The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-09-19

when Rev. Mr.. CoSdcn took charge of it
| in connection with North Sa>$Hfra>. The
Rev Mr.. Davis seems to have had u
I nominal connection with st. Augustine
| during the time of his rrctor>Aip at
North SnSSafraS. During the period be-
tween the years 1877 and ISIS. there is
reason To believe that McthodiSm incrraS-
ed quite as rapidly on the Manor ami in
SasSafrnS Neck rs it did in th"t part of
| the county north of the Elk River. it,
| membership were no longer confined to
| the poor and the lowly. hut some of the
most eminent persons of THAI pant or the
county We're found among them. Prom
in"nt among these WAS Richard Ba>>rtt.
| before referred to in connection with
Bohemia Manor. who came to reside
upon his plantation ut Bohemia Ferry
about lI9I. He was one Of tn, most in
| tlurLtial MrthodiStS of that p, riot. His
house was tn" home of the poor. weary
itinrraEtS. who always found IN open
,!oor and II hearty welcome Mr.. As
bury was in the habit OF stopping ut his
house frequently. and there is no doubt
that it WAS owing to his inStrumrntality
that tn" first camp meetings in the
county were held in II gr"v" ua his p>-
tate, about mile north of Bohemia
bridge. in lS0S and the next year.
These camp meetings were Il source Of
vcNation ana annoyance to the Rev. Mr.
Davis. who viewed the success Of tn.
McthodistS with jealous ewes. Mr.. DAVIS
WAS Il learned man ana had been elected
Professor of the Greek and Latin lam
=uagrs in Dickinson College, when he
only niuHttIb ,f IA.
learned man and zrninu< minister. he
had Il" sympathy with the MrthoGi>tS
who had preached the gospel at lIcrSry's
Mill Thompson school house. and Beth
rS,la Chapel. and had been 50 success fiji,
in making pro>rlytpS that there were
non" left to attend upon his own minis
tratiunS in st. Augustine parish. the
church nj th#l time hrim= Closed for
want of Il congregation. In 1859. Mr..
Davis. i'll Il letter to the Bishop. says {:
"Alrrndy there have hrrn several r,imp
meetings. in the peninsula this >Hmmpr.
At this time there is one near Smyrua.
Del. Next week one will be- formed i'll
this nrighburhood. ANA another in Wye
River in Talbot County. | aim horribly
afraid of the effort. Within the last two
wears tn" church has evidently declined
IN almost every part of the Eastern
Shore. This is rather Il gloomy picture
to hr drawn by II Jealous churrhmau. bat
u" doubt it WAS Il true one. ana very
probably Mr.. Davis feared that owin. to
the zeal and success of the Mrthnii>t~
tn" parish of North SaSSNfraS woul also
fall int" their possession. The history Of
that parish for the next fifteen years.
and all til" subsequent history of 81.
Augustine, show that the fears of Mr.
Davis were well grounded for 50 ryu
were III" church people and 81 littlr ro-
Sprct had the others for the Old ST Au-
gu>tin" Church that they not "uly sui
l"rnd it to 20 to ruin. hut actually pulled
it down and used the bricks of which it
WAS constructed in building rhimnry> in
their huuScS and for other purposes. 80
that Il quarter of Il century later hut very
.ittI" If any part of the walls were ~t.lnh-
in=. The chapel which stands near the
sit" of the church WAS erected in 1S4i.
mainly by tn" nStrumrmtality of few
pi0uS ladies of the ncighhurhuol: but So
ctf"rtunl,y had .M"thod>m smppa:tri
kpi>c"pacy III the affections of the prp-
pl" of tn" Manor. that when the Bishop
attended there on ST. pHtfirk> Day of
that year in order to con>rcrHtr tit
being Il stormy dHy-hr WAS OBLIGED. for
want of an audience. To Postpone tn,
ceremony until the next autumn.
CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.