The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1860-02-16
THE DAY BOOK.
st. Paul's Church.
CONTINUED

became the minister OF thirst cnurcn, buC
was only able to continue one year on &C.
count of feeble health. He was succeeded
by the Rev. DR. Ducachet. On his being
called to st. Stephens church, in Philadel-
phia, in 1884, was induced under peculiar
circumstances, to leave my old congregation
in Frederick to the care of another, and take
the temporary charge of the congregation n,
not knowing how long it might seem to be
my duty to continue. AT the end of two
years, among the happiest and perhaps most
useful years Of my ministerial life,I resigned
the charge of it into the hands of the Rev.
Mr.. Parks, whose ministry was highly &C
ceptable. During the two years had also
the care OF the congregation at old st.
Paul's, which was without minister, and
in almost despairing condition, was sue
cessful in keeping alive its hopes, and pre-
venting dissolution of the congregation,
and placing over it the Rev. Thomas At
kinson, who was ordained deacon by me
Mr.. Parks, the Rev. Upton Beale became its
minister. His faithfulness in all the depart
ments of the ministry, private and public;
his sound Judgment and prudence, and his
unceasing Iabors and sound evangelical, and
experimental preaching, secured for him the
increasing affection and esteem Of the con-
gregation until his death. To the Rev. Mr..
Beale, succeeded the Rev. Geo. Cummings,
;o;s IF fan
ceeded by the Rev. Mr.. Minnegerode, who
has Just resigned the charge.
The Churches Of Norfolk County and Elis-
obeth River Parisb.-Although we read OF
a church and graveyard in Princess Anne
which have long been in he sea, the waves
thereof having encroached on the land, and
though these were doubtless established
while Princess Anne was in Norfolk county,
yet we must suppose that the first church
or churches we're in and about Norfolk, as
that was the first settlement. And as we
hear of minister in 1857, we must suppose,
that some kind Of church was erected
at that early period. The first churches
were always rude and indifferent, destined
soon to pass away. There were, indeed,
very many such even to the time of the Rev.
olution.
have no information concerning the old
book commencing in l749 and epding in
l76l. At the close of it new vestry book
is spoken of as about to be. Doubtless
there was one, but it is nowhere to be found.
In the year 1850 there is in the old one
record evidently abiding to st. Paul's
church that now is, and to one that had
been there some time before, but how long
cannot be ascertained. 1t is ordered that
year that MIR James Pasteur be allowed to
have the bricks and timber Of the old church,
to build house ON the school land-a
school house we suppose. This iproves that
the present st. Pauls was built before 1850,
and that there was asbrick church some
time before this, on or near tn same place.
1t is otherwise known that st Pauls was
built in 1888. There is an entry showing
that MIR. Smith, the minister, received l6,-
600 weight of tobacco for preaching at the
mother church, (St Pauls, in Norfolk) and
1900 for each of the three chapels, that at
the Great Bridge, where the first battle OF
the Revolution was fought, that at Tanners
creek, and the..Southern Branch chapel. In
the year 1853 Western Branch chapel is
also spoken of. There are, believe, some
of Of IN,
this day. In regard to ST. Pauls, in the
year 1850, we have an account of some of
the interior of the same. 1t is ordered
"that Captain John Cook, Captain John
heriff, Captain John Calvert and Mr..
Charles Sweny be allowed to build gallery
in the church in Norfolk, reaching from the
gallery of MIR John Taylor to the school
boys gallery to BIZ theirs and their heirs
forever" Also, "that Mr. Mathew Godfrey
Mr William Nash, Captain Trimagan Ia
tum, and MIR. William Ashley have leave to
build gallery from the pulpit to the school
boys gallery, to be theirs and their heirs
forever" The whole church in each mem
Der of the cross was therefore galleried by
private individuals, except that set apart for
the school boys. 1t appears from the fore.
going extracts that there was one church
(St. Pauls) and four chapels, with one min.
lister and three readers. The readers were
Chamberlain, Granbury and Nash.
One half of the glebe rented for thirty six
shlIlings; but there were parish servants,
and parsonage which cost fl5l los. At
ter the building of the new church (Christ
church y in 1900, St. Pauls was for time
loaned to the Baptist denomination, and was
used first by the white, and afterwards by
the coiored portion of that denomination
But in the year 1882 it was resumed and re-