The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-09-22
CORNER STONE LAYING.
THE NEW UNION CHAPEL.

The Old Church Which has Been sup
erseded by the New Structure was
the First Methodist Protestant
Church i'm the WOrld-It is Sacred 10
HalIowed Memories, but Will be
Torn Down.
The cornerstone of the new Union Chapel
Methodist Protestant Church, near wilma,
was laid on Sunday afternoon, in The presence
OF nearly a Thousand persons. The preiimi-
nary exercises were conducted by Rev. 5.
| TredTay, pastor of the church, the address
being delivered by Rev. F. I. Tagg, editor OF
the Methodist Protestant The ceremony Of
| laying the cornerstone was conducted accort-
| ing to the Masonic ritual, ut. Ararat Lodge,
/ No. "A, Of Bel Air, having charge. Mr.. VII
liam L. Robinson acted as Worsh pful Master;
Mr.. Frank E. Gorrell as Senior Warden; Mr..
John A. Evans as junior Warden, and Rev.
| $. b. Tredway Chaplain. The box which
was enclosed within the stone contained lists
| of he original officers aud members of The
church; ihe building committee; copy OF the
| New Testament; the Church Discipline; the
Year Book of the Hartford Historical Society,
| aud copies Of The -Egis aud Htelligeacer and
| other Be Air papers.
In addition to The Masonic fraternity pres
ent were lodge OF the Improved Order Of
Red Men from Upper Falls, and lodge of th4
Junior o. U. A. VI. from Starts Corner, BATH
more county, together with Individual mem
beers of other organizations. Each of the
bodies made handsome contributions TO the
building fluid.
The new church, which is almost duplicate
of Calvary NJ. Z. Church South, of Jarretts-
vile, will be As by 81 feet in size, with an annex
or lecture room Is by 26 feet, connected with
the main room by folding doors. 1t will be
surn ounted by bell tower IS feet high, and
will be rooted with slate. There will be re-
cess pulpit of modern style, semi-circular
pews and memorial windows, and is designed
to accommodate 500 people. The offertory
resulted in quite handsome sum.
Uuion Chapel, of which Revs Silas B. Tired
way and Charles NJ. Compiler are the pastors,
bears the distinction, as was stated in The
EgiS few weeks ago, of being the first piece
OF property ever owned by the Methodist
Protestant denomination in the world and
used by them for religious services. The old
church has been for many years familiar to
the residents of Hartford county, and the new |
ediice will be an ornament and attraction in
the neighborhood in which 1t will be erected. |
1t was built in 1921, seventy-sight years |
ago, as place of worship for the various de- |
nominations represented in the neighborhood. |
Among those who were instrumental in it's |
erection, who were named in the act OF incor- |
poration, were Rev. Benjamin Richardson, |
who is supposed to have been Methodist; |
John Norris and William Dimmitt, Episcopa- |
lians; Ralph Lee and Edward Norris, Quakers; |
Rhesa Norris and Beale Howard Richardson, |
Methodists. In the course of time one de- |
nomination after another erected Its own |
place of worship and the old wilma church |
became the property of the associate Metho- |
dists," whose motto was, "a church with |
out Bishop in a country without King"
taking the title of The Methodist Protestant
Church. The first general conference OF the
Methodist Professionals was held in 1928, and |
the members of Union Chapel opened their !
doors to the new denomination, and their /
church became the first Of the thousands Of |
churches of that faith now spread throughout |
the world
The contract for building the new church
has been awarded to James L. Norwood, of |
Baltimore county, for 1888.
Bel Air Notes.
In connection with the change in the |
system of measuring water, which has been |
adopted by the Bel Air Water Company, it |
may he worth while to remember that a cubic |
foot of water contains about u gallons.
Miss Lizzie Hopkins, of Darlington, is visit |
ing her sister, Mrs. Reed.
Mr.. Augustus w. Bradford, graduate Of |
the Bel Air Academy and Graded School, left /
on Tuesday for st. Johns College, in which |
be will enter as pupil.
Mrs. ). E. Norris, of Philadelphia, is visit |
ing her brothcrsin-law, DIR. John q. and |
Octavius Norris.
Mrs. Benjamin Bissell, who has been |
sojourning at Deer Park for several weeks, |
returned home last Saturday.
Rev. DR.. F. s. 1sgg, editor of the Methodist |
Protestant, preached at Grace N. p Church !
on Sunday night. His text was: eye are my |
friends, if We do whatsoever command you"
Mr.. A P. McCombs President of the IIavre |
&c plaCt NatIDuEl Dhuh Vi tho cultoIo
o! the Hurre dc Grace Republican. was in Bel |
Air on business, last Tuesday.
Workmen have been busiy engaged this |
week in repaintiug the outside of the Masonic |
Temple
The "Ciueograph," giving series of |
!ite-size moving pictures will be given in |
Grace NJ. p. Church, on Friday and Saturday |
evenings Mr. Charles Ii. Stanley, the "Con- |
verted Comedian" will be assisted by Prof. |
Loose. There will be good music. Proceeds |
for the benefit of the church.
Rev. William Murphy, of Baltimore, con- |
Quoted the services at Emmanuel Church on
Sunday, for Rev. Mr.. CastIeman who was abb
sent in Virginia. Rev. Mr.. Murphy, who
was guest Of Mr.. Richard Dallam, was
rector of st. Johns Church at Havre de Grace,
many years ago.
List of uncaled for letters remaining in the
Bel Air postoffice.-Mr. Willie Harris, Mrs
Mary Rebecca jackson, MIR. W. 4. Jones, Miss
Jean Macdonald, VIM. Ray McComas, Mrs.
Maggie Z. Smith and Miss Minnie Wilfong.
Rev. K. A. Castlemau expects to return
this evening, with his family, who have been
spending several weeks with relatives in Vir-
ginia.
Mr.. Charles H. Stanley will hold a service
for men In the Court House, on Sunday after
noon next, at 8 o'clock.