THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES Sccslcy's Bllustratcb iii&e to St ITiichad' ^i}avUston, So. (a. COPYRIGHT BY CHARLES NORBURY BEESLEY 1898 AND 1908 PRESSES OF WALKER. EVANS ft COGSWELL CO CHARLESTON. S. C. CM < t parfsb of JjL present Cburcb St. /BMcbael, I penet) for Service E8tafaliab^ 3unc I4tb, 1751. I Jcbruarie let, 1761. St, flDicbaers Cburcb Corner iHbeeting anD 3BroaJ) Streets. Charleston, S. C. SunCa^ Services. HOLY COMMUNION First Sunday in every Month, ------ l\-M A. M. All other Sundays, -------- 7:30 a. M. Saints' Days and Holy Days, ---__. 7-15 a. M. flCorning Service. Morning Prayer and Sermon, - - - 11:00 A. M. 9 Hfternoon Service. ^ February 1 to March 31 and September 1 to October 31, - - - - - 5:00 P. M. April 1 to August 31, --------- - 6:00 P. M. November 1 to January 31, -------- - 5:00 P. M. 09 uj J=ri&a^0. 5 November 1 to March 31, - - - - 5:00 P. M. 3 April 1 to July 1, - - - - - 6:00 P. M. Sun^a^ School. Every Sunday Morning, ------- iO:00 o'clock The Chimes will be rung for half an hour before the Sunday Services THE Memorial Tablet shown in the accompanying picture tells its own story. After the earthquake of August 31st, 1886, many of the churches of Charleston erected "Earthquake Memorial Tablets." At the suggestion of Warden Alexander W. Marshall, this Tablet was made to embrace, as succinctly as possible, a history of the building which had passed through so many vicissitudes. THIS is a view of the Church taken from the northwest corner of Broad and Meeting Streets. It is built of brick, imported from England, stuccoed on the outside. The Church and steeple have been painted many times, but the climate causes it to scale rapidly. The dimensions of the building are : Length, including portico, 130 feet ; width, ^ feet ; height of steeple, 186 feet, 3 inches. Sunk during earthquake, August 31, 1886, 8 inches. Present height, 185 feet, 7 inches. ST. MICHAELS SPIRE. (Reprinted by Permission.) St. Michael's Spire! St. Michael's Spire! How fair thou risest to the sight. Now glittering in the noon sun's fire, Now softened by the "pale moonlight." Dread storms have thundered o'er thn sea. And crushed the low and rent the high ; But there thou standeft firm and free. With thy bri~ht forehead to the sky. Fierce fires in rolling volumes came. But gleamed innocuous on thv tower ; War's cannon roared with breath of flame, Scathless for thee careered its power. Symmetric spire ! Our city's boast In scientific grandeur piled ! The guardian beacon of our coast, The seaman's hope when waves ane wild ! Palladium ! On thv lonely height The faithful watcnman walks nis round. While rest and safety rule the night, And stillness as of Holy Ground. All sleep but thee thy tuneful bells, Hymn to the night wind in its roar. Or float upon the Atlantic swells That soften summer on our shore. Soother of sickness! Oft thy chime A gentle voice to darkness lends. And speaks a language deep, sublime. When love o'er dying virtue bends. Thou guid'st the youth to classic hours. The laborer to his task confined ; The maid to joy's resplendent bowers. The ambitious to the strife of mind. Thy Sabbath summons not in vain Calls the mixed city to their God ; Elach gravely seeks his chbsen fane And treads the aisles his sires have trod. And nobly do thy paeans flow, When patriots shout the annual strain That echoes from far Mexico, To whera St. Lawrnce holds his reign. Gliding along old Ashlev's stream, Or Cooper s, hung wUh mossy grace, W'e turn to gaze upon thy beam, And hospitable joys retrace. And tender are the thoughts that rise, When, sea-bound from thy level shore. The tear of parting dims our eyes. Till we can view thy point no more. And when returning to our land. The summer exila rears his home, How beats his heart and waves his hand. As first he greets thy welcome dome. St. Michael's Spire! I close my lay, Touched by the moral thou hast given, Tho' duties throng my early way. My look, like thine, shall be to heaven. Caroline Gilman. Charleston, 1830. THIS is a view of the Church taken immediately after the great cyclone which swept this city and vicinity August 25th, 1885, doing great damage, and leaving many wrecks in its path. The large cypress ball surmounting the steeple was thrown down, making a dent in the pavement where it struck, which is still visible. The ball lies under the window nearest the porch in the picture, and may be seen by the aid of a magnifying glass. The wreckage of the storm is also visible in the street, and on the roof are evidences of its force in tearing off great numbers of the slates. The other building seen in the picture is the City Hall. 8 THIS represents the Church after the earthquake, showing the ruined condition of the venerable edifice. It was thought that it would be almost impossible to restore the Church, which had just been repaired after the terrible cyclone of August 25th, 1885. In this connection it may be mentioned that eight days after the earthquake, during which time the familiar sound of the chimes had not been heard, the old sexton climbed to the clock room and set the clock going. One who had not gone through the terrible experiences of that time cannot know the inspiration and encouragement that the people felt when tht chimes again pealed forth in familiar chorus. From the picture it will be seen that the spire is separate from the church. While the repairs made necessary by the earthquake were in progress an old coffin was unearthed from beneath the south stairway. On the lid of the coffin were the initials J. O. B., and the figures 1678 in brass tacks. This date precedes by several years that of the erection of the first church on this site, but from the presence of this coffin it is inferred that the site was used at that time for a burial ground. Nothing whatever is known as to who "J. O. B." was, but it is certain that the builders of St. Michael's Church knew of the existence of this grave, for the "workmen found it protected by an arch of round bricks" when they unearthed it in 1 886. 10 THIS is a view of the interior of the Church looking west. The organ has been taken down and at the left in the foreground the old reading desk is seen. By the sinking of the tower the doors entering on the north and south aisles were so thrown out of place that it was impossible to open them, and a close inspection will reveal the seriousness of the damage they suffered. The fissures in the aisle and the yawning holes in the ceiling are also visible. The arms of the chandelier have been removed, and the body of it covered to protect it from injury while the repairs proceeded. 12 THIS is a view of the Church taken from within, near the middle aisle door, looking into the vestibule. In the foreground the tiling is seen broken and shattered, as though a ploughshare had been run through the aisle. Through these fissures in the aisle water gushed forth, mingled with sand, at the time of ihe earthquake. Towards the -front door in the vestibule are seen the evidences of destruction wrought by the sinking of the spire. The debris in the aisle at the right was thrown from the west wall of the Church. 14 THIS is a view of a portion of the vestibule and base of steeple; it is taken from the pavement in front of the Church, and is designed to show the fact that the steeple settled eight inches from the effects of the earthquake of August 31st, 1886. As will be seen, there is a step now leading to the inner door, which was on a level with the floor of the vestibule until the earthquake caused it to settle as stated. The door seen in the pic- ture was put in after the earthquake replacing an older door, which was badly shattered at that time. 16 THIS is a view of the interior as it now appears, looking towards the chancel. The dimensions of the interior are seventy feet by fifty-one. The height of the ceiling is thirty-one feet. Hie pews are of red cedar, and are in number ninety-seven on the ground floor. There are in the galleries thirty pews additional. The aisle is tiled with red and bluish English tiles, duplicates of the original, which were destroyed at the time of the earth- quake. All the aisles are tiled alike. The pulpit and reading desk, the litany desk (a memorial) and the chancel, all appear in this picture All the woodwork of the columns and galleries is of cypress and cedar, as is also the decorative work in the ceiling. The hinges of the pew doors are of wrought iron and the pattern is known as the "H" hinge, because it forms that letter when opened. 18 THIS is an interior view looking towards the west door opening into the vestibule. It shows the steps leading up to the pulpit, and the sounding board as it appears from that direction. Around the walls are seen several Memorial Tablets. The chandelier and organ (which are also shown separately) may also be seen. The large square pew is oppo- site the pulpit steps, on the north side of ths central aisle. 20 THIS view shows the Chancel, which is semi-circular, and ten feet deep. The chairs are the same that were placed in the Chancel when the Church was built. The Altar replaces the orig-nal Communion Table, and is a memorial. The Credence Table is also a memorial. The Chancel Rail is of wrought iron probably imported from England at the time of the building of the Church, and shows the beautiful handiwork of the artists in iron at that period. As was customary in those days, tablets containing the Apostles' Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Commandments were placed in the Chancel, as seen in the picture. The very interesting facts relating to the disappearance of the tablet containing the Lord's Prayer will be given when the Chancel Window is described. The remains of Bishop Dehon and Bishop Bowen rest beneath the Chancel, "under the Altar." 22 THE original Chancel Window was closed up in I 788 for fear lest the Church might take fire from certain buildings near to it, which were afterwards removed. The Win- dow remained closed until February 14th, 1865, St. Valentine's Day, when a shell from Gillmore's guns on Morris Island penetrated it, tearing out the brick and disclosing the window frame. On a wooden tablet against the brick was inscribed the "Lord's Prayer." This also was demolished by the same shell. A piece of this shell, which also broke the tiling under the pulpit, cut the wood at its base, is still in possession of the sexton. The window now in the Vestry Room filled the gap made by this shell. It was placed in the Chancel in 1867, when the Church was repaired. In 1893 the present window was put in. It is entitled : "St. Michael Conquering Satan." The wonderful effect in chiaroscuro to be found in this beautiful memorial window, done in the best style of the Tiffany Glass Decora- ting Company, of New York, is the result of the thickness and thinness of the layers of colored glass composing it. It is a copy of Raphael's famous "St. Michael Conquering Satan," now in the gallery of the Louvre, Paris. Though the blackened shadows and the coldness of the lights found in the original show that the master called in the inferior hands of his pupils to help in its hasty completion, it yet enjoys the distinction of being placed in the Salon Carre, where are to be found only the gems of the collection of France's celebrated gallery. Its sublime poetic character, its depth and contrast of coloring, its dramatic action so startlingly sudden, entitle it to the honor. St. Michael has his foot on Satan ; with both hands he raises his lance to strike him, while flames shoot up from crevices in the earth to cast a lurid and mysterious glow over the rugged land- scape. The original is 6 feet, 1 inches high, and 3 feet, 5 inches wide ; it was painted on wood in 1518, and in 1 753 transferred to canvas. 24 THIS Window, which is at the eastern end of the north aisle, is a memorial, as is also the Chancel Window, the original being a painting by the Norwegian artist. Axel Ender. It is entitled "Easter Morning," and represents the scene in the Garden of Joseph of Arima- thea, at the moment when the three Marys entered the sepulchre bringing the spices which they had prepared, and were told by the angel, "He is not here, for He is risen, as He said." It was unveiled Easter Morning, 1898, April 1 0th, and is the work of the Tiffany Glass Decorating Company, New York. This window replaces the one now in the Vestry Room, which was removed from the Chancel in 1 893, when the present window was put in. 26 THIS Door was placed by the ladies of the congregation in July, 1897, in lieu of a plain door that had originally stood there. It represents the adoration by angels, as seen in the two lower panels, while above two other angels are awaiting the coming of the faithful, in order to bestow upon them the "Crown of Life." The Door was designed by Mr. Silas McBee, and executed by Charles Booth, of New York City. 28 THIS is a representation of the stained window which was placed in the Chancel in 1 867, when the Church was being repaired after the Civil War. It filled the gap dis- closed by the shell elsewhere referred to, and remained in place until 1893, when the present window was put in. It was then removed to the window at the eastern end of the north aisle, where it remained until 1898, when it gave place to the Memorial Window now occupying that space. It is now in the Vestry Room of the Church. 