St. John's Church. 29 



" When I arrived in Charleston, the congregation 

 of St. John's worshipped in a small, wooden church, 

 situated in the rear of the present church. It was 

 an antiquated building of peculiar construction, re- 

 sembling some of the old churches in the rural dis- 

 tricts of Germany." 



Before us lies, in water colors, the south view 

 of the old Church, built A. D. 1756, and also 

 a view of the interior. It looks roomy. The small 

 pulpit is high, the beams naked, the chancel un- 

 railed. and the white altar large. The Pastor was 

 required to wear the gown. 



One of the members of St. John's, Mrs. H. S. G., 

 then a child, thus describes her impressions of the 

 young pastor, on the Sunday he took charge of the 

 congregation. " His height was medium ; his figure 

 slender; his complexion fair; features regular and 

 eyes blue. He looked very young though in his 

 twenty-fifth year. His voice was strong, clear, and 

 sweet. When the services were ended, we stopped to 

 be introduced to him, and his bright smile imme- 

 diately won our hearts." 



It has been said of him, " Nature had made him 

 tender-hearted and given him a tireless will." The 

 congregation flourished greatly, and at Easter, 

 sixty-four persons were confirmed. The building of 

 a more commodious edifice was a pressing necessity 

 subscriptions were forthwith collected, and contracts 

 made for the same. 



In the midst of his enthusiastic labors, he turned 

 a deaf ear to the voice from Schaghticoke urging 



