishop Moore, and this committee inform the clergy- men of each parish of the proportion required from his parish ; and, • " Resolved, The clergy be required to raise the quota so assessed, and pay it in at the next conven- tion. "Resolved, That the treasurer of the church pay to the Right Rev. Bishop Meade the sum of one hun- dred and fifty dollars ; and that in addition to this he pay the expenses already incurred, and which may from time to time be incurred by the said Bishop in performing his Episcopal visitations." Mr John G. Williams was elected one of the eight delegates to represent this diocese in the next gen- eral convention. 18 3 1. The convention meet in JSTorfolk, on the 19th day of May. Bishop Moore in the chair ; Mr. John G. Williams, secretary. 114 HiSTOBT OF THE The Ee%\ Leonidas Polk, assistant minister of the Monumental Church, appeared and took his seat among the clergy. Mr. Robert Pollard and Mr. John G. "Williams at- tended as the lay deputies from the Monumental Church. The secretary received from the Monumental Church for the contingent fund, $30, and towards support of Bishop Moore, $12. The Rev. Nicholas H. Cobbs, from the committee on parochial reports, presented the following report: \ "Monumental Chuech, Richmond. " The rector reports, since the last convention, he has baptized about thirty, two of M'hom were adults. , " The communion has been administered as often as the occasional absence of the rector on diocesan duties would allow. " The rector takes pleasure in repeating that, on most of these occasions, we have had a few additions. Whole number of communicants, one hundred and sixty. "The Sunday-school numbers about one hundred and eighty. The Bible classes are flourishing. The female missionary society belonging to this church ihave in their treasury about $600 ; it is not probable that they will be long without the services of a mis- isionary. The education society receives yearly from ithis congregation very considerable assistance. " RiOHAED Channing Mooee, EectoT." Monumental Chuech. 115 The Rev. Mr. Polk was elected one of the Execu- tive Committee of the Diocesan Missionary Society, and Mr. John Q. Williams and Mr. Thomas J. Nel- son re-elected, the former as secretary, the latter as treasurer. Mr. Williams was also elected a delegate to the next general convention. There is in the custody of Mr. James H. Gardner, now senior warden of the Monumental Church, a baptismal basin of solid silver, on the bottom of which is this inscription : " Given by Martha, the wife of Edward Jaquelin, and Edward, their son, for the use of the church in James City. The last died in Hackney. Interred in Shadwell church yard. Aged 18 years. 1733J." And around the rim the following is neatly cut : "After the church in James City was deserted, this basin was returned to Col. John Ambler, of Jamestown, as the representative of the donor, and by him was presented, in the year 1831, to the Monumental Church, city of Kichmond, upon the condition that it should be retained in all time in its present shape, for the use of the church." 1832. The convention met in Alexandria, on the 16th day of May. The Kight Rev. William Meade, assistant bishop, in the absence of Right Rev. Bishop Moore, took the chair as president of the convention, and the Rev. William F. Lee was appointed secretary, pro te mjpore. 116 HlSTOHT OF THE The Eev. Joseph H. Nichols, assistant minister of the Monumental Church, appeared and took his seat among th^, clergy. Mr. Thomas Nelson attended as the lay deputy from the Monumental Church. On Thursday, the 17th, Bishop Moore, took the chair as president; and the Kev. Mr. Lee having withdrawn, Mr. Hilary Baker was appointed secre- tary, jpro iem. The secretary received the following contribu- tions from the Monumental Church, for the contin- gent fund, $30 ; for the Episcopal services of Bishop Moore, $15. The committee on parochial reports made the following report: "The rector of the Monumental Church, in the city of Kichmoud, reports to the convention, that the state of his congregation continues to be very encouraging; that the attendants on Divine wor- ship are very numerous, and tliat since his report the last year a goodly number have been added to the communion. "The baptisms within the last twelve months amount to forty-nine. Communicants, one hun- dred and seventy-two. " Owing to the indisposition of the Eev. Leonidas Polk, who wp,s engaged as an assistant minister to the rector, lie was under the painful necessity of resigning his situation and crossing the Atlantic for the benelit of his health. Mr. Polk evidenced, dui-ing his ministry in Eichmond, a spirit of the Monumental Church. 117 most ardeat pietv and devotion to his duty; and it was with regret of no ordinary character that the rector was obliged to accept his resignation. "The situation which was filled by Mr. Polk is now occupied by the Kev. Joseph H. Nichols, who has been well received by the congregation, and from whose filial deportment to the rector he is justified in believing that the interests of the parish will be promoted, and the evening of the rector's life rendered happy, peaceful and comfortable. KiGHAED ChANNING MoOEE, Hector of Monumental CKurchP Mr. John G. Williams was elected a delegate to represent this diocese in the next general conven- tion, and also, in conjunction with the Kev. John Grammer, to prepare a report of the state of the church in this diocese for the next general conven- tion. The Rev. Leonidas Polk, a native of North Caro- lina, graduated with the class-rank of No. 8, in a class of 38, at the United States Military Academy. July 1st, 1827; resigned his commission as a brevet second-lieutenant of artillery, December 1st, 1827; in April, 1830, he was admitted to the oflSce of dea- con by Bishop Moore. After his return from Europe, in the year 1834, he was chosen rector of St. Peter's church, Columbia, Tennessee. On Sunday, Decem- ber the 9th, 1838, in Christ church, Cincinnati, he was consecrated missionary bishop of Arkansas and the Indian Territory, south of 36", 30, with provis- 118 HlSTOEY OF THE ional charge of the diocese of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, and the missions in the republic oi Texas. In 1841 was elected bishop of the diocest of Louisiana. He died June 14, 1864, in the mill tary service of the Confederate States, with the rank of lieutenant-general. On the occasion of Bishop Polk's consecration, ir 1838, Bishops Meade, Mcllvaine, Otey and Polk formed an agreement that they would pray special!) for each other every Sabbath morning. Bishop Otey, in a letter afterwards to Bishoj Meade, writes: " I never fail to remember you ir my prayers every Sunday morning, according to s mutual agreement of nearly sixteen years standing.' BishojD John's memoir of Bishop Meade contains the form of prayer, the joint composition of Bishops Meade and Otey, intended to be used by them. The Rev. Joseph H. Nichols, wlio succeeded the Kev. Leouidas Polk as assistant minister of the Monumental Church, graduated at the General The- ological Seminary, in the year 1831, in the same class with the Eev. "William Norwood, D. D. While officiating in Richmond he had an attack of derangement, which forced him to abandon tht ministry for a time. In 1836, 1837, 1838, and 1839 he appears as rec tor of Christ church, Greenwich, Connecticut. Ie 1843, 1844, and 1845, as assistant to the Rev. Harrj Croswell, D. D , rector of Trinity parish, New Haven, Conn. Subsequently he became professor of English literature, Racine College, "Wisconsin : Monumental Church. 119 attended the general convention of 1856 in Phila- delphia, as one of the clerical deputies from Wiscon- sin, and while there suffered a second attack of the disease which had seized him twenty-four years be- fore in Kichmond, and his friends were obliged to send him to an asylum. 1833. The convention met in the Monumental Church, Richmond, on the 15th of May. Bishop Moore in the chair, Mr. John Gr. Williams, Secretary. Mr. Williams also represented the Monumental Church as lay deputy. The secretary received from the Monumental Church the following assessments: For the contin- gent fund, §30 ; for Episcopal services of Bishop Moore, $24.08. The Rev. Charles Mann, from the committee on parochial reports, made the following report : "The rector of the Monumental Church reports to the convention that the communicants belonging to the parish amount to one hundred and seventy, or one hundred and eighty; and that he has baptized, since our last annual meeting, twenty-three children. The rector also reports, that though far advanced in years, lie opens his church twice on the Sabbath ; that his congregations in the morning are lai'ge and attentive ; that he is blessed with a very considerable number of members who are virtually acquainted with the truths of the gospel, and who are ornaments to the Christian profession. 120 History of the "There is a very respectable Sunday-school be- longing to the clinrch, supplied with competent teachers; and which, from measures lately adopted, he has no doubt will increase in numbers. Several hundred dollars have been raised within a few months to assist in the completion of two churches in this diocese, and one in Kentucky; and the yearly stipend for the benefit of the theological students in Alexandria is now ready to be paid in. EicHAED Channing Mooee, Rector.^'' Mr. John Gr. Williams was elected a delegate to represent this diocese in the next general convention. Bishop Moore, in his closing address to the con- vention, says: '"Six candidates were admitted by myself this morning in tlie Monumental Church to deacon's orders, and two deacons were at the same time advanced to the priesthood by my worthy friend the assistant bishop of this diocese. 1834. The convention met in Staunton, on the 21st May. Kshop Meade presiding. Mr. Hilary Baker, of Richmond, was elected secretary of the convention. The Bev. Thos. Jackson, assistant minister of the Monumental Cliurch, appeared and took his seat among the clerical deputies. Mr. Carter H. Harrison attended as the lay deputy from the Monumental Church. On motion of Mr. Harrison, ^'■Resolved, That the secretary enter upon the Monumental Church. 121 journal of this conventioii, the death of its late secre- tary, Mr. John G. Williams. '■'■Resolved, That while we bow with humility to this afflicting dispensation of God, we cannot but deplore it as one that has deprived the convention of the services of a faithful officer; tlie church of a useful and devoted friend, and society at large of a valuable member. " Resolved, lastly, that in token of the sympathy of this convention in the bereavement which the family of the deceased has sustained, a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to them by the secretary." The secretary received the following assessments from the Monumental Church : for the contingent fund, $30; for the Episcopal services of Bishop Moore, $24.08. The Eev. George Woodbridge, rector of Christ Church, Richmond, in his parochial report, states : "During the last year I preached to the colored people a few times, but circumstances occurred to prevent regular services. Arrangements have, how- ever, been made by the Episcopal Church of Rich- mond to preach regularly to them, in the lecture room of the Monumental Church." Mr. William H. Macfarland was elected one of the delegates to represent this diocese in the next general convention. Rev. Thomas Jackson was elected one of the ex- ecutive committee of the Missionary Society of Vir- ginia. '■'■Resolved, That the assistant bishop of this diocese, 122 HiSTOEY OF THE with the aid of any of the clergy or laity whom he may call to his assistance, be, and are hereby re- quested, to prepare from time to time such tracts or sermons as they may deem suitable for the religious instruction of servants." Mr. John G. Williams, whose death is above noticed, an eminent lawyer of Kichmond, was a member of the congregation of the Monumental Church from, its establishment until his death. He was the father of the Rev. William C. Williams, who was, for some years, missionary to the negroes on the Oguchie river, and is now rector of St. Peter's Church, Rome, Ga., and also father of the Right Rev. Channing Moore Williams, D. D., mis- sionary bishop for China and Japan. 1835. On the first of January, 1835, Bishop Moore re- ceived, as a New Year's gift, a copy of the New Testament, printed in golden letters on porcelain pa- per, with this inscription : " Presented to the Right Rev. R. C. Moore, by the citizens of Richmond, members of the different religious denominations, as a tribute of their affec- tionate regard and esteem for one who has so long and so carefully devoted his life to the great cause of Christianity." The cost of the Testament was fifty dollars, and that the number of donors might be many, no indi- vidual was allowed to contribute more than fifty cents. In this gi-atefnl act of public regard, even Monumental Chuech. 123 some Jews and Kotnanists gladly united. The fol- lowing is the Bishop's acknowledgment of the gift : " To 21essrs. John 0. Lay and Win. Mitchell, Jr., " Deak Beethken. — The truly elegant and ac- ceptable copy of the JSTew Testament presented to me as a New Year's present, by one hundred of my fellow citizens of different denominations of Christians in this city, has been received, and I can assure you with great truth that they could not have conferred on me any favor whicli would have so richly entitled them to my sincere gratitude and thanks. It is, gentlemen, the charter-deed of onr salvation — a deed sealed with the precious blood of the Lamb of God; and it is my sincere prayer that all the promises of happiness it contains may be realized by those who, in my old age, have afforded me so great an evidence of their filial affection and regard. That the present year may prove a happy year, and abound with heavenly blessings and temporal com- forts to you and all the families of the kind donors of the sacred volume, is the fervent prayer, dear brethren, of your old friend and felloM'-citizen, "KlOHAED ChANNING MoOEB." Mr. Lay, one of the gentlemen to whom this letter is addressed, was a member of the Monumental Church congregation, and the father of the Right Kev. Henry Cliamplin Lay, D. D., LL. D., mission- ary bishop of Arkansas and the Indian Territory. Mr. Mitchell was also a member of the Monumen- tal Church congregation, and was married by Bishop 124: HiSTOKY OF THE Moore, and one of the founders of the highl}' esti- mable firm of Messrs. John H. Tyler & Co., exten- sive jewelers of Richmond, Va. The convention of the diocese assembled in Lynch- burg on the 20th day of May ; Bishop Meade pre- siding, and Mr. Baker, secretary. The Kev. Thomas Jackson, assistant minister of the Monumental Church, took his seat as one of the clerical deputies. Mr. B. Harrison Randolph at- tended as the lay deputy from the Monumental Church. The secretary received the follovying contribution from the Monumental Church: For the contingent fund, $30. The Rev. John H. Wingfield, from the commit- tee on parochial reports, presented the following: "Monumental Church, Riclimond, R. C. Moore, Rector, — Communicants, one hundred and eighty ; baptisms, three adults, forty-four children. Total, forty-seven. "Sunday-school is in a very promising condition, and every pew on the ground-floor is rented. "At a general meeting in the Monumental Church upwards of $4,000 were subscribed, chiefly by that congregation, for the Theological Seminary. "Two scholarships have been formed by sundry in- dividuals for educating young men for the holy min- istry, and $100 contributed by the auxiliary society for the same. A collection has been taken up to aid funds of the prayer-book and tract society, and another in favor of the Virginia Bible Society. Monumental Church. 125 "Collections also have been made to promote the interests of the Sunday-school, and the Saturday sewing school, the last of which has recently been established for the benefit of poor children. "There has been this year an increase in the con- tributions to the missionary society. Three classes have been formed for biblical instruction which to- gether number abont one hundred." Mr. William H. Macfarland was appointed one of the delegates to the next general convention; and Eight Rev. Bishop Moore, the Kev. Thomas Jack- son, and the Rev. Wm. F. Lee, were appointed as a committee to prepare a report of the state of the church in this diocese for that convention. Eev. Thomas Jackson. This gentleman was a native of Tutburj', in the county of Stafford, England. In the year 1829 there were three brothers, ministers in the Protes- fant Episcopal Church, officiating in the diocess of Virginia, to wit : Johannes Edward Jackson, rector ot Christ Church, Winchester; Wm. Jackson, rector of St. Paul's Church, Alexandria; and Thomas Jackson, rector of Shelburn Parish, Louden county, residing in Leesburg. William was afterward pro- fessor of pastoral theology in the Theological Semi- nary of Virginia. Their father is reputed to have been a man of exemplary piety, and particularly de- voted to the church of England: Thomas, in the j'ear 1830, removed from Vir- ginia to Frederick, Maryland, and thence to Bristol, 126 History of the Penn., whence he was called to Eichmond as the assistant of Bishop Moore in the Monumental Church. While laboring here, most acceptably to the con- gregation, he was, on Sunday, [November 8, 1835, after morning service, disabled by paralysis. Not long after, he removed to Alexandria,. D. C, where he died in the year 1838. The Rev. Charles Mann, rector of Ware and Abingdon parishes, who married a daughter of the Kev. Thomas Jackson, says of him: "He was far the most learned and profound theologian of the brothers, and the most truly modest and humble man I have ever known." The Rev. William Gr, Jackson, formerly of this diocese, now rector of Grace Church, near St. Den- nis, Maryland, is his son. The Kev. Dr. Cummins, now assistant bishop of Kentucky, in his sketch of the life of the Rev. William M. Jackson, late rector of St. Paul's Church, Norfolk, (who was a son of the Rev. Johannes Edward Jackson,) referring to the four sons of the elder Mr. Jackson, of Tutbury, England, thus writes: "Such are the lessons of faith and hope tlie life of the father of these noble sons presents; and now, in the third generation, all of his discendants but one are in full communion with the church of Christ; six of them — three sons and three grandsons — in the sacred work of the ministry. The Rev. Thomas Jackson, during his residence in Richmond, used in manuscript " The Questions Monumental Chuech. 127 on the Lessons, Collect, Epistle, and Gospel, in the Sunday morning serv^ice of the church, designed for Bible classes and Sunday-school," prepared. by him- self, and afterwards published ; a second edition of which was printed in the year 1843, by the general Protestant Episcopal Sunday-school Union and Church Book Society. 18 3 6. The convention met in Fredericksburg, on Wed- nesday, the 18th of May. Bishop Moore presiding; Mr. Baker attending as secretary. Mr. Thomas Nelson appeared as the lay delegate from the Monumental Church, and was admitted upon a certificate given by the rector. Among the contributions to the contingent fund, the secretary received from the Monumental Church, Eichmond, §30. The bishop, in his address to the convention, says : " The afflicting dispensation of Providence with which the Rev. Thomas Jackson was visited the last autumn, has deprived the church of the labors of an able divine and an excellent preacher. But while the church in this diocese has just reason to lament the suspension of his usefulness, it is myself, breth- ren, who feel most sensibly the privation. " Mr. Jackson was my immediate assistant in the ministry ; we went up to the house of God as friends, and took sweet counsel together. '' Too far advanced in life to suffer any feelings but those of friendship to take possession of our 128 History of the bosoms, it was our mutual endeavor to bear each other's burthens, and by the interchange of good offices to render the path of duty a delight. " In a moment apparently of the most perfect health, he was arrested by a disease, under the effects of which he still labors, and I am left for the present alone to discharge the duties of a very numerous congregation. " This state of things, however, I have reason to hope will soon be changed, and by the aid of another assistant brought within the compass more suitable to ray advanced years." The Rev. Ephraim Adams, from the committee on parochial reports, made the following report, which was adopted : " Monumental Church, Richmond, R. C. Moore, Rector. — Baptisms: Infants, 38; communicants, 180; Contributions: BibleSociety of Virginia, $230; Colo- nization Society, $400 ; Bishop Moore and Jackson scholarship, $150~total, $780." The Rev. Thomas Jackson was continued as one of the trustees of the general Theological Seminary, ou the part of the diocese of Virginia, and as one of the delegates to the general convention. Mr. "William H. Macfarland was also continued as one of the delegates to the next general convention. 1837. The convention met in Petersburg on Wednesday, the 17th of May ; Bishop Moore in the chair, Mr. Baker, secretary. REV. WILLIAM NORAVOOD, D. P. Monumental Chuech. 129 The Re\. William JSTorwood, assistant minister of the Monumental Church, took his seat a8 a member of the convention. Mr. Wm. H. Macfarland attended as the lay dele- gate from the Monumental Church. The Rev. Thomas Smith, from the committee on parochial reports, made the following report, which was accepted : "Monumental Church, Richmond, Right Rev. Richard Channing Moore, rector, Rev. Win. Nor- wood, assistant minister. The bishop reports that his congregation is in a prosperous state ; that through the blessing of the Almighty the members are at- tentive to the duties of public worship, and regular in their attendance at the sanctuary; that he has ob- tained an assistant, who is faithful in the discharge of ministerial chity — approved by the congregation and himself; that we have not pews sufficient for the supply of applicants, and that the Sunday-school is larger and increasing in numbers. Communicants upwards of 180; baptisms, between 30 and 40." The Rev. Mr. Norwood and Mr. William H. Mac- farland were elected by ballot members of the stand- ing committee, but resigned the next day. The Rev. Wm. Norwood was elected a member of the executive committee of the missionary society of Virginia'; and Mr. Macfarland and the Rev. Mr. Jackson were continued as delegates to the next general convention. The secretary received, among the contributions to the contingent fund, from the Monumental Church, Richmond, §30. 9 130 History of the Bishop Moore having stated to the convention that the treasurer, in consequence of his age and infirmities, is desirous to be excused from further service, it was " Resolved, That the resignation of Robert Green- how, Esq., be accepted, and that the thanks of this convention be presented to him for his long and faithful services as treasurer." William H. Hubbard, Esq., of Richmond, was then duly elected treasurer of the convention. 1838. Tlie convention met in "Winchester, on Wednes- day, the 16th of May. Bishop Moore, president; Mr. Baker, secretary. The Rev. William Norwood, assistant minister of the Monumental Church, took his seat as a member. The secretary received among the contributions for the contingent fund from the Monumental Church, $30. The Rev. George Woodbridge, from the com- mittee on parochial reports, presented a report: "Monumental Church, Richmond, Right Rev. R. C. Moore, I'ector; Rev. William Norwood, assistant minister. — Communicants, 190; Baptisms: Adult, 1; Infants, 37 — total, 38. We have a large and flourish- ing Sunday-school; two respectable female Bible classes, and one male class. The Bible classes are instructed by the Rev. Mr. Norwood, whose faith- ful labors are truly acceptable to the congregation and myself. MOJSTJMENTAL ChUROH. 131 1839. The convention met in Norfolk, on Wednesday, the 15th of May. Bishop Moore, president; Mr. Baker, secretary. Rev. William Norwood, assistant minister of the Monumental Church, took his seat as a member. Messrs. Henry W. Moncure and Thos. Nelson attended as the lay delegates from the Monumental Church. Bishop Moore, in his address to the convention, says : " In the course of the last year, the church of Virginia has been deprived of one of the most con- spicuous of her clergy in the death of the Rev. Thomas Jackson. "Mr. Jackson was invited to this diocese by my- self and the vestry of the Monumental Church; and officiated as my assistant until he was attacked with that disease which terminated his useful life in Alexandria. Mr. Jackson discharged his ministerial duties with such fidelity and ability as secured to him the approbation and respect of the whole con- gregation. His discourses were always calculated to do good. He preached Jesus Christ and Him crucified; and was distinguished for perspicuity in expression, and talent in sermonising, seldom surpassed. " The congregation hold his memory in grateful re- membrance, and never speak of him but in language of the greatest respect and love." The Diocesan Missionary Society having reorga- 132 HiSTOEY OF THE nized, and its name changed to the Protestant Epicopal Association for the promotion of Christianity in Vir- ginia, the Rev. Wm. Norwood was appointed by the convention one of the executive committee. Mr. Wm. H. Hubbard was appointed one of the trustees of the fund for the relief of the widows and orphans of deceased clergymen in the diocese of Vir- ginia. The secretary acknowledged among the contribu- tions to the contigent fund from the Monumental Church, Richmond, $30. The Rev. William Friend, from the committee on parochial reports, made a report: "The Monumental Church, Richmond. — Right Rev. R. C. Moore, rector ; Rev. Wm. Norwood, as- sistant minister. By the blessing of God I am en- abled to report this congregation as in a prosperous state. Baptisms : infants, 35 ; adult, 1 — total, 36. Confirmations, 17 ; Communicants, reported last year, 190;' added, 22 — total, 212. Money contribu- ted for various benevolent objects : for Theological Seminary, $508 ; Education Society, $95 ; for vari- ous other purposes, about $500 — total, $1,103. "R. C. MooEE, Rector P 1840. The convention met in Charlottesville, on Wed- nesday, the 20th of May. Bishop Moore, President ; Rev. Zachariah Mead, secretary. Rev. Wm. Norwood, assistant minister to Monu- mental Church, took his seat as a member. Monumental Chuech. 133 Messrs. "Wm. "Williams and Thomas Macon were received as the lay delegates from the Momimental Church. The Rev. Mr. Norwood having proposed, on the part of himself and sundry other individuals, to pro- cure, on their own responsibility, for the use of the diocese, an edition, in a separate form, of the consti- tution and canons of the church in Virginia, and constitution and canons of the general convention, Mr. S. H. Lewis, of the committee on finance, offered the following resolutions, which were adopted : " Resolved, That the Kev. Messrs. Norwood, Cobbs, Parks, and Woodbridge, be appointed, and they are hereby respectfully requested to cause to be published copies of the constitution and canons of the general convention, and al.so of the constitution and canons of the diocese of Virginia, for the use of the several parishes of thi.s diocese."' On motion of the Rev. Mr. Norwood, '■'■ Resolved, That a committee be appointed to con- sist of clergymen residing in various parts of the diocese, to whom the executive committee of the 'Protestant Episcopal Association for the promo- tion of Christianity in Virginia" may refer for infor- mation respecting the condition and wants of the church in their respective sections of the State." Mr. John Stuart was appointed by the president of the convention one of the committee of seven, di- rected by the following i-esolutions to be appointed : " Wheeeas the i-eligious instruction of our colored population must manifestly appear a subject of the 134 History of the most serious importance, and whereas it is firmly be- lieved every minister, and master and mistress, will be called upon to render an account of their stewardship touching this solemn duty, at that day when God, who is no respecter of persons, will judge the world in righteousness ; and whereas it is believed this sub- ject has not hitherto received that full attention and interest which it merits, and most urgently demands; therefore, ''^Resolved, That a special committee of seven, to be composed of the bishop, assistant bishop, and two others of the clergy, and three of the laity, be appointed to report to the next convention the most efficient system of oral religious instruction, both public and private. '■'■Resolved, also, that if deemed necessary, they re- port who amongst the colored people are to be con- sidered the proper subjects of baptism, both infants and adult." The Kev. Wm. Norwood was appointed one of the committee of four, recommended by the first, of the following resolutions : "Whereas, during the course of the last year, various tracts intended to promote the interests of religion have been published, under the direction and authority of this diocese, and it is believed their influence has been beneficial, and that the pub- lication of the same on a more extensive scale would be highly useful, therefore, ^'■Resolved, 1, That a committee be appointed to consider the subject, and report to the next conven- Monumental Church. 135 tion a plan to carry out the object indicated in the foregoing preamble. '■'■Resolved, 2, That the clergy of the diocese be requested to make collections in their several par- ishes to pay the expense of these publications. " The secretary and the Rev. Mr. Ward, who had been appointed a committee to receive contributions to the episcopal and contingent fund, acknowledged the following receipts: "Monumental CImrch, Richmond, $106." Mr. S. H. Lewis presented the report of the com- mittee on finance: "The committee on the finances of the church, having performed the duty assigned them, beg leave respectfully to report that they find, by reference to the journal of the last convention, that it was made the duty of tlie vestries of the several parishes to take order for the collection of a sum, 'equal to fifty cents for each communicant, to be forwarded to the convention ;' and vrhilst they take pleasure in stating that most of the parishes have complied with that duty with becoming promptness, they regret to report that some of them have failed to do so, caus- ing a deficit in onr treasury. We feel it to be .our duty to present to the convention a list of those who have not paid their quotas, that they may be admon- ished of their delinquency. "The committee think that the obligation which rests on the vestries to collect the moderate amount required by the convention should not be less im- perative because there is no power to coerce its pay- J.36 HiSTOKY OF THE ment. With Christian men it slioiild be sufficient to insure a cheerful contribution of the sum assessed to Icnow tliat it is wanted in the economical admis- tration of the financial business of the church. '•The committee have been generally guided by the number of communicants in the parochial re- ports of the year 1839, in determining the amount which each parish should pay; and if reference had been made to the reports of this year, many would have been charged with a larger sum. "A 'list of vestries who have forwarded their quotas in part,' is tlieu given, to which is appended this note: "The committee take great pleasure in stating that our flight Rev. and beloved Diocesafi, as soon as he ascertained that the Monumental Church was de- ficit to a considerable amount, promptly assunied its payment, proposing to deduct that sum from the ^300 now due him for 1839, and they trust that this generous example will be followed by all the delin- quent vestries." Tlie parochial reports were called for, and when the reading of them was completed, they were re- ferred to the appropriate committee, of which the ^ev. Richard H. Wilmer was chairman. No. 1. Monumental Church, Richmond, Right Rev. Richard Channing Moore, rector; Rev. Wm. Norwood, assistant minister. The rector, with srreat gratitude to the Almighty, reports to the convention that the congregation, during the past year, have manifested a more than usual degree of attention to Monumental Church. 137 the duties of religion; and that the minds of a con- siderable number of the young have, through the gracious influences of the Holy Spirit, been awakened to a due sense of their responsibility to heaven; all of wliom, after a free conversation with himself and pious assistant on the subject of their duty to God, have taken up the cross of Christ, and are now following their Kedeeraer in that path He has pre- scribed for their observance. " The rector takes great pleasure in mentioning to the convention the debt of gratitude he owes to his heavenly Father, in blessing him in his old age with an assistant in his congregation, not only highly qualified for the ministerial office, but as willing as he is qualified to advance the interest of the church, and to promote the piety and devotion of the flock in whose behalf he industriously labors. " During the present year there have been added to the holy communion 28 ; baptized, 8 adults, and 43 children, together, 51 ; conflrmed, 28." On the cover of the journal of the convention for the year 1840, I find printed, "A form of prayer at the laying of the corner stone of a church or chapel." The form alluded to, it is believed, was composed by the bishop for use on the occasion of laying the ■corner stone of St. James Church, in the city of Richmond, which church (although then not quite ready for consecration) was admitted into union with the convention of tlie diocese in May, 1839. The establishment of that congregation, of which the Rev. Adam Empie, D. D., was the first minister, 138 History of the was rendered necessary by the increase of the num- ber of episcopalians in Richmond, and the inability of some to obtain regular seats elsewhere. It was composed largely of those who were in the habit of attending the Monumental Church. 184 1. The convention assembled in Alexandria, on "Wed- nesday, the 19th of "May ; Bishop Moore presiding. The Rev. Benjamin M. Miller was duly elected secretary, in the place of the Rev. Zachariah Mead, deceased. Rev. Wm. ISorwood took his seat as the assistant minister of the Monumental Chui'ch. Mr. William "Williams and Mr. Thomas Nelson presented certificates of their appointment as lay delegates from the Monumental Church. "On motion, ordered that Mr. "Wm. Williams be appointed treasurer and trustee of the fund for the relief of the widows and orphans of deceased clergy- men in the diocese of Virginia, to supply the vacancy occasioned by the death of the late Mr. Hilary Baker. "Mr. Wm. Williams was elected treasurer of the diocesan missionary society. He was also elected treasurer of the Protestant Episcopal Association for the promotion of Christianity in Virginia — and a member of the executive committee of the same . association." The committee on finance reported, among the contributions to the contingent fund, from the Monumental Church, Richmond, $100. Monumental Chttech. 139 Rev. Wm. Norwood was elected one of the dele- gates to the general convention. Rev. Wra. G. Jackson, from the committee on parochial reports, submitted the following: "Monumental Church, Richmond, Right Rev. R. C. Moore, rector; baptisms: adults, 6 ; infants, 24: — total, 30. Confirmations, 18. Communicants added, 19 — whole number, 200. Total receipts, $2,221. In the summer of this year Bishop Moore went to Westchester, Pennsylvania, for the purpose of ordaining to the priesthood the Rev. Gregory T. Bedell, afterwards assistant bishop of the diocese of Ohio, a son of the Rev. Dr. Bedell, formerly rector of St. Andrew's Church, Philadelphia, who was the son of Bishop Moore's youngest sister. The ordination took place on Sunday, 29th Aug. • After this, having spent the intervening time with ]]is children and friends in New York and its vicinity, he was present at the opening of the gen- eral convention in that city on the 6th of October; but returned home before its final adjournment, to comply with an appointment which he had made to be in Lynchburg on the first Sunday in November. During the summer session of the general conven- tion the Rev. Dr. Hcnshaw, afterwards Bishop of Rhode Island, in his memoir of the life of Bishop Moore, says that on sevei-al occasions he dined with his venerated friend, the bishop, and tliat never did he appear to enjoy the pleasures of social Christian intercourse more highly. Full of vivacity and cheer- fulness, abounding in anecdote and sprightly conver- 140 HiSTOBY OF THE sation, he was the chief attraction of every cii-ele, and his conversational powers seemed like a brilliant jet d' eau, which sparkles most l)rightly in i-eflecting the rays of the setting snn. From Richmond to Lynchburg the bishop travel- led by packet boat on the canal. A fellow-passenger, Judge Balch, of Florida, afterwards told a friend that on board the boat the bishop had been very cheerful ; that his benignity, vivacity, and conversa- tional powers during the two days of tlieir journey had rendered his society exceedingly delightful. He arrived at Lynchburg on Tliursday, the oth of November. On Friday ho attended Divine service in the fore- noon ; in the afternoon he met at the rector's house the candidates for confirmation, and made them a very admirable address on the qualifications for that • holy rite. In tlie evening he attended Divine service again, and after a sermou by one of his presbyters, he made an address characterized by the highest de- gree of pathos, animation and energy. That night he was seized with a sickness which terminated his life the following Thursday morning, about a quarter after one o'clock. The Rev. Thomas Atkinson, at that time rector of St. Paul's Churcli, Lynchburg, (now bishop of North Carolina), and at whose house Bishop Moore died, afterwards furnished a statement, giving a de- tailed account of the bishop's last hours, which were in beautiful consistency with the apostolic excellence of his character. Monumental Chuech. 141 Dr. Plenshaw, in his memoir, appropriately says of him: "Xever, perhaps, was there a Christian bishop whose public ministrations were more fully and uni- formly attended with a manifest blessing from on high. But there were some occasions when he ap- peared to much greater advantage than at others. "If we were to name those when the unction from the Holy One seemed more abundantly to rest upon him, and diffuse around its sacred odors, we would select those annual ones, when he was seated as a patriarch in the midst of his ecclesiastical family. Yes, they alone have seen Bishop Moore in his glory, who have beheld him discharging the duties of his high function as president of a Virginia convention. "In the midst of the hallowed and interesting scenes of that annual festival the bishop moved as the presiding genius. "He was the centre of attraction and unity to the numerous family of devoted and affectionate chil- dren by which he was surrounded. He was a leader or participator in the numerous devotional services which took place day after day, and night after night. His heart glowed with the kindled fervors of faith and love; his eyes sparkled under the inspiration of hope and joy; and his tongue ilowed with melting eloquence, as now he urged his ministers to greater zeal and faithfulness, and then exhorted the people to repentance and holy life." These annual conventions were to him sources of unaffected pleasure and delight. As amidst these 142 HlSTOBY OF THE times of refreshing he beheld the word of God tak- ing effect upon the hearts and consciences of the people, and witnessed answers to prayer in the con- version of sinners, he rose to higher and higher de- grees of enjoyment, till, as the end drew near, it seemed as if he were in a rapture or ecstasy, — -just ready, like Elijah, to go up in a chariot of fire to heaven. "Never have we witnessed a spectacle which so nearly answered to our idea of the purity and joy and love of the primitive church, as the closing scene of a Yirginia convention. When the body of weeping clergy gathered around the altar, while in the presence of a crowded but praying assembly, their Right Reverend father in God, with shaking hands and whitened locks, stood before them as an appropriate representative and successor of the apostles, and with streaming eyes, and a voice trem- ulous with emotion, gave them his parting coun- sels, and pronounced over them his affectionate fare- well, a scene was presented upon which attending angels might gaze with rapture. "Bishop Moore was so long a resident of Rich- mond, that his person was well known to almost all its inhabitants. "He was considered as a kind of patriarch in the city, of whom all were proud as one of its greatest ornaments. "As he moved to and fro through the streets on his frequent visits to the church, and other errands of devotion and benevolence, with his silvery locks Monumental Chuech. 143 floating upon the breeze, and his devout countenance lifted to the heavens, his venerah)le aspect com- manded the attention of beholders, and called foi'th the tokens of homage which uncorrupted youth and virtuous manhood ever pay to the hoary head, when found in the way of i-ighteousness. Even childhood paused in its sports, and suspended its re- creations as he passed, to gaze on him with glad- ness, as one. to be venerated and loved. "The thoughtless and giddy votaries of mammon or pleasure might sneer at his piety, and scoff at what they deemed his credulity and superstition ; yet as he passed through the busy throng, occupied with reflections and pursuits widely different from theirs, even they, doubtless, thought at times that their condition was bettered by the kindly warmth of his charity, and that they were perhaps indebted for their preservation to the influence of his prayers. " Even the criminal and vicious, to whom his prin- ciples and life had been a constant reproof, would deem his removal a common loss, producing a blank which could not easily be filled ; for the wicked, who affect to despise the righteous man liv- ing, often mourn his death as a public calamity. Accordingly, when the bishop's death was an- nounced, there were few indeed in that community who did not feel as if they had lost a friend and a father. "Almost the entire population of the city joined the funeral procession which followed his remains to their last resting place, and mingled their tears over his sepulchre." 144: HlSTOEY OF THE , The Rev. Mr. Norwood, than whom few could have enjoyed better opportunties of knowing and appreciating the merits of the lamented bishop in the closing years of his life, prepared a sketch of his life and character, which was extensively pub- lished, and has'been preserved in the Southern Lit- erary Messenger, Vol. VIII, January, 1842. The subjoined extract is from that sketch : " But it is in his parochial character, as rector of the Monumental Church congregation, that he is best known and most beloved in Richmond. "His pastoral labors here, for twenty-seven years, have exceedingly endeared him to his congregation. Gentle, aimble, kind and courteous, with a lieart full to overflowing with benevolence, with a charity which included in the wide circle of liis affection all the lost world for whom thp Redeemer died ; always under the influence of the most kindly feel- ing for all men, and the tenderest sympathy for the afflicted, he associated with his people as their spirit- ual father and guide. "He delighted in the gospel; Christ crucified was his constant theme, and he loved especially to dwell in his preaching on the bright and cheering topics of Christianity. " The mercy of God ; the tender and kind invita- tions of the Saviour; the soothing consolations of religion, and its glorious hopes, constituted the bur- then of his preaching ; and when set forth with great animation, the most moving pathos in an eloquent style of composition, aided by a delightful voice and Monumental Chukch. 145 and line manner, gave to his preaching a peculiar charm which all appreciated. "He dearly loved the liturgy of the church ; and as in its eloquent and holy strains he presented to God the prayers and praises of his people he often wept. "Love to God and love to man dwelt in his bosom and pervaded his conversation and sermons. He could seldom speak of the dying love of Christ with- out tears ; and like the beloved apostle whom Jesus most loved, and whom he greatly resembled in character, the prevailing sentiment of this aged min- ister of Christ, during his latter years, was, ' Little children, love one another.' " that his bereaved people may remember and obey this godly admonition. " They will love Jiim, and well they may ; for there are few of the younger part of them whom he aid not receive in those arms now cold and stiff in death, and at the baptismal font dedicated them to God's service, and admit them into the Church of Christ, and make them heirs of all the precious promises of the Christian covenant. " O that they may never forget the obligations then assumed for them, and that they may not, by failure to comply with the conditions of salvation, forfeit that rich inheritance, the title to which was then bestowed upon them. " Most of those of his flock who now mourn his loss also had their earthly happiness cemented by him in holy matrimony. The large body of com- municants now worshipping in the Monumental Church were all, with very few exceptions, admitted 10 146 HiSTOKY OF THE to that sacred means of grace by the imposition of his hands in the apostolic and beautiful rite of con-, iirmation. " Often have they assembled around that chancel before which his venerated remains so lately lay cold in the embrace of death, and seen that much loved form instinct with life within their kneeling circle, and heard that gentle and dear voice, now silent for ever, invite them in the most affectionate tones to the spiritual feast of their Lord, and receive from his hands the emblems of the crucified body and shed blood of their dying Redeemer. "Brethren, lot the memory of these consecrated scenes of the communion of saints never fade from your minds, and never forget the faithful teaching of this godly old man. . " Few among you who so lately followed the be- loved pastor to his last resting-place on earth, have not been led by him to that city of the dead where his dust will lie until summoned on the resurrection morn by the archangel's trump to a new and eternal life; you have there seen him commit your loved ones to the grave, in the solemn service of your church, and with the trembling accents of the deepest sympathy and tenderest love. "Remember, also, those solemn scenes, and O, prepare to follow them to the tomb, and him to the bliss of heaven i " He loved social and friendly intercourse with his people, and all have enjoyed his sprightly and cheer- ful conversations, and heard his fatherly advice and spiritual encouragement around their firesides." Monumental Chuech. 147 Bishop Meade, who in conjunction with two or three others had been most active in calling him to Virginia, in a statement quoted by Bishop Johns, ex- presses himself thus : "I was not so well pleased with him at first as I expected. He brought with him more of New York than was to my taste, or the taste of many others. But his good sense, his amiable disposition, and sin- cere piety, gradually accommodated him to the clergy and people of Virginia ; and we all loved him more and more to his life's end, and he became more and more one of us every year." " Bishop Moore had some fine qualifications for the work of' revival. " His venerable form, his melodious voice, his pop- ular preaching, his evangelical doctrines, his amiable disposition, his fund of anecdote in private, and his love for the church, all contributed to make him popular and successful, so far as he was able to visit and put forth effort." The address of Bishop Meade to the next conven- tion commences with this reference to the bereave- ment that the diocese bad sustained : "The great head of the church, who for a long time has continued to the diocese of Virginia the counsel and superintendence of a very beloved father, has, since our last meeting, been pleased very sud- denly to take him away. I hope it will only make us look the more humbly and steadily to Him from whom all good counsels come, that the interests of true religion may not suffer in our hands. 148 HiSTOEY OF THE " If there be any of you, my friends, who deeply feel the absence of our beloved father, (and which of you does not !) how much more must I, who for so manj' years had been unitedly and harmoniously laboring at his side, as a son with his father, and who had begun seriously to think that my auxiliary services might probably be over before he should be called to his rest. "God has otherwise determined, and permitted to devolve on one illy able, either in body or mind, to sustain it, the undivided responsibility of superin- tending this diocese. "It is not my intention to undertake either an eulogy or biography of our departed ■ father ; that having already been done, and often and well done, by others, both from the pulpit and the press. And indeed there was something so peculiarly amiable in his character, and so correspondingly interesting and venerable in his form and countenance and manner, that it were worse than useless to attempt a deline- ation of one who has been so recently among us, and who can be so much better remembered than described. "May God rather give us grace to imitate those traits which endeared him to the heart. For myself, who of necessity must now take his place, and enter more entirely upon all the anxieties and responsi- bilities of the Episcopal office, I must ask of you, my brethren, both of the clergy and laity, not only great indulgence for infirmities and uniitnesses, of which I am daily more and more sensible, but a very MoNOMENTAL ChUECH. 149 large share in your niost earnest entreaties at a throne of grace, that tlie cause you have entrusted to me may not suffer. This I ask not in feigned hu- mility, but, as God knows, from tlie very depth of a heart which feels more of its deficiences than can be known to any human being." In the convention itself, after the delivery of this address, on the motion of Mr. Edmund Fontaine, tlie lay delegate from St. Martin's Parish, Hanover, it was — '■'•Resolved, That a committee, consisting of four of the clergy and four of the laity, be appointed to consider and report to this convention some appro- priate mode of expressing its sense of the loss which the church has sustained in the death of its late venerable and beloved diocesan, and also of testify- ing its respect for his memory." The chair appointed the following gentlemen to compose the committee, viz : Rev. Messrs. Woodbridge, Cobbs, McGuire, and Adie. Messrs. Fontaine, Lewis, Burwell, and Carter H. Harrison. On the next day, the Eev. Geo. "Woodbridge pre- sented the following: " The special committee appointed to consider so much of the bishop's address as relates to the late bishop of this diocese, have performed the duty as- signed them, and beg leave to report : "Wheeeas, This convention deeply feel the loss of that venerable man and father in God, the Eight Eev. Eichard Channing Moore, who has for so many 150 HiSTOET OF THE years presided at their meetings, and whose patriar- chal form was wont to be the first object they saw when they assembled together, but whom God hath now taken to Himself, full of years and full of honors; and deeming it expedient to express their high sense of his services and their gratitude to God, who has so long spared him to the church in Vir- ginia, therefore — '■^Resolved, That the church in this diocese owes much of its success to his singular wisdom and pru- dence, and that we esteem it an evidence of the good- ness of God, that one of such higli and peculiar quali- fications should have been so long spared, to guide us by his counsels and edify us by his example. ''■ Hesolved, That in the unbending integrity of his his principles; in the uniform consistency of his life; in the primitive simplicity of his manners; in the affectionate tenderness of his disposition ; in his quiet, pacific, and conciliatory deportment towards all rnen ; in the fervor and zeal, the fidelity and elo- quence with which he preached the gospel of Christ; in the promptitude and diligence, the love and sympathy which he manifested as pastor of a con- gregation ; in the prudence, moderation and paternal spirit with which he administered the affairs of the diocese; in the judgment with which he presided over the deliberations of the convention, and tlie patient attention with which he listened to all who opposed his sentiments; in the condescension and kindness which marked his intercourse with the clergy, he has established for himself a character MoNiMpjNTAL Church. 