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p ort e d b y unfailing courag e B ut th e s e y e ars of e nduranc e
and suff e rin g ha ve m ad e th e ir m ar k
T he funds w hich
sustain e d the Church ha v e grown s m all e r T he fortun e s
T he
of its su pp ort e rs ha v e b e e n i m p air e d or wr e c k e d
n e c e ssiti e s of the ti m e s ha v e p r e v e nt e d the congr e gation
fro m gi v ing the p e cuniary a id which it n e e ds and th ey a r e
now thr e ate n e d with the sad n e c e ssity of closing th e ir Church
for e v e r To p r e v e nt this cala m ity th e y ha v e d e t e rm in e d to
m a k e on e last e ffort
Th e y s ee k to e sta b lish a p e r m an e nt
fund b y m e ans of which th e ir Church m ay b e p r e s e r v e d through
all ti m e as the m e m orial of the v irtu e s the suff e ring the
h e rois m and the m artyr d o m of th e ir H ugu e not fath e rs A
m e m orial not in ston e a n d b ronz e b ut a li v ing t e m p l e of God
in which shall sound e v e r p rais e and p ray e rs to the gr e at Fath e r
who has so m iraculously p re s e r v e d th e ir anc e stors and th e m
s e l ve s in which shall b e p re s e r v e d and taught the si m p l e t e n e ts
and the holy faith which n e r ve d the ar m s an d str e ngth e n e d
the h e arts of Hugu e nots in ti m e of disast e r
fa m in e p e rs e
c utio n
ra p in e and ruin A li v ing m e m orial of the truth of
the Gos p el
sh e dding its light and e x t e nding its b e n e fi cial
in flu e n c e a b road
To t his e n d th e y cor d ially and aff e ctionat ely in v it e the aid of
al l
d e sc e ndants of Hug ue nots in this and in oth e r lands
as k ing th e ir li b e ral c o O p e ration and assistanc e in this hol y
wor k sacr e d and d e ar to th e m as w e ll as to th e m s e l v e s T he
fund will b e care fully in v e st e d a n d r e ligiously p r e s e r v e d T he
Church can thus b e m ad e a m onu m e nt in al l the co m ing ye ars
to the childre n of Prot e stant Franc e of the grand e n duranc e
and su b li m e courag e of th e ir for e fath e rs
H E N R Y A DE SA U SSU R E
CH A R LE S H SI M O N T O N
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Hugu e nots w e r e strange ly a p art of the v e ry b eginning
of A m e rican history T he fi rst Prot e stant s e ttl e m e nt u p on
this Contin e nt was that of J e an R ib aut within the p r e s e nt
li m its of South Carolina W he n the colony f ail e d f r om Pro v i
d e ntial caus e s and the p e r m an e nt occu p ation of the S tat e
was a d j ourn e d for m or e than a c e ntury w e fi nd Hugu e not
na m e s a m ong the i mm igrants who ca m e in 1 6 7 0 with the
fi rst E nglish Go v e rnor Willia m Sayl e
in N e w Y or k C ity was J e an
The fi rst child b orn
Vign é and the first b orn in A l b any N e w Y or k was S arah
R a pp el y e a— childr e n of Hugu e not p ar e nts P e t e r S tuy v e sant
m arri e d J udith
th e fa m ous Dutch Go v e rnor o f N e w Y or k
B ayar d the daught e r of a Hugu e not m inist e r and the Go v e r
nor s sist e r in turn m arri e d a B ayard The V ic e Go v e rnor
of N e w Y or k De Lil l e was a Hugu e not I n 1 6 7 0 on e
fourth of the p o p ulation of N e w Y or k City w e r e H ugu e nots
T he Pilgri m Colony of Ply m outh M assachus e ts was of dat e
1 6 20 and a m ong the p ass e ng e rs of the M ay flow e r who for m e d
that colony was on e who has b e e n r e gard e d as the ty p ical
Puritan M aid e n— Priscilla the h e roin e of history ro m anc e
p o e try and art ; the Priscilla of M il e s Standish J ohn A ld e n
and the p o e t L ongfe llow Priscilla M olin e s the daught e r of
Willia m M olin e s a Hugu e not
J ohn E st e n C oo k e the historian of V irginia says of the
Hugu e not colony which ca m e to that S tat e in 1 6 9 9
Th e y
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infus e d a str ea m of rich and p ur e b loo d into V irginia soci e ty
I n 1 6 80 the d at e of the s e ttl e m e nt of the pr e s e nt City of
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Carolina a colony of I l uguc n o ts arr iv e d
th e r e ha v in g b e e n s e nt out b y the E n glish Go v e rn m e nt to
culti vat e oil win e and sil k B ut the larg e r i mm igration ca m e
in 1 6 85 6 wh e n Fr e nch Prot e stants fl oc k e d to the S tat e in
gr e at nu m b e rs Th e y f or m e d four s e ttl e m e nts o n e in the
City o f Charl e ston a n d the oth e r thr e e in the country E ach
of th e s e s e ttl e m e nts had its Church T he p e o p l e w e r e r e m ar k
a b l e for th e ir p i e ty industry and p ro b ity and for the har m ony
and id e ntity of f e e lin g and int e r e st in which th e y li v e d
T he thr e e Church e s o f Fr e nch Prot e stants outsid e of the
