This book offers a detailed history of St. John's Church, one of the oldest Episcopal churches in the United States, and its role in the development of the Episcopal Church in the American colonies. Samuel Adams Clark, an Episcopal priest and historian, compiled the history from original documents and records, providing a valuable resource for scholars and church historians. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.