The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-15
LETTER FROM LITTLE CREEK
LITTLE CREEK HUNDRED,
January IL. 1864. (

Mr.. EDITOR: r..,
Greek, perhaps almost any budget OF news
from this region will be interesting to your
readers.
About five miles west from Laurel has
stood, for 80 years, an M. 4. Church, called
Moore's Chapel. Its history is so remarkable
that it has been lately published.
While the old temple was fast going to de-
cay we determined during the last year, 70
build new one for the Ark to rest in. We
commenced to prepare the timber IN March,
to build in june and on November 9th the
new ediHce, handsome building in the
modern style Of architecture, was dedicated
to the worship of God, by Bev. DIR. u. U. M
Roberts Of Baltimore.
On the very night Of its dedication, the
| pastor, Rev. j. M. Puraer, began a protraet-
ed meeting which lasted five weeks, and, with
the exception of one evening, there were penn
tent souls at the altar from its commence
ment to its close 1t was meeting OF extra
ordinary interest throughout, by which the
members were built up in the most holy faith,
and twenty-five (25) wandering sinners
brought back to God,
How many items of local history, MIR. Ed
tor, are lost from the simple fact that they are
not recorded by those in whose day ana Dc
meath whose notice they happen. we pro-
nose. Sir, to rescue the following short chap
ter in the history of the new church from
such oblivion.
About 80 wards from the Church stands a
saw mill, belonging to Isaac Giles, Esq, and
attached to it a small cabin for the sawyers.
In this cabin the boys of the neighborhooo
have been in the habit, for several years, OF
holding mock prayer meetings, and mere, on
Tuesday night December 29th, they gather
a Car a sirniaar farnnse: the meeting began
4 with singing and exhortatlon, aiter Wnicn
they all knelt in prayer, one leading aloud-
when he closed, all got up but one. Think
ing he was in jest, they began singing over
him, and continued for some time. After
they thought he had carried the joke fan
enough, they commenced pulling and finally
kicking him to make him get up, but when
they got him up in one place he was down in
another, CRYING for mercy and so continued
! for two or three hours. He then threw by
! his garments of mourning and came forth
= clad in the garb of rejoicing, new creature
in Christ Jesus, saying to those around him
Using
Good news gone to Canaan"
0 His condition, while in the state of deep con
0 yiction, became quite alarming to those aroun'
O and having patient they knew not what +
n do with, they sent off for help but when
n arrived ii awaited not to divert him from hi
y grief, until, as we have before said, he wa
U enabled to rejoice. Many Of his young com
rades were seized with conviction. The tw
Is sawyers look solemn, and say they 'sa'
6 strange things that night" And some
Il those that saw it, cannot speak OF 1t wlthou
* shedding tears. When he returned hom'
- his people looked with establishment, Will
= he related the glad tidings. The old man,
" hardened sinner, wept bitterly while he hear
~ it, and says "he's converted boy" 1t
70 not likely there will be any more praye
10 meetings in that cabin. We trust that Go
Il will bring good out of this affair.
n We desire to return our thanks to tn
e friends who have SO kindly assisted US
% erecting our new house of worship, Gu
e friends in Milton and vicinity gave US thirt
ee dollars, our Dorchester friends about the SAN
amount We are also indebted to many
lie the people of Laurel, Salisbury, Sharptowl
IL &c., to all of whom we are deeply gratefi
II for their kind donations. If we do not Il
- greatly trespass upon your time and spac
y Mr.. Editor, we propose at some future tin
IS, to send you list Of all the monies receive
ID, and an account of their expenditures, beiI
10. the report of the building committee.
n LITTLE CREEK.