The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-03-25
HISTORICAL SkEICH
OF THE NJ + CHURCH AT NORTH
EAST.
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NJ Miil:is VI.

! Iliut 10 ne fnHitl It'DI l'r' 10 lH'-, dil'
through the earnest aud effective miniStra
ton of these ConaecrI:rti Eeralds OF expert
! mental religion, Mrhuaialn he'.,m" iirml /,
established III North Elst aai vicinity, an,
for the las, ninety yctr- ir iIas almost cx
| cln~iycly orcupi,ri rhi> territory. N"rtl
! Elk Parish, including North East, had 5re,
/ erected by act of Assembly of Mary Wand
in l10G. In 1909, NV. Jonas Aur"n, mis-
>innary sent by the King of sweden, "tti
| ciittd within the parish. II j. pro'rbI'
that the original church edifice WIS huilr
about this time. The second structure, still
| standing and in admirable condition, Wa~
! built in l143, Rev. Vim. Wye, rector. Tn,
til the revolt of the colonies from British
J rule, the Episcopal churches We're supplied
! with ministers hy the aut hur,y of the pro
rinclal governors. and their support WAS
provided for by law. After the achieve
ment Of our national nlrpe nGrn"a, how
ever, all this was change Churches were
no longer established or sustained hy law,
| bnt We're left tn the voluntary support %
their respective adherentS. Rev. JOSEF h
Parish under the new ord.r of things Rev.
William Thompson having been the incunl-
bent from III: until near the close OF the
war. His death occurred in 1892, four years
after the establishment of Cecil Circnit.
For nearly, if not quite, forty years there
We're only occasional supplies in this parish.
THE WORK OF THE METIIopIsTS.
The cure of souls dev,lved almost eutirrl,
upon the Methodist itinerants. Bishop A.
tu@y made frequent visits TO North East.
His iburnai records enc il l1:lJ, one in %
and two i'll ~. In Oct. l., 1877, he was ut
North East, accom- panied rs his assistant.
Rev. Jesse Lee, the renowned apostle OF
Methudi>m in New En@lan,:. Mr.. Lee
preached from Gal ! aud !. /, mus, have
been a memorable ocr t>ion. Mr.. Lea WIS
man of vigorous mitd, and of r,lr- pnpn-
lar cloqurnce, his pre- srhing often pruduC-
ing profound ana thrilling effect on b ith
himself and his hearers. One " hn heard
hun on Boston Common. in 1879, SaN ::
hen he stool mp in rh,. "r,-u air and
began to sing, | knew not what it me I'M:
HI, i.arer was ri" hest ever he ,rt. When
he entered upon tue subject matter of his
text, it was with SUCH an easy, IL ,tur,.l flow
that | Could nov refrain from weeping, aud
many Others We're al itcted Ill til" same way.
IL was agreed rat such Il man had not Wis
ned New England :.lnr. he DAYS of White
fell He exccll"d in patho> and often
~parKlt,d with genuine humor. We give is
an illu>Ir.fIon, one. of h s dies uf Vii by
which he >ilcnrel H. too cnn.ieE: ;,>,;ti-
ants. Riding on hnr>'n4ck ont of Boston
toward Lynn, he nori"td ;wn lawyers hast
enlug after hlin. On coming up, one on
e Their side III hi.n, tHey entered into cor
Ee:-aiion on eNtcni''rn"' preaching,
with evident expectations OF aul~tment.
- Don't Won often make mistake 49, ''Nt~,'
replied Mr.. ite. " I'll, what do vnu do
with them? Let them co. Sometimes
do, answered the preacher. drviy; IL
they are Very important. | correct ri,rir; ii
not, ct II they express the truth, though
differently from " Hat ] d--i@nti, often
let them -. For instance, II il preaching,
| Shoali Wish 1u uunT" Tir,' tex, the Devil
is Il liar and the i:tt'.'-r al it. ana, hlpn.I-
i'll. to mi>Incte il. s:,:Juii san, ''Hr Devil
was Il lawyer, erc.,-WhV, II is near
the truth, l SHOULD probably 1t il pass
" innph," rNri:itl'it.d tho law yrr, " don't
know whether ,"a 1!r more. .is,I" TT :,
fool" 'N"''h~r,' re 'ilrd tho iunrraut,
l""king tr"in "n" t." ;tt- Other, = ! believe
AN Just bel weeli h. two.
