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At a meeting of the Vestry June 2, 1903, notification was received that Mr. David J. Baldwin, a former communicant of St. John's, had left a bequest to the Church of $500. At this meeting Mr. Guy Christian was engaged to take charge of the work at Weddell Chapel.
Allusion has already been made in this sketch to the earnest effort of Mr. Goodwin at the beginning of his minis- try in St. John's to raise an endowment fund for missionary work. It is proper just here to insert the splendid circular letter issued by the committee.
To the Friends of Old St. John's Church, Richmond, Va .:
St. John's is the mother church of Richmond, and of Hen- rico parish. It was built one hundred and fifty-three years ago, when the Old Dominion owed allegiance to George III., and the Protestant Episcopal Church in Virginia was in the jurisdiction of the Bishop of London. Within its walls was held the Virginia Convention of A. D. 1775; and here Pat- rick Henry's great oration, which fired the hearts of the peo- ple for liberty, was delivered. This Church is thus identi- fied with the history of the Commonwealth and of our whole country.
No one can compute what has been done for the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ by the ministers and people who have been identified with St. John's Church during the past one hundred and fifty-three years.
In the beautiful graveyard surrounding the Church are buried some who were highly esteemed in Church and State, many who were the honored progenitors of distinguished families, and many others who, though "to fortune and to fame unknown," had their names written in Heaven, and were "rich in good works."
There are few Episcopal Churches in Richmond which do not number among their most liberal contributors and most active workers some whose parents were trained in the way of righteousness, or who themselves once worshipped, at Old
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St. John's. There are many congregations, in this and other States, of which the same is true.
This Church has now a larger membership (including her missions), than any other Church in the Diocese of Virginia, but the great majority of these members are poor in this world's goods. To this Church the poor have always been welcomed; and under the leadership of the sainted Weddell and the earnest and energetic Burton, three missions were established, and have been constantly carried on.
The tendency for more than a hundred years has been for those blessed with wealth to move from Church Hill; but the number of souls in this part of the city has greatly increased. To help to meet the spiritual needs of the poor on and around Church Hill, our congregation is conducting the missions referred to. Not willing that the good work of our Church shall decrease, and greatly desiring to make our mission work more aggressive, the Vestry has decided to endeavor to secure a partial endowment for St. John's Church.
It is proposed to enter in a well-bound book, to be pre- served in the archives of the Church, the names of those who contribute to this endowment fund, with the amount given. One contribution has already been made to this fund.
It is also proposed to preserve a part of this book for a record of special memorial endowments. A page will be devoted to the memory of the person designated. The amount of the memorial fund will be stated, with the name of the person or persons contributing, and no other entry will be made on that page. The interest only will be used. Such a memorial will last longer than marble, or brass, or stained glass; and will perpetually furnish a fund to carry on the good work which was dear to the hearts of departed saints while they lived here, and is now more precious to them since they see more clearly, in the light of Paradise, the im- portance of the Lord's work on the earth. Surely there are not a few whose loved ones are buried at St. John's or who have worshipped and labored for Christ there, though they be buried elsewhere, who will be glad to perpetually associate their names with the good work of the Church which they loved, and, at the same time, perpetually help forward the Lord's work.
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In more than one instance money has been left, by will, to our Church which the Vestry did not receive, because it was not devised according to the laws of the State.
Churches are not incorporated under the laws of Virginia, and legal difficulties generally arise when bequests are made to vestries or trustees of Churches. Bequests made to "The Trustees of the Funds of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Virginia" for the sole use and benefit of St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church, Richmond, Va., will be safe, because these trustees are incorporated.
It is better to give while we live; but if any cannot do this without cutting off their own means of subsistence, we suggest this method of making bequests to the endowment fund of St. John's Church.
R. A. GOODWIN, JAMES W. SHIELDS, CYRUS BOSSIEUX, G. G. MINOR,
Committee of the Vestry of St. John's Church.
It is hoped that the reading of the above touching appeal may reach the hearts of many and kindle the missionary spirit sufficiently to induce them to respond, and in settling their earthly affairs to lay up treasures in Heaven, "where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal."
To recapitulate, or even briefly sum up the work done by our faithful Rector, the Rev. R. A. Goodwin, in the ten years he has been with us, would take more time and space than is at the command of the writer. In addition to his pastoral duties, which have always been arduous, his most earnest efforts have been all along directed to the increase and extension of missionary work of the Church, and to that end he has (1) Extended the scope of St. John's Missionary Society to embrace all branches of missions-parish, city, diocesan, domestic and foreign. At his suggestion sub- scriptions are made by the year to be paid monthly in offer- tory. (2) Perfected the organization of the Woman's Aux- iliary-divided into four sections, one of which is at Wed- dell Chapel, and all of which sections take part in most of
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the branches of the missionary work above mentioned. (3) Organized the Junior Auxiliary, of which there are two sec- tions, one composed of girls and young ladies from 12 to 15 years of age, and the other of the smaller Sunday School children-both boys and girls. (4) Organized the Junior Brotherhood of St. Andrew. (5) Appointed one Sunday in each month as Missionary Sunday in the Sunday schools, the offerings on that day going to foreign missions. (6) Organ- ized the Ministering League-composed of ladies willing to assist the Deaconess in her work among the poor and sick.
During Mr. Goodwin's rectorship the choir has been en- larged, the Church repaired and beautified; cathedral glass introduced in the windows; the Weddell Memorial chapel has been enlarged and painted; a new furnace and pews put in ; a Parish room built costing about $2,000, and as already stated the rectory has been repaired and enlarged, and a new tower built to the church, costing jointly about $3,000.
The first of last June, notwithstanding all these outlays and expenditures, there was no debt on the church except for the new tower-the Easter offering being used for the liqui- dation of the debt on the rectory and leaving a balance to apply to the debt on the tower. The total contributions to St. John's Church in the last ten years have been nearly $60,000, of which sum (in round figures) $25,000 has gone to the regular expenses of the Church-the remainder going to charities and missions within and without the Parish; all of this sum has been contributed as free will offerings- none of it raised by entertainments, fairs, etc.
The percentage of regular expenses to total contributions is remarkable, if not unprecedented in church history. It is also encouraging and instructive as showing that as a Church, though poor, we are not spending as much as half of our income on ourselves, including repairs, etc. The same simple worship characterizes St. John's to-day as did that of our forefathers and as the rubrics direct-no innova- tions. We have no Altar, but a Holy Table.
If Bishops Madison and Meade should come back to offi- ciate at St. John's they would find no change in ritual or chancel arrangements to perplex and disconcert them, and our rector has not forgotten the admonition, "Preach the Word."
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Space and time will not permit the mention of the many kindly acts of our faithful rector. To those of his congre- gation who have been afflicted with sickness and death he has at all times been at their call, without being sent for, if he knew of the necessity or desire for his presence. To comfort the distressed, to assuage their grief, to compassionate their miseries, to alleviate their sorrows, to extend to them the hand of sympathy, to speak the word of comfort, to sooth their distress, and to point to the Cross has ever been his constant and untiring effort and aim, and when he reaches the golden shores of the New Jerusalem he will certainly deserve the plaudit of "Well done, thou good and faithful ser- vant, enter thou into the joy of thy Lord."
The present appearance of St. John's Church-yard is quite different from what it was a half a century ago; it was then covered with mounds, indicating the resting places of those who sleep their last sleep beneath the sod that covers them. In more recent years these mounds have all been levelled, and the grounds present a beautiful and level surface.
Until the year of 1825, when Shockoe Hill Cemetery was established, the interments of the dead in the city of Rich- mond were chiefly in the grounds of St. John's Church.
In the Manuscript Reminiscences by Rev. Prof. Corne- lius Walker, D. D., referred to by Bishop Burton in his annals, he says the number of graves and of grave-stones at that period (1826) was greater than now, especially slabs. Large numbers have disappeared. He says some years after, on looking for the head-stone of an old schoolmate, which stood with that of his father and other members of his family, he found only the fragment of a single one, all the rest had gone.
He says as the funerals were frequent, and as St. John's was then one of the chief burying places, there were always fresh graves to be seen in some part of the grounds. It frequently occurred that from the bottom of a newly made grave fragments from earlier interments were brought up in digging it. Prof. Walker says he doubts whether there could be found a spot of any size that had not been used for burial purposes. In his reminiscences he says one object of mysterious interest in the cemetery was the vault, lying
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between the north door of the Church and Broad street. For some time it had not been opened, and there was great curi- osity as to its interior. A sad opportunity for such opening, and for the satisfaction of all such curiosity was presented. One of our Sunday School teachers, a Miss Weymouth, on a visit to Norfolk, died there of yellow fever, and in due time the vault was opened for the reception of her remains. So, too, among the monuments, there were some noticeable as connected with the deaths of those of whom they were memo- rials and recent enough in point of time to be remembered. One was of Miss Claxton, not far from the door of the western transept, dying just before the time of her anticipated mar- riage. Another was that of Col. Gamble, between the north- ern door and the gate on the cross street, killed by a fall from his horse. Another was that of a Mr. McCredie, nearly opposite what is now the Cathedral, hurrying to a fire and failing to note the hail of the sentry was shot near the cap- itol; and still another of a young man, Denoon, near the gate on Broad street, killed by his employer in a fit either of business or domestic jealousy, the murderer committing suicide in jail a few days afterwards. Two others of interest to the Sunday School scholars were those, two of their num- ber, of Sarah Haley, a little girl dying in her tenth or eleventh year, and Charlie Pulling, a little older, killed by a fall from a horse. The last two have disappeared. The others, and much the older, still remain.
Some Indian relics having been exhumed in the grounds, it has been supposed that at one time a portion of them were used as an Indian burial place. The surface of the cemetery has been buried over and over again to a large extent, as in digging new graves the relics of former interments have been exposed. In instances graves have been opened to receive others of the same family. It is to be profoundly regretted that no regular and continuous record of the burials has been kept. Some years ago there was found in the crypt or basement of the Church a bronze tablet bearing the name "John Coles." He was the ancester of the distinguished family of that name of Albemarle county, Virginia. Several prominent families, among them the Adams, Carrington and Pickett, had their private cemeteries. Their remains have
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been re-interred in Hollywood-the final interment being in 1884.
Burials of citizens of Richmond were also made in family cemeteries in the counties adjacent. At "Powhatan," the seat of the Mayo family, just beyond the eastern limits of the city, rests the remains of the Mayo, Cabell, Scott, and other families. And at Shield's place to the west of the city are the tombs of members of the Robinson and other families. Here among them is the modest head-stone of Mrs. Jean Wood, wife of Gov. James Wood, a woman of rare benevo- lence of character with poetic ability of high order. There was also a Jewish burying ground on the south side of Frank- lin street, between Twentieth and Twenty-first streets, con- taining the tombs of Israel and Mrs. Hester Cohen, covered in granite masonry.
In conclusion, to those who wish a few moments of rest and quiet communion with God, we invite you to our old church-yard, where beneath the green sward "the rude fore- fathers of the hamlet sleep." The trees still whisper a gentle lullaby to the souls of the departed, and the meander- ing James murmurs a restful requiem. The breezes speak softly in sibilant tones of peace as the shadows come and go, and the sunlight gently kisses the flowers into perennial bloom as they lift their heads to catch its shimmering light and to rejoice in its life-giving warmth-verily, a quiet peaceful, restful spot amidst the noise of commerce and the sounds of city life where one can turn aside for thought and reflection.
The attractiveness and beauty of these lovely grounds are in a great measure due to the constant care and labors of its courteous and efficient keeper, Antonio (Dodd) Graffigna, who succeeded his father, who for many years before him was also its keeper. In addition to his other talents, "Dodd" also makes the walls of Old St. John's resound occasionally to the burning words of Henry's fiery eloquence to admiring strangers, as with voice and appropriate gestures he repeats the famous speech that echoed within its walls more than a century and a half ago.
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Succession of Bishops of Virginia.
BISHOPS OF VIRGINIA. -
Griffith, David, first Bishop-Elect, 1787-1789. Madison, James, D. D., 1790-1812.
Moore, R. Channing, D. D., 1814-1841. Meade, Wm., D. D., 1841-1862. Johns, John, D. D., 1862-1876.
Whittle, F. M., D. D., LL. D., 1876-1902. Gibson, R. A., D. D., 1902-present Bishop of Virginia. (1903).
ASSISTANT BISHOPS OF VIRGINIA.
Meade, Wm., D. D., 1829-1841. Johns, John, D. D., 1842-1862. Whittle, F. M., D. D. LL. D., 1868-1876.
Randolph, A. M., D. D., LL. D., 1883-1892 (when he became Bishop of Southern Virginia).
Newton, John B., 1894-1897.
Gibson, R. A., D. D., Coadjutor, 1897-1902.
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Alexander Whitaker, September, 1611-spring of 1617. William Wickham.
Thomas Hargrave, 1619.
James Blair, 1685-1694.
George Robinson, 1695.
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James Keith, then rector, and till October 12, 1733.
Zack Brook and David Mossom, temporary supply June 17, 1735-September, 1735.
Anthony Gavin, rector, September, 1735, for nine months. Wm. Stith, Curle's, July 18, 1736, St. John's also, June 10, 1741-December 3, 1751.
Miles Selden, October 1, 1752-May 23, 1785.
John Buchanan, June 7, 1785-December 19, 1822.
Wm. H. Hart, assistant, May 1, 1815; rector December 27, 1822-July 13, 1828.
Wm. F. Lee, September -, 1828-December 31, 1829. Edward W. Peet, February 24, 1830-July 25, 1833. Robt. B. Croes, August 31, 1833-January 21, 1836. Wm. H. Hart, January 22, 1836-November 1, 1842. J. H. Morrison, January 26, 1843-May 15, 1848. Henry S. Kepler, October 10, 1848-June 16, 1859. J. T. Points, November 1, 1859-June 10, 1860. Wm. C. Butler, September 16, 1860-November 27, 1861. Wm. Norwood, April 20, 1862-October 1, 1868. Henry Wall, October 25, 1868-July 15, 1875.
Jas. W. Shields, assistant, May 29, 1874.
Alex. W. Weddell, August 1, 1875-December 6, 1883.
Lyman B. Wharton, assistant, February 26, 1883, for three months.
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F. M. Burch, assistant, June 15, 1883-February 1, 1884. Minister in charge to April 1, 1884.
Lewis Wm. Burton, rector, April 13, 1884-July 16, 1893.
Wm. Bowers Everett, M. D., assistant, February 18, 1885- March 19, 1886.
Pike Powers, D. D., assistant, January 5, 1888-June 30, 1890.
Christian Robert Kuyk, assistant, October 6, 1891-June 15, 1893.
Robert A. Goodwin, 1893 and present rector (1903).
Jno. H. Burkhead, assistant, 1896-1897.
E. B. Snead, assistant, 1901-1903.
NOTE .- The hiatus between Geo. Robinson, 1695, and James Keith, 1733, is undoubtedly partially filled by the incumbency of Rev. Jacob Ware, who, as is shown by the Henrico Court Records in 1716, was minister of Henrico Parish for twenty years. Phippe De Richebourg, a French Huguenot, is also mentioned in the same records as min- ister of Henrico Parish in 1701. Wm. Finney is also mentioned as minister of Henrico Parish in 1727, and doubtless filled up the gap until the rectorship of Rev. James Keith. In my opinion, Rev. Jacob Ware was the minister alluded to by Bishop Burton, who made his report to the Bishop of London, whose name "has been torn from the MSS. of his report."-J. S. M.
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Succession of Vestrymen.
The following gentlemen have successively composed the Vestries of the Old Church on Richmond Hill, now known as St. John's, since 1785:
Randolph, Edmund, elected March 28, 1785-1789. Served also as Warden.
Southall, Turner, elected March 28, 1785-1789.
Ambler, Joquelin, elected March 28, 1785-1789. Served also as Treasurer.
Wilkinson, Nathaniel, elected March 28, 1785-1789.
Cocke, Bouler, elected March 28, 1785-1789. Served also as Warden.
Hylton, Daniel L., elected March 28, 1785-1790. Seldon, Jr., Miles, elected March 28, 1785-1789. Prosser, Thomas, elected March 28, 1785-1789. Owen, Hobson, elected March 28, 1785-1789. Foushee, Dr. Wm., elected March 28, 1785-1795. Henley, Hezekiah, elected June 7, 1785-1789.
Burton, William, elected March 28, 1785-1789. Harvie, Gen. John, elected March 28, 1789-1795. McRobert, Alexander, elected March 28, 1789-1795.
Barrett, John, elected March 28, 1789-1807. Served also as Warden.
Pollard, Robt., elected March 28, 1789-1816. McRae, Alexander, elected March 28, 1789-1816. McRae, Phillip, elected March 28, 1789-1795. Harris, Eldrige, elected March 28, 1789-1795. Nicholson, Thos., elected March 28, 1789-1795. Wiseham, William, elected March 28, 1789-1807. Singleton, Anthony, elected April 5, 1790-1793. Pendleton, John, elected April 5, 1790-1793. Scherer, Samuel, elected April 1, 1793-1795. Hague, John, elected April 1, 1793-1795.
Carrington, Col. Edward, elected April 25, 1797-1810.
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Burkley, Wm., elected May 4, 1799-1807.
Marshall, Wm., elected April 8, 1807-1816.
Adams, Dr. John, at intervals, elected April 8, 1807-1821. Served also as Warden.
Hay, William, elected April 8, 1807-1812.
Shore, Henry S., elected April 8, 1807-1816.
Greenhow, Samuel, elected April 8, 1807-1815. Served also as Treasurer.
Williamson, John, elected April 8, 1807-1815. Ambler, John, elected April 8, 1807-1816.
Mayo, Col. Wm., at intervals, elected May 12, 1812-1820. Turner, Anthony, elected May 12, 1812-1820.
Weymouth, Wm. W., elected July 18, 1812-1819.