30 THE Pulpit and reading desk stand where they have always stood, at the southeast corner of the middle aisle. The Pulpit is the original one. Perhaps the most striking feature in connection with this is the massive sounding board, supported by two Corinthian columns. In February, 1865, when the city was taken possession of by the United States soldiers, a number of persons who followed the army of occupation entered the Church and carried away a number of relics, among which was the monogram, I. H. S. panel from the front of the Pulpit. Some years later this was sent back by the person who took it, presumably, and was restored to its old place. TTie original Reading Desk was replaced in 1 893 by the one now in use ; it was cypress stained; on each side a hand extended, holding a candlestick. The original sedile was a very plain bench, which was replaced by the present one in 1 893. TTie original Read- ing Desk was enclosed like a pew and was entered through the "Rector's Pew," after ascending a flight of three steps. The ceiling of the sounding board is mahogany, inlaid with oak in two colors; the whole forming a star. 32 THIS Pew, originally known as the "Governor's Pew," has had an interesting history. It is known that General George Washington occupied it on the afternoon of Sunday, May 8th, 1 79 1 . In 1 862 it was occupied by General Robert E. Lee. In 1 884 the Mar- quis of Lome and his wife, the Princess Louise, sat in it. It is said that in it the Marquis de Lafayette and "numerous other celebrities have, from time to time, been seated." It is now occupied by the family of the late Arnoldus Vander Horst. The name "Governor's Pew" was given it because it was set apart for the use of that official and his council by the Act of the Legislature, which provided for the building of the Church. 34 WRITING in 1820. Rev. Frederick Dalcho, Assistant Minister of St. Michael's Church, in describing the interior of the building, states that "a large, handsome brass chandelier is suspended from the centre." There are 42 lights in the chandelier. Up to April, 1 879, the chandelier hung by a chain, so that it could be lowered and raised again, after lighting the candles. At that date the candles were replaced by gas. The chandelier was taken down and sent to New York, where the arms were recast for gas, which has since been used. The name of the maker is G. Penton, London. The chandelier was imported in 1803. When altered for gas, the chandelier was bronzed and is suspended by a rod that replaces the chain formerly in use. 36 448875 THE Organ was imported from England in August, 1 768. In a little frame on the side of the Organ is an inscription, as follows: "Jno. Snetzler, fecit, Londini, 1767." This inscription was found by the present sexton's father (who was also sexton) , pasted on one of the pipes of the Organ, when it was taken down during the bombardment of Charles- ton, and stored away in the Sunday School Room of St. Paul's Church, Radcliffeboro, for safe keeping. This is believed to the oldest large organ in the United States. It is also believed that this Church had probably the first choir of surpliced boys in this country. In the old Vestry Book these boys are often mentioned ; certainly as far back as 1 794. 38 THIS represents the Baptismal Font, which was placed in the Church on Christmas Eve, 1771. By resolution of the Vestry, "It was to stand upon a mahogany frame run upon brass casters, and not exceeding the price of ten guineas." The dove is of lead and balances the font cover. The pulley block through which the wire rope runs was probably sent over with the font from England. 40 THIS is a view of the Blacklock Monument, on the north side of the base of the tower in the vestibule. It has been much admired as a work of art. It is the product of the genius of Mr. W. Calder Marshall, R. A.. London, 1852. 42 THIS Window is a memorial also. As with the two others represented in this book, it is the work of the Tiffany Glass Decorating Company, New York. The subject is "Hie Annunciation," the original being a painting by the Dutch artist, T. Van Scandel, and the window has been reproduced by Tiffany from a photograph of the painting, and placed in the Church in A. D. 1 908. 