151 which, for the loveliness of its graces and the bright- ness of its example, the church in Virginia may de- light to contetnpliite, and wliich she may well cherish as one of her most valuable legacies. '•'■Resolved ., That we tender to his surviving family our most affectionate respect and sympathy, and that it be recommended to the church throughout the diocese to subscribe for his life and sermons, about to be published by the Rev. Dr. Henshaw." At a meeting of the Episcopal clergy in Bichmond, (consisting of the Rev. Adam Empie, D. D., the Rev. Geo. Woodbridge, the Rev. Wm. H. Hart, and the Rev. Wm. Norwood; the Rev. James Donghan, residing in Lynchburg, and the Rev. Robert B. Croes, of the diocese of New Jersey, being also present and concurring), on Monday, the 15th of November, 1841, the following preamble and resolutions were offered, and unanimously adopted : "Since it hath pleased an Allwise Providence to remove from iiis earthly labors our Right Reverend Father in God, Richard Channing Moore, bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church, in the diocese of Virginia, we adopt the following resolutions, as a feeble expression of our views and feelings, and as a tribute of respect and affection for one whom all loved and venerated, under a full persuasion that they will meet witl] a cordial response and sympathy in every part of this diocese and of our church: "1. liiiHolved, That the church of Virginia, under God, owes a higli debt of gratitude to the deceased, for the untiring zeal and the signal success and fidel- 152 History of the ity with which, during twenty-seven years past, he has exercised the Episcopal ofiice within its borders; and that while we desire duly to acknowledge the hand of God in all our mercies, we cannot but view the vast increase of our church, in numbers and pros- perity, and the wide spread prevalence of pure and undefiled religion among ns, as produced, in a great degree, under Divine grace, through the agency and instrumentality of the evangelical spirit and apos- tolic labors of our lamented diocesan. "2. Resolved, That in calling His aged servant from the field of his earthly labors to his reward above, the Great Disposer of all events not only ex- pects our gratitude for a public blessing so long vouchsafed to the church, but also addresses a voice •of solemn warning to all the clergy of this diocese, to do the work of evangelists faithfully, to trim their lamps and prepare for their last account; and that it therefore becomes us all to invoke the aid of the Divine Spirit that this public bereavement of the whole church may be sanctified to every member of our Zion. " 3. Resolved, That we tender to the family of the deceased, and to all their immediate connections, the assurances of our sympathy and condolence, and that we invoke upon tliem the blessing of Him who af- flicts in love, and has promised to be the Father of the fatherless. "4. Resolved, That we will wear the ordinary tokens of mourning, and have our churches also hung in mourning for three months. Monumental Church. 153 "5. Resolved, That we present to the Eight Eev. "William Meade, upon whom the Episcopal charge of the diocese now devolves, a cordial expression of our attachment and confidence, and that we do here- by assure him of our hearty co-operation in our ap- pi'opriate spheres, in all liis efforts to advance the interests of religion and the prosperity of tlie church. "Adam Empie, Chairman. ""Wm. ]^okwood, Secretary.'''' The Richmond Whig, edited by Mr. Alexander Moseley, says of him : "Few men have lived who performed all the duties of a good Christian and good citizen with a sweeter grace, and never was pastor more beloved by those entrusted to his care." The Richmond Corrqnler, edited by Mr. James A. Cowardin, says : " This event has sorely afflicted his church ; the loss of so good, so venerable a minister may well bear heavily upon its members ; but the dispensation which so afflicts them imparts sorrow throughout this community, for everybody regarded_the aged man of God with no ordinary feelings of veneration and attachment. " For more than fifty years has he filled the sta- tion of a minister in the Episcopal church, and no prelate ever engrossed a greater share of the love of those whose spiritual welfare he had in charge. In his intercourse with our citizens, his simplicity, his 154 HiSTOET OF THE bland and gentle manners, his kindheartedness, and the unaffected dignity of his deportment, com- manded the respect and love of all. No one could see the aged bishop moving along our streets, with his old-fashioned and becoming dress, his silvery locks streaming over his shoulders, and his counte- nance beaming with the peace and love that dwelt in his heart, without doing him involuntary homage. "There was a harhiony in his character, a beauty in his life, which gave hitu great influence and made him beloved. "What citizen is not pained at the reflection, that he will no more see this good man in our streets; that he will not again see him adorning with meek and unaffected grace the same sacred desk, or hear from his lips precepts of virtue and lessons of truth and wisdom? "With peculiar propriety may we say of him, that he died full of years and full of honors. "At a ripe old age, after a long term of service, which was faithfully discharged, has he been taken away from his flock and the community that loved him, to rest in the bosom of his God. "When reflecting upon his death, how appro- priately may we exclaim, 'O that I may die the death of the righteous, and may my last end be like his.'" Let us hear also what the Richmond Eiiquirer, edited by Mr. Thos. Ritchie, says : Monumental Church. 155 "Death loves a shining mark ! The rumor which we stated on Friday last, of the convalescence of the Right Rev. Richard C. Moore, was soon succeeded by the most melancholy intelligence, and it grieves us inexpressibly to state that tlie good bishop is gathered unto his fathers "He breathed his last at Lynchburg; and on Saturday niglit his remains were conveyed to this city in one of the canal boats. "We have never known so deep a distress pro- duced in Richmond by the loss of any man. "He had set out on "Wednesday, the 3rd inst., on a pastoral visit to Lynchburg. He preached twice to large crowds in that city Friday, and exliorted on the same night, with an energy and effect which as- tonished all who heard him; but on that night he was seized with a congestion of the lungs, which baffled all the art of medicine. "He died as he had lived — a Christian. " He received the intelligence of his approaching end with an equanimity which had always dis- tinguished his character. 'It is well' said he, 'I hope I am prepared for this world or the next.' He breathed his last on Thursday morning. "As soon as the tidings of his death reached us, the bell of the Second Baptist Church, (the Rev. Mr. Magoon's,} began to toll, and announced the in- telligence to a mourning city. "His body was conveyed to the Monumental Church, on Saturday night, and on the Sabbath the 156 History of the last funeral ceremonies took place. The town bell was tolled from sunrise to the end of the service. "The church was filled to overflowing. The spec- tacle was affecting beyond description. Persons of every sect flocked thither to pay tlieir last tribute of respect to one who had been the ornament of human nature. Six ministers of the Episcopal Church were in the chancel, and two in the pulpit. The services of the day were most appropriate to the occasion. Mr. Empie read one of the flnest chapters in the Scriptures; and Mr. Norwood preached the funeral sermon from the memorable text in the twenty-first verse of the first chapter of Paul's Epistle to the Philippians, 'For me to die is gain.' ''It was a beautiful and most touching discourse, — frequently interrupted by the tears of the orator, and calling forth from his large congregation the most genial sympathies of human nature. He gave a striking sketch of the life of Bishop Moore, and pro- nounced a noble and most just eulogium on the char- acter of the deceased ; but (as was well remarked to us by a minister of another congregation,) the best eulogium was the tears of his hearers. "Every heart sympathized with the last words of the preacher, — ' O that I may die the death of the righteous, and my last end be like his.' The proces- sion moved on from the church to the city burying ground near the Poorhouse in the following order, under the management of Messrs. James Lyons and Thomas Nelson ; ofiiciating clergy, Eev. Dr. Empie and Eev. Mr. Norwood: Monumental Chuech. 157 The Heaese. Pall-beabees.- Rev. Geo. Woodbridge, Kev. E. B. Croes, Eev. Mr. Cobbs^ Kev. Mr. Doughan, Rev. Mr. Atkinson, Rev. Mr. Hart. Other clergy. Family of deceased. Other mourners. Vestry of Monumental Church. The oldest communicants of the church. Medical faculty. Congregation of the Monumental Church. Citizens generally. " We have never seen so long and mournful a pro- cession in this city. More than sixty carriages at- tended, and the number of foot-passengers — ladies as well as gentlemen — without distinction, notwith- standing the clouds of dust which enveloped them, was immense. Peace be to the ashes of this good mnn I" At a meeting of the managers of the Bible Society of Yirginia, held in this city, on the 19th of Novem- ber, 1841, and specially called on account of the death of the late Rev. Richard Channing Moore, who for nearly twenty years prior to his decease was the president of the society, the following reso- lutions were unanimously adopted : " 1. Resolved, That in the death of this venerable servant of God the Bible Society [comes in for a large share of the affliction occasioned by his removal from this world, " 2. Resolved, That the members of this Board 158 History of the cherisli with warm Cliristian affection the memory of their deceased president, and feel themselves called upon, by the remembrance of his zeal and urban- ity of manners in all his intercourse with them, to follow him as he followed Christ, and especially to work while it is called to-day, for the night cometh when no man can work. "3. Resolved, That these resolutions, besides be- ing duly recorded, shall be published in all the pa- pers of this city, with the request that they be copied in all the other papers throughout the State. "4. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions, duly certified, be sent to the family of Bishop Moore, with the assurance of the affectionate sympathy of this Board with them in their great loss. " A true extract from the minutes. " Fabius M. Lawsost, Secretary." Monument to Bishop Moore. Pursuant to notice previously given, a number of the gentlemen belonging to the congregation ot the Monumental Church, in the city of Eichmond, met on the 30th of November, for the purpose of adopt- ing measures to erect a monument to the memory of their late pastor. Bishop Moore. Mr. Philip Hs^i'rison was appointed chairman of the meeting, and Mr. William Williams secretary. The following preamble and resolutions were then proposed and adopted : " Whereas it has pleased Almighty God to remove from this world our venerable pastor, the Eight Eev. MONDMENTAL ChTJRCH. 159 Richard Channing Moore, and it i^ oar desire, by a suitable monument over bis remains, to manifest our respect for bis character and perpetuate bis remem- brance amongst us. And believing that many of bis friends throughout the State, and of the congre- gations in the diocese over which be so long and faithfully presided, would esteem it a privilege to contribute to the same objec^t, be it therefore — " Resolved^ That the rector and wardens of this church be, and they are hereby appointed a commit- tee to contract for and cause to be erected a monu- ment over the remains of our late beloved pastor, the Hight Kev. Richard Channing Moore. "Hesolved, That "Wm. H. Hubbard, of this city, be appointed treasurer of said committee, and that he be requested forthwith to open a subscription paper, for the purpose of receiving contributions towards the erection of said monument, and the amount received held subject to the disposal of said committee. '■^Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be published in the newspapers of this city, and in the Southern Churchman. " [Signed by] Philip Haeeison, Chairman. '' William Williams, Secretary P "In conformity with the above resolutions, a sub- scription paper has been opened at the store of Hubbard, G-ardner & Co., where all those who feel disposed to contribute to the above object will please apply. " William H. Hubbaed, '■'■Treasurer Monumental Church." ''December 3, 1841." 160 History of the The Monument to Bishop Mooee in the City Cemetery. The base of this monument consists of a piece of granite, on which is placed a block of marble, chiselled into the shape of an antique sarcophagus, from the centre of which arises a pyramid; the whole attaining the height of 16 feet 8 inches. On the eastern side of the sarcophagus is this inscrip- tion : "RICHARD CHANNING MOORE, D. D., WAS EOKN m THE CITY OF NeW YoBK, August 21st, 1762. He labored faithfully and acceptably in the miuistry of the Protestant Episcopal Church 54 years. He was rector of the Monumental Church in Richmond, and Bishop of the Diocese of Virginia, 27 years. In the convention that called him to the Episcopate there were only 7 members ; at the time of his death there were 95 clergy in the Diocese of Virginia. He died in Lynchburg, Va., November 11, 1841, at the age of 79." On the opposite side is an inscription commem- orative of Mrs. Moore. At the base of the pyramid, on the east side, is sculptured in bas-relief a cross, over a portion of which some drapery is hung, and on the opposite MON0MENTAL ChuKCH. 161 side an altar ; ou the northern side there is a repre- sentation of a Bible, with the following inscription thereon : Daniel, chapter xii. " They that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament, and they that torn many to right- eousness as the stars for ever and ever." And on the opposite side a prayer book is repre- sented, with this inscription : " In the midst of life we are in death." The remains of Mrs. Moore, which were buried in the yard of the church in 1824, were interred after- wards in the same grave which contains those of the bishop, before the monument was erected. The school* connected with the Monumental Church, established by Bishop Moore, was among the earliest, if not the first, established in Richmond. It was opened on the 20tli day of November, 1817. At first the meetings of the school were held in two small rooms in the tower of the chui'ch, over the vestry -room; subsequently it was removed to a room fronting on Eleventh street, facing the east door of the City Hall, between Broad and Capitol streets, forming a part of Sonthgate's old building, for a description of which see "Richmond in Bygone Days," written by the late Mr. Mordecai, and con- verted into the Powhatan House, now commonly called " Ford's Hotel;" the Sunday-school was after- * Note. — That school-room stood on the northwest comer of the church, but was removed to the east side, and enlarged in 1876. 11 162 HiSTOET OF THE wards removed to the galleries of the church, where it continued to be held until the completion of the Sunday-School-room in the church yard, the corner- stone of which was laid 1st July, 1828. In the beginning the school was composed exclu- sively of the poor; and one difficulty experienced was the expense which it involved of providing clothes for the children ; for the parents would often say they had no objection to their children attend- ing the school, except the want of suitable clothing for them to appear in. To obviate this difficulty collections were taken up, at first in private, by collectors appointed for the purpose, and subsequently by the wardens in the church. During divine service, the scholars, for a number of years, sat together in the gallery, even after the children of the wealthier parents of the congx-egation (pew holders) began to attend the school, and at least two teachers were always detailed to sit with them. Whole number of scholars in the first seven years, 365, some of whom remained in the school during that entire period. Many of these scholars became useful and very estimable citizens, and some are now actively engaged in business.* * Note. — I have been obliged to curtail a good deal of matter connected with the Sunday-school of the Monumental Church from its commencement, in 1817, to the death of Bishop Moore, in 1841, because so much detail would increase the size and cost ■of my book beyond the price I hare agreed with my subscribers. Monumental Chuech. 163 OFFICERS OF THE FIRST SUNDAY-SCHOOL. Right Rev. R. C. Moore, Ex-officio President. John 6. Williams, Vice-President. Miss Eleanor Dandridge, Secretary. Mrs. Thomas H. Drew, Treasurer. DiEECTOKS. • Mrs. Elizabeth Harris, Mrs. Heather B. Smock, Mrs. Elizabeth Hunter, Mrs. Janetta R. Harrison, Mrs. Judith F. Bradley, Mrs. Alice G. Williams, Mrs. Robert Greenhow, Mrs. John Wickham, Mrs. James E. Heath, Miss Christian Moore, Miss Maria Wiseham, Miss Frances P. Burwell, Miss EUza Woodward. John J. Aymar, Superintendent. Teaohees. Samuel C. Nichols, Wheaton C. Bradish, Samuel E. Snow, George G. Johnson, Miss Eliza Woodward, Miss Eleanor Dandridge, Miss Francis P. Burwell, Miss Sarah Moore, StiU it is proper to say that the record of Col. Ellis furnishes much interesting matter under this branch of the internal work- ing of the ^Monumental Courch, and will contrast very favor- ably with any Sunday-school of the present day. I observe, among the notes made in the school by the secretary or librarian, as foUows: "1838, May 5. To-day being the anniversary of the Episcopal Sunday-schools of Richmond, they will all meet at Christ Church, to hear the anniversary sermon, by the Rev. Mr. Woodbridge." " June 23. Very few teachers or scholars present ; St. James Church consecrated this A. M." (1889). " September 1. Mr. Richard McRae, after a long and faithful performance of his duties as librarian, resigned the office to Mr. Edward H. Rhodes, who commences to-day." With the exception of a few years absence in the State of Ken- tucky, Mr. Rhodes has continued librarian, and in a most exem- plary manner. — G. D. F. 164 HiSTOEY OF THE Miss Lucy W. Greenhow, Mrs. Judith F. Bradley, Miss Ella Wickham, Miss Mary Ann Stetson, Miss Mary B. WiUiams, Mrs. Elizabeth Harris, Miss Harriet Whiting. "1828, January 27.— The school has to regret the loss of one'f its earliest patrons and most devoted friends, Miss Eliza M. Woodward, who has removed from the city. She carries with her the esteem and best wishes of those with whom she has been asso- ciated, and this record is made in their behalf, as an expression of the respect they all feel for her. " May Mh. — In the morning the school, consisting of 130 scholars, repaired to St. John's church, on Church Hill, where a very appropriate and impres- sive discourse was delivered by the Right Kev. Bishop Moore, in his usual happy and feeling man- ner, showing the rise and progress of Sunday-schools in a truly encouraging light to every well-wisher, and their incalculable importance, both to the present and future generations. " September ZOth. — School small, (10 teachers, 47 scholars present,) owing to the prevalent sickness.* ^'- June 29tk. — Our first superintendent. Captain Thomas Nelson, having this day announced his in- tention of moving to the country to live, delivered * Note. — The Asiatic cholera was so bad in Kichmond in August and September of that year (1832) that forty cases of death were reported for one day. The disease lasted six weeks generally in the places it visited, and reached its acme in about twenty days. Its first appearance in the United States was in June of that year.— G. D. F. Monumental Chitkch. 165 an affectionate exhortation and farewell to the offi- cers teachers, and scholars. " With the assent of the second superintendent, I this day resign the office of secretary to Mr. Richard McRae, with the intention of taking his or some other class. T. B. Macmuedo. "The first annual meeting of the 'Episcopal Sun- day-school Union Society, of Richmond,' was held at the school-room of Miss Eliza M. Woodward, on Tuesday evening, April the 11th, 1826 — twenty-two members being present. " The senior vice-president, the Rev. Wm. H. Hart, took the chair, when the reports of the vice- presidents were read, approved, and ordered to be recorded. " To the Officers and Teachers of the Monumental Church Sunday-school : "My Highly Valued and Respected Feiends. — For several years past we have been associated together, and engaged in our various stations, as superintendents, officers and teachers, in this school, and I humbly trust not altogether without some good resulting from our united efforts. "We have been employed in a labor of love — love to God and love to tlie dear children who have been entrusted to our care; and I feel a perfect confi- dence that our laboi's will be blessed to the temporal and eternal benefit of many of these little immortals 166 History of the who are now before me, and those who, from time to time, have received instruction at our hands. "Under the providence of God, the ties which have bound us together so long are now to be sundered; lam about to remove from this city to take up my residence in the country, and perhaps this is the last blessed Lord's day which will witness our union in this school. "I could not reconcile it to my feelings to permit this day to pass over without expressing my grate- ful acknowledgments to you all, for the kindness and attention I have received from you, as your superintendent, and tendering each one of you my best wishes for your prosperity and happiness, in this life and that which is to come; and I pray God, in His infinite mercy to continue His providential care of this school, and to grant that, if we never meet again here on earth, we may all meet in that world of spirits whither our Saviour Christ is gone, around the everlasting throne of God, accompanied by all the little ones we have endeavored to train up in the ways of religion and happiness, to be separated no more for ever. And now, my dear children, I bid yon an affectionate farewell. " I have watched over you with great anxiety for many years, endeavoring, both by precept and ex- ample, to lead you in the right way. "If at any time my conduct as superintendent of this school has appeared harsh to any of you, I pray you to set it to the account of my anxious solicitude for your present and eternal welfare. Monumental Chuech. 167 " I am perfectly conscious that I have erred often in my course; but my intentions have always been good; your temporal and everlasting happiness have been my only object. " Perhaps we may never meet again on this side of the grave; indeed, it is almost as certain as that I am now addressing you that we sliall not all again meet in this room. Let me, therefore, entreat each one of yon, with the affection of a father who, in his last interview with his dear children, would point out to them the road to honor, happiness, and heaven, to reiiect on your condition by nature, and the ob- ject for which you were made; to think on your ' Creator now in the days of your youth, and to call upon Him while He is near.' "My dear children, be attentive to your lessons while you are in school; be obedient and civil to your teachers; kind and gentle to your school fel- lows; courteous and decent in your deportment at all times ; read your Bible regularly every day ; meditate on what you read ; wait upon God every Sabbath day in His holy temple; desecrate not His holy day by improper conduct, for it is the Lord's day, and He hath said, 'Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath day.' "This is the commandment of God, who sees and hears and knows all your actions, words, and thoughts, and will assuredly call each one of you to account on the great day. "My dear young friends, make God your friend, and you will have nothing to fear, either in life or 168 HlSTOET OF THE death. And may we all, officers, teachers, and scholars have a happy reunion in the mansions of eternal bliss, prays' your affectionate friend, your late first superintendent, Thomas Nelson."* From a memorandum furnished Col. Thomas H. Ellis, in the hand-writing of the late Mr. John Wil- liams, (the father of Mr. John Williams, of the firm of John A. Lancaster & Co., of Richmond,) who succeeded Captain Nelson as first superintendent, taken from a record book which cannot now be found, of the proceedings of the board of directors * Note. — Captain Nelson was a nephew of General Thomas Nel- son of the reyolution, whose statue is in the group of the Wash- ington monument in the Capitol square of Richmond. His ■widow was the daughter of General Nelson ; and of her Bishop Johns speaks in his report to the council of May, 1867, as fol- lows, ("November 21) : ''I breakfasted at Oakland, the residence of Mrs. Judith Nelson, the mother of our beloved brother, the Kev. Robert Nelson, missionary to China, who, with his wife and children, were to leave the next morning for ' Shanghai.' Their youngest child I baptized in connection with the morning prayers of the family, which was formed on this occasion of a large num- ber of relations, who assembled to unite in commending their loved ones to the Lord, for whose sake they were now about to relinquish kindred and friends and home, and all its delightful associations, and also to implore abundant support and consola- tion for the venerable mother, who, strong in faith and love, was surrendering to her Saviour of the best she had to give, and that not only without a moan, but with praise for the privilege of presenting to Him a. son, so precious to her own heart, and, through grace, so prepared for the Master's work." May they have and enjoy the ' ' promised hundred fold " here, and when, they meet again, inherit everlasting life. — T. H. E. Monumental CHtrRCH. 169 of the Monumental Church Sunday-school, it appears that the first meeting of which there is any record was held on the 2nd of December, 1817, when a resolution was adopted to purchase clothes for the children of the school who might be in need. At a meeting held on the 17th of January follow- ing, three teachers were appointed to each class, (the classes being divided into sections,) and it was resolved to open the school at the hour appointed, if only two scholars should be present; Miss Marshall was appointed substitute for the superintendent, in case of his absence; and tickets were directed for rewards. On the 6th of March, meetings for the school were directed to be held in the afternoon as well as the morning; and on the 19th of November, the first annual meeting of the board was held at the church, when the following officers were elected: Bight Kev. Kiohard ChaBning Moore, D. D., President. Rev. John Buchanan, Vice-President. Mr. John G. Williams, Superintendent Mrs. Thomas H. Drew, Treasurer. Miss Janetta Fisher, Secretary. DntECTOES. Mrs. George Fisher, Mrs. John Bell, Mrs. John Ambler, Mrs. Charles Copland. Teaghees. Miss Elizabeth Fisher, Miss Nicholas, Miss Julia Wickham, Miss Kichardson, Miss Fanny Burwell, Miss Wood, Miss Blair, Miss Cringan, Miss Dandridge, Miss Selden. Miss Eleanor Dandridge, 170 History of the At a meeting on the 3rd of March, 1820, it was resolved to solicit four gentlenaen to become teachers, and to sit in the gallery of the church with tlie boys during Divine service; and on the 20th April, 1824, a resolution was adopted to teach the children writing. The superintendence of the school seems to have been successively as follows : 1817, Mr. John G. Williams, Superintendent. 1818, Miss Eliza Marshall to act in his absence. 1824, Mr. John Gr. Aymar, Superintendent. 1824, Mr. Samuel C. Nichols, second Superintendent. 1826, Miss Eliza M. Woodward, second Superintendent. 1827, Mr. Asa Otis to act in place of Mr. Aymar if absent. 1828, Mr. Asa Otis, first Superintendent. Mr. John Williams, second Superintendent. 1830, Mr. John G. Williams, first Superintendent. Captain Thomas Nelson, second Superintendent. 1833, Captain Thomas Nelson, first Superintendent. Mr. John Williams, second Superintendent, 1835, Mr. John Williams, first Superintendent. 1838, Kev. Z. Mead, first Superintendent. Mr. Wm. D. Gibson, second Superintendent. Mr. Wm. H. Macfarland, first Superintendent. Mr. Wm. D. Gibson, second Superintendent. 1840, Mr. Wm. D. Gibson, first Superintendent. Mr. Fabius M. Lawson, second Superintendent. A LIST OF MINISTERS who havc been trained in the Monumental Church Sunday-school, or whose parents (one or both) were members of the Monumental Church congregation : Eev. Charles E. Amblee, Zion church, Charles- town, Jefferson county, W. Ya., graduated at the Theological Seminary of Virginia, in the year 1848. Monumental Chukch. 171 Kev. Thomas M. Ambleb, his brother, Bruton Parish, Williamsburg, graduated 1853. Eev. Francis M. Baker, Grace church, city of Richmond, 1845. Rev. Thomas U. Dudley, Jr., Harrisonburg, Rockingham county, Va., 1867, but now (1878) as- sistant bishop of the State of Kentucky. Rev. Benjamin R. Duval, some time a well known circuit-rider of the Methodist Episcopal, church, and general agent for Randolph Macon College. Rev. Wm. Duval, his brother, former missionary in the city of Richmond, 1845. See memoir of him by Rev. Cornelius Walker. Rev. Andrew Fisher, Lunenburg Parish, Rich- mond county, V a., 1844. Rev. Chuchill J. Gibson, D. D., Grace church, Bristol Parish, Dinwiddie county, Va., 1841. Rev. John H. Gilliat, Christ church, Pomfret, Connecticut. It is believed he took orders in Eng- land. Rev. Edmond W. Hening, formerly missionary to Africa, 1844, since then he has become entirely blind from the effects of that climate, and is now (1878) living in Philadelphia, a married man the second or third time. Rev. William G. Jackson, Grace church, St. Den- nis, Maryland, 1833. 172 HiSTOET OF THE Right Rev. Hbnky Champlin Lay, D. D., LL. D., missionary bishop of Arkansas and the Indian Ter- ritory, 1846 ; consecrated 1859. Rev. John C. McCabe, of St. Matthew's church, Bladensburg diocese, of Maryland, and now of New Jersey, (1868,) but has since then departed this life, 1878. Rev. Randolph H. McKim, Christ church, Alex- andria, Va., 1864. Rev. Wm. C. MEEEDriH, Christ church, Frederick Parish, Winchester, 1845. Rev. Richard Channing Mooee, Je., formerly of Christ church, Williamport, Pennsylvania, 1833, but has since departed this life. Rev. Robbet Nelson, missionary to China, 1845. ^ Bishop Johns, in his report of our diocese in May, 1867, gives an interesting account of his last inter- view with Mr. Nelson, then on a visit to his mother in Hanover county, on the 21st of November, 1866, when he baptized Mr. Nelson's youngest child, and a day or two before he and his family were to return to China. For Bishop Johns' account of his visit on that interesting occasion, the reader is l-eferred to pages 168, in note. Rev. James S. Page, missionary at State Line, Fulton county, Kentucky. Rev. Edmund T. Perkins, St. Paul's Church, Louisville, Kentucky, 1847. Monumental Chuech. 173 Kev. Patrick G. Robert, Christ Church, Little Hock, Arkansas, 1850. Rev. Cornelius Walker, D. D., professor of ecclesiastical history and polity, and pulpit eloquence, in the Theological Seminary of Virginia, 1845. Prior to his appointment as professor, he had for some years charge of a large church in Winchester, and was a most beloved and popular pastor.* Rev. J. Ambler Weed, formerly of St. George parish, Accomac county, Ya., 1846. Some years afterwards he joined the Romish church, and since then has died. Right Rev. Channing Moore Williams, D. D., missionary bishop for China and Japan, 1855 ; con- secrated in 1866. Rev. Wm. C. Williams, his brother; St. Peter's church, Rome, Georgia. Mr. Williams did not com- plete his course at the Theological Seminary; but being forced to leave there by the state of his health, repaired to Georgia, where he prosecuted his studies under Bishop Elliot, (in whose family he resided) and finally took orders in that diocese. Before proceeding with the record of the church, *NoTii. — He was educated for the ministry through the influ- ence of the late George Woodbridge, D. D. , and his congrega- tion, then of Christ Church in Bichmond. Few ministers of the gospel or professors in theology can exhibit a life of greater purity and godliness, combined with marked learning in his pro- fession, than Dr. Walker.— G. D. F. 174 History of the under the ministry of the 'Rev. Win. Norwood, Col. Ellis thought it appropriate to introduce a letter wliich he had received from Mr. Thomas H. Drew, an old merchant of the city of Richmond, and a most estimable and excellent gentleman, then in the 84th year of his age, his handwriting, still clear and distinct, exhibiting very little of the tremor of age. The following is a copy : "Richmond, June 8, 1868. " CoL. Thomas H. Ellis: '■'■Dear Sir, — I came to this city on the 1st of November, 1800. At that time the only Episcopal church in this city was the old parish church, now called 'St. Johns,' of which the Rev. John Buch- anan was rector. It was opened every Christmas day, Easter-day, and Whit-Sunday, when the sacra- ment of the Lord's supper was administered to the Episcopalians, and persons of other denominations that chose to unite. '•' When some repairs were to be made to this church about thirty years ago, an examination of the timbers of the original building, erected by the British government, brought to view a plate on which was engraved, ' Charles the First.' The date was obliterated ; but as Charles ascended the throne in 1624, and was beheaded in 1644, we may conclude that this wooden building has been used as an Epis- copal church upwards of two hundred and thirty years. " I did not see this plate myself, but heard of it Monumental Chueoh. 175 through Mrs. Eliza Carrington, a niece of the late Dr. John Adams, and a sister of the late Col. Geo. M. Carrington, of Church Hill, whose statement I do not doubt in the least degree. The plate, as I understand, was not removed from its place in the building. "The Methodists, at the time to which I refer, had a small but comfortable church, built of brick, at the corner of JSTineteenth and Franklin streets, in which they held services morning and evening on -Sundays, and night service during the week; the Kev. Mr. Cowling (father of the late Mr. James M. Cowling, so long a book-keeper in the Bank of Vir- ginia,) officiating as their minister. "This building was afterwards used as a bakery, and the site is now occupied by a large tobacco factory, erected by Mr. Wm. H. Grant. "The Baptists worshipped in an indiflFerent old wooden building, on the square formed by Main and Cary streets, and Second and Third streets, the house fronting on Gary street, in the rear of what was Major Dunscomb's residence. Mr. John Courtney was their minister. " When the Rev. James B. Taylor was some years ago building the block of tenements still belonging to him on this square, fronting on Main street, 1 have understood that a number of graves were found about the middle of the square, showing that some of the ground around the old church had been used as a burying ground. "There was then no Presbyterian church in the 176 History of the city, but by permission of the governor the hall of the house of delegates was occupied every Sunday morning, alternately by the Presbyterians and Epis- copalians, the Eev. John D. Blair officiating as min- isteV for the former on one Sunday, and the Rev. John Buchanan for the latter on the next ; the con- gregation, however, in both cases being nearly the same. On such occasions the antique colonial speaker's chair was used as pulpit and desk. The choir was composed of some of the ladies and gen- tlemen of the city, among whom I remember partic- ularly the late Mrs. George Fisher and the late Mrs. Charles J. Macmurdo, senior, and that Mr. Patrick Gibson performed very sweetly on the flute. " The first church erected after I came to the city was the Baptist Church, now known as the 'First African Church,' on Broad street, below the Monu- mental Church, near what was then the Theatre ; and I think their first minister was the Kev. Joseph Gregg, an Englishman of some education and ability. " In an old file of the -Richmond inquirer, I have lately found two notices which njay perhaps interest you. The first dated May 8, ,1812, is this : " The Rev. Mr. John H. Rice, being on his way to take up his permanent residence among us, will preach next Sunday morning at the usual hour at the ' Mason's Hall,' introductory to his regular gos- pel ministry in this city, and it is expected he will continue to occupy said hall regularly thereafter, until the Presbyterian Church, which is in a way of soon being finished for him, shall be ready for oc- cupancy. MoNUMKNTAL ChIIRCH. 177 " The church here referred to, situated at the foot of Church Hill, between the dock and Main street, near 26th street, now Hardgrove's factory, was com- pleted in the fall of that jear, when Mr. Eice was installed as its pastor, accoi-ding to the Presbyterian mode, which was then witnessed in Richmond for the first time. "Tlie other 'notice' to which I have alluded, is dated September 22nd, 1812 : " The Rev. Dr. Miguel, apostolical missionary, delegated by the Most Rev. Archbishop Carrol, of Baltimore, to open and institute the Roman Catholic worship in the metropolis of Virginia, gives notice to all his Catholic brethren in Richmond and its vicinity, that he has provided a chapel (in D street in tlie house formerly called the ' Brick Academy,') until means are obtained for the building of a church; and that he has opened a book of subscrip- tion for the maintenance of the Catholic worship. He expects that all his brethren will call on him and manifest their zeal for the establishment of their old and holy religion, and good men of all denomina- tions will favor an establishment which will cer- tainly add to the prosperity of the city. "D street is now Gary, and the 'chapel' here described is the brick building at tlie corner of Cary and 7th streets, in the rear of the 'Spottswood Hotel,' and was once Haller's Academy, in which General Fremont's father was some time a teacher. " When Haller ran away from here, he was sacr ceeded in his academy by Gerardine, who continued 12 178 History of the Burke's History of Virginia, from the point at whi it. was left off by Skelton Jones. On the 26th December, 1811, the Kichmond theatre was burni "The day after the conflagration, there was imeeting of the citizens, and another of the Comm ;Hall, and a committee of citizens was appoint( • Judge Marshall at the head, to ascertain the car • of the fire, and to make arrangements for buryi ;the dead and for erecting a monument over th( «on the ground where the theatre stood. "A monument only was contemplated at first, b -after the lot had been purchased it was determin to add a church, and the committee appointed to c tain the necessary means placed in my hands a pap ..soliciting contributions both for the church and mc lument. I recollect that my first application ■vi made to Mr. Joseph Gallego, who subscribed p^ haps more largely than any other individual. ] had lost his wife and niece. Miss Sally Conyers, (w was also his adopted daughter,) in the theatre. " The Common Hall made an appropriation five or six thousand dollars towards the accomplis inent of these objects. "Although the amount subscribed was insuflicie to cover half the probable cost, steps were imme ately taken to build the church and monument ; a Mr. Mills, of Philadelphia, who liad been award the premium for the model of the Washington mc nment at Baltimore, was chosen the architect. ] -furnished the design and plan of the church, and v .its architect, including the dome over the monume Monumental Chttech. 179 but the monument was furnished by some young man, whose name 1 do not remember, a native of Stafford county, I think, who, without order or authority, proceeded to make a monument, which he brought around to Richmond complete, and through the influence of his friends (among them the late Mr. John H. Eustace,) prevailed on the vestry or committee reluctantly to receive it; for it was not entirely approved by them, and even some of the names were inaccurately spelt. " The cost of the building was much increased by bringing the stone, which proved to be of an inferior quality, from the mouth ot Acquia Creek, on the Potomac, when we had an abundance of the very best granite on the canal within a half mile of the city. After the church ]^was sufliciently finished (it has never been finished according to its design, which includes a steeple, in the rear,) the pews were sold, and the money which had been borrowed or advanced, over and above the subscription, was re- funded. " Before the sale an estimate was made to ascer- tain the prices at which the pews must be sold to produce the amount that would pay off all the debts. "Mr. Charles J. Macmurdo, who, next to Dr. Brockenbrough, was perhaps the most active and influential of those who engaged in its erection, and who had either made advances or made himself re- sponsible for a considerable amount, attended the sale and bid on each pew until it reached the price assessed as its value. In this way he became the J.OU JIISTOKT OF THE owner of some ten or twelve pews, whicli he e subsequently sold or rented out at the assessi put upon them until he was reimbursed. " The pews having been sold, a vestry was ele from among the pew-holders, and, according U best of my recollection, the following named ge men were those chosen: Mr. Robert Gi'eenhow, Eobert Pollard, Col. William Mayo, Col. John bier. Dr. John Brockenbrough, Mr. Charles J.! murdo, Mr. Patrick Gibson. "The church was opened for service in May, 1 The Rev. "Wm. H. "Wilmer, of Alexandria (fath the bishop of Alabama,) preached the first sen "Soon after the Eev. Wm. Meade, late bis preached several times, and he, I think, was uu instrumental in procuring the call of the Richard Channing Moore, of New York, as r( of the Monumental Church, and his election, about the same time, as bishop of the Dioce Virginia. Until Bishop Moore arrived with family, some time in the ensuing fall, Dr. i anan generally officiated on Sundays. "After the bishop's permanent settlement as tor, Dr. Buchanan did not often preach at the ] umental, but frequently read the service; an was, I think, the best reader I have ever heard. "Strange to say, I have no recollection of the secration of the Monumental Church, althouj was something entirely new to me, having i seen a church consecrated before. Four pe Monumental Chueoh. 181 only of tliuse who escaped from the conflagration of the Theatre became pew-holders in the church, viz: Mr. Carter B. Page, Mr. John H. Strobia, Mr. Geo. Robertson, and myself. "If I mistake not, the only survivors of the adult members of the ori^insd congregation are your mother, Mrs. Strobia, Miss Deborah Couch, Miss Fanny Eggleston, and myself. I was elected a ves- tryman and warden, 1 think, in 1816. "While I was a member of the vestry an organ was ordered from London, througli Messrs. Tompkins and Murray, of this city ; it was purchased by Mr. John Dunlop, and -cost £1,000 sterling. I^Ir. Cliarles Southgate was •chosen as tlie organist, and gave entire satisfaction to the congregation. Previous to this he had acted as ■clerk, leading the responses of the congregation with a remarkal)ly fine voice. Before the arrival of the organ we had pretty much the same choir which had been accustomed to sing in the hall of the house ■of delegates, "A well known servant colored man, named Sy. Oilliat, wa^ the first sexton, he was succeeded by another named William Muse. Besides the regular services on Sunday morning and evening. Bishop Moore, when in the city, almost always had a lecture ■on Tuesday evening after tea, at the house of some member of his congregation. ''Among tlie houses most frequented in this way, I recall Col. Ambler's, Mr. Greenhow's, Mr. Gib- son's, Mrs. Hayes', Mrs. Hylton's, his and my own. 182 History of the "Wh«n he first came to Richmond the bishop rented a wooden house on the north side of Grace street, between 1st and 2nd streets, in which Dr. Foushee afterwards lived, next to the present re- sidence of Mr. James Thomas, Jr. ; subsequently he rented Mr, Pro.sser's house, now called the Carlton house on 12th street, between Broad and Marshall, in the rear of Mrs. Joseph Allen's, where he con- tinued until he bought the house on 5th street, between Clay and Leigh, in which he lived until his death. "My impression is that the bishop received $2,500 for his salary as rector of the Monumental Church. As diocesan, he received some small compensation,. $300 I believe, and his travelling expenses ; and while acting as bishop of North Carolina, previous to the consecration of Bishop Ravenscroft, in 1823, he received a stipend, which, he told me, was a great help to him, with the large family and other ex- penses then devolved upon him. "I did not know Dr. Buchanan personally until about the time of Aaron Bnrr's trial. After that time I saw a good deal of him, and knew him very well. ''When he first came to Richmond he was poor ;: but under the will of his brother James, who died some years before my removal to the city, he in- herited a handsome property. Besides one or more houses and several lots in the city, his real estate embraced'500 acres of land in the county of Henrico, adjoining the city of Richmond, extending from Monumental Chukch. 183^ ■wh&,t is now Mr. oaniuel J. Rutherfoord's lot at the intersection of Adams and Grace streets, to what was formerly Mr. William Mackenzie's property, ad- joining ' Camp Lee,' in one direction, and in another from Bacon's quarters branch to Mr. John Harvie's property, afterwards laid out by him as the 'town- of Sidney,' and including ' Elba,' the subsequent resi- dence of Judge Dabney Carr, 'Bellville,' the resi- dence of Col. Jno. Maj'o, and 'Columbia,' the resi- dence of Mr. Pliilip Haxall. Of this land, liowever, it may be said that it was not then worth perhaps more than one pound Virginia currency per acre. "Dr. Buchanan sold off most of it before tlie war of 1812, retaining only about 70 acres for his own. use. This was his farm called ' Gielston,' in front of Richmond College. It embraced Buchanan's spring, the resort of the famous ' Quoit club,' of which Dr. Buchanan was an honorary member, and' which he delighted to attend in company with Judge- Marshall, and the other eminent gentlemen who so> long gave it character and distinction. "The beautiful grove of native forest trees which- then adorned this attractive spot has disappeared,, and by the newspapers I perceive tiiat its present German owners call the place 'Spring Park.' "Mr. James Buchanan's residence was in a house- facing James river, on a large lawn between Cary sti'eet and tJie river, below 14th street, and aljove the old rock landing, through which the dock and Dock, street now pass. Dr. Buchanan made tjiis house his office and study, and kept refresliments tliere for 184r History of the himself and friends; but after I knew him, he boarded with Mrs. Dr. Cringan, wliose house was on 8th street, between Franklin and Grace, in the roar of what was, until the 3rd of April, 1865, the United Presbyterian Church. "When he died, his property was estimated at about $80,000. ''It is some evidence of his character that he evinced his gratitude towards an early friend and benefactor, Mr. Jaquelin Ambler, or 'Treasurer Ambler,' as he was comnionly called, by leaving the bulk of his estate to Mr. Ambler's fonr danghters, viz: Mrs. Mary Willis Marshall, the wife of Chief- Justice Marshall, Mrs. Elizabeth Jaquelin Carring- ton, the Mdfe of Col. Edward Carrington, deceased, Mrs. Lucy Nelson Call, the wife of Daniel Call, Esq., and Mrs. Ann Fisher, the wife of Mr. George Fisher, all of whom were conspicuous members of the Monumental Church congregation. "He also left bequests to his intimate friend, the Kev. John D. Blair, to Mrs. Anne Cringan, the widow of Dr. John Cringan, at whose house he died, and to others, including a 'stocking' maker in Scotland. " From the organization of the Monumental Church congregation until its removal to St. Paul's Church, the successive Governors of Virginia, (two only excepted, I think,) habitually attended, with their families, the Monumental Church. "This list, as you are aware, includes James Barbour, Wilson Cary Nicholas, James P. Preston, Thomas Mann Randolpli, James Pleasants, John Monumental Chukoh. 185 Tyler tlie younger, William B. Giles, John Floyd, Littleton Waller Tazewell, Wyndham Hobertson, David Campbell, Thos. Walker Gilmer, Jolin M. Patton, John Rutherfoord, John M. Gregory, and James McDowell. Govenor Gilmer and Governor McDowell, were members of the Presbyterian Church, which during their time was under the pastoral care of the Rev. Dr. Plumer. " The Monumental Church Sunday-school was commenced in 1817. It was the lirst Sunday-school established in Richmond. About the time of its commencement my business became embarrassed, so that I could not for several years take an active part in its support. "I think the school was commenced with Mr. Aymar as superintendent, in the rooms over the vestry room of the church; it was afterwards re- moved to a wing of the Powhatan house, now Ford's Hotel. I was appointed a visitor after 1820, and acted as such until the school was removed to the gallery of tlie church, and Mr. Asa Otis appointed as superintendent, when I was appointed a teacher, still holding, however, my appointment as a visitor. "The summer after I took a class, Mr. Otis visited his friends in Connecticut, leaving the school in my charge as superintendent until his return — a period of eight weeks, or more. "The attendance of scholars at that time was from 120 to 130. The situation of the teachers being, from the arrangement of the pews, very un- comfortable in the gallery, Mr. Otis and myself de- 186 History of the termined to ask aid of the congregation, and per- mission of the vestry to bnild a school-room in the yard. We succeeded in putting up, at a cost of about $800, the school-room which now stands in the church yard. At that time the school was made up almost entirely of poor destitute children. "After becoming a teacher I brought my children into the school, and had my class composed of chil- dren from the families of the congregation, and was instrumental in inducing the formation of other such classes. "As a visitor my habit was on Sundays, between the close of the morning service and three o'clock* and during the week, at such evening hours as I could spare, regularly to visit all tlie absentees. The teachers, as a body, were zealous in tlieir efforts to improve the scliool, and to promote its usefulness; and the congregations were liberal when called upon for aid in its support. Many of the poorer children were clothed at the expense of the congregation. "From long experience and observation of Sun- day-schools, I am well satisfied of their value and efficiency in extending the kingdom of our blessed Lord and Master; and as you are yourself, I be- lieve, still connected with one, I take the liberty of impressing upon you, as I would upon all others, the special importance of teachers visiting their scholars, rich and poor, particularly when from any cause they have been absent from the school. "Although my eyes fail me after writing a short time, it has afforded me pleasure, at your request, to Monumental Chtjech. 