city w e re aft e r a ti m e m e rg e d in the e sta blish e d Church of
T he Church of E n gland b e ca m e e sta b lish e d in
the colony
Too p oor to sustain unint e rru p t e d b y th e ir own r eli
1 7 06
gions ordinanc e s su b j e ct to gr e at disab iliti e s had th e y b e e n
a b l e ; offe r e d su pp ort for th eir Church and m inist e r b y the
th e y gradually yi e ld e d Practically th ey
e sta b lish e d Church
did not confor m to E p isco p al authority until a f t e r the d e c e as e
of th e ir Hu gu e not m iniste rs
T he Hugu e not Church e sta b lish e d in the City of Charl e s
ton how e ve r r e tain e d its autono m y a n d id e ntity a n d continu e s
to this d ay
I ts first r e cogni z e d Pastor was E lias Priol e au
w ho fl e d fro m Franc e a tthe R e v ocation of the E dict of N ant e s
in 1 6 85 ; b ut th e r e is the stro n g e st r e ason for b e li e v ing that
the Church in Charl e ston was in full e x ist e nc e at the ti m e of
his arri v al and that it was s e r v e d b y a p astor who had co m e
out with the colony in 1 6 80 or soon th e r e a f t e r Fl e e in g to
the n e w world f or the p ri v il e g e of fr e e worshi p it is scarc e ly
n e c e ssar y to ha v e d ocu m e ntary p roof of the fact that th e y
organiz e d th e m s e l v e s into con ge nial Ch urch r elations without
a m o m e nt s n e e dl e ss d e lay T he will of C aesar M oz e m ad e
in 1 6 87 be q u e ath s a su m o f m on e y to the Church of Fr e nch
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Pr o t e stant R e fu ge e s th e n e x istin g and the p ur po s e o f the
b e q u e t is to a id in the e sta blish m e nt o f anoth e r ( hur c h in
the c o untry
S inc e that e a rl y p e riod the l l ugue n o t C hurch
o f ( harl e ston has c ntinu e d
und e r a l o n g succ e s i o n o f Pastors
until it is n o w — 1 Stl S— the onl y ( hur e h on this Contin e nt
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which r e tains the distincti v e f e atur e s of the Hugu e no t s e r v ic e
T he S p iritual conc e rns of the Chur ch ar e m anag e d b y a C on sis
tory co m p os e d of the Pastor an d a b e nch of E ld e rs e l e ct e d
b y m e m b e rs of the Cor p oration I ts t e m p oral conc e rns a r e
controll e d b y the Cor p oration T he Conf e ssion of Faith was
co m p os e d b y J ohn Cal vin and is that ado p t e d b y the R e for m
e d Church e f Franc e in 1 6 5 9
A liturgical for m has always
b e e n us e d in the Church T he lit urgical for m fi rst ado p t e d
is b e li e v e d to ha v e b ee n that of the Chur el i at G e n e v a Af t e r
the fi r e of 1 7 4 0 which d e stroy e d al l the r e cords of the Church
the L iturgy of N euf cha tel and V al l an gin was ado p t e d and
is still in use Fro m the y e ar 1 81 6 to 1 81 9 the Fr e nch lan
guag e was p artially d isus e d— p r e aching alt e rnating b e tw ee n
this and the E nglish This ga v e m uch dissatisfaction and
a r e turn to the e x clusi v e use o f Fr e nch was m ad e B ut that
tongu e had larg e ly c e as e d to b e s p o k e n or und erstood e s p e c
ial l y b y the young and th e r e for e in 1 828 it was d e t e r m in e d
to e m p loy only the E nglish tongu e in the s e r v ic e
T he Fr e nch L iturgy was r e f err e d to a co mm itt e e of e m in e nt
g e ntl e m e n for translation This translation is that which has
sinc e b e e n us e d in the Church So m e chang e s w e r e
e ve r
m ad e in the ord e r and a r a n age m e n t of the liturgy of N e uf eha tel
and Val l a n gin and so m e additions co p i e d fro m the b oo k of
S om e
the Fr e nch Church in L ondon an d k indr e d sourc e s
The sourc e s
o c c a s io a n l and concluding p ray e rs w e r e su pp li e d
fro m which the B oo k of C o mm on Pray e r was furnish e d w e r e
laid und e r tri b ut e
A s the R e for m e d Church of Franc e
had no b urial s e r v ic e— th e ir fun e rals b e ing in sil e nc e and at
night b e caus e oth e rwis e p rohi b it e d b y the Go ve rn m e nt the
c o mm itt ee had e ith e r to p r e p ar e on e e ntir e ly n e w or a d o p t
Th e y chos e the Scri p tural and i m p r e ssi v e
o n e a l r e ady in u se
b urial s e r vic e of the Prot e stant E p isco p al Church Followi n g
the e x a m p l e of the Church of Franc e this Church has always
k e p t Christ m as Good Friday and E ast e r
The p r e s e nt b e autiful and chast e Chur ch e di fi c e is b e li e v e d
to b e the fourth u p on the p r e s e nt site—the oth e rs hav ing
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way in turn to n e w on e s an d on e b eing sw e p t away
i n a gr e at fir e which visit e d Charl e ston T he Church now
us e d for worshi p is p ur e ly Gothic in a rchit e ctur e an d chast e
