The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-18
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Gathering Of Ministers Y at Hague
..fss 70 Take Part In Ex-
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I ALL-DAY SERVICES e. Y ( HELD Y D
4 The Old Church More Than Once
Unconsccratcd, but Now TO Y
81 Be Made Permanent.
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I II! HAGUE, IA July 17.--rhc celebration
Of tho bi.centetniai Of old Yeoconiico
I Church Is now In progress. Services ttts
\ wore held sunday morning. conduote 60
y by Bishop Gibson and Archd eacon Tyler.
. native OF this place. and former. Pastors
N very affoctinE sermon was prea q ca
4 BY Rev. II. A. Castlcmon, who came to
Y this parish about twenty years ago and
remained hero about six years. His SER
mon embodied q good deal OF tho history
i IL the church, and made mention Of five
t ministers who hid, In this gene "a ton,
y gone out from this parish IN tho service ls'
!, Of tho church. two OF them having been
G under hts special training. w q Bishop ,f
brook. c, J, n s.. Mayo, J. Poyntz Tyler
4 ana James H. Cox. & q.
When he called the name OF Cox 7 who
vas lately cut on Il In the prime OF NE
a and usefulness, he broke down and could
H rot refrain from tears. Tho sermon was
Il followed by comnunion, administered TO
( = large number OF members and visitors
y from q distance and from other churches.
AZ collection was taken up for an erl-
\ dowent fund for tho old church when
y amounted TO u over 1920, and later the
"a Bishop had enlisted d number OF names
r. for an association. each member Of which
& Is to nay one dollar annually for Keeping
the church ana grounds In repair 5f5855
z4 At night services were II held e the me
Chapel, at Hague n sis n ~
& "a Yesterday an all day meeting was held
ct theSold church. which was largely. a :
tended. and q similar meeting was h dig
& to-day. 35 III # "a AK III " s54 J,
FOR the Interest Of the occasion Ja II
4 d small book has, boon Issued by a. COM t'rf
4 nittce OF the church, giving Y history
58 OF tho church from Its founda tlon, and
g Of the old families connected with ~
It Is for sale at one dollar per. copy ana na
~ can DO b had BY addresslng n NJ " y.
+ Mayo Hague, Va. s Z5 IL :. /,
The church. as It now{ stands z was bullt
N IN FOG, which date Is conspicuous IN IN
brick wall over tho main en- rance. 4 i e
principal families contacted Re With 9 lts
5 building md early history are George
L Icskridgc. tho guardian Of Mary the
y mother Of washington: Samuel Bonum
the husband OF her sister, S W.T. !, " lloIn
q she resided previous to " heIs mr. rriaBe !
Richard Leo OF 4 Nfatholic, and his M
S merous sons and descendants: the sAller r
1 tons Newtors. Turberyl lies. ss Cor bins
y Wnshingtons, Nc arttys. Gerards. You
els, Ballentlncs. Murphys, Raileys. Gnw-
81 ems. spenccrs, Ca rters, hts III and g
others. ~
(: fS The old church has had a cteckered
v history. s$1 It was kept up regular Ely under
4 the Estnblished Church Of England until
q after the Revolution. II was then allow wed
Il 10 go Into gradual decay. being occupied
4 only by visiting and occasional clergy7
a men OF tho Episcopal and other churches
Il 1t was 30 In use until ma late. probably.
N as 800. At the time OF the Il wnr Of 1872
the doors and windows were broken, Z
ii constantly open: tho old building was
y frequently occupied by sheep and cattle.
and finally tho yard between the sur
VI rounding wall and tho church was grown
A up SO thick In brush and briars that It
y was difficult to get In to tho church at all.
s Soma troops from New Jersey, under.
Captain Rodgers. campsd there on ac.5
count OF the magnificent spring, cleared
the yard up and took care OF tho church.
II Later troops camped there had little care.
and used the large mahogany communion
table for q IN eat block, giving It many In
II dentations. Tho same table. however.
was dressed over again. and Is now in
Is use. I'm " .s3SFF
After tho n repair OF tho church the
4 Aiethodista used tho church regularly and
tininterruptedly, save by q few Waiting
ministers and bishops Of the Episcopal
Y Church, until 1885. when the Rev, WASH
ington Nelson was put In charge OF the
1! parish. embracing Yeocomco and Nom
j iny Churches. 81 From that time until 1850
Il the EpIscopalians and Methodists ocou-
q pied the church alternately. AZ the lat y
& ter date by Virtue Of some, act Of the
Il Legislature. tho Eplscopallana claimed
I solo control and use Of the church.. and
the Methodists finally concluded. IN the
interest OF harmony, not to test the
II law on their claim, and built for them-5
selves q now churcll-Carmel. Since that
time, with numerous intermissions OF
Il pastorates, the Episcopalinns have had
s sole use Of the church. Il was probably
IL at the time OF the Revolutionary War
y that the old marble pedestal and font
4, were removed from tho church. for SAFE
Keeping to Hickory Hill, the residence OF
John TurherYille. where It remained until
! 1926 to 1880. 7, It stood In 81 the corner OF
y tho large, closed front porch, and after
Il many years there lost Its sanctity. e +
There being no ministry In the later
years. and the descendant occupants Of
tho house being mono Of them menhbers
4 Of any church. mai,y % batch OF cake
and bowl OF egg .nogg. So, was rnade In
the old font. XII D 4
Before 1880, when tho old Hickory I'LL
house was burned down. tho font had for
Il where II Is still In use. In 1912, " by ivlr-3
eight cents from the Land Office In Rich.
mond, q survey was made by the county
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