187 furnisli, piece meal as it were, this memorandnra, as a contribution to the annals of the church, which I hear you are collecting. " I am very truly yours, Thomas H. Deew."* * Note. Satubday Mobning, Ma/rcli 1, 1879. The following paper was handed me to-day by our old friend, Mr. James Evans, of the highly estimable house of Messrs. John H. Tyler & Co. , of Richmond, in reference to Mr. Drew's letter to Col. Ellis about the first organist of the Monumental Church : Mr. Evans writes : "Understanding that George D. Fisher, Esq., is copying from the records of St. Paul's church a history of the Monumental Church from its organization, and having been some two or three years since afforded the opportunity of perusing that record, I found there copied a very Interesting letter from our old and valued friend, Thomas H. Drew, Esq., giving, among many other subjects, his recollection of the organ, building, etc., of the Monumental Church ; also of the importation of an organ from England, etc. Among other things, he says, ' that Mr. Charles Southgate was chosen as the organist, and gave entire satisfaction to the congregation. ' ' ' How and when Col. Ellis and Mr. Drew obtained their informa- tion in regard to the organ, organist and music of the Monumen- tal Church, I cannot conceive ; but however obtained, they are en-ors to be regretted. Mr. Southgate never played the Monu- mental Church organ, or any other in Richmond ; he could neither play the organ or piano. The in,strument which he played, and played well, was the ' violincello. ' He was a lover of music, and a member of a musical club, which met in ' Tan-Bark Hall ; ' and his ' violincello' was an important instrument in the society, of which he was a valued member. The organ of which they make mention was imported, through Tompkins & Murray, commission merchants, from the factory of Bevington, Soho- square, London, and put up under the direction of Mr. South- gate, assisted by carpenters, from minute and specific directions of Bevington, the organ builder. When the organ was up, and 188 HiSTOKY OF THE After the death of Bishop Moore, the Rev. Wm. Norwood being elected rector of the Monumental partially tuned, public notice was given that it would be used the following Sunday, and a sermon preached by Bishop Moore prepared for the occasion. It was arranged that Mrs. Sully was to play the organ on the occasion, and I on the following Sunday. "On the morning of Sunday, before service, Mrs. Sully in- formed the bishop she would not be able to play, as she had no opportunity to try the organ. The bishop sent for me, and said, ' James, you must play the organ to-day, as Mrs. SuUy is not prepared, and will not be here. ' I remarked that I was in the same situation ; had not tried the organ, or practised with the choir. That good old gentleman replied, ' that his sermon was prepared, public notice given that the organ would be played, the church crowded to overflowing, and I must play.' I did so, going through with the choir, the full Episcopal service. The following Sunday Mrs Sully played. "During the week I was waited on by two of the vestry, in- forming me that I had been elected organist. Having under- stood that Mrs. Sully had a large and dependent family, and music her profession, and only means of support, and the or- ganist's salary would much aid her, I respectfully declined ac- cepting the situation. Whereupon Mrs. Sully was elected, and played that organ for several years. After her resignation I was appointed, and held the situation of organist for a number of years. Mr. Southgate died while Mrs. Sully was organist. There was but one other church in the city that had an organ, and that was the 'Old Church,' now ' St. John's.' Miss Sally Sully was organist for several years. Mr. Southgate was never organist of any church in Richmond, and certainly not of the Monumental." Mr. Drew, the writer of the interesting letter to Col. EUis, died in this city, at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. Wm. D. Gibson, on Wednesday, the 9th of October, 1878, at the advanced age of 94 ; and but for having a fall some weeks before, by which his hip was dislocated or broken, he might have reached 100, such was his soundness of bodj' and mind. The letter, as above, to Col. EUis bears date ten years and four months before his death.— G. D. F. Monumental Chuech. 189 Church, provided himself with a book (as required by the canon of 1837,) in which "to make out and continue an exact register of all the adult members, communicants, baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and funerals, within the congregation, wiiich register shall be left upon his death or removal, for the use of his successor," In this book he wrote the following introduction : "The Monumental Chui'ch was built on the site of the Richmond theatre, which was burned Decem- ber 26th, 1811, and in which more than one hun- dred persons lost tlieir lives. The church was in- tended as a monument to commemorate this sad event. "In May, 1814, Richard Channing Moore, D. D., rector of St. Stephen's Churcli, New York, was chosen the first rector of the Monumental Church. He was also, on the 18th of May, 1814, consecrated bishop of Virginia. "Dr. Moore entered on his duties as bisJiop of Virginia and rector of the Monumental Church in the month of October, 1814. He continued rector of this church until his death, which occurred on the 11th November, 1841. During the twenty-seven years of Bishop Moore's rectorship, the interesting history of the congregation has been lost, in conse- quence of the failure of the rector to keep a paro- chial register. "At the time of Bishop Moore's death, a very im- perfect list of the communicants of the congrega- tion was the only parochial record that could be 190 History of the found. And the present rector, who acted as as- sistant minister from January 1st, 1837, to the time of Bishop Moore's death, is satisfied that no register of the congregation was ever kept. " This statement is made in order to account for the extraordinary fact that there is no earlier regis- ter of so important a congregation than this which follows. " Signed, William Nohwood, Rector of Monumental Church." Communicants. The following is the list as it was at the conven- tion of .1841, to which Bishop Moore made his last report as rector of the Monumental Church, (alpha- betically arranged, blanks filled and remarks added by T. H. Ellis.) Mrs. Catherine Ambler, (widow Miss Henrietta Bolton. of Col. John Ambler.) Dr. James Bolton. Mrs. Catherine Ambler, (now Mrs. James Bolton. Mrs. E. S. Gay.) " George T. Booker. Mrs. Frederick Anderson. '• John Minor Botts. Mr. Richard Anderson. " Judith F. Bradley, (a Mrs. William Anderson, .Jr. widow.) Miss Fanny Baylor, (afterwards Caroline Bragg, (colored.) Mrs. Charles Pollard.) Miss EUen Brown, (afterwards Mrs. Jane 0. Bayly, (widow of Mrs. K. S. Taliaferro.) Thos. H. Bayly, Esq. ) Miss Frances M. Brown. Miss EUen Beime, (afterwards " Harriet Brown. Mrs. Wm. F. Turner. ) Mrs. James Brown, Jr. Mrs. Benjamin Loid Belt. Miss Jane Brown. " Archibald Blair. Mrs. Catherine BuUook, (widow " Beverly Blair. of Col. David Bullock. ) Miss Margaret Blair. Mrs. Robert H. Cabell. Mrs. Walter D. Blair. Mrs. Wm. H. OabeU. MONTJMENTAL OhUBCH. 191 Mrs. Daniel Call. " Elizabeth Jaquelin Car- rington, (widow of Col. Ed- ward Carrington.) Mrs. Lewis W. Chamberlayne. " Elizabeth Chevallie, (wid- ow of Mr. Peter J. Chevallie. Miss Mary B. Claibotne. " Elizabeth Coles. " Catherine Cook. " Deborah M. Couch, Dr. John A. Cunningham. Mr. Joseph Danforth. Miss Frances M. A. Danforth. Miss Mary Virginia Danforth. Miss Kebecca H. Danforth, (now Mrs. J. Layne ) Miss Elizabeth E,. Daniel. Mrs. Frances H. Deaue. " Nath. Den by. " Ehzabeth F. Denoon, (widow J. J. Denoon.) Mr. Thomas H. Drew. Mrs. Thomas H. Drew. Miss Fanny Eggleston. " Jane S. EUis, (afterwards Mrs. Beverley Tucker Mrs. Margaret K. EUis, (widow of Charles Ellis.) Mrs. William Finney. Miss EUzabeth Fisher,) Miss Betsy, commonly called.) Mr. George D. Fisher. Mrs. George D. Fisher. Mr. James H. Gardner. | Mrs. James H. Gardner. Mr. Churchill J. Gibson. Mrs. Elizabeth Gibson, (widow of Patrick Gibson.) Mrs. Henry Gibson. Mr. Wm. D. Gibson. Mrs. Wm. D. Gibson. Mrs. K. C. Gilliam. " Claiborne W. Goooh. " Kobina Gordon, (widow.) " Elizabeth A. Greenhow, (widow of Bo. Greenhow.) Miss Columbia Gwathmey, (afterwards Mrs. Wm. B. CaldweU.) Miss Maria Gwathmey. Mrs. Temple Gwathmey. Mr. Jacob Hall. Mrs. Jacob Hall. Mrs. Ann Harrison. " Philip Harrison. Miss Ellen Harvie, (afterwards Mrs. F. G. Buffin.) Mrs, Jaquelin B. Harvie. " Clara Haxall, (widow of Mr. Philip HaxaU.) Mrs. Bobert W. Haxall. Miss Eliza Ann Heath. Mrs. James E. Heath. " Beverley Heth. " John Heth. " Lucy Higginbotham. Miss E. S. Holmes. Mr. Wm. H. Hubbard. Mrs. Wm. H. Hubbard. Miss Mary A. Jenkins. Mrs. Chapman Johnson. •' Geo. N. Johnson. Miss Mary Ann Johnson, (after, wards Mrs. A. F. D. Gifford.) Mrs. Ann JohuHtoi), (widow of Judge Peter Johnston. ) Miss M. Amelia Judkins. Mrs. Wm. H. Kennon. '• Lacy. 192 History of the Miss Sarah Lambert. Mr. Fabius M. Lawson. Mrs. Benj. Watkins Leigh. " Prances Leiper, 'widow of Dr. Andrew Leiper.) Miss Susan B. Lord. Mrs. Lewis Ludlam. ' ' James Lyons, Miss Mary Lyons, (afterwards Mrs. Henry A. Wise.) Mr. Wm. H. Macfarland. Mrs. Wm. H. Macfarland. Miss Jane Mackenzie. Mrs. Jane Mackenzie, (widow of Wm. Mackenzie.) Miss Mary G. Mackenzie, (after- wards Mrs. Caleb Jones.) Mr. Chas. J. Maemurdo, Jr. Mrs. Chas. J. Maemurdo, Jr. " Chas. J. Maemurdo, Sr. Mr. James B. Maemurdo. Mrs. James B. Maemurdo. " Macon. " Ann D. McEae, (widow of Alex. McRae.) Miss Ann D. McEae, (after- wards Mi-s. Jas. Dunlop.) Mrs. Socrates Maupin. " John Mayo. " Wm. Mayo, (widow of Col. Wm. Mayo.) " Ann M. Mead, (widow of Eev. Z Mead.) Miss Abby Miller. " Hannah Miller. Mr. Samuel P. Mitchell. Miss Christian Moore. " Mary Ann Moore. " Sarah Moore. Mr. Henry W. Moucure. Mrs. Henry W. Moncure. Mr. Jeremiah Morton, (died ia Orange county, Dec, 1878.)' Mrs. Jeremiah Morton. " John G. Mosby. Mr. Hall Neilson, Captain Thomas Nelson. Mrs. Hall Neilson. Mrs. Thomas K elson. Miss Agnes Nicolson, (Mrs. Dr,. Thos. Nelson.) Miss Jane Nicholas. Mrs. Judge P. N. Nicholas. " Eobert C. Nicholas. Mrs. Adolphus W. Nolting. Eev. Wm. Norwood, (assistant minister.) Mrs. Wm. Norwood. Mrs. Pamella Orgain, (widow.) Mr. Charles F. Osborne, (died in New York in 1879.) Mrs. Charles F. Osborne. " JohuM. Patton. Mr. Eobert Pollard. Miss SaUy Price Mrs. Thomas M. Eandolph. " James Eawlin£B, (died in 187!).) Mrs. Charles C. Eichardson. Miss Harriet H. Eichardson. Mrs. Thomas Eichardson, (widow of Mr. Thomas Eich- ardson. ) Mrs. Thomas Eitchie. Miss Jane Eichardson. Mrs. Amanda P. Eobert, (af- terwards Mrs. J. J. Werth.) Mrs. John Robinson. Miss Margaret Eobinson. Mrs. Wirt Eobinson. Monumental Church. 193 Mrs. John Eutherfoord. Miss Mary S. Sheppard. Mrs. Wm. M. Smith. " .John Adams Smith. " Ella Sparhawk, (widow of Edward V. Sparhawk.) Miss Mary E. Stanard, (after- wards Mrs. Wm. G. Cazenove, of Alexandria.) Mrs. Robert C. Stanard. " Mary Ann Stark, (former- ly Mrs. E. W. Roots.) Mrs. Ann Stetson, (widow of Benj. Stetson.) Mrs. Stewart. " Augusta Tabb. " Jaquelin P. Taylor. Miss M. Louisa Tazewell, (after- wards Mrs. J. B. Southall. ) Miss Sarah B. Tazewell, (after- wards Mrs. Geo. Fitzgerald.) " Williana Tazewell. " Ann Triplett, (afterwards Mrs. Boiling W. Haxall.) " Emily Triplett. Mr. John R. Triplett. Mrs. John R. Triplett. Miss Ann M. Valentine. Mr. David Walker. Mrs. Warrell. Miss Susan Warrell. Mr. Robert Warwick. Mrs. Watson. Miss EUza Watson. Mrs. George Watson. Miss Julia Watson. ' ' Sally Watson. " Fanny Watkins. Mr. J. Ambler Weed, (he be- came an Episcopal minister, and afterwards a Roman Oath- olio priest, and died as such, having never married.) Mrs. Joseph A. Weed, (mother of above.) Miss Mary Weed. " Whiting. " EUii Wickhani, (afterwards Mrs. William Leigh.) Mrs. John Wickham. Miss Charlotte 0. Wilby. Mrs. Williams. " Mary Ann Williams. Mr. William Williams. Mrs. William Williams. " Elizabeth Wills. Miss Mary Wren. " Susan Wren, (afterwards Mrs. Alfred Ley burn.) Mrs. William D. Wren. The above list, according to Dr, Norwood's intro- duction, after the death of Bisho]) Moore, in 1841, embraces 201 communicants. 18 4 2. The convention met in Staunton, on the 18th May; Bishop Mead, president ; Rev. Benjamin Mil. ler, secretary. 13 194 HiSTOBY OF THE Mr. Thomas Nelson attended as the lay delegate from the Monumental Church. On motion of the Rev. Mr. Woodbridge, Mr. Thomas Nelson was appointed a trustee of the fund for the support of widows and orphans of deceased clergymen, to supply the vacancy occasioned by the death of Mr. Orren Williams. The Bishop now made the following communica- tion to the convention : ■■' Bketheen and Fkiends : Since the decease of our beloved father, Bishop Moore, my thoughts have often been led to a subject which I now wish to pro- pose for your consideration. I mean the appoint- ment of an assistant bishop to aid me in the arduous duty of this diocese. During the last twelve years I have, with the exception of a very few places, per- formed the whole of the itinerant duties of the dio- cese. It has required on an average at least eight months in each year, of successive services from day to day, to render what has still appeared to me very inefficient supervision of the diocese. The effect of this incessant labor of mind and body has been so injurious to me already, especially to my voice, which is often insufficient for duty, and the attempt to con- tinue the same so likely to result in entire dis- ability, that I feel it a duty to ask, according to the provisions of the constitution of the church, that I may have an assistant, who may divide with me the labors of a diocese, which, from its extent and other circumstances, is much more difficult to be served than any other in our country. MoXDMENTAL ChUKCH. 195 " I , 1832; Virginia, born June 28, 1S3.'>, and Alice, bom January 22, 1842, children of Benjamin VVatkins and Julia Wickham Leigh. Meriwether, infant son of C. Waldrop and Ann F. Macmurdo, bom Octo- ber 22, 1843. Charles Wyndham, born Aug. 8, 1841, and Henry Erskine, born Oct. 2.5, 1843 ; sons of Charles S. and Margaret L. Gay; Elizabeth Cary, daughter of Elizabeth B. and Eg. C. Nicholas, bom Aug. 6, 1843. Elizabeth Frances- WeUford, a negro presented by Dr. and Mrs. Jas. Bolton. March 31. — Miss Anne C Robinson, daughter of Mr. Anthony Robinson, Jr. Mary, infant daughter of John and Mary Amanda Stewart. April 24. — James French, son of John M. and Peggy Patton, bom September IS, 1843. May '}, — Mary Phillips, daughter of James H. and Phebe Gard- ner, bom January 3, 1843. Wm. Hamilton, son of Wm. H. and Nannie Macfarland, born March 14, 1844. Alice, daughter- of Andrew Beime. Ravenscroft, sou of Chas. J. and Elizabeth. Macmurdo, born April 4, 1844. May 30. — Ann Dabuey, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Lewis W. Cbamberlayne, bom May 18, 1844. Charlotte Elizabeth, daugh- ter of William and Mary Archer, bom September 15, 1843. June 16. — Channing Moore, son of Rev. William and Winnifred B. Norwood, bom March 8, 1844. July 14. — Anne Eliza, daughter of Charles F. and Mary Osborne, bom April 2, 1844. William Graham, sou of Joseph R. and Sally Anderson, bom Juue 9, 1844. Emily, daughter of Jaque- lin B. and Mary Marshall Harvie, born January 12, 1840. September 2.5. — John George, son of George and Margaret Grill,. bom, July 2G, 1844. October 20. — Jane Nicholas, daughter of Dr. Socrates and Sarah. Maupin, born June .5. 1844. 204 History of the November 10. — Helen Frances, born July 24, 1842; and Caro- line Gardner, born March 29, 1844; daughters of Ambrose and Mary Ann D. Carlton. Mary Ann, daughter of George N. and Margaret A. C. Johnson, born July 18, 1844. Thomas, son of George T. and Caroline Booker, born April 16, 1844. November 24. — James, son of James and Ann McRae Dunlop, born August 24, 1844. James Rhodes, son of John and Amanda P. Werth, born August 31, 1844. December 1.5. — Charles Francis, born November 21, 1841, and Josephine, born January 13, 1844, children of Mr. Nenzel. December 25. — Jacobina Carolina, daughter of Jacob and Mary Kam, born August 20, 1844. WiUiara Jacob, son of Charles and Dorathea Loth, born, November 8, 1844. December 29. — John Jaquelin, son of Henry W. and Catherine C. Moncure, born December 23, 1843. 1845, January 12. — John Overton Steger, adult. January 1.5. — Philip Pendleton, son of John O. and Mary Steger, born August 14, 1844. Benjamin Frederick, son of Frederick and Cora Anderson, born January 11, 1844. An in- fant child of Mr. Anthony Thornton. April 27. — Cyrus Henry, born July 23, 1834. Gertrude, born October 6, 1836. Charles Adams, born February 15, 1841; Benjamin Franklin, born October 17, 1842 ; and Robert Henry, born July 6, 1844, children of Eobert H. and Cornelia Jen- kins. # June 20. — James Ellis, son of Nathaniel Beverley and Jane S. Tucker, born October 25, 1844. Elizabeth EUis, daughter of George Wythe and EUzabeth T. Munford, born February 15, 1845. July 2. — Cary Robinson, son of John N. and Anna J. Shields; " 13. — Samuel Albert, son of George and Ann Beauchamp. August 13. — Theodosia Virginia, daughter of John F. and Cath- erine E. Wren, born June 17, 1845. November. — Horatio Sprague, sou of William and Mary Ann An- derson. John Richards, son of Wm. S. and Ann O. Triplett, born May 11, 1845. November 29. — William Garland, son of Wm. M. and Rebecca Overton, bom March 8, 1845. William C. Crump, adult. ' MfJNUMENTAL ChURCH. 205. CONFIRMATIONS.* 1839.— December 29. Mrs. David Campbell, ("wife of Governor.) " Julia Nelson. " Caroline Booker. " Cora Anderson. " Nath'I Denljy. " Catherine Ambler, (Mrs. E. S. Gay now.) " Mary Louisa Randolph. Miss Henrietta Bolton. " EUen Beime. " Ann Triplett. " Emily Triplett. " Mary Weed. " Jane S. Ellis. " Caroline Anthony. " Mary A. Jeakins, " Mary Sheppard. " Mary Claiborne. ' ' Harriet Richardson. Mrs. Dr. Watson. Miss Sally Watson. " Fanny Baylor. Mrs. George Beirne, of Hnnts- ville, Ala. " Mary Green. " John Rutherfoord. Miss Nancy Trent. Joseph Trent. Judge Richard E. Parker. 1840.— June 21. Miss Ann McRae. Charles R. Barney. Mrs. Virginia Heth. Miss Columbia Gwathmey. Miss Maria Gwathmey. ' ' Harriet Porter. ' ' Eliza Ann Heath. Mrs. Mary Gilmer. December 23. Mrs. Rebecca Robinson. Miss Emeline Gardner. " Sarah Tazewell. " Louisa Tazewell. Mrs. Robert C. Stanard. 1841.— April 7. Mrs. Henningham Lyonp. " Lucy Howard. " Geo. Nicolson Johnson. Miss Mary Stanard. MaryTabb, of Gloucester. June 6. Miss Catherine J. Clarke. " Ellen Harvie. Wm. B. Johnson. Alexander McRae. 1842.— February 20. Dr. Robert W. Haxall. Thomas R. Pr ice. Wm. Copland. Miss Virginia Harvie. " Ehzabeth Randolph. " Mary Ann Adams. " Morrison. " Elizabeth F. Haxall. " Catherine Page. " Margaret Holmes. " Mary A. Williamson. Mrs. Wm. B. Chamberlayne. " C. Waldrop Macmurdo. " John Thompson. * Note. — (By Bev. Wm. NorwooS): " This list is complete as far back as December 29, 1839, being copied from my private journaU which contained a perfect list from its commencement. " -206 HlSTOEY OF THE Mrs. Eliza Cunningham. Miss Mary Williams. Mrs. Andrew Stevenson. " 0. Elizabeth Price. Miss Virginia HalL " Sarah Ball. June 26. Dr. Richard Gary Ambler. Arch'd B. Anderson. Miss. Julia G. Barton. EfEord B. Bentley. Mrs James Brooks. Miss Louisa Campbell. James Claiborne. Joseph H. Coates. James B. Cunningham. Peter V. Daniel, Jr. Mrs. Isaac Davenport, Sr. " Mary M. Elfroth. Thomas H. Ellis. Mrs. Henrietta Fox. Miss Caroline Gardner. " Phebe A. Gardner. Mrs. Miles George. " Claiborne W. Goooh. Temple Gwathmey. Eichard 0. HaU. Miss Bettie A. Harrison. " Mary E. Higginbotham. Mrs. Kobert H. Jenkins. James Layne. Miss Susan Layne. " Bettie Lee. Alexander Ludlame. Miss Martha Mackenzie. C Waldrop Macmurdo. Wm. C. Meredith. Miss Belinda Mitchell. Hugh Thomas Nelson. James J, Page. George S. Palmer. B. P. Perkins. D. Copland Randolph. Miss Harriet W. Randolph. " Carolina Stewart. John Stewart. John H. Strobia. Mrs. John H. Strobia. James Taylor. Anthony Thornton. Mrs. Anthony Thornton. Peterfield Trent. Mrs. Wm. F. Watson. " Joseph A. Weed. Miss Virginia Wilcox. " Alice Williams. Wm. Williams. Edward Wills. Mrs. John P. Wren. 1843. — January 22. Joseph R. Anderson. Mrs. Joseph K. Anderson. L H. Anthony. Miss JuUa Blackwell. Gilbert B. Claiborne. Mrs. Richard Crouch. Mr. Easman. John R. Edmunds, of Halifax county, Va. Mrs. Julia Fourquerean. Thomas Fourquerean. Miss Matilda Gwathmey. Edward C. Harrison. Miss Ann Hunter. John Adams Smith. Mrs. Chas. Maurice Smith. George Weed. Miss Hanah E. Weed. May 21. Mrs. Peter V. Daniel. Monumental Church. 207 "Wm. B. Hamilton. William Nelson. Miss Charlotte Ritohie. " Margaret Ritchie. Mrs. Edwin Robinson. Mrs. Alice "Worthington. 1844— March .31. Miss Ella Burfoot, (by Bishop Johns.) " Rosabel Burfoot. " Claiborne. " Susan Harvie. " E. Harriet Haxall. " Sarah Holmes. " Ann Johns, Dr. Carter P. Johnson. Chapman Johnson. George N. Johnson. Miss Elizabeth Leigh. " Mary Page. COMMUNICANTS 1842. Joseph R. Anderson. Mrs. Joseph R. Anderson. J. H. Anthony. Efford B. Bentley. William Brown. Miss Louisa Campbell. Gilbert B. Clairbome. Joseph H. Coates. James B. Cunningham. Miss Leah Davies. Thomas H. Ellis. George W. Ferry. Mrs. Julia Fourquerean. Thomas A. Fourquerean. Mrs. Henrietta Pox. " Miles George. Mr. Green. Miss Rosalie Pollard. " Ann C. Robinson. " Coraelia Robinson. Mrs. Redwood. Miss Mary Smith. Mrs. John O. Steger. Miss Julia Thompson. 184.5. Miss Elizabeth Wickham. Sunday before Baiter. Miss Sarah BlackweU. " Susan Bright. Meade. Mrs. Mary Middleton. Miss Mary Mosby. " Virginia Mosby. " Maria Payne. " Annie PeUet. Mrs. Moncure Robinson. John 0. Steger. ADDED IN 1842-'45. Miss Matilda Gwathmey. Edw. C. Harrison. Miss Mary E. Higginbotham. " Catherine R. Johns. Mrs. John Johns. Miss -Julia Johns. Mrs. Ro. H. Jenkins. James Layne. Miss Betty Lee. Mrs. Benjamin B. Minor. Miss Belinda J. Mitchell. James J. Page. Miss Elizabeth Paine. " Harriet Porter. Chas. Maurice Smith. John Adams Smith. Mrs. Christian Swann. Dr. Peterfield Trent. 208 HlSTOEY OF THE George Weed. Miss Hannah E. Weed. Edward Wills. Mrs. John F. Wren. 1843. " Bessie Bartlett (returned^. '• Mary Bozman. Miss Ella Burfoot. " Eosabell Burfoot. " Claiborne. Mr. Glero. " Cowall. Mrs. Richard Crouch. " Peter V. Daniel. Miss Annabella Gibson. Wm. B. Hamilton. Miss Susan Harvie. " E. Harriet Haxall. " Anne Johns. Dr. Carter P. Johnson. Chapman Johnson. George Nioolson Johnson. Miss Elizabeth Leigh. Moses, (a colored servant of Mr. Taylor.) William Nelson. Miss Polly Page. Mrs. Redwood. Miss Charlotte Ritchie. " Ann C. Robinson. ' ' Cornelia Robinson. Mrs Edwin Robinson. Miss Mary Smith. Mrs. John 0. Steger. " Corbiu Warwick. Miss Elizabeth Wiokham. 1844-1845. Mr. Bissell. Mrs. Biesell. Miss Sarah Blackwell. Mrs. Germain Briant. Miss Susan Bright. Mrs. Elvira H. Bruce. Miss Sarah Bruce. Mrs. Mary Carter. " Wm. C. Crump. ' ' Mary M. Cunningham.. Mortimer Davis. Theodore Gamett. Mrs. Caroline Hall. Miss Caroline B. Hall. " Harriet Hall. Mr. Lipscomb. Mrs. Lipscomb. Benjamin L. Meade. Mrs. Benjamin L. Meade> Miss Mary E. Meade. Silas Merchant. Mrs. Mary Middleton. Mr. Mitchell. Miss Mary Mo.sby. " Virginia Mosby. " Martha I. Murray. " Rebecca B. Murray. Mrs. Rebecca Overton. Miss Maria Payne. " Annie PeUet. Mrs. Railey. " Wirt Robinson, (returned from Reading, Penn.) John 0. Steger. Mrs. Beverley Tucker, (returned from Jefferson County, Va.) " John Womble. Miss Virginia Womble. This closes the list of communicants under th& Monumental Chuech. 209 Rev. Mr. Norwood, up to the time he resigned his rectorship of the Monumental Church, and went to St. Paul's, say the first Sunday in December, 1845.. MARKIAGES. Copied from Col. Ellis's journal, furnished from the record of the Rev. Mr. Norwood, to Dec. 1845. July 10. — Mr. James Brooks, of New York, to Mary Louisa Ran- dolph of Wilton. July 26. — Thomas F. Butler to Virginia Lamb, both of Richmond. August 17. — Lewis G. Keith to Eliza M. Sanxay. September 22. — Alexander Randall, of Maryland, to Catharine G- Wirt. December 2. — W. J. Bennett, of Charleston, S. C, to' Sarah F. Kutherfoord, of Richmond. December 27. — Peter Fehr to Wilhelmina GohlhauH. Christiam Mepps to Margurita Gerberding. 1842, February 24. — Richard S. Massieto Sarah Maria Thompson. April. — Augustus Schad to Mary Kohlhouse. May 17. — George Fitzgerald, of Nottoway county, to Sarah B. Tazewell. September 22. — John .loseph Roles, of Florida, to Sarah F. Cook. September 29. — John Gottfield Lange to Madeline Lipps. October .5. — Henry Staats to Margaret Behne. " 8. — Frederick Hoffner to Frances Good. Lewis Rhine- hardt to Christiana Paul. 184.3, January 25. — Albert J. White, United States Senator from Lidiana, to Harriet W. Randolph. March '■). — John Stewart to Mary Amanda Williamson. A colored servant, to one of Mr. David Walker's. .June 15. — James Dunlop to Ann McRae. August 6. — Chas. Sterrican to Margarett Ann Mepps. September 14. — Caleb Jones to Mary Mackenzie. " 19. — Alex. Ludham to Frances Ann Anderson. December 21. — William Marshall, late of England, to Gertrude- Virginia Hall, grandaughter of Right Rev. R. C. Moore, D. D., deceased. 14 210 History of the December 27. — Fabius Maximus Lawson to Sarah Angelina Gilliam. 1844, February 15. — Jolin Grattan Cabell to Sarah Tankersley. 18. — John W. Brimmer to Elizabeth Hartzbarger. September 12. — Joseph Goode to Eudora Virgiaia Jenks. October 16. — Archibald Blair to Lavinia K. Lanness. " 27. — Henry Smith to Hannah Susannah Santon. November 10. — Benjamin 'Johnson Barbour, of Orange Co., to Caroline Homassel Watson, of Eichmond. November 21. — Richard Schutte to Tensa Ross. December 12. — Herbert P. Lefebvre to Mary O. WiUiams. 1845, February 6. — EfEord Boiling Bentley to Lucy Williamson Chamberlayne. September 25. — Samuel J. Harrison to Nannie Caskie. October 29.-7Joseph H. Crenshaw to Martha Virginia Womble. November 13. — Adolphus F. D. Gifford, late of England, to Mary Ann, daughter of Chapman Johnson, Esq. This list closes Mr. Norwood's record of marriages to like period of commanicants, say to December, 1845. FUNERALS. 1841, November —Child of B. W. Leigh, Esq. December. — An infant sou of John M. Patton, Esq. A child of Wm. P. Watson. Miss Georgianna Randolph. November 14. —At Lynchburg, Virginia, the Right Rev. Richard Channing Moore, D. D., late bishop of Virginia. An infant son of Mr. Wm. P. Watson. George Wickham. December. — Mrs. Richard Randolph. 1842, February 7.— Ellen HaU. March 6. — Phillips Gardner; Philip Harrison, son of Dr. J. Bol- ton. May. — Mrs. Archibald Blair. An infant daughter of Wm. Ander- son. A child at the orphan asylum, A child of Mr. William Beers. -June. — A child of Mr. CampbeU. August. — Miss Eliza Robinson. October 1. — Alfred Powell. October .11. — Mrs. Mary Green. MoNUMEXTAL OhUBCH. 211 October 12. — Mr. Robert Pollard, aged 87, father of Mrs. Thos. Richardson. October 1'2. — An infant sou of Dr. Micajah Clarke. November 19. — Dr. Joseph Trent. Mrs. William Watson. An infant son of Byrd Chamberlayne. An infant son of William Anderson. Mary Blair, an infant daughter of John Adams Smith, and an infant son of same, from scarlet fever. 1843, January 6. — Helen Patterson, infant daughter of Richard Crouch. January 14. — Agnes, daughter of Moncure Robinson, Esq. " 15. — Frances, daughter of B. W. Leigh, Esq., aged five years and six months. " 26. — Miss Elizabeth Fisher, (commonly known as Aunt Betsy, sister of the late George Fisher, and aunt of Mr. George D. Fisher.) An infant daughter of Dr. Kennon, and infant son of same. Helen, infant daughter of C. J. Macmurdo, Jr. Moore Robinson, adiilt, (sou of Mr. John Robinson, and the brother of Mrs. R. B. Haxall.) Peyton Drew, (an old citizen and brother of the late Mr. Thos. H. Drew. ) May 16 — An infant son of Dr. Miles George. June 22. — Mrs. Catherine J. Clarke, of Chesterfield county. June 27. — Mr. Robert Gilliam. July 8. — Mr. CampbeU. " 25. — An infant child of Byrd Chamberlayne. September 4. — An infant child of Wm. Myers, (not named.) " 27. — Cary Robinson, adult, son of Mr. John Robinson, and brother of Messrs. Moncure and Conway Robinson. October 3. — Mrs. John Mays. ■' 8.— Mr. John R. Triplett. " 20. — John H. , sou of Mr. Nathaniel Denby. ' ' Miss Mary Clairbome. Mr. Gooch. 1844, June 5. — Alice, infant daughter of Andrew Beirne. A child of Mr. Goode, (not of the congregation.) J uly 26. — F. W. Hoppe, aged 23 years, a Prussian, and buried by Rev. Mr. Coles. September 8. — James B., son of J. B. Campbell, Esq., of Charleston, S. C, aged 6 years. September 23. — Mrs. Mary G. , wife of Caleb Jones, and daugh- ter of Mrs. Mackenzie. 212 History of the September 29.— Ravenscroft, infant son of Mr. Charles J. Mao- murdo, Jr. November 12.— Joseph Danforth, (father of the late Col. John B. Danforth.) November 18. — Miss Eloisa Frances Archer, and daughter of Dr. Branch T. Archer. November 19. — Mr. Wm. Brown, son of James Brown, Jr. " 20.— Mrs. John G. Mosby. December 28.— Mrs. Ann W. Chamberlayne. " 29. — Mary Chapman, infant daughter of Dr. Socrates Maupin. 1845, January 9. — Mosby Chamberlayne. Mr. Wm. D. Wren. May 8. — Mr. David Walker. " 10. — Mrs. Mary Louisa, wife of Mr. James G. Brooks. " 12. — Hon. William H. Boane. July 31. — Cary Eobinson, son of Mr. JohnN. Shields. Mr. , at the Tredegar iron works. August 19. — Jane, daughter of Wm. Brown, deceased. November 15. — Mrs. James Allen. Kussell Bigger, son of Col. Thos. B. Bigger. Lewis Harvie, son of the Late General Jaquelin B. Harvie, killed accidently with his shot-gun hunt- ing. This closes the list of funerals as recorded by the E.ev. Dr. Norwood, up to the date of his resignation as rector of the Monumental Church. " Letter of Consecration, for Kev. John Johns, OF Maryland. "Know all men by these presents, that we, Alex- ander Viets Griswold, D. D., Bishop of the Protes- tant Episcopal Church in the Eastern Diocese, Presiding Bishop ; William Meade, D. D., Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the State of Virginia ; Levi Silliman Ives, D. D., Bishop of .the Protestant Episcopal Church in the State of North Monumental Chukoh. 213 Carolina; and William Eollirison Whittinglutin, D. D., Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Chiircli in the State of Maryland, under the protection of Al- mighty God, in the Monumental Church of the city of Richmond, on Thursday, the thirteenth day of Octoher, in tlie year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-two, did then and there, rightly and canonically consecrate our beloved in Christ, Jolm Johns, rector of Christ Church, Baltimore, Maryland, of wlio.se sufficiency in good ^learning, soundness- in the faith, iind purity of manners, we were fully ascertained, into tiie office of bishop, to which he hath been elected by tlie convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the State of Vir- ginia, to assist the bishop of the church in the said State in the duties of the Episcopal office, and to succeed him in case of suvivorship. "Given in the city of Riciiinond, on the tliirteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thou- sand eight hundred and forty-two." Alexaneee V. Geiswolu, [Seal-I William Meade,' \^8eal.'] L. Silliman Ives, [Seal.] Wm. E.0LLINS0N WnrrriNGHAM, iS'eal.} The consecration sermon on this occasion, after- wards publislied by request of the bishops and clergy present, was preached by Bishop Ives, from the text, second Timothy, eleventh chapter, fifteenth verse : "Study to show thyself approved unto God," — his theme being the "Oliristian bishop appro\-ing him- self to God." 214 History of the 184:3. The convention met in the Monumentnl Church, Richmond, on Wednesday, May I7th; Bishop Meade, president, Rev. Benjamin M. Miller, secretary. The Rev. Nicholas P. Tillinghast, assistant minis- ter of the Monumental Church, took his seat as a member of the convention. Messrs. Williams and William H. Macfarland attended as the lay delegates from the Monumental Church. Bishop Johns, in his annual address to the con- vention, said : "On the 11th of October, the day succeeding my consecration, I left Richmond, in company with Bishop Meade, for Lynchburg, and arrived there the 15th. The next day being Sunday, I preached both morning and night, and also at night on the ITth. "The events of the last few days, my brethren, were well calculated to produce an impression not easily described, and I trust not soon to be forgotten. "Those solemn services, which had introduced me to the untried and eventful responsibilities of the episcopate, engaging me to a participation in its un- ceasing cares and varied labors, and that in a field comparatively unknown, and amongst a people to whom I came almost as a stranger, were vividly present to my mind. The affecting associations, ir- resistibly suggested by the scenes through which I passed, — consecrated in the very church which had so long been blessed by the invaluable pastoral services of the venerable and beloved bishop whose lamented death furnished the occasion for the pro- IVtonumental Church. 215 ceeding, — consecrated on tlie very spot on which the bier which sustained his mortal remains had rested during the funeral rites; the drapery of inonrning still covering the sacred places where he had so often and so earnestly officiated for men in things pertaining to God; surrounded by those whose wounds, not yet healed, were opened afresh by the recollections inseparable from the occasion ; then starting to enter upon my duties along the very line of the canal by which the corpse of the good bishop had been brought home; commencing my services in the very town where his labors ended ; preaching my first sermon in the very pulpit in which his pleasant voice proclaimed, for the last time, the precious gospel which he loved to publish, — all these affecting coincidences crowded upon me with inex- pressible power. My heart's desire and prayer to God were that I njight be blessed with the faithful and affectionate spirit with which he served Christ, and honored to aid in sustaining the church in this diocese, which be and the beloved friend and brother with whom it is my privilege to be associated had so largely' contributed to revive and enlarge. To share in the confidence and affection of the clergy and laity which tliey enjoyed, to carry out their wise policy, and to partake of their success and re- ward, is my most ardent desire. "And to this end 1 earnestly entreat the prayers and co-operation of my brethren in the ministry, and of the good people, ' whose servants for Christ's sake 216 HiSTOBY OF THE The following report, submitted by Mr. Philip Williams, and as subsequently considered and amended, was adopted. "The committee to whom was referred so much of the address of the Right Kev. Bishop Meade as re- lates to the propriety of requesting some legislative ■enactment in relation to property given or bequeathed to religious, benevolent, and literary institutions was referred, respectfully report: " That it is expedient to ask the legislature to pass •some law authorizing religious, benevolent, and lit- erary institutions to take property which may be given or devised, or bequeathed to them; and that a committee of nine, with power to increase its numbers, be appointed to prepare and present a memorial to the General Assembly upon the sub- ject; and that this committee be authorized to solicit the co-operation of other religious denomina- iions in the way best calculated to secure the object j)roposed." Bishop Meade announced the following named gentlemen to compose the said committee: Mr. Wm. H. Macfarland, Genl. Wm. H. Richardson, Genl. James W. Pegram, Mr. Wm. Williams, Mr. Edmund Fontaine, Mr. Randolph Harrison, Jr., Mr. David May, Col. Geo. M. Carrington, and Mr. James Lyons. Mr. Wm. Williams, from the committee on fi- nance, presented a statement of contributions to the contingent fund : '' From the Monumental Church, Richmond, $279." Monumental Chukoh. 217 Rev. Upton Beall, from the committee on paro- chial reports, presented the report of the Mon- umental Church, Richmond, Rev. Wni. Xorwood, rector: Communicants, total, 279; contributions to monument to Bishop Moore, §1,623; and for other purposes from Monumental Church. §1,712.87, mak- ing in all, §3,335.87. Mr. Wm. H. Mactarland, from the special com- mittee, submitted the following: "The committee appointed to inquii-e into the allowance proper for the bishops of the diocese, and the mode of raising the necessary funds, respectfully report : "That the limited funds at the disposition of the convention do not admit of the provision which, if at liberty to cho(j.se, the committee would regard as proper and suited to the exalted stations and invalu- able services of the bishops. " Their compensation ought to be fixed at a sum beyond what would suffice to meet the necessary ex- penses of themselves and families, if for no other reason, because their conspicuous position in the church involves expenditures not easily estimated, nor to be avoided. But unfortunately, the present resources of the convention create a necessity for limiting salaries to a scale of economy whicli yields nothing to liberality, if it be not too rigid to be just. The committee express the hope that a better state of things may be expected from the growth of the church, and the prevalence of stronger feel- ings of benevolence and charity among all her mem- 218 History of the bers; and that before long, all wlio minister at her altars, bishop, priest and deacon, will find the peo- ple willing as they are able adequately to provide for tliein. "The committee recommend that the salary of Bishop Meade be continued at one thousand dol- lars; and the salary of Bishop Johns be fixed at two thousand dollars. "In limiting tlie salary of Bishop Johns at that sum, the committee was controlled by the considera- tion tliat the congregations in the city of Uichmond may be relied on to provide him with a house. That, as it seemed to tlie committee, was a return which miglit be expected of their liberality for the large share of his ministrations with which they are favored." 1 844. The convention met in Lynchburg, on Wednes- day, the 15th of May. Bishop Meade, president; the Rev. Mr. Miller, secretary. Mr. William Williams attended as the lay dele- gate from the Monumental Church. In the list of parishes contributing to the conven- tion fund, the Monumental Church is credited with $300. Parochial report of He v. Wm. Norwood, rector of Monumental Church, Richmond : Communicants, total, 298 ; contributions for church purposes, total,, $1,988.57. In addition, $15,800 towards the new churcK Mom AtK.vTAi, Church. 219 called St. Panl'B, now in course of election in this city, have been paid in binee tJie last convention. ElECTIO.V of VEBTJiV ?OB 1844. At a meeting of the pew-holders of the Monu- mental Churcli, Jjeld in tlie lecture-room of said churcli, on Easter Monday, Apjril 8, 1844: On motion, Tliomah Xelson was requested to act as chairman,. and Thomas 11. Ellis as secretary. On motion of Mr. Geor^re 1). Fihlier, the meeting jjroceeded to the election of vestrymen for the ensu- ing year, wliereupon thi- foUoM'ing named gentlemen were duly elected : Dr. Jolin A. Cunningham, Wm. H. Hubbard, Dr. Robert W. Ilaxall, Henry W. Mon- cure,Dr. James Bolton, Thomas Nelson, William Wil- liams, Cliarles F. Osborne, David Walker, James Dunlop, Wm. II. Macfarland, James B. Macraurdo. On irjotion the rMee,ting then adjourned Thus. Nelson, C'luarraan. Thos. H. Elljs, Secretary. 18 4 5. The convention met in Fredericksburg Wednes- day, the 2lBt of Maj' ; Bishop Meade, president, Mr. Wm. M. B]acl meeting was held on the 13th of May, 1866, when Mr. John H. Tyler was elected the lay delegate to the annual council, to be held in Alex- andria, on the 16th of that month. In a part of the report on " the state of the church" for 1866, the committee say: "The restoration of the church in this diocese to its former prosperity is a vast undertaking, and it is gratifying to witness the sense of dependence upon •God, the hopefulness and determined spirit with -which, in some parts of it, both clergy and laity have entei"ed upon the work. Several subjects more or less intimately connected with it, having been re- ferred to special committees, they are here omitted. But there is one suV)ject upon which the committee, after a somewhat extended conference with clergy and laity outside their own number, hold it to be the duty of the council to speak most distinctlj"^ and most solemnly at this present time, and that is the state of church discipline in the diocese, which is always one of the most important features in ' the state of the church.' Monumental Church. 329 "The coraiiiittee cannot, of course, be informed of all the facts, but enough has come before them to show that there is a heavy pressure against those barriers wliich rubrics and canons have interposed between the church and tlie world. Scandals are reported, and examples of worldly conformity in- compatible with a Cliristian profession, which, never- theless, the pastor is unable to urrest, because doubt- ful whether he would be sustained by the voice of the church. " The ministry, and especially its younger portion, are entitled to this support, and it is doubtless the wisdom as well as the duty of the church to extend it, nor expect tiiat the wholesome intent of her dis- cipline can be accomplished without new appliances adapted to new developments of evil, and these still further varied in their application by the living voice. " The old maxim that ' prevention is better than cure,' was never more applicable than in the present case. Mucli of the reproach brought against tlie church from the evil living of its members, might be prevented by a more protracted examination and trial of candidates for confirmation, and in fact by instructions which should precede the application for admission to that rite, in order that all may know beforehand what is expected of those who ap- ply, and this not in general terms merely, but by such specifications touching the distinctive marks of the life in Christ Jesus, and what the church means by ' pomps and vanities,' and what it is that the 330 History of the candidate understands himself to renounce in the contirmation vow, so that there may be no defective instruction on the one side, or misunderstanding on the other. Were this attended to, application will not often be made prematurely ; for when once made it is either successful (as is commonly the case) or embarrassment ensues, which had better been avoided. " It appertains to the clergy, not only to reprove and rebuke, and exhort with all long suffering and doctrine, but also to receive into the church and to exclude from it. It is they who practically give tone to all, and the character of the communion in time takes its complexion from the discipline ad- ministered by them. "Bat when scandals have actually arisen, the mode of procedure is provided by law. The rubric requires expulsion from the communion for ' no- torious evil living,' and the 19t]i canon specifies in part what shall be considered notorious evil living, for it expressly says tliat it shall not be understood to include all tlie causes for which expulsion from the communion may take place. " It specifies public balls, theatrical amusements, and the habitual neglect of the public worship of God. Doubtless public balls may be held in private houses, and all the scandals arise from dancing, drinking, and carousal, which the canon was intended to repress. And what must be thought of those •who will avail themselves of some exception in de- tail to live as the world lives, keeping upon the out- ermost verge of what the lavsr will allow, so as to Monumental Chueoh. 331 leave it in doabt, even by the most indulgent judg- ment, whether their conduct does or does not amount to notorious evil living. "Discipline is admitted by all authorities to be one of the essential notes of a church of Christ ; and can that be a church of Christ, or other than a de- cayed or fallen one, in which nothing less shall sub- ject a member to expulsion from the communion than that which would also subject him to a civil prosecution. " The real prosperity of the church is inseparable from her purity, and should her time and her strength in council be expended upon rules for the conduct of a growing extA-nalism, wliile those in- tended to produce holy living are neglected, how will her light and glory as a witness for Clirist be dimmed, and tlie ruin of immortal souls be going on apace within her own bosom. "A more searching administration of the gospel is indeed indispensable; but even 'this can be but partially successful without a restoration of tlie spiritual discipline and government of the primitive church. This discipline came from Him who knew what was in man, even as regenerate, and the best means of reaching oases which He foresaw would always be in the church — cases not of wilful de- clension, from whom nothing but separation can be desired, but of tliose who, in tlie judgment of charity^ have been the subjects of renewing grace, yet have fallen into some error in religion or viciousness of life, injurious to the churcli and ruinous to them- 332 HiSTOET OF THE selves, and are yet wilful and refractory, and to whom reason and Christian counsel are addressed in vain. It was for such as these that the spiritual censures of the church were provided, not for their destruction, but for their salvation, and such was their ordinary result. "Access to the apostolic church was easy, but a continuance in it was more difficult. The doors of the sanctuary stood open, but the building was kept «lean." JSTo names are attached to the above report on "the state of the church" of that year; but those who were appointed as such were Eev. John Gram- mer, Eev. C. W. Andrews, Rev. W. H. Kinckle, Eev. 0. J. Gibson, Rev. W. L. Hyland, Dr. F. T. Stribling, Gen. Asa Rogers, Judge David May, Mr. Cassius F. Lee, and Mr. Tazewell Taylor. 18 67. The vestry held two meetings during this fiscal year, to wit: One on the 19t.h December, 1866, when a committee was appointed to draw up an appeal to the congregation to increase their con- tributions, so far as to pay the rector $2,500 as his salary, and also to increase the salary of Mrs. Locker- man, our chief singer in the choir, to $300. At this meeting Mr. Ro. W. Powers was nomi- nated and duly elected a member of the vestry, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation and re- moval of Col. F. G. Ruffin to his farm in Chester- field, and on account of the distance, was prevented from attending the meetings, particularly at night. Monumental Church. 333^ The next meeting was held on 29th April, 1867, when Mr. John H. Tyler was elected the lay dele- gate to the annual meeting of the council, to be held in Staunton, on the 15th of May following. Bishop Johns, in his address, towards its close, says: "I now beg leave to notice a document of very great interest to this diocese and to the church at large. I mean the declaration of a large number of my brethren in the Episcopate, in reference to cei-- tain ritualistic movements which have troubled the Church of England, and thi-eatened to disturb our own. "When that declaration appeared, I thought it proper to introduce it in this diocese by a few lines reciting its history, and commending it to your con- sideration, as timely and appropriate. The abuse with which it has been assailed shows that it was not issued an hoar too soon, or at a venture. " On this subject I have now only to ask of you,^ dear brethren of the clergy and laity, to unite with me in endeavoring to keep the church in Virginia on the basis and within the limits recognized and prescribed by our. general and diocesan legislature. "In conducting public worship, our Book of Com- mon Prayer is the only authorized directory. Let it then be our honest aim and earnest effort to observe its provisions, as far as our circumstances may per- mit, avoiding and discountenancing all variations for which it does not provide, — so moving together in becoming uniformity according to its Scriptural order. Within the limits it prescribes there is am- 334 History of the pie room for all the diversity compatible with sound faith and sober worship. Other than this, I trust, this diocese will neither crave nor endure. "Tiie service which satisfied our fathers suffices for their children. Let us seek no change, least of all, such change as may be calculated to adulterate the doctrine, and, as we believe, impair the holy and wholesome services of our Protestant church." At this meeting Bishop Johns alluded to a di- vision of the diocese, as he understood had been talked of, but which did not originate with him. Anjd he also informed the council that he stood ready to unite in the approval of an assistant bishop, if the council could see its way clear enough to sup- port one. Parochial report of the Monumental Church, Richmond. — Rev. George Woodbi-idge, rector, and Mr. John H. Tyler, lay delegate to the council in Staunton, 15th May. Communicants, 204; Contri- butions, $2,536.93. 18 68. The vestry held three meetings this fiscal year, viz : on 4th January, when the treasurer's annual report to 1st December, 1867, was handed in and approved. And a vacancy having occurred in the vestry by the death of our much valued friend and brother-vestryman, Mr. James H. Poindexter, it was unanimously agreed that Mr. Peter H. Mayo be and is hereby elected a member to supply the said va- cancy, and the secretary be requested to inform him accordingly. Monumental Church. 335 The next meeting was held on the 12th of May, when Mr. John Tyler was elected the lay delegate to the annual meeting of the council, to be held in Lynchburg, on the 20th instant, and Mr. Peter H. Mayo the alternate. The next meeting was held on the 26th October, when the condition of the finances of the church was freely discussed, and a committee was appointed to confer with the choir on the subject of two or more sacred concerts, for the purpose of raising the neces- sary means to pay off a debt, then existing, of about $800. Both the bishops delivered their annual addresses, and Bishop Whittle for the first time since his elec- tion as assistant, _on the I7th May, 1867. He says: " That owing to delay on the part of the then pre- siding bishop (Hopkins, of Vermont,) in communi- cating the necessary information to the other bishops, he was not notified by his successor, the present pre- siding bishop, that his election had been sanctioned until the middle of February, 1868." His consecration took place in Alexandria, on Thursday, 30th April, 1868, Bishop Johns officiating, assisted by Bishop Lee, of Deleware, and Bedell, of Ohio, the latter of whom preached the sermon on the occasion. Parochial report of Monumental Church, Rich- mond. — Kev. George Woodbridge, rector ; and Mr. John H. Tyler, lay delegate to the council in Lynch- burg, 20th May. Communicants, 208 ; contributions, $2,222.10. 