and classic in all its a pp oint m e nts I t was co m p e t e d and occ u
p i e d in May 1 84 5
I ts int e rior is adorn e d with m ural ta b l e ts
of gr e at b e auty and int e r e st O n e to a g e n e rous b e n e f actor
of the Church in lat e r days M r J F D L ani e r of N e w Y or k
City and this ston e also r e cords the m un ifi cen t gift of his so n
M r Charl e s L ani e r for the r e storation of the Church b uildi ng
aft e r the e arth q uak e o f 1 886
A n e la b orat e and b e autiful
stain e d win d ow also e r e ct e d b y the Hon E lihu B \Va shbur n e
o ur e m b assador at Paris during the horrors of the Fr e nch Co m
m un e co mm e m orat e s the na m e of his wif e the grand daught e r
of G e n e ral Gratiot the co m p anion in ar m s of the illustrious
Hug ue not Francis M arion
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T he
Hugu e n o t C hu r ch of Ch a rl e s ton S C ha s ha d a
a l ong succ e ssion of Pasto rs b eginn ing with th at o f R e v
E lias Priol e au in 1 6 86
T he p r e s e n t Pastor C h a rl e s S
V e d d e r D D L L D h as o ccu p i e d th a t r e l a ti on fo r th irty
thr e e y e ars —186 6 to 1 899
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M U R AL T AB LE T S I N TH E H U G U E NO T
C HA RLES T ON S C
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ELI A S PRI O LE A U De di c at e d to th e m e mor y of E LI A S
P R I O LE A U M ini ste r of th e Go s p e l a c c o r din g to th e d oc t rin e s
of th e R e fo rm e d Chu rc h of F r an c e A nati v e of Pon s in
Saint on g e H e w as on e of th e Emi gr ant s who on th e R e v
o c a tion o f th e Edi c t o f N ant es s ou g ht f ree dom of c on s c i e n ce
in S outh Ca r o lin a W h e n h e c omm e n c e d hi s M ini s t e r ia l
l ab o r s in F ra n ce i s not k nown ; b ut s om e of hi s M an uscr i p t
add r esses s ti ll pr ese rv e d s h ow that h e wa s e n ga g e d in th em
in 16 7 7 In thi s c ountr y h e c on tinu e d those l a b or s a s M ini s t e r
of thi s Chu rc h H i s fathe r Sa mu e l P r io l e au s on of A ntonio
P riol i w as b o rn in V e ni c e a b out 1 6 18 ; wa s e du c at e d in F r a n c e
wh e r e b e e m b r a c e d th e do c t r in e s of th e R e for m ati on a n d
b e c am e a M ini s t e r of Ch r i s t fir s t at Ro c h e ll e and aft e r wa r d s
at Pon s at whi c h pl a c e h e di e d in 1683 T h e R e v E l ias P r i o
l e au di e d in th e autumn of 1 6 9 9 a t his fa rm on M idwa y now
B a ck R i v r in S t Jam e s Goo se C r ee k ; and th e r e hi s r e ma in s
r e p os e T hi s ta b l e t i s e r e c t e d b y se v e r a l of hi s d e sc e ndant s
w or s hi pp e r s in thi s e dific e b ui l t on th e s it e of that in whi c h
h e pr e a c h e d 185 0
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M AZY C $ In m e m ory of I SAA C M A ZY C $ ; b or n at St M a r tin
in th e I sl e of R hé 1 1th of J un e 1 6 6 1 l e ft F r an c e in 1 6 85 in
c on se q u e n c e of th e R e v o c ati on of th e Edi c t of N ant z s e tt l e d
in So uth Ca r ol ina in 16 86 and di e d 7 th of M a r c h
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hi s e l d e s t s on I SAA C M A ZY C $ ; b o rn in Cha rl e s ton 6 th of
M a rc h 17 00 di e d 25th of J u ly 7 7 0 H e wa s man y y e a rs a
l e adin g m e m b e r of th e P r o v in c i a l A s s e m b ly and wa s app oint e d
on e of th e A s s i stant J ud g es of th e P r o v in c e in 17 40 T h e i r
r e m a in s w e r e int e rr e d at th e Ea s t e nd of th e ol d F r e n c h P r o
t es tant Chu rc h and a r e now c ov e r e d b y thi s bui l din g T hi s
monum e nt i s e r e c t e d in o b e di en c e to th e t e s tam e nt a ry d i e c
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4th J anua ry 17 44 and di e d 6 th J un e 1835
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A r toi s F r an c e a H u g u e not and on th e R e v o c a tion of th e
Edi c t of N ant in 1 685 a r e fu g ee h e c am e to th e P r o vin c e of
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c ip l e a nd g r at e fu l that und e r th e D i v in e gu id a n c e h e h as g i ve n
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l i b e r t y th e f ou r th and fi fth g e n er ation s o f hi s d e sce nd ant s
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C H ERIG N Y In m e mo ry o f ISAA C P O R CH E R M D a nati v e
of S e v er e P r o v in c e of B erry in F r an c e ; and of his wif e
C L A U D E C H E R I G N Y a nati v e of La Ro c h e Po sa y T o u r ain e
A tta c h e d to th e faith pr of e ss e d b y th e F r e n c h P r o t e s tant
Chu rc h th e y s ou ght a r e fu g e fr om p ers ec uti o n after th e R ev
oc a tion of th e Edi c t of N ant es fir s t in En gl and a nd a ft e r wa r d s
