Contents. 



CHAPTER XXIV. 



THE BEGINNING OF THE WAR. 



Colored Congregation His Defence Old Plenty 

 Boston Draytori Bishop Payne Jehu Jones Ser- 

 mon on Duty of the Christian to his Country 

 The Ordinance of Secession Letter to Edmund 

 Ruffin Takes on Hospital Stores to Virginia A 

 Comforter to his Grandson Measles Unexpected 

 Visitors Bread Cast on the Waters Found In- 

 sensible St. John's Church Closed 372 



CHAPTER XXV. 



DURING THE WAR. 



Christmas, 1863 The Children's Festival Death of 

 his Wife Visit to Concord Letters Charleston 

 Evacuated He leaves for Columbia Encounters 

 the Federal Army at Cash's Station Cruel Treat- 

 mentReturn to Charleston St. John's Re-open- 

 ed The Congregation Poor but United Feeble- 

 ness and Failing Eyesight 387 



CHAPTER XXVI. 



AFTER THE WAR. 



An Assistant Pastor Engaged Address on Humboldt 

 Fifty-fifth Anniversary Sermon Rev. W. W. 

 Hicks Elected Co-Pastor-Proposed Enlargement 

 of St. John's Opposition The Scheme Abandon- 

 edResignation of Co-Pastor Accepted Rev. 

 John H. Honour Elected Associate Pastor Fruit 

 After Many Days A Grandson Studies for the 

 Ministry 406 



CHAPTER XXVII. 



ILLNESS AND CONVALESENCE. 



Letter from J. A Brown, D. D., and Dr. Bachman's 

 Reply From Rev. J. B. Haskell Reply to Letters 

 from Milestown, Pa. Correspondence Between 

 John Haskell and his Grandfather Letters to A. 

 R. Rude, p. D. Mr. John S. Fake Rev. T. W. 

 Dosh Bereavement Decline 423 



