The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1881-03-16
THE DELAWARE BAPTIsTs.


tor of the Second Baptist Church, of
this city, has rendered an invaluable
service to the people connected with
his denomination by the publication
of \ valuable little book entitled "Ths
Early and Later Delaware Baptists.
The book is from the press of James &
Webb, of This city, TO whose politeness
we are indebted Tor a copy. 1t is
nicely printed and neatly bound, and
handsomely illustrated with the pho
tographs of some or the Fathers of the
Church. Among them we recognize
few. In front OF the title is the pic
ture of B. Gartside; next is neat
little picture of "Welsh Tract Bap-
tlst Church," from a hill near New
ark. The picture of Daniel Dodge,
ID. D., whose placid, pleasant face
brings to memory youIhfu days when
We took pleasure ia teaching ella in
the church over which that good old
gentleman preached so many years in
Philadelphia, and we doubt if ever a
preacher was more beloved by his
people. He was from Delaware, as
was also Rev. Joseph Ii. Kennard, d.
d., whose ministry was SO effective in
Philadelphia about the same period,
and whose voice it was our pleasure to
listen to. But one man in Philadelphia
was his equal in the Baptist denomi-
nation at the time-the eloquent, de-
voted and dearly beloved Gellette,
whose efforts produced a wonderful
work for his church. Photographs of
Rev. Abel Morgan, A. M. and David
Jones; the Second Baptist Church, of
this city; and Of Washington Jones
and William G. Jones, deceased, who
were mainly instrumental in its erec-
ton. The latter was one of the best
of men, whose kind face will be re-
membered by thousands as long as
they live and of whom the historian
says his house was the "Baptist Ho-
tel' throughout his time, and many
of the leading men Of his day enjoyed
his hospitality" Rev. r. B. Cook,
Rev. o. f. Flippo, Rev. jeremiah
Grimmel, Delaware Avenue Baptist
Church, Rev. D. B. Punnton, Rev
James M. Hope, New Castle B,ptist
Church, Rev. Thomas NJ. Eastwood,
Henry G. Weston, d. D., Geo. D.
Pepper, d. D., Brandywine Church,
Del. Co., and Rev. Joseph Walker
The pictures Of these gentlemen and
the names of those that run through
the book will render it familiar to our
people. 1t is most excellent little
souvenir and should find ready sale.
Price only rs cents. We make the
following extracts from its contents
and several Of its pages:
The Early Baptist Church; The
Welsh Tract Church, 1901; Labors of
BSker and Hughes, 1775; The Sounds
Church, 1879; Broad Creek Church,
1881; Cow Marsh Church, 1881; Bryn
Zion Church, 1881; Mispillion Church
1783-84; Gravelly Branch Church, 1855
The Bethel; First Church, Whining
ton, 1885; Distinguished Men; The
Delaware Association, 1905.
The Later Baptist Churches-Sec-
ond Church, 1852; First German
Church, Wilmington, 1856; Delaware
Avenue Church, Wilmington, 1865;
Plymouth Church, 1S67-73; Lincoln
Church, 1869 70; Zion Church, 1871;
Church, 1872; Magnolia
Church, 1873; Milford Church, 1873;
Elm Street Church, Wilmington, 1873
&c; Shiloh Church, Wilmington, 1876;
New Castle Church, 1876; Bethany
Church, 1878; Wilmington Baptist
City Mission, 1870; Wyoming lnsti-
lutte, 1869; Delaware Baptist Union,
1878.
In the fall of 1852, William Penn
sailed up the Delaware to take charge
in person of his large estates in the
New World. He landed first al New
Gas lie, Delaware, and then went on to
Philadelphia. There were BaptistS
among the early settlers of Psnnsyl-
Vania, fer the Cold spring Baptist
was formed in 1885, and in 1888
,hs oldest existing Baptist Church in
the Lower Dublin, at
rsnnypack, now in Philadelphia. The
'Old Swedes' Chutch," Wilmington,
regarded as "among the antiquities of
A merican civilization, D. was built in
1893, or ten years later. AS early as
I703 Baptist Church existed in Del
aware. The Baptist churches hrst
formed in this State were mostly of
Welsh origin.
The DELAWARE ASSOCIATION, 1795.
Benedict says that an Association
was formed among the Baptists of
Delaware, but at what date he Is un-
able to say. 1t seems from the follow
ng, published in 1880, that the date
Of organization was 1906 "The Con-
of the Delaware Baptist As
ratified and confirmed by the |
delegates of the Welsh Tract, Cow
Marsh, Duck Creek, Queen Anne's,
W Wilmington and Nispillion churches,
,he oath day of October, A. d. 1875"
This document is signed by the Pas
,ors of the churches at that time, and
by one delegate from each church.
other proof is not wanting. Five of |
these churches were in Delaware, and |
,ne probably in Maryland. Several
churches in Pennsylvania soon Joined |
the Association, those of them con-
nected with the Philadelphia Associa-
ton Withdrawing for the purpose. Ao-
cording to the Minutes of the Phila- |
delphia Association of 1894, the Cow |
Welsh Tract, Duck Creek and |
churches requested zap
probation and dismission" from the
Association "to join another" 1t
was voted that as the relation had
been long and happy one, they would
be glad to have it continue but if
they wished to withdraw consent was
granted. They withdrew, and formed
the Delaware Association, as we have
seen. One, the Mispillion, came from