Evening journal., 1905-06-24
ST. ANNE'S CHURCH 2OOTH
ANNIVERSARY TOMORROW
BISHOP COLEMAN WILL PREACH THE SER
MON, AND REV. W. J. WILKIE WILL
DELIVER AN ADDRESS ON THE
HISTORY OF THE EDIFICE
GOVERNOR LEA TO Be PRESENT

IOld Swedes the Rev. Mr.. Ross, Of New
Castle, and the Rev. Mr.. Club.
At length the society was stirred by
the representations of those who knew
the state of affairs to send another
minister to st. Anne's. First the Rev.
Mr.. Merry, and then the Rev. Mr..
Campbell were appointed to this work,
but one returned to England and the
other went to another field of labor
After many delays the Rev. Mr. Hack
EFT was sent here, and labored faith
fully for many years. Mr.. Hackett died
here in 1888, and was buried In the
graveyard of Emmanuel Church, New
Castle.
For the rest of the eighteenth CEN
tury information is very imperfect.
There is a record that the Rev. James
Pugh was the incumbent at st. Anne's
in 1745. In the following year the Rev.
Phillip Reading came from England
and began a pastorate which continued
for thirty years.
BRICKS CAME FROM ENGLAND.
The present edifce was built some
what after the middle of the century.
The bricks used in its construction
were brought from England. The
workmanship displayed in the build
ing does great credit to those who
were responsible for 1t. The timbers
of the roof are massive, and the walls
stand in sound condition after nearly
century and a half.
At the breaking out of the Revolu-
tion the Rev. Mr.. Reading, who was
a staunch royalist, refused TO read the
service without including the prayers
for the King, and was obliged to desist
from his ministrations. He died in
l177s and was buried near the door of
the church.
The Rev. Joseph Cowden and Mr..
Phillip Reading represented Delaware
in the General Convention in 1889.
The Rev. Mr.. Basset, who was rec
tor from 1891 to 1894. Joined with the
lvestry of Dover parish in calling the
first convention Of the church in Del
aware. which met in Dover, December
3, 1871. In 1894 the Rev. Basset was
succeeded by the Rev. Mr.. Dashiel. In
l1SO2 the incumbent was the Rev. Mr..
Reese. Since 1908 the rectors Of St.
Annes have been the Rev. Henry Ly-
on Davis, 1905; the Rev. William Mind,
ISIS; the Rev. p. +. Smith, 1922; the
Rev. Mr.. Robinson Cd; the Rev. Mr..
Reese 1881; the Rev. II. Lyon Davis,
In. D., 1892; the Rev. Mr.. McKenny,
LISA; the Rev. John Coleman, 1885;
1.-THE Rev. w. Peck, 1896; the Rev. ]. p.
lBausman, 1898; the Rev. ]. II. Tying,
l1S42; the Rev. Thomas d. Ozanne,
lisa; the Rev. Andrew +. Freeman,
l1S45; the Rev. Hiram r. Harold,
l1S49; the Rev. Thomas +. Billopp,
l1S56; the Rev. Robert Lloyd Goldsbor-
ough. 1858; the Rev. John Wesley
Brown, 1866; the Rev. John Collins
lMcCabe. 1868; the Rev. William c.
lButler, 1878; the Rev. William G. w.
Lewis, 1877; the Rev. S. II. S. Gallau-
ldet, 1884; the Rev. Joseph Beers, 1885;
the Rev. William ]. Wilkie, 1894.
| BISHOPS FATHER A RECTOR.
The Rev. John Coleman was the
father of the present bishop. The Rev.
lMr. Bausman (1S3s) added the care of
1.-THE st. Augustine Nd, parish, and
lfor the work in these parishes the YES
try paid him a salary Of one hundred
land forty dollars.
Under the Rev. Andrew i. Freeman
(1S45) extensive changes were. made in
the interior of the church. On May
.i19. 1S47, a committee consisting OF
lRichard c. Lockwood, Captain John H.
: lSmith and George Derrickson was APP
pointed to consider the propriety of
J making these alterations. and on Sep
ltember 29, it was reported that S405
lhad been subscribed for the purpose.
lship QS49) sixty-three square perches
lof land adjoining the church grounds
was presented to the parish by John
NJ. Smith, a rectory was built and fur
niture for the latter valued at S2Os
was beaueathed to the vestry by Mrs
Natalie Green. Rev. Mr.. Harold died
in 1856 and is buried in the church
yard.
Soon after the Rev. John Brown be-
came rector here, an entry is found on
the minutes of the vestry under date
! of October 3, 1866, recording the ap-
/ pointment of a committee to devise
, means for the erection of a church in
Middletown. This church was moi
built for several years, but during the
e Interval a room on North Broad street
/. was rented and furnished, a Sunday
3 School was established and evening
E services were held here.
E In 1872, the new church was COM
. pleted, and on April 4. it was conse'
Grated by the bishop Of the dioces'
r Ten years later this building was de-
Y stroyed by fire, but it was at once re.
e placed by the beautiful edifice which
b is now the spiritual home of the par
, ish.
. The old church still stands, a re-
minder of days that are gone. 1t II
. warmly cherished in the affections o
( the people. and once every year I
r large congregation gathers within it
= venerable walls to worship. The new
. church in the town. however, is tn
+ centre of parochial work.