From the Royal Cornwall Gazette, Saturday 3rd May 1828, page 2.
Opening of St. John’s Chapel.—On Sunday last the new Episcopal Chapel erected in Lemon-street, Truro, as a chapel of ease to the parish of Kenwyn, but chiefly with a view to the accommodation of the poor, was opened for Divine Service by the Rev. J.D. Coleridge, Vicar of Kenwyn and Kea, who has been indefatigable in his truly disinterested endeavours, to accomplish this laudable undertaking. The Rev. Gentleman took his text from the 8th chapter of the first book of Kings, 27th verse, “But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded”—from which he delivered an appropriate discourse in his usually impressive manner. In the evening Mr. Coleridge preached from Isaiah ⅼⅴ. 1. “Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price:” and his discourse on this occasion was particularly eloquent and impressive. Both morning and evening the chapel was crowded to the door with an attentive congregation. The building, an oblong square, is a neat, plain, substantial stone structure, the area of which contains free sittings for the accommodation of 800 poor persons, the want of which was sensibly felt by our increasing population, who will thus have the Gospel freely preached to them. The galleries containing sittings for 200 persons are appropriated to the Subscribers, and others who may rent seats, which we believe are all, or nearly all, already disposed of. From their construction, however, and the arrangement of the pulpits, the Clergyman is not visible from the major part of the seats in the galleries. The erection of a screen with side doors before the main entrance to the chapel, we think will be indispensibly requisite. Great praise is due to the contactor Mr. Sambell, of Truro, for the substantial manner in which he has built the Chapel, from a design by his son, appointed Architect under the Commissioners.—Service in future to commence at Eleven in the morning and Six in the evening.—The Rev. Mr. Grylls, we understand, will preach tomorrow.
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