336 History of the 1869. Parochial report of Monumental Church, Rich- mond. — Eev. George Woodbridge, rector, and Mr. George D. Fisher, lay delegate, at annual meeting of the council in Fredericksburg, 26th May. Com- municants, 226; contributions, §1,824.50. The vestry held five meetings during this fiscal year. First on the 19th December, 1868, when the treasurer, Mr. George D. Fisher, tendered his resig- nation, a copy of vfhich is recorded on the vestry's proceedings of that date, but was not accepted, and he was requested to continue acting as treasurer until the next meeting of the vestry. The second meeting was held the 31st March, 1869, when a resolution was adopted to collect the pew rents quarterly after the 1st of June next; and at this meeting the resignation of Mr. Fisher was accepted, and a resolution of thanks passed, for the service he had rendered the congregation as trea- surer, and the same was entered upon the vestry's record. Mr. Wm. H. Powers, a member of the vestry was then elected as the treasurer, and accepted the trust, with the promise to do all in his power to pro- mote the interest of the church and congregation. The tliird meeting was held on the 17th of May, when the rector announced the death of our valued brother vestryman, the late Dr. J as. Bolton. Where- upon very appropriate resolutions were adopted, and the secretary was requested to have published in the Kichmond newspapers and Southern Churchman. Monumental Chuech. 337 At this meeting Mr. George D. Fisher was ap- pointed the lay delegate from Monmnental Church, to the annual council of the diocese, to be held in Fredericksburg, on the 26th inst. The fourth meeting was held on 16th November, when the system of "envelopes" was presented and adopted upon the commencement of the next fiscal year, (1st JJecember.) Mr. John Tyler was elected a member of the committee on music, and an organist was authorized to be employed at a salary of $500, if it was found expedient to give as much. A new sexton was also needed after the end of the present year, and Mr. Horace P. Edmond was chosen as a proper person to employ one. At this meeting Mr. Robert W. Powers sent a letter of resignation as vestryman, and it was very reluctantly accepted. The fifth meeting was held on the 30th of Novem- ber, when the financial condition of the church was presented by the treasurer, exhibiting a deficit of about $300, unless the pew rents were more promptly paid- . Bishop Johns, in his address upon this occasion, in adverting to ritualism, says: "It is not ritualism as such that offends and alarms. This is inseparable from public worship. All are ritualists. The ques- tion with us is one of degree, and our complaint is, not only that it is being pressed and practised to a degree incompatible with the simplicity and spirit- uality of the religion of the gospel, but that, by some at least engaged in this movement, this ex- 22 338 History of the travagant and complicated externalism is designed symbolically to favor and facilitate the uew produc- tion of great error in doctrine and worship re- pudiated by the distinguished divines of the Eng- lish reformation, and condemned by our standards, and which tend to unprotestantise the church, and assimilate it to the corrupt church of Eome. If it were a more question of aesthetics, though we would still eschew the pageantries and puerilities by which some, from whom better things were to have been expected, are carried away captive, yet we would less care to remonstrate and resist; but when the tendency of the innovations is to subvert scriptural truth, and pervert scriptural worship, our solemn oath of ordination allows no indifference or com- promise, but binds us expressly to " be ready with all faithful diligence to banish and drive away from the church all erroneous and strange doctrines con- trary to God's word." But if, as we have stated, the agitating question is simply one of degree, how is the proper gradation to be settled. The authori- tative rule is found in the book of common prayer, as ratified by the general convention, and what has been the general usage of this church under that directory. '•' To any ritualism so recognized and sanctioned no one may justly object, but beyond the license thus indicated begins excess, which, being once out- side the legitimate limitation, may run on to any amount of extravagance which the fancy or the folly of the individual affects — such as the use of fading Monumental Church. Z39 flowers, cut off from their roots, to symbolize a re- surrection to life ; groups of variegatedly vested and artistically attitudinizing priests, to observe the sacra- ment instituted with so much simplicity in the upper chamber at Jerusalem ; pictorial representations of the scenes and scriptural images of the saints of Scripture ; dramatic exliibitions of the affecting events of passion week, even their consummation at Cavalry ; any thing and every thing which sentimen- talism or superstition may crave to gratify its mor- bid appetite. Thus churches are changed into ex- hition halls, the people lose their spirituality in sight seeing, and become mere gazers instead of godly worshippers. So it has been, as the history of the church sadly testifies. Tlie tendencies are still the same. The proclivity of the natural heart is to externalism in religion. So therefore it will be again, if legal limits are disregarded, and every one is left to introduce such innovations as are pleas- ing to himself. " Brethren, we are one church, under compact to maintain, as far as may be, one and the same man- ner of public worship. And, worship in this church where we may, it is the sacred i-ight of each one of ns to be secured against any service or mode of ad- ministration not prescribed by the Book of Common Prayer, or authorized by known usage which has be- come our common law. " Thanks to God, under His blessing, and by the sober piety and sound sense of the clergy and laity, we have as a diocese been signally preserved from 340 HlBTOKY OF THE offensive practices, which in other places seem to be the order of the day. Let us not, however, forget our exposure, and that those evils, though small at their inception and entrance, are the restless and in- sidious precursors of the corrupt system to which they naturally pertain. Continued exemption can be expected only at the cost of constant vigilance. Help me then, dear brethren, by your devout and intelligent co-operation, to keep our beloved church in this diocese on the scriptural basis of our book of common prayer — a basis broad enough to allow all reasonable variety in public worship, and any doc- trinal diversity compatible with spiritual health and eternal salvation. " Whatever may be the imperfections of that ex- cellent form of sound words, I deem it less liable to exception than any similar provision of any age or section of the Christian church. Now closing the fiftieth year of my ministry, I may testify that I have found it, not a hindrance, but a wholesome re- straint and a precious help, I regard it with in- creased admiration and love, and feel assured that if parted with, or materially changed, its like would not be obtained before the dawn of a new dispensa- tion." The committee on "the state of the church" that year submitted to the council the three resolutions as follows: two of them touching sanitary regula- tions for observance within the diocese, and one its xegulations to the church at large : ^'First, That in view of the doctrinal declension MoNtTMENTAL ChUEOH. 341 from the standards of the church, as distinctly Pro- testant, which has occurred elsewhere within the past thirty years, it is tlie duty of the clergy of this diocese to guard against being lulled into security by the assumption that our people are sufficiently well established in the truth, and are free from danger; and to give more earnest heed to the incul- cation in the pulpit, the Sunday-schools and Bible- classes, of the doctrines of those standards of our Protestant church. '■'■Second, Tliat in view of these 'novelties' which disturb the peace of the church, and wound the con- sciences of so many of both clergy and laity, and of the difficulty of arresting innovations originating from small beginnings in ornaments, decorations, or otherwise, and of returning to the simplicity of worship after the same has been departed from, it be eai-nestly recommended to the clergy, church wardens and vestries, strenuously to resist the intro- duction of any changes in the forms and modes of conducting public worship and administering the sacraments, as the same were used in the church of England and our own before the rise of tracta- rianism and ritualism. '^ Third, That the diocese of Virginia, represented by this council, as a constituent part of the Protes- tant Episcopal Church in the United States, is ani- mated by heart-felt love for the Reformed Protes- tant Church of our fathers, by a sincere desire for its purity and integrity, and by a just sense of the injury which it suffers, in common with others, when,. 342 History of the in view of the doctrines preached and changes introduced in those churches commonly called ritual- istic, of the systematic omission or rejection of its constitutional name by some whose aim seems to be to unprotestantize the church, and of the disastrous effects of these and other novel practices and teach- ings upon the peace and progress of the church, it does here record its protest against the further tole- ration of such practices and teachings as being un- lawful, perilous to the unity of the church, and jhostile to the Christian interest, and this council re- verently invokes the power of the Holy Ghost to •continue with and preserve the church as one cath. olic and apostolic church. " Signed hy C. W. Andeews, Rev. Wm. JST. Pendleton, Rev. Hendbeson 8dtee, Rev. Chdechill J. Gibson, Rev. Joseph Packaed, Rev. Wm. Feiend, Rev. James A . Latane, Me. Hugh W. Shiffet, Me. R. C. L. Monouee, Me. Richaed Paekee, Me. R. H. Cunningham, Me. a. L. Caetee, Me. p. H. Fostee. 1870. Parochial report of Monumental Chui'ch, Rich- MONTJMENTAI- ChUECH. 343 mond. — Rev. George Woodbridge, D. D., rector ; Mr. John Tyler, as lay delegate ; Mr. H. D. "Whit- comb, as alternate, to annual meeting of the council, in Wheeling, Va ; but neither was present. Commu- nicants, 217 ; contributions, $2,190.21. Four meetings of the vestry wore held this fiscal year. The first on the 21st March, 1870, when the treasurer informed the vestry that the " envelope " system thus far was working well in aid of regularity of income. Tlie subject of the music also occupied the attention of those present; but it was left to the music committee to manage the best way it could, and to insure its success The next meeting was held on the 3rd of May, when Mr. John Tyler, as one of the committee on music, stated that the services of Mrs. Lockerman had been again procured, and another female voice was necessary in the choir to make the music more attractive. At this meeting Mr. Wm. S. P. Mayo was nominated and unanimously elected a member of the vestry, to take the place of Mr. Ro. W. Pow- ers, who had resigned. Mr. John Tyler was elected the lay delegate, and Mr. H. D. "Whitcomb, the al- ternate, to the annual meeting of the council, to be held at Wheeling, West Va., on the 25th instant. The next meeting was on the 19th of October, when Mr. John Tyler mentioned that the committee on music had employed Mr. Leo P. Wheat, as organ- ist, at a salary of $100 per month, $600 of it to be paid from the regular funds of the church, and the remainder to be collected from certain contributors 344 HiSTOET OV THE outside of the church funds. At this meeting Mr. J. Y. L. McCrery was elected a member of the choir, to talre the place of Mr. Rhodes, who had gone to the west. It was also decided to take up an afternoon collection in church, in addition to the forenoon, every Sunday. The next meeting was held on the 29th Novem- ber. Mr. Powers, the treasurer, stated he was not then prepared to inform the vestry of the exact con- dition of the finances of the church, but would do so at an early day in December. It was at this meet- ing tlie vestry resolved to hold meetings ever}' two months during the year. 1871. Paroclnal report of Monumental Church, Rich- mond. — Rev. George Woodbridge, D. D., rector, and Mr. Wm. H. Powers, lay delegate, at annual meeting of council in Petersburg. Communicants, 232 ; contributions, $3,122.08. There is a sewing school attached to the church, which meets every Saturday for two hours, and in which there are about twenty teacliers and two hun- dred children. These young girls are thus brought into familiar contact with some of the most cultivated ladies of the city ; and while at work are instructed by familiar and practical illustrations in the word of God. The vestry held ten meetings this fiscal year, viz : The 6th December, when the treasurer reported the financial condition of the church so improved, that Monumental Chuech. 345 the rector's salary was raised to $2,500, commenc- ing with the 1st December, 1870, the present month. The next meeting was on the 13th February, 1871, when a committee was appointed to look into the trusteeship of the Monumental Church property, and report to a future meeting of the vestry. That committee was composed of the rector, Mr. John H. Tyler, and Judge A. B. Guigon. The next was held on the 10th Api-il, when the following was adopted : " "VP^HEEEAS, It has been ascertained that the ori- ginal trustees of the Monumental Church have long since died, therefore, '■^Resolved, That the following persons, to-wit: John Tyler, Richard H. Meade, Peter II. Mayo, William H. Powers, and Charles R. Skinker, all of the city of Richmond, be, and are hereby, appointed in their stead, and that the judge of the chancery court of the city of Richmond be requested to have the same placed on the records of the court." At this meeting the vestry determined to hold monthly meetings, say on the 2nd Monday of each month. The next meeting was lield on tlie 16th of May,, when Mr. "Wm. H. Powers was elected the delegate from the Monumental Church to the annual meeting of the council at Petersburg, on Wednesday, the 30th instant. Messrs. John Tyler, W. S. P. Mayo, and Richard H. Meade were appointed members of the advisory council of the Henrico Sunday-school union, in behalf of the Monumental Church. Mr. 346 HiSTOKT OF THE John Tyler, in behalf of the committee on music, made a suggestion in regard to having the organ thoroughly overhauled and cleaned, the cost being estimated as $550, and the money to be raised by a concert in the church, unless the rector shall object. The next meeting was held on the 12th June, when a committee was appointed to unite with that on music, to learn if Mrs. Lockerman and Mr. Wheat will consent to aid in a concert for paying the cost of cleaning and repairing the organ. And another committee was appointed to look into the cost and best plan for enlarging the Sunday-school room. The next meeting was held on the 10th of July, when the committee reported that no serious diffi- culty would prevent the concert being given by Mrs. Lockerman and Mr. Wlieat, and it was decided to have the organ cleaned in the summer, while the church was closed, and during the absence of the rector on his usual summer recreation. Mr. Gard- ner, in behalf of the committee on the alterations and repairs of the Sunday-school room, submitted a report, with a plan and estimate of the cost, etc., and the vestry gave the committee full power to carry out their plan whenever, in the judgment of the committee, it was thought advisable. The next meeting was held on the 11th of Septem- ber, when the registrar read a letter he had received from the rector at Greenwood Depot, in Albemarle county, dated the 7th, requesting notice to be given in the newspapers and churches that divine service in the Monumental Church would be held on the following Sunday, the 17th. Monumental Chdkoh. 347 The next meeting was held on the 27th of Septem- ber, wlien the subject of Mr. Wheat's salary for a new year was discussed, and a communication made to him expressive of our satisfaction of his musical talent, as well as his gentlemanly deportment during the time ho has acted as organist. The next meeting was held on tlie 29th, when again the subject relative to Mr. Wlieat occupied the attention of the vestry. He was present, and gave his views and proposal for another year. The next meeting was on the 10th of October, and a resolution adopted stating the terms upon which the vestry were willing to make with Mr. Wheat for another ten months' service as organist. At this meeting, also, Mr. Jolm Tyler was authorized to employ Miss J ulia Fox, as alto singer, at $20 per month. The next meeting was held on the 13th of Novem- ber, when it was determined that the first Tliursday in December was the best time to hold the contem- plated concert in behalf of the church. Bisliop Johns, in his address in the convention of 1871, after referring to the death of two valuable clergymen of the diocese, the Rev. John Grammer, of Halifax county, and Kev. H. W. L. Temple, of South Farnham Parish, Essex county, mentions that of General Robert E. Lee, a vestryman of Grace church, Lexington, in a most appropriate manner. 1872. Tlie annual meeting of the council was held in 348 HlSTOET OF THE Christ Church, JSTorfolk, on Wednesday, the 15th May. Present: Right Rev. John Johns, D. D., bishop, and Eight Rev. F. M. Whittle, D. D., assis- tant bishop, with Rev. T. G. Dashiell, secretary. The parochial report of Monumental Church, Richmond. — Rev. George Woodbridge, D. D., rec- tor, and Col. Ro. E. Withers, lay delegate, at meet- ing of council in Norfolk, 15th May. Communi- cants, 232; contributions, $3,489.26. We have no parish school, but are contributors to several which are supported by all the congrega- tions of the city. These are established in different parts of the city. There are several paid teachers, and about 300 scholars. There is an infant school connected with it, numbering about 45 scholars. It is very efficiently taught by a vej-y devoted lady.* The present Sunday-school building is too small, and we are making efforts to build a new one. We expect to begin the work during the present year. Ten monthly meetings during this fiscal year were held by the vestry, viz: On the 11th December, 1871, when Mr. James H. Grardner, our senior war- den, sent in his resignation, owing to his enfeebled state of health ; but the meeting declined to receive it, and a committee was appointed, and requested to wait upon him, and beg that he would withdraw his then determination. The treasurer, Mr. Powers, made his annual ex- *NoTE. — Miss Helen King, an old citizen, and of cheerful piety, and has a remarkable talent in winning the affection, as weU as the confidence and respect, of children. Monumental Chukch. 349 hibit of the finances of the churcli up to the 1st inst., which showed a deiicit of about $205 between the receipts and expenses. The next meeting was held on the 9th January, 1872, when a committee was appointed to wait upon Mrs. Lockerman and Mr. Wheat, to ask their ser- vices iu a concert, to be held in the " assembly rooms," and under the dii-ection of the choir of our church, to raise enough money to pa}' the balance due for cleaning and repairing the organ. The next meeting was held on the 12th of Feb- ruary, and a letter from Mr. Wheat, of the 30th January, to Mr. Powers was read, giving his reasons for his absence from the city, but hoped to return in a week or two, and resume his duties as organist. Mr. Powers, in behalf of the committee stated to the meeting that he had held one or two conversa- tions with Mr. Gardner, and regretted to say that he still adhered to his determination, and must de- cline acting as a vestryman for the reasons he first gave; so it was with deep regret that his resigna- tion was accepted. At this meeting Mr. Peter C. Warwick was elected to fill Mr. Gardner's place as vestryman. The next meeting was held on the 11th of March, when the vestry elected Mr. George D. Fisher as senior, and Mr. John H. Tyler as junior warden of Monumental Church. The next meeting was held on 8th of April, and a long conversation ensiied relating to the contem- plated concert in behalf of the debt due for repairs 350 HiSTOEY OF THE to the organ, and it was decided that, if the "assem- bly room" conld not be procured, the concert should be held in the chnrch. The next meetnig was held on the 7th of May, when Col. Ro. E. Withers was elected the delegate from the Monumental Church, to the annual meet- ing of the council, to be held in Norfolk, on the 15th inst., and Mr. John Tyler, as the alternate. At this meeting it was decided that the concert would beheld in the "assembly rooms." The next meeting was held on the 17th of June, when Mr. Powers, the treasurer, reported that $25(> net had been obtained from the concert, and the amount paid in full towards the organ debt. At this meeting Mr. Woodbridge announced that the ladies of the sewing society desired to appropriate the funds in their hands towards recarpeting the chancel and aisles of the church, and also to paint the wood work inside the church, and the vestry very willingly consented to their wishes. The next meeting was held on the 1st of July, when the committee on the plaii for removing the old Sunday-school room from its present position, to the east side of the church, was requested to make a report as soon as possible. And the thanks of the vestry were returned to the ladies of the congrega- tion for their liberality in providing the carpeting for the chancel and aisles of the church ; but that the painting of the wood work must be paid for out of the regular funds of the church. The next meeting was held on the 26th of July, Monumental Church. 361 ■when the plan of Mr. Lee, the architect, for build- ing the new Sunday-school was submitted for con- sideration, and Messrs. Peter H. Mayo and Peter C. Warwick, were added to the committee, to carry out the same as then proposed. Mr. Powers, in be- half of the committee on music, stated that Mrs. Lockerman and Mr. Wheat had consented to take their parts in tlie choir for another year from the first of October, upon the same terms as this year. The next meeting was held on the 11th of Novem- ber, when Mr. Powers, in behalf of the committee on repairs and painting the wood work of the church, made a report of the cost for same. It was decided at this meeting to increase the pew rents, not exceeding 25 per cent., as the present rate was insnfficient to pay the rector's salary. The rector called the atten- tion of the vestry to some resolutions on " church music," which had been adopted by the last council,, and expressed his wish that a plainer style of music in the Monumental Church should be practised, and that he would inform Mr. Wheat accordingly. Bishop Johns, in his address this year, again calls the attention of the church in Yirginia, to the sub- ject of small beginnings in ritualistic exhibit — such, as pieces of chancel furniture, which are called "altars," instead of the usual "table" for the Lord'& Supper. He deprecates the name of "altar" — for it is the word "table" which is used in the Book of Common Prayer. This is the scriptural name for that on which, not a sacrifice is to be offered, but the Lord's Supper administered. He also ad- 352 HiSTOKY OF THE monishe^ and strongly deprecates the habit of round dancing, especially by communicants, and that ministers must make every appeal in their power to those who practice it, to give it up, and if they will not do so, then the painful duty of suspension from the communion must ensue. 187 3. Parochial report of Monumental Church, Rich- mond. — Rev. George Woodbridge, D. D., rector ; and Mr. Peter C. Warwick, lay delegate, to meeting of council, in Winchester, 31st May. Communi- cants, 243 ; contributions, $4,507.87. The ladies' sewing society attached to the church has been very active during the past year. The proceeds of their labor has amounted to nearly $550, with which they have carpeted and painted the interior of the church. This amount is not included in the contributions above stated. We trust the new Sunday-school will be built during the present sum- mer. Twelve meetings of the vestry were held this fiscal year, commencmg with the 9th December, 1872, when the treasurer made his annual report of the finances of the church, and it was thought that the addition levied upon the pew-rents would be suf- ficient to meet the deficiency which then existed, say about $340. The next meeting was on the 13th of January, 1873, and no special matter was brought before the vestry, except that of the music, and it was under- Monumental Chuech. 353- stood that its character should be in conformity with the wishes of the rector. The next meeting was on the 10th of February,, and a like conversation was held and determined upon. The next was on the 10th of March, when the new Sunday-school room occupied the attention of those present. Tlie next was on the 17th March, when the rector announced the sudden deatli of our late esteemed and much beloved brother vestryman, Mr. W. S. P. Mayo ; and very suitable resolutions were offered and adopted on this distressing occasion, and which are duly recorded upon the minutes of that meeting. The next was lield on the 14th of April, when the vacancy caused by the death of our late brother vestryman, Mr. W. S. P. Mayo, was filled by the election of Mr. H. D. Whitcomb, a worthy and zealous member and communicant of the Monumen- tal Church. The next meeting was held on the 12th of May when Col. Ro. E. Withers was elected the lay dele- gate from the Monumental Churcli to the annual meeting of the council, to be held in Winchester, on Wednesday, the 21st instant. Mr Richard Hall at this meeting tendered his resignation as vestryman. The next meeting was held on the 8th of June,, when Mr. Charles R. Skinker was elected a mem- ber to fill the place of Mr. Richard Hall, who had resigned. At this meeting Mr. John Tyler ten- dered his resignation as a member of the music eom- 23 364 HiSTOEY OF THE mittee, and Mr. Wm. H. Powers was elected in his place. The next meeting was held on the 16th of July, and the ladies of the sewing society again caine to the aid of the church, and proffered $100 towards painting the outside of the church; and a resolution was adopted, thanliing the ladies for their generous «ffer, and accepting the same. At this meeting Mr. John H. Tyler tendered his resignation as a member of the committee on music, and Mr. K. H. Meade and Peter H. Mayo were elected members of the same. The next meeting was held on the 10th Septem- ber, when authority was given the committee on music to employ Mr. Wheat as organist upon same terms as the past year. The next meeting was held on the lith of October, and the treasurer was empowered to pay forty dol- lars towards the publication of a Sunday-school newspaper, called " Early Days." A committee was appointed at this meeting to solicit aid towards the completion of the new Sunday-school room. The next meeting of the vestry was held on the 10th November, and Mr. John Tyler made a verbal report in regard to the progress the committee was jnaking about the new Sunday-school room. 18 74. Parochial report of Monumental Church, Kich- mond. — Rev. George Woodbridge, rector; and Wm. H. Powers, lay delegate to the council at Charlottes- Monumental Church. 355 ville, 20th May. Communicants, 234 ; contribu- tions, $6,344.76. The church has built during the past year a very large and commodious lecture and Sunday-school room, at a cost of about $3,000. The ladies' sewing society has, during the last year, as heretofore, done most efficient work. The vestry convened this fiscal year fourteen times. The tirst meeting was on the 8th December, 1873, when the treasurer made a condensed state- ment of the finances of the church up to the 1st inst. ; but a quorum not being present, the meeting adjourned to the 15th, when a quorum was present, and confirmed the proceedings of the first meeting and adopted the treasurer's report. The next was on the 12th of January, 1874, and owing to the small collections reported towards the debt of the new Sunday-school room, it was agreed that the committee on music, with the consent of the rector, should take steps towards raising funds, by one or more church concerts. The next meeting was called for the 10th of February, but no quorum present. The next meeting was on the 9th of March, when the subject again came up in regard to a concert, and it was decided that Mr. Wheat would take the necessary steps to have the concert immediately after Easter. Mr. Wheat was also granted his ap- plication to hold a sacred concert in the church for the poor of the city. The next meeting was held on the 20th of April, and it was decided to elect the delegate to the an- 356 History of the nual meeting of the council, to be held in Charlottes- ville, the third Wednesday in May, whereupon Mr. Wm. H. Powers was duly chosen as the lay dele- gate from the Monumental Church. The next was held on the 11th of May, when the committee on music informed the vestry that the 26th of this month had been fixed upon to hold the concert for the benefit of the church. At this meet- ing also, the services to be held on Whit Sunday afternoon in the Monumental Church, by request of the English settlers in Virginia, in commemora- tion of the birth day of Queen Victoria, were freely discussed, and the rector and vestry consented to the arrangement. The next meeting was held on the 8th Jime, when a statement was rendered by the treasurer up to the 1st of the month, exhibiting an indebtedness of about $600. A resolution of thanks, offered by Mr. Mayo, to Mr. Wheat and other members of the choir, for the aid rendered the church by the late concert, the proceeds of which had gone towards the debt due for the new Sunday-school room, was unanimously adopted, and a copy sent to Mr. Wheat, accordingly. The next two meetings were held on the 13th July and 10th August, but no quorum present. The next meeting was held on the 14:th Septem- ber, at which the cost of the music for the coming year was discussed, and the committee was requested to inform the vestry upon the subject, as well as the prospect for a continuance of the music, as soon as Monumental Chtjeoh. 357 practicable. And a committee was also appointed, the rector assisting, to Iiave a smaller reading desk or lecturn made for the convenience of the chancel, the present one being too lai-ge. The next was held on the 5th of October, but the committee on music was not ready to make tlieir re- port. At this meeting the mode of taking up the alms in the church morning and afternoon was the subject of some discussion; the vestry decided that the rector was the proper person to determine the matter, and they preferred to carry out his wishes. The next was held on the 12th of same month, when Mr. Skinker was added to the committee on music; and the committee was authorized to procure the services of an organist and four choir singers as speedily as they could, and that $1,000 would not be exceeded as the cost of the music for a year from the funds of the chui'ch. The next meeting was held on the 9th November, at which Mr, Powers reported that the committee on music had nearly succeeded in securing a full choir. A resolution was adopted at this meeting to in- crease the insurance upon the church building $5,000, besides the $3,000 on the new Sunday-school room on the east side of the church. The subject was also discussed at this meeting of painting the outside of the church building, and some other re- pairs to be made, and the treasurer was requested to have an estimate made of the same for future con- sideration. 358 HiSTOEY OF THE 1875. Parochial report of Monnmental Church, Kioh- mond. — Rev. George Woodbridge, D. D., rector ; and Mr. Peter H. Mayo, lay delegate to annual meeting of council, in St. Paul's Church, Richmond, 19th May. Communicants, 237 ; contributions, $2,346.20. The vestry have, during the 3'ear, put a new (tin) roof on the church, at a cost of about $800, a part of which has been paid by the ladies' sewing society. The sewing society are a band of faithful workers, and have proved a most faithful and efficient auxili- ary to the vestry. Twelve meetings of the vestry were held this fis- cal year, commencing with the 1st of December, 1874, at which meeting a committee was appointed to contract for tinning the roof of the church as early as may be, and of raising the money to pay for it. The committee on music read a correspondence which had taken place with the organist, as to the terms, etc., for the present year, and it was again resolved to give the committee ample authority to procure the services of the choir, on such terms as the committee thought advisable. The next meeting was held on the 14th of the same month, when an exhibit was made by the treasui-er, and the amount of the cliurch debt (including $700 for the new tin roof,) was reported to be $1,433.58. And at this meeting it was decided to increase the pew rents, in order to pay off the debt. The main or middle aisle pews were raised to $90, the sides to MoNtTMENTAJL ChUECH. 359 $66, and the wall pews to S36 each for a year. At this meeting a contract, which had been signed by the committee and the members of the choir, as to compensation for their services for ten months of the year, was read and approved by the vestry. The next meeting was on the 11th of January, 1875, and the committee on repairs reported that the new tin roof on the chm-ch was about completed, and authority was given, by a resolution of the vestry, to the committee to execute a negotiable note for the same, at such date as the contractor was will- ing to receive. Some conversation was held upon the subject of making the pews free, and raising revenue by a more voluntary system, but it was not thought expedient at this time to enter into such a plan, being a new one to nearly all our churches. The next meeting was on the 8th of February, when Mr. John Tyler announced that the small new reading stand was finished, and would at once be placed in the chancel for future use. The next meeting was on the 15th of March, when the committee on repairs reported an addi- tional ftum of one hundred dollars had been required to tin the roof of the tower connected with the main building, and which was not included in the original amount of §700. The report was approved. A com- mittee was appointed to return the thanks of the vestry to the sewing society and other ladies of the congregation, for the liberal sum of 8150 which they had contributed towards the payment due for the new roof on the building, as well as towards the new Sunday-school room. 360 HiSTOKY OF THE The next meeting was on the 12th April, but the inclemency of the weather prevented a quorum. The next meeting was held on the 3rd of May, when the rector presented a communication from a Mr. Thos. J. Jackson, chairman of the executive com- mittee of the "English Settlers' Association in Vir- ginia," asking the consent of the rector and vestry of the Monumental Chtirch, to have similar church .services as the previous year, to be held on Sunday afternoon, the 23rd instant, designed especially in honor of the birth day of Queen Victoria. Mr. Potts, one of tlie vestry, fully endorsed the letter of Mr. Jackson, and the vestry took pleasure in com- plying with its request. The meeting then ap- pointed as the lay delegate to tlie council, to be held in Richmond, on the third Wednesday of the month. Col. H. D. Whitcomb, and Mr. Peter H. Mayo as alternate, to represent the Monumental •Church. A committee was appointed to make an 'examination of the part of the gallery supporting ^the organ, and also of a plan for enlarging the ■chancel, and report to a future meeting. The next was held on rhe 14th of June, and while the committee was not fully pi-epared to report upon both of the matters for tlieir consideration, enough was known that no serious apprehension need be entertained as to the strength' of the gallery which supports the organ. The treasurer gave a short and condensed statement of the condition of the finances up to the 1st of the month, when the entire amount of indebtedness did not exceed S825. Monumental Chukch. 361 Tlie next meeting was on the 19th of July, but a quorum was not present. The next meeting was held on the 6th of August, and the treasurer read a note to him from the rector on the subject of the contemplated frescoing and other repairs to be done to the church during his absence in the summer. A committee was appointed to have the work done as speedily as possible, and for raising the necessary amount of money. Five of the vestry and two from the congregation were appointed the committee. The next meeting was held on the 4th of October. The committee on repairs was not prepared to make a report in full, but it was generally believed the work would all be done by the first of November; in the mean time regular services were held in our large comfortable Sunday-school room. The next meeting was held on the 8th of Novem- ber, but as the work in the church was still unfinished, the committee made no special i-eport; but much in- terest was manifested among the members as to the finish which the artist would give to the dome and chancel ceiling. Much had to be left to him, for the high and close scaffolding, necessary to reach the dome and lantern, prevented those below from seeing the work as it progressed. Bishop Johns, in his annual report of this year, under date of i6th August, says: "I preached in St. Paul's, Alexandria. This was the last public service I performed for some weeks. The periodical infirmity to which I have long been annually sub- jected, combined with a serious injury to one of my 362 History of the feet, disabled me from duty, and confined me to the house until the l6th of October, when I managed to reach New York, after the general convention had been in session a week. I have no reason to regret the effort to be present. That convention, in respect- ability, talent, and courtesy, was certainly unsur- passed by any similar assembly with which I am ac- quainted. Although all we may have deemed desir- able was not attained, enough was accomplished in reference to matters of great importance to afford us sincere satisfaction. "The overture for an organic connection with the church of England, the scheme to introduce the pro- vincial system, and the proposal to establish a ge- neral court af appeals, measures which were calcu- lated to complicate and revolutionize the simple constitution under which we have signally prospered, and to disintegrate our confederation, soon enough for the most impatient separatist, were all defeated with an emphasis not to be mistaken. "In regard to ritualism, I cared little for new legislation, believing, as I did, the existing provi- sions to be amply adequate for all proper discipline. Yet, as the canon passed is in fact only declaratory,, 1 did not hesitate to vote for its adoption. "It has from various quarters been assailed by criticism, and even by questionable levity, all of which would perhaps have been prevented by fuller information as to the history of the proceedings. The concession as to the use of the baptismal office, so earnestly sought by many, and favored by the Monumental Chtjech. 363 known wisli of this diocese, though not accorded to the memorialists, received a consideration which does not discourage the hope that the day is coming when the occasion of complaint will be satisfactorily removed. Meanwhile, as the faulted phrase is no innovation, but the language of the formularies of this church from its organization, and of the Refor- mers in England and on the continent, and as it has been judiciously decided that its import harmonizes, as I verily believe it does, with the views of baptism maintained by the school of theology to which the memorialists belong, I can see no reason why they may not, with good conscience, minister as tlieir fa- thers have done, trusting to the power of truth and the prevalency of prayer, to dispose their brethren to an adjustment which may accommodate the peti- tioners without disturbing the principles of otliers. More than this ought not to be sought, and short of this would be insuiScient. "After my return from the convention, in answer to many inquiries, I expressed my conviction that the proceedings ()f that body, in connection witli those of the conventions of 1869 and 1871, form a reaffirmation of the Protestant character of this church, and a pledge to maintain it unimpaired. Subsequent events have strengthened this conviction. I am happy to repeat it here, that my brethren may share with me in the satisfaction it affords." Again, Bishoj) Johns, under date of January 27, 1875, says: "In Christ Clmrch, Baltimore, I was present at the consecration of the Rev. T. U. Dudley,. 564 HiSTOKY OF THE D. U., as assistant bishop of Kentucky, participated in the services, and by appointtfient, preached the consecration sermon. As Bishop Dudley is a native of Virginia, a graduate of her University, an alum- nus of our Theological Seminary, and vpas for some time a presbyter of this diocese, 1 again felt that vre were called to part with another of our valued sons, to endure the toils and bear the trials incident to the western Episcopate. The conflict which was in- separable from the painful circumstances of this surrender was indeed controlled by the persuasion that his heart was in the formidable work for which the grace of God had rendered him apt and meet, and that his brethren at home would be compensated for their loss by the assurances of his faithful and acceptable services, and of his honored instrumen- tality in furthering the precious gospel of their dear Lord and Saviour."* 187 6. Bishop Whittle opened his annual report on Thursday, in the following melancholy strain : " My dear brethren, clerical and lay, it is under peculiarly sad and solemn circumstances that we are assembled in the eighty-first council of our church in Virginia. Our venerable and beloved Bishop -Johns said, in his address to us twelve months ago, ' During the past year not one of the clergy canoni- *NoTB. — Bishop Dudley was born and raised in the city of llichmond, and a Sunday-school scholar in the "Monumental ■Church." MONUMENTAL ChUECH. 365 cally connected with tliis diocese has been removed by death.' » " But how different the report I must make to you to-day ! We had hardly adjourned, and while most of ns were on our way to our homes, the Rev. Chas. W. Andrews, D. D., rector of Trinity chnreh, Shep- herdstown, who had been arrested by sickness in Fredericksburg on his way to the council, after a most faithful and useful ministry of forty-three years, on the 24th of May, 1875, ceased from his labors, and entered into the rest which remaineth for the people of God. No words of eulogy are needed from me of one so well known, not only in our own diocese, but throughout our entire Church; and wherever known, so much admired for his superior talents, and loved for his devout and earnest Christian spirit. It is enough to say of him, that he ' fought the good fight, and finished his course, and kept the faith ;' and we doubt not has received the crown of righteousness which the Lord, the righteous Judge, has laid up for all them who love His appearing. " Dr. Andrews was followed, September 13, by the Rev. Mark L. Chevers, after a pilgrimage of four score years, more than fifty-one of which were faithfully spent, chiefly as chaplain of the United States army at Fortress Monroe, in the ministry of his Saviour, whom he loved. " On the 1st of November, 1875, Rev. William C. Meredith, D.D., rector of Christ Church, Winchester, as noble and manly a Christian as one rarely meets with in this world, after several months' sick- 366 History of the ness, closed his ministry of more than thirty years, and calmly and peacefully departed to be present with the Lord. The Rev. Charles E. Ambler, late rector of the churches in Middletown and Front Royal, was the next to follow. A purer and more lovable Chris- tian character it was never ray privilege to know. I am not informed as to the day or month of his de- cease. He had been for many years in declining health; but while the outward man decayed, the inward man was renewed day by day, so that when his change came, we doubt not, an abundant en- trance was administered unto him into the everlast- ing kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. "The Rev. John W. Magill, after a brief but faith- ful and promising ministry of little more than a year, as rector of St. John's Church, Petersburg, re- turned in broken health to his native Ireland, where, in his father's house, on the 19th of March, 1876, he died ' in the confidence of a certain faith, and in the comfort of a reasonable, religious, and holy hope.' "Thus, during the past year, five of our faithful and beloved presbyters have been called from the sweet toils and cares of the church militant to the glorious rewards of the church triumphant. They had diversities of gifts, but they were all sanctified and governed by the same Holy Spirit. When we call to mind their characters and their lives, we can- not but feel that in the loss of so many and such men we have been greatly afllicted. But ' whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth.' Blessed be His Monumental Chttech. 367 holy name, we sorrow not even as others who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and I'ose again, even so these dear brethren also, who sleep in Jesus, will God bring with Kim. We give Him hearty thanks for the good examples of all these His servants, who, having finished their course in faith, do now rest from their labors. And may it be the prayer and eifort of our lives that, when our appointed work is done, we, with them, may have our perfect consummation and bliss, both in body and soul, in His eternal and everlasting glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord. ''But the greatest sorrow for the whole diocese was yet to come. Our beloved bishop, the Right Eev. John Johns, was stricken with sickness on 13th March, and after lingering with us amidst our hopes and our fears until midnight of 4th of April, he finished his course with joy, and the ministry which he had received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God. His end was not only peaceful, but triumphant. God had given him for long and impoi'tant service in His Church. His ministry extended through a period of within one month of fifty-seven years ; the record of his abun- dant labors, as bishop and assistant bishop, during nearly thirty-three of those years, being spread on the pages of your journals. I can add nothing to what has been published by individuals, vestries, and other bodies in regard to the character and life and work of the dear departed. I will merely testify that he ever treated me with the kindness and con- 368 History of the fidence of a father. The better I came to know him, during my intimate association with him for nearly eight years, the more I admired him for his great and varied abilities, and loved him for hi& Christian virtues. But he has gone ! The place amongst us which so long knew him shall know him no more for ever. Surely his loss to me can never be repaired. May a double portion of his spirit rest on his unworthy successor, and may God's strength be made perfect in ray Tveakness. May we, my dear clerical brethren, be enabled by the Holy Spirit to preach Christ as uniformly, as simply, and as ear- nestly as he preached Him ; and may we all, minis- ters and laymen, receive grace to follow Christ as he followed Him. Lo, and what more can we desire ! May we die the death of this eminent servant of God, and our last end be like his!" Parochial report of Monumental Church,' Rich- mond. — Kev. George Woodbridge, D. D., rector, and Mr. Peter C. Warwick, lay delegate to the council, held in Alexandria, on Wednesday, 17th May, 1876. Communicants, 248; contributions, $6,654.75. Thirteen meetings of the vestry for the fiscal yejir, ending with November, 1876, were held. The first on the 13th December, 1875, when a very small de- ficit upon the current expenses of the church for the past year was exhibited by the statement of the treasurer. At the same time, a balance due for tin- ning the roof of the church, amounting to $525, was still unsettled. The treasurer estimates the income for Monumental Church. 36& the coming year at §4,825, and the expenses at $4,250- At this meeting it was determined in future, whenever marriages shall take place in the Monumental Church,, that none should go in unless a card of invitation from the parties to be married was presented at the door. This regulation was made by St. Paul's and other churches, as well as the Monumental, owing to the improper conduct of many persons standing upon the seats, as well as other irreverent behavior. The thanks of the vestry at this meeting were re- turned to the rector and vestry of St. Paul's church, for their kindness in offering us the privilege of di- vine service by our own minister in the afternoon, for three months, while the painting and other re- pairs were going on in the Monumental. And it was ordered that the treasurer shall pay twenty-five- dollars to the sexton of St. Paul's church for his at- tention to our congregation during the temporary period we used St. Paul's church. The next meeting was an adjourned one, held on the 20th of same month, when the committee on the painting and repairs to the church during the past summer and fall made a report of the aggregate amount, so far as the bills had come in, for the work done, which amounted to the sum of $2,972.72. But the committee asked for further time to make a re- port more in detail as to the sum already paid to- wards the bills rendered, and also towards some work yet to do, and not embraced in the above ; and the committee also wanted time to mature a plan for raising the money necessary towards the unpaid 24 370 HiSTOEY OF THE part of the bills rendered. The thanks of the ves- try were also returned to the ladies of the congre- gation, and the sewing society of the same, for the liberal sum contributed by them towards the deb just incurred. The next meeting was on the 10th January, 1876, but a quorum was not present, and the meeting in- formal. The next was held on the lith of Feb- ruary, but the rector was too sick to be prssent, and Mr. Thomas U." Dudley acted as chairman. The committee on repairs were not ready with any fur- ther report, and no other business was acted upon. The next meeting was on the 13th of March, ■when the committee on the late repairs made a satis- factory report, giving in detail the cost of the work, both inside and outside of the building, aggregating the sum of $3,046.99. After deducting the amount already collected, and what is promised, the commit- tee say "that a balance only of $175.80 will remain due upon the late I'epairs to the church." The vestry passed resolutions of thanks to the •committee for the faithful and zealous course they liad pursued in having the old church put in such complete and attractive repair. At this meeting it •was determined that the resolution adopted at the meeting of the 13th December, in regard to exclud- ing all but those who had cards of invitation to the ■church upon wedding occasions, should be made public, as many persons had not heard of the regu- lation, A committee was also appointed at this meeting to make a proper distribution of the morning Monumental Chueoh. 