Evening journal., 1898-02-09

From that time to the present there
is an unbroben record Of the wards. or
as they were afterwards constituted.
wardens and vestrymen.
On the 4th Sunday after Easter,
1899, the last service was held in Crane
hook Church, when the pastor says:
81 exhOrted the congregation to renew
their hearts before God and ioyfully
thank Him that He blessed them with
new church"
Holy Trinity Sunday, July 4, 1899 Mr..
Bjork says God graciously gave me
and the congregation a delightful day
for our first entrance into our new
church at Christina. after so much
labour and cost, and the conservation
took place in the presence OF many
hundred persons Of various religious
belief, besides our own people. and
proceeded as follows. After the as
sembly had been called together by the
ringing OF the bell. my colleague from
the upper church, Magister Andrew
Itudman, and myself, clad each In a
surplice, (but not in a chasuble. as they
could not be obtained here), went In
before the altar, as also our colleague.
Mr. Jonas Aureen, though he had only
a long cloak, with n cape.
Then Magister Rudman and myself
stood in front next TO the altar. and
Mr. Aureen before us, and we began
thus:
Mag Rud.. 1st.-Come, let us praise
/ the Lord God.
Mag. Rud. 2d.-A prayer OF his own
composing that God will be graciously
pleased with this house
Mr. Aureen, 3d.-Read Kings 1st.
the whole chapter.
Pastor Locii 4th-Read the oath
King David's psalm the whole.
Mr. Aureen, 5th.-Read from the
| New Testament John 10th, the whole
chapter
Mr.. Aureen, 6th.-Sang our Father
which art in Heaven, etc
Mag Rud., 7th.-With a loud and
slow voice read the Holy (Helig). as Il
is set forth in the church directory for
such an occasion.
Mag. Rud., Sth.-'Come. Holy Spirit.
Lord God. etc
Then Magster Rudman preached the
conservation sermon from the pulpit
beginning with TObit, 18th chapter. 7th
verse The counsels and secrets OF
kings and rulers shall Be conceded
ETC., but the proper text was Psalm
cxxvi., verse Sd: The Lord hath done
great things for us, whereof we are
glad"
And the Church was named HOLY
Trinity Church.
'llth.-Then from the pulpit he be-
gam We praise thee, o God, etc.
llth.-Then Magister Rudman and
only went before the altar again and n,
sang the prayer and then the blessing.
"l2th-And then gave an exhorta
tion to keep and reverence this hous
as the house of God, and thereupol
said Glory be to the Father, and to tn
Son, and to the Holy Ghost
Pastor LOcii-Answerlng AS /
was in the beginning is now, and eve
shall be, world without end Amen
e And this was the conclusion Of tn
proper conservation service.
{ THE holy communion was then cele
braied and administered and childre
r | baptized closing with a sermon by MI
! | Aueen and the customary Psalms an
q hymns.
G After the conclusion Of the service
we gathered all the notable stranger
+: In John Stalcop's house and entertain
o ed them with food, wine ana beer, an
o afterwards all the rest. GovernC
N ! I.
e was prevented by illness"
2 The congregation contributed for tn
!. entertainment Of their guests fiy
d sheep, two quarters of veal. one quartz
?. OF venisOn, 600 pounds of Whe;
r -four, ten pounds of butter, four dOze
; OF eggs, six pounds of sugar. one tui
Z, key, several loaves of bread, eight busl
q els of malt, three gallons red wiz
"a l and a pnanffftr Of noffaa .ofrt,r as,
e hops, and John Stalcop's wife, with I'll
! help Of Anne Ritman, an English W,
G man from the other side of the rive
u who was familiar with such occasion
l. made all necessary preparations.
y The cost of the church, reckoning a
n labor and gifts at the ordinary pric
h was estimated be eS00. Pennsylvan
n currency. A considerable part of u
> money necessary for the payment
u the masOns, carpenters, etc, who we
l. obtained from Philadelphia, was Civ,
e by the members of the congregatio
.e and what was needed besides was bo
e rowcd from John Hanson Stelman.
Is wealthy Swede at Elk River, Marylan
a on Mr.. Bjork's own recognizance, e1
N Of which was paid by him and Civ,
le into the church when he returned
, Sweden.
IL Thus was completed in the year of o
ye blessed Lord 1699 this subsfanti
ie church building which shall stand (
Of ages a testimony to future generatio
S. CT The piety, zeal and perseverance
a that humble servant Of Christ, but re.
Sc ly great man, Rev. Eric Bjork, and
as may be truly said that Of all the nam
he If those who have helped to make o
as beloved commonwealth what it is, no
be should be remembered with great
y, reverence and gratitude than his
Is. Before the completion of the chur
a The indefatigable pastor conceived {
ee project Of securing a glehe for the U
ar of the ministers of the parish. and
IT, ter long and tedious negotiations pi
q chased Of John Stalcop a farm Of {
as acres, on which now stands the great
be part Of the city Of Wilmington. a
he which, Notwithstanding much Of it W
en- ost i'm after years by maladministl
OF tiOn and dishonesty, has been [
ow means Of sustaining and carrying I
ms church through many seasons of
ger preston and weakness.
OF He also secured from John Stale
llo ground for the enlargement of
m.