Coit, Bull, Yarrington, Partridge, Meade, Todd, Cushing, Cox, Meade, Halsey and Giiion. St. Peter's is at present a chapel of ease* to the parish church of Rye.

On the same side of the main street is situated the Presbyterian chapel. The erection of this building was commenced May 26, 1830, and completed September, 1833, at a cost of $2100 ; to which a tower and bell were added in the spring of 1840, at an

a Chapels of ease, according to the original meaning of the term, are not known in this country since tlie Revolution. In England, there is a distinction between a chapel of ease and a parochial chapel of ease. Chapels of ease are founded for the convenience of the people in large parishes in attending public worship, where they live at a distance from the parisli church ; to which however the sac.aments and burials are restricted. Parochial chapels of ease possess the rights of baptizing and burying, but have neither rectory nor endowment. The curate or vicar of both !8 dependent on the parochial minister. To preserve this dependence, a reservation is made of repairing to the parish churcli on the great festival days. Such chapels »-ere built in South Carolina before the Revolution. -- Dalcho's History, p. 267.

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additional expense of $900. It was dedicated to the worship of God, September, 1833, and has ever since been attached to the Presbyterian church of Rye.

At the foot of King street is located the Methodist Epi:t;copal church. This society was incorporated on the 16th of December, 1829. Horace B. Smith, R. Meade, Elisha Halstead, John Seymour and William Fowler, trustees.^'