The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-10-10
DEER PARK CHAPEL.
Corner Stone Laid for a New Church Some
Facts About the Church, Congregation
and Pastors.

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The cornerstone of the new church edilice
to take the place of ID Ger Park Chapel, which
was recently torn down, was laid on SUNDAY
afternoon, 4th inst. The services connected
with the event were held at 3 o'clock, and
were opened by the pastor, Rev. William II.
Lane, who announced hymn 400, II Love Thy
Kingdom, Lord, after the singing of which
he offered fervent prayer for the blessing of
God on the work and for the success of the
Church. Led by Miss Fanny Buckingham,
the organist, the congregation then sang hymn
65S, Work, for the Night is Coming" after
which an appropriate and interesting discourse
was delivered by Rev. J. 7. Ward, D. D.,
President of Westminster Theological Semi
nary, from l Peter, 2 ch., f. 10 verses.
Following his discourse DR.. Ward exhibited
some interesting relics of early Methodism,
after which a collection was taken up, and
the congregation sang hymn 457, "Rock OF
Ages. The formal ceremony of laying the
cornerstone was conducted by DIR. Ward. In
a cavity in the stone tin box was placed,
which contained copies of the Methodist Pro-
testant, the church paper; the American SEN
| tinel, Democratic Advocate, Prohibition
paper, the Teachers Journal, of the NJ. P.
Church, number of coins and other articles.
The interesting services were closed with the
doXology and benedicton.
The new church edifce will be built of
brick, of which about So, 900 will be from the
old chapel. 1t will be 3Gx4S feet and 16 feet
high to the square. The seating capacity Will
be about 300. The entire cost will be s., 900.
| The building committee is composed of Rev.
VIM. II. Lane, the pastor, chairman; Mr..
Howard 7. Smith, secretary; Messrs. John
| W. Barber, VIM. NJ. Shilling, Elias n. Davis.
Mr.. A. w. Davis is treasurer.
Through the kindness of Mr.. Howard Z.
Smith we were afforded an opportunity to eX-
anime the contents of the box placed in the
cornerstone of the original chapel, some of
which are well preserved but others widowed
and defaced. Among these contents were
copies of the Carrolltonian (now American
Sentinel, of September Sth and October 9th,
| 1854, the Weekly Baltimore Clipper of Octo-
Der 14th, 1854, the Methodist Protestant, of
September -, 1854, and a copy of the Holy
Scriptures. There was also silver three
cent piece, deposited by Benjamin Miles, a
colored man. A manuscript, containing the
current facts of the period, the names of the
ministers in charge, trustees, building com
mittee, list of members, &c., was detaced and
partially destroyed, so that it could be only
partly deciphered. We are enabled from it,
and by the aid of Mr.. Howard I. Smith, to
| VIM. Reineck, superintendent of the West
Baltimore Circuit, was pastor, land Rev. John
NJ. Graybill, assistant. The trustees of the
church were Messrs. Burgess Nelson, John
Davis. Nicholas Dorsey. John Buckingham,
George Barber, Nimrod Burgett and Rev.
VIM. Reineck. The building committee was
composed of George Barber John Davis,
Nimrod Burgett John Buckingham and Rev.
VIM. Reineck The list of the membership
contains the names of George Barber, Mary
Barber, Sarah Caple, Margaret Caple, Ann
Smith, George Smith, Rachel Chapman, Eliza
Edmondson, George Blizzard, Wealthy Ann
Shriner, John Buckingham, Eliza Bucking
ham, Howard Z. Smith, Jesse j. Smith, John
W. Barber, Elizabeth Barber and others that
cannot be deciphered The congregation has
been served since its organization by Rev. Eli
Henkle, who was the first pastor Revs. ID.
W. Bates, d. D., William Reineck, r. Scott
Norris. JOS. A. McFadden, Newell S. Green.
away John Elderdice, Abraham S. Eversole,
NJ. D., James Francis Whiteside, Thomas NJ.
Bryan, Charles II. Littleton, j. Ii. Ellegood,
VIM. I. DUNN. G. ID. Edmonson, Samuel
I. Ferguson, John W. Charlton, W. ID. Lit
singer, George r. McCready, S. N. Cassan,
L. AWarfeld, J. d. Corbin, Vim. A. Grouse
and VIM. III. Lane, the present pastor, beside
a number of assistants. The congregation
was first connected with West Baltimore Cir
cult, then with Finksburg, and finally Deer
Park. The late Jacob Holmes was a member
of the congregation and a licensed local
preacher. At the time of the dedication of
the chapel, in September 1855, Rev. r. Scott
Norris was pastor Revs. Josiah Warden and
L. Yeates Reese participated in the dedica-
tory exercises and preached on the occasion.