CHAPTER III. 

 THE NEW ST. JOHN'S. 



DEDICATION OF THE NEW ST. JOHN'S SUNDAY-SCHOOL ESTAB- 

 LISHED SUMMONED TO THE NORTH BY THE ILLNESS OP HIS 

 FATHER FAMILY JOYS AND SORROWS THE DEATH OF HIS 

 FATHER INDUCES ANOTHER VISIT TO HIS EARLY HOME 

 LETTERS IN 1827. 



THE corner-stone of the new St. John's had been 

 laid August 8th, 1815. The mechanics were 

 nearly all drawn from the congregation, and the 

 work was vigorously carried on. 



The old church was every Sunday crowded to 

 overflowing. We can picture the congregation, after 

 service, pausing to mark the progress of the new 

 building. The members, young and old, did their 

 part. The pulpit, with its high sounding-board, 

 was the gift of the ladies of the congregation (at 

 the cost of $1,000, exclusive of the mahogany, which 

 was presented by Col. Sass). A year after the dedi- 

 cation of the church the tablets were put up by the 

 young people. Thus all felt a lively and wholesome 

 interest in the new church-building. Sunday, Jan- 

 uary 8th, 1818. it was dedicated. 



At 11.30 A. M., the vestry, headed by the venera- 

 ble Col. Sass, the building committee, and the cler- 

 gymen of the city, walked in procession from the 

 old to the new St. John's. 



