Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-07-23
Conservation Ceremonies.

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The following account of the cons,a- |
Ition of a Church ut Cheltenham, in Pre-
Georges county, last week. we take fl,
hthe Marlboro Gazette: II
1 The beautiful and impressive ceremonies ii
cident with the conservation of the new Epi
copal Church, ut Cheltenham. in this county
on Wednesday and Thursday last, were attend
ed by the Assistant Bishop and Il number Q
the clergy of the State and the District of Col
umbia, as well as large coneourse of on
citizens and many persons from Charles an,
ISt. Mary's counties. To the munifcence of tn
j Rev. DR.. Mckenny and DR.. John II. Skinner
we may, in Il great measure attribute the build
ing OF Il church at this place, the lack of which
has long been felt in that locality, each of thes
! gentlemen giving 81 600 towards its erection
1t will be called the Church of the AtOnement
and is built at Chelienham a station on tn,
Baltimoreand Potomac railroad on Il lot giver
for the purpose by Enoch Pratt, Esq, of Balti
more, together with liberal gift to the build
ing fund, and is within sight of the Reforma,
tory School, an institution founded by the samt
gentleman. The ediice when entirely finished
Iwill be'a handsome building; it is of Goth,
design, with nave.50 feet long and 25 wide, a
chancel ten by seventeen feet, south portico
and robing room, four bays with double win
dows in each bay, open timber roof ceiled with
oiled pine, and poplar pews oiled and varnish-
ed
The ceremonies of consecrating this Chapel
In the woods were begun on Wednesday and
continued through the following day. On the
first day, Bishop Pinkney, Rev. W r. Watkins.
OF the Epiphany Church, Washington, and the
Rev. 5. r. Gordon, the Rector, were in atten-
dance and conducted the ceremonies, which
consisted OF the morning and evening services.
Rev. Mr. Watkins preaching morning and
evening. His text in the morning being from
Romans, chapter 5, verse 20, and in the after
, se1ee ron Ephes,ans. ehss,ss ~ 20 and u
of the highest praise. The services on Thurs
day were attended by such large number that
the Church was unable to hold all that came.
Bishop Pinkney, Doctors Addison, Levin, and
the Rev. Messrs Andrews, Chew, Chesley,
Dorsey, Kershaw, Watkins, and Gordon, the
Rector were in attendance. The usual prayer
on such occasions was made by the Bishop, and
the act of Conservation read by DR.. Levin,
after which followed the morning services with
an able discourse by DR.. Mckenny, who took
his text from Hebrews, 18th chapter, %, %
and "a verses. A collection was taken up for
the Church amounting TO 1898. Evening SER
vice was also held, the sermon being delivered
by DR.. Addison.
On each day refreshments were freely dis
pensed to visitors and strangers, by the ladies
connected with ST. Thomas Parish, and the
intermiSSions between the services were thus
spent in a most agreeable manner. The deep
interest manifested by all for the speedy COM
pletion of this Church is we trust, but an au-
curry that the good work so fairly begun, will,
under the wise direction of its pastor, rebound
to the credit of its founders and the good Of the
community.