Middletown transcript., 1871-09-23

mons, who SETTLED here At In esfly pesIo6.
The fourth class wes eoupesi1 q - -
the Scotch. and the English, with 9 ~ = +
early settlers Of New ErElsnd. IT. ese.e -
New England ensigranls Arst ca0s y Dooa0Uo
with Sir Robert Carr, In 1884.
During the reign Of Charles I. In shs yoae ooels
the massacre Of the Irish Proieslante oceugso1,o0
which iifty tioasaud were inhumaaly ba1ehe56e1
and many fed Ia the North u 6e0eloo1, 6u0
which country the North Of lsslasd ~ - -
dop,cd In 1909, requiring I'll snlaloegge an4
churches rgdy 10 conform 10 the rites - ~ -
tablished church, occasioned 3eO0 uieloosso y
dissent and leave their pulpita. ln lool, ~ ~
Of liberation passed, during the se1gn a. WI
liam and Mary. The act Of uniformity aloD -
footed Scotland with equal severity. bss ~ +
period Of rest under the act Of toesatloa, Tie ~
fort was made during The rsign of QUssn ASS,
to repeal the act Of t0leration. TlSsss di0colos6
and il,e unsettled state Of Affairs in EurUps drova
many Of the more quiet citissas from ths1e saelve
land, TO seek an asylum aad TO p,aat the hasess
Of the cross In this hospitahle wilderness. -
Is the outline Of the expressions whlch reseoo1G
In the formation Of this church. 6oms - ~
men who laid It's foundations bad len ths eeade
ofsudcring and privaiion and bloodshed ID 8u-
rope, to enjoy the privilege Of worshipping 0e1
according to the dictates Of tiseir eonseleses.
Some Of the nobIsst spirits Of The aes, ~ Ctsis.
iian heroes OF their time, laid The fo1ndAtieas e
this community and of this church. T
Al what period . congregation was f6sned 10
this vicinity, we are unabls 10 decide. DR.. Rad
says, that II was about tho year 100. The
Swcdes who settled here, and the original Eng.
lish inhabitants, began to locate their lands q
early as 1871. The Crawford family ccreeett4
with this congregation and with the" yteeso
church. aftcr It's organization. can't 70 fleliWss3
with Sir Robert Carr In 1864. The fttsrsssao
aud Hansons are known to hare been laad hold.-
crs here since 1918. Henry wslraven, Joha
Peterson, Of whom this lot was purchased, naae
Hanson, one Of the purchasers Of this lot, Peter
resided here In 1888. They probably had some
place Of worship a, earlier period. A that
period, one Of the frs. things, sfier the settle.
mcnt OF ncghborhood, was the forsustiou ofg.
church. The Swrdcs, the Dutch, the Friends.
all established their churches almost ne soon a.
they arrived. And !, Is rrasonable to suppose
that while the Qunkers, who fed from the lnio.,
crancc Of Charles H., had ,hEls uhstct II Hicks
Org Grove, and the Welsh Etisc5jaIisrs their
church at st. Georges, that tho Prrsbt tlstiAnA
had their place OF worship In this viciuty. Thi1
much is known, that Ia l1os the rrcsbyiery Of
Philadelphia received letter from persons re-
siding here, respecting the mnisira,ions Of the
Gospel and they ordered the Rev. Joha Wilson,
of New Castle To preach to this people "ouce .
month on a week day In tJ09 they ordered
:" Mr, Wilson To preach n, Apoquinimy once
month till the next t,l;gg And inne sabbath
quarter till the aforesaid meeting provided always.
that the Sabbath days sermon he iatsu .frou.
the White Clay Greek, their tinc. ."-tKec. y.
~ Prior to l7os, the congregation At New
Castle included " hilc Clay Greek, and Of course
All the intervening country. The people of White
clay Crc"k during tina, year requested the Pres-
briery To grant them "A separate organization.
