The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-03-31
CONSIDERATION OF A CHURCH.
The Church of the Coed Shepherd Corseerated am
Dedicated to the Service Of God.


Last Thursday morning witnessed the
browning Of the Successful Efforts of L
few philanthropic and energetic church
men and women, who had determined to
erect a Protestant Episcopal Church in
Chesapeake City, to supply the needs OF
many of the old Bohemia Manor church
people who have for years been compel-
ed to travel a lorg distance from their
homes on Sundays and other church days
to attend Divine services, according to
their time hono:ed Protestant Episcopal
faith. These few faithful ones have sue
ceeded III building neat and beautiful
chapel Of worship, the completion of
which reflects the more credit on them
from the fact that Il comparatively short
space Of time has elapsed between the
commencement and the completion OF
their labors. The description Of the edi-
flee has already appeared i'll the WING,
and we can now only add that tie beauty
of the architecture is largely Increased
by its neatnesS and simplicity.
1t is a law of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, that no place OF worship shall be
consecrated and devoted to the service of
God until it shall be entirely out of debt
so that a free deed of title may be pre-
tha 'l,o ,',,'p VI "a az
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the cbn~ch and thar ,lr,nn, r,,,,.,sn,,+a
t;ves
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to,.,,ate9 80, ~, III Ut " 90
casc;nn w,s LODI NV tha P;shn,, .'.t,,,tinJ
NV tha ,entar pow A. Sar,n,Ii,,,' t,,fin,,
al NV ReI e: Wnisav II.,i,ra ~, f',,,.'.,,,
of tha Ascension phi1,J,iiI,;, .rd pn,,
NJ, pnhsrts ~ pn,,ls. Ci,rrah ,ir,,',
D. n,L. ,II - ~
of Burlington, n. j., formerly rector of
Trinity Parish. Elkton. and Rev. DR.
Frost of Wilmington. r.y Mr. W,lLa
of St. Stepheu's North Sas,afras pari,hl
and Rev. f. X. Miller. OF St. Mary:s
Parish. North East. On arriving at the
chancel the Bishop occupied his chair
and ordered that the instruments ,f d.
nation should be presented to him. Mr..
Joseph H. Steele, senior warden, read
aloud the report and donation Intended
by the vestry, which the Bishop took and
laid ON the altar. Hishop Law. kueeIinr
before the altar. then read the i,nnressiyr
prayers provided for the occasion Rev.
VIM. Schouler, rector. then read the SEN
tence of Conservation (Which is. in fact.
the deed of conveyance at law. which
was placed on the c0mmuujo,, table The
Bishop then said.
blessed be Thy name. @ Lord, that
it hath pleased Thee to ,ut il INFO thp
hearts of Thv servants TO arnrnnri,te
and devote this house to rhy honor and
worship: and grant that ali who shall
enjoy the benefits of this pious work may
show forth their thankfnIness I,y ma. iun
a right use of it to the glory 81 IN,
name, through Jesus Christ oar ord
Amen.
pa, ,r. c,,,,.,o.l,.,.,,, ,,,,,, i,.,
re',n,,r ,,orn;n'r Sor,,;,:,. ~ n" pI
art, ~ - G,..t Nh ..,.l 1850
and the Bishop reanirr the special Col
lect for this service: Rev. lIr. Wake.
reading the Epistlc and the Bishop read
inm the Gospel. The sermon VT,
h. 81, Po,- ~ \T,l...,, IT,.l