in th e P r o v in c e of Ca r o l ina wh e r e th e y found a hom e in th e
P a r i s h of S t J am es B e rk e l e y Count y A ft er a union of for t y
fou r y e ars and e l e v e n m o nth s s he di e d S ep t e m b e r l oth 1 726
a ge d s ixt y fi v e y e ar s and fou r month s ; h e di e d M a r ch 1 7 27
T hi s t ab l e t i s e r e c t e d in p u r s uan c e of th e int e ntion of Samu e l
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PE T ER C H A RLES G A ILL A R D — Fifth in d es c e nt f ro m P IE RR E
G A ILL A R D th e Hu g u e not of Poitou F ran c e B or n De c e m b e r
29 th 1 8 12 di e d J anua ry 1 1th 1 8 89
A n E l d e r of thi s Chu rc h
1 86 1 186 5 C o l on e l 27 th R e g t
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T O I N E DE
n e a r Am an c e F ran c e ha vin g e m b r ac e d th e pr in c i pl es of th e
R e fo r m a tion a b andon e d hi s di g niti es and e s tat e s in Lo rr a in e
and fle d w ith hi s fami ly f r om p e rs e c ution into Switz e rl and in
1 5 5 1 wh ere h e wa s a n in flu e ntia l ad v o c at e of th e P r o t e s tant
faith H e too k a b ol d and a c ti v e p a r t in th e c au se of th e B e fo r
mation at Me t z St r a s b ou rg G e n e v a and N e uf c hat e l ; f r om
th e l att e r of whi c h th is c hu rc h d e r i v e s it s Litu rg i c a l S ervi c e s
Be tw ee n J ohn C a lvin and him s e l f th e r e e xi s t e d a cl o s e f r i e nd
s hi p a s e v in c e d b y th e i r r e c i pr o c a l l e tt e r s s ti ll pr e s e rv e d b y
th e b r an c h of th e fam i ly r e s idin g at G e n e v a H i s d e sc e ndant s
c ontinu e t ru e to th R e fo rm e d Faith : on e of th e m H E N R I D E
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wa r o f th e R e v o l uti o n hi s fou r s on s an d a gr and son took an
acti ve p a r t In th e ca u s e o f Ind ep e nd e n c e Loui s and T h oma s
di e d on b a t tl e fi el d s ; H e n ry f r om d i seas e c au se d b y e xp o s u r e s
of th e c am p ; D ani e l th e e l d es t son wa s a m e m b e r of th e
P r o v in c ia l Con gr e s s of S outh Ca rol ina and wa s on e of th e
e xil e s to St A u g u s tin e aft e r th e Ca p itu l a tion of Cha rl es ton
in 1 7 80; whi l e hi s s on th e n a y outh of se ve nt ee n y ea r s aft e r
w a r d s C h a n c e ll o r H e nr y Wm d e Sa u s s ur e wa s at th e s am e tim e
c on fi n e d on b oa r d a B r iti s h P r i s on Shi p in Cha rl es ton H a r b ou r
In v e n e ra tion of m en thu s d e v ot e d to c i v i l a n d r el i g iou s l i b er t y
th e i r d e s c e ndant s and r el ati v es h a v e e r ec t e d thi s mon um e nt
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—ELI A S H O RR Y T o the m emo ry of E LI A S H O RRY th e v e n er
a b l e an c es tor of th e H rry s of South Ca rol in a H e wa s b or n
i F r an c e in th e y e a r 1 6 6 4 and wa s th e s on of an E l d er of a
c hu rc h in Pa r i s w h o di e d a ma rt yr fo r th e P otes tant f aith
wh e n th e Edi c t of N ant es wa s R e v k d b y Loui s $ I V in 1 685
E s c a p in g th e p e r se c u t ion h e fl d to H oll and th e n c e to E u
gl and a nd c am e t o South Ca r o l ina ab out th e y e a r 16 90 and
settl e d n e a r th e Sant e e in th e P a r i s h of St G e o rge Win y aw
wh e r e he r es id e d fo r t y s ix y e a r s H e di e d in Cha rl e s ton on
t h e 25 th of S e p t e m b er 1 7 36 a g e d se v e nt y two y e a rs a nd wa s
T h So u th
b u i e d in th e c e m e t er y of th e F r e n c h Chu rc h
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C o l i a G a tte whi c h r e c o r d s hi s d e ath s tat es th a t h e wa s
on e o f th e o l d es t s e tt l e r s in th P o in
a nd who b y hi s
m e r it s and s e rvic e s to th e c ount ry had l e ft b eh ind him a v e ry
g ood c h a ra c t er
E l ia s th e s on of T homa s and gra nd s on of
Co l E l ia s H o rry e r e c t s thi s monum e nt to the m e mor y of hi s
g re at gr andfath er 1825
1 7 9 9 D A N IEL H U GER
In m e mor y of D AN IEL H U G E R b o rn in South
C a r o l ina F e b r ua ry 20th 1 7 4 1 di e d J u ly 6 th 17 99
D AN IEL R AV E N EL s on of D ani e l Ra v
1 87 3—D A N IEL RA V E N EL
e n el
of W t t in S t J ohn s Pa r i s h Be rk e l e y and Cath
e r in e P r i ol e au hi s wif e wa s b or n th e 26 th O c tob e r 1 7 89 and
di e d in thi s c it y th e 7 th S e p t e m be r 187 3 in hi s 84th y e a r
F r om e a rly y outh to l at e s t a ge h e ob e y e d th e Comm andm e nt s
o f God and th e pr ece p t s of Jes u s R e l i g i on a ss imi l at e d hi s
sp i r itua l n a tu r e s an c tif y in g th e p ass ion s th e ff e c tion s
th e int e ll e c t and h e wa s r i g ht e ou s p u r e and holy amid
