452 AUTHENTIC HISTORY 



congregations existed at Pequea, Carnarvon, Huntingdon and Carlisle. In 1755 the 

 sum of £38 2s. 6d. wes expended on furniture of the church at Lancaster. 



The Rev. Tliomas Barton began his ministiy in 1759. He reports in that year 50 

 communicants at Lancaster. In 1761 the people, by way of lottery, raised a consider- 

 able sum of money, with which they afterwards built a steeple, erected galleries, bought 

 ibells, and linished a stone wall round the church yard. The improvements were com- 

 pleted in 1704. In 1765 the Vestry resolved that the minister should be entitled to a 

 .'Surplice fee of five shillings for every grave dug in the church yard. 



For particulars concerning Mr. Barton, who left Lancaster in 1778, see page 387 sq. 



The ministry of Rev. Joseph Hutchins at St. James', Lancaster, covers the period of 

 1783 — 1790. In 1791 the Rev. Elisha Rigg became minister, and continued his labors 

 until 1799, when he was succeeded by the Rev. Joseph Clarkson, whose connection with 

 the Parish continued until January 35, 1830, when he departed this life. 



In 1830 an arrangement was entered into by the congregations of St. James's, Lan- 

 'caster, St. John's, Pequea, and Christ Church, Leacock, for the joint service of two 

 clergymen in said three churches. 



On October 15, 1830, the present edifice of St. James's Church, Lancaster, was conse- 

 crated by the Rt. Rev. William White, D. D., Bishop of Pennsylvania. He preached 

 the consecration sermon from Ps. 96,9: "0 worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. ' ' 



On Dec. 1, 1830, the Rev. William Muhlenberg entered upon his office of Go-Rector 

 of St. James' Church, agreeing to officiate three Sundays in every month at Lancaster, 

 and on one Sunday at St. John's, Pequea. This connection continued until June 1836, 

 ■when he resigned. 



The Rev. L. S. Ives was Co-Rector of St. James's Church from October 1836 to Sept. 

 25, 1837. In his place was elected, on Sept. 37, 1837, the Rev. Samuel Bovmian, for 

 particulars of whose ministry, which terminated after his elevation to the Episcopate 

 and with his death, on Aug. 3, 1860, see page 389, sq. 



The present Rector, Rev. J. I. Mombert, D. D., was elected Associate Rector, May 

 23, 1859, and Rector Aug. 30, 1861. 



During Bishop Bowman's pastorate, St. John's Free Church, the Orphan Asylum, 

 Sunday School House and Parsonage were erected; and under that of the present, the 

 Parsonage and Orphans' Asylum were enlarged, the present edifice for the Church 

 Home secured, and St. James Chapel built, the latter at an expenditure of upwards of 

 $6,000, all paid for. 



EPISCOPAL CHURCHES IN LANCASTER COUNTY. 



Lancaster City, St. James' Church, St. John's Church, St. James' Chapel; ChurcJi- 

 toicn, Bangor Church; Leacock, Christ Church; Paradise, All Saints'; Columbia, St. 

 Paul's Church; Marietta, St. John's Church; Mount Hope, Hope Church; Gap Mines, 

 Grace Church. A new Church enterprise has been started at Manheim. Aggregate 

 number of commvmicants reported in 1868, 517. Estimated number of worshippers, 

 2,500. 



EVANGELICxVL ASSOCIATION. 



This sect, sometimes called "Albrechtsleute, " originated in this county about 1800, 

 and was founded by Jacob Albrecht, a native of Berks County, who settled in Earl 

 township prior to 1800. They have several places of worship in the county. 



FRIENDS OR QUAKERS. 



They were numerous in the county as early as 1735-1730. In 1739 they numbered 

 not less than 1000 families; at present they have only 11 meetinghouses, with an aggre- 

 gate accommodation for 2650 persons. 



