Daily Republican., 1881-03-01

Rev. B. B. Cook, pastor Of the Second
Baptist church Of this city, has for
some time past been collecting and pre-
paring q condensed history o. the Bap-
tist denomination in Delaware, and has
lust had the book issued In neatly
printed manner from the American
Baptist Publication Society. 1t is q
handsomely bound volume In cloth,
containing lag pages and is o complete
compilation Of facts embracing the ori-
gin and growth Of the Baptist deuomi-
nation in Delaware. The author finds
that there were Baptist among the ear
ly settlers as far back as 1885, and as
early as l703 Baptist church existed
In Delaware, the membership being
mostly OF Welsh origin. An interest
Ing account Is given Of the organization
OF the Welsh Tract church. In the
spring Of 170l, sixteen Baptists came
from Pembroke and Caermarthen To
America landing at Philadelphia, and,
being advised, settled at Psnnypsck,
where they remained year and then
removed to New Castle county where
they purch ased $4,000 acres OF land
from William Penn, called the "Welsh
Tract" They built small meeting
houss at Iron Hill, which stood until
1886 when the present church which
occupies the site took the place of the
first. This church is a mile and O
half or two miles south Of Newark,
The second Baptist church built in
Delaware was "The Sounds" In Balti.
more Handre1, founded in 1879; the
third was "Brosd Creek, Sussex couu,
ty, in 1881; the fourth, Cow Marsh,
Kent, founded two months later in the
same year; the 9th, the Duck Creek,
Kent, November, 1881; the Mispillion,
Kent, in 1888, was the sixth; the
Grayslly Branch, Sussex, In 1855, sew
enth; and the First Church, Whining
ton, was formed October S, 1885, owing
mainly to the efforts Of Thomas Anger
Presby teriau from Philadelphia. The
candidates for Baptism were baptised
in the Brandywine. A particularly
Interesting chapter ia that upon ths
distinguished men in the church.
Interesting sketches and reminiscen
ces are given Of the earlier Baptist min
listers as well as of some Of later date
Morgan Edwards lived at Newark
where he bought farm in l772 anj
lived there until his death in 1875
He was Q noted Baptist divine whI
had been pastor Of o church in Phils
delphia. The sketch OF Rev. Elijsl
Baker is extremely interesting. H,
was a preacher In Virginia in ITS, bu
Thomas Bstson having heard hin
preach through the CRATES in Accoma
lprison, he invited him to Delawar,
which invitation he accepted.
he had suffered much among tn
rude Virginisns for the work of God
and finally to get rid Of him, they pu
him aboard q privateer. He praye,
and sang, and the vessel being detain
ed by contrary winds, the crew got rid
Of this second Jonah by changing hin
TO another privateer.
Thence he was handed over to
, third, which would have none Of him
after a abort experience, and put hir
, ashore. To the lack Of appreciation
the sailors Delaware is Indebted TO tn
faithful services OF this evangelist
with the Rev. Philip Hughes he wa
, instrumental in the formation of sh
Sound, Broad Creek, Gravslly BrAnc
= and Mispillion churches.
We might fill columns Of interestin
I sketches from this valuable little boo
but we must refrain and ask our read
ers to procure 1t and read it for then
selves.
The book is bountifully illustrate
with a number Of engravings amongs
which are pictures Of the Welsh TraC
Church, Daniel Dodge D. D., Rev. Abe
, Morgan, A. NJ, David Jones, Joseph Fl
! Ksnnard, D. D., J. G. oncken, D. D.
Second Baptist Church, Wilmington
Washington Jones, William g. Jones
Rev. r. B. Cook, Rev. o. 2. Flippo
Rev. jeremiah Grimmel, Delawar
Avenue Ba ptist Church, Rev. D. B. Pur
inton, Rev. James NJ. Hope, New Castl
Baptist Church, Rev. Thomas N. Rast
wood, Henry q. Watson, D.tD., Georg
D. B. Pepper, D. D., Brandywin
Churob, Delaware Co. Pa, and Rev
Joseph Walker.
II The book is for sale at James
:. Wsbb's book store.