th e t r ia l s and t em p tation s of l if e H e wa lk e d hum b ly with
God H i s Ch r i s tianit y wa s c ath ol i c and the cha r iti es of hi s
h ear t wid e n e d and d e e p e n e d as h e gr e w in y ea r s T h e mo r a l
and mat e r ia l in te r es t s of hi s nati v e Stat e and Cit y h a d a lwa y s
hi s e n l i g h t e n e d s u pp or t In man n e r s gr a v e y et g e ni a l in
t e m p er wa r m and s te adfa s t in f r i e nd shi p sin c e r e ly c ou rte ou s
h i s in flu en c e r e fi n e d a n d el e vat e d so c i e ty
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l in e ag e d esc en d ed (th rou g h th e e mi g r ant R e n e R a v e n e l o f
Bret a gn e a nd th e R ev E l ia s P rio l ea u in 16 86 P as tor at P o n s
in Sainton g e and p r ob a bly th e fir st M ini s t er of thi s Chu rc h )
f r om Pas to r s and E l d e r s of th e R e fo rm e d Chu rc h of F r an c e
th e s te r n a dh e r e n c e o f hi s a n c e s to r s t o th e i r P r ot es ta nt faith
s ti rr e d th e c hi v a l r y of hi s s ou l ; h e v e n er ate d th e Chu r c h for
whi c h th e y s u fle r e d ; it s te n e t s sa ti sfi e d hi s $ud gm e n t ; th e
sp i ritual it y of it s s im pl e wo rs hi p wa s in ha r mon y with hi s
r e l i g iou s natu r e ; th e sol e mn it y of it s q ui e t Ritua l with hi s
d ee p r e v e r e n c e wh e n communin g with God T h e r e vi v a l of
thi s an c i ent Chu r c h wa s a fi x e d p u rp o se of hi s l if e ; hi s int e ll ect
hi s th eol o g i c a l a nd e ccl e s i as ti c a l l ea r nin g hi s fo rc e wh e n h e a r t
and $ud g m en t c on c en tr at e d th e i r s t r e n g th fi tt e d him fo r th e
wo rk and wh e n th e tim e fo r it s a cc om pl i s hm e nt h a d c om e h e
wa s und er P r o vid en c e th e c hi e f es t human in s t r um e n t th r ou g h
whi c h pr a y e r t han k s g i v in g and pr ai s e a sc end on c e mo r e f r om
thi s Chu rc h of ou r fath ers to t h ei r and to ou r G o d H e a ss i s t e d
in th e t r an sl ati on of the Li t u rgy T hi r t y e i g ht y e a r s an E l d e r
and f o r th e l a s t tw e nt y se v e n P r es id e nt o f th e Chu rc h hi s
wi s dom g uid e d it s c oun c i l s in di ffi c u l ti es o f o rg ani z ati on his
p i e t y and mod e r ation b ound it t og et h e r in ha r mon y T o p e r
p e tu a te th e r e m e m b r an c e of thi s l if e with gr a titud e t o God
th at it wa s l a rg e ly d e di c at e d t o its ser vi c e th e Chu r c h lovin gly
e r e c t s thi s m onum ent 1880
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S T J U L I E N R AV E N EL M D Ae t a t L $ II Ch emi s t
N atu r a l i s t Phi l o s op h er H i s d el i g ht wa s in S c i e n c e ; $ now
e d g e wa s m or e to him tha n Fam e and F or tun e H i s l a b O I s e n
ri c h e d th e c ommunit y H i s di sc o v e r i e s w e r e f r e e to man k ind
T h e A gr i c u l tu r a l So c i e t y of S outh Ca r o l in a g r a t e fu l f or hi s
wo rk and e xam pl e e re c t thi s m e m o r ia l of hi s g e niu s and wo rt h
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at W a s hin g ton Be aufo rt Count y N o Ca D i e d A u g u s t 27th
18 8 1
T hi s ta bl e t c omm e mo r at e s a g e n e r ou s b e n e fa c to r of thi s
C hu rc h and p e rp e tuat e s w ithin it s w a lls th e nam e o f hi s s on
C H A R L E s L AN I E R a ls o of N e w Y o rk w h g a v e m u n ifi c n tl y
to it s r e s to r ation aft e r th e d e s t r u c ti v e e a r thq ua k e of 31 t
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T he Fr e nch Prot e stant Church in the city of Charl e ston
found e d b y Fr e nch Prot e stant Christians w ho ha ving l e f t
Franc e to a v oid the p e rs e cution which follow e d the R e v ocation
of the E dict of N a n tz in the y e ar 1 6 85 sought ci v il and r eli
gions li b e rty in S outh Carolin a I ts t e n e ts a r e contain e d in the
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in cons e q u en c e of the n e c e ssity of p rocuri n g M inist e rs fro m
E uro p e ha d for y e ars b e e n sus p e nd e d p artly f or the r e ason
j u s t stat e d b ut chi efly on account of a gradual d is p e rsion of
the fa m ili e s of m e m b e rs a m ong church e s in which the se r
v ic e s w e r e conduct e d in E n glish
This b e ing the lan guag e
o f the country
ha d b e co m e the languag e of the d e sc e ndants
o f the Fr e nch A corr e s p onding chang e i n the s e r v ic e s o f
I ts n e c e ssity slowly
the c hurch was not m ad e in d ue ti m e
a d mitte d e v e ntually l e d to m e asur e s for e ffe cting a translatio n
o f the L iturgi e s into E nglish ; which wor k ha v ing b ee n a e co m
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Pro p ri e tors of the Pro v inc e of Carolina of two lots on the
