Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-08

held with a considerable degree OF regu-
larity at the homes OF the English church
men in the Piscataway region from 1860
till the creation OF the parish.
The first entry In the records OF the par
ish Is this:
by a sufficient & lawful authority the
| met at the house OF John Addison, Esq, Of
Oxon Hall, in same parish, selected the
said John Addison, foreman & William
Hatton, John Smith. William Hutchinson,
William Tannehill g. John SmallweiI to be
Vestrymen In said Parish. And they order
ed that the 40 pounds of tobacco per poll
be paid to John Addison Esq: & William
Hutchinson. & that they do employ carpen-
ters for building church"
In December. 1894. the vestry records con-
tain an account of the purchase by the YES
try for the use OF the church of seventy
eight acres OF land called 1.-the Hall. The
land was bought from George Athey and
the price paid was eighteen hundred pounds
of tobacco. The deed is dated December 3.
1894.
1.-the Hall plantation lay In the valley of
Broad creek, near the Potomac. Broad
creek or Henson creek, as later maps have
1t. has its source near Forestville. Prince
George county, flows southwest and empties
into the Potomac five miles north OF Fort
Washington.
The church records of December, 1904
give the plan and specifications OF the
church and the name of the builder. This
interesting extract from the records fol-
| lows:
William Tylor is to build. and every
ways finish & compleat. workmanlike, & as
good, & strong, G. substantial as ought to
| be done, ye Church following. which is to
be ye Church at Broad Creek Church
| Fifty foot long, Twenty four foot wide.
Thirteen or Fourteen foot high, with mir
| teen or Fourteen foot Pitch, to be covered
- No.. nnff n ha =
ed handsomely. Answerable to the other
work. a place for Communion Iaple, 70
be rallied in, of Eight or Ten foot square. q
Banistered with good and Handsome Ban
listers. To wainscoate the Church all Round
about six or seven foot high from ye Floor.
And a large Panel of Wainscoate above the
Communion Table. The whole Church to be
Plastered above the Wainscoate. The Roof
to be arched g. Plastered. Porch on the
South side to be Wainscoated as We Church
below and Plastered above. Pulpit,
Reading Desk handsomely made"
From the creation Of the parish until l1Oe
services at Broak Creek were said by COM
missioned lay readers. Many of these lay
readers were called Reverend. Among
them were George Tubman, Abraham Ford
and Robert Owen. In the matter Of these
men the following is extracted from the
j., records of the church:
This day July 20 1907. the vestry did
call the Rev. George Tubman, to preach at
the parish church of Piscataway. the 4th
Sunday of August next, and 10 continue
preaching at appointed times till the parish
is provided with minister.
Mr.. Tubman was succeeded by Abraham
Ford. who was paid 200 weight Of to-
bacco for reading Divine Services on Sun
days and Holidays" In 1f03 the Rev: Rob-
ert Owen received thirty-fve hundred
pounds of tobacco
The first rector of the parish was the Rev.
John Frazier. On June 20, ITO. he gafve to
the vestry the following presentation;
by the Honorable Edward Lloyd. ESQ.,.
President of the Council OF Maryland: