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St. Philip's Church of Charleston, an early history of the oldest parish in South Carolina, Dorothy Middleton Anderson & Margaret Middleton Rivers Eastman

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [231]-248) and index

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St. Philip's Church of Charleston

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Dorothy Middleton Anderson & Margaret Middleton Rivers Eastman

an early history of the oldest parish in South Carolina

"St. Philip's Church was commissioned shortly after the Carolina colony was founded in 1670. Because the Church of England was the established church, St. Philip's tried to meet the spiritual needs of the early settlers and also was responsible for oversight of elections, education and social services in everything from healthcare to disaster relief. St. Philip's churchwardens and vestry enforced morality laws and levied taxes. The colony's first state funeral--that of Governor Robert Johnson--took place in the church, as did that of the controversial, one-time vice president, Senator John C. Calhoun. Buried in the churchyard are Founding Fathers, pirate hunters, war heroes, statesmen and even the unfortunate victim of a sensational murder. This book recounts the early years of St. Philip's Church, the people who walked its aisles and some of the early religious conflicts that shook the community."--Front flap of jacket

Foreword / by the Right Reverend C. FitzSimons Allison -- Acknowledgements -- Part I: First St. Philip's Church. Setting the stage -- Settlement of Charles Town -- The early years -- Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts -- Edward Marston -- Gideon Johnston -- The Yemassee War -- Part II: Second St. Philip's Church. The new St. Philip's Church -- Alexander Garden -- Establishing St. Michael Parish -- Richard Clarke -- Robert Smith -- Thomas Frost -- William Percy -- Edward Jenkins -- James Dewar Simons -- Part III: Third St. Philip's Church. Christopher Edwards Gadsden -- John Barnwell Campbell -- Afterword -- Biographical sketches of parishioners who made history. Sir Nathaniel Johnson's legacy -- The pirate hunters -- Chief Justice Nicholas Trott -- The Wragg family -- Founding Mothers -- Christopher Gadsden -- Parish Founding Fathers -- Appendix A. Commissioners of second St. Philip's Church -- Appendix B. Clergy of St. Philip's Church, 1680-1862 -- Appendix C. Monuments destroyed in the fire of 1835 -- Appendix D. Necrology of St. Philip's Church -- Appendix E. Commissioners of St. Michael's Church -- Appendix F. Summary of Act no. 1278 (1785) and Act no. 1533 (1791) -- Appendix G. Message from the rector

Saint Philip's Church of Charleston