Sunday-School Society of Saint James's Church, Lancaster / by William Frederic Worner. Primary Material: Book Subject(s): St. James Episcopal Church (Lancaster, Pa.) Female Sunday-School Society of Saint James's Church (Lancaster, Pa.) Episcopal Church--Pennsylvania--Lancaster. Women--Pennsylvania

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

Epis- copal church, Lancaster, on Friday, March 27th, 1931. The tablet was erected by St. James's church school, with money obtained at Christmas, 1929, and represents the school's birthday gift to the King of kings. The tablet was designed by the James H. Matthews Company, Pittsburgh, Pa.; and the

generally known that Stephen Chambers, Esq., who helped to organize Lodge No. 43, and who served as its first Worshipful Master, lies buried in the graveyard adjoining St. James's Protestant Episcopal church, this city. Mr. Chambers was a prominent attorney in Lancaster, although only 36 years of age at 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

known definitely in which James Hamilton, Esq., gave lots numbered 35 and 36 on the general plan of the town of Lancaster for the use of Saint James's parish. It is generally supposed that the lots were conveyed at the time the parish was organized, in October, 1744, or shortly thereafter. The original

of the leading families of Lancaster borough at that time. It is as follows : A list of the several sums paid to J. Yeates by the Contributors to the Bell for St. James's Church. 1770 Jan. 5th. To cash receiv'd of Wm. Atlee, Esq £ 5 0 0 " Mr. Joseph Simon 2 10 0 " a Mr. Michael Hubley 0 7 6 : J