371 and afternoon Sunday collection of alms, and report to the vestry at a future meeting the result of their deliberation on the subject. The chairman appointed Messrs. Mayo, Meade, and Skinker as the committee. The next was a called meeting, on Sunday even- ing, 2nd Api-il, growing out of the death of our es- teemed brother vestryman, Mr. Thomas U. Dudley, (the father of Assistant Bishop Dudley, of the dio- cese of Kentucky), who departed this life on Satur- day, the 1st instant, after an illness of several weeks. A committee was appointed, (the rector as chair- man), and the following resolutions were presented, and unanimously adopted : "Resolved, That in the removal of Mr. Dudley, after an association of twenty-five years as vestry- man, we realize the uncertainty of life, and the great necessity of diligence and faithfulness in the duties of our office. '■^Resolved, That in his death we feel we have lost one who, by the amiableness of his manner and the kindness of his heart, had greatly endeared himself to us, his surviving companions and friends. "Resolved, That we sincerely condole with his be- reaved family, and tender them our warmest feelings of regard and esteem. " Resolved, That we will "in a body attend his funeral, and pay to his remains the last tribute of our respect and attachment. " Resolved, That these resolutions be published in the papers of the city, and in the Southern Church- man. Signed, Kectok and Vestet of Monumental Chueoh." 372 HiSTOBY OF THE The next meeting was held on the 10th of same month, and Mr. Thomas Potts was unanhnously elected to fill the vacancy in the vestry caused by the death of Mr. Dudley. At this meeting the at- tention of the vestry was called to a change neces- sary in renumbering the pews, which had grown out of the enlargement of the chancel, and thereby the removal of the four front pews on each side of the aisle. The committee on repairs was given the authority to take under consideration the propriety and expediency of carrying out the original design of a tower or steeple to the church building, and a chime of bells in the same, and report cost, etc., from time to time as the said committee may find convenient to do. The next meeting was held on the 8th of May, when a delegate to the council, to be held in Alex- andria, on the 17th instant, was elected, and Mr. Peter 0. Warwick was chosen, with Mr. John Tyler as alternate. And at this meeting also the treasurer of the church was authorized to execute his note, binding the vestry to the extent of five hundred dol- lars, in the event of the church funds being insufli- eient at any time to meet the current expenses of the church. The next meeting was held on the 12th of June, when a condensed statement by the treasurer of the condition of the church funds for six months was rendered ; whereupon the thanks of tlie vestry were voted to Mr. Powers for the excellent manner in which he had advanced the interest of the church as the treasurer of the same. Monumental Chuech. 373 The next meeting was held on the 26th September, and in the absence of the regular registrar, Mr. Pow- ers acted as such. After considering the subject of a continuance of subscription on the part of the Monumental Ohnrch to the parish schools of Rich- mond and Manchester, as connected with the Pro- testant Episcopal Church in Henrico, it was decided by resolution that the vestry think it inexpedient to continue the contribution. The next meeting was held on the 9th of October, when the committee made a report as to the best mode of appropriating the funds of the church (out- side of the regular expenses), to be done by means of a finance committee connected with the rector and treasurer. A resolution was also adopted that an ap- propriation of §200 per annum may be made to the parish schools of Manchester and Grace Church, Richmond, in such proportion as the committee on finance may deem most advisable. The next meeting was held on the 13th Novem- ber, when the rector read an application from the Rev. Mr. Morris, of Ashland, asking a contribution towards an Episcopal Church to be established in that village; and it was determined that the collec- tion taken up the following Sunday afternoon should be devoted to that object. And at this meeting a committee was appointed to ascertain the'* best method, as well as cost, in having the pews in the gallery so altered as to command a view of the pulpit and reading desk in every part of it. Mr. John Tyler called the attention of the vestry to the 374 HiSTOET OP THE benevolent society connected with the church, and a debt of not less than $100, due by it for clothing, etc., and it was decided that an appeal had best be made to the congregation the following Sunday. 1877. The annual meeting of the council of the diocese of Virginia was held in Trinity Church, Staunton, on Wednesday, May 16th. Present, Right Rev. F. M. Whittle, D. D., bishop, and the Rev. T. G. Dashiell, secretary. At this meeting, by written consent of Bishop Whittle, the new diocese of West Yirginia was formed out of the old one which had embraced the entire original State of Yirginia. Parochial report of Monumental Church, Rich- mond. — Rev. George Woodbi'idge, D. D., rector, and Mr. H. D. Whitcomb, as lay delegate in annual council at Staunton, 16th May, 1877. Communi- cants, 243; contributions, $6,654.75. Remarks. — The Sunday-school has an infant school of about seventy scholars, admirably con- ducted by two ladies. There is also a Bible-class for young ladies, which is taught with great ability by a gentleman who delights in teaching, and is enthu- siastic in the work. There is also a sewing school which meets every Saturday, and where the poor children are taught to sew, and where religious in- struction is imparted, and the duties of womanhood are faithfully impressed upon them. The principal of the sewing school is a young lady of most ad- Monumental Chuech. 375 mirable character and attainments. The ladies' sew- ing society deserves the highest commendation for their untiring energies.* Daring the fiscal and church year, ending with November, 1877, the vestry held seventeen meetings, all of which were more or less directly in the in- terest of the church's condition, and one or two of a deeply interesting, personal nature. The first was on the 11th December, 1876, when the treasurer made his annual statement as to the financial condition of the church, and the same was referred to the finance committee for future consider- ation. The next meeting was on the 8th of January,, 1877, when the committee on finance was requested to prepare a paper, and have the same printed and distributed among the pews, in the form of an ap- peal to the congregation on the approaching Easter,, asking the aid of the congregation for a liberal con- tribution towards paying a balance of the debt to- wards the late repairs of the church. The next meeting was on the 12th of February,, when an application from Mr. Wheat, the organist,, was read, asking the authority of the vestry to have the choir gallery carpeted, and a wood wing on each side of the same put up and painted, so as to render the choir less liable to intrusion. * NoTF. — The young lady alluded to in this report by Dr. Wood- bridge was Miss Mary Maury, one of the daughters of the late Commodore Maury, and who has since married Mr. James K. Werth, of Richmond. This was the last parochial report made t o the council by Dr. Woodbridge. 376 History of the The next was held on the 18th February, when the paper, drawn np by the finance committee in the form of an appeal for Easter-offering, was readily approved. The next was on the 12th March, when it was de- termined that the register of the vestry, in the name •of the same, be requested to borrow from the ves- try of St. Paul's Church, Kichmond, the journal containing the history of the Monumental Church, which had been compiled by Col. Thomas H. Ellis. The next meeting was held on the 16th of April, the pew holders having held a meeting on the 2nd (Easter Monday), and elected the follovring to serve :as the vestry for one year, viz: Messrs. George D. Fisher, senior warden ; John H. Tyler, junior warden ; Wm. H. Powers, treasurer; John Tyler, H. D. Whitcomb, Peter H. Mayo, Eiehard H. Meade, 'Chas. K. Skinker, Thomas Potts, Peter C. War- ■wick, Thomas L. Alfriend, and Dr. Edward T. iRobinson. The senior warden acted as register, and it was at this meeting the officers were re-elected, and Mr. H. D. Whitcomb appointed tlie lay delegate to the council, to be held the third Wednesday in May at Staunton. The next meeting was held on the 7th of May, and the subject of altering the doors of the church so as to- make egress and ingress more easy, and particularly in the event of alarm from fire or any other cause, M'as discussed, and turned over to the committee on repairs for future action. Monumental Church. 377 The next meeting was held on the 11th of May, but a quorum not present, nothing done. The next meeting was held on the 11th of June, when the treasurer made a condensed statement of the finances of the church for six months, and exhibited a bal- ance then due of about §1,234:. 25. At this meeting the attention of the vestry was called to an institu- tion recently established by a few zealous working ladies of our own Episcopal and other churches in the city, and also by the liberal aid of the Medical College faculty, called the " Retreat for the Sick," and the treasurer was requested to pay out of the communion alms monthly, the sum of ten dollars for the establishment and support of a "child's cot" in. the said " Retreat for the Sick," as the donation of the Monumental Church. An appeal was made by the rector to the congregation in behalf of the above monthly appropriation, but not to diminish thereby the regular sum given to the poor of the parish on communion days. Some conversation at this meeting was held as to a change in the insur- ance on the church building, and the matter was re- ferred to the committee on finance. The next meeting was held on the 9 th of July, and in the absence of the rector, the senior warden opened it with appropriate prayer, with Mr. Whit- comb as chairman. No especial business was trans- acted at this meeting, but a general conversation, relative to the music and other church matters oc- cupied the time of the meeting up to the usual hour of ten. And here it is agreeable to state that at all 378 History of the our vestrj meetings a spirit of brotherly, Christain feeling prevailed, and to such an extent that we generally found the time to pass away faster than was desired. Usually our number was eight to ten present. The next meeting was on the 7th of August, but no quorum. The next was on the 13th of August, and in the absence of the rector, the senior warden opened it with usual prayer, and Mr. "Whitcomb- presided. Mr. Powers, for reasons stated at the time, desired to tender his resignation as a member of the committee on music, and, after consenting to accept his resignation, Mr. Potts was duly elected to fill his place. After some discussion on the char- acter of the music, as well as the expense attending- it, the committee was requested to take up the mat- ter for their consideration, and at a future time re- port to the vestry the result of their deliberations. The next meeting was held on the 12th of Sep- tember, at the residence of Mr. Peter H. Mayo, (on previous occasions generally they were held at our junior warden's residence, on Grace street, Mr. John H. Tyler's.) In the absence of the rector, the meet- ing was opened with prayer by the senior warden,, and Mr. John H. Tyler, junior warden, presided. This meeting was a sad one, for our first attention after opening it was called to the death of our long- cherished and valuable brother vestryman, Mr. James H. Gardner, whose remains we had consigned to the grave at Hollywood the previous afternoon. A committee was appointed to draw up appropriate Monumental Chuech. 379 resolutions expressive of the vestry's deep sorrow upon the occasion; for Mr. Gardner had been an ac- tive and most liberal co-worker in our body for twenty-six years, and only a few years before did he feel compelled to resign his place in the vestry on account of his declining health. The resolutions which were passed are spread on the records of the vestry, and a copy was sent to his family, and also published in the city papers, as well as the Southern Churchman. At this meeting Mr. Mayo, in behalf of the committee on music, read a communication from three members of the choir declining the terms offered by the committee for another year, wliere- upon the matter was left to the committee to arrange upon the best terms they could. The next meeting was held on the 8th of Octo- ber, but no quorum, and nothing was done. The next meeting was- on the 23rd of same month, and a verbal report was made by the committee on music, and some advice asked for its future action on certain points connected with the subject. The- regular register was absent upon this occasion, and Mr. T. L. Alfriend acted in his place. The next meeting was held on the 12th Novem- ber, when Mr. Jolin Tyler acted as register. The rec- tor laid before the meeting sundry applications for aid in building and assisting churches in the diocese and elsewhere, and after exchange of opinions, on mo- tion, the matter was referred to the finance com- mittee. Bishop Whittle, in his address, says: "The great 380 HiSTOET OF THE Avant of our diocese is a largely increased missionary fund, which shall enable us to supply vacant parishes with ministers, and to send forth other ministers into the waste places of our land. There are from twelve to fifteen clergymen faithfully laboring in this dio- cese to-day because of additions made to their sala- ries by the domestic committee of the board of mis- sions and the American Church Missionary Society, and who, but for such aid, would have been obliged to seek food and raiment for their families in some ■other field. Indeed, I know not what would have becomoof a number of our ministers and churches but for the kindness of those societies extended to us during the past ten years. " The time has come, iiowever, it seems to me, -when we ought to relieve them of their burden, and ourselves of our obligation. "The executive committee of our Diocesan Mis- sionary Society will make an efi^ort to accomplish this end during the present council. Their plan is to induc^e each minister and lay delegate to pledge himself to try and raise a certain sum during the coming year, to be paid quarterly. I trust the plan may be successful, and that at least $10,000 shall be placed in our missionary treasury. And surely no more appropriate or important work can possibly engage our attention. " The missionary spirit is the spirit of Christ, and the missionary work is the work for wliich His Church was established and is continued in the world. Just in proportion as we pray and labor, Monumental Church. 381 and give for the canse of mIssionB, may we expect God to bless us in our own souls." In his address of this year also, Bishop Whittle calls the urgent attention of the council to the dreadful and sinful habit of intemperance through our land, and its great increase, even among many members of the communion of the Episcopal Church. He urges, if possible, that some action by the coun- cil shall be taken, by which an effort is made to put an end to this sinful practice, and especially by those professing the name of Christ. And he also calls attention to the subject of flowers and the coverings used by some of the churches in the chan- cel for the different seasons of the church year, and usually called altar cloths for the communion table,, reading desk and pulpit. These are introductions he regards of modern date in our diocese ; except the evergreens at Christmas, which is as old a cus- tom in Virginia as the church itself. He expresses the hope that the other adornments will not be con- tinued, for they are but the commencement of a system which may sap the very foundation of our Protestant faith. He alludes to the warning which Bishop Johns had given in regard to flowei-s as part of church ornamentation, much to be deprecated ; and he also calls attention to the subject of round danc- ing, which has become so common among yonng communicants. The whole of the address of Bishop Whittle, as well as the report of the committee on " the state of the church" for this year, is of the deepest interest. "382 HiSTOEY OF THE and should command the serious attention of every minister and member of the church in all portions of onr land. 1878. Parochial report of Monumental Church, Rich- mond, to annual meeting of the council, at Lynch- burg, 15th May, 1878. — Communicants, 243; con- tributions, $3,278.42. Remarks. — The venerable and beloved Rev. Geo. Woodbridge, D. D., departed tliis life on Thursday morning, February 14th, 1878, with the deepest sorrow of all his flock ; and the vestry of the Mon- umental Church called in his place the Rev. J. Gr. Armstrong,* who entered upon his pastoral duties ihe 19th May, 1878. Geo. D. Fisher, Senior Warden. The vestry held twelve meetings for the six months to 1st of June, 1878, and these close the book of proceedings from the commencement of the fiscal year, in December, 1845, (when the late rector, the Rev. Dr. Woodbridge, commenced his ministry in the Monumental Church). The first meeting was held on 9th December, 1877, when the thanks of the vestry were returned to the ladies' sewing society, for $250.51, contributed by them towards the payment of the church debt. The treasurer made a statement of the finances of the * Note. — Mr. Armstrong was unable to get to the meeting of tlie council, not having time to make his final arrangements in "Wheeling, after accepting the call of the Monumental Church, hence the parochial report being made by the senior warden. Monumental Chuech. 383 church for the year, ending with November; and the thanks of the vestry were returned to the trea- surer for the able and faithful manner he had man- aged its affairs. A resolution was adopted asking delinquent pew-rentei-s to close their indebtedness by negotiable notes. The next meeting was held on the 14th of Janu- ary, and in the absence of the rector, Mr. John H. Tyler, junior warden, presided, and Mr. Richard H. Meade acted as register. No special business was transacted. The next regular meeting was omitted, in order to attend service at St. Paul's Church, to hear an address delivefed by the Rev. Mr. Rainsford, a young evangelist from England, and now of Canada. Men alone were invited by him to come, and the church was crowded. The next was a called meeting, on Thursday after- noon, 14th of February, occasioned by the sudden death, soon after breakfast that morning, of our be- loved pastor, the Rev. George Woodbridge, D. D. At this meeting a committee, composed of the senior warden and Messrs. Whitcomb and Meade, was appointed to prepare suitable resolutions upon this sudden and distressing event, and submit the same to an adjourned meeting, to be held the next afternoon. Accordingly, the meeting assembled on Friday afternoon, the 15th, every member (except the junior warden, who was absent in Florida), being present. The funeral arrangements were made at this meet- 384 History of the ing, and the service to take place the next afternoon at 4 o'clock, from the Monnmental Church. The bishop, with the other members of the city clergy^ were requested to take part in the chancel service and at the grave. And seats were ordered to be provided for ministers of other denominations. The committee offered the following resolutions,, which were unanimously adopted : " In the providence of God the congregation of the Monumental Church are called upon to mourn the sudden death of their beloved and revered pastor, the Eev. George Woodbridge, D.D., and the vestry desire to place on record the deep sorrow we all feel under so great an affliction, and to express our sym- pathy for the church and his family in their bereave- ment ; be it tJier.efore " Resolved, That during the long period of forty- four years as our pastor his people have always cherished for him the kindest and most confiding love and esteem, and nothing lias ever occurred to mar our affection for him. In season and out of season he was ever ready in sympathy and in prayer to promote the welfare and happiness of his pastoral flock. " Resolved, That we hold his memory in great re- verence, and humbly thank our heavenly Father for the bright example of the daily life of His servant,, so eminent in all the Christian graces, as well as for his faithful preaching of the gospel of Jesus Christ and Him crucified, and his earnestness and zeal in the saving of souls. Monumental Chuech. 385- "Resolved, That we will wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days. •'■Resolved, That a copy of these proceedings be- forwarded to his bereaved family, and also published in tlie daily papers, the Southern Churchman and Hartford Churchman.'''' An adjourned meeting was held on Monday evening, the 18th of February. On motion of Mr, Potts, it was resolved that a memorial window, in token of the affection of his congregation, be placed in the Monumental Cliurch, as a further tribute of esteem to the memory of Dr. Woodbridge. Messrs. Potts and Skinker were chosen as the committee to- carry out the resolution. The next meeting was held on the 22nd of Feb- ruary, when it was resolved that the pew, so long, occupied by the family of Dr. Woodbridge in the Monumental Churcli, shall be continued free of rent for their use, and that the register be requested to- communicate the same to Mrs. Woodbridge. It was determined at this meeting, that the vestry will meet on Friday night, the 1st of March, and proceed ia the election of a minister to fill the place vacated by the death of Dr. Woodbridge. An informal but deeply interesting meeting was again held on Monday evening, 25th. All the members present but two, who were out of town. In accordance with a resolution, the next meeting was held on Friday evening, the 1st of March, and after arranging for service to be held by the Rev. Mr. Kepler, until a regular minister is obtained^ 25 386 History of the the vestry entered upon the duty of ballotting, (having many names before thena), and the result was a call to the Rev. Dr. J. H. Eccleston, of Newark, New Jersey. A committee composed of the senior warden, and Messrs. Potts and Alfriend, was appointed to com- municate with the Kev. Dr. Eccleston on the sub- ject, and report to a future meeting. The next meeting was held on Monday evening, the 18th of March, when a communication was pre- sented from Mrs. B. F. Ladd, president of the ladies' sewing society of the Monumental Church, and with it a copy of very interesting resolutions, tender- ing $30 from the funds of the society towards the cost of the ""Woodbridge memorial window." The following are the resolutions embraced in Mrs. Ladd's communication : '■'■Resolved, That memory cherishes with endear- ing recollections the warm interest taken in the suc- cess of our association by our late lamented pastor, Kev. Dr. Woodbridge, at whose house we have had so many pleasant meetings. "■Resolved, That whilst memory will serve us as a tablet to keep alive in our hearts his many virtues, yet we cheerfully contribute the sum of thirty dollars, being the whole amount now in our treasury, to be ^appropriated toward the purchase of a tablet or me- rmorial window, as that in after years, when we shall ihave crossed the river to that beautiful shore, those who fill our places may have awakened in their me- mories the evidences of our endearing affection for him. "" ^ REV. J. G. ARMSTRONG. Monumental Chuech. 387 " Resolved, That these resolutions, together with the amount of money herein contributed, be for- warded to the vestry of the Monumental Church. {^Signed'] Mes. B. F. Ladd, President Sewing Society. " The vestry requested the registrar to return their thanks for the liberal contribution on the part of the ladies' sewing society, and also to spread upon its reeoi'ds the appropriate resolutions which accom- panied the comumnicatTon of Mrs. Ladd. No official reply was received up to this time from the Rev. Mr. Eccleston, but one of the committee read a private letter from him, which clearly indi- cated he must decline the call the vestry had made him, and it was then determined that the meeting will stand adjourned until Monday evening next, the 25th. Accordingly, the vestry met on the 25th of March, and after a full and free discussion on the names of clergymen presented, at half-past ten the balloting commenced, and the Kev. J. G. Armstrong, of St. Matthew's Church, Wheeling, West Virginia, was declared unanimously elected, and a pastoral call thereby made him, in behalf of the vestry, by the same committee, with the addition of Messrs. Whit- comb and Mayo. Memorandum by registrar of the vestry : Thursday, 4th April, 1878: "A reply was received yesterday by the committee from the Rev. Mr. Armstrong, de- clining the call made by the vestry of the Monu- 388 History of the mental Church. After some further conference the vestry urged Messrs. "Whitcomb and Mayo to visit Mr. Armstrong in person at Wheeling. These gen- tlemen accordingly went to Wheeling, and Mr. Arm- strong consented to reconsider his decision ; and finally, in his communication of the 10th of April, accepted the call." In his letter of acceptance, Mr. Armstrong ex- pressed the wish to remain with his old congregation until they could obtain another minister, or at least had the prospect of one. A reply on the 15th was sent, expressive of the vestry's wish that he would consult his pleasure and convenience as to the par- ticular time he would enter on his duties as pastor of the Monumental Church ; but at the same time the vestry hoped that he would be with us at the earliest day consistent with his plans. Due notice was given on Easter Sunday that the congregation, under the ninth canon, should meet the next day, for the purpose of electing a vestry for the coming year. Accordingly the Sunday-school room was opened for that purpose, but only two members of the con- gregation were present; nor was any subsequent meeting for that purpose held in 1878, hence the former vestry continued in office, and tlie following compose the names of same : Messrs. George D. Fisher, senior warden and register ; John H. Tyler, junior warden ; Wm. H. Powers, treasurer ; Eich- ard H. Meade, H. D. Whitcomb, John Tyler, Charles E. Skinker, Peter H. Mayo, Peter C. War- Monumental Chueoh. 389 wick, Thomas Potts, Dr. E. T. Kobinsbn, Thomas L. Alfriend. The next meeting of the vestry was held on 24:th of April, all present but two, who were out of town The senior warden opened the meeting with prayer, after which he called the attention of the vestry to a letter from the Kev. Mr. Armstrong, expressing his hope and intention to be with us on the third Sunday, (19th of May), but that he did not think he would be able to attend tlie council at Lynchburg, on the 15th of that month, but would be reported as the pastor of the Monumental Church on that occa- sion. A reply to Mr. Armstrong's letter, by the register, was read, and approved. The treasurer handed in a letter addressed to him and the vestry, by the Kev. Mr. Kepler, returning his thanks for the amount which was presented for his services rendered the congregation on several Sundays since the death of our late pastor, thereby enabling the church to be kept open by his and the services of the Kev. Mr. J. H. Stringfellow, who had come to oiir diocese from Columbia, S. C, in March, and who was also compensated in like man- ner. By the help of these two friends, and that of our city clergy, the Monumental Church was kept open each Sunday after the death of Dr. Wood- bridge, until the arrival of Mr. Armstrong. The election of lay delegate to the annual meet- ing of the council, on [the 15tli of May, at Lynch- burg, was then made, and the senior warden, Mr. Oeorge D. Fisher, chosen, and his travelling expen- 390 History of the ses directed to be paid out of the treasury of the church. Mr. Powers was elected as alternate dele- gate. The next meeting was held on the 1st of May; two members only were absent. At this meeting it was decided tliat an especial appeal, in the form of a printed circular, should be distributed in the pews, asking the congregation, on Sunday, the 12th, to make as large a contribution as possible towards the discharge of the church debt. Some discussion at this meeting was had as to the proper disposal of part of the alms, and it was concluded to postpone the matter until the arrival of Mr. Armstrong. After some other interesting conversation relative to our church matters, the register asked leave to read his letter of resignation. He mentioned in that paper, that but five blank leaves remained in the record book which he com- menced the 4th of December, 1845, with the vestry's proceedings, to the present time; and he was thereby reminded that " a new leaf" " must now be turned over," and a new record book procured. He thought and felt that more active and supple fingers than his own were necessary to commence the new book with, and therefore hoped it would be the pleasure of the vestry to select a younger mem- ber to fill the place of register. As long as he feels- able, it is his wish to continue in the service of the church he so much loved; and while tendering his- resignation as register, he did not mean it to be un- derstood that he resigned as vestryman, or as senior warden. Monumental Church. 391 Aftei' the reading of the paper, on motion of Mr. Peter H. Mayo, ancK duly seconded, the following resolutions were adopted: '■^Resolved, That in receiving the resignation of Mr. George D. Fisher, as register of the Monu- mental Chnrch, as a vestry we recognize, with no ordinary degree of gratitude, his faithfulness and most satisfactory discharge of the duties of his of- fice, and we hereby assure him, in thus accepting his resignation, that we do so with regret, and only agree to it in deference to his own wishes, and with sincere thanks for his past services. " Resolved., That ^Ir. Fisher's letter of resignation be recorded in this valued book, as peculiarly ap- propriate in closing the record to this date, on the occasion of the change of ' rector ' and ' register.'" After the adoption of the above resolutions, the vestry proceeded to the election of a new registrar. The nomination of Mr. Thomas L. Alfriend was then made, and being duly seconded, he was unani- mously chosen to fill the office, and accepted the compliment just paid him witli the assurance that he would perform the duties to the best of his ability. The meeting then adjourned until Monday evening, the 1 3th ; but before doing so it was proposed and agreed that the resignation of the former register should take date on the 1st of June, as it was now ascertained that the Rev. Mr. Armstrong would not be with us until that time. Accordingly, on Monday evening, the 13th of May, the vestry met at the residence of Mr. Wm. 392 HlSTOEY OF THE H. Powers, all present but one, who was out of the «ity. The senior warden opened the meeting with appropriate prayer, and the proceedings of the pre- vious meeting were i-ead, and approved. A resolu- tion was then adopted, that Mr. Thomas Potts be re- quested to return the thanks of the vestry to the Bev. Dr. Eccleston,* of Newark, K Y., for his kind- ness in tilling the pulpit of the Monumental Church morning and afternoon the Sunday previous, and for his admirable and acceptable sermon on each occa- sion. The annual report of Bishop Whittle, at this meeting of the council, is particularly interesting, .«nd so is the report of the committee on "the state ■of the church," as to Federal matters, and signed by the committee composed of Eev. G. H. Norton, Kev. J. S. Hanckel, Mr. Hugh W. Sheffey, Mr. Robert T. CraighiW.— June, 1877. Bishop Whittle, in his address this year, (1878,) .says: "In his address to the council in 1872, my venerated predecessor earnestly warned communi- icants against the inconsistency of indulging in a ■* demoralizing dissipation,' which he denounced as that lascivious mode of promiscuous dancing, styled the 'round dance.' * Note.— When Dr. Eccleston declined the call to the Monu- mental Church, he said he expected to visit a near relative in Kiohmond, and would fill the pulpit the second Sunday in May if it would be agreeable to the vestry. This meeting is the last one recorded of the vestry's proceedings in their book, com- mencing with the 4th of December, 1845. The next record book begins, with Mr. Thomas L. Alfriend as register, the 1st of June, 1878.— G. D. F. I Monumental Chueoh. 393 "This scandal, he said, 'is not to be tolerated in the Church of Christ. Let every appeal be made, in the way of affectionate remonstrance, judicious teaching and earnest pi-ayer, for the reformation of those led astray, 'if God perad venture will give them repentance.' If all such efforts prove unavail- ing, and to remove the scandal, and at the same time employ the last expedient for awakening the offender to a sense of his sin and danger, it becomes necessary to resort to the exercise of decided dis- cipline, it must be done.' " I adopt this language as my own, that he being dead may yet speak on this important matter. Perhaps his words struck some as being too strong and harsh when they were first uttered, who think very diffei-ently now, after six years' observation and experience. " Certain it is that many of our wisest and best people, ministers and laymen, judging the tree by its fruit, have become alarmed lest the effect of this dreadful evil of round dancing shall be, not only to injure pure and undefiled religion in the church, but •even to sap the very foundations of all social virtue and morality. I will not discuss its character and consequences. For while St. Paul wrote to the church in Ephesus that it was a shame even to speak of those things which were done by some in secret, I should feel ashamed even to speak, as the truth would require, of this thing which is done openly before all. I will only say, that I trust no man or woman will be presented for confirmation who means 394 HiSTOEY OF THE to continue to participate in tliis abomination. And if the ministry of the church have no authority to discipline communicants as 'notorious evil livers' who practice it, surely this council should not fail to clothe them with such authority by canon. "The action of the last council in cutting off the State of West Virginia from the diocese of Vir- ginia, and erecting it into a separate diocese, was- ratiiied by the general convention, which sat in Bos- ton last October. The primary council of the new diocese was convened in Charleston, on the 5th day of December, 1877, and was duly organized as 'the Diocese of West Virginia.' I having elected to be attached to the diocese of Virginia, the diocese of West Virginia was placed by its council under my 'full episcopal charge and authority,' and has so con- tinued to the present time. The Rev. James H, Eccleston, D. D., was elected bishop, but he having declined to accept, the first annual council met in Charleston, 27th February, 1878, and made choice of Rev. George W. Peterkin for that important and responsible office, a result in which, I am sure, the church in Virginia greatly rejoices. His consecra- tion is appointed to take place in the city of Wheel- ing, on the 30th instant, after which the complete establishment of the new diocese will have been con- summated. I recommend that this council appoint a committee to confer with one which has been ap- pointed by West Virginia, to consider any pecu- niary or other questions between the two dioceses which may need to be settled. Monumental Chdkch. 395- "I owe it to yon, my dear brethren, and to myself, to say that I have been enabled, by the help of God,. to accomplish an amount of visitation work during the past year greater than ought to be expected of any man, and greater than I can promise to per- form in the future. I feel able to do all that is necessary, in my judgment, for the interest of reli- gion and the growth and prosperity of the church, and more than this is not required of me bj' the canons. I do not, therefore, ask for anj' relief or assistance. But whether what I have done has been, or what I may be able to do hereafter will be, satisfactory to the diocese, it is for you to decide. If a more fre- quent visitation of the churches is demanded, there is but one of two ways, as you are aware, by which it can be secured, viz; either by a division of the diocese, or by the election of an assistant bishop. As to the first, I am convinced that a large majority of the people on the south side of James river are utterly opposed to cutting off that part of the State- as a separate diocese; and my opinion is, that a large majority of the people of Virginia are opposed to any division whatever. From the measure of division, therefore, with my convictions, I should feel obliged in conscience to withhold my consent. "As to the other method of relief, I will merely say, without at all discussing the question, that sO' far from being able to see any objection to an assis- tant bishop, it is just what, in mj judgment, this- diocese and many other dioceses ought always to have. With this candid, and I trust plain, state- 596 History of the ment of my views on this subject, I leave it to you ±0 do something or nothing as you may think best. " In closing this my tenth annual address, I beg to be permitted to put on record an expression of my very deep and grateful sense of the unvarying :forbearance, confidence, and kindness which I have received at the hands of my beloved brethren, the •clergy and laity of this dear old diocese of Virginia. " May God, by His Holy Spirit, direct, sanctify, and govern you in your present work ; and may He abundantly bless you and those whom you represent, both now and ever more, through Jesus Christ His Son. Amen." In December, 1875, the vestry requested the Rev. Dr. Woodbridge to furnish the congregation with a -copy of his sermon which he preached on the close of his thirtieth year's ministry in the Monumental Church. It is very interesting and instructive, and -gives a synopsis of the internal work of the church during that time worthy of record in any journal, but especially does the compiler of this history re- gard it as a privilege, as well as a pleasure, to in- clude it among its pages ; but before reaching it in its due order, he desires to give the reader some ex- tract from the private journal of Dr. Wooabridge, which he has been privileged to copy, exhibiting more in detail a diary of his work, both in his own parish church, as well as when away on ministerial duty, and for recreation. His numerous friends, I ieel sure, will, like myself, be interested in all he Monumental Chuech. 39T has said, and it will the better remind us of his faith- fulness in the cause of his ■' Master," which, to him,, was above "all price." The correspondence will be found on page 423, which led to his consent to fur- nish the sermon alluded to. His journal commences by giving an extract of each Sunday's texts, morning and afternoon, during the year, and also those of other ministers who as- sisted him ; and at the close of the year, he records the aggregate number of sermons which have been preached. During his third year, (1848), the church was closed for nine Sundays, owing to the extended re- pairs. In his fourth year, (1849), he preached under the proclamation of president Taylor, during the week,. on thanksgiving day. In his iifth year, he says : " For five Simdays the church was closed to put up the- new organ, and once in the evening to preach Mr. John Robinson's fune- ral sermon." In his sixth year, he preached on thanksgiving- day ; and on Sunday he preached Mr. Miles Macon's funeral sermon. In his seventh year, (1852), he mentions a convo- cation which was held for a week in February, in the Moiiumental during the day, and at St. Paul's at night. The clergy who took part in the services on that interesting occasion, were the Rev. Messrs, Chisholm, "Walker, Cummins, Gibson, and Jackson. For his eighth year, (1853), among those who ^98 HiSTOEY OF THE preached in the Monumental, on the 17th of April, was the E,ev. Edmund Waller Hening, a native of Eichmond, and missionary to Africa. Mr. Hening ■became blind from the effects of the climate in Africa, and returned to the United States, making his home in Philadelphia. Dr. Woodbridge that summer left home on Tues- day, 12th July, and was absent seven weeks. He preached in Albany, Norwich, and Philadelphia while absent. In his ninth year, he was called on the 12th March to Albany, in consequence of the death of his dear mother. In August and September he was at the Sweet Springs, and Col. Burwe'U's in Botetourt -county. The church was closed that year five times owing to bad weather. In his tenth year's record, he says he was absent from 6th A.ugust to 13th September; visited Wythe county, and preached a week. Thence to Union, in Monroe county, and attended an association with Bev. Messrs. Baker and Pendleton. From there he went to the Sweet Springs ; thence to Fincastle, and thence home. In his eleventh year (1856), he says on the 19th April Rev. Mr. Mercer preached in Christ church, (meaning what was usually known as the " Pine Ap- ple" church, in the valley, opposite Seabrook's tobacco warehouse,) and that night the church was burned down. That summer he left home the last of July for the county of Nelson, thence to the Montgomery Springs, and preached two Sundays, and returned Monumental CmiKCH. 399 home the 26th of August. It is to be observed, in many instances when he left his own pulpit he made an exchange with some other minister, and always each month, unless absent from the city, ad- ministered the holy communion. For his twelfth year (1857), 19th April, he records, " This morning my portrait was finished by Monsieur G-illaum, and sent home. It was taken at Mrs. John Kobinson's especial request, to be hung up in the vestry room." Mrs. Kobinsun was a warm friend of Dr. Wood- bridge, and a communicant of Monumental Church ; an old citizen, and mother of a large estimable family, among whom, distinguished for talent and legal attainment, are two sons, Messrs. Moncure and Conway Kobinson, the former now of Philadelphia, and the latter of " The Vineyard," near Washing- ton, D. C. Dr. Woodbridge spent the month of August this summer in the county of Orange, with the family of Mr. Conway, but returned home on the 19th to marry Mr. A. B. Guigon, (afterwards city judge,) to Miss Sarah Bates Allen, and then went back to Orange to finish his visit. With November, 1858, Dr. Woodbridge closed his thirteenth year's ministry. He says: "On the 10th of May I went to New York, to attend the anniver- sary of the American Bible Society, as delegate from the Bible Society of Virginia. Stayed with my nejjhew, Edwin Hendricks. Saw my sister Lucy, and spent until Saturday with her. Then went to Philadelphia and paid a visit to Mr. Edmund Cren- 400 History of the shaw. From there went to "Winchester, on the 18th, to attend the meeting of the convention. Preached on the 20th, and left on the 24th, in company with Bishop Johns. Spent one day with him, and then came home." Two Sundays in August he was at the Salt Sul- phur, Springs, and returned home in September. In his record for his fourteenth year (1859), he says, " The church was closed on the 22nd of May, as he was at the convention of the diocese in Nor- folk. After that, he visited the Eastern Shore ; preached twice at Eastville, and returned home the 3rd of June." After the first Sunday in August, he says, "as the church was to be repaired this summer, I was obliged to leave the city." He went to Montgomery Springs and Abingdon and preached. On the 4th of September he preached at Christians- burg, in the Methodist church He then came to Lynchburg ; on Tuesday to Amelia Courthouse ; on Sunday preached at Grubb Hill; and Monday, the 12th, reached home. On Wednesday, October 5th, the general conven- tion of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States commenced its session in St. Paul's church, Richmond, and was opened by a sermon from Bishop Otey, of Tennessee. At night there was service in the Monumental, and every morning at eleven during the first week. The second week, service at night only. On the 9th, in the morning. Rev. Alexander Vinton ; in the afternoon. Rev. M. A. De W. Howe ; and at night the Rev. Dr. Little- MoisruMBjsTAL Church. 4-01 John preached in the Monumental. On the 16th the Kcv. F. L. Hawkes, in the .morning, and the Hev. R. C. Coxe, in the afternoon, and at night Bishop Odenheimer preached in the MonumentaL On the 23rd, Kev. Dr. Stevens in the mornings Bishop Lee in the afternoon, and at night Bishop Elliott preached in the Monumental. The conven- tion adjourned on the night of the 22nd October. This was a most interesting period in the history^ both religious and political, of the United States. This too was the first time in any of the southern States that the general convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church was held, and it brought out the strongest manifestation of Christian -sympathy and unaffected hospitality towards the members of the convention who had come from those sections of the Union in which great prejudice against the in- stitution of negro slavery then existed. But the people of Richmond on this occasion opened their homes and their hearts, and were untiring in their efforts to make their friends "feel at home;" and to a great degree they succeeded. But the time was near at hand when the great political struggle was- to begin; and the following fall elections, with Mr. Lincoln as president in 1861, decided the issue;: and with the close of the civil war in 1865 ended the institution which had produced so much political discord between the two sections of the United States for upwards of twenty years or more. In his next year (fifteenth), as usual he attended the annual meeting of the convention, held in Char- 26 402 History of the lottesville. In June he went to Gloucester county with his daughter, Elizabeth. On the 26th he at- tended the examination at Alexandria, of the High School and Theological Seminary. He left home for the north with his daughter, Elizabeth, on the 31st July, and returned on Friday, 7th September. After this year (1860) he was prevented visiting his friends in the north, until the close of the war in 1865. But the church was kept open during the war, and he was faithful in the discharge of his duty, not only as pastor, but friend to the afflicted and wounded, whenever and wherever he could offer sympathy and Consolation. For his sixteenth year (1861), Dr. Woodbridge mentions, under date of 4th January, 1861, that it was fast-day, appointed by President Buchanan, for the distracted state of the country, and his text was from the 3rd chapter of Habakkuk, 2nd vei'se. The services on that fast-day, which were held in conformity with the proclamation of President Buchanan (then soon to retire from office), will give to the reader who was too young to comprehend fully the serious position of our country some idea of the approaching trouble and distress which was apprehended from an effort on the part of the slave ;States to form a distinct Confederate government. It is worthy of note to record, that many, very •many church people, who assembled in worship under the call of President Buchanan, on that 4th of Jan- ■uary, 1861, had all their lives loved and cherished the "Union of the States" under the Federal con- Monumental Chuech. 403 stitntion ; still clung to the hope that no war would ensue upon the incoming of President Lincoln, on the 4th of Marcli ; and that our political troubles would soon be settled in peace. But it was decreed otherwise, and the trial was no doubt necessary, in order that we might in the end be a more united people. Under date of 21st April, Dr. Woodbridge re- cords: " Church thin; the troops called out to drill, and the 'Pawnee' reported to be coming up the river with 1,500 troops." It is a little remarkable, but true, that on the same Sunday (21st April, 1861,) a similar excite- ment and fear from movements of troops existed in Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia. In the case of Richmond, the approach of Federal troops, and in that of the three other cities the movement of Confederate. Under date of 15th May he records : " Conven- tion met in Richmond, as Alexandria was considered insecure from the Federal army in Washington. It adjourned on Thursday evening, Bishop Johns being afraid, and anxious to get away." In September (29th) he records a visit to Buck- ingham county, on a convocation held there, when the Rev. Mr. Dashiell and Rev. Mr. kelson preached for him morning and afternoon. For his seventeenth year (1862), Dr. Woodbridge says in his record of March: "I left the city on Wednesday (the 12th) at 3 P. M. to attend a con- vention in Augusta, Georgia, to form a Confederate 404 History of the Bible society. I remained there until Monday the 24th, when I left, reaching home on the evening o£ the 28th." He again records the following: "I left the city Monday, 25th August, and went to Buchanan, where I preached on the 31st. The first Sunday in Sep- tember I preached in Fincastle. I went to Lexing- ton on Thursday, and preached on Sunday the 14th. Tuesday I returned with Edwards, who was sick, to Buchanan, and on Wednesday went to Fincastle, and preached Thursday. In the evening preached to the soldiers. Tuesday again I preached to the soldiers at night, and Kev. Messrs. Scott and McGuire exhorted after the sermon." This year, upon several occasions, Dr. Woodbridge records his sickness. One week in February he was confined with mumps; and on other occasions dur- ing service he had to stop, and others assisted him to complete the service. He also records the funeral occasion of two per- sons held in high esteem by all the congrega- tion, as well as other citizens of Richmond and the State, to- wit: Mr. James E. Heath on the 29th of June, and Mrs. John Robinson on the 9th of No- vember. It must not be forgotten tliat we are now in the midst of the civil war (1862.) Our southern States. all blockaded by the Federal navy as well as army; our supplies gradually diminishing in every direc- tion ; many of our clergy driven from their parishes, and many following the army as chaplains ; hence. Monumental Chueoh. 