The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-09-12
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exceeding tGlO. to lie levied in three
years for building a chapel of ease near
where the old chapel stood. and for max
iu= some alterations in the church. Ten
years before this time Rev. John Hamil-
tom and two of tur v"<trymen had re
ported that the chapel was not worth re-
pairing. The u"Nt year notice was given
Of the i:JrltiDu of raising $500 for the
chapel: hut owing to the unpopularity of
the ChUrrd and tlr other causes that have
been already fully SCI forth elsewhere.
the money was Rot levied Rev. John
ilam.ttun. who had been connected with
tn" Parish since lT4G. lied in April. 1773
and was >rrcrrird Ivy the Rev. William
FhomI>oH, WHO was appointed curntr
by Governor Ellen on the first of the fol
lowing May. Mr. THOMPSON was to IT,
rc:v" the wholr amount of the pol-tax
levi. i for the support of the rector. and
".d. To- co0tinur until his successor was
anprintrd II" appears to hav" been
rol ulHr and TIL" v"~try soon afterwards
sent an address L. the Governor. thank
Ing him for his ki"!. fathrrIy. ana tender
car" Of them. a:d r,strrating him to per-
feet hi, piuu> a.: / tath,r.y intentions to-
warts them hy iuiuctiuS Mr.. Thompson
into the pjii~n. which was accordingly
Goor on the 23ul If June. 11T3. Mr..
lE"hp>"n seems !" nav" been an "min-
rrt'y piou> and practicable preacher. and
dispose! 10 10 all i'll his power for the
spread "i the G">rr. alnoE- his parish
iHArf>' for th' NEXT year he was ordered
I" pay ArirW Barrett hfty-nln" Shi!l-
Ih@> FOR hni.dl"- 4 tent at the place"
Wh'rr the chap" >t"pd. This is the
chapel not far FROM Battle Swnhp Ira
.'iti"n says that il" preached thrr" III Il
tent with ~"ih" Nlrr'>> for several days.
II" was pfnIah1' 'Nrlt"d |" max" TINS
"NIra"rHnary eh'"t 10y tn" activity Of
tn" Mrth"d!>tS. but tn" war cam" ON.
an" tn" connection of tn" church ana
susie beng S'v't"'i' IN" vrNtry, III III.
wrr" Obliged +" rails" his salary by sub
arIiption, and the sane year gave him
PERMISSION 7" preach at the Manor
Church or somewhere in 81. Augustine
pan 'SA, every th.rd SuA lAY. Tins sub
>rl'ption list i vet extent. aud contains
me names 81 Jacob ANA I"huI"n lloI-
.'H=>woMh: IL "laus.n and William Maui
am: Jacob ana Michael l.llmm: ihr"duS
AIdrd@r; Nl.liW, James ANA John
= i'Urh: .Nr'dim M|jrh"H; stephen,
Isaac ana Ni"n".aN hy!and: Thomas
llll>>"I.. J"iN k.'hn't>; samuel ANA Jos
"pA Elplh: "amr> lH'"AaM: Nathaniel
Ramsay AMI Macy others, som" of
whom. Il lew Jrlr~ later. became lG"ntl-
il"d with tn" Mrthpdi>t>. The amount
Of tine Subscription was t2O2 lSS.. I'D.
Mr. Ih"mp~"i removed tn North SaS-
>aila> PARISH II l'"o. hut IN" v"Stry of
NORTH f.!k seem to hAv" been Ioath to
"lv" him NJ. Aut wrote To- him. prupo~-
Ing t" raise 80" by subscription in sill
r"r. or its equivalent in continental
m"E"Y. II h" W"Ilid preach for them ON"
Sunday i'll each month. ana find Il lay
r"1N"r t" "Iii"l1rp one Sunday in each
month"; Rut nothing came of the offer.
ANA the next year t"ry employed our
Collin Furgu>"n a. L lay reader in the
parish. every Sunday. and agreed to pay
hM tlZO Specie per Hnnum during tn"
tim" he acird ~ such, Mr. Thompson
agreeing To official" once Il quarter dur
iu- said time. 1t Is worthy of remark
that tw"v" years afterwards. Collin Fur
=n>"n ".aim"" shat 40 of his salary as
,ay reader for the years l1SD and 1881.
was in arrears. a.G placed his claim in