. Annals of some of the British Norman isles constituting the bailiwick of Guernsey : as collected from private manuscripts, public documents and former historians. TheEnglish population increasing, the English service was alter-nately performed; afterwards English entirely. When Church was finished, this place of worship was shutup for a short time, but used again for the English serviceduring the painting of that church. It was, however, againreopened in 1823, and divine service regularly performed inEnglish eveiy Sunday morning, at half-past ten oclock, andin French in the evening
. Annals of some of the British Norman isles constituting the bailiwick of Guernsey : as collected from private manuscripts, public documents and former historians. TheEnglish population increasing, the English service was alter-nately performed; afterwards English entirely. When Church was finished, this place of worship was shutup for a short time, but used again for the English serviceduring the painting of that church. It was, however, againreopened in 1823, and divine service regularly performed inEnglish eveiy Sunday morning, at half-past ten oclock, andin French in the evening, at half-past six ; at both which ser-*vices there were sermons. The Rev. J. S. Lys was appointedMinister, and paid 60/. per annum, by an assessment on thepews. This gentleman having removed to Alderney, in 1824,the Rev. Aicholas ^Yalters was ordained on Bethel Chapel, andperformed the duty for some time, conjointly with the L. Davies, Yice-Principal of Elizabeth College, whonow solely performs the duty here. Both senices are now inEnglish. The collections for the poor at this chapel amountto about 5/. per annum. 138 GUERNSEY. ST. JAMESS Ihe necessity of erecting another place of public worship,according to the rites of the established church, for the accom-modation of the English residents in the island, having beenlong generally felt, a number of gentlemen met Admiral SirJames Saumarez, at Square-house, September the 20th. andagain on the 22d, 1815. The reasons there advanced weredeemed cogent enough to induce the gentlemen then presentto call a general meeting, Avhich took place at Coles hotel, the3d of October, 1815, under the patronage of Sir J. Saumarez,who became their President; a gentleman whose public as ST. J AMES S CHURCH. 139 well as private character reflects honour on this island, whichgave him birth. At this meeting;, a committee was formed,which, after combating; many difficulties, happily succeededin laying the first stone of this church
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