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

ORIG- INAL BUILDING OF ST. JAMES'S CHURCH By WILLIAM FREDERIC WORNER THE Rev. Richard Locke, a missionary of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, with headquar- ters in London, England, came to Lancaster early in October, 1744. Episcopalians living in this vicinity, held a

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

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

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

Allegheny ceme- tery. Mr. Danner was survived by his widow, one daughter, and three sons. Mr. Danner was born in Lancaster county, Pa., and when quite a young man enlisted in the First Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer Corps. Shortly after the close of the Civil War, he entered the Theological Seminary at

. 3 The inscription on it at present is as follows: PACK & CHAPMAN OF LONDON FECIT 1770. ST. JAMES'S CHURCH LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA RECAST BY JOS BERNHARD & CO No. 120 Nth 6 St. PHILA 1858 