Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1881-04-29
MisfellamenMs.

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F'orthe sENrsNEI.,
St parthol omsw's Parish. Mont.
Komery County, Md.
Owing 10 the lack of documents the fol-
ldWIng sketch will be very meagre,; yet will
doubtless intercst, some Of your numerous
Itis strange tliat' neither 81 tho four par.
ishes within the county possesses even n
record OF its present mctes and bounds.
Formerly thc whole county was, believe
Comprised by Prince George Parish the
parish church, calipst Rock Crycs fhurch,
where The cemetery rfowhh, near
[thb fesldence Of the late Judge Bowie
II 21n lT6S Mpetlion, numerousy signed by
| Brtiwns, uaftrelle, Griiiiths, ltiggses, Davises
iand others was presented to- Gov. Sharpe
and his Uopncillo permission 70. lpYQg d
| parlsb ~ eRsct u $ohapei at VI HI H.d1 1
brand fADNsltf Isatpxent Called ifhSvliiigA
river the petitioners stating TINT they were
too remote from the Parish Church at Rock
Creek, and were able to build church and
support u minister If their petition was
granted Consent was given and the chapel
erected very near the site of the present st.
Lukes church, Crowtown. All traces of
the building are gone, and | do not think
any one OF tne neighporhood now living
remembers 10 nave seen inc ediilce
81 Bartholomews Parish was carved out
OF rrlnce Georges III 1871 by convention
ield IN balumore lts BOUNDS We're be
ginning at a bridge near Harry W. Dorseys,
on Seneca river, running with the road by
John Belts to SHELLS bridge, on the Pa
tuxent, including the upper part Of Mont
gOmervcounty living between the Seneca
ana Patuxent rivers me next year, lo2S,
convention, held In washington, extend
ca the boundaries 70 include inc iarm OF
Jonatnah Duly, Iying ON tne road from Johh
beics 10 onelis bridge since theh changes
nave been made, but cannot DC delinllely as
certained
hut though the parish was not iormallW
erected wi 1871, the churcnmen OF thls sec,
tion seem 10 nave actod as II the parish ma
regal existence, lor on Eslsser NIohuay 1910 u
meetihg Oh inc parishlohers was ielu ~ DOW
mans store, Tor the election OF Vestrymeh,
and the following persons were chosen
mos DAVIS, Ephraim daither, Jas Whii-
ing, EDWARD burgess, Jonn H. lViBgs, ltezln
Darby, IL. q. Gather and Anthony Tickets
AT a special meeting held June Hh oil the
same year. Thomas DAVIS was chosen the iirst
lay delegate 10 attend inc convention 10 DC
held Ill Baltimore on Whlt-Sunday' "
May 2nd, 1914, the Vestry resolved that
on the AIN MONDAY OF that hiohth the YES
Try snail meet at boWlnahs store 10 sesece
s'te Jor q church" a list OF ADJOURNED meet
ings nils up the time, IRON which IL APP
pears inc lack OF quoruips Is not Ilouerh
eVii with vestrlesD I'LL Aug; ION, iol4, Wheh
committee, consisting OF IL. daithcr ana
Henry Griinth, was appointed 10 contract
LOT building church "accordihB 10 the ue-
termined pan. Inc next year lhug' ~,
iolo) Fred Bowman was adaed 10 the pulld-
ing committees iact showing tnat the
church was then sun incomplete lhdeeu,
from the fact that the trst order Tor the pay-
ment OF amy pllls mat may De presenter IL
dated us late as NOV. 0tl, lolo, IL IL propa-
Die that tne building was not pegun w INC
summer OF mat year but py Easier mon.
uay, lolo, such progress hiu pcoh nauo tlat
the parshioners could meet az Me chuiy" LOT
me elcctiop OF Vestrymeh, yeI ~ stoou uh-
nnished fysrnl years, lof as lllNs az hiafcil
lotii, IolsyTTreu. uaitner, jesse Wncoxon
anu II =. ualtller were uirectcu W coii.ta '.1
lor ''peossersiv dno yer a"y couPehuors tDg,M
necessary IN cohncc .,a tneIe" r Nus nnls
work Was pusneu WIN ulspalon, iol o p, niay
ytn, loi9, appncaLlon was InLoe 70 plsnop
heliiP eocohsecIa.e w y. 9liu 'iie ooro
lloi,y WIS pcIloiIiie.i 'iio SAINT uay no Inv
appllcallon was in nie. on 'ne very uay " .no
cohsecration, inc bisnoP must nave CONT
on VISITATION the pre-hotllcalon OF
Which 10 the Vestry was INC occasloh oi
surfing theml up 70 cog'PIe.c va house' no
ooIulns W vi. o,uoi w. maion no,'i a,,aa o
present RUE, that chuIch cahiioe NC colso-
Grated VII IL Is out OF uep., WIS .iicl IN ,oIoc
Inns cnurca niuss naso pcei Iuiy P.lu i ~, ~
.nc tlIho VI tIle D,'IoPs sisI.. ,,d,S',,,.'i
however there hau Deeh solhe uinicui'y III
coliecung some OF the supscriPllons Vtn-
o.heI particular ~ wh'cil t'ie MY '' o,h'
a sai1 rcsempie t1e oiuY ior on noy. o.l,
ioi, INC vestry ulle.eu 1sai p ,ooee' ,.Eo
10 pe akeh against all ueIinquoh@ VINO
should mol pay the amounts pIolhlseu ~
them ~ Zee llth, anu lne oraer was ~,
Tected 10 DC sct up IN an convenient places
however, WIN III us ueIays anu struggles,
the church was at last completed, ana sun
stalds on liawllpgs river, aoont TWO lllle5
east OF Laylonsyllic " haa peen true
bethei 70 not ieW, ana we trusl WIZ con
tlnue 70 dlilnsc iight ana salvation ana en-
GEAR itsclt 70 iuturc Ben'natlohs rs u mas
zone 10 past.
FROM us beginning 10 Io43, thls church
was associated WIN the one at iSock Oreek'
subsequently ~ Rockville, IN the employ
ment OF minister
Inc llrst minister was MI Wneaton,
run Doc' lotn' 1910 W DcI' ioio' huBust
un, ioZO, inc Vestry elected lteV. Ihos e.
Allen 'yor one year !; limitation intended,
no douDt, 70 enable the parish 70 get rid OF
MN II ne was not acceptable. IL must DC
confessed that such u contract was rather
inconsiderate. Made a rule u would throw
minister's as drlitWood upon tnc streams OF
popular fancy ana preludice, which IL ask
ing oyermuch. -
III appears from inc Vestry DOCK that Mr..
Allen visited the parish without formal
invitation, bringing "certilicate oil stand
ing from Bishop Kemp. (ferhapsthe blshop
had been applied 70 70 recommend some one.)
MI: n. preached ms trlal sermon aug otn,
and was called to the charge Of INC church
inc next DAY. lie conlinucu vi 1919, Deibg
re-elected nom year 70 year. w hether ne re- |
Hlgpeh, or whether ne merely iailed OF re-
electlon Is not suited, Dut probably tne latter,
as IN case Ol ms resignation we would eS. |
pect 10 ma record. ltey; II. Y. Knight
was eiecled IN pis pace, IL u not said
whether DC accepted u ~ ne remalncd
put q year ior sept Soth, lsso, INC rev
Levin j. GINS was chosen. nc continued
70 lo43, although ~ 1913 motion was made,
by one now living, W supcrscde nm Win /