known that at least as late as 1816 the First 1 Presbyterian church of Lancaster, Pa., employed a clerk. The special duties of this official are not now known. In all probabil- ity, they corresponded to those of the parish clerk in the Church of England in America, which, after the Revolutionary War, be

appointed young Kerfoot to make the address of welcome to Lafayette when he visited Lancaster [July 28th 1825]. Dr. Kerfoot became one of the great bishops and teachers of the Church. His work in preserving the unity of the Church at the close of the Civil War cannot be estimated too highly. He was a man of

devils." Probably with a knowledge of the Charter given to William Penn a suf- ficient number signed the unique petition which is found in the old Vestry Book belonging to "Saint John's Church, Pequea, in ye county of Chester and Province of Pennsylvania,'" and printed in Vol. 13, p. 135, of the

INSCRIPTIONS ON TOMBSTONES IN THE GRAVEYARD ADJOINING ST. JAMES'S CHURCH, LANCASTER. * COPIED BY WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER 1. In memory of / James Bolger. / A native of the County / Kilkenny, Ire- land. / Died July 24, 1860. / Aged 52 years. / Be ye also ready, for in such / an hour as ye think not

avoided. The Dispensary of St. James's Church, Lancaster By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER O N Sunday evening, September 18th, 1825, after divine service, a number of ladies and gentlemen met in Saint James's Prot- estant Episcopal church, Lancaster, and formed an organiza- tion for the laudable purpose of

Address to President John Adams from the Citizens of Lancaster Borough and County Supporting the Government in its Attitude Toward France By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER IN THE proceedings of the Lancaster County Historical Society of October, 1924, appears an article entitled, "John Marshall in