Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-08-05
CORNERSTONE LAID.
The Corner Stone of St, Margaret S
Protestant Episcopal Church Laid
With Masonic Honors.

The cornerstone Of the new Pretes-
tmt Episcopal Church, which is 10 re-
place the historic st. Margaret S Church,
of which DIR. G.. :. Spencer, WIS former
ly rector, was laid this afternoon with
Masonic honors, in which the Annap-
oils lodge of Nasons otficiated. I'm the
cornerstone were placed copies of all
the Annapolis papers, including I h e
EVENING CAPITAL, OF dates of July
9th and August lst and 3rd, 1895, and
also the names of the vestrymen, building
committee, contractor, rector of the
parish; also oenominational coins of the
present day. together with historical
church records of the old parish. The
new structure will be partly of brick
and frame and of Gothic design. There
was large attendance, including num-
Der from Annapolis.
The following is a copy of paper,
among other things, that was put in the
cornerstone for safe-keeping:
ST. MARGARET's, Aug. 8, 1895.
"This is the third Episcopal Church
built on this site. n older one was
built OH an estate called "Severn
Heights, . owned by the heirs of Jacob
Winchester. This has erased all traces
of this building, except part of the.
brick foundation and few tombstones
which were in the church yard.
''rhe first church built on this site
was frame building. 1t was accident
ally set fire 10y two workmen who were
building an addition To it and burned.
Some OF the parish books were burned
at this time, making it impossible to
give dates. The second church on this
site was built about fifty-tive years ago.
IL had a seating capacity of one hundred
and was built of brick. This church
was built chiefly by private subscription.
Mrs. John Ridout, (of Pleasant Plains
by her own individual exertions collec-
ted $500. She was ably assisted by many
of the other church members. This
building becoming dilapidated and unfit
for use, it was decided to replace it 10y
this present one. For this purpose
fund was started May, 1886, 10y Rev.
DIR. Charles 5. Spencer, who was rector
at the time. Collections and other
amounts to date amount to $500.
Zone thousand dollars was borrowed
from the New York Building Fund
Commission, and in July 1898, Mr..
Edward Woodfall, from Glen Burnie,
contracted to build the New Church for
100000, and the brick of the old church.
SOllle vi Tue UllCh lIOlu tue llISJ CUuICu
at Severn Heights was used in this
church. Building committee, Rev. Il.
L. Turner, Rector, r. L. Brice, vestry-
man, Il. 5. Corner, Warden. AT the
time the church was built and for year
previous Rev. B. L. Turner, formerly
of Virginia was Rector. Vestrymen,
R.T. Brice, Charles ID. Ridout, G.. Burley
Duvall, Thos. G. Winchester, George r.
Jones, Orlando Ridout, Asbury +.
Stlnchcomb, DIR. L. III. Brayshaw, elect
ed but failed to qualify. Wardens,
Theodore S. Corner, and Chas. Duvall,
Jr. Registrar and Treasurer, James
M. Ridout.
1.-THE sheet upon which this is written
is leaf out of the Oldest parish regis
ter known to the parish. 1t dates from
1878 to 1885, which was the date of the
death of the Rev. DIR. Samuel Ridout
who was the last Rector of the parish to
use this register. This old register was
placed in the hands of Bishop Paret,
Bishop of Maryland by the vestry tor
safe keeping.
I. 5. CORNER, Warden.