The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-04-19

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of his interview with the Rector of St
Anne's.
"When | told him that | would not
recommend him he exclaimed "Oh
Dulany" l told him there was nc
Foundation for such an Accusation as
it was only from himself that | knew
Mr.. Dulany to be his Enemy. To
which he answered, 81 doubt that |
was much Provoked, but walked to my
Desk where there was Bible, and lay.
ing my Hand upon it, declared that
what l said was True. He then came
up to me and said: "Sir, notwithstand-
ing that, | doubt your word" | re.
piled, What is that you say, sir? there
is the Door, He answered, mo sir. u
| then told bin he was Scoundrel,
and seizing him by the Collar with one
hand, |, with a Stick in the other
dragged him out Of my Door. On my
attempting to bar tue Door he threw
his weight against it, upon which l
aimed a blow, with good will l must
confess, at his Bald Pate, but unluckily
the Door took it and he escaped a
broken Pate. then drove him off the
Steps and ordered him to 60 about his
Business"
He goes on to tell that the next day
Mr.. Allen sent him a letter which he
burned unopened in the presence Of the
Curate, declaring that he would not
receive letter from such a scouHdrel.
This proved to have been a challenge,
and Mr.. Chew writes:
Notwithstanding Mr.. Allen knew
| had burned his Letter and knew not
of his appointment, he most Heroically
marched on the appointed Day to the
Field of Battle. After that he showed
his Pistols to Mr.. Thomas who told
him he thought it very strange that be
thought it very strange that he Ga min
ister) should carry them. He replied,
IL not only carry them, but will make
use of them" From thence he went
to the Church with his pistols and a
cane with Tuck in it, and preached a
most insolent sermon"
The feeling against him in Annapolis
became very bitter, and it is the tradi-
ton that Mr.. Daniel Dulany Ito whom
Mr.. Chew wrote of the Parsons mis-
deeds) afterward gave him a severe
Gaming in the streets. He was trans
ferred to Frederick, Md, the richest
in the Colony, but went back to Eng
land before the Revolution. In 1892
he revenged himself for Mr.. pulany's S
Gaming by publishing some scandalous
paragraphs in London newspaper in
regard to Mr.. Lloyd Dulany, son of
his former anita gonist, who was visiting
London with his bride.
A challenge ensued, and duel was
fought between them in St. James
Park, in which Mr.. Dulany was killed.
Far better had he followed the example
of the doughty Mr.. Chew, who many
years previous had refused to meet "a
Scoundrel."
In 1766 the Rev. Henry Addison of
Maryland wrote to the Bishop Of Lon
don concerning an Irish Parson known
at different times as Congreve and
Colgrave. He gives some account Of
this man S scandalous life in the Colony
stating that he taught school in
Prince Georges county and there mar
ri,d Il wife who shortly left him appre-
hending hel life in danger, as when
drunk he is a madman. After six
months, being much in debt he ran
away, and I was in hopes should hear
no more of him forever. "Yr Lordship
will judge Of my astonishment and in
dignation on receiving the news from
London that he was in Holy Orders" "
Colgrave returned to Maryland and
obtained Parish, but was soon forced
to leave the Colony. He went to
North Carolina and somehow obtained
a parish there.
During the protectorate the church
in Maryland was greatly demoralized
and many churches were left vacant.
Applications were made 10y Maryland
and Virginia laymen for ''help p to pre-
serve the Christian religion by supply
ing them with Minister'S In answer
to this appeal class of men came to
the Colonies who are described by a
writer Of the time as 'Such as wear
black coats, can roar in a tavern, exact
from the parishioners, but by their dis
soluteness rather destroy than feed
their Flocks.'
Scandals were rife, and in 1859 the
Bishop of London sent DR.. Blair to
Virginia and DR.. Bray to Maryland
with power to redress evils and TO dis
cipline the protligate ministers. DR..
Bray resigned good living in England
and no provision being made for his
journey he betrayed his own expenses.
After a long and stormy voyage OF
three months duration he arrived at
Annapolis.
He was a man of earnest spirit and
Apostolic zeal. While he remained in
the Colony he did much to purify the
Church and to encourage the good
among the Clergy and laily.
On his return to England, about
100, through his influence was formed