E ast sid e of $ ing str e e t in Charl e ston d e si gnat e d in the Plan
o f the town b y nu m b e rs 9 2 a n d
al so the lot s at the S outh
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ori ginal si t e o f the church and to ha v e b e e n ac quir e d b y
p urchas e
O n p art o f the latt e r a n e w a n d m or e co mm odious Hous e of
\Vo r s hip on the original sit e and p artly on the foun d ation
o f the f or m e r hous e was co mm e nc e d in 1 84 1 co m p l e t e d in
1 84 5 and d e dicat e d to the s e r v ic e o f G od on the l 1 th of
M ay in the latt e r y e ar
Thu s pro v id e d with m e ans with a p ur e and scri p tural liturgy
in a l an guage f a m iliar to u s and with a con v e ni e nt e di fi c e
this anci e nt church again gath e r e d a congre gation d e e p l y
int e re st e d in its histo ry and p ros p e cts to who m di vin e wor
shi p a nd sa c re d instruction accordin g to the f or m s and p rin
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a q uoru m the m e m b e rs m ay a d journ to so m e
oth e r ti m e and f ro m ti m e to ti m e until th e r e b e a q uoru m
E v e r v adjo urn m e nt shall b e consid e r e d a continuanc e of
the m e e ting h e ld or int e nd e d to b e h e l d
N otic e o f the stat e d m e e tings shal l b e gi ve n in two n e ws
p a p e rs o f the city not l e ss than thr e e ti m e s in e ach
S p e cial m e e tings shall b e call e d b y notic e in two n e ws p a p e rs
thr ee ti m e s in e ach or b y i mm e diat e writt e n
of
the city
notic e f ro m the S e cr e tary to e ach m e m b e r
O n e days notic e in two n e ws p a p e rs shall b e suffi ci e nt for
any adjourn e d m ee ting B ut if the adjour n m e nt b e m a d e
b y a m e e ting with a quoru m for b u sin e ss th e n the m od e an d
l e ngth of notic e m ay b e d e te r m in e d b y the m ee ting
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e l e ct i on b e n o t th e n m ad e at any su b s e q u e nt m e e t ing
he l d I n
accordanc e with A rticl e I I a Pr e sid e nt who shall b e ex
E ld e rs an d f our oth e r
a n d Chair m an o f the
ofiicio an E ld e r
a Tr e asur e r a S e cr e tary and an e x e c uti v e Co mm itt e e
e l d e rs
of thr e e m e m b e rs shall b e e l e ct e d b y b allot Th e y shall
continu e in oflic e until the annual e l e ction in J anuary or if it
b e not th e n m a d e until anoth e r e l e ction
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t e m p oral a ffa ii s of the Church shall continu e und e r the
control o f the Cor p oratio n who shall ha v e authority to dir e ct
in the m anag e m e nt o f the p ro p e rty fi x the pe w r e nts the
Pastor s salary an d al l oth e r salari e s the t e r m of s e r v ic e s of
the Pa s tor and o f all o ffic e rs a n d d e t e r m in e the g e n e ral oxp e n
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s p iritual conc e rns o f the Church shall b e m anag e d b y
Past o r and E ld e rs who shall f or m the Consistory
T he
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A R T I C LE V
T he Minist e r of this Church shall b e o n e or d ain e d in con
I t shall b e the offi c e of
f o r nn ty w ith the p r inc ip l e s th e r e o f
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t h e E l d er s to s e l e c t an d no m inate a Mi ni s te r a pp r o v ed fo r
p iet y an d do c t r ine , to t h e Co r p o r a t o rs w h o s h a l l h a v e au t h o r it y
to a pp r o v e o r r e $e c t s u c h no m ination b y b all o t
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AR T I C LE VI
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W h en
t h e no m ina t ion of a Mi ni s te r i s t o b e s u bm i tt ed t o
t h e Co r p o r ato rs a m e eti n g s h al l b e c all ed fo r t h e p u r p o s e b y
t h e P r e s i den t , o r b y t h e E l de rs Wi t h i n 1 5 days af t e r t h e
n o m ination
s h al l h a v e been m ade
S u c h m ee t in gs m ay b e
ad $ou r ned f r o m ti m e to ti m e
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I n o r de r t h at t h e h oly i n fluen c e of t h e p a s t o r a l offi c e m ay M i n i t r
t t
tend
not b e i mp ai r ed b y t h e c ol h s10n s w h i c h s o m e t i m e s a r i s e i n t h e m ee t i n g
t r an s a c tion s of b u s ine ss but t h a t i t m ay b e r e s e r v ed t o p r o m ote
h a r m on y and b r ot h e rly l o v e t h e M ini s t e r s h all no t b e p r e s en t
at an y m ee t in gs of t h e Co r p o r a t ion
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te m Po r a ry a rr an g e m e n ts fo r Di vm e S e r vi c e a a s t h e y s h all a l
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c o ll e c t io n s h a ll b e m ade b ut b y c on s en t of t h e E l de rs C l l e t i
