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The
Church of the Holy
Apostles
—BARNWELL
Wherefore ichen he cometh
into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest
not, but a body hast thou prepared me.
—Hebrews 10:5 Text
of Consecration Sermon preached by the Reverend Cornesh in
1857.
The Church of the Holy Apostles in Barnwell has
the air of a much older building than it proves to be. It was
established in 1848, and consecrated in 1857. As it was built
before the Confederate War, it has the old slave gallery in
the rear.
The records in the court house in Barnwell
show that the Reverend Albert Wagner, "did grant, sell and
release to The Church of The Holy Apostles the building and eighty-one
and one-eighth acres of land for the sum of $5.00." The title
was dated September 20, 1850.
Thus, building and land were a gift from the Reverend Mr.
Wagner, who also gave the baptismal font.
The exquisite
east window of the church was the gift of the Honorable James
Hammond, Governor of South Carolina 1842-1844, and
the altar was presented by
the Reverend T. J. Young of St. Michael's Episcopal Church in
Charleston.
The quaint well proportioned building was
planned by Barbot and Seyle of Charleston at the cost of
$3,500.00, and was dedicated on March 11, 1857, by Bishop Thomas F.
Davis.
BY
HAZEL CROWSON SELLERS
South Carolina Churches
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