405 those who are in the city are called daily to admin- ister to the sick and wounded in the hospitals in and around the city, and to bury the dead. Under this condition of things jit is not to be wondered at that many of our city churches were often closed ; for many of the ladies of Richmond, as well as those who were refugees from other cities in the southern States, were in daily attendance at the bed-side of the sick and dying soldiei's of both armies. Volumes •could be written of the courage and personal sacri- fice of comfort and ease, encountered during the en- tire four years of the war, by the women of the southern States. But those deeds of mercy, in many, many instances, have their record only in heaven. I allude to them here for information to such of my readers who were too young then to realize our condition, and for others who were remote from the scenes of so much mental as well as bodily suffering. At the close of 1863 (his eighteenth year's ministry in the Monumental 'Church), Dr. Woodbridge says: " On the 5th of April, Easter Sunday, that in the offer- ings of that day, §50 each to E.ev. Mr. E. "Withers and the Rev. Mr. Slack were placed in the collection " He also says: " I went to Augusta, Georgia, to preach the sermon before the Confederate States Bible Society. " I returned and reached home Friday morning, 1st of May. I preached at Columbia, S. C, on the 19th, and on the 26th April for the Rev. Mr. Shans in forenoon, and in the evening on the 26th for Rev. Mr. Pringle." Bishop Johns, of Yirginiaj held confirmation and 406 History of the preached once, and Bisliop Atkinson, of North Carolina, preached once also that j'ear for him. On Monday evening, 5th of October, he says: "I went to Petersburg to assist in a missionary meet- ing, and opened the meeting, and others made ad- dresses." In every month he continues to record the fact of administering the holy communion, and always mentions the names of ministers present who assisted him. In November, 1864, Dr. Woodbridge closed his nineteenth year's ministry in the Monumental Church, and under date of the 8th of May he re- cords : " On the 3rd of May I left, and proceeded to Spottsylvania to preach for the Kev. Mr. Green. I went to Frederick's Hall Depot. I preached in St. John's CImrch Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I went Monday to the army to see George, (his son.) The battle began Thursday evening, the 5th of May. I returned home Thursday, the 12th; bringing with me Mrs. Genl. Stewart, whose husband was mortally wounded in the fight with Sheridan." On the 12th of June he writes: "I administered the communion in my study to a sick soldier just preparing to leave for the battle field — Lieutenant Bitton, of Florida." Under date of the 19th he says: "During the last week the enemy crossed over to the south side and commenced the attack on Petersburg." On the 26th he says: "The weather is very warm and mei'cury in the chancel up to 91." Under date of I7th July, he records: "I left Monumental Chukoh. 407 home Thursday, the 19th, for Gloucester, where I continued till the 25th August. I reached home the 27th, and preached on the 28th. I preached at Miss Sally Tabb's July 24th. Axigust 2nd I preached at Dr. P. Taliaferro's. The second Sunday in August I preached in "Ware church. In the evening, I preached at Aliss Sally Tabb's. The third Sunday I preached at Miss Sally Tabb's. The fourth Sunday I preached at the Ware church.'-' On the 16th of November he records: "This was a day of worship appointed by President Davis. The Eev. Mr. Patterson (of N. C.) preached. A collection for the poor was made, and over 81,500 received. On the 20th he records, " I left home on the 14tb for Halifax county, to attend a convocation and or- dination. The Kev. Messrs. Meade and Thompson were ordained. I preached twice. 1 returned home Priday, the 25th." Dr. Woodbridge cut from the newspaper the " prices current," of April 18th, 1864, and pasted the slip in his sermon record book, no doubt as a future reference for those who were to come after him, and who were too young to understand and ap- preciate the condition of the Southern Confederacy at that time, and the high prices which every article of food and clothing, etc., had attained by the block- ade both by land and sea. A copy of that price current is now given by the compiler of this book, and reads thus: " Richmond markets, April 18,1864. — There is 408 HiSTOKT OF THE considerable activity ia the market, though supplies are not coining in as largely as they were some days ago. Transactions are now slightly in favor of the new issue (smaller denomination than $5 is here meant by new issue), but owing to the scarcity of that medium, five doUor notes are more generally in use. We give quotations of the new issue; " Flour.— Demand still brisk. Superfine, $240 ; extra-superfine, $255 and $260 ; family, $275. Sup- ply of all grades light. Wheat, none offering. " Tobacco. — No change in the market. Lugs, ■common, $16 and $20 per 100 pounds ; good lugs, $20 and $28 ; bright and suitable for smoking, $30 and $40 ; common leaf, $50 and $80 ;" extra-fine, $90 and $110 per 100 pounds. Manufactured holds about the same as at last report, but with a better feeling in the market. Fine bright, old, may be quoted at $350 to $450 per 100 pounds ; medium, :$175 to $275 per 100 pounds. Apples, $150 to :$200 a barrel. Bacon, $6.50 to $7 per pound. Beans,. $35 to $40 per bushel. Candles, $5.50 per pound. Cheese^ imported $8 and $10 per pound ; country or home-made, $4 to $6 per pound. Corn, $37.50 per bushel, scarce. Corn, ■meal, $40 and $45 per bushel. IIay,&(ia.Yiie, $20 and $25 per cwt. Onions, $30 and $35 per busliel. Peas, $25 and $40 per bushel. Potatoes, Irish, $12 and $20 per bushel. Leather, sole, $10 to $11 per pound ; upper leather, $12 per pound. Lime, $20 to $25 per barrel. Lard, $7.50 to $8 per pound. Whiskey, $60 and • per gallon ; apple brandy, $50 to $75 per gallon ; Monumental Ohuech. 409 peach brandy, $80 and $90 per gallon ; rum, and $90 per gallon. Molasses, §50 and 860 per gallon ; sorghum (home-made molasses), $35 to $40 per gallon. Nails, $110 to $130 per keg of 100 pounds. Siogar, brown, $7.25 to $8 per pound ; crushed sugar, $9 to $11 per pound. Pork, $4 to $5 per pound. Pepper, $12 to $15 per pound. Pice, $1 to $1.25 per pound. Salt, 40 cents per pound. Soap, $3 to $3.50 per pound. 2'ar, $40 & barrel. Turnips, %b to $7 per bushel. Venison, $4 to $4.50 per pound. Vinegar, $5 to $6 per gal- lon. ''Financial— Gold, $21 to $21.50 of Confederate paper money for $1 in gold ; silver, $19 to $19.50 for $1 in silver ; treasury notes $1.28 ; coupons, of ten million, 50 cents premium ; sterling, $20.25 for $1; Va. bank notes, $3 .for $1." These prices will give the reader some correct idea of the depreciation of Confederate money as the war advanced, and these ruled a year before the war closed ; the money continued to lessen in value up to the end of the war, in 1865, in a still greater proportion, and at its close it required $60 of Con- federate paper money to buy one dollar in gold. His next year's ministry ended with 1865 (his 20th year.) On the 12th of March he was taken so unwell while reading the service that he was obliged to retire to the vestry-room, and the service was finished by one of the wardens. Under date of the 2nd of April he says: "The enemy entered tlie city 410 History of the on Monday morning, the 3rd of April. The city- was burning in se%'eral points. A breeze from the south carried the flying embers to all parts of the city. My own house was in very great danger. The roof and the fence took Are repeatedly. We had service in passion week. I preached once at Grace Church. There an order was issued that the churches should not be opened unless we used the prayer for the president of the United States. Our churches were therefore closed Good Fi-iday and Easter, and the first Sunday after Easter. Thurs. day, the 27th, we received an order from General Halleck, directing us to open them, or that they would be opened by some chaplain, of the same church. The second Sunday after Easter, April 30th, the Monumental Church was opened for di- vine service. I preached; a good many present, Johnathan E. "Woodbridge, my nephew, reached the city, and was present. In the evening I performed the funeral service of an infant child of Mr. Wm. H. Powers, and the Rev. Mr. Mason preached for me." August 36th he says: "I left home Tuesday, and went to Philadelphia with Edwards (his son) to find for him a situation. After considerable enquiry we decided that he should enter the iron ship building establishment of Reany, Son & Archibald, at Chester, Penn. I preached once, while I was gone in Ger- mantown, in St. Michael's Church, for the Eev. Ed- ward H. True. I returned home Friday, 8th Sep- tember, and preached. Monumental Chukch. 411 His next year's ministry (21st) closed in 1866. He says: "April 1st. — This was Easter Sunday, and chiireh beautifully decorated with flowers." On the 29th he says: "The Kev. Mr. Peck, of Mauch Chunk, Penn., read the service, — the first northern clergyman since the war began who has ofliciated. On the afternoon of 6th May, all the Ei^iscopal Sun- day-schools of the city attended service in the Mon- umental Church, and appropriate addresses delivered by the rector and the Rev. Messrs. Norwood, Peter- kin, and Dashiell." On the 13th August he says: " I went to Botetourt, where I spent my time with the family of Col. Pendleton; and at Fincastle with Mr. Breckenridge's family, at Grove Hill. I went with Julia, my daughter, to the Natural Bridge and to the Peaks of Otter. Col. and Mrs. Pendleton, and their daughter Lizzie, and Major Johnson went with us. We returned, and reached home September 9th at 6 A. M." In his record of twenty-second year's ministry, he says: "The weather this year was often wet, and the church frequently closed in the afternoon, and during the hot weather the service only was used." The Doctor continues his record, and says: " I left the city to visit Mr. Charles G. Talcott, in George- town, D. C, on 28th August, who was very low with consumption." Saturday, the 31st, I left Georgetown and went to Chester, to visit Edwards, (his son.) Tuesday, the 3rd of September, I went to Germantown. Monday, the 9th, I went to Atlantic city, a sea- •412 HiSTOET OF THE bathing place, and retnrned to Philadelphia the 16th. Tuesday night, at eleven, I left Philadelphia, and reached home Wednesday, the 18th." During his absence the church was closed but one Sunday, 8th of September. Bishop Williams, of China (a native •of Richmond), preached on the 1st, and the Rev. J. C. McCabe, on the 15 th of September. Under date of 12th May, he says: "In the even- ing attended Sunday-school anniversary and made an address." In Dr. Woodbridge's (1868) twenty-third year, in his 6ntry of 10th of May, he says: "Afternoon, church was closed to attend anniversary of the Sun- day-schools at St. Paul's." Again on the 17th he records: "Afternoon attended the funeral of the -wife of the Rev. P. M. Baker, and read the service. Rev. Clias. H. Read (Presbyterian), gave out the hymn and offered prayer. Mr. Peterkin preached for me, and I for him at night." Under date of 21st June, he says: "I was taken .sick Thursday night, and during Friday was some- what unwell; but Friday night was violently ill. Sunday I could not preach. Mr. Fisher (one of the wardens) read the service, both morning and even- ing. Wednesday I went to the Theological Semi- nary, accompanied by Julia (one of his daughters), and remained till Tuesday, the 30th; that day I ■came home, leaving Julia in Fredericksburg." He says again : " The 3rd of August I left home, and with Lizzie and Mary (daughters) visited the ■counties of Nelson and Botetourt and Augusta. I Monumental Church. 413 preached in each county, and returned home on, September 12th." Again he records (after tlie 11th October), "Dur- ing the preceding week I went to Staunton, Tues- day, the 6th, and to Charlottesville, and delivered addresses on the subject of the Bible Society of Vir- ginia, and returned home Saturday, the 10th." On the 25th he mentions: "Exchanged with the Rev.- George Perterkin, and in the afternoon the anni- versary of the Sunday-school of the Monumental Church was held, and addresses made by E.ev. George Peter kin, Mr. Dimmock, and myself." Dr. Woodbridge, in his twenty-fourth year's min- istry, closing with 1869, Easter Sunday, March 28,- says: "This year Easter, according to Dr. Jarvis, falls on the very day of the month when our Lord rose from the dead." His morning text is taken from Psalm cxviii. 24th verse. Under date of 4th April he says: "The Rev. Thomas U. Dudley preached for me this forenoon, and I preached at St. John's for the Rev. Mr. Wall,. who had gone to King George." Again on 16th May he says: "Attended the fune- ral of Dr. James Bolton, which took place from the church at half-past five this afternoon. His remains were brought down from Albemarle in the five- twenty train, and all of the clergy of the church, and a large congregation attended." Dr. Bolton was much beloved, and had been one of the warmest friends and vestrymen of the Monumental Church for many years. 414: HiSTOBY OF THE 111 the twenty-fifth year of his ministry, ending with 1870, Dr. Woodbridge records, — ^for the first Sunday after Christmas, the text of his afternoon sermon, Eph., 5th chapter, 18th verse: "And be not drunk with wine wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit." He says: "It was preached on the 20th Sunday after Trinity, and repeated this even- ing at the request of the Sons of Temperance." After recording, under date of 20th February, that the Rev. Mr. Lyman Wharton preached for him in the evening, he says : " In the evening of Sunday I was taken with a severe chill about half- past nine, which lasted nearly all night; this was succeeded by a fever, which lasted until Wednesday. Sunday, the 27th, I had no service; the day was bad and few turned out." The Sunday after Easter (24th April) he records: " In the afternoon at four, attended the funeral of Mr. Freeman. At five the usual service was held, and Mr. George Peterkin oflBciated." On the 27th he says: "The court of appeal's room in the Capitol fell, and about seventy were killed, and many others wounded and bruised." On the 1st May, he says in his morning text: " Thou art my God, my times are in Thy hands," in allusion to the grievous calamity which has fallen upon our city and State. On the 28th, the day after the great disaster at the Capitol, a very large congregation at the Monumen- tal Church attended the funeral of Mr. Powhatan Boberts, a highly respected lawyer of the congrega- Monumental Chueoh. 415 tion; also a youth of the name of Turner, a page m the Virginia house of delegates, who, like Mr. Roberts, with many otliers, was killed by that fatal accident. The accident occurred from an over- crowded audience in the court room above the lai'ge room of the hall of the house of delegates; it sud- denly gave way, and with a heavy mass of flooring and timbers and plastering, precipitated more than a hundred human beings into the story below. The whole city was full of mourning in an hour after the disaster, and it required all the rest of the day (it occun-ed at 11 A. M., just an hour before the meeting of the house of delegates) to remove the debris and recover each body, which was torn and so disfigured as to render it difficult to be recognized. On Wednesday, the ith of May, just a week after- wards, Governor Walker issued his proclamation as a day of humiliation and prayer, to be observed in special reference to the occasion, and all the churches in the city held religious and devout services, and all secular pursuits were suspended. The Monu- mental Church had a large congregation in atten- dance. Dr. Woodbridge says, "After ascension day I was at the council in Wheeling. I left home Monday, the 6th, and reached home Tuesday, the 31st. Wed- nesday, the 1st of June, I married Mr. Franklin Stearns, Jr., to Miss Palmer." On Sunday afternoon, the 12th, he attended the funeral of Mr. Wm. Beers (one of his congregation). On Monday he went to Mrs. Temple's in Chester- 416 History of the field, and baptized three children of Mr. Carrington Watkins. Visited Mr. Ruffin's, and returned home Wednesday. Under date of Sunday, 24th July, h& says, "At nine in the morning performed the funeral service for the late Mr. Walker Haxall." " Monday, the 1st of August, at 4 P. M., 1 left Richmond with my daughter Elizabeth, and went' to the north — to Chester, Penn., Albany, Saratoga,. New Bedford, Anburndale, Stockbridge, Brooklyn. At Stockbridge I attended the ' Edwai-ds gathering,'' and delivered a short address. We returned home Wednesday, the 14th September." In the afternoon, on the 30th of October, he at- tended the funeral of Mr. Thomas W. Doswell, of Hanover county, which took place in Monumental Church. He records, on 24th ISTovember, " Service in the forenoon, being thanksgiving day by proclamation of President Grant, and at night the marriage of George (his son) to Miss Martha Edmond." At the close of his twenty-sixth year, ending with 1871, Dr. Woodbridge, under date of Easter Sunday, 9th of April, says, " My brother and his wife and Dwight came Saturday." On the 11th of June, in the afternoon, after the service, read an article in the " Spirit of Missions." After the 6th August he thus records : " I went to Winchester to a missionary meeting. I preached on Wednesday night. Thursday night, I made an address on the subject of missions. Friday I went to Capon Springs, and remained there two weeks. Monumental Church. 417 and preached twice. The 25tli August I left and went to Berryville. I preached there, and made an address on the 'Brotherhood.' "Wednesday, the 30th, I went to Millwood, and attended a convocation, and preached Wednesday morning, on the 'Marriage Garment;' preached also Sunday morning, 3rd of September. I left Mill- wood, Tuesday, the 5tli, and reached Staunton Wednesday night. I left Staunton, and reached Mr. Purcell's, in Albemarle, Saturday, the 10th, and preached on Luke viii., 18th verse. I left Mr. Pur- cell's on the 14th, and reached home the 15th Sep- tember. I staid at Greenwood one day." On the 9th of October, at night, when Bishop Huntington preached, a collection was taken up for the " increase of the ministry." On the 12th November, in the afternoon, being the 23rd Sunday after Trinity, Dr. Woodbridge read the pastoral letter of the House of Bishops in place of a sermon. His next year (the twenty-seventh) ended in 1872. Under date of 10th December, he records- the baptism of his grand child, Robert Edmond Woodbridge, by Bishop Whittle. On the 27th March Bishop Johns held confirmation in the Monu- mental Church, and had a class of twenty-three on the occasion ; and he records that on that day, be- fore the regular service commenced, he baptized Mrs. Dr. Charles Mills and her son, Mr. Nicholas Mills. Under date of 28tli of July, he says, " I returned 27 418 History of the from the White Sulphur, whither I went with Mrs. "Woodbridge and Julia. I preached on the gospel for the day (ninth Sunday after Trinity)." On the '4:th of August the Eev. Mr. Cornish preached for him, and he administered the holy communion. The next day he writes, " I left the city and returned to the mountains. I preached at the Warm Springs August 11th, morning and even- ing. I lectured once during the week. I preached to the colored people August 18th, and again the 25th. I preached also in the morning at the Warm Springs. August 27th I left the Warm Springs and went with my wife and daughter Julia to the Hot Springs. I preached there in the morning, Septem- ber 1st, to the whites ; in the evening to the colored, and at night at the Healing Springs, three miles off. I left Mrs. W. and Julia at the Hot Springs and re- turned home." On the 28th he says, " Thanksgiving day ap- pointed by President Grant. Lev. xxiii. 29. Kev. Drs. Wall, Minnigerode, and Peterkin read the ser- vice on this occasion." The next year, closing with 1873, being the 28th, lie records, : " On 16th February the weather is bad, :and few present. Mr. Woodbridge, of Savannah, ■present in the afternoon." On the 30th March he went to Petersburg, and preached for Eev. 0. J. Gibson, who came to Rich- mond, and preached in the Monumental. Under date of ith May he says : " During the last wiiek I went to Lynchburg to attend a mis- Monumental Chuech. 419 sionary meeting. I went the 30th April, and re- turned the 3rd of May." On the afternoon of 11th May he says: "Sunday-school annivei'sary ; ad- dresses made by Kev. Messrs. Minnigerode, Peter- kin, and myself." Under date of 3rd August he says: "Tuesday morning at 6:10 I started, with my daughter Mary, and visited Albany, Saratoga, Lake George, and Champlain ; returned to Albany ; went to Germantown, to West Point, and reached home Friday, 12th September. I preached in Conklings- ville twice, morning and evening. At Germantown three times." "On the 5th October the Eev. Dr. Wheat read the service in the morning, and preached in the after- noon. To-day was the first choir music since Au- gust, and the first combined singing of the two young ladies, Misses Fox and Skelton ; and with Mr. Grant's fine voice, the music was very sweet." Under date of 16th November Dr. Woodbridge says : " I went to Port Eoyal, and preached morn- ing and at night for Mr. Poindexter. That day the Kev. Mr. Forrest and Rev. Mr. Wall preached in the Monumental Church." i The next year's sermons, say for his twenty-ninth year's ministry in the Monumental Church, ending with 1874, — under date of 14th December, he says : "I exchanged with the E.ev. C. J. Gibson, of Peters- burg, who preached for me in the morning, and baptized the child of Mr. W. S. P. Mayo ; and Mr. Robert Gibson preached in the afternoon." On the 4th January he says : " Baptized the child 420 HiSTOET OF THE of Mr. Ruf us Tarbrongli, ' Lilian Moore.' " On the 8th February, by request, he preached a former ser- mon on the dreadful and sinful habit of drunkenness, from Eph. 5th chap., 18th verse. On Easter Sunday the E.ev. Pike Powers assisted him in the holy com- munion. He says, " On Good Friday my brother and his wife and child came to-day." May 3rd, Rev. Pike powers assisted him in the holy communion. On Whit-Sunday, 24th, in the afternoon, by re- quest made of the rector and vestry, a special ser- vice and sermon by the Rev. Dr. Wall, St. John's Church, was held in the Monumental for British immigrants, in honor of the Queen's birth-day. Dr. Wall preached from 1 Peter, 2d chapter, 17th verse, "Love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the king." Dr. Woodbridge read the service upon this occasion, and the Rev. Dr. Wall preached. Two other clergy- men were in the chancel. Immediately after the prayer for the president of the United States, the prayer from the English prayer-book for the Queen was read, and another for the family. The psalter for Whit-Sunday was chanted by the choir, and during the collection of the alms, the choir sang the favorite Easter anthem, taken from the 15th chapter of Corinthians, commencing with " Behold I shew you a mystery." It was delight- ful to hear it. The 99th selection, the first two and last two verses, were also sung with great spirit; also one of the additional hymns to the tune of " God save the Queen." The sermon was very ap- propriate, and the occasion a most interesting one ; the congregation very large and orderly. Monumental Chuech. 421 Dr. Woodbridge, under date of 13th September, says: ''I returned Saturday, the 12th, from a visit with Julia, to Saratoga, Lake George, Albany, Ger- mantowD, and New York. I preached in Saratoga, August 16th ; in St. Paul's, Albany, August 30th ; and in Germantown, September 6, on the Inspira- tion of the Scriptures. Likewise in last place, from Phil. 4:th chapter, 6th verse, "Let your moderation be known unto all men ; the Lord is at hand." On 8th November, exchanged with the Rev. Mr. Murdaough. Dr. "Woodbridge's thirtieth year's ministry in Monumental Church closed on the 28th November, 18Y5. Under date of 17th January, he says : " Exchanged with the Rev. Mr. Nelson, of Grace Church, and in the afternoon Eev, Mr. Shields preached for me, and I attended the funeral of Mr. Robert Edmond, at the Grace St. Presbyterian Church." Under date of 21st February, he says : " Went to Alexandria to address the Bible Society. In the morning I preached in Clirist Church for Mr. McEam; again at night. In the afternoon, at three, made the address. Bishop Doggett (of the Metho- dist Church) went with me." The council for the diocese met in Richmond Wednesday, the 19th. The Monumental was open for divine service Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, at 5 P. M. The Rev. Melville Jackson preached on Wednesday, Mr. Tidball on Thursday, and Mr. Bar- ten on Friday. Trinity morning Rev. Mr. Weddell 4:22 HiSTOEY OF THE preached for nie ; afternoon the ' British Immigra- tion Society ' held its annual service in honor of the birthday of the Queen of England, and the sermon was preached by their chaplain, the Rev. Dr. Wall, from 1st Kings, xiii. 7." On the 30th he says, " In the afternoon Eev. Dr. Wheat preached, and baptized his grandchild, Mary Wheat. June 6th, I preached, and Mr. Fisher read the service for me, and again in the afternoon." June 27th, he says, " I preached in the forenoon, and was so unwell Mr. Fisher read the service for me. July ith, Hev. Pike Powers preached in the morning, and assisted me in the holy communion." August 1st, he writes, " Morning Bishop Dudley preached, and assisted me in the communion. In the afternoon, at 5, the funeral of Mrs. Phebe H. Gardner took place." , August 2nd, " I went to the north — to Saratoga, Albany, Germantown, and Chester. 1 preached at Saratoga, at Germantown in St. Peter's Church. I returned home Friday, 10th September." September 12th he says, " Held service in the Sunday-school room in the morning, because of the repairs of the church. In the afternoon held service in St. Paul's Church, which, during the repairs in the Monumental, was kindly offered by the vestry of St. Paul's." "November 7, in the morning service in the Sun- day-school room, and holy communion, assisted by Eev. Mr. Munford. Afternoon, raining, and but few present fat St. Paul's. November 25th, thanksgiv- Monumental Chukch. 423 ing day, I preached at St. John's ; the Monumental closed." CORRESPONDENCE. '■'■Rev. Geo. Woodbridge, D. D., Richmond, Virginiay. December 6, 1875, Rector Monumental Church. "Dear Sie. — We, the undersigned, members of your church, who were so fortunate as to hear your sermon on yesterday morning, desire a copy of it for distribution among the congregation and friends of our church. "It is not often in the history of a church in this country, that a pastor can preach his thirtieth an- nual sermon, and such an event should make us all thankful to the 'God of all mercies' for His good- ness to us. May the Bishop and Shepherd of the church ever have you in his care and keeping, and long spare you to us as our pastor and friend. " Your obedient servants, "Wii. H. Powers, Thomas Potts, P. H. Mayo, P. C. Warwick, Jab. H. Gardner, John H. Tyler, Thos. W. Doswell, Geo. D. Fisher, R. H. Meade, H. D. Whitcomb. " I'o Messrs. Wm. H. Powers, Thos. Potts, P. H, Mayo, and others. " Gentlemen. — If you think the sermon preached last Sunday may be 'useful for distribution among the congregation and friends of the church,' it is at your disposal. I would observe that the period of 'thirty years' only begins with the first of Decern- 424 History of thk ber, 1845. Previously to that I ministered in Christ Church, from Whit-Sunday, May 25, 1833, the statistics of which are left out as not material to the subject. But the congregation is the same. So that my ministry embraces but one congregation to the present time — a period of more than forty-two years. " Very truly, "Geo. Woodbbidge. •"E.ICHMOND, Dec. 8, 1875." DISCOURSE. "This is an eventful day in the history of this congregation. Just thirty years ago to-day, my be- loved people, we took possession of this church in the name of the Lord. And now, to-day, we stand liere once more to praise andfcbless His holy name. ^' The history of this church is in some respects -peculiar. During its existence it has never had but two rectors — if we except the short period of two years — Bishop Moore and myself. Of what other church in this country can the same be said ? The per- manence of the pastoral relation has become so dis- turbed and so inconstant, that it now continues but a very few years. And congregations are agitated with the breaking up of the pastoral relation, and perplexed with the diiiiculty of a choice, and fre- quently with the suspension of services altogether for a considerable length of time. "There is another peculiarity. There has never been, through the grace and mercy of God, a single Monumental Church, 425 ruffle of discord since it was first opened. During Bishop Moore's rectorship every thing moved on so harmoniously that no root of bitterness ever sprang up to trouble them; but ' peace and happiness, truth and justice, religion and piety, were established among them.' And during my own rectorship, I do not recollect one instance of discord which has ever risen up to trouble us. To the Lord alone be the praise, for He is the ' author of peace and the lover of concord.' It is His mercy and grace which have preserved us in peace and harmony. And to Him be the praise. " The first sermon in this church was preached by the Uev. Wm. H. Wilmer, at the opening of the ■convention. May 4th, 1814. At the same time a resolution was passed, ' that the Rev. Wm. Meade be requested to deliver a discourse in the Monumen- tal Church in this city on the next Sabbath day, ap- propriate to the occasion of admitting that church into the general church of this diocese. " Bishop Moore was consecrated to the Episcopate on the 18th of May, 1814, and immediately after- wards entered upon his duties as rector of the Mon- umental Church. He died November, 1841. The Rev. Dr. Norwood succeeded him, and continued in the rectorship about two years. The second Sun- day in advent, the 7th of December, 1845, the con- gregation of Christ Church took possession of this church, and to-day is the thirtieth anniversary of that event. "At that time the number of communicants was 426 History of the one hundred and three, of whom, the following June^ three were admitted to holj' orders. Since then, to the first of last May, eighteen hundred and sixty- four have been admitted to the communion of the church ; six hundred and twenty-two have removed,, and received letters of dismission ; one hundred and fourteen have died ; and nineteen have either with- drawn from the holy communion, or have been sus- pended. The number of communicants, as last re- ported, is two hundred and thirty-seven. There have been one hundred and forty adults, and seven hundred and thirty -three infants baptized. There have been two hundred and sixty-four marriages, and there have been six hundred and twenty-three funerals. The amount collected, independent of the regular expenses of the church, such as ministerial salary^ music, sexton, etc., is $89,755.79. This amount is for the general purposes of benevolence, and of the church, not only diocesan, but genei-al. '- Ten persons have been ordained to holy orders- in this church, of whom three are now resting from their labors in the grave. Three others have been consecrated as bishops in the church, of whom one, the Eight Eev. Channing Moore Williams, is now the devoted, self-denying, single-hearted missionary bishop to Japan ; another, the Eight Eev. Henry C. Lay, of Easton, and the other, the Eight Eev. Thos. U. Dudley, Jr., of Kentucky, all of whom are faith- fully and laboriously discharging the duties of their high office. And here, too, I would pause for a moment to pay a tribute of deserved praise to the Monumental Church. 427 vestry of this church. There has never been among them at any time ought but the utmost harmony of feeling and Christian propriety; never any other than the most earnest desire to promote the welfare- of the church and congregation, whose intei-ests were committed to their charge; and this, too, at the ex- pense of much time and care and thought in the midst of pressing business avocations. " In the review of the past we have great cause to be thankful, and to exclaim, ' What hath Grod wrought ?' And we have great cause for encourage- ment as we look on to the future. It is true, we might have done better than we have done in time past. Let it be our effort to do better in the time to come.- "We have just repaired the church edifice in a most beautiful and appropriate manner. It has been, with the limited means at our disposal, accom- plished with great taste and beauty and economy. We owe much to the energy and faithfulness of the committee who have been entrusted with its manage- ment. Though they have been burdened with the cares of a large and extensive business, yet many of them have taken time to visit the church several times each day, and to advise with the artist and to- superintend the work. Tlie congregation owe them a debt of gratitude for what they have done. But they will find a higher i-cward in the approba- tion of Him, for the love of whom and for the sake of whose cause they were willing to make the sacri- fice of their time and labor. It has been indeed,, with them, a labor of love, and tliey already find a 428 HiBTOKT OF THE reward in the gratification with which they survey their work. "The painting of the interior of the church has been already paid for by the liberality of the com- mittee and a few others. But the painting of the exterior, including about one-half the whole amount, is yet to be raised. And will you not, my beloved people, when next Sunday you once more occupy your accustomed seats in the house of God, put in the plates, as your thank-offering to God, enough to pay off at once the whole debt. Already one-half the whole amount has been paid by the generosity of the committee. It would be a most noble and generous work to pay off the whole debt at once, and to leave no debt upon the house of God when we once more occupy our accustomed seats there. "Fifty dollars from five persons; thirty dollars from ten persons; twenty dollars from fifteen per- sons; and a like generous contribution from others according to their means, would pay off the whole debt at once. And we should then have the high satisfaction of worshipping in the house of God on which no debt was resting, and for laboring on which no mechanic was suffering. When David, the King was about to buy the threshing-floor of Oman the Jebusite, on Mount Moriah, that he might build the temple of the Lord God of Israel, Oman •ofl^'ered the place, the victims for sacrifice, the threshing instruments for fuel, as a free will offer- ing. 'I give it all,' said he. 'Nay,' said David, ^ but I will verily buy it for the full price ; for I will Monumental Church. 429' not take that which is thine for the Lord, nor offer burnt offerings without cost.' Observe, he would not worship God with that which cost him nothing ;. nor would he presume to serve God at other peo- ple's expense and charge. Let me commend this to- joxir example and imitation. "We find too many willing to do this. But will God be pleased with us if we suffer others to adorn and beautify His sanctuary, while we never raise a finger to help them ; if we enjoy in ease and comfort and satisfaction, the fruit of their labor and self-denial, while we bear no part ourselves in the expense and cost required? God forbid ! We might expect a curse rather than a blessing. "And see how God testified His acceptance of the offering thus presented. ' He answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt ofi'ering.' St. Paul, in his second epistle to the Corinthians, says: ' See that ye abound in this grace also.' What grace ? Why, the grace of liberality. He styles it a ' grace.' He associates it with faith, and hope, and knowledge, and love. He evidently regards it as a very important grace, nay, an indispensable one. By it he would test the sincerity of our faith and love. And he seems to intimate that there can be no genuine love where this grace is wanting. " Bat to have this grace is not sufficient. The apostle would have it to be ever growing and increas- ing, — ' See that ye abound in this grace.' Diminish not then your contributions, but see that they in- crease year by year. Say not that your expenses & 430 HlSTOEY OF THE increase; that you have bnilt a house and have not yet paid for it; that you have bought new furniture at a large outlay; that you wish to increase your capital in order to assist some new enterprise ; that you have married a wife and taken an expensive bridal trip. Oh, tell it not in Gath, lest the uncir- <;umcised triumph. "There are many reasons which make liberality desirable. It is useful — useful in a thousand ways. It is also advantageous to those relieved. But none of these grounds does St. Paul take. ' I mean not,' said he, ' that other men be eased and ye burdened,' as though the benefit to the poor were the main end ; as though God cared for the poor and not for the rich ; as though to get from those who have, and to give to those who have not, were the main object of inciting to liberality. No, he takes higher ground. It is a grace of God. He contemplates the benefit to the giver. Charity is not merely useful; it is lovely. It is not a mere engine of our nature to work for social improvement ; it makes us Godlike. " But Christian liberality must be the work of the willing mind. For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not accord- ing to that he hath not. Plainly, it is not the value of the contribution, but the love of the contributor which makes it precious. The offering is hallowed or unhallowed in God's sight by the spirit in which it is given. This truth is most strikingly illustrated by the widow's mite. Tried by the guage of the treasurer of a charity it was next to nothing. Tried Monumental Chukch. 431 by the test of charity it was more than that of all. Her coins, worthless in the eyes of the rich Phari- see, were, in the eyes of Christ, transformed by lier love into the gold of the eternal city. " Yet St. Paul does not say that a willing mind is all. He makes a wise addition, ' Now, therefore, perform the doing of it.' Because, true though it be, that willingness is accepted where the means are not, jet where the means are, willingness is tested only by performance. Good feelings, good sentiments, charitable intentions are only condensed in sacrifice. Test yourself by action. Test your feelings and your fine liberal words by self-denial. Do not let life evaporate in slothful sympathies. You wish you were rich, and fancy that then yon would make the poor happy, and spend your life in bless- ing. Now, now is the time ; now or never. Ha- bituate yom- heart to acts of giving. Habitu- ate your spirit to the thought that in our lives something is owed to God. Neglect this now, and you will not practise it more when rich. ' Charity is a habit of the soul. Therefore now is the time. " But time admonishes me to pass on to a conclu- sion . We know not how long, my beloved people, the relation which has subsisted between us for so many years will continue. In the ordinary course of hu- man events it must be short, very short. "When a few more suns shall have run their annual round, when a few more advent seasons shall have come and gone, this relation will be closed in death, and the voice that is now speaking, and the ear that is 432 History of the now hearing, will be alike silent in the grave. God grant that when the Master cometh, and calleth us- to our long and last account, we may each and all be found faithful. "As I look back on the years that have passed^ I think I can say I have tried to be faithful in the duties of my ministry. I have, labored and prayed to be faithful. And yet the prayer will involun- tarily rise, 'Lord enter not into judgment with Thy servant! Weigh not my merits, but pardon my of- fences, for Jesus Christ's sake.' "But in that judgment which will then take place^ the long years we have spent together will come up for review, and the questions of my faithfulness and of your faithfulness will be among the most solemn and important that will then be asked. When the great white throne shall be set, on which shall be seated the Judge of all, the grand enquiry will be,, what have you done with all the time of life in yonder world? You spent thirty or forty years- there, perhaps seventy or eighty. I gave you this time, with a thousand opportunities and means of grace and salvation. What have you done with all? How many sermons have you heard? How many Sabbaths, how many seasons did I give you for prayer and retirement, and converse with God and your own soul? Did you improve your time?' Did you pray? Did you converse with God and your own soul? or did you suffer them to slide away without any improvement, and neglect the one thing- needful? If we look back on the year now near its- Monumental Chuech. 433 end, how small a space do striking circumstances occupy in our individual lives! The daily tasks make the year, but surely these are not unfruitful. God was in them visiting and trying us; silently, perhaps unobservedly, raising up small trials, and then as silently removing them; offering us means of grace, and then laying them by with their fruits for eternity; suggesting holy resolutions and deeds of self-denying love — just suggesting tliem — softly uttering them in the wliispers of conscience, and then leaving them to be heard and followed by gen- tle, loving, watchful hearts, or to be slighted by the cold, or drowned by the world-engrossed hearts. " God's purposes will be fulfilled in His own good time; and our efforts, if sincere and earnest, will not lose their reward, though we see not as yet their fruit. And still less must we mourn over worldly failures, the severance of ties, the changes of cir- cumstances, which time may bring. Our work must be to use them to God's glory while they last, not to pine after them when they are gone. If we thus strive to use them to our profit, they will have done God's work, and be sure we shall hear of them again with joy in the last great day, — that day when all those seeming trifles of life, those daily tasks of which the world takes but small reckoning, but which are in truth so momentous — for are they not fraught with an eternity of joy or woe? — when all these trials of God shall appear before the awful judgment throne, to give up their fruit for heaven or hell, and we by their reckoning shall live or die 28 434: History of the for ever. So, too, with this departing j'ear. A few more days and it will have passed away, and its deeds, great and small ; its incidents, ordinary or not, will have gone, but not so their fruit. The effects upon ourselves, the characters which they have stamped upon us, that which they have made lis, these will abide for ever, and in these they will live again. The year is going, but its work remains. It has done its work. I pause not to consider what that work has been in the world around. Kather let us turn and look within. Let us search and try our own hearts, for there, too, has the expiring year done its work; and whose work is it? God's or Satan's ? God has tried us, and how have we passed the trial ? He has been with us, each one of us in- dividually, trying us in various ways, putting means of grace within our reach, and watching our use or our neglect of them, suffering temptations to come upon us, and then fixing His all-seeing eye upon us to mark our behavior under them. In unnumbered ways has He uttered words of warning and encourage- ment ; would that we had heeded them more. And now all this is at an end. The year is near its close, and what account have we to give ? The thirty-first year of his ministry in the Monu- mental Church, ending in 1876, Dr. "Woodbridge records : " On 12th December, 1875, held service in ; Sunday-school room; church repairs finished, but paint not dry enough to use the church. " Again, ■on the 19th, he says : " Church to-day used." On the 2nd January, 1876, he says : " The Eev. Monumental Church. 435 Mr. Bartlett, of Philadelphia, read the service.''' February 6th : " The Rev. Mr. Alrich preached for me in the morning ; I read the service ; I was quite unwell." February 13th : " In the morning the Eev. Mr. Tidball preached ; also in the afternoon ; I was con- fined to the house sick." February 27th : " Ex- changed with the Rev Mr. E. Wall, and preached in St. James' Church." April 23, afternoon : "The anniversary of Monumental Church Sunday-school. I made an address, followed by Rev. Mr. "Weddell and Rev. Mr. F. M. Baker ; the occasion and ser- vices interesting." "April 30 : Morning, sermon to those confirmed ; afternoon, baptisms. May 7: Morning, I preached, and Rev. Mr. Baker read the service and assisted in the communion. In the afternoon I baptized four children. May 14: In the morning I preached, Mr. Fisher read the service. In the afternoon the anniversary of all the Episcopal Sunday-schools was held in St. Paul's Church. May 21 : Morning, Rev. Dr. "Wade preached, and in the afternoon the Rev. Mr. Tizzard." He says, " I left the city on the 16th to attend the council at Alexandria. I left Alexan- dria on the 20th, to' go to Chester, Penn., to perform the marriage service for Edwards (his son) to Miss Deshong, in which I was assisted by the Rev. Mr. Brown. I returned Saturday, the 27th, after visit- ing the ' Centennial.' " Under 28th June he says, " Tuesday, the 20th, I went to William and Mary, to 436 HiSTOEY OF THE attend the college commencement of the Board of Visi- tors. Saturday I went to Norfolk, having exchanged with the Rev. Mr. Barten. June 25th, I preached in Christ Church, Norfolk. In the evening read the service at 6." " July 2 : Preached in morning, and Rev. Mr. Baker assisted me in the holy communion, and read tlie service. July 9 : Morning very warm, mercury at 92 in the church ; made an address from the chancel. In the afternoon, at 4, performed the funeral service of a colored child, and had our usual church service at 6, July 30 : Rev. Mr. Baker as- sisted me in the communion. Mr. Gardner (our former senior warden) very ill. "August 6 : Right Rev. Thos. U. Dudley preached this morning." He says, " I left the city, with my daughter Mary, by the steamer Old Dominion, for New York. I left New York Friday morning, August 4th, and reached Saratoga about 2 o'clock. I left home the 1st of August, and returned Friday, the 15th of September. I left Saratoga the 15th of August, and reached Quogue, on Long Island, same evening. I left Quogue August 29th, and reached Woodside, in New Jersey, the same evening. Fri- day, 1st of September, I reached Germantown. I left Germantown the 5th of September, and reached Chester the same day, at 11 A. M. I left Chester Friday, the 15th, and reached home the same day. I preached at Quogue, at Germantown, at Chester. " October 1st, Rev. Mr. Williams preached in the forenoon, and Rev. Mr. Randolph read the service Monumental Chtjech. 437 and assisted me in the communion. In the after- noon Mr. Randolph preached. Choir complete. " October 29 : In the afternoon the anniversary of the Henrico Sunday-schools took place, at which the Rev. Robert Gibson and myself made addresses, and a collection for diocesan missions was taken np. At night the union service for the ' Episcopal Church Home' took place, at which I made an address, and the Rev. Mr. Jackson preached. A collection was taken up for the church home. " November 19th : In the afternoon the church was closed, to attend the meeting of the Bible Society at St. Paul's." " 1877, November 29, Thanksgiving day. " The sermons as i-ecorded in Dr. "Woodbridge's journal, preached in the Monumental Church for the year ending as above, add up sixty-one, and sixteen by other clergymen for him. Under date of 10th December, Dr. Woodbridge says: "1 went to 'St. John's' at night, and delivered an address at a Bible meeting in behalf of the Vir- ginia Bible Society, and the Rev. Dr. Hoge delivei'ed an address also." On the 17th, he says: "I went to Hanover, to ad- minister the holy communion at 'Fork Church,' and preached. Stayed at Mr. Doswell's; daughter Julia went with me. I returned home Monday; the Rev. Mr. Roller took my place at the Monumental." "January 14: I read a communication from the vestry touching the disturbances to the congrega- tion." 438 History of the "March 25: Baptized four adults in afternoon: Mrs. Crawford, Mrs. Crutchfield, Miss Nott, and Robert Saunders." "April 15 : In the afternoon held the service of anniversary of our Sunday-school. I made an ad- dress, also the E,ev. Melville Jackson, of Grace Church." "May 9, Ascension day: Kev. Mr. P. H. Robert, (formerly Sunday-school scholar of Monumental,) of St. Louis, preached for me in the forenoon. The 13th, Kev. Dr. Wheat preached in the morning. 20th, Whit-Sunday, Rev. P. Robert preached and assisted me in the holy communion." "July 15: Rev. Mr. Armstrong preached morn- ing and afternoon. I went Monday, the 9th, to Buffalo Lithia Springs, where I remained until the 20th, when I returned home ; I preached there." "I left home August 6th, Monday, with my daughter Julia. We went first to Quogue, Long Is- land, to enjoy sea-bathing. We left there the evening of Thursday, the 23rd, for Sag Harbor. Friday, we left for Hartford, arriving there at night. I left Hartford Wednesday, the 12th September, and went to Germantown, where I stayed till the 18th, when I went to Chester, where I remained till Thursday, the 22nd, when I returned to Richmond, having been absent seven weeks and three days. I preached at Hartford, at the church of 'the Good Shepherd;' at Christ Church, at Germantown." " During the last three Sundays in August the church was closed; but il^was opened in the morning Monumental Chuech. 439 the first three Sundays in September, by the Eev. Mr. J. W. Shields. " October 14 : Eev. Mr. Williams, of Georgia, baptized the child of Mr. Isaacs after the second les- son in morning service. I therefore omitted the ante-communion service. " November 4 : The Eev. Mr. Williams, of Geor- gia, assisted me in the holy communion, and in the afternoon baptized two children, Clement Thaw- Morton and Hubert P. Lefevre. " November 11 : Morning, I read the pastoral let- ter of the House of Bishops. " November 29 : Thanksgiving day ; preached in forenoon." This completed his thirty-second year's ministry in the Monumental Church. Entering upon his thirty-third year as pastor of Monumental Church with Advent Sunday, Decem- ber, 1877, Dr. Wood bridge records : " In afternoon baptized infant, Elizabeth Higginbotham, daughter of Bell and Edward H. Fisher, and catechised alsa the children in the Sunday-school." He also administered in the forenoon the com- munion of the Lord's supper. On the 16th he re- cords, " Elizabeth (his daughter) and Mr. Goodnoe arrived Saturday morning, and were at church." On the 23rd he says: "Eev. Mr. Scott lectured on the present condition and life in the church of England." On Christmas morning he preached, and was assisted in tiie holy communion by Eev. Mr. Eandolph, Eev. Mr. Wharton, and Eev. Mr. Kep- ler. 440 History of the On the 6th of January the Rev. F. M. Baker read the service, and assisted him in the holy com- munion. In afternoon, he says, "I stayed at home, my eyes being very sore. Mr. Fisher read the ser- vice." "January 13th, I preached morning and after- noon, and Mr. John Tyler read the service." " January 20th, In afternoon Kev. Mr. EoUer, of Hanover, preached, and the collection taken up was for his church at Hanover Junction." On the third of February he preached in the forenoon, and was assisted by Eev. Mr. F. M. Ba- ker, who read the service, and also assisted in the holy communion. In afternoon, he also says, "Baptized Philip Eham Carlton, and catechised the children, and Mr. Peterkin and myself made ad- dresses." " Februai'y 10 : Morning exchanged with Rev. Mr. Pike Powers, and in the afternoon I preached on the death and burial of Moses, Duet, xxxiv. 1-5 jind 6 verses." This was the last sermon he preached in the ■church. His usual Wednesday afternoon lecture and service was held in the Sunday-school room, (13th,) and after it was over, he went to the " Re- treat for the Sick," very near the church, and paid a pastoral visit to a very ill lady. From there he paid another visit to a neighbor and vestryman of his church, and returned home at bed time. The next morning, (Thursday, February 14,) after his usual family prayers and breakfast, he told Monumental Chuech. 