The sun., 1898-11-20

theran faith by Swedish ministers sent
out from Sweden, until after the RevOlu-
tionary war 1776,and America had be-
come an Independant nation. when the
Swedes ceased to send missionary any
more, and Aerelius the last Swedish
minister went home in 1880.
Miss Montgomery in her "reminiscences
OF Wilmington, says that after Aerelins,
Mr.. Wharton who had been educated
for Roman priest was the next
preacher that preached as an Episcopa-
lean there, and l suppose Miss Mont
gomery was correct in her statement, as
she claimed to be member of the
church at the time.
The English got the possession Of Penn
syIyania, and the Swedes' possession
selling it to William Penn, prominent
Friend or Quaker. 80,
His Intention was to make home for
his persecuted Friends in England and
many from both places came and settled
in Delaware and Pennsylvania.
In 1882, Penn cent over surveyors and
men to lay out the .tewn OF Philadel'
phia on large scale, and sold many
building lots along the rivers Delaware
and Schuylkill, as the plot extended
from river TO river. And the people
came and procured lots in the town. But
very many took up large tracts OF land
for miles around, the west and north and
sonth side, and some in Delaware. But
William Penn and his family came coon
afterwards, and the town increased
greatly. Meeting places and schools gen.
orally OF the Quaker societies. One of
the school teachers that came over named
George Keith, although prominent
Quaker, soon saw that his friend Penn
had glorious chance to become great
power for good, so the bad spirit, like
Delilah of old, thought he would shear
some Of the locks Of PENIS popularity,
and the plan he took was to come. out
and say Penn's and the Quaker mode OF
worship was too plain; that it ought to
be on q more grand and snowy scale,
but the meek and lowly and plain, God
fearing baptized Friends kept on in their
PLAN meeting houses and worship.
Keith found he could not prevail with
his show and grandeur and sign board Of
the cross and bell and bell tower, so he
went back to England and joined the
Episcopal or English church, and was
appointed by society Of that church
called to propagate the Gospel in foreign
lands. So George Keith was appointed
as q preacher Of that mission to come
back TO Pennsylvania, and he came over
and landed at Chester, l704 (perhaps he
was little cautious Of going on to Phila-
delphia for fear of meeting PENN. After
landing at Chester, he started inland,
going northwest some eight miles. He
stopped at John Hinnon (now called
Hannum), and from his stopping there,
sprung Dup a Keithite church, now
known as st. Johns Episcopal Church,
Concord, (Keith's ideal church).
Philadelphia now being started, the
next, and most important thing was how
they were to be supplied with with
things for their living and comfort, there
being nothing more than Indian paths
through the woods and no cultivated
lands or mills to grind the grain or saw
logs to build houses with the lumber.
So the fast increasing population was
compelled to come down the river Della.
ware to the Brandywine and its tribu.
taries the Chrstiana, Shellpot, Mill Creek
and Red and White Clay creeks, on
which the Swedes had erected mills be.
fore Philadelphia was started, and the
cultivated land all was pat to use to raise
grain for meal and -four.
So little Delaware's people became the
tender mother to prepare bread stuff and
other needful things, for the people Of
the town of Philadelphia to eat. The
power of the streams to manufacture,
and tide water on which to float in boats
to market was excellent, so those mills
had to be rebuilt and many new ones
erected on the streams OF New Castle
county, and the English people having
money and an eye to business saw the
chance of making money, and getting
rich was the next thing to having meet.
ing places with the good friendly
Quakers and the starting of meeting
places and building mills through the
country was a good start for having
roads made through our country.
About 1881 some Swede people laid
out small town on the Willingtown,
Christiana between where the present
Market ard French street is located and
back to Third street with King street for
the main street and Second for the
market place, and built some small
houses, and soon after Mr.. Marshall saw
how things stood, and his chance OF
making money at Newport, he got lands
and laid out streets and built: some
houses, then the Lancaster and back end
of Chester county could raise their rye
and wheat and make whiskey and flour
and haul it to Newport and take it to
Philadelphia. So Newport and Whining
ton at first were rival towns in the ship
ping of supplies to Philadelphia.
Now, friend William Shipley saw a
good chance to make money. He came
to Willingtown and bought some eight
acres of land to the northwest of Will.
lingtown and laid out town with three
streets parallel with King street, naming
them Shipley, Orange and Tatnall, and
afterward West street was added, with
cross streets up to Fifth. Here, like all
other places, the first and greatest care
was place to hold their meetings for
social and spiritual benefit. The town
increased. Soon after the Presbyterians
procured land, and in 1740 built their
meeting house, near Tenth and Market.
About 1903 the Baptist people built their
place of worship, on King street above
Tenth. So we have five places of wor-
ship the beginning Of the present cen