The Cecil Whig., 1886-05-22

| COnVeTSlOHS. lntll, dS now, many Well
back, but that there was a solld work o
grace is evident from the fact that tn,
earliest church record existing (IS53,
shows one hundred and fourteen white
and twenty four colored members. O
them all, none remain with us excep
Brother Isaac Thomas and Sister Ada
line Nj. Torbert, the latter coming b,
letter about the year 1892, having jus
| been married to the late William Tor
bert. After the work of grace above
recorded, that which seems to have let
the most abiding results of any in ou
early history occurred in IS49, undel
the first pastorate of Rev. William H
Elliott. Some then converted are still
pillars in the church.
About 1858 it became evident tina
the old church edifice, even as en-
larged, was too small, and the projeC
of building a new one began to be ag
itated. Under the pastorate of Rev
Joseph S. Cook, whose energy and tao
are still vivldly remembered, this wa:
accomplished. After a careful exami
nation of various proposed sites, thai
now occupied was chosen. The lane
was the gift of the Sisters Martha \
and lane Torbert, descendants of the
Tobias Rudolph who SO generously en-
tertained Asbury, and daughters of Rev
VIM. Torbert. Both, the former now Mrs
f. \. Ellis, are still with us, enjoying
the fruits OF their liberality, and abun-
| dant in good works. The corner stone
was laid in 1889, and the building, in
which the Wilmington Conference has
just held its eighteenth session, was
| dedicated September Q, 1860.
At this point it may be well to re-
sumo the list of pastorates, interrupted,
in order to narrate the organization OF
the society. They were as follows
Daniel Crouch and David James, 1900
James Lattomus and Luther Taylor,
1901 A. Foster, G.. Moore, and G..
Wiltbank, 1902; Edward Larkins, T.
Everard, and d. Best, 1903 Richard
Sheath and David Ireland, 1904 Rich
ard Sheath and VIM. Farley, 1905 ;
Joseph Aydelott and VIM. Fox, 1906 ;
Asa Smith and Thomas Walker, 1907
VIM. McLenahan and Thomas Boring,
1908; Asa Smith and George Sheets,
1909. During this year the name of
the circuit was changed to Bohemia
but whether there was any change OF
boundaries does not appear and Cecil
circuit reappears in 1910, when Thos.
Smith and George Sheets were pastors
lanes Atkins and VIM. Torbert, 1911
Thos. Miller, 1872; James Moore and
Thomas Miller, 1873; Thomas Walker
and John Price, 1914 w.; John Goforth
and Samuel P. Lewis, 1915; John
Sharpley and E. Scott, 1916; John
Sharpley and d. Ireland, 1917; VIM.
Torbert and John Woolson, 1918, 70
Samuel Griffith and T. Miller, 1920
Samuel Griffith and ID. Fidler, 1921:
John Smith and VIM. Lummus, 1922
VIM. Rider and Jesse Thompson, 1928
VIM. Rider and James Long, 1924
Thomas Miller and John Talley, 1925
Edward Page and John Gotorth, (sup,
ernumerary) 1896; Sol. Sharp and J
B. Ayres, 1897; Sol. Sharp and VIM
Cooper, 1928. Elkton was now made
a station and the pastoral line con.
tinues: Francis Ho!gson 1929, so
VIM. Barnes, 1881; Benjamin Benson
1882 J. B. Hagany, 1855; William
Spry, followed by P. Coombe, 1854
J. L. Houston, 1855; ]. V. Potts
1886: J. H. Mcfarland, 1887; J. B
Hasany, 1888, S9;J. d. Curtis, 1910
Edwin l.. James, (twin brother of the
Bishop 1871, AZ; David Shields
1S45, A.; George Barton, IS45 o
this brother it is still remembered, tha
when noted pulpit orator who haC
been advertised to preach, failed to ap
pear, Brother Barton at the last mo
ment took the platform, and preached
a grand sermon from the words
"Where is the promise OF His coming ;
Levi Storks and f. kennard (supernu
merary), followed in 1876; a. w
Mllby and Z. kennard, in IS47; w
H. Elliott, 1913. In this year Elktol
became the head of "a circuit, composed
of Elkton, Bethel, Bohemia Manor, ant
Chesapeake City. Its pastorates were
w. II. Elliott and w. H. Brisbane
1919 Thomas y. Fernley and J. H
Lightbourn, 1850; Thomas \. Fernle
and T. Snowden Thomas, 1851; J. D
Onins and H. F. Hurn, 1852. TIL
circuit arrangement not being satisfac
tory, Elkton the following year becam
a station again, and the pastoral lin
continues: E. ]. Way, 1858, 81;
FIanncry and John c. Thomas (super
numerary), 1855 J. Flannery and
L. Houston (supernumerary), 1850
]. F. Boon, appointed in 1857, but d
not assume charge, and II. F. Hur
was appointed in his place serving a
pastor, 1851 '5S; J. S. Cook, 1855
90 w. II. Elliott, 1901, '02; J. L
Curtis, 1868, o. NJ. ID. Kurtz, 1905
) 90 L. c. Matlack, 1867, 6S; b. l
Price, (who had been in the spring {
1896, recommended to the Philadel
phia Conference by Elkton Quarterl
, Conference), 1860, 10 H. S. ThomE
r son, 1871 and part of 1872, l.. {
Matlack finishing 1872; Elijah Miller