Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-02-01

plain buildings pasered very poorly
Of the present cemetsry was decided to the Trustees
the Whatcoa Methodist Episcopal Chapel on Marc by Mrs
Mary Dymock and Mrs. Julia Ann Hudson the pro s45
and H. Thus learn that the price paid for the was
The second building was called for many years the shge
House being sides witt
Of weather boarding It stood in the west corner OF se em ~
side the and the south west side This
house used continuously until about the Spring 1887 when le
church which was begun during the pastoIae o. Kss h &
Lame 1t may be in place to state that the oidSg
worship by the Old School Baptist Congregation T old Shnse
House the OF stirring relg gous existed
religious eor Great evvals attended the preaching the Wod and
their evanges The building aio aed was
occupied continuously from the Spring of TO November & 1900
present magnificent dedicated The third
church which all remember at the time OF its erection dis
ncve modern church OF two stories consisting OF brick basement
nl mil; 10 accommodate he'll 10 call The uop together No,
improvements added this building until 1881 during
which the church without regular