Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-01


being subject to change in order to
make 1t accord with the othec dimen-
sions, but the contract, made with
JOSEPH Richardson, a mason of Upland,
to build the walls, called for length
Of 80 feet and height Of II feet. When
they came to fix the site Of the edifice,
John Stalcop, church warden, gave
some land adjoining what they already
possessed, in order to enable the locating
Of the church on higher ground.
Richardson broke his contract, with
out any cause on our part" writes
Biurck, and the work was given to
Joseph Yard of Philadelphia. The
pastor wished the dimensions Of the
church increased and carried his point,
Yards contract calling for length
of &C. feet, breadth of SO
feet, and q height of 20 feet For
this work ho was to receive Esq, and
the church people were to find We
said Joseph and his Assistants during
ye time of ye said work, with sufficient
Meat, Drink, Washing and Lodging,
with sufficient Labourers for him and
his Assistance. and to find all necessary
! Material fit for We work, and the said
Joseph not to DO hindered for Materials
or labourers or Carpenters Work. :"
The carpenter work was done by John
Smart and John Britt, both of Phila-
delphia, their contract price being 8l30
OF current silver money.
Yard completed his contract on the
walls August 18th, 1893. About that
time it was decided to have gable ends,
and Yard was engaged to do the stone
work on them, as vol as to plaster the
! interior OF the structure and lay the
, floor of stone and brick, for G45. Smart
was somewhat delayed in his contract
; and let part of it to John Harrison.
! Stones we're broken by the congre-
, CATION, and hauled. mostly, on sleds in
winter. The boards wero sawed by
hand on sawpit and the nails all
+ forged by blacksmith.
l Pastor Biorck gives interesting de-
| tails of the progress of the building,
describing tho Inscriptions on the four
sides of the edifice, the letters being
t made of iron.
Pastor Biorok decided to have the
conservation services on Trinity Sun
4 day, 1863, and to name the church Holy
0 Trinity, Intending as he says, the
1 name of the church to be perpetual
r humble offering to the great Triune
God and hearty and sincere thanks
s giving for the unspeakable grace which
He through me so humble and in so
n wild country in SO short time, and
q above all my expectations and against
. many oppositions has been pleased to
let such work be carried forward to
;. its conclusion and that without any
damage, hindrance or danger.
n AN INCIDENT OF THE EARLY DAYS.
u Divine services were held in Crane
e Hook Church for the last time on the
u fourth Sunday after Easter. Pastor
u Biorck announced some OF the arrange
ments as to seating in the new structure.
u FINALLY" no writes, Hans Pietter-
o son and his wife came forward expect
. ing also to have seats with the rest
Y Then fret took him aside and asked
= him il he would pay the fl0 which
y stands back on his subscription to thu
IL church, and be united TO the congrega
II tion as true and proper member
thereof IL SO, he should have pew
but if otherwise never. but that h,
should be at liberty TO come to hea
Gods word il he desired. and stant
q. wherever he could find a place. Al
OF this he promised me, and immediatei.
10 present, rehearsed it, and said that h
81 and his wife should therefore b.
es acknowledged as members of the con
]. gregation again as before, on accoun
rs OF this promise. Then his written con
I'd fession of his fooiishness and wron
as toward God, me and the congregation
y; was read, but he has kept himself a
"a home up to the present time"
ot According to Pastor Biorck the nev
ne church was consecrated on Holy Trinit
oy Sunday, July 4th, 1893, but he doubt
n, less erred as to the date. Church peopi
re say that Trinity Sunday never falls a
late as July 4th. He probably wrot
ne July" when he should have write
is "Junc." An effort TO account for th
re discrepancy by considering the chang
90 from the old to the new calendar is VI
availing, because the difference betwee
no the two calendars is IL days and not
IN month.
IRE The conservation services were cor
lot Quoted by the Rev. Messrs. Biorcl
Andrew Rudman and Joseph Aureer
After the conclusion Of the exercises
Mt the notable strangers were entertaine
as at John Stalcop's house with food, wiz
in and beer. Afterwards all the rest L,
rs ceived refreshment.
;3S The cost of tho church was estimate
he to BIO $500, Pennsylvania currency, a
lco labor and gifts being reclSoned at IL
~, ordinary price. The congregation pal
zen considerable part of the money nece
The sary for the payment of the mason
ted carpenters, &C., and what was needle
cir beside was borrowed from John Hanst
i'll Stelman. wealthy Swede, at II
Did River, Md.
ere The Rev. Mr.. Biorck proved an il
at defatigable worker for the welfare
Sc. his people. He secured from Jot
dr. Stalcop q farm of 500 acres as glet
ish for the use of the ministers of Il
VS.. parish, and also land for the eularg
Oh, ment of the church yard.
dr. "Thus in the short time OF three
ON four years." writes DR.. Burr, che h,
her laid foundations for this depressed ~
bod disheartened community and by h
II exhortations and example infused Ii
ent and energy into his people, callii
,sts them together often to lay his pla
J Of before them, and by his unremittil
rev and unselflsh devotion to the intere
ned and welfare of the church, gainil
ing their confidence and stimulating the
;97. to work earnestly and faithfully
rch tho common good.
up With BiorcS and his colleagues "h
ing gan that close and intimate ocnnecti
rich with the English Episcopal clergy al
rex congregations which remained u
des broken for century, and led to the a
I is sorption OF the Swedish churches in
lest tho Protestant Episcopal communi
les when they had ceased to understand Il
elk language Of their fathers and the dire
Who union with the mother church was d
his solved"
Mr.. BiorclS started hack To Swed