Old churches, ministers and families of Virginia . us ourchurch. On the 11th of January, 1828, the Rev. ?]dward W. Peet, nowat Des Moines, Iowa, was chosen minister of the parish. He, I think, hadbeen at first, in 1827, sent to us by the Diocesan Missionary Society, and,having been elected as above, he continued our minister until 18oU, whenhe resigned, to take charge of St. Johns Church, Richmond, and wassucceeded by the Rev. Mr. (ioldsmith, who was elected on the 20th ofAugust of that year. It was mainly owing to the exertions of Mr. Peetthat the restoration of the church to its former and r
Old churches, ministers and families of Virginia . us ourchurch. On the 11th of January, 1828, the Rev. ?]dward W. Peet, nowat Des Moines, Iowa, was chosen minister of the parish. He, I think, hadbeen at first, in 1827, sent to us by the Diocesan Missionary Society, and,having been elected as above, he continued our minister until 18oU, whenhe resigned, to take charge of St. Johns Church, Richmond, and wassucceeded by the Rev. Mr. (ioldsmith, who was elected on the 20th ofAugust of that year. It was mainly owing to the exertions of Mr. Peetthat the restoration of the church to its former and rightful proprietors maybe attributed, as was certainly the new roofing of Lambs Creek, mentionedabove. During his ministry there is reason to believe much interest in thecause of religion was awakened among us, and from that time on, theborders of the Church have been enlarged. The Rev. 3Ir. Goldsmith con-tinued in charge of our parish and of Lambs Creek united, most of thetime until his resignation of the former in April, 1837; and it was during. FAMILIES OF VIRGINIA. 191 his ministry that the consecration of the church took phice. On the 22dof July following, the Rev. Charles Goodrich, Deacon, was chosen as rectorof this and Lambs Creek Churches, and entered on his duties on the 1stof October, 1837. Of his services among us I need only say his praise ison all our lips, and the love of him tills all our hearts. He left us at theend of a year for New Orleans, where he has been faithfully labouring inhis Masters cause. From October, 1838, to the fall of 1840, we werewithout the regular services of the Church. Repeated unavailinix attemptswere made to secure them, and in the mean time our kind and good neigh-bour, the Rev. William Friend, as he always has done in our need, wouldcome among us and minister to us, as his convenience would allow or cir-cumstances micht require. On the 26th of June, 1840, the Rev. JohnMartin, now of Maryland, was elected, and continued as minister of
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