441 Mrs. Woodbridge, as the weather was raw and damp, and not feeling well, he would not go out; but retired to his chamber, and while sitting in his rocking-chair reading a newspaper, his head fell back, and his speech left him, so soon that when he was placed upon his lounge, life was extinct. Thus quietly did the Kev. George Woodbridge, D. D., the faithful rector of the Monumental Church, in the seventy-fourth year of his age, pass from earth to heaven, having fultilled his duty as a husband, father, pastor, and friend, as faithfully as human effort could avail; and his memory will long be cherished by those who knew him best and loved him most. On the afternoon of his death the vestry held a meeting, and appointed a committee to draw up ap- propriate resolutions, and to convene again on Fri- day, the 15th, for the purpose of arranging the funeral services at the church and the burial at Hollywood cemetery, on Saturday afternoon, the 16th. Accordingly, a crowded and weeping congrega- tion attended and followed his remains to their last resting place; the burial service being read by Rev. Dr. Petei'kin, of St. James Church. The proceed- ings of the vestry on this mournful occasion will be found faithfully recorded on pages 383-'5 of this his- tory. 4:42 History of the The following tribute was written during the len- ten days of 1878, by Mrs. A. M. Chalmers, now of "Washington city, and one among Dr. Woodbridge's oldest and warmest friends. By the request of the compiler of this book she has kindly consented to allow its publication with the record connected with his ministry in the history of the Monumental Church : "The late E.ev. Dr. George Woodbridge, "/n Jesu Obdormivii. "Some weeks have gone by since this venerable man of God was gently removed from his work on earth to the excellent rest of paradise. In a mo- ment, in the twinkling of an eye, the silver cord was loosed from the uncertain tenure of things tem- poral, and rivetted to the immutable throne of God. The summons was sudden and startling to all but himself ; as far as our poor human vision goes, he was ' ready to be offered,' and the time of his depar- ture the best for him. He had no need to put his mind in a fresh attitude, for it had been for years his effort to maintain the 'mind that was in Christ Jesus,' and to 'sit loose to the things of time;' and there seems a peculiar fitness and beauty in the manner of his removal. His three-score and thir-. teen years serenely ended; his 'eye not dim, nor his natural foi'ce abated;' his step yet light and free; his smile perhaps more sweet and tender with ad- vancing age ; his voice only tremulous with kind emotion ; his heart alive, and his hands busy in his Monumental Chtjech. US Master's service, he gently 'fell on sleep,' without one murmur, groan, or struggle. "He had closed the duties of the day before by a visit and prayer with the sick in a hospital, and then returned to his quiet home. The family prayer was said, and then, as it proved, the last ' good night.' He laid himself down in peace and slept, for the Lord sustained him ; he awoke to bless His holy name, and again to meet his household at the domes- tic altar ; again to sit at table once more with hi& loved oneSj and then, quietly resting in his chair be- side those nearest and dearest, he was called to join the celestial banquet, and to taste the food that nourisheth to everlasting life. He died on Thurs- day morning. His sermon on the preceding Sunday was upon the ' burial of Moses,' in which he quoted the beautiful lines, ' On Nebo's lofty mountain.' The few intervening days were spent in active par- ochial duty, and the last night at a sufferer's sick bed. On his study table lay the unfinished manu- script sermon for the next Lord's day, the ink hardly dry, when he was called to a higher ministry and eternal reward. " We come not now to refer to Dr. Woodbridge as a sound theological sciiolar and successful preacher, nor to allude to his true anglican churchmanship, to his studious habits, his steady industry, and faithful devotion as an honored member of all the leading- societies of our church ; these have been and will be depicted by able pens, and recorded in the history of his clerical life ; but we ask the privilege to note- 444 HiSTOEY OF THE a few of the characteristics that made him, in our estimation, a pastor to be imitated by all who enter the holy service. We were honored by his friend- ship for nearly forty years, and can say of him, as a friend once said of Archbishop Leighton, ' In all that period we never heard him utter an impatient word, or saw in him any temper of mind unbecoming one whose ofiS.ce it was to lead the sacramental hosts of God's elect.' We have seen him in almost all the varied circumstances of pastoral life ; amid scenes of sorrow and severe affliction, in anxiety and per- plexity and distress, in prosperity and adversity, 'beside the bed where parting life was laid,' and at the marriage festival, and we have seen him always the same — uniformly gentle in word, in conversation, always ready to rejoice with those who rejoice, and with an ever-present sympathy for those called to weep, never for a moment forgetting his high ofiBce as a son of consolation, but exercising it with the most tender consideration and thoughtful care. "A striking characteristic of this good man was that j)rudence which has well been called ' wisdom's root. ' He never ' spake unadvisedly with his lips,' and his watchfulness and self-restraint were very remarkable. Among his people the confidence in and respect for him were so absolute that his coun- sel and advice were constantly asked on various sub- jects. Here his prudent habit was most conspicuous, and marked each cautious word and carefully formed opinion, and led him to judge fairly and with even justice. Monumental Chuech. 445 " With this prudence was united a ' charity that never faileth.' It led him always to put the kindest construction possible on the conduct and views of others; but he never failed, when necessary, to ' I'e- prove' as well as 'exhort,' and this duty was ex- ercised with a mingled, stern sense of right, and a tender sympathy which made it most effectual. And who can forget the courtesy tliat was unfading. It was in strict obedience to the injunction of St. Peter, 'Be courteous,' and was carried out in every act of his life, to the gentle and simple, the learned and influential, the poor servant or the penniless oi'phan. It was shown in his prompt hospitality in entertain- ing strangers, whom he sought out and made wel- come, and in his own gracious and grateful ap- preciation of any favor extended to himself. "Another elevated trait of a character so sym- metrical was the patient and silent endurance of any wrong towards himself, or of such misconstruction as must sometimes arise in a sinful world. He never resented, seldom explained, but quietly waited for time and truth to vindicate his course. " To these higher qualities were added a marked exactness in the fulfilment of the smallest duty — a punctuality that was refreshing in the midst of this world of careless sense of obligation, and a fidelity 'in that which was least' which continued to the last evening of his life. With truth, entire truth,, can we quote the poet's words — 446 HiSTOEY OF THE ' And at his duty prompt at every call, He watched, he wept, he prayed, he felt for all.' " Such were some of the characteristics that caused Dr. Woodbridge to be so widely useful and deeply loved. It was in the oflSce of pastor, ' The like of whom, If multiplied, and in their stations set, Would o'er the bosom of a joyful land Spread true religion ; and the light of whose teachings, and the beauty of whose example, will long remain to guide those by whom he was so deeplj' loved and so truly mourned. " Soldier of Christ, well done ! ' The weapons of your warfare were not carnal,' and you never grounded your arms until you heard the great Cap- tain's voice, ' Come up higher.' A. M. C." VALEDICTORY. With the exception of an appendix, containing in- fant and adult baptisms, confirmations, marriages and deaths, during the period of Dr. Woodbridge's charge of the Monumental Church, with a list of communicants from his parochial record to 14th February, 1878, my compiled history and reminis- cences of that church are now brought to a close, and with it, some thoughts and grateful feelings which I desire to express for the ready and kind re- sponse of friends who have subscribed to my book, and to that extent enabled me to undertake its pub- lication. From first to last, it has occupied about sixteen months, to obtain subscribers and finish my record ; and while it has of necessity been confining and a little laborious, yet it has been a " labor of love," as well as of deep interest and solicitude for its success. And here I think it necessary to make some apol- ogy for its size being beyond that which I had ex- 448 History of the pected and promised it should be when , soliciting its patronage for publication, especially as to the matter connected more directly with the church at large in our diocese, and not directly so with the Monumental. Eighteen years ago many baptized members of our church (as well as other churches) were then too young fully to comprehend the political as well as ecclesiastical position of our State and church, es- pecially so from 1861 to 1865, (the period of four years' civil war.) While the history of that time, in which our church was so deeply interested, has been faithfully placed among the annual records of our church councils, many who were then too young have now advanced to manhood, and who have never read, or perhaps heard, what our bishops and other clergy and lay- men had to say at that deeply grave and interesting period. Now to place before such, in connection with the more direct history of the Monumental Church, for their study as well as historical informa- tion, is my chief apology for the enlargement of my book. All that matter should be read by old as well as young, and I trust it will be, and to a profitable result. My book is a serious one. It is ushered in with serious — very serious — matter, and it closes with an Monumental CHaECH. 44^ equal sei'lous subject: the departure of one under whose gospel preaching and ministry I, and many- others who still survive him, have sat for forty-three years. Eternity alone will reveal to us now alive how far his counsel, and that of others who preceded him as the messengers of Jesus Christ, combined with the worship we have been privileged to enjoy under that sacred roof, have made us " wise unto salvation." G. D. F.. KicHMOND, April 30, 1880. 29 APPENDIX. INFANT BAPTISMS Pekfokmed et Eev. De. Woodbeidge, in Monumental Chuboh, Commencing with Decembee, 1845. December 22, Saml. Hartwell, second son of Peyton Johnston. 1846. — Easter Monday, Amanda W. , daughter of John M. Gregory. June 21, Francis H., son of Dr. F. H. Deane. July 5, Margaret H., daughter of Geo. N. Johnson. August 9, Francis H. Deane and Martha Elizabeth, children of Philip Eahm. Sep- tember 21, William, child of J. H. Tyler, (died same day.) Octo- ber 25, Kebecca, infant of Edward MoConuell, born February 16, 1843. Hannah Martin, child of John McGonnell, born 5th June, 1846. Wm. Henry, child of Mr. Enrich, bom 21st May, 1846. Kovember 22, Edward Higginbotham, child of Geo. D. Fisher, born 31st August, 1846. Bathurst Lee, child of Jno. Adams Smith, born 26th July, 1846. November 29, Mary Virginia, child of J. H. Anthony, born 28th August, 1846. Emmett C, child of James H. Pecor, born 27th March, 1846. December 25, Susan, child of Mr. Fox, born 29th September, 1843, and Willie Ann Johnston, of same, born 4th December, 1845. December 30, Geo. Ludwell Brown, son of Ed. Brown, bom July 22, 1846. Ophelia, child of David BulUngton, 9th January, 1845. 1847. — March 3, Mary Cunliffe, child of John Hatcher, born November 29, 1840, Chas. Peter, born September 29, 1841. Gardner Gage, March 4, 1843. Ella Ann and James Thomas, children of Mr. Chas. G. Thompson. April 2, Fanny M., child of Peyton Johnston, born 1846. Ann Meade, child of Dr. F. H. Deane, bom October 14, 1847. May 9, Alfred Fitzhugh, child of Edward Taliaferro, bom August 31, 1846. Geo. Augustus and Charlotte Sophia, (twins,) bom 9th November, 1835. Adolphus 452 History of the William, September 17, 1837. Harrison, April 16, 1841 ; John M. and Pauline Helena, twins, September 24, 1843, and Charles Theodore, September 24, 1846, all seven children of Mr. A. W. Nolting. June 6, William Munday, child of J. H. Poindexter, born 1846. John Sidell, child of John L. Bacon, born 1847. July 10, Lucy Walker, child of Harmer Gilmer, born 24th July, 1845. July 25, Julia Oobbs, child of Kev. Geo. Woodbridge, born May 6, 1847. July 27, Margaret C, child of Jno. M. Gregory, born 1847. August 15, Milicent Jane, child of Jas. A, Snell, born 31st March, 1847. December 19, Clara Winter, child of Mr. Gerberding, born September, 1847. 1848. — January 27, Wm. Henry, child of Henry Pisher. April 23, Mary, child of John H. Tyler. May 3, Lucy Ann, child of Archibald Govan, deceased, (private baptism, child ill.) May 14, Julia W., child of Moses Branch. May 21, Chapman, child of Geo. N. Johnson, born April 12, 1848. Hugh, child of H. C. McNemara, born March 21, 1848. July 2, Frederick William, child of Mr. Enrich. October 15, Caroline Virginia, child of Philip Eahm. August 13, Agnes Nicolson, child of WilUam B. Caldwell, at White Sulphur Springs. November 25, Catherine, child of Mr. Flynn. December 10, James William, child of Edwin TaKaferro. 1849.— January 22, Wm. Young, born March 28, 1836 ; John Brooke, October 14, 1839 ; Kebeoca, January 9, 1842 ; George, April 18, 1849, and Augusta, September 30, 1847, five children of Mrs. Bosina Mordeoai. April 13, Christopher, child of Col. Christopher Tompkins, Sr., (ill). April 22, James Wallace, child of Dr. F. H. Deane. May 25, Jane Forrest, child of Dr. Carter P. Johnson, born 12th June, 1848. May 27, AHce C, born September 20, 1847, and Helen W., November 11, 1848, children of W. S. Thaw. June 24, William Frederick, child of C. O. Gerberding. June 15, William Dudley, child of William H. Powers, born March 21, 1849. Eliza A., child of Eichard Fox, born December 16, 1847. June 22, Poitiaux K., child of William E,. Eobinson, (at home, iU, belongs to Dr. Empie's, St. James Church.) September 30, George Washington, child of Mr. Stone, born November 8, 1843 ; Catherine Virginia, of same, November 21, 1846, and Charles Banker, of same, November 30, 1848. November 10, Kate W., child of David J. Burr, (at home, ill.) December 30, William and Mary, children of Major Gwynn. Monumental Chuech. 453 Conway M., child of Peyton Johnston, born April 2, 1848. Edward L., child (jf E. D. Hitchcock, born January 5, 1845. December 31, Ann Elizabeth, born July 5, 1838 ; Mary Susan, September 4, 1841 ; Hooper Graff, October 2, 1846, and George, August 23, 1848, four children of George W. Toler, (baptized at home.) 1850. — January 18, Beverley Tucker, child of Dr. Charles Bell Gibson. February — , Sarah Ann Angell. February 14, Shields S. , born November 16, 1842 ; Sally H., November 24, 1848 ; William Hale, January 8, 1846 ; Walter L., July 7,- 1848, children of Mr. G. Lucke, and Alphonso, December, 1843, and Mary Turpin, December 11, 1848, all six grandchildren of Mr. Shields Saunders. March 11, Joseph Evans, child of John H. Tyler. May 12, Thomas, grandchild of Mr. Coleman, (ill, at home.) June 2, Wm. Tazewell, child of Mr. Fox ; Alexander Pope, of same ; Edward Carmichael, of same, (ages not mentioned on parochial record book, and so too when not in this history. ) Nannie Burton, child of George Weed, born Novembfer 20, 1849. June 9, Bohlen, child of Mr. A. W. Nolting, born June 9, 1849. June 16, Jackson, child of Dr. James Bolton. John K. , child of James A. Snell. July 7, John E., child of J. H. Poindexter, born January 6, 1850. Chapman, sonfof Dr. Carter P. Johnson. Lucy W. , Charles Pur- cell, Charlotte Myers, and Mary Frances, four children of Col. Thomas B. Bigger. July 12, Ann, born 12th of Auguest, 1845, and EmOy, May 29, 1848, children of Daniel Weller, (father ill at home and private baptism.) August 14, Ehza Koote, child of John L. Bacon, born 27th March, 1850. Sarali Alice, born 12th Feburary, 1845, and John James, 21st June, 1847, children of John E. Womble. August 15, Martha Hill, child of John M. Gregory, born December, 1849. August 4, Wirt, child of Wm. K. Eobinson, (at home, iU.) September 29, Emma Jane, child of Phflip Kahm. October 18, Mary Ehzabeth, child of Mr. Flynn, born 21st July, 1850. November 3, WiUiam Hunter, born 16th February, 1860. November 17, Edwin, child of Edwin Taliaferro. December 4, An infant daughter of Harmer Gilmer. 1851. — January 5, Mary N., child of R. C. HaU, born 16th of September, 1850. March 17, Sally, child of Charles Purcell, (ill, at home,) and March 30, Charles W., died soon after baptism. April 6, Douglass, son of Mr. Moses Branch. James Walter, child of Ira O. Parker. Andrew, child of Peyton Johnston. Sally 454 HiSTOBY OF THE Warwick, child of John A. Chevallie. April 27, Helen A. H., child of J. C. Burnett, bom 16th January, 1851. Eliza Menzies, child of George N. Johnson, born 27th of October, 1850. June I. Mary H. Isabell, child of W. S. Thaw, bom 23rd June, 1850. July 6, Joseph, child of J. H. Anthony. September 7, Emma Jane, child of Mr. Enrich, born 20th June, 1851. October 19, Eliza Wallace, child of Dr. P. H. Deane. October 22, William T.. child of Mr. Obrien, (at home, ill.) October 25, An infant of Captain Taloott, (at home, ill.) December 7, Mary E., child of Mr. Shiok, born 7th January, 1851. December 27, Virgina Churchill, child of Wm. Eufus Page; Mrs. A. M. Mead the sponser. 1852. — An infant of Kev. Mr. Stringfellow, (baptized in Pe- tersburg.^ March 4, James H., born 30th June, 1847 ; Edwin Forrest and Alexina, twins, born 24:th May, 1849 ; Catherine Whitfield and John, twins, five children of J. H. Pecor. March II, George Bruce, child of John H. Tyler. April 25, Henry T., child of John L. Bacon. May 2, Maria L., child of Dr. J. Bol- ton. May 9, Philip, child of Philip Bahm. May 23, Wm. Henry, child of Eer. Mr. Denniston, (baptized by Rev. Dr. Mays.) Child of Edward and R. Brown. June 9, An infant grand-child of Mr. Obrien. July 7, EUen S., child of David J. Burr. July 11, An infant of Mr. Lefevre, of Williamsburg, (ill) July 26, Sarah Frances, child of Mr. Evans. August 8, Emmer- cile, child of Mr. Drew. Arthur N., child of George N. Johnson, born 28th June. August 15, Samuel Scott, child of Mr. Dues- berry, (Ul, at home.) Wm. Booker, child of James A. SneU, bom 24th March, 1852. An infant child of Wm. H. Powers. Septem- ber 5, Lucy R., child of Richard C. Hall. September 26, Wm. C, child of W. S. Thaw. October 3, Mary Ann, child of H. C. McNemara, born 19th October, 1850. November 12, An infant of Mrs. Turpiu, of Chesterfield county. November 14, Wm. D. Gibson, child of Dr. F. H. Deane. December 19, Ann W., child of C. B. Luck, born 15th December, 1848. 1853.— January 15, Willham J., child of Forsyth. January 30, Ambler, child of George A. Weed. March 13, Mary E. and Wm. Henry, children of Mr. Brown, of Stafford county. April 18, Rosalie, child of Plynn. May 9, Wm. Pendleton, child of W. M. IsbeU. Martha C, bora March 23, 1847, and Wm. James May 6, 1849, children of Ann 0. Pendleton. May 29, John Monumental Chtjech. 455 ■Woodbridge, child of J. H. Pecor, born December, 1852 ; Irene, child of Mr. Taylor, bom March, 1853. May 16, An infant child of Charles G. Thompson. May 17, Wm. Howard, child of Mr. Charle&^PorceU, (at home, ill.) July 3, Frederick Marx, child of Johni^HGhevallie, bom August, 1852. July 10, Mary C, childi of EMmnd Crenshaw, of Philadelphia. September 25, Fanny E., child of John Stith. September 26, Uavid Julian, child of David J. Burr, born 13th January, 1852. November 20, Frances Jane. December 11, Alice, child of Wm. H. Powers. Decem- ber 27, Charles B and Anne Louisa, children of Dr. Charles BeU Gibson. 1854. — January 1, Michael L., child of Mr. Obrien, born 15tb October, 1853. January 11, Alice B,., child of Washington Gill, bom 3rd September, 18."i2. January 29, Sally M., child of John W. Atkinson, (baptized by her grandfathei', Bishop A., of N. C.) February 11, Ellen Harvie, child of Kev. Anderson Wade, born December, 1853. February 12, Ann Conway, child of Alfred Tahaferro, bom 10th May, 1853. March 11, Mary E., child of J. M. Baker. March 19, Cornelia, child of John L. Bacon. A child of Ira O. Parker. May 14, Channing M., child of K. C. HaU. May 28, Luoinda S., child of Washington Gill, bom Jan- uary, 1854. .June 25, Frank Deane, child of J. Dunlop. June 29, Emily P., child of P. H. Aylett. July 2, Lucy Parker, child of E. M. BurweU. July 21, Susan Harvie, child of Dr. Spicer Patrick. July 14, Frances B. , child of Mr. Isaacs. Britannia, bom August 20, 1843 ; Arthur Wellsley, January 1, 1846 ; Joseph, 22nd January, 1848 ; and Kachael, 22nd October, 1851 ; four children of J. E. Fergusson, (a highly respected colored barber,, under Exchange Hotel.) July 16, An infant child of B. B. Minor. Edward and Cora, children of Dr. Peticolas. Nannie H., child of Edward Brown. August 11, Mary, child of Dr. Samuel Pat- teson, of Manchester, aged 7 years; James Henry, of same, 5. years ; and Martha Fay, of same, aged 4 years. September 18,. Lucy Randolph, child of Peter V. Daniel, Jr., (baptized at home.) September 28, Harrison, child of Dr. James Bolton, born 10th April, 1854. September 23, Nannie Irving, child of James A. Snell. October 27, Isabella Adair, child of Mr. Pleasants, boru October, 1853. Kate Ellen, child of Mr. Moore, born April, 1854. November 19, Eichard L., child of Wm. S. Thaw, born 30th De- cember, 1853. December 13, Two children of John J. London.. 456 HisTOEY or the December 21), Mildmeiry Ellis, child, and Mrs. Ann F. Ellis, the mother, of Buckingham county, Va. Ann M., child of Beverley Tucker. 1855.— January 14, an infant of William PerciyaL ^hniary 13, Calister E., child of Edmond Pendleton, born 8th ja».185t. April 8, Caroline G., child of George N. Johnson, bi Mrs. A. Gertrude Taylor, nine months old. April 22, Eliza Calvin, child of Wm. A. Bragg, born 22nd June, 1876. October 10, Mary Philips, child of Wm. E. Florence, born 15th August, 1875. Robei-t S., child of C. A. Coleman, bom 2nd September, 1876. October 14, Wm. Isaacs, (baptized by Rev. Mr. Williams, of Georgia.) November 4, Herbert P. Lefevre, also by same. Clement Thaw Morton, (Mr. John H. Tyler, spon- sor.) December 2, Elizabeth Higginbotham, child of Edward H. and Bell Fisher, born 5th August, 1877. 1878.— February 3, Philip Rahm, child of Mr. Carlton. (This is the last infant baptism recorded by Dr. Woodbridge ; and I will here remark, that when any age or Christian name are found wanting, it proceeds from the parochial report ; and in such cases parents or others have failed to insert them when baptism occurred. — G. D. F.) Infant Baptisms continued for convention report of 1878 : — March 20, Hattie Cabell, born May 17, 1876 ; Henry ' Mortimer, bom Dec. 21, 1868 ; William Allen, born March 2, 1870 ; Ohas. Radford, bom Jan. 12, 1872 ; and Thos. Crittenden, born Sept. 8, 1877, five children of Mr. Thos. H. Blankenship ; (baptized by Bishop Whittle). Henry Douglass and Margaret Bruce, chil- dren of Mr. Edwin A. Winn ; (baptized by Bishop Whittle.) May 5, Hunter McGuire, infant child of John Bell Bigger, six months old ; (baptized by Rev. J. H. Stringf ellow. ) 470 HlSTOET OF THE ADULT BAPTISMS.* OOMMENCINO WITH 184 7. 1847.— January 24, Mrs. Julia Fisher, daughter of Mr. Samuel Shepherd. March 3, Miss Anna B. Goodall. Septeniber 4, Cynthia, a colored woman, belonging to Mr. John L. Bacon. 1848.— March 12, Mrs. M. A., wife of Mr. Charles Purcell. July 2, Mr. Anthony Robinson, Jr. 1849. — January 22, Mrs. Kosina Mordecai. March 11, Miss Janette Fisher. March 24, Mrs. Eoba Nimmo. 1850.— May 12, Mrs. Betsy Bigger. 1851.— March 2, Miss Hester M. "Goodall. March 23, Miss Sarah McCloud. March 28, Mr. "Wm H. Powers, (by immersion. ) 1852. — April 25, Ann 0. Pendleton. December 17, Mrs. Emily Sublett. Mrs. Virginia W. Chevallie, (baptized on Friday, in Sunday-school room.) Mrs. C. B. Luck. December 18, Mrs. Laura Stith. Miss Sally E. Bigger. 1853. — April 5, Mrs. Neale, of Westmorland county, baptized in the First Baptist Church, (presumed by fmmersion.) NoTem- ber 13, Eliza TValker Howell. Margaret Holmes and Emeline Holland, members of the Female Humane Asylum. 1854. — April 29, Maria Louisa Clarke, member of the same in- stitution. June 25, Maria Jane EoUs, member of the same in- stitution. Sarah E. Stevenson, member of the same institution. Mary Ann Stevenson, member of the same institution. Margaret , a colored servant of Miss Deb. Couch. 1855. — May 5, Mary , a member of the Female Humane Asylum. July 8, John Bradley Cox. October 21, Sarah Bates Allen. October 28, Margaret Bigger. Mary Doswell. 1856. — January — , Catherine Fletcher. Ann Eliza Bridg- water. Sally Ferguson. February 26, Moses Branch. July 13, Sarah Elizabeth. September 29, Mary Eliza Spraggins, a mem- ber of the Female Humane Asylum. October 28, Mrs. Mary Watkins, formerly of the Methodist congregation. November 30, George W. Williams ; his sponsors were Messrs. G. D. Fisher and J. L. Bacon. 1857. — March 3, Mrs. Helen, wife of S. Basset French. March * I can And no record of adult baptisms for the first year, say for 1846 and 1816, under Dr. Woodbridge's rectorship in the Monumental Church. His record begins with 1847. Monumental Church. 471 6, Miss Eliza Charlotte, daughter of Mr. Henry Temple. June 21, Miss Sally N., daughter of Mr. HiD, the druggist. August 20, Arrabella Virginia Baxter ; her sponsor, Miss Martha Weed. October 10, Agnes Matilda, a colored woman. 1858. — March 28, Indianna, daughter of Mr. Samuel Freeman. Maiy Virginia AUen. LeUa Beers. June 20, Elvira C. Mander. July — , Alice Winne. 18.o9.— April 26, Kobert Powers. April 27, Lucy Ellen Rawls. 1860. — March — , Mrs. Dennison. October 25, Mrs. Jane Eliza Sutton. 1861.— March 19, Mary Elizabeth Howeth, a member of the Female Humane Asylum ; her sponsors were Miss Mary Nieolson and Miss Betty Harrison. March 22, Mrs. Purcell, daughter of Mrs. Hermans, who was her sponsor. Mai-ch 24, Mrs. Virginia, wife of Mr. Watkins ; her sponsors were Mrs. Henry Temple and Miss Lizzie T. Miss Caroline Temple ; her sponsors were the same as Mrs. Watkins'. August 20, Orlando B. Whiting, United. States soldier of the 38th New York Tolunteers, confined at hospital, baptized there, and Rev. Mr. Slack, of Maryland, his sponsor, age not known. August 22, Wm. W. Wadley, of the 2nd Maine regiment, Bangor, confined at the hospital, baptized, there by Kev. Mr. Slack, of Maryland, and Eev. Anderson Wade, of Charles City county, his sponsorj; age unknown. August 24, Nieolson Asa Corson, 27th New York regiment,. Chesemung county ; no sponsors, and age unknown, by Kev. George Woodbridge, of Monumental Church. 1862. — May 7, Mrs. Mary E. Norton, wife of Norbome Norton ; her husband, Mrs. Lucy M. and Miss Nannie F. Norton, her sponsors. July 6, Horace P. Edmond, twenty-six years old. 1863.— May 13, Mrs. White. Mrs. Hawn. September 13, Charles Abram, son of Mrs. Pureell, about twenty-two years old ; Mrs. Purcell his sponsor. September 27, Leroy Hamilton, son of Mrs. Kedwood, of Mobile, thirty-two years old, and Miss- Eiohardson his sponsor. October 28, Davis Abbott Spencer, age unknown ; Mrs. James W. Twyman his spon'sor. 1864. — April >', Mrs Mary Ann Hays, about thirty years old. December 12, John Sparrow Martin, about forty yeais old, of Franklin county, Va., wounded, and at Chimborazo hospital, very iU. 1865. — February 3, William Sims, seventy years old in March ; 47y History of the he had been educated and lived ae a Baptist, (clerical baptism.; February 12, Henry Tucker Parrish, about thirty-five years .old, no sponsor. April 1, Anderson DoUahide, about forty years old, (ill at Chimborazo hospital,) Miss M. E. Rowland and Miss Eag- nal his sponsors. April 2, Mrs. Elizabeth 0. Fiuley, about thirty years old, (a refugee from Petersburg;) her sister and Mr. Thos. U. Dudley were her sponsors. 1866. — July 22, Miss Marietta Gary, about twenty-one years old ; Miss Mary E. Fisher her sponsor. November 4, Nath'l Tiernan Walta, about twenty-five years old ; Mr. A. L. West and Dr. Little his sponsors. 1867. — July 14, James Henry Grafton, about thirty years old; Mr. and Mrs. Wm, L. Maule and Mr. George D. Fisher his spon- sors. September 29, Eveline Bedford, about forty years old ; Miss Mary Whitcomb and Mrs Eahm her sponsors. 1868.— April 12, Thomas L., son of Mr. Thomas M. Alfriend, •about twenty -four years old ; his father sick, and no sponsor pre- sent. June 8, James Wrenn, aged sixty-rthree, and his wife, Macellina, sick and deaf, .but earnest, aged fifty-eight, (baptized .at home.) October 11, Mattie, daughter of Charles B. Stacy, born 22nd January, Win. 1869.— March 20, Mrs. Helen Farley, about fifty years old ; Mrs. Bell Mayo, Mrs. Willie Mayo, and Miss Bull her sponsors. December 12, Mrs. Mary New, about forty years old ; Miss Helen King her sponsor. 1870. — March 27, Mrs. Anna Woody, about forty years old ; Miss Sarah Branch, her sponsor. April 15, Mrs. Amanda Mal- vina Clark, forty-five years old, her mother as sponsor. May 6, .John Strother Calvert, fifty-five years old, and baptized on his 'death bed. 1871. — February 19, Lucy H. Berrian, about twenty-six years old ; Mr. Berrian and Mrs. Livingston, her sponsors. March 18, Mrs. Erricson, about thirty years old ; very ill, no sponsor. March 21, Mrs. Mary Ann Friend, about forty years old, (at home sick ;) Mrs. MoRae and Dr. Knox her sponsors. March 25, James Atkinson Inloes, about fifty-five years old ; his sponsor was Miss Susau Inloes. April 1, Mrs. Jane Eliza Heath, about forty years old ; no sponsor named. April 4, Julia Hudson Bransford, about twenty-two years old; Mrs. Sturgis, her sponsor. Florence Lyle, daughter of Joseph Allen, deceased, about twenty years Monumental Chubch. 473 ■old. May 20, Thomas McGiffln, thirty-five years old, and prisoner under sentence of death for murder. 1872.— March 10, Adele Crozet, daughter of Dr. C. S. Mills, about twenty-three years old ; Dr. Mills and Mrs. Lockerman as her sponsors. March 12, Elizabeth Jordan "Wild, about fifty years of age; no sponsors named. March 20, Aminta "Williams rrischkorn, about twenty-eight years old ; Mr. and Mrs. Cot- trell her sponsors. March 22, Robert Lindsay Dickinson, about fifty-five years old, (at home, ill.) March 2.5, Adelaide Mc- Naught, a colored woman, aged about fifty, (at home, ill.) March 27, Mrs. Claudia, wife of Dr. Charles S. Mills, about fifty years old ; her husband as sponsor. Nicholas, son of Dr. C. S. Mills, about twenty-four years old ; his father as his sponsor. November 24, Fanny, daughter of Jasper Johann, about twenty- "two years old, and Matilda F., of same, about twenty years old. 1873.— March 26, Mrs. L, D. Crenshaw, daughter of Mr. "Wm. M. Sutton. April 3, Kate Seymour Winn, daughter of Mr. Henry Exall, about twenty-four years old ; her sponsors were her hus- band, Mrs. C. O. Winn, and Mr. James H. Gardner. May 18, Mrs. Eliza Brown Graves, about fifty-one years old, and her sponsor Mr. G. D. Fisher. 1874. — April 12, "Richard Willis Thorn, twenty-five years of age, and his sponsors were Mrs. and Miss D. Thorn, and Mr. G. T). Fisher. James Fontain Thurston, forty years old, and his wife as sponsor. 1876. — March 26, Hannah Butze, twenty -four years old, Mrs. Hahm her sponsor ; and Mera Butze, about twenty years old, with same sponsor. James P. Duval, fifty-five years old, with Mrs. Philip Duval as his sponsor. April 1.5, Martha Saunders, twenty-one years old ; Mrs. Bahm as her sponsor. Mrs. Julia Waddy Coleman, twenty-eight years old ; Miss Woodbridge and Miss Sally Clarke as her sponsors. 1877.— March 25, Louisa A. Crawford, fifty years old ; Mr. and Mrs. Blakey as her sponsors. Miss Janette Le Point Nott, twen- 1;y-five years old ; Mr. Harrold and Mrs. Bowen her sponsors. Mrs. Virginia Alice Crutchfield, forty years old ; Mrs. Bowen her ■sponsor. April 29, Andrew Neale Clarke, about forty years old ; Mr. G. D. Fisher his sponsor. Adult Baptisms reported to Convention of 1878 : April 17, A. Eufus Yarbrough ; Charles Alfred Crawford ; (by Bishop Whittle, at night, in Monumental Church.) 474 HiSTOKY OF THE coKfikmations Held in the Monumental Chukch dndee the Kectobbhip of Kev. Geokge Woodbkidge, commencing in 184:6. 1846. By Bishop Johns. — April 5. Mrs. Dyer. Mrs. James A. Snell. Mrs. Henry Fisher. 1847. By Bishop Johns. — On Good Friday, April 2. Mrs. David S. Burr. Miss Anna B. Goodall. Miss Margaret Clemmit. Mrs. Hodijah Meade. Mrs. David Fisher. Mr. William Harmer. 1848. By Bishop Johns. — March 26. Mr. Augusta Braxton. Miss Xabb, of Gloucester- Miss Matilda McNemara. county. Mrs. Susan A. Toler. Miss Yeatman, of same. 1849. By Bishop Johns. — April 1. Mr. Chevers. Mrs. W. K. C. Nye. Mrs. Dr. Fry. Mr. Anthony Kobinson, Jr. Miss Janette Fisher. Miss Stenbergen, Mrs. Hitchcock. Mrs. George Weed. Mrs. John J. London. " John Womble. Mr. W. K. C. Nye. 1850. By Bishop Meade.— May 22. Mrs. Betsy Bigger. Mrs. Philip Rahm. Miss Emily Carmiohael. Mr. Sullivan. " Mary Elmshe Fisher. Captain Andre vr Taloott. " Mag. Scott Maomurdo. Mr. Charles Talcott. " Eliza Meade. Miss Harriet Talcott. " Koba Nimmo. ■' Mary Taloott. 1851. By Bishop Johns. — March 30. Dr. Coleman. Mrs. Carter Johnson. Mrs. Drew. Miss Sarah McCloud. Miss Laura Fisher. " Lucy Ann Maoou. " Hester M. Goodall. " Sarah Macmurdo. Monumental Church. 4Y5. Miss Sophia Nowland. Miss Randolph. Mr. Pennyf eather. Mrs. Saunders. Mr. William H. Powers, Note. — No confirmations reported by him in 1852. 1853. By Bishop Johns.- -March 19. Mrs. John W. Atkinson. Miss Sally Bigger. Mrs. Clopton. Miss Pocahontas Clarke. Mrs. John Chevallie. Miss Collin. " Evans. Mr. Thomas Foster. Mrs. C. B. Luck. Mr. Meade. Miss Gertrude Macmurdo. Miss Mussen. Mrs. Charles Purcell. " Pendleton. Ira Parker. " John G. Robert. Miss Stagg. Mrs. John Stith. " John T. Sublett. Miss Thomas. Mrs. ■ Tazewell. 1854. By Bishop Johns. - -April : Miss Mary E. Macmurdo. Mrs. Wm. L. Maule. Mr. Christopher Robinson, Miss Mary Ross. Mr. John Tyler. " Randolph Talcott. Miss Sarah E. Woodbridge, " Julia Warwick. Mrs. Brazeal. Miss Sarah Branch. Mr. Wm. F. Davis. Miss Anne Fisher. " Anna S. Foster. " E. Walker Howell. " Emeline Hollins. " E. Hackley. " Margaret Holmes. Note. — No report of confirmations by Dr. W. in 1855. i«r,G. By Bishop Meade. — November 4. Sarah Bates Allen. George C. Hobson. Mag. Alvey. Mary Louisa Morris. Margaret Bigger. Mary Ann N. Mrs. A. B. Cole. Maria Jane RoUs. John B. Coxe. Susan Richardson. Mary Doswell. Frank Smyth. Susan Glassel. Franklin Thomas. Fanny Goodwin. Elizabeth N. Woodbridge. 476 History of the By Bishop Johns, at St. Paul's Church. — ^October 28. Dr. Addington. William Weed, (of Monumental congregation.) 1857. -By Bishop Johns. — March 8. Mrs. Ambler. " John Bigger. " Bush. " Baboock. Mr. S. Basset French. Mrs. Helen B. French. Miss Sally Fergusson. Mrs. Steptoe Harrison. " Josephine Haywood. Mr. Lindsay. Miss. Ann Lindsay. Mr. Wm. L. Maule. William Nolting. Miss Sarah H. Smith. " Eleanor M. Smith. " E. Charlotte Temple. Mr. George W. Williams. 1858. By Bishop Meade.- -April 18. Miss Virginia Allen. Mrs. Virginia Benson. " Anthony Burgwyn. Miss Lelia Beers. " Adeline Deane. llrs. E. Dudley. Mr. Harvey Dudley. Miss Indianna Freeman. " Gray. " Lettie Gregory. " Ann Harvie. TVIr. Hartman. Miss Emily Harvie. Note. — Mr. Thomas XJ. Dudley was confirmed in Petersburg, in 1857, and Miss Macmurdo at St. Paul's Church, in Kich- mond, but both members of the Monumental Church congrega- tion. 1859. First Sunday after Easter. Mr. Tyler Edwards. Miss Sally Hill. " Lottie Meade. " E. Macmurdo. Mr. Kiohard Macmurdo. " John Pickett. Miss Margaret Kegnault. " Kate Eegnault. Mr. Smith. Miss Lizzie Tyler. " Anne Wallace. Mrs. Webster. Martha , (a colored woman. ) By Bishops Johns. Miss Sally Allen. Mr. Barksdale. Miss Mary Bigger. " Cora Bolton. " Parke Chamberlayne. Miss Agnes Haxall. Mr. James Johnson. Miss Charlotte Nolting. Mrs. Mary Purcell. Monumental Chuech. 47T Mr. Bobert Powers. Mrs. George Starrett. Miss Lucy Ellen Rolls. Mr. ■ Young. Mr. George Starrett. In addition, three persons were presented by Eev. Wm. Wilmer, 1860. By Bishop Meade. — April 8. Mrs. Dennison. Mrs . Peyton Johnston. " English. Miss Lidia Macon. ' ' Herman. ' ' Lizzie Kobinson. Miss E. Harriet Haxall. " Millioeut Snell. " Virginia Hankius. " Virginia Scott. 1861. By Bishop Johns. — March 24. Miss Nannie Dade. Miss Kathleen Macmurdo. " AnnEasby. Mrs. Jane Eliza Sutton. " Mary Jane Fordham. " Charles Talcott. " Mary E. Gibson. Miss Sally Taliaferro. " Mary E. Howarth. " Caroline Temple. Mrs. PamUa Hobson. " Esma Watkins. Mr. Lancaster. Mrs. Virginia Watkins. Miss Rose Macmurdo. Mr. WiUiams. " Josephine Macon. By Bishop Johns. — December 22. Mrs. Bromwell. Mr. Norborne Norton. Miss Carr. Miss Georgia Nye. Mr. Wm. Chambers. Mrs. Harriet Purcell. Mrs. Jones. Mr. Samuel Tyler. Miss Mary H. Lawson. Miss. Alice Womble. By Bishop Johns. — December 24, Mrs. Watkins, confirmed at home, and iU. 1862. By Bishop Johns.— May 11. Dr. Brewer. Mr. Mills. Miss Harriet Dickens. Mrs. Mary E. Norton.. Lieut. Robert Minor. Miss Martha Rahm. By Bishop Johns.— May 25. Lieut. Walter R. Butt. Mrs. Henrietta MiUs. Mrs. Harris. Ool. Pendor. Mr. Gordon McCabe. 478 History of the 1863. By Bishop Johns. — March 4. Mr. 'Wm. H. Brown. May Miss Kannie M. Dabney, " Fairfax. James B. Grayson, (presented by Rev. Mr. Peterkin.) Samuel H. Lynn, of Maryland, (presented by Rev. Mr. Pe- terkin. ) Mrs. Hawn. " Virginia Hewlett. ' ' Edgar Macon. " Lookerman. Mr. McBride. 24. Miss Nannie Macmurdo. " Fannie Minor. Mrs. Santos. " Wm. Ira Smith. Dr. Wm, T. Sutton, Jr. Miss Nannie Robinson, of King William county. Miss Sally F. Thornton. " Margaret Taliaferro, of Gloucester county. Mrs. White. Miss Maria Wright. 1864. By Bishop Johns. - -April 3. Mrs. Mary Ann Allen. Miss Julia Branch. Richard Channing Bolton, (at St. James' Church.) Mr. C. R. Chapin. Miss Anna M. Deane. Mr. Charles C. Crane. " J. B. Herman. Miss Mary Ann HiU. " Ellen HiU. Mrs. Mary Ann Hays. Miss Virginia Johnson. " Mary Johnson. " Virginia Johnson. Genl. James L. Kemper. Miss Lizzie Price. " Hattie Masters. Captain Peyton Randolph. Miss Caroline Rahm. Mr. J. E. Smith. 1865. By Bishop Johns. — June 25. Mr. Benj. T. August. Miss Fannie Evans. Mr. George S. Fitzhugh. Miss Isabella Forsyth. " Esther Forsyth. Mr. Edward H. Fisher. " Robert H. Fisher. " Charles Gravitt. Miss Lucy Gravitt. " Mary Hall. " Eliza HaU. Mr. 0. D. Rice. Miss Mary Jane Taylor. " Mary N. Woodbridge. " Julia C. Woodbridge. Monumental Chuech. 479 1866. By Bishop Johns. — April 8. Miss Josephine Brown. " Willie A. Brown. Mrs. Brown. Mr. James Bolton. " Charles Bolton. " John Morton Burton. Miss Lizzie Deane. " Mary Fields. " Lizzie Fields. " Fannie French. " Nellie French. " Mary P. Gardner. " Charlotte Haxall. April 10. Miss Catherine Walker, (at St. James'.) 1867. By Bishop Johns. — April 21 Miss Maria Isabella Jones. " Fanny Macon. Mrs. Mary Bell Macon. Mr. Wm. H. H. Powers. " Alfred Poindexter. Mrs. Alfred Poindexter. " Wm. Munday Poindexter. Miss Alexina Pecor. " Lelia Pleasants. " Maria P. Taylor. " Mary Whitcomb. Mrs. Nannie Young. Miss Bradley. " Cooke. Mr. James K. V. Daniel. ' ' Isaacs. " Peter H. Mayo. Miss Emma Purcell. Mrs. • • Pitts. Miss Patty Price. ' ' Emma Kahm. " Adelaide Stratton. " Mary Kate Temple. •' Florence Temple. '■ Lizzie Van Winkle. 1868. By Bishop Johns. -April 9. Mr. Thomas L. Alfriend. Miss Maria Bolton. Mr. James Henry Crafton. Captain Felix Cave. Miss Alice C. Cave. " Helen Cave. " Ellen Nott Harrold. Mr. Hodijah Meade. Mies BeU Newby. May 10. Miss Eliona Skelton and Miss Alice Powers, of Monumental Ohurch, were confirmed by Bishop Whittle, in St. James' Church. Miss Eveline Bedford. " Kate Skelton. " Nannie J. Snell. Mr. John Gr. Williams. Miss Wyooff. Mrs. Wise. Miss Elizabeth L. Trent, (from St. James' Church.) 4:80 History of the 1869. By Bishop Whittle. - -March 24. Mr. Philip Allen. Mrs. Philip AUen. Mrs. Bapty. Mr. Jackson Bolton, (confirmed at High School, Alexandria.) Miss Lucy Norton Fisher. ' ' Julia Finney. Mrs. Farley. Miss Mary V. Graham. Mr. Robert Harrold. Mrs. Phebe Hitchcock. Miss Fanny Haxall. General ■ Lane. Mr. W. S. P. Mayo. Miss Elizabeth Marshall. Mr. Lewellyne "W. McVeigh- Miss Nina Neeson. , " Neeson. " Willie Eadcliffe. " Jessina B,oaoh. " Laura V. Bedford. Mrs. Van Winkle. Mr. James Wren. Marcellina Wren. Mrs. Wooddy. By Bishop Johns. Miss Lizzie Bigger. " Ann Phillips Bennett. " Charlotte Bigger. Mr. Wm. Ohapin. Mrs. Clarke, Mr. James E. Doran. Miss Doran. " Daniel. Mrs. Thomas Doswell. Miss Anna Florence. Mr. Francis E. Habersham. Mr. Livingston. 1870. -Easter Sunday, April 17. Mrs. Livingston. Miss Mehssa Mays. " Isabella N. Meriwether- " Sarah Martha Neeson. Mr. Thomas Poindexter. ' ' George Euffin. Miss Irene L. Stearns. Mr. Meade Skelton. Mrs. Trainer. Mrs. Williams. Miss Melissa Williams. Mrs. Anna Wooddy. By Bishop Whittle. —April 21. Mr. H. C. Emerson. Mrs. Anna S. Emerson. 1871. By Bishop Whittle. — Tuesday Night before Easter. — April 4. Miss Kate Adams. Mrs. Charles Friend. " Florence Allen. Miss Emma Florence. Mrs. Berrian. Mr. Samuel Freedley. Miss Julia Brentsford. Mrs. Jane Eliza Heath. " Mary Crowe. Miss Julia Gardner. Mr. Andrew Dowd. Mr. James Inloes. Dr. Charles Friend. Mr. J. Boykin Lee. Monumental Chueoh. 481 Mrs. J. Boykin Lee. Miss Sally Maule. Mrs. New. Miss Emma Stith. Mr. Charles B. Skinker. 1872. By Bishop Johns. Mrs. Randolph Talcotfc. " George N. Woodbridge.. Miss Kate " Oetavia C. Kobinson, (be- longs to St. James' Church.). -March 31. Mrs. Adams. Miss Helen Bennett. Mrs. Mary Ann Dickinson. " Aminta Frischkorn. Miss Amelia Frischkorn. " Anna Estelle Farian. ' ' Maria Heath. Mr. William Jones. Mr. Lathrop. Dr. Charles S. MilLs. Mrs. Claudia N. Mills. Miss Adele Crozet Mills. Mr. Nicholas Mills. " Morris. Miss Adelaide McNaught, Mr. William Norwood. Miss Nannie Bell Maury.. Mr. James Tyler. " Henry Tyler. " William C. Thaw.. Mr. John Whitoomb. " Wright. Miss Olivia Williams.. By Bishop Whittle.- Miss EmUy Augustine. " LiUie Baker. " Clara Baker. " Anna Bigger. " EUona Estelle Chapin, " Lucinda Gittings. " Virginia Hall. " Matilda F. Johann. " Fanny Johann. Mary Powers. " Eebecca Bobinson. 1873. Wednesday in passion week. — April 9.. Mr. J. Holoomb Eoyall. " Leon Thurston. " Walter Williams. Mrs. Kate Seymour Winn. Miss Josephine Withers. " Kate Withers. " Ellen Withers; " Minnie Whitoomb. " Kate Whitcomb. ' ' Kachael Womble. . 1874. By Bishop Johns. — April 19. Mrs. Ball. Mr. Herman New.. " Sue Crenshaw. Mrs. Thomas Potts.. Miss Sally Doswell. Miss Ella Smith. Mr. Edwin Green. Mr. Slater. Mrs. Graves. Miss Mary Stewart. Miss Howard. Mrs> Abigail Whitcomb;- " Euth Howard. Miss Judith. Watkins.. 31 482 History of the Miss Serena Adams. Mr. Thomas Atkinson. " Wm. Bigger. " Horace P. Edmond. Miss Julia Freeman. Mr. Alexander Guigon. Miss Susie McDoweU. 1875.— March 26. , Mrs. Saunders. Miss Stanard. Mrs. Henry Tyler. Miss Laura Yancey Wright. Mr. George N. Woodbridge. " DosweU Walker. 1876. By Bishop Whittle. —April 19. Mr. Olodomer Burton. Miss Minnie Butze. ' ' Hannah Butze. " Peggy Bigger. Mrs. Brooks. 1 " Julia Wooddy Coleman. Miss Sophia Clarke, foonfirmed in Maryland.) Mrs. Ellison. " Virginia Gentry. Miss Susie Graves. 1877. By Bishop Whittle. Mrs. Philip HaxaU. Miss Ida Matthews. " Elvira E. Nowell. " Ann Powers. " Lucy Powers. " Martha Saunders. " Margaret SneU. " Mary Ann Skelton. Mr. Wilde. Mrs. Warren. -March 28. Mrs. Miller. Miss Janette LePoint Nott. Mr. Dudley Powers. Miss Pecor. Mr. Nicholas Kuffin. Mrs. Nicholas Enffin. Mr. Wm. Kobert Saunders. Mrs. Amanda Gertrude Taylor. This was the last confirmation prior to the death of Dr. Wood- bridge, on the 14th February, 1878. ■CoNFiKMATioNS in April, 1878, included in Parochial Eeport by Senior Warden, for this year. Miss Ellen C. London, aged 12, reported by Miss Mary A Fulton by authority of Eev. Mr. Eobert Gibson. Mr. Anderson Clarke, his sponsor George D. Fisher. Hiss Virginia Hurd, aged 16, by Mrs. Crouch. Mr. Hilary Baker, Miss Sarah Bailey. " Lucy Bigger. Mrs. Virginia Alice Crutchfield. " Lonisa A. Crawford. Mr. Clarke. Miss Denoon. " Sarah Harvio. Monumental Chgeoh. 483 Miss Stella Hagau, by Miss Mary A. Fulton. Mrs. Lettie BlaukinsliiiD, by Miss Hellen King. Miss Jennie WMtoomb, by Miss Mary A. Fulton. Mrs. Bettie B. Harvey, by Mr. Woodbridge. Miss Eliza Meade, 13 years old, by her father. Miss Lizzie Eoddy, by Miss Mary A. Fulton. Miss Julia Smith, by same. Miss Sarah Exall, by Kev. Mr. Weddel. Miss Alice Maury, by Rev. Mr. Kepler. Mr. A. Kufus Yarbrough. Mr. Charles Alfred Crawford. MAEEIAGES Fbom Paboohial Kecobd book op Monumental Chuboh, com- mencing IN December, 1845, and extending to the death of Rev. Geo. Woodbridge, 14th Peeeuaey, 1878. 1845. — December 23, Garl-ett G. Alburger to Frances Tyndall. 1846. — January 20, Enoch T. Reynolds to Ann E. Batley. May 7, John G. Skelton, M. D., to Mary Ann Meade. May 17, George Bartlan to Mary E. Patterson, (at church.) June 3, Samuel Patterson, M. D., to Hypatia McRae. July 9, Mr. Terrett to EUzabeth Payne. October 15, Thomas S. Riddick to Hannah M. Greanor. December 17, Wm. S. Thaw to Helen 0. Brooks. 1847. — January 20, Thomas Jewett, Jr., to Christian Barton. January 21, Samuel Goulding to Mary Ann Marshall. January 28, Wm. D. Merriwether, M. D., to Phebe Ann Philips Gardner. August 10, James Flynn to Catherine Emerich. September 30, John Harrold to Frances Shine. December 30, Thomas Hay- wood to Josephine Perkins. 1848. — January 27, James G. Stockin to Jane F. Foster, (at church.) April 18, Helenor Henley to Elanor Mitchell, (colored.) March 18, "Wm. H. Powers to Mary B. Johnston. June 27, Joseph E. Walker to Mary Ann ■ Kersey. July 12, Robert J. Woodson to Bettie M. Crouch. November 8, Kev. H. String- fellow to Camilla Harris. December 14, Joseph H. James to Sarah Gennett. 484 HiSTOKY OF THE 1849.— February 8, J. W. Bransford to Catherine Beers. March 15, John C. F. Bennett to Mary C. P. Gardner. May 24, Wm. H. H. Gardner to Julia L. Wight. June 12, Dr. James Sizer to Mary Ann Beers. June 19, Samuel L. Shannan to Frances White. Jane 27, William Daly to Charlotte Jackson, (colored.) 1849. — July 5, John F. Stith to Laura Brown. August 2, Wm. L. Maule to Ella Jane Eegnault. September 2, Kiohard Forsy to Maria Webber. October 18, John O. Parker to Rebecca Yar- rington. November 3, Daniel Y. Bowen to Virginia Bargamin. 1850. — April 7, Anderson to Luoina, (colored.) May 3, Adam Schmitt to Louisa Schuman. July 15, Ernest Ehnegott Kurth to Ernestine Minesoh. July 18, Patrick Albert Cross to Pocha- hontas Judah, (free colored.) September 17, Andrew Johnson to Eosina W. Greaner. November 24, Jefferson Jones to Eliza- beth, (colored.) 1851. — March 2, Thomas to Grace — slaves — (colored.) June 7, John H. Allen to Lucinda Perry. October 6, Kev. Wm. J. Zimmer, of Georgia to Juliett Ellis Nimmo. 1852. — January 8, Edmund A. Crenshaw to Mary C. Eobinson. April 8, Johanna Feller to Catherine Shriek. May 12, Wm. M. Isbell to Mary Eliza MoGehe. .June 15, Dr. Spicer Patrick to Virginia Harvie. August 9, Wm. T. Blair to Jane E. Mills. September 14, Eobert A. Saunders to Lucy W. Eandolph. Oc- tober 18, John H. Timberlake to Elizabeth F. Caysent. 1853. — January 18, Charles Armstrong to Frances Forsyth. February 15, Thomas Cowan to Susan Beers. March 10, Eev. Anderson Wade to Susan C. Harvie. October 4, Edward E. Dudley to Mary Ehzabeth Branch. October 17, Moses Ellyson to Prances T. Eegnault. November 8, Charles Carter to , (colored.) November 8, Edward Warren to Janette Fisher, (by Eev. Andrew Fisher, at church.) Dr. Thomas M. Page to Lucy Eosalia Brown. 1854.— January 12, James M. Quick to Caroline C. Allen. January 25, Louis Picot to Catherine M. Monde. February 1, Wm. Price to Ann EUza Harris, (colored.) February 2, Alfred A. Heath to Eliza Ann Eowls. February 23, Charles Bullock, of Philadelphia, to Margaret C. Eobinson. May 5, Wm. E. Butler to Lucy Ann Smith. June 6, Ophelia to William, (colored.) July 20, Albert L. Lindsay to Virginia A. Baber. September 20, Thomas Butler to Eliza Shipley. September 21, Josiah Monumental Chueoh. 485 Bray to Mary Collins. October — , Titus Short to Betsy , (colored.) October 17, Felix A. Cave to Ellen Ann Macon, ^at church.) October 19, Edward C. Minor to Ann Amoss. No- Ternber 8, George M. Pennybaker to I. Egbertine Worthen, (by Bev. George Woodbridge, at St. James' church.) November 15, J. H. Walk to Harriet Jane Snell, (at church.) November 17, Kichard Eoberts to Ann Obrien. December 1, Andrew W. Forsyth to Mary Broderick. December 27, Anders to Patsy, (colored.) 1855. — January 31, George C. Howard to Elizabeth H. Mc- ■Connell, (at St. James Church, by Rev. Mr. Woodbridge.) Feb- ruary 7, fidward JI. Norvell to Sallie E. Bigger. February 15, Jacob to Lucy, (colored servants of Mr. McCance.) March 30, Jamison to Sarah, (colored, at Mrs. Price's.) April 19, Francis W. Chamberlayne to Virginia Hanes. May 24, Samuel H. Gor- don to Ann B. Blair. July 18, Horace Yassaway to Maria H. Prevail, (free colored. ) July 25, James Armstrong to Mrs. Ann Broderick. August 2, Fortiscue S. Hopkins to Sarah Eliza Bin- der. November 28, Thomas Pemberton to Mary Eliza Macmurdo. 1856. — January 3, David Chalmers to Mrs. Ann M. Meade. January 9, William (servant of Mr. James H. Gardner,) to Ellie, (servant of N. B. Hill.) January 10, Wm. W. Blackford to Mary Robertson. Samuel (servant of Mr. J. H. Tyler,) to Maria, (colored.) April 10, Edward Lloyd Handy, U. S. N., to Mary G. Chevallie. April 15, George W. Gatewood to Georgiana L. •Crouch. May 3, Wm. Dewees to Mary Hunter. May 15, Peter D. McKinney to Sarah A. Lyle. May 20, James B. Irvin to Maria Louisa Ferguson, (colored.) May 21, Peter Mitchell to Daura Martin. May 28, George Edgar Gresham to Mary Jane Olemmett. May 30, Wm. Wilson to Ann, (slaves.) July 9, Wil- liam (slave to Mr. Bigger,) to Martha P. Simple, (a slave.) August 28, Edward Carr to Virginia Pleasants, (slaves.) Octo- ber 15, John Henry Eustice to Catherine A. Pickett. November 13, Edward Norvell to Susan D. Richardson. 1857.— March 12, William to Mary. May 6, Charles. H. Man- son to Eleanor Bigger. August 20, Alex. B. Guigon to Sarah Bates Allen. September 22, H. Carrington Watkins to Virginia C. Temple. September 28, Andrew E. Fitzpatrick to Agnes W. Brown. December 24, Orlofif Erickson to Eleanor Mary Smyth, ^at churc^) 486 History of the 1858. — February 10, Pleasant Howell to Elenine Foster, (at church.) February 18, Edwin C. Corden to Ester T. White. May 8, Bobert Crabbe to Ella Page. June 23, Joseph Carlton to Helen Gardner. October 12, Virginia Dabney to Ellen M. Heath, (in St. James Church. ) Lewis W. Webb to Lucy W. Bigger, (at church.) October 14, Alfred L. HoHaday to Alice C. Macon, (at church.) November 4, Horace P. Edmond to Sarah E. Wood- bridge. November 25, PhiUp T. Sutton to Indianna Freeman. George M. Vaughan to Sophia C. Nowland. 1859. — February 23, Charles Lundin to Miss Dorflinger. March 9, Benj. K. Davis to Mrs. Betsey L. Ward, (at Mr. E. D. Hitchcock's.) March 14, William to Julia, (colored.) March 18, Wm. O. Taylor to Margaret Beers, (at church.) November 9, Caddis B. Luck to Mrs. Martha Fitzgerald. November 15, Jas. S. Tyler to Mrs Bebecca Hogan. December 20, Bobert Alexan- der Caskie to Amanda Wallace Gregory. I860.— February 25, B. Frank Cove to Barbara Wingfield. March 29, Frank G. Eufdn to EUen S. Harvie. May 25, Henry S. Arnold to Mary Gunnings. October 30, Eev. Wm. H. Mills to Nannie C. Alvey. November 6, Bev. Henry A. Wise to Hallie E. Haxall. December 11, George D. Fisher to E. Harriet HaxaU. 