The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-11-30
Church Directory.


ance of the Sabbath.
Church Directory.
The following is complete list Of the
Churches and Ministers i'll Cecil county:
EPISCOPAL.
Augustine Parish, st. Augustine Church,
Rev. X. L. Godsborough, Rector, CDioc.
Delaware,) 2nd Dist North Elk Parish,
St Mary Anne's Church, North East st.
Mark Chapel, near Perryvillr, It'll Dist:
North Sassatras Parish, st. Stephen $
Church, Rev. Mr.. Shields, Rector, LIST Dist;
| Trinity Church. Elkton, Rev. Richard Ii.
b. Mitchell, Rector.
CATHOLIC.
| St. Francis Xavier, Bohemia, list Dist. :,
Rev. Geo. Villigcr, S. j., ID and 18th Sunday
wingo, Sth Dist, Rev. Lawrence Malloy :
immaculate Conception, Ekton, supplied
| from Port Deposit, LIST and 3rd Sunday in
each month Port Deposit, Rev. Lawrence
Malloy.
| METHODIST EPISCOPAL
The District is presided over by Rev. Jos.
Mason, Presiding Elder. Cecil county is
included in the Wilmington District
Elkton, Bird Dist, Rev. W. II. Elliott
Cherry Hill, 4th Dist, Rev. G. W. Lybrand;
Bethel, Ind Dist, Rev. W. J. Paxson ;
Chesapeake City, and Manor, End District,
Rev. j. Smith Ceciton, 1st Dist, and one
church in Pond Neck, Rev. Solomon C.
McClintic st. John s, 4th Dist; Union, 3rd
Dist. Rising Sun, 9Th Dist, Mt. Pleasant,
9th Dist, Hopewel, 18th Dist, Asbury, 18th
Dist, Zion, 9th Dist, Rev'ds Geo. Quiglcy
and VIM. Throf; Charlestown, 9TH Dist,
Principle, 18th Dist, Wesley Chapel, 9Th
Dist, Hart Chapel, 9th Dist, Rev. Thos.
sumption North East, Rev. John Allen
Port Deposit, Rev. r.. II. Patison.
METHODIST PROTESTANT.
Cecil Cncuit.-Sheemiah 9th Dist, New
Leeds, Bird Dist, Harmony, 18th District,
Bethesda, sth Dist, Rev DIS j. +. T. Ewel
and +. King. The only Cecil church
embraced in Warwick Circuit, is Warwick
DR.. ID. +. Ewcll and Rev. G. S. Battersby.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Elkton, Rev. Henry Mathews; Port
Deposit, Rev. John Squier; West Noting
ham, Rev. S. Gayley; Rock, Rev. A
Dewitt; Chesapeake City, Rev. Henry
Mathews; Zion, Rev. j. Napier Hustled.
The Elkton Presbyterian church is con
nectcd with the Southern Synod. All tho
others in the county, with the New Castle
Presbytcry.
| UNIvERSALIsT.
This denomination has two churches il
the county-one of them at Chesapeake
City, and the other between that place anC
Elkton both of which are occasionally sup,
piled from the cities.
There are four Quaker or Friends Meet,
ing Houses in the county, viz: Brick Meet.
ing House in 9th Dist, East Nottingham in
the 9Th Dist, and Octoraro in the 9Th Dist
These belong to the Hicksite denomination
There is also one in the 9th District, belong.
ing to the Orthodox society.
AFRICAN CHURCHES.
Mt. Ioar, 9Th Dist, Rev. j. ]. Herbert
Port Deposit, 18th Dist; Coax Berry, 18th
Dist, Rev DIS Robert Howard and Henry
Nelson Frenchtown, 3rd Dist; Bohemia
Manor, End Dist; Cecilton, LIST Dist; North
East, 9TH Dist, Elkton, Bird Dist, Sandy
Branch, End Dist, Rev. Benjamin Scott.
If any inaccuracies have occurred in on,
Directory, we will feel under obligations tc
those who will be kind enough to point
them out, that the proper corrections may
be made in our next issue. And if the
pastors, or any other persons who have
access to the information, will furnish us
with the number of members of the severa
churches in the county, for publication, il
Twill confer favor on the public generally.