This the people Of New Castle opposed, In order
d" tina. their meeting house and congregation In
New Castle may no, be damaged by this rupturd
OF their ielow-nenibsrs Of White Clay Crrek''
The Presbytcry ordered Mr.. Wilson 10 preach
on the Sabbath alternately at White Clay Creek.
and New Castle To this arrangement, the or.
der Of the rrcsbytcry 10 Mr.. Wilson TO take the
Sabbaths devoted to this congregation FROM the
White Clay Creek people. refers. Mr.. Wilson
undoubtedly had the pastoral charge Of all The
Preshy ,efians In this county 10 iT0s.
This congregation may have BEEN gathered BY
Rev. Nathaniel Taylor, long previous to 100.
This supposiiion is rendered probable. by the
fac, that the Taylor family were settled here iu
lSs1,-and Mr.. Taylor seens To have hesn veil
acquainted with this section OF the country.
This church is known TO have sustained the
preaching and ordinances OF the gospcl one hun.
drcd aud ,hr,y.four wears, including such peri.
ods OF vacancy nc usually occur and 10 have
employed fourteen ministers. ten or whom Ar
known To have been pastors and the others aan
have hccn pastors.
On i,s original territory, three Prcsbyterian
churches have becn formed by divisions Of THE
congregation, and also three Methodist churches
have been gathered.
The first minister of this congregation, ,of whom
we find anr account. was Rev. John Wilson who
was directed by the Presbytery In l70s TO divide
his lahors between his congregation, New Castle
and White Clay Creek. lie WAS one Of the orig.
ina members OF the first Prcsbytcry organized
III the I ni,ed States. lie died In l7l2 Hi6
family were left IN indigc.i circumstances, and
we're assisted by the synod, -
The second minister was Rev. Robert wsthee.
spoon, who WIS ordained at Apoquinimy, Nay
l3, ma. lie bought the farm now owned by
Mrs. Boyd, in i7s, and died in May, liis.
After The death OF Mr.. Wothcrspoon, the Rev.
Mr.. Young preached to this congregation; bus
whether as n stated supply as a pastor 10 NOT
known lie was admitted to the synod In i7is,
having brought credentials from tho Prrsbytery
Of Armagh in ireland. lie died In l73i.
Few. Henry Hook Is supposed tn have taken
charge of this congregation In lT22. lie put.
chased the farm on which the widow Hanson now
resides, In l72i; and resided In Mrs. Hanson's
house, which 10 probably huilt, one room ID
which was formerly called The Study. he died
IN iTsl, aud was buried on his farm hctwccu hls
house and the public road. This farm has n.
maincd In the possession Of his descendanto 70
this day.
Rev. John Dick was ordained November u.
l716, over Eew Castle and Drawyers. ila q
supposed 10 have rcsided on Mrs. Bovd's farm.
lie died in l7so, and 10 believed TO have bese
buried on the farm.
Rev. Hector Allison was settled 10 i7ss. cad
remained until 1883. There 10 = regular aecoune
with him on the Trcasurcr's book, from l7s3 70
1853, when he removed. The congregation ssssse
to have had only occasional supplies during The
next ten ycare.
In 1853 Rev. Thomas Bead, fafssswarls Dr..
Read commenced supplying tls congrseasiea.
In May, 1868, Andrew BryAa was edoeea ssfroa.
surer for Rev. Thomas Reads salary moasy."
ln l777 John Golden was chosen trussoe ~ ltsv.
ThcAsas Reads snlary money, Il being ~ osso
yeAt Of his stated labor" Mr.. Rad was peps.
lar preacher, asd the cqpRresa.ien ~ psebaLls
the largest 10 Delastars during HE nInlslsy. pse
or TO Ire, he taush, In the Aeademy q Nsvass
and preached to this congregssita = . seaoeA
supply. He received the dsesss Of Doctor o. 0(
vini,y In 1896, and renewed 10 Wilmlaeosa.
whore he settled In the ministry b i1oS, 81
died In 1879.
Rev. John Burton eompeeoe1 - 1aboeo =
| thii toakrseaithh ID Nay, 1o6S. - ~ oGov5
ously been minister of 81. 0seeoJ esuoGgl6 S16oo.
Thence he removed 10 6usses eson1e onu -