1861. — January 17, John J. Brown to Catherine B. Stubs. February 7, Philip Bahm to Ann S. Foster. February 12, B. S. Dickinson to Mary Ann Sizer, (at church.) May 13, Edward Pay son Beeve to Hester M. GoodaU, (in Grace Church.) Sep- tember 11, Col. Bagen to Josephine Baynard, (at church.) Oc- tober 29, George W. Camp to Annie Fisher, fat her father's house.) 1862.— February 12, John Mutter to Mrs. Mary S. Nelson, (at Mrs. Beverley Wellford's.) April 9, Mr. Charles Hunt to Sarah L. Lyon. April 19, John Tyler to Virginia Allen. April 22, Dr. Peter Lyons to Adeline A. Deane, (at church.) June 3, Bev. John MeCabe, D. D., to Mrs. M. De Ford, (at church.) Decem- ber 23, Captain Miles Macon to Mary B. Burton, (at house of Mr. John Jones.) December 25, Thomas to Sally, (colored, at Mr. T. U. Dudley's.) December 30, Atgyle to Betsy, (colored, at Mr. Eahm's.) 1863.— January 8, James Hodges to Emma Weeks, (at church.) February 8, Wm. Eandolph to Fredericka Wright, (at St. Philip's Church, free persons of color.) May 10, Absalom to, Harriet, Monumental Chuech. 487 (colored, at Mr. Eiehard 0. Hall's. June 3, Kichard C. Waddel to Margaret Gregory, (at Judge Gregory's, Charles City county.) July 6, Alfred D. Shepperson to Fannie L. Johnson, (Miss Johnson is of Brooklyn, New York ; at ehurch.) August 18, William Jones to Mary Macmnrdo. September 11, Kufus Morse to Mary V. McGonnell, (at Kev. Mr. Fletcher's residence.) October 1, Dr. C. W. P. Brock to Elizabeth Tyler, (at home.) November 18, John W. McBryde to Cora Bolton, (at church.) November 26, James Hamilton to Ezineah Watkins, (at church.) December 1, Benjamin F. Ladd to Margaret S. Bigger. 186i. — July 20, Theodore W. Hoinniger to Maria W. Sanders, (at Mr. Thorn's, in Henrico county.) August 29, S. T. Flannagan to Mrs. Kate Bayllise, (at Bev. Dr. Woodbridge's residence.) September 6, Pendleton Bryan to Emma M. Lyon. October 6, Frank to Nancy, (colored.) November 13, Robert to Mary Turner, (colored, at Kev. Dr. Woodbridge's house.) December 8, Wallace Washington to Lucy C. Macon, (at church.) Decem- ber 20, Frank H. Alfriend to Sarah A. Womble, (at Mr. John Womble's residence. ) December 25, Arthur to Mary, (colored. ) December 26, Edmund to'Milly, (colored.) 1865. — Mai eh 7, Charles H. Cawood to Lucy Jane Macon, (at the house of Mr. Friend, in Henrico.) April 7, James Casson to Mrs. Mary Louisa Forsythe. May 10, Lewis H. Frayser to Mrs. M. E. Dudley, (at church.) July 6, Joel J. Brown to Mary H. Hill, (at church.) July 21, Edwin B. Lovin to Henrietta P. Clayton. September 26, Andrew Lily to Farquinia Apperson. 1866. — February 22, William Dias to Margaret: Timberlake. August 2, Charles P. Bigger to Susan F. Crittenden. August 7, Peyton Randolph to Mary E. Fisher, (at residence of her aunt, Mrs. L. M. Norton.) September 12, Christopher A. Robinson to Georgiana L. Charter. November 20, Wm. E. Florence to Mary P. Gardner. December 11, Charles B. Stacy to Caroline Eahm. December 18, John M. Toler to Lizzie E. Price. 1867. — January 8, Joseph Reinhart to Bettie B. Brock. Jan- uary 15, James Vass to SaUy Taliaferro, (this couple live in Cul- peper county.) February 27, Rev. George W. Easter to Kosa Macmurdb, (at Ashland, Hanover county.) June 15, John HiU to Celia Robinson, (colored, at Mr. Peter H. Mayo's residence.) June 18, George W. Brown, of Washington, D. C, to C. Eliza Hall, (great-granddaughter of Bishop Moore.) June 26, Dr. 488 HiSTOEY OF THE Lewis W. Carter to Agnes M. Haxall, (at her father's, in Kieh- mond.) July 10, Charles K. Skinker to Bose Allen. August 28, John Grey, of England, to Mrs. Watson, (at church.) September 18, Edward N. Schmitt to Amelia Keeeh, (at Spottswood Hotel.) November 7, Littlebary Wade to Mary Jane Childress. No- vember 13, Thomas W. Henderson to Mary C. Maomurdo, (at church. ) November 20, Alfred C. Moore to Mrs. Susan E. Wel- lington. November — , Wm. Gilbert Hill to Kate C. Thompson, (at church.) 1868. — March 24, Clodomer Burton to Bella Jones, (at church.) July 5, Wm. J. Fitchett to MiUioent J. Snell. December ,12, Hobert Ford to Alexina Ford, (at residence of Kev. George Woodbridge.) December 17, George H. T. Green to Mattie E. Kahm, (at residence of Adolphus Bahm.) 1869. — February 8, Thomas M. Anderson to Lizzie Van Win- kle, (at church.) March 15, George W. New to Mary Adams. June 13, Mr. Dabney Carr to Anna M. Deane, (at church.) Aug. :2, Bobert F. Bell to Mrs. Mary M. D. Burton. November 16, Charles K. Yancey to Lizzie N. Field. November 23, Philip H. Bock to Laura M. Weller. 1870. — February 15, Wm. W. Zimmerman to Virginia P. John- son, (at church.) April 7, Charles S. Poole to Maggie A. War- then, (at church.) April U, Col. Garrick MaUory to H. Wyckoff, i(at Gen. Canby's.) June 1, Franklin Stearns, .Jr., to Emily S. JPalmer, (at church.) July 6, Howard Crittenden to Lucy Nor- ton Fisher, (at church.) October 19, Wm. A. Walker to Laura L. Crafton, (at church.) October 25, E. Harvie Smith to Nina Neeson, (at church.) November 23, James Bolton to Mary A. Sutton, (at church. ) November 24, George N. Woodbridge to Martha Edmond, (at church.) December 15, McBae Milhoit to Fanny Stith, (at church.) December 21, JohnH. Foster to Mary A. Johnson, (at church.) 1871.— January 18, John M. Baker Jr., to Mary B. Hite. February 5, George A. Miles to Hattie J. Baker, (at church.) April 17, AVm. Cook to Annie Florence, (at rector's house.) June 29', John E. Womble to Kate Alfriend. July 12, A. M. Newell to M. C. Temple, (at church.) July 20, Isaac H. Hatcher to Bosa- bel Johnson, (colored, at First African Church.) October 4, Wm. B. Courtney to Frances E. Evans. October 7, Mr. Pike Powers to Louise Bull, (at church.; October 11, Christopher Monumental Church. 489 Wilkinson to Ada Mile, (colored, at Ebenezer Church.) Novem- ber 16, Kobert E. Lee to Charlotte T. Haxall, (at her father's, in Orange county.) December 6, James T. Gilliam to Ellen N. Harrold. 1872. — January 16, Leonidas Polk Wheat to Florence Allen. January 17, Lewis D. Crenshaw, Jr., to Sue Brown Sutton, (at church.) January 25, Henry Cook to Janet A. Withers. April 16, Peter C. Warwick to Caroline Temple, (at church. ) April 24, Hugh Hagan to Eliza Johnson. October 3, Isaac Mercer to Martha Ward, (colored, at rector's house. ) October 7, James E. Tyler to Mrs. Magdalene Lockerman, (at church.) Enfus Yarr brough to Mary Hall, (at church. ) 1873. — January 15, Andrew A. Butler to Elizabeth Marshall, (at Female Humane Asylum, Leigh street.) January 26, Charles H. Drew to Maggie M. Dempter, (at Ballard Hotel.) May 20, Wm. T. Brooks to Mrs. Maria L. Hessue, (at Grace Church.) October 9, Erastus W. Stearns to Selina Poe, (at church.) De- cember 31, Thomas U". Jones to Kate G. Skelton, (at church.) 1874. — January 15, Chesley Kinney to Mrs. Josephine Wickliff, (at church.) June 2, George W. Newell to Florence H. Temple,. (at church.) July 6, John Notley to Susan White, (colored, at city court-house.) July 21, Wm. V. Todd to Lizzie G. Goode, (at Mr. Ellison's, Eighth street.) September 30, Kobert Harrold to Sally Maule, (at church.) December 10, Wm. T. Holdsworth to Amelia Prisohkorn, (at church.) 1875.— January 13, Wm. G. Tyreeto Pattie G. Hix, (at church.) January 14, Merriwether Maemurdo to Ellen Anderson, (at Ash- land, Hanover county.) May 6, Herbert P. Lefebre to Alice Powers, (at church.) June 10, P. Hamilton Baskerville to E. M. Skelton, (at church, assisted by Bev. Mr. Minnigerode. ) Decem- ber 4, Wm. V- Malmbury to Emma Gillespie, (at rector's house. ) December 15, Clement 0. Morton to Helen C. Thaw, (at St. Paul's Church ; Monumental out of order by repairs.) 1876. — February 17, J.. Morton Halsey to Irene Stearns, (at church.) July 13, Wm. F. Chernault to EfSe Heath. October 17, Wm. J. Johnson to Mrs. Nannie Friend, (at Mrs. Tiffey's, Washington, D. C.) November 1, George T. Traylor to Alexine Pecor, (at church.) November 5, Walter Burwell to Betty Har- ris, (at rector's residence.) 1877.— February 28, Charles H. Clarke to Helen E. Judah, (at 490 HiSTOKT OF THE Mrs. Judah's, colored.) ApriH, J. Goodnow, of Hartford, Conn., to Elizabeth N. Woodbridge, daughter of the rector, (at her father's residence, Seventh and Grace streets. ) May 10, James E. Worth to Mary H. Maury, (at her mother's, assisted by Kev. P. H. Robert, of St. Louis, Mo.) June 28, Mevesell L. Van Doren to Lucy M. Maury, (at church. ) July 6, Charles E. Han to Sarah Black, (colored, at the Hustings court office.) ACCOUNT OF BXJEIALS Feom Paeochial Eepoet oi" the Monumental Chuech, by Eey. Geoege Woodbeidge, commencing in 1846, anb ending with HIS Death, liiH Febeuaey, 1878. 1846. — April 1, Infant child of Mr. John M. Gregory. June 29, Mr. David Fisher. July — , Mrs. Moore. August 18, Mrs. Doing. September 22, Infant child of Mr. John H. Tyler. September 29, Eudora, infant child of Wm^ Walker. October 11, Mr. McCauly. December 29, Infant child of Mr. Crump. 1847. — January 18, Mrs. WiUiamsou, (a Presbyterian, mother of Mr. Lambert.) January 14, Mr. Collin McEae. January 25, Mrs. Eebecca . February 24, Mrs. Mary Blagrove. Feb- ruary 28, Frederick Oscar, son of Mr. Countz. March 4, Mrs. John Hatcher. March 14, Mary Waddle, niece of Miss Hannah Eing. April 3, Martha Mountcastle, an orphan of sixteen years, ^ay 20, Samuel, infant child of Peyton Johnson ; Eev. Mr. Morrison officiating. July 3, Charles Theodore, infant child of Mr. A. W. Nolting; Eev. Mr. Walke officiating. Miss Abby Miller ; Eev. Mr. Walke officiating. An infant child of Mr. Ball. July 26, Mr. Augustus Mordecai. July 28, Cornelius, child of the sexton, (colored.) August 19, Mrs. Charles I. Mac- murdo, Jr. September 5, Cynthia, servant of Mr. Bacon. Oc- tober 27, Miss Catherine Clarke, of Manchester. December 3, Mr. Phihp Duval. 1848.— February 22, Mrs. Eliza Eodes. March 18, Mr. Archi- bald Govan. May 3, Mr. Henry Fisher. May 8, Lucy Ann, infant child of Mrs. A. Govan. June 25, Mr. Buck. July 15, Thos., son of Mr. Thomas Nowland, (drowned 13th.) September 10, Monumental Chuech. 491 Mrs. Eliza B. Fulton. September 20, Mrs. Elena P. Foster. October 6, Infant child of Mr. Geoyner. October 31, A little cMld of Mr. Tyler ; Rev. W. Williams officiated. November 24, Venerable father of Mr. Adolphus W. Nolting. December 31, Mr. Charles I. Macmurdo, Senior. 1849. — Janu^-y 20, Mrs. James Brown. February 1, Mr. Frank Gurdon Pellett, about nineteen. February 6, John L., infant son of Mr. John L. Bacon. February 13, Mr. Wm. B. Chittenden, April 3, Mrs. Judith Nicholson, (the venerable and' piovis mother of Mrs. Geo. Woodbridge, wife of the rector ; Dr. Empie and Bishop Johns ofiSciated.) April 23, Mary Aun Judah, a colored woman. April 26, Captain Philip Slaughter. May 12, Mrs. Hancock. June 9, Mr. Peter Cottom. July 1, Frederick Wm., infant son of Mr. Emerest. July 3, Mrs. Delia Cowardin. July 11, Mrs. Cunliffe ; Kev. Dr. Empie officiated. July 13, Mr. Chapman Johnson ; Jlev. Wm. Norwood officiated.. July 29, Mr. Madison Sublett. July 31, Mrs. Judith Burwell. September 14, Mrs. Bowen. September 25, Mr. Josiah B. Ab- bott. September 26, A child of Mr. Cauthorn. October 12, Mr. Charles Banker. October 21, Mrs. Terry. November- 7, Mr Charles Baker, sixteen years. November 12, Mrs. Kate W. Burr. December 27, Dr. John Cullen. 1^850.^Januaryl3, George, infant son of Mr. Toler. January 17, Joseph Walker. February — , Mr. Angell. March 22, Mr. Joseph Evans. March 23, Infant of Edward Clopton. March 25, Infant of Mr. O. P. Baldwin. April 3, Infant of Mr. Stone. April 4, Miss Goff. April 5, Mrs. Cardwell. April 6, Mr. Joseph Trent. April 28, Mr. John Kobinson, May 20, Infant of Mr. Philip H. Allen. May 27, Infant of Mr. Charles G. Thompson. June 1, Infant of Mr. C. B. Luck. June 11, Infant of Mr. Peyton Johnston. June 19, Infant of same. July 9, Miss Holdensia Brooks. September 16, Mrs. Brumfield, (sister of Mrs. Boss.) October 23, Mrs. Phihp H. Allen. Infant- of Mr. Madison Sublett. November 29, Mrs. Margaret Heth. December 31, William, (apprentice to Mr. Daniel Weller.) 185X. —February 18, Mrs. Koba Nimmo. March 16, Mr. Miles- Macon. March 18, Mr. Maule, (an aged Quaker.) March 31, Infant of Charles W. Purcell. April 4, Infant of Edwin Talia- ferro. April 25, Mrs. Octavia Sublett. June 13, Mr. Richard Adams. July 3, Infant of Mr. H. P. Lefebre. \ July 13, Mr. 492 HiSTOEY OF THE Wilson, an Englishman. July 19, Mrs. Wm. Norwood. Septem- 20, Miss Mary Jane Clarke. October 28, Infant child of Captain Andrew Talcott. November 6, Mr. Patterson. November 19, Infant child of Mr. George D. Fisher ; Rev. Mr. Baker offici- ated. December 4, Infant child of Mr. Loraine. December 21, Mr. Pendleton. Mr. Shields Saunders. 1852.— January 22, Infant child of Dr. Ball. January 29, Dr. C. Bohannan. January 30, Mr. Pilcher. March 7, Mary W., infant child of John Sublett. April 14, Mr. Taylor. April 26, Mrs Carter P. Johnson. May 4, Miss Ann McCaw. June 7, John, infant son of Mr. Picor. June 9, Catherine Whit- field, of same. June 17, Mrs Cheeney ; Kev. Mr. Mauley and rector officiating. June 20, Gardner Thompson, murdered in Petersburg. July 30, Mr. David Dorrington. August 14, Mr. George Mangner. August 17, Infant child of Mr. Duesbury, September 9, Hugh Rileigh, Wm. Snell, Misses Margaret and Samuella Andrews, all four killed by the explosion of the boiler of steamer "Reindeer," on the Hudson river ; their bodies were brought back to Richmond, and funeral of the four took place from the Monumental Church. September 22, An artizan from England. November IC, A young lady in the country, and con- nection of Mrs. Rahm. November 17, Mr. Elliott. De- cember 16, Infant grandchild of Mr. O'Brien. 1853.— March 5, Mrs. Lambert. April 3, Mrs. John L. Tate. April 10, Miss Lizzie Robertson. May 7, An infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Isabel J. Taylor. . May 20, Mr. Alexander DuvaL May 31, Mr. Michael O'Brien, twenty- three years of age. June 17, Infant child of Mr. C. G. Thompson. June 25, Mrs. Dixon, mother of Mrs. Ann Macmurdo. July — , A young child. July 6, The adopted child of Mrs. Burr. August 3, Mrs. A. Judson Crane. September 7, An infant child. October 16, Mrs. Margaret Pickett, sister of Mr. Charles J. Macmurdo, Jr. Oct. 17, Mrs. Richardson. October 18, Mr. Philip Dougherty. November 3, Mrs. Lucy Saunders. December 8, A son of Mr. Nathaniel August. December 13, Mrs. Leiper. 1854.— January 10, Mrs. Harriet Ferguson, (colored.) Febru- ary 29, Dr. Byrd, of Albemarle county. May 24, Thomas F. Ritchie. June 2, An infant child of Mr. George N. Johnson. ■June 18, Mr. Isbell. Mrs. Wallace. June 19, Miss Chris- tian J. Moore, daughter of late Bishop Moore. July 5, Mrs. Monumental Chuech. 493 Barker. July 7, Mr. Thomas Eitchie, former Editor of Enquirer. Mrs. Middleton. July 10, Mrs. Henry Basker- ville. July 15, Mr. ■ Blakey. July 19, Elizabeth Menzies, infant of Mr. George N. Johnson. July 29, Infant of Alfred Taliaferro. August 10, Mrs. Ann P. Neale. September 10, Mr. William F. Davis ; Kev. Mr. Cheevers officiated. September 16, Mr. rietcher. October 7, Infant of Kioh'd and Edmonia Heath. November 5, Child of Henderson, colored. Child of Mr. C. B Luck. December 27, Mr. William Wallace, Decem- ber 29, A colored woman. 18 "lo. — January 6, John F. Hockaday. January 22, Mrs. Smith. January 29, Infant of Mr. and Mrs. Morgan. February 17, William H. H. Gardner. February 24, Mr. Watkins. February 28, Mr. Lewis J. Bossieux. March 6, Mary Basker- ville, four years old. Margaret Julie Grey ; Mrs. Ritchie's adopted daughter. March 9, Henry, infant of Mr. Baskerville. March 13, Mr. Robert Gwathmey, aged seventy-seven. March 14, P. M. Lyons, infant of Dr. Conway. March 17, Mrs. Sally Cabell. April 1, Mr. George N. Johnson. April 4, Infant of Mr. George A. Weed. May 29, Infant of Dr. C. Bell Gibson. May 30, An inmate of the poor house. Mrs. MiUicent Suell. June 10, Frederick, infant of R. H. Coleman. July 1, Infant of ' William Walker, brother of Mrs. Rahm. July 18, Dr. R. L. Bohanan ; Rev. Mr. Kepler officiated. July 19, Infant of Dr. James Bolton. August 3, Mrs. David BuUington. October 3, Mr. Smith, a native of England. October 31, A young man from the country. November 4, Infant of a family from Norfolk. December 19, Jlr. Archer, father-in-law of Mrs. HiU. X856. — February 10, General Jaq. B. Harvie. March 4, Alice Ruffin, infant of Washington Gill. March 9, Mr. Moses Branch. April 1, Attended the funeral of Mr. James C. Crane, from the Baptist Church. April 2, Miss Jaques, niece of Mrs. Gilham. April 3, An infant child of John W. Atkinson. April 14, Ella M. Allen, daughter of Mr. Jos. Allen, age thirteen. April 16 Kutche Ann Waddle. May 26, Mr. Daniel Weller; Rev. Mr. Goodwin officiated. Mr. J. Royall Crouch. June 19, Mr. James H. Poindexter, of California. June 21, Chan- ning Moore, infant son of R. C. Hall. June 30, Mr. Forsyth, and at same time an infant of Mr. Armstrong.. 494 HlSTOEY OF THE July 6, Infant of Mr. Samuel P. Mitchell. July 11, Edward Allen, infant of Charles Purcell. September 30, Helen Deane, infant of John T. Sublett. A grandson of] Mr. Bobert G. Scott. An infant of Mr. William S. Thaw, August 31. October — , Mary Eliza Spraggins, at orphan asylum. November 2, Mr. Norman Stewart. November 11, Mr. Richard Heath, of Washing- ton, D. C. December 3, Miss Lucy Talcott. December 28, Mrs. Bargamin. 1857. — March 24, Head the service at Mrs. Edwin Taliaferro's, Eev. Mr. Bead assisted. June 26, Betsy Bigger, infant child of Edward M. NorvelL July 2, A child of Mrs. Whitlock. July 3, Miss Margaret Robinson. July 11, Mr. Shepherd. August 6, Jane, daughter of Mr. S. Basset French. ' Mrs. — — Harris; Eev. Mr. Peterkin officiated. September 22, Mrs. Ann Beverley Gordon. October 5, Mr. Thorpe. October 17, Catherine Ba.rgamin, infant of Mr. Eowen. November 2, William Booker, •child of Mr. James A. SneU. Mr. Ira O. Parker. 1858. — January — , James D. Bruce Evans. January 24, Miss Martha Weed. March 4, Henry Baskerville, son of Mr. John L. Bacon, aged six. March 6, Charles Bigger, son of Mr. C. B. Luck. March 9, Mr. Robert TaUey. March 10, Eliza R., daughter of Mr. John L. Bacon, aged eight. March 12, '.George L., son of Mr. John L. Bacon, aged two and a half. Cornelia, daughter of same, aged four. May 3, Mr. Fleming Gentry, Sr. May 30, Mrs. Jane Bradley. June 12, William, son of Mrs. Lucy Govan. Mrs. Ehza HaU, daughter of late Bishop Moore. June 19, Charles Hazard, infant child of D. J. Burr. July 2, Martha Maria, infant of Mr. William H. Powers. July 4, Mrs. Caddis B. Luck. July 23, George Longston, infant of Mr. John L. Bacon. July 25, An infant of Mr. Lea, son-in-law of Mr. John Enders. July 27, An infant of Mr. Marmaduke Johnson. July 29, An infant of Mr. John Powell. August 1, Mr. John Stith. September 3, Mrs. Elizabeth Garrigues, wife of Mr. Geo. D. Fisher. Alice Winn. September 9, Junius Randolph, infant of Mr. Wm. Mclndor. September 10, Mr. James Harvey Dudley, (brother of T. U. Dudley.) November 20, Mrs. Ann Johnson, aged seventy. December 18, Miss Lucy Temple, (at Fredericks- burg, Virginia.) December 19, Mr. WiUiam S. Beers. 1859.— May 3, An infant child of Mr. C. W. Macmurdo. May 5, Mrs. Chapman Johnson. June 10, John E. Ferguson, free Monumental Chdech. 495 colored communicant. July 12, An infant of Captain and Mrs. Hopkins. July 13, Mrs. Simon CuUen. July 16. Mr. Caleb S. Jones; Kev. Messrs. Points and Nelson officiated. August 1, Mrs. Edward D. Hitchcock, August 3, An infant of Mr. "Walker. September 16, An infant of Mr. O'Brien. October 4, A child of Mr. John Chevallie. October 7, Miss Sally, Hill. October 28, Mrs. Pollard. November 3, M. Fitzhugh, infant son of Mr. John W. Atkinson. November 11, Mr. Wm. E. Young. December 3, Mrs. Hannah Hackley. December 22, Sally Atkin- son, aged seven years. Mr. Eustice Robinson. 1860. — February 15, Mary Catherine, child of Mr. Pecor. February 23, Mr. Selden Macon. March 1, Miss Ophelia Bul- liugton. March 12, John Pegram, infant son of Mr. Goodwin. March 23, Mr. Archibald Blair. March 24, Mrs. Virginia Heth. April 30, Mrs. Virginia Dabney, (Miss M. Heth.) May 5, Mr. Thomas Burr. Mrs. Martha Eahm. Mrs. Jane Walk. June 9, Mrs. Polly Jones. Mrs. Macfarland. July 2, Mr. Conway Macon, aged sixty-eight. July 18, Mrs. Patterson, aged eighty- six. September 14, Infant of Mr. AUegree. September 22, Dr. Samuel A. Patterson. October 15, Son of Dr. Williams, of New Xent county. October 27, A poor woman, over the canal, name unknown. November 1, Infant of Eev. A. Wade, Charles City county. November 16, Mr. Whitehall. November 18, Wm. Pulton, son of Mr. Peyton Johnston. November 25, Mrs. Mary C. Handy, wife of Captain Handy, of U. S. Navy. December 6, Infant child of Mr. Fletcher. December 9, Mr. Hall Neilson. 1861. — January 14, James Footel, an orphan, Uving -with Col. S. Bassett French. February 2, Mr. John A. Lancaster. Mr, Wyatt Cardwell, at Hollywood Cemetery. James Heath, son of Peyton Johnston, at Hollywood Cemetery. Mr. Philip Harrison, March 25, Infant daughter of Eev. A. Wade, Wyanoke, Charles City county. May 13, Mrs. Clarke, at Hollywood Cemetery. May 28, Mrs. Ligon, (Mrs. Lancaster's sister,) at Hollywood Cemetery. June 3, Lewis Burwell, infant of Wm. Williams, at Hollywood Cemetery. June 27, Mr. Anthony Eobinson, Jr., at City Cemetery. July 3, Mrs. Archibald Blair, about twenty-five years old, died 29th June, at Covington, Va., at Hollywood Cem- etery. July 4, Infant of Mr. Acorn, aged four months, at Holly- wood Cemetery. September 1, Harvey Dudley, aged nineteen, at Hollywood Cemetery. September 7, John Pickett, aged thirty- 496 History of the three, at City Cemetery. September 12, Mrs. John J. Johnson, aged about seventy, at City Cemetery. September 21, Mrs. Abbe Gardner, aged about sixty, at Hollywood Cemetery. October 18, Lizzie Atkinson, aged about four, at Cemetery at Powhatan. Kovember 15, Miss Harriet Jiobins, aged about eighty, at Holly- wood Cemetery. November 16, Willie, son of Mr. Graybau, aged four and a half years, at HoUywood Cemetery. November 27, Peter, aged six years, son of Mr. Philip Kahm, at HoUywood Cemetery. December 11, Mrs. Pamela Hobson, aged about seventy-two, at Hollywood Cemetery. 1862. — January 5, Mrs. Isabella G. Keith, age eighty ; at St. John's Cemetery ; services in St. John's Church. January 7, Mrs. Phebe Merriwether, aged 35 ; at Hollywood Cemetery. Janu- ary 12, Mr. Philip Kahm, aged 40 ; at Hollywood Cemetery. Feb- ruary 5, The child of Dr. Culver, aged two-and-a-half ; at HoUy- wood Cemetery. February 17, The child of Mr. Ferguson, aged three; at City Cemetery. February 21, The child of. Mr. Fer- guson, aged four ; City Cemetery. April 7, Two colored chil- dren, aged seven and twelve ; at colored people's cemetery. April 15, Mrs. James Fisher, aged about fifty-five, at City Ceme- ' tery. May 1, The son of Mr. CcUin, aged about thirteen, at City Cemetery. May 11, Infant of Mrs E. Dudley, aged two ; at Hol- lywood cemetery. June 2, Shields Saunders Lucke, aged twen- ty-one ; kiUed in battles around Kichmond ; at City Cemetery. June 29, Mr. James E. Heath, aged seventy; at Hollywood Cemetery. July 9, John Tyler Redwood, aged 21, kiUed in battles around Eichmond, at City Cemetery. ;Lieut. Reginald Fairfax, aged thirty-five, at HoUywood Cemetery. July 14, In- fant child of Mr. C. K. Chapin, at Hollywood Cemetery. Child of Mr. Vaughan ; Eev. Mr. Peterkin oflBciated at Monumental Church, at Hollywood Cemetery. July 24, A child of Mr. Jones, aged seven months, at City Cemetery. July 29, IsabeUa Elizabeth Chapin, aged three, at Hollywood Cemetery. August 5, Mrs. Dennison, aged about fifty-five, at Hollywood Ceme- tery. August 10, Mr. AUen, orderly-sergeant, company K., 12th Mississippi regiment, aged about twenty-eight. August 1 1, Mr. Charles I. Macmurdo, Jr., aged sixty -four, in the Pickett private cemetery, on Church Hill. August 15, Charles Thomas Addison, aged nine months fourteen days, at Hollywood Cemetery. Au- gust 23, Mr. Anthony Robinson, son of the late Mr. Anthony Monumental Chuech. 49 T Kobinson, Jr., aged thirty-one, at Hollywood Cemetery. Miss^ Virginia Womble, aged about forty, at Hollywood Cemetery. September 29, Mr. Walker, brother of Mrs. Grabau, aged thirty, at Hollywood Cemetery. October 3, Mr. C. Waldrop Macmurdo, aged fifty-two, at Hollywood Cemetery. October 10, Mr. Joseph Tompkins, aged eighteen, at Hollywood Cemetery. October 22, Mrs. Cyrus Fisher, aged thirty, at Hollywood Cemetery. Octo- ber 23, A child of Mrs. Parker, aged five-aud-a-halfr at City Cemetery. October 31, Mr. Norborne Norton, aged thirty, at City Cemetery. November 1, Infant child of Jlr. S. B. French, aged two weeks, at Whitby, November 22, The child of Mr. Williams, aged five, at Hollywood Cemetery. December 22, The child of a colored man, colored burial cemetery.. 18C3.— January 8, James Sanford, aged five, at Hollywood Cemetery. January 2t, Major Wheat, C. S. Army, aged about forty, June 27, 1862, at Hollywood Cemetery. February 1(1, A child of Mr. Shields, aged about three, City Cemetery. Feb- ruary 14, Mrs. Agnes Dade, aged about sixty-four, at the "Pow- hatan " private family cemetery ; Kev. George Woodbridge read the service, and Kev. Mr. Norwood preached. February U Mrs. John Kobinson, aged about eighty, at Prospect Vale family cemetery, near the city. February 16, George Lambeth. March 26, Kobert, son of Mr. Wm. H. Powers, aged twelve, at Hollywood Cemetery, Miss Bessie Norton, aged twenty-five, at Hollywood Cemetery. April 10, Henry Parkhurst, aged about fifty-five or sixty, born in Canada, at Hollywood Cemetery. May ] 1, Mary Ann Carson aged six months, orphan asylum, at City Cemetery. May 27, Julia, colored, Mary's servant, aged thirty-five, at colored people's cemetery. June 16, George Johnson, aged- about fifty, at Hollywood Cemetery. July .5, Bernard Critten- den Hays, aged three, at Hollywood Cemetery, July 16, Mary,, daughter of Mr. James M. Baker, aged nine, at Hollywood Ceme- tery. July 18, Mr. Dennison, aged about fifty, at Holly- wood Cemetery. July 27, Edmonia Meade, aged twenty months, at Hollywood Cemetery. August 1, Mr. Lawrence, aged forty, at Hollywood Cemetery. August 3, Captain Edwin M. Branch, aged twenty-five, killed in a skirmish at Brandon Station, at City Cemetery. August 9, Bacon Tait Purcell, aged eight, drowned while learning to swim ; at Hollywood Cemetery. Au- gust 17, Benjamin Gardner, aged twenty-eii^t, employed, in tha 32 498 History of the ordnance Service ; from malaria in S. C, at Hollywood Cemetery. August 24, Infant child of Mr. Taliaferro, aged fifteen months, at Hollywood Cemetery. August 28, Sergt. McDonald, Hamp- ton Legion, at Oakwood Cemetery. August 29, The infant child of Mr. Dickerson, aged nine months, at Hollywood Cemetery. September 1, The child of Mr. Thornton, aged about three-and a-half, burial in Powhatan county. October 2, Mrs. Crane, aged about seventy, at City Cemetery. Kovember 9, Mary Eliza Devereux, aged three years and two months, at City Ceu^- tery. December 18, Infant child of Captain Hunt, aged three months, et Hollywood Cemetery. 1864. — January 26, James Govan, son of Mrs. Archibald Govan, at Emory and Henry Hospital, Washington county, aged twenty-one. February 12, Broaddus Porter, aged twenty-one, a soldier of the Engineer BattaMon, City Cemetery. February 15, Mrs. E. Harriet Haxall Fisher, aged fifty-seven, at Hollywood Cemetery. April 21, Mrs. Childress, aged eighty, at City Cemetery. April 22, Henrietta Thompson, aged four-and-a-half, at City Cemetery. April 30, Mrs. Elizabeth B. Stoven, from Fauquier county, aged sixty, at Hollywood Cemetery. May 9, Mr. Jenks Heed, Adgt. of a Florida regiment, born in St. Augus- tine, at Hollywood Cemetery. May 25, Mr. Kichard Chalk, aged thirty-five, at City Cemetery. June 3, Lieut. Peyton Johnston, aged twenty-one, killed at Cold Harbour, at Hollywood Ceme- tery. June 22, Infant of Mr. Gatewood, aged nine months, at Greenmount, Mrs. Crouch's. July 3, Mrs. Margaret Brooks, aged eighty, at Hollywood Cemetery. July 25, Mr. John Adams Smith, aged sixty-two, at Cemetery on Church Hill ; Rev. Mr. Peterkin officiated. July 26, Mrs. Anna Crouch, aged sixty, Greenmount, Henrico county, setvice by Rev. Mr. Baker. July 23, Dr. Leverett, surgeon, C. S. A.. , aged thirty, native of South Carolina ; buried by Rev. Mr. Baker, at Hollywood Cemetery. August 2, George Woodbridge Edmond, aged eight months ; service read by Rev. Mr. Peterkin, at Hollywood Cemetery. August 30, Kate Lee Goddard, aged four months, at Hollywood Cemetery. September 3, Eliza Welsh Johnson, aged three, at HoUywood Cemetery. September 20, Lieut. Galbraith, aged twenty-one ; he was of New Orleans and Washington Artillery, at HoUywood Cemetery. September 28, Henry Florence, aged iorty-six, at Oakwood Cemetery. October 8, Miss Soott Monumental Church. 499 aged eleven years and six months, at Hollywood Cemetery. October 23, Kiohard, sou of Richard Cave, aged nineteen months, at Hollywood Cemetery. October 29, Miss Hannah King, aged about sixty-five, at Hollywood Cemetery. November i, William Allgood, grandson of Mr. Muuson, aged five months and fifteen days. November 27, John Prentis Miller, aged twenty-two months, at Hollywood Cemetery. December 20, Kebecoa Sin-' ton, aged about forty, at City Cemetery. 1865. — January 3, Mr. Alfred Gwathmey, aged forty, at City Cemetery. January 6. Horace Porter Edmond, aged one year and fifteen days, at Hollywood Cemetery. February 2, William Hawn, aged six months, at Hollywood Cemetery. Mrs. Bossieux, aged about seventy, at City Cemetery. Annie Chesley Bronaugh, aged seven months, at Hollywood Cemetery. April — , Howard Wellington, killed in battle near Petersburg ; at Hollywood Cemetery. April 15, Mr. Coke, of Williamsburg, aged about seventy, at HoDywood Cemetery. April 30, Fanny Ballard, infant of Mr. W. H. Powers, aged four months, at Hollywood Cemetery. May 18, An infant child of Mr. Foster, aged nine months, at Hollywood Cemetery. Mr, Collier, aged sixty-three, at City Cemetery. May 24, Miss Emily Triplett, aged forty, at City Cemetery. Isaac Davenport, aged fourteen. June 2, Elizabeth McCaw, daughter of Mr. W. H. Powers, aged five months and six days, at Hollywood Cemetery. June 23, Charles Macmurdo Jones, aged eleven months, at Hollywood Cem'etery. July 15, Infant child of Eev. H. A. Wise, at Hollywood Ceme- tery. July 21, Lizzie Woodbridge Edmond, aged six, at Holly- wood Cemetery. July 27, Martha Taylor Sedgwick, at City Cemetery. August 8, George Eandolph, colored, aged eighteen months, colored burial ground. September 29, An infant of Mr. Howell, aged fifteen months, at City Cemetery. November 22, Mr. Davenport, aged sixty, at City Cemetery. November 25, Mr. Samuel Denoon, aged sixty, at City Cemetery. Decem- ber 3, Captain William Mead, aged twenty-five, son of Mrs. Ann M. Chalmers, killed in battle ; at City Cemetery. December 26, A son of General Walter Gwynn, aged twenty-three, killed in battle ; at Hollywood Cemetery. 1866, — February 24, Infant child of Mr. Norris, aged one year, at Hollywood Cemetery. Colonel Harris, aged about fifty, at Hollywood Cemetery. March 4, Mrs. Frederick Clarke, aged 500 HiSTOEY OF THE about sixty. April 3, Mrs. Julie E. Burr, aged about forty. April 4, Frederick Danforth, aged about forty, at City Cemetery, died 10th April, 1865. April 13, Miss Fisher, aged thirteen years and seven months, 'granddaughter of Mr. Munsen, and died in Lynchburg, buried in Hollywood Cemetery. May 1, Mrs. Mary H. Brown, aged about twenty-five, at Hollywood Cemetery. June 6, Mr. Still Smith, aged about twenty-eight, at City Ceme- tery. June 16, Grover M. Young, aged about fifty-seven, at Hol- lywood Cemetery. June 27, Infant child of Mr. Dismon, aged eighteen months, at Oakwood Cemetery. July 17, Susan Con- way Atkinson, aged three months, at Powhatan. August — , "Wm. Dent Young, aged sixteen months ; Kev. Dr. Peterkin offi- ciated. September 13, Geannett, daughter of Eev. C. Walker, aged five years, services at Immanuel Church, Henrico. Septem- ber 14, Mary Richards Edmond, aged sixteen months, at Holly- wood Cemetery. September 16, Mrs. Sutherland, aged about fifty-five, at Hollywood Cemetery. September 24, Mr. George H. Chinn, aged thirty-five, at Hollywood Cemetery. September 26, Virginia, daughter of Maomurdo, aged three years, at Hollywood Cemetery. October 11, James Johnston, son of Mrs. Thomas U. Dudley, aged about forty ; Kev. Mr. Peterkin offici- ating ; and he was interred in City Cemetery. October 14, Mr. Lockerman, of Maryland, aged about fifty-two, at City Cem- etery. October 19, Mrs. Mary B., wife of Mr. Wm. H. Powers, aged about forty, at Hollywood Cemetery. October 31, A child of Mr. James A. Sedden, at Hollywood Cemetery. 1867.— February 5, Mr. C. K. Chapin, aged forty-five, at Hollywood Cemetery. February 17, Miss Ann Hooper, aged about sixty-five, at City Cemetery. March 31, Mrs Nannie Jones, grandaughter of Mr. John Jones, aged about seventeen, City Cemetery. May 3, Mrs. Sweetman, aged forty, at Holly- wood Cemetery. Samuel Tyler, aged twenty-four, at Hollywood Cemetery. May 24, Mr. James H. Poindexter, aged sixty-seven, at Hollywood Cemetery. May 25, Mrs. Gustavus H. Myers, aged sixty. June 18, Mr. David Bullington, aged fifty, at City Ceme- tery. July 9, A twin child of Wm. Fisher, (colored, sexton of Monumental Church,) at colored people's cemetery. July 30, A twin child of William Fisher, (colored sexton of Monu- mental Church), at colored people's cemetery. August 2, Miss Sally Puroell, aged nineteen, at Hollywood Cemetery. Monumental Chueoh. 501 August 25, Mrs. Sarah, wife of Mr. James Neeson, aged about forty, at Hollywood Cemetery. September 17, Mr. C. G. Tal- cott, aged thirty -three ; Kev. Mr. Norwood officiated in absence of rector ; at Hollywood Cemetery. NoTember — , Wm. A. Hynes, aged thirteen mouths, at City Cemetery. December 10, Conway Washington, aged two years, at Hollywood Cemetery. 1868. — January — , Mrs. Helen Thaw, aged about forty, at Hollywood Cemetery. February 17, Infant child of Bev. Mr. Easter, at Hollywood Cemetery. February 23, Mr. Alston, aged about twenty, at Hollywood Cemetery. March 3, John Laura, (^a colored man,) aged twenty-five, at colored cemetery. April 26, Nancy, (a colored woman,) aged about seventy-three, and a nurse and^friend of Mrs. Joseph Allen. May 11, Mrs. Mary Short, aged about twenty-two, at Hollywood Cemetery. May 26, The grandchild of General Gwynn, a few weeks old, (died in Baltimore,) at Hollywood Cemetery. June 29, Mrs. Nye, aged about fifty-six, at Hollywood Cemetery ; service by Rev. Mr. Peterkin, as the rector. Dr. Woodbridge, was sick. July 28, Mr. John L. Tate, aged seventy, at City Cemetery. July 30, Mr. Henry Chalk, aged twentj'-six, at City Cemetery. Sep- tember 26, Josephine Heinrich, aged nine, at Hollywood Ceme- tery. October 29, Mrs. Elizabeth Deane, aged fifty-six, at Holly- wood Cemetery. November 7, Mr. Pemberton, aged forty, at Hollywood Cemetery. December 6, Mrs. Fanny Armstrong, aged forty-five, at Hollywood Cemetery. December 28, Mr. E. H. Gill, aged sixty-two, at Hollywood Cemetery. 1869. — January 4, The infant child of Kev. Mr. Helms, at Hollywood Cemetery. January 9, Mr. Henry McCreery, aged sixty-five, at Hollywood Cemetery. January 25, Mr. James L. Powers, aged fifty, at Hollywood Cemetery. January 29, Eva Virginia Allen, aged eighteen months, private burying ground. March 10, Thomas J. Deane, died in Texas in 1868, and remains brought home, and in Hollywood Cemetery. May 16, Dr. Jas. Bolton, aged about fifty-eix, at Hollywood Cemetery. June 1, Kachel Bertha Hynee, aged four months, at City Cemetery. June 3, Wilbar Brown, aged eight months, at City Cemetery. June 16, Mrs. Elizabeth N. Gilliam, aged sixty-five, at Holly- wood Cemetery, June 22, Mrs. Agnes Macon, aged seventy- two, at Hollywood Cemetery. June 23, John, son of Mao- murdo, aged two, at Hollywood Cemetery. Wm. 0. 'Jones, aged eighteen months, at Hollywood Cemetery. June 26, Infant child 502 History of tite of Kichard Waddell, aged four weeks, at City Cemetery. July 13, Infant child of George Macmurdo, aged four months, at Hollywood Cemetery. October 10, Mrs. Boss, aged sixty- four, at Hollywood Cemetery. October 24, Mr. Washington's infant child, aged six months, at Hollywood Cemetery. Mrs. Briggs, aged sixty, at Hollywood Cemetery. November 21, Mrs. Marianne 0. Skelton, aged about forty, at Hollywood Cemetery. November 22, Mr. A. W. Nolting, aged about seven- ty-one, at City Cemetery. December 29, Mr. HoUiday, aged about thirty, at Hollywood Cemetery. 1870. — January 26, Dr. F. H. Deane, aged about sixty, at Hollywood Cemetery. March 15, Mr. John G. Williams, aged forty-five, at Hollywood Cemetery. March 25, Mrs. N. C. Bar- ton, aged forty-five, at Hollywood Cemetery. April 24, Mr. Samuel Freeman, aged seventy-five, at City Cemetery. April 28, Mr. Powhatan Boberts, aged fifty, and a youth, John Turner, page in House of Delegates, then in session, both killed by the disaster at Capitol, the falling in of the floor ; at Hollywood Cemetery. June 12, Mr. William Beers, aged sixty-nine, at Hollywood Cemetery. July 24, Mr. David Walker Haxall, died suddenly in Charles City county ; remains brought to Richmond ; at Hollywood Cemetery. July 29, James Manson Alfriend, aged eighteen months, at City Cemetery. September 18, Miss De- borah M. Couch, about seventy-eight; Dr. Peterkin officiated, at City Cemetery. September 28, Mrs. Mary Gill, aged sixty- five, at City Cemetery. September 30, Mr. Ijewellyn McVeigh, aged 28, at City Cemetery. October 24, Mrs. Underwood, at City Cemetery. October 28, Dr. Alcoli, at Hollywood Cemetery. October 30, Mr. Thomas W. Doswell, aged seventy- nine, Hollywood Cemetery. October 31, Mr. Buokwildon, aged fifty, Hollywood Cemetery. December 29, .Mr. Erastus Boss, aged thirty, morning of 25th, from the burning of the Spottswood Hotel. 1871.— January 18, Mr. Mays, aged sixty, at Oakwood Ceme- tery. January 26, Dr. Minge, in the Adam's private cemetery, on Church Hill; February 20, Mrs. Beardsley, at Hollywood Cemetery. June 7, Horace Hoinniger, aged about six months, at Oakwood Cemetery. June 18, Mrs. William Beers, at Holly, wood Cemetery. June 19, Mr. Wren, aged about sixty-' eight, at HoUywood Cemetery. July 8, Mrs. Clemmitt- aged seventy-six. August 5, Infant child of Mr. John Wise, Monumental Chuech. 503 at Hollywood Cemetery. October 1, A child at the orphan asylum, aged eight. October 10, Mr. Blair Burwell, (at St. James'), aged eighty-eight, at Hollywood Cemetery. November 21, Wm. Walker, at City Cemetery. November 22, Wm. John- ston, at City Cemetery. December 4, Mrs, Mary Ann Friend, aged forty, at City Cemetery. December 18, Mrs. Joseph Marsh, aged about sixty, at Hollywood Cemetery. 1872.— January 9, Mr. Wm. A. K. Nye. January 12, Mr. Joseph Tyler, aged 22, at City Cemetery. April — , Miss Lizzie Bigger, aged 18. April 14, An infant child of Mr. Neal, aged nine months. May 27, Major James Bolton, aged twenty-eight, killed by the caving of tunnel under Church HiU, at Hollywood Cemetery. April 29, Mrs. Kate Alfriend Womble, aged twenty- eight, at Hollywood Cemetery. June 26, Mr. Robert E. Dicker- son, aged fifty-five, at Hollywood Cemetery. September 6, Miss Emma Stith, aged eighteen, at Hollywood Cemetery. Septem- ber 7, Mr. Patterson Allen, aged thirty-nine, at Hollywood Cemetery. September 24, Mrs. Charlotte Haxall Lee, aged twenty-four, at Hollywood Cemetery. October 15, Mr. Kobert Strother, aged about forty, at Hollywood Cemetery. November 18, Mrs. Eleanor Richardson, aged seventy-three, at City Ceme- " tery. December -^ Mr. Heath. 1873. — January 9, Thomas Foster, aged eighty-two. January 19, William Thaw, aged twenty. March 8, Mrs Jane Blaii:, aged sixty-six, at Hollywood Cemetery. March 18, Mr. Wm. S. P. Mayo, aged thirty-five, at Hollywood Cemetery. June 5, Mrs. EUa Friend, aged twenty-one, at City Cemetery. June 11, Con- stance Warwick Robinson, aged ten months, at Hollywood Ceme- tery. June 14, Mr. Richard Hall, aged sixty, at Hollywood Cemetery. June 17, John Leatherbury, aged three-and-a-half, at Oakwood Cemetery. Mrs. Ritchie, mother of Mrs. Nalle. Jxily 29, Miss Mary M. Harvie, aged about fifty-five, at Holly- wood Cemetery. August 3, Matilda MoCreery, aged nine months, at City Cemetery. September, 23, John Miitter, aged about seventy, at Oakwood Cemetery. October 1, Commodore Mat- thew M. Maury, aged seventy, at Hollywood Cemetery. Novem- ber 7, Mr. Emmet B. Alley, aged about thirty, Oakwood Ceme- tery. November 20, Miss Mary Whitoomb, aged forty-two, Staunton, Va. December 18, Mrs. Caroline P. Temple, aged sixty-two, at "Ampthill." December 26, Nannie Talcott, age six, at Hollywood Cemetery. 504 History of the 1874. — January 5, Mrs. Worsham, aged thirty -five, at HoUy- "wood Cemetery. January 19, Infant child of Mr. Ci-utchfield, aged eight months. February 9, Miss Fanny Watkins, aged about sixty-five, at Hollywood Cemetery. February 17, Joseph Paxson Neiswanger, aged seven weeks, at Hollywood Cemetery. March 25, Mrs. Mary English, aged eighty-four, at City Cemetery. March 27, Fanny Deane Carr, aged four, at Hollywood Cemetery. M!aj 26, Robert Smyth, aged forty, at Hollywood Cemetery. Miss Midgely M. Duval, at City Cemetery. Miss Georgia Xennon, at Hollywood Cemetery. July — , Mr. Turner Doswell ; Eev. Mr. Peterkin officiated. Lily Blair Talcott ; Rev. Mr. Gib- ison officiated. September 23, Infant child of Mr. Pindar, .aged seven months, at Hollywood Cemetery. October 6, Mr. Collier, aged twenty-nine, at City Cemetery. December 3, ^'Elizabeth Evans Tyler, aged six, at City Cemetery. 1875. — January 7, Mr. Charles Weller, aged about sixty-five, .-at City Cemetery. January 24, Ava Thurston, aged three, at Hollywood Cemetery. January 26, Elvira Bigger, aged five, --at Hollywood Cemetery. February 4, Mrs. Margaret Puroell, ;«ged about fifty-five, at Hollywood Cemetery. March 8, Mrs. Elizabeth N. Bigger, aged sixty-nine, at City Cemetery. March 19, John Womble, Jr. , aged twenty-six, at Hollywood Cemetery. !May 27, Mrs. James H. Poindexter, aged about seventy, at Hollywood Cemetery. June]23, Conway Robinson Cameron, aged seven months, at Hollywood Cemetery. June 25, T. M. R . Talcott, aged about three months, at Hollywood Cemetery. August 1, Mrs. Phebe Gardner, aged seventy, at Hollywood Cemetery. August 2, Mrs. Rosena Hagan, aged eighty-four, at Hollywood Cemetery. September 28, Miss Fanny Haxall, aged about twenty-five, (her funeral was from St. Paul's Church, owing to repairs then going on at Monumental,) at Hollywood Cemetery. October 1, Mr. William Bigger, aged twenty-five, (funeral from St. James', ) at City Cemetery. Olympia M. Puroell, aged one, at Hollywood Cemetery. October 25, Mrs. Ellen Ann Cave, aged sixty, at Hollywood Cemetery. November 15, Miss Fanny Dansforth, aged sixty-five, at City Cemetery. 1876. — February 23, Mrs. Wise, aged about sixty-five, in- terred in the county of King William, Rev. F. M. Baker offici- ating clergyman. March 23, Miss Charlotte Wolfe, bged twenty- five, at Fredericksburg. April 3, Mr. Thomas tJ. Dudley, aged sixty-eight, at City Cemetery. May — , Mrs. B. L. Meade, aged Monumental Church. 506 ■seTenty-eight, at HoUywood Cemetery. May 31, Mrs. Edmond Fontaine, aged seventy-five, at Hanover county. June 2, Kev. Mr. Hoxton, aged thirty-two, at Hollywood Cemetery. June 17, Mr. Wm. H. Kennon, (from St. James' Church,) Rev, Mr. Peter- kin and Woodbridge ofaoiating^clergymen, at Hollywood Ceme- ■tery. July 5, Mr. Henry A. Hurxthal, aged sixty, (from St. Paul's Church,) at Hollywood Cemetery. July 9, A colored in- fant, aged five months. July 31. Louis Edmond, aged ten months, at Hollywood Cemetery. August — , Mrs. Sarah Bates Ouigon, aged about forty-five, at Hollywood Cemetery ; rector a,bsent, service by Kev. Robert Gibson. September 19, Willy Bapty, aged seven months, at Hollywood Cemetery. October 14, John Harrold, aged seven months, at City Cemetery. De- cember 22, Miss Kate Regnault, aged about sixty, at City Ceme- tery. December 30, Mrs. Thomas TJ. Dudley, aged about seventy- four, at City Cemetery. 1877. — January 19, Mrs. Clarke, aged about forty-five. January 27, Mrs Easter, at Hollywood. February 22, Mr. Henry, aged about forty, at "Ampthill," Chesterfield county. I'ebruary 28, Miss Ellen Nott, aged about seventy-eight, at City Cemetery. March 28, John Ravenscroft Macmurdo, an infant, -at Hollywood Cemetery. Willie Burr, aged about twenty-four, ■at City Cemetery. April 12, George Crutchfield, aged six months, &t City Cemetery. May 24, Mr. Munday, aged sixty-six, at City Cemetery. June 18, Nannie Pemberton, aged twelve, at Hollywood Cemetery. September 11, James H. Gardner, aged seventy-eight, (rector was out of town, service performed by Rev. Mr. Minnigerode and Rev. Mr. Shield,) at Hollywood Cem- etery. October 16, Willie Stearns, aged three years, at HoUywood Cemetery. December 5, Mrs. Franklin Stearns, aged sixty-five, At City Cemetery. Mrs. Dr. Tazewell, aged ninety-three, at City Cemetery. 1878. — January 25, Mrs. Green, at Oakwood Cemetery. February 14, Rev. George Woodbridge, D. D., aged seventy -four, at Hollywood Cemetery. February 22, Judge Alex. B. Guigon, at Hollywood Cemetery. The above, 25th January, 1878, is the last entry made by Dr. Woodbridge in his parochial record of burials, and it is reason- able to conclude it was the last burial service he performed, hav- ing died the 14th day of February following. 506 History of the COMMTJKICANTS On Eecokd op Pakoohial List, in Februaby, 1878. Allen, Mrs. Mary Ann. Alfriend, Mr. Thomas M. AUriend, Mr. Thomas Lee. Alfriend, Mrs. Thomas Lee. Adams, Miss Kate. Adams, "W. 0. Adams, Mrs. Ann. Adams, Annie F. Adams, Miss Serena. Atkinson, Mr. Thomas. Branch, Mrs. Mary. Branch, Miss Sarah A. Branch, Miss Julia. Bigger, Miss Charlotte. Bigger, Mrs. John Bell. Bigger, Miss Mary M. Bigger, Miss Peggy. Bigger, Miss Anna. Bigger, Miss Lucy A. Brock, Dr. Charles W. P. Brock, Mrs. Dr. Bennett, Mrs. Caroline. Bennett, Miss Anna Phillips. Bennett, Miss Helen. Bull, Mr. Wm. B. Bull, Mrs. Wm. E. Briggs, Miss. Ball, Mrs. Bolton, Jackson. Brooks, Hortensia. Brooks, Mrs. L. E. Baker, Mr. James M. Baker, Mrs. James M. Baker, Miss Margarett. Baker, Hilary. Burwell, Mr. Geo. H. Burton, Mrs. Clodomer. Berrian, Mrs. Lucy Hough. Chapin, Mrs. Virginia E. Chapin, Mr. William. Chapin, Miss EUora Estelle. ChevaUie, Mrs. Virginia. Chalk, Mrs. Fanny. Crafton, Mrs. James Henry. Camp, Mrs. George W. Crenshaw, Mrs. Sue Brown. Crafton, Miss Helen. Crutchfield, Mrs. Virginia Alice, Crawford, Mrs. Louisa A. Crawford, Mrs. Nellie L. Crawford, Miss Bosa. Clarke, Andrew Neal. Carter, Dr. M. B. Carter, Mrs. M. B. Clarke, Sophia. Courtney, Mrs. Fanny. Dennison, Mrs. Deane, Miss Lizzie. Dickinson, Mrs. Mary Ann. Evans, Mr. James. Edmond, Mrs. Horace P. Edmond, Mr. Horace Porter. Ellison, Mrs. William. Fisher, Mr. George D. Fisher, Mr. Robert HaxaU. Fisher, Mr. Ed. Higginbotham, Fisher, Mrs. Robert H. Fisher, Mrs. Edward H. Fulton, Miss Mary Jane. Fulton, Miss Mary A. Finney, Mrs. Mary G. Finney, Miss Kate. Finney, Miss Julia. Florence, Mrs. Mary P. Fitchet, Mrs. MiUicent. Garlick, Miss E. Monumental Chuech. 50T Gutridge, Miss Jane, fat Mrs. Floor's. ) Gardner, Miss Julia G. Gittlngs, Miss Luoinda. Graves, Mrs. Graves, Miss Susie. Gentry, Miss Mary Virginia. Gentry, Miss Willie. Harrold, Mr. John. Harrold, Mrs. John. Harrold, Mr. Eobert. Harrold, Mrs. Bobert. Heath, Miss Eliza, (at asylum on Leigh St.) Harvie, Miss Ann F. Harvie, Miss Emily. Harvie, Miss Sarah. Harvie, Mrs, Edmonia. Hall, Miss Virginia. Harrison, George Burwell. Haxall, Mrs. Philip. Hoinniger, Mrs. M. C. Hemdon, Miss Mary. Halsey, Mr. J. M. Halsey, Mrs. J. L. Hagan, Mrs. Hugh. Johnston, Mrs. Peyton. Johnston, Mr. Peyton. Johnson, Mrs. Nannie, Johnson, Mrs. Wm. J. King, Miss Helen. Lancaster, Mrs. John A. Ladd, Mrs. B. F. Layne, Mrs. James. Landrum, Miss Eugenia. London, Mrs. Daniel H. McDowell, Miss Susie. McGuire, Mrs. Hunter. McVeigh, Mrs. Charlotte. Meade, Mr. Kichard H. Meade, Mrs. Kichard H. Moncure, Dr. J. D. Moncure, Mrs. Dr. J. D. Maule, Mrs. E. J. Maomurdo, Miss Margaret S.. Mayo, Mr. Peter H. Mayo, Mrs. Peter H. Mayo, Mrs. Kate. Miller, Mrs. . Maury, Mrs. Matthew L. Maury, Miss Edith. Maury, Miss Lucy. Nicolson, Miss Mary. Neeson, Miss Mary. Neeson, Miss Sarah Martha. New, Mrs. Mary. New, Mr. Herman. Nelswanger, Mrs. M4ria P. Nott, Miss Janette Le Point.. Newell. Mr. A. M. Norvell, Miss Elvira. Powell, Mrs. Betsey. Powers, Mr. Wm. H. Powers, Mrs. Wm. H. Powers, Miss Mary B. Powers, Miss Annie F. Powers, Miss Lucy H. Powers, Mr. Dudley. Parker, Mrs. Kebecca S. Poindexter, Mrs. George H. Purcell, Mrs. John, Jr. Potts, Mr. Thomas. Potts, Mrs. Thomas. Putney, Mrs. Stephen. Pecor, Miss. B,ahm, Mrs. Philip, Kobinson, Mrs. Anthony, Jr.. Robinson, Miss Ann C. Kobinson, Miss Kebecca. Kobinson, Dr. Edward T. ■508 HiSTOEY OF THE Bobinson, Mrs. Dr. Edward T. KegnauJt, Miss Margaret V. Kuffin, Mr. Frank G. Kuffin, Mrs. Frank G. Koyall, Mr. J. Holcombe. Snell, Mrs. James A. "Snell, Miss Nannie Irving. Stith, Mrs. Eebeeca. "Saunders, Mrs. Shields. Saunders, Miss Deborah A. Saunders, Mrs. E. L. Saunders, Miss Martha. Sanders, William Robert. Smyth, Miss Sarah H. "Smyth, Mr. Frank. Sutton, Mrs. Jane Eliza. •Skelton, Dr. J. G. Skelton, Willie O. Skelton, Miss Mary Ann. Skinker, Mr. Charles R. Stockin, Mr. J. C. Stoekin, Mrs. J. C. Smith, Miss Ella Sutton, Mrs. Philip. Tazewell, Miss Willie Anna. Tyler, Mr. John H. Tyler, Mrs. John H. Tyler, Mr. John. Tyler, Mrs. John. Tyler, Mr. Henry. Tyler, Mrs. Henry. Thorn, Mrs. E. M. Thornton, Miss Sally F. Temple, Miss E. C. Thaw, Miss Alice. Taylor, Mr. Stephen M. Taylor, Mrs. A. Gertrude. ■Talcott, Mr. T. M. Randolph. Talcott, Mrs. T. M. Randolph. Talcott, Mr. George R. Thurston, Mr. Leon. Towery, Mrs. M. E. Woodbridge, Mrs. Rebecca, (widow of Rev. J. Wood- bridge.) Woodbridge, Mr. Geo. N. Woodbridge, Mrs. Geo. N. Woodbridge, Miss Mary N. Woodbridge, Miss Julia C. Williams, Mr. George W. Williams, Mrs. George W. Williams, Miss Melissa. Williams, Miss Olivia. Williams, Mr. Walter. Whitcomb, Mr. H. D. Whiteomb, Mrs. H. D. Whitcomb, Mrs. Abigail. Whitcomb, Mr. John M. Whitcomb, Miss Minnie. Whitcomb, Miss Kate. Woody, Mrs. Anna. Waring, Mr. John L. Waring, Warner. Waring, Miss Adelaide J. Warwick, Mr. Peter C. Warwick, Mrs. Peter C. Winn, Mrs. Kate S. Warren, Mr. George W. Warren, Mrs. George W. Walker, Miss Sarah. WoUe, Miss Maria. Wolf, Miss EUen. Werth, Mr. James R. Werth, Mrs. James R. Yarbrough, Mrs. A. R. ERRATA. Page 49, line 5 from bottom, " Brilby Porteous," is one name,. and should have no separating comma. Page 54, line 8 from bottom, "Bishop Hubart" should read "Hobart." Page 56, line 14 from top, " Alexander Victs Griswold" should read " Alexander Vieta Griswold." Page 60, line 5, for "my" read "any" feeling heart. Page 104, line 15, for "Ouderdork" read "Onderdonk." Page 144, line 14, " aimble" should be "amiable." Pages 193 and 195, Bishop "Mead," should be "Meade.'' I Page 208, line 19, 2nd col., "Miss Mary F. Meade," should be ( " Miss Marianne 0. Meade." ; , Page 206, line 19, 1st col., "Mrs. Mary M. Elfroth," should be "Mrs. Mary M. Elfreth." Page 253, line 2, " Johnson," should be "Johnston." Bishop Lay, referred to on page 123, is now Bishop of the Dio- cese of Easton, Md. EEMOYAL OF REMAINS OF THE RT. REV. RICHARD CHAINING MOORE TO HOL- LYWOOD CEMETERY. Tlie children and grandchildren of Rev. Bishop Moore have removed his remains, and those of Mrs. Moore, from the City Cemetery to a family section in the new addition to Hollywood Cemetery, and also the monument as it originally stood. This in- teresting event has been accomplished within the past ten days. It is interesting to add that representatives of three generations of his family followed his remains to their present resting-place. For the death and burial of the Bishop, reference is made to pages 140, 156 and 157 of this history. Richmond, June 3, 1580. G. D. F. .\s \ ^^ N N^ \ .1