HIS SUCCESS AS : PREACHER
OF tireIe>s energy, an itinertnt evan
g"iist. Mr.. Lee preached With large success
for rhir,,-fy. wears from th,. Hri1ish nro-
vinces on the north. 10 Florida on the ,olrh,
In nuhlic services In. may fairly H.. ranked
n.Xt 10 Hi,h,p 4 shiny. wh,l. rs f,uul,.r
and ,n,>1l. of Eastern N,,Luiisu h. hi.
tori, honor !, urioue'' 7, was rare nrivi-
lrge to the church AT North East to- listen -
such man. His Journal records: "Octo-
her- 1908 ,,r.,,h .i ~ ti.. c,nrrl, fran,
Hebr.w, -. Il i A. he uniformity
stvles M.tbodi,t house, Of ,ynr,hjn m.,;-
inc bou,n, II i mos, rrnb,i,. hi, earnest
elonnent and ..,,...tiv4 words we're uttar,l
NJ his linn. in ,h. p1ri>i. church Roy
.J.r.ni.,h cnsd,u rim, ,unnIv AZ -L,t ,;,,a
had ba,r , N.,hodj>. itiunra,t for .ix ,.,rs
under the direct on nj tn. good B,,hnr, and
.,nubtless WAS ,.Iad to extend 10 his hnunr..d
rr,.,,d IN. courtesy invitation, T., nr,.,ci
IN hi. rhnrrh
Fr.dus Allriir. , ,,at;,-. ,f +1,. ,...,,,.ty
and iu,;,,r pr.aci,.r win william, urrirr
on Cecil Circuit in 1866 entered iii. ifiu
Grant ministry, III 1893, on Dover Circuit.
Del. From l742 ~ 1875, hr preached in
We" lhSLllih' anu III 100 FtIlfti from the
iiuuinc to render effective service in adj
yancirr tn. Methodist cause.
Z-bulon kankcv, Mr. Hunters colleague
IN IiIi-S, WlS also 4 naive pt 1tit- count Y
Eut.riur the i,innraut field under tl.. emf
,lent Frerhorn Garr"rts"n, in 1872, he la
bored TWO wears III New York. and The mex;
Two wear, in New England Rr;urniuae 10
MARYLAND in 11n6 h. was one wear an Kent
,ircuif and the next ON Cecil. ,t I'M. end of
which he retired from this Conferences and
subsequently located in Washington. ID. C..
Batn uf these Elk Neck preachers were
trustees of Harris Chapel il 1901
T.,
and 1880 Joined the Conference in 1-St
Gle was a useful preachev. and gave at
teas; Twelve wear, 10 the work WiiIjau,
Penn Chandler. the DIR. Chandler alluded
TO in the ar,oun, of me conversion of th.
C.udon family. WAS Mr.. jackson. very
,,firi.nt rnII4,rn.. in 100 H.. was harm in
MARYLAND in 1864 bor,, arain in 81 G.nrr-',
Church. Pbiiadrlubla. IN 1893. Joined Ih,.
Conference in 1897. and after irin,r,f:pr,
awhile. was preparing To locale AS a physi-
clan when thruuuh III. uru.nt re,uou.
strances of Rev. Thomas Ware his firth
tul friend and with th. S,nntinu of his
medical nr.e.,tor the eminent Dr pusb
of plilaielphia, h.
RESI- MILD HIS lilNERASI WORK.
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j., ha,l,h ;, ..ir III. ,t.,,nrI,,at INT,
,nd humility fr,n,.~ ,,.nfi,n,.. .,ud Hr.,1i'
,.rlv kinJna,A Win I,nitnr,u MIR y.,r,.
.tr;,,;r,rlv .x.,nnliti,d In tb.. MINT III
.n,,l We. !, hi. ,.inrna,ca tho S,,-;ni,r ,,..
bis ,b.n.. and IN, diyinn nn,tinn ,i,.,,
r.s,.j un,,,, him and rim. .v,ug.Ii,.,l .par,,v
NJ III. .,.r,,,rs ,r,y,, >ncr,..s tn h;y I,LHrs
tliat has been exceeded by few" OF me-
u,n,. v hioni and n,li,h,1 n.n,,.r- ..I,r,.-
eminent in finn and energy he. WAS ,h,