e x c e p t t h e a l m s of t h e H o ly C o mm union
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T h e Mini s te r fo r t h e t i m e b ein g s h all k ee p a R e g i s t e r of R g i t
m m mm
M a rr ia g e s B i r t h s B a p t i s m s Dea t h s and B u r ial s an d g i v e
c e r t i fi c ate s t h e r ef r o m w h en r e qui r ed
T h i s R e g i s te r s h a ll b e k e p t in a boo k p r o v ided fo r t h e p u r
Du r in g a va ca n c v of
p o s e a s the p r o p e r ty of t h e C h u rc h
t h e p a s to r al o tfi c e t h e R egi t e r h all b e k e p t b y t h e Tr e a su r e r
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w h o i n s u c h c a s e an d du r i n g t h e ab s en c e of t h e Mini s te r s h al l
be aut h o r i z ed to g i v e c e rti fi c ate s t h e r ef r o m
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s h all b e c h a rg ed wit h t h e g ene r a l s u p e r v i s ion of t h e C h u rc h
edi fi c e an d o t h e r p r o p e r ty r ea l an d p e r s on a l o f t h e C h u r c h ;
and s h all c o u n s e l and di r e c t t h e T r ea s u r e r an d ot h e r te mp o r a l
offi c e rs i n a ll m at t e rs wit h w h i c h t h e y m ay b e r e s p e c ti v e l y
c h a r g ed unde r our r u l e s s ub$e c t a l ways to t h e di r e c tion of
t h e Co r p o r a t ion
,
,
,
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AR T I C LE X II
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T h e T r ea su r e r s h all l et t h e p ew s o r p a r t s of p ew s w h en
v a c ant I n c a s e of di s p ute b etween two o r m o r e a pp l i c ant s
h e s h al l r efe r t h e m a t te r to t h e Ex e c u t i v e Co mm ittee
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s h all l et the H ou s e s an d L and s an d s h all al ways do s o b y
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H e s h all not m a k e a l ea s e fo r m o r e t h an on e
y ea r b ut b y t h e c on s ent of t h e E x e c uti v e Co mm ittee g i v en
i n w r itin g
H e s h all i n v e s t m on e ys bu t on ly wit h t h e a pp r o
H e s h a ll
b a tion of t h e E x e c uti v e Co mm ittee fi r s t o b t ai ned
c o ll e c t and de p o s it all m one ys i n b an k i n t h e c o r p o r a t e na m e
of t h e C h u rc h and s h a ll d r aw t h e s a m e un de r p owe r of a ttor
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of t h e m at p l ea s u r e ; and a ll p ay ment s s h all be m ade b y c h e c k s
H e s h all t ak e c h a rg e of all t h e deed s s e c u r itie s fo r m on e y
c e r t i fi c a t e s of s t o c k and o t h e r p r o p e r ty of w h i c h h e s h all
e x h i b i t a sc h edu l e a t t h e s tated m e e tin gs an d w h en s oe v e r
r e q ui r e d b y t h e Ex e c uti v e Co mm i t tee o r Co r p o r ation
I l e s h all a t t h o s e m eetin gs and a ls o w h en r e q ui r ed a s abo v e
e x h i b i t an a cc oun t of h i s r e c ei p t s an d p ay m en t s a l i s t of t h e
tenan t s o f h ou s e s an d of p ew s an d p a r t s of p ew s an d t h e
r ent s in a rr ea r H e s h al l k ee p su c h b oo k s a s t h e Ex e c u t i v e
C o mm i tt ee m a y di r e c t an d all t h e b oo k s k e p t b y h i m a r e to
b e c on s id e r ed a s C h u r c h p r o p e r ty H e s h all b efo r e h e s h al l
ente r u p o n t h e du t ie s of h i s offi c e g i v e b on d to t h e Co r p o r
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ation i n t h e s u m of $ 2000 wit h s u c h s e c u r it y an d c ondi t ion
a s t h e Ex e c u ti v e Co mm ittee s h all a pp r o v e
T h e b ond to c on
tin ue in fo r c e s o l on g a s h e s h all c on t inu e i n offi c e u nde r t h e s e
r u l e s a n d b y vir tue of h i s fi rs t o r an y s u cc eedin g e l e c tion s
an d unti l h e shall h a v e fi na l l y an d fu lly aeco un te d and s ett l ed ,
and fu l fi l l ed h i s t r u s t
T h e Ex e c uti v e Co m m i tt ee m a y r e qui r e
additional s e c u r i ty at an y t i m e
T h e c o mp en s ation of t h e C
Tr ea s u r e r fo r h i s s e r v i c e s , s h all b e fix ed b y t h e Ex e c uti v e
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P e w r ent s
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s h all b e p aid s e m i annua lly T h e p ew s m ay b e P
r ented to p e rs o n s not m e mb e rs of t h e Co r p o r ation ; p r o v i ded
t h at if t h e r e be an y a ppl i c ation fo r a p ew b y a m e mb e r s u c h
a pp l i c ation s h all a l ways b e p r efe r r ed
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T h e E l de rs s h all h a v e c h a rg e of t h e Co mmu nio n
di r e c t b y w h o m it s h all b e k e p t
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AR T I C LE XVI
.
