The Reverend John Pallam Williams
Fourth Rector (1882 – 1891)...

The Reverend Williams was baptized and confirmed at St. Thomas Church on 5th and Adelphi Streets. He graduated from the Philadelphia Divinity School in 1881. In 1882, he was made Deacon and ordained priest by Bishop Stevens in 1883. He served St. Thomas for 10 years. From 1887 to 1890, he facilitated the building of the new site at 12th and Walnut Streets. In 1892, he was called to be rector of St. Augustine Church in Brooklyn, NY. Williams died at the age to 50 in 1901.