44 THIS is a view of the famous bells of old St. Michael's, that since 1 764 have chimed from its steeple. TTiey are eight in number. Dalcho says: "At the evacuation of Charles Town, December, 1782, Major Traille, of the Royal Artillery, took down the bells and carried them away as being public property. The next year Sir Guy Carleton ordered their immediate restoration. The bells, however, had been sold, meanwhile, in Eng- land and purchased by a former merchant of this city, named Ryhiner, as a "commercial adventure," and shipped back to Charleston. On their landing, "the overjoyed citizens took possession and hurried them up to the Church and into the steeple without thinking that they might be violating a private right." In 1838 two of the bells were found to be cracked; they were sent to England, re-cast and returned August, 1839. In June, 1862, they were sent to Columbia and stored there. When that city was burned, during the occupation by Sher- man's army, the bells were also burned. In 1866 the fragments were gathered together and sent to Mears & Steinbank, of London, England, successors of the original founders, and re- cast in the same moulds. March 2 1 st, 1 867, the familiar music of the chimes was heard again in the strains of "Home again, home again, from a foreign shore." The By-Laws of the Church provide that the bells shall re rung on Christmas, at Eas- ter and Thanksgiving Day, and tolled on Good Friday, at sunrise, midday (or immediately after church service) , at sunset, fifteen minutes each. Also on Confederate Memorial Day, during the decoration service. Also for ten minutes before midnight on December 31st, the bells shall toll the old year out, and for ten minutes immediately thereafter to ring the new year in. They shall be tolled on the death of the Bishon of this Diocese, or that of the Pre- siding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States, as soon as practicable after 46 the receipt of the news of their death, for one hour, and also on the day of their funerals, respectively, at sunrise, midday and sunsei thirty minutes each. On the death of the Rector or Assistant Minister of this Church, fifteen minutes, at the times above designated for the Bishop of this Diocese. On the death of the Rector or Assistant Minister of any P. E. Church in this city, in full connection with the Convention, without bells of its own, the same as for the Rector of this Church, if the use of the bells be requested by such Church. On the death of the President of the United States, or the Governor of the State of South Carolina, one hour, as soon as practicable after the receipt of the intelligence, and also for one hour on the day of the funeral. On the 22nd February, 28th June, and 4th July; provided, they do not interfere with the Church services on that day. On Sundays the chimes are rung for one-half hour before the regular hours of service; on other days, and before other services, a bell called "the Parson's bell" is tolled for fifteen minutes. The bells were tolled for the first time at the funeral of Mrs. Martha Grimke, who died September 22nd, 1 764, and was buried in the yard near the south door. NO STORY of the bells would be complete without some reference to the old bell- ringer, Washington McLean Gadsden, who is here represented as standing at the key-board in the steeple about to ring the chimes. Gadsden was bell-ringer for sixty- one years. Owing to his infirmities, he resigned his office October 1st, 1898, and was pensioned by the Church for the remainder of his life. He passed away July 20th, 1899. 48 k^B f |_ / THIS is a view of the clock room and clock in St. Michael' steeple. It came over in 1764 with the bells. It was built by Aynesworth Thwayts, of London, and was described by him as "a strong 30-hour clock, to show the hour four ways, to strike the hour on the largest bell, and the quarters on four bells, as the Royal Exchange, London." It is not certain when the quarters began to be struck on three bells, but they were so struck for many years, and up to June 6th, 1 896, when the old method of striking on four bells was restored. Up to 1849 there were no minute hands. In that year, with the consent of the Vestry, the City Council added them. 50 THIS represents two pieces of the shell which entered the Chancel during the bombard- ment of the city from Morris Island, by General Gillmore, in 1865. Hie damage done by this shell is elsewhere described in connection with the history of the Chancel Window. The thread of the screw-cap is very distinct. The pieces together would weigh from seven to nine pounds. 52 THIS view of the Church Yard, the Church and the Spire, is taken from the Parish House, which is in the southeast corner of the enclosure; it gives a partial view of the burial ground, in which lie the remains of so many distinguished dead. The building seen to the left is the United States Post Office and Court House, and the eagle is perched upon the flag staff that surmounts the City Hall. 54 THIS is a view of the Meeting Street Gate, and the walk which extends the length of the Church on its south side. Beneath its flag stones rest the remains of quite a number of the members of the congregation. There are several tablets let into the wall of the Church along this walk, among others those of Colonel Lewis Morris, Captain W. Morris, "aid to General T. Pinckney," and Mary Butler, wife of Pierce Butler. 56 THIS is a view of the Broad Street Gate from the street, showing the old brick wall surmounted by broken glass bottles as a protection from intruders. Near the gate is the grave of George Augustus Clough, who "died suddenly of Stranger's Fever, November 5th, 1843." On the stone over his grave is the following verse, said to have been written by his brother, A. H. Clough, the famous poet: Of all thy kindred at thy dying day Were none to speed thee on thy solemn way ; Yet ever lives distinct and deeply dear Their sight with them of this thy corner here ; Each heart so oft hath come and sought and seen That ocean space hath shrunk to naught between, And more their own seems now the stranger's shore Than when with thee they dwelt on it before. 58 THIS is a view of the Church Yard, showing the great MagnoHa Tree, which over- spreads the monument of Robert Y. Hayne, Arthur Peronneau Hayne, and James L. Petigru. On the extreme right is seen a corner of the Parish House. The buildings in the background are on the premises adjoining the Church Yard, but form no part of the property. 60 >fl M^ ^y \*^- .. - M& Ji'V :, ' ., '^,- ,: Ir C 1^ ;%:.. .m n^ iilr .,.^i..^:.3 iL^ffQ wm w^ ^^'^'>h- ' ' ^ v"*. V >'yi^j^X^ -^ VVa5^^ V*^^ ^^m^ r .** . *i^Ki.% * THIS is a view of the Parish House and a corner of the Church Yard originally an old Colonial building; it was remodeled in 1896, and now contains the Rector's Study, a Guild Room and a Sunday School Room; it is fitted with water and gas, and is a model of convenience. The original architecture of the building has been preserved. 62 THIS is a view of the Graveyard taV'^n from the walk leading from the Parish House to the western wall. It shows t*"-^ iriant violet bed which sheds its fragrant perfume abroad from October until April. On the ^ight is a red japonica, against a background of cedar, which obstructs a further outlook in tiiat direction. 64 THIS is a view from inside the Meeting Street Gate looking south. It shows a number of stones against the western wall, and the symmetrical "crape myrtle" tree, which casts its dense shade on the walk. At the south end of this walk is the grave of Mary Ann Luyten, of which a separate picture is elsewhere shown. 66 THIS is a view of the grave of Mary Ann Luyten, who died September 9th, 1 770. At the head and foot of the grave stand what appear to be appropriate parts of a bedstead, made out of cypress and cedar, that have stood the ravages of one hundred and forty years. A portion of the head -board and one of the posts were demolished by a shell from Gillmore's guns on Morris Island, in 1865. The post was replaced after the war. 68 THE "Service of Altar Plate" of 1 762 consisted of two flagons, a chalice and cover, and a large dish (alms basin), presented by His Excellency, Governor Thomas Boone. These were sent along with other plate to Columbia during the war, and were lost when Sherman's raid passed through that city. In 1867 one of the flagons was re- covered "through the generosity of the Hon. Alexander W. Bradford, who noticed it in a pawnbroker's shop in New York. The cover was bought in Ohio a year or two later, but nothing was ever heard of the remainder." 70 IN The Church Yard, nearly opposite the south door, are the remains of John Rutledge, who died in 1 800. "Sometime Dictator of South CaroHna." Beneath the Vestry Room He the remains of Major-General Charles Cotesworth Pinck- ney, of the Revolutionary War. Near the Parish House rests the remains of Hon. John Lloyd, for several years Member and President of the Senate of South Carolina. Near the South door lie the remains of Major-General Mordecai Gist, an officer of the Maryland line, in the Revolutionary War, who died September 12th, 1792. Also near the South door lie the remains of James Parsons, once Vice-President of South Carolina, who died October 1 st, 1 779. Near the West walk is the grave of Charles Fraser, Artist, who died October 5th, 1 860. Against the West wall of the Graveyard is the stone that marks the last resting place of Alexander Shirras, a Scotchman by birth, who, after a residence here of thirty years, died, leaving an endowment for a free dispensary, which has been doing its good work for the greater part of this century, and is known as "Shirras Dispensary." 