The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-17
ST. JAMES TO KEEP
18TH ANNIVERSARY

cnurcn WoIh III Il'uu'I''' N''''
ty.
Shortly after his arrival Lin
coin was inaugurated and it was
not long until the strife and DIS,
sension which lead up to the Civll
war had gripped the parish, town
and surrounding country.
In his address To the conven~
ton of 1861, Bishop Atkinson re,
ported: September 10, 1868,
consccrated the Church of st.
James at Hendcrsonvillc, the Rev.
Mr.. Hughes. the rector, reading
the sentence of conservation, the
Rev. DR.. Hancklc, and Mr.. Day
ton of the diocese of South Caro-
lima, and Rev. Mr.. Buxton, of tins
diocese, offering morning prayer,
and preached the sermon. In the
afternoon | confirmed in private
Il sick colorcd woman. and IN the
evening, after a sermon by Kew.
Mr.. Buxton, | confirmed III the
church three persons.
Of interest in connection with
this conservation Of the church Is
the fact that at the hour in winch
this conservation service WAS be-
ing held, the battle of Chlcka-
manga was being fought.
Many sacrifices by its parish
toner's made possible the building
of this church, the clearing OF its
final debt and the ultimate con-
Secration.
On September IA, 1868, An
drew Miller by deed of convey
ance transferred TO T. G. EvcnS,
w. d. Miller, w. f. MasSie, and
William Shipp, wardens, veStry
and trustees, title to that lot
of land on Main street in the WI
lage of Hendersonville on which
the church stood,-for a conSid-
Grafton of 500. Among the eight
communicates of the church at
that time there were not Suftl-
cient men to form Il vestry. Mr..
w. d. Miller, a Presbyterian,
whose wife was devoted Epis-
copalian, was chosen TO serve as
one of the trustees. The Rev. \.
Colin Hughes was witness to the
execution of this deed, duly pro-
bated before |. c. Gullick, clerk
of the county court, September
IA, 1868. This transaction occur
red five days before the date OF
the conservation.
Among the early families active
in the parish were the MlIlerS,
both the family of Andrew and OF
w. D.,-thcse not being related,
W. +. Massie, whose wife was
a sister to Mrs. Andrew Miller.
and the William Shipp family. All
rccollcctionS are that Mrs. Will
liam Ship, who was formerly
Miss Cameron and sister Of the
wife of Rev. Jarvis Buxton, Of
Asheville, was probably the stron-
gcst influence in establishing the
church in this parish. 1t is said
that she worked and collected a
large portion Of the money neces-
sary to pay off the indebtedness,
thus making the conservation pos
sible, and that she laid the corner
stone.
In 1866, Rev. Mr.. Hughes re-
ported to Convention: early in
October last, | resigned the
charge of st. James church, Hen
Jacksonville, and removed with my
family to the eastern part OF the
diocese"
In 1867, Rev. George NJ Ever
hart officiated ut st. James for
a time, but with the chaos and
desolation Of the Reconstruction
period. many of the pensioners
of st. James moved away. No
communicates were reported to
the convention in 1867, and in
1868, resolution of the convcn-
ton placed the parish in the list
of those mo longer entitled to
representation" Thus ended the
first epoch in the life of the par
ish.
From 1868 to 1877, the Rev.
John G. Drayton, who held SER
vices at st. Johns in the Wilder
ness during the summer months,
afternoons or evenings.
Also preached at ST. James in the
In 1877, Rev. f. A. Osborne,
a deacon, was placed in charge OF
Calvary church, Fletcher. He Wis
tied Hendersonville, found one
communicate, a Mrs. Chipley, and
also the family Of Henry Tudor
Farmer of Flat Rock, who were
interested in occasional services,
which he continued to hold until
about 1884. During this time.
Bishop Lyman made at least one
visit to the parish, confirming
Mrs. Rachel Rehccca Lane and
Mrs. Ellen Patton Lyman. Thru
the efforts and sacrifices Of these
two devoted women it. was made.
possible to erect the present tow
er of the church and to purchase
a bell. An interesting item in re-
gard to the church bell is that par
ish tradition says a bell was pur-
chased in England and shipped to
this country shortly before the
church was to be dedicated. While
department of agriculture official
protested that Reed had attacked
every New Deal proposal to aid
the farmer, whereas McGill had
voted for Everything we wanted,
and in fact, for everything you
wanted" the president replied: