Middletown transcript., 1871-09-30

INA. and supplies were olten asnt y ~ -
during the vscancies which occssrsd. II
4. Because all the other churches wb1eA
known 10 have existed prior 70 ~ osUnat
Of the Syncd In lIi1, are measfdaed % - -
cords of the Prcsbytcry. -.
church Is known 10 have existed . tlsst -!
10 which Penn granted % acres u land. ~
stance can be Spnud In which two eN9fre0 -
s,ed At that early period within oAe allle = -
other, A. these two churches II -. 9e9sy
must have dosc, except In large sowe.
G. Bccsuse the church at Pigeon Rnat unte3
was afterwards united with -. usos9s.
stood only ivs miles from II, vss naosNsuy 81
older church. One tosnhstoas 10 ths esnye
yard being dated at leas, twcnty years eaa1.s
than than the Oldest tombstone d ~. 0sesee
4. Because there is no evidences that Nd Neq
hundred was sufficiently poPalo". 70 occos
distinct subdivision Of territory prior 70 i5se.
9. Because Dr. Reed, ia . history g 49,
churches now In existence, says thasat. Ospse9e
church WAS orra uiscd BY the New Side pse1ys
which wen, out from this church N lIS3. -:
Reed commenced prsschiag ~ i1ee, q ynn q:
ter the division occurred, Of which y opea.4
and when nasy Nhs wefs active ~ 'as' a''''''s
6. because that many Who wefc evtdsasl1
members of that congregation In i13i, wege
members and held seats In this eongsso
ton In lTiG individuals who were 1seo9Ds
up here, aud even two sons Of oss of the ciaess
OF this church. were members Of that c0aFsseee
,ion. These reasons We deem amply su1ceeos0 ~
oa, weigh any mark on rsfscr o. : cnurea'
author and history Of which are unknown.
The truth may be that the party who co...
posed that church knew the dais of The o.:
ganixatioa of this church, and that when thsy
| irfl this church, they clsimed 10 be ~ 9se
and original church, and therefore axc4 me dase
Of our organization ON their church. Ne -.
| that both parties did make this Claim duria9 seas
division In the original Synod, A. has bee. dc::
during The recent Division, and that on this ND
there were then two PUshytcries, beth q yn,es
were known as the Prcsbytery of Now Casiie
| On this supposiiion, this date is the exact dnse
/ Of the organization OF this church and conSreye.
| ton.
There Ia still another difficulty which ncsds 70
! lie weighed. The enry congregation IN TINS r.
| gioh are known 10 have had glebcs Ths ear
| iest bond belonging 10 the giebe In this coagsc.
| CATION is dated lT33 The effort 10 cstaphse 2
! glcbc In ST. Georges WAS made in 1871, ano "
| was divided Ia 1915 with the Forest conSssRs.
iion, or between these above the Drawyers crssS
and those below H. THUS they divided bctwseS
those congregations the entire field o. TINS COO.
grcgaiiou. The Forest congregation Is known 70
have purchased the site Of Its place OF worsniP ~
1850. The new congregation thea many " sns
members Of which are known TO have oc'onsc0
previously 10 this congregation, aided ss. necs.
partition in proporiion TO Their rontfinutions.
And their glrbc was purchased al least 2s yeafe
after tist ia Drawers congregation WAS oeeue'
Our last reason is this Christopher Naude'
srli,, elder uf ~, Georges church was po!s
IN i,ai nn.i died June ssh, 1916. nged %. ne.
ui course, WIS / rcars old in lia2, the year 70
which Dr. Reed sits ST. Georges church was
oryau.ei. Mr. sandegrit stated To Rev. Ar.
l.ut,a III 1911 that Mr.. Robinson. Who MAS set
rlri In f43 or l14a WAS the first pastor. II 70
incredible that n church existed there witaors
pastor for sc years.
After ,hr death Of Mr. Smy,h, the niddlesovu
or Pores, congregation called ises. or Cnsa!y.
who Mas exceedingly popular in the pulps4 wv
u misguided aud immoral man. pnr,ng sss
ministry the congregation declined, and ~ gisoe
WAS lost, and the ruin OF the congregation Wa
snon completed
Since tia, time, il was supplied by Mr. Burton
aud Mf. Wilson, ministers OF Drawers. AHes
the removal Of Mr. Wilson, they had no ssaf0
preaching, and the congregation Is now exiince.
The forrs, church was composed Of = portion
of tlir New slr men who Withdrew FROM si,s
church in lIi,. The, seciaed 10 have wesshipso
, / at ~. George $, and perhaps some of tncm 81
Ises Creek. until lI5O. In thai year tooess
: Alexander decided a loi 10 Peter Bayard. James
la,atd, siasier Benehell, benjamin Slnyser.
Wm. Moore, john Moody, James Sl,nw, Ihsma1
Ao,hwell and John yaud,ke, Trustees VI shs
for-s, congregation called the Prcsb, ierian eoo'
i, eresalion OF bohemia and Apoquinimy, unds!
. iie care Of the Synod Of New York.
! In 1850. Peter Hyatt, Alexander NeMurphy.
John Moody, EphrAu Leguc, and Wm, Nelson
, werr Trustees aud in 1913, John Moody, Johu
Vail, Alexander Stuart, Isaac king and Jaeot
!, Cazi-r
The l,,ards resided on Bohemia Manor. fh'
old Mansion llouse stood near the Ferry, nearly
+ Eas, Of the house OF Hon. Louis Mcl.ane. tn,
: family vault II In \ locus, grove In the rear d
: .l,e present Basntl Mansion. 10 that vaut an
deposited also ,hc rrmsias Of Richard Bsssctt q
! former governor Of Delaware. The door sf shs
. vault is the tombstone Of Herman. II has best
= removed from ,hs gtafc 10 which !. belongs, sac
. placed over Others The inscription oA !, is n