71 MURAL TABLETS. James O'Brien Parsons, 1755-1769. George Parsons, 1760-1778. Louis DeSaussure, 1745-1779. Rt. Rev. Theodore Dehon, D.D., 1777-1817. Rev. Edward Jenkins. D.D., 17 -1812. John S. Cogdell. 1778-1847. Mrs. Maria Cogdell, 1785-1858. Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, 1746-1825. Rev. Thomas John Young, 1803-1851. Rev. Frederick Dalcho, M.D., 1770-1836. Rev. Paul Trapier Keith, 1801-1868. Sabina E. Huger, July 27th, 1 799. John Julius Pringle, 11 757-1843. Susanna, his wife, J 1768-1831. 72 MURAL TABLETS===Continued. Henry Deas, 1770-1846. William Read. M.D., 1754-1845. Rt. Rev. Nathaniel Bowen, D.D., 1779-1839. Rev, John Drayton Grimke, 1857-1895. IN THE VESTIBULE. Mary Blacklock, died June 10th, 1850. Theodore Dehon Wagner, 1819-1880. Oliver Hering Middleton, Jr., 1845-1864. Pierce Butler, of County Carlow, Ireland, Major of the 29th Regiment, British Army, Died June, 1822. Buried at Christ Church, Philadelphia, Penn. 73 IN THE VESTIBULE Continued. The Confederate Memorial Tablet, unveiled June 12th, 1902. HoTV grand a fame this marble watches oer. Their wars behind them, Cod*s great peace before. St. Michael's writes within her hallowed walls the names of her gallant sons who died for the Confederate Cause, and consecrates their memory. 1861-1865. Brigadier-General, J. Johnston Pettigrew ^ aged 35 Lieutenant-Colonel, TTiomas Pinckney Alston. ^ aged 32 Lieutenant-Colonel, Hiomas M. Wagner. aged 37 Captain, Edward Downes Frost _ aged 30 Captain, Robert Pringle _ aged 26 Surgeon, TTiomas L. Ogier. aged 31 Surgeon, Edward Cough Porcher aged 26 Lieutenant, Thomas Bee Huger, C. S. M aged 42 Lieutenant, Philip Porcher, C. S. N aged 29 Lieutenant, John Julius Pringle Alston _ aged 27 74 IN THE VESTIBULE "Continued. Lieutenant, William Heyward GrimbalL aged 26 Lieutenant, Thomas Middleton aged 30 Lieutenant, Charles Alston Pringle aged 21 Major, William Henry Ladson, S. C. M aged 32 Edward Bland Beesley _ aged 20 Thomas Lynch aged 46 Oliver Hering Middletoa. aged 18 Thomas Parker aged 29 Frederick George Porcher aged 22 J. R. Poinsett Pringle aged 21 Alexander Robertson aged 24 Lewis Morris Vander Horst aged 33 The^ fought the patriot's fight. They k^pt the faith of their fathers. They fell on their stainless shields. Non Sibi Domine Sed Patriae. 75 QUEER INSCRIPTIONS. On the tomb of Charlotte Massey, died in 1 787, aged 25 years: "View this tomb as you pass by. For as you are, so once was I. And as I am, so must you be ; Prepare yourself to follow me." Captain Manuel Antonio, died August 12th, 1786: "Although I here at anchor be. With many of our fleet; We must set sail one day again. Our Saviour, Christ, to meet." 76 John Singleton, died September 1 0th, 1 789 : "Sacred and Solemn To The memory of 1 in 4 and 4 in 1 . A husband, father, grandfather, and father-in-law." Charlotte Elford. May 9th, 1817. She was 'In Childhood, Obedient. In Wedlock, Virtuous. In Prosperity, Humble. In Adversity, Resigned. In Sickness, Patient. In Death, Happy." 11 Bennett Taylor, Age 56, Died March 25th, 1800: Praises on tombs are titles vainly spent A man's good name is his best monument. Captain James Maud Elford, January 25th, 1826: "When this experienced and successful sea captain retired From Navigation, it was only to study and reveal its Theory, and lend the light of his genius to his brethren Of the Ocean. He was the author . . . of an admirable system of Marine telegraphic signals which afford the sea the same facilities of language as the land." "Skilled in the stars, in useful learning wise. He served the earth, by studying the skies. To know them well his blest pursuits were given, He studied first, and then he entered Heaven." 78 UNIVERSITY ot CALIFOKWIa AT LOS ANGELES UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LIBRARY Los Angeles This book is DUE on the last date stamped below. rsfw APR 141983 1W? RECn in-iiRi QL Oei 1 19il0 ION ^ 7 1990 Y219 Cl4B3