Taylor, Thos., elected November 17, 1812-1814.
Baker, Hilary, at intervals, elected November 7, 1814- 1829. Served also as Treasurer.
Moncure, Wm., elected May 1, 1815-1816.
Shepherd, Wm., elected May 1, 1815-1819.
Shelton, Walter, elected April 15, 1816-1819.
Bohannon, Thos., elected April 15, 1816-1828. Served also as Warden.
Adams, Saml. Griffin, elected April 15, 1816-1820.
Enders, John, elected April 15, 1816-1851. Served also as Warden and Treasurer.
Warrock, John, elected April 15, 1816-1820. Served also as Warden.
Miller, John, elected April 15, 1816-1820.
Foster, John, elected April 23, 1816-1820.
Myers, Capt. Jos. A., elected December 16, 1817-1828.
Carrington, Col. Geo. M., at intervals, elected April 13, 1819-1857. Served also as Warden, Treasurer and Secretary.
Whitlock, James, elected April 13, 1819-1822. Served also as Secretary.
Burwell, Lewis, elected April 18, 1820-1821. Served also as Warden.
Dove, Dr. John, elected April 18, 1820-1829. Served also as Warden and Secretary.
Dove, Dr. John, elected December 4, 1866-1876. Served also as Warden and Secretary.
Lochland, M. C., elected April 18, 1820-1821.
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Barton, Wm. A., elected April 18, 1820-1824.
Cosby, Jno. H., at intervals, elected April 18, 1820-1851. Budlong, Phillip, elected April 18, 1820-1823. Lithgow, Alexander, elected April 18, 1820-1821.
Tankersley, Reubin, at intervals, elected April 29, 1821- 1824.
Weston, Clement B., at intervals, elected April 29, 1821- 1830.
Lancaster, Jno. A., at intervals, elected October 9, 1821- 1831. Served also as Warden.
Pulling, Thos., elected October 9, 1821-1829.
Nekervis, Wm., elected July 1, 1822-1825.
Williams, Orrin, elected May 7, 1823-1842. Served also
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Snell, James, elected March 30, 1824-1830. Served also as Warden.
Tate, Jno. L., elected November 15, 1824-1825.
Mitchell, Jr., Wm., elected May 11, 1825-1828. Crump, Benedict, elected May 11, 1825-1827.
Thompson, Jno., elected May 11, 1825-1828.
McNemara, Hugh C., elected May 14, 1827-1842. Served as Warden and Secretary.
Wicker, Francis, elected May 12, 1828-1848. Bohannon, Dr. Richard L., elected March 16, 1828-1829. Nichols, Samuel C., elected March 16, 1828-1830. Andrew, Samuel, elected April 20, 1829-1829. Sublett, Samuel, at intervals, elected April 20, 1829-1843. Carrington, John A., elected April 20, 1829-1833. Christian, Edmund, elected January 2, 1830-1830. Gathwright, Jr., Samuel, elected January 2, 1830-1832. Myers, Jos. A., elected January 2, 1830-1834. Whitlock, Richard H., elected April 12, 1830-1834. Saunders, Samuel S., elected April 12, 1830-1831. Primrose, Maurice, elected April 12, 1830-1832. Gibb, James, elected April 4, 1831-1832. Banks, Geo. W., elected April 4, 1831-1832. Read, Elias, elected April 4, 1831-1839. Massie, Thos., elected April 23, 1832-1843.
Gathwright, Dabney, elected April 23, 1832-1835. Miles, Thos., elected April 23, 1832-1834.
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Van Lew, John, elected April 23, 1832-1844. Womble, John, elected May 7, 1833-1836.
Beers, William, elected March 31, 1834-1841.
Carrington, Dr. Richard A., elected March 31, 1834- 1842.
Fisher Jr., James, elected May 17, 1834-1839. Crump, Geo. P., elected May 16, 1836-1839.
Sanxey, Richard D., elected April 1, 1839-1841.
Goode, Joshua, elected April 1, 1839-1842. Barrett, Wm., elected April 20, 1840-1842. Palmer, Wm., elected May 6, 1841-1863.
Edmund, Robt., elected May 6, 1841-1846. Carlton, Jos., elected May 6, 1841-1857.
Greaner, Wm., elected October 31, 1842-1859.
West, Geo. M., at intervals, elected October 31, 1842-1861.
Smith, Thos. M., elected April 17, 1843-1855. Served also as Secretary.
Grant, Jas. H., elected April 17, 1843-1848.
Isaacs, Wm. B., at intervals, elected April 17, 1843-1851. Served also as Warden.
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