A C l e r k O rgani s t and S e x ton m ay b e a pp oi n t ed b y t h e C l e rk
t b
E l de r s T h e o ffi c e s of C l e r k and S e x ton m ay b e u nited i n
t h e di sc r etion of t h e E l de rs
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AR T I C LE XVII
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Ev e ry w h ite m an of t h e a g e of twent y on e y ea r s b ein g a
el ti z en of S ou t h Ca r o l i na a P r o t e s t an t C l n is tia n an d a d e s c e n
dant of t h e H u g uenot s o r a de sc endan t of p r e s en t o r fo r m e r
m e m be r s of t h i s Co r p o r ation o r a P e w h o l de r i n t h i s C h u rc h
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s h all b e e l i g i b l e a s a m e m b e r of t h i s C o r p o r ation
H e s h al l
a pp ly b y l ette r r ead at on e m eetin g and be b al l otte d fo r at
an y s ub s e q uent m eetin g ; an d i f two t h i r d s of t h e m e m be rs
p r e s ent b all ot i n h i s fa v o r h e s h all on p ay i n g to t h e T r ea s
u r e r t h e s um of $ 5 be a m e mb e r
A n d e v e ry w h ite m an of t h e a g e of twent y one y ea r s w h o
i s a P e w h o l de r i n t h i s C h u rc h shall s o l on g a s h e h o l d s a p e w
i n t h e s ai d C h u r c h b e c on s ide r ed a C o r p o r ato r an d entit l e d
to a ll t h e R i g h t s and p r i vil e g e s of t h e ot h e r Co r p o r ato r s unde r
t h e p r e c eedin g p a r t of t h i s R u l e
A n y m e mb e r m a y be e xp e ll ed u p on m otio n m ade at on e
m eetin g and dete r m ined at a su b s e q uent m eetin g n ot l e ss
t h an a fo r tni g h t t h e r eafte r b y a v ote of t h r ee fou r t h s of t h e
m e m be rs p r e s ent
N o m e m be r s h all b e entit l ed to a v ote w h o s h all b e i n
a rr ea r s fo r on e y ea r fo r p ew r ent
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AR T I C LE XVIII
S
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T h e S e x t on s h all h a v e c h a r g e of t h e C h u r c h and C h u r c h y a r d
and t h e o p enin g of g r a v e s
N o h o rs e o r ot h e r ani m a l s h al l
b e su ffe r ed to r e m ai n i n t h e C h u r c h y a r d
N o m onu m ent of an y de sc r i p tion e x c e p t H ead an d F oot
s ton e s s h a ll b e e r e c ted in t h e y a r d
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n t e r m e n ts
XIX
Me mb e rs of t h e ( o r po r a tio n and t h ei r fa m i l i e s , m ay b e
i n te r re d in t h e C hure h va r d : b ut i n e v e ry
Do ll a rs
s h a ll
b e p aid the T r ea su r e r T he widow s a n d d e sc endant s
of fo r m e r m e mb e rs i nte rr ed t h e r ei n , w ho a r e n o t wo rs h i p pe rs
i n t h i s C h u rc h and p e rs on s w h o a r e n ot m e mb e r s , w h o s h all
h a v e W o rs h i pp ed i n t h i s C h u r c h , on e y ea r i mm edia t e ly p r e
m ay b e b ur i ed i n the v a r d o n t h e p ay
c e e d ing t h ei r d eat h
m ent of T h i r ty Doll a rs to t h e Tr ea su r e r o n a w r i tten o r de r
f r o m one o f the E x e c u t i v e C o mm i tt ee
Wo rs h i pp e r s i n t h i s
C h u r c h , b ei n g the \w dow s and de sc endant s of m e m be r s , m ay
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b e b ur ied u p on t h e s a m e te rm s a s m e mb e r s
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p e r s on s , b u t t h o s e ab o v e s h all b e b ur i ed i n t h e y a r d
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a c e r ti fi ed c o p y f r o m t h e s a m e
1 00
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H o r s e an d H ea r s e
T o t h e C l e r k fo r attendan c e at fune r als w h en r e q ui r ed
T o t h e S e x ton fo r o p enin g a gr a v e
F o r attendan c e an d O p enin g y a r d fo r t h e p u r p o s e of
h a v i n g a m on u m ent e r e c ted t h e r ein p e r da y
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p r o p o s e d an d r ead a fir s t ti m e at one m eetin g and o r de r ed t o
a s e c ond r eadin g at a su b s e q uent m eetin g an d t h en ado p ted
p r o v i ded t h at t h e v ote s of t wo t h i r d s of t h e m e mb e rs p r e s ent
s h al l be n e c e ss a ry to su c h a l te r a t ion o r a m end m ent
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T h i s Con s titu t ion s h all b e r e c o r ded i n t h e b oo k a l r e a d v pro
t
and 1 11 t h e s a m e b oo k s h all b e k e p t a
v 1d e d fo r t h at p u r p o s e
r e g i s te r of t h e nam e s of all p e rs on s w h o now a r e o r w h o s h al l
h e r eaf t e r b e c o m e m e mb e rs of t h e C o r p o r ati on in t h ei r p r e p e r
s i g natu r e s if p r a c t i c ab l e ; t h o e he r e af te r t o b e ad m i t ted
s ettin g t h e date of ad m i ss ion o p po s ite t h ei r nam e s
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