Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-07-17
THE SHILOH BAPTIST CHURon
Laying the corner Stone YesGer-
day-ImDPossIVe OeremOmtem


! Yesterday the congregation of the
Shiloh Baptist church at Twelfth and
Orange streets held service morning
and evening in the lecture room at the
Masonic Temple. In the morning an
! excellent sermon was preached BY the
Rev. Robert A. Pinn, and a collection
taken up that amounted to $32.77. At
8 o'clock in the afternoon a large nnm-
Der of people assembled at the site of
the new church where the services
were opened by the Rev. Edward j.
McKeeyer of the Bethany Baptist
church who gave out q hvmn.
At the conclusion of the singing the
Rev. Robert A. Pinn read a portion OF
scripture, and was follow ed by the Rev.
Mr.. Christian of Chester, Pa, who Of
fered an appropriate prayer. Another
hymn was given out by the pastor of
the German Baptist Church of this
city, and the Rev. Benjamin T. Moore,
the pastor, gave history Of the church,
from its organization to the present
time. He said that seven years ago
when he first commenced TO preach to
this congregation, there was but very
small number and there was no orga-
nization. The speaker stated in detail
how it was started from a Sunday
school, and that an organization was
effected in 1876 with sixteen members
The original members whose names
are on the papers that were recorded in
New Castle on the 18th OF June 1876,
are Annie M. Anderson, George L.
Hall, William M. Winston, MAGGIE
Mitchell. Jacob Galloway, John w.
Jackson, Maggie Miner Thomas Auder
SOC, Rachel Broaders, Lucinda Broad
ers Peter Sanders, Julia Pursall, Jeffsr.
son Crayton, Jennie Henderson, John
W. Gordon and Sarah A. Elias. The
first trustees who were elected May 81,
1876, were Jacob Galloway, Georpe L.
Hall, Jefferson Crayton, Thomas Ander-
son, John W. Gordon.
At first the new organization had
many difficulties to contend " it'll, but
through perseverance has overcome all |
obstacles, and from q membership of q |
IL the fall of 1876 has increased to one
hundred and seven at the present time. |
The present deacons are George L. Hall |
James W. DOMAIN, Jefferson Crayton,
George Boston and John P. Banks, and |
The trustees are Jefferson Crayton, Jere-
miah Miller, John p. Banks, John W. |
Jackson and Augustus Hillyard.
The choir Is under the leadership of |
Maggie N. Elias, assisted by MIR. A. M.
and Is composed of the fol
owing: Louisa Crayton, Columbia
Dumpson, Mary e Pierce, j. w. Jack.
ION, P. II. Boyd, P. s. Pinkett, }. T.
Elias, Thomas Anderson, Jr., B. Hicks
md G. A. Bayard orGanist.
d. S. Gendell architect of Philadel.
'hia has prepared the plans for the new
building, and the contract for the work
las been awarded to E. W. Thorne &
'ro and Philemma Chandler of this
ity. The building will have lecture
DOM and Sunday school room in the
basement, and large audience room
hove. The lot was obtained through
he assistance of Mrs. Viola Robinson
nd the corner stone which was laid
esterday, was prepared by Davidson
B Bro.
Addresses were made by Rev. T. D.
iiller, pastor OF the Cherry street COL
red Bap'i st Church of Philadelphia, Il
lev. DIR. Wayland, editor If the Ma
iOudl dptlStJ anu heV. IL, ID. LOOK,
astor of the Second Raptist Church of
his city. The ceremonies of laying the /
Orner stone were proceeded witt and
OgethCr with that of the President of ;
be United States, John W. Hall gov. ;
ruor of Della ware, and John p. Wales
Tayor of the city plAced therein. The
udience then fCrmed procession and
3 they passed the stone deposited their
The assemblage was
ismiased With the benedicJion by the {
,ev. Robert A. Pinn. {
tin DVx containing Bible, q Baptist a
ymn book, copies of the National I
aptist, Christian Recorder, C.:ristian |
'nion, Christian Advocate, Every t
vening, Daily Gazettr, Morning |
ews and DAILY REPUBLICAN, ale
of the late President Gar
sd, the minutes of the New England '
aptist convention, with a certified /
'py of the record of the church organi a
Gtion from the off jial record. q paper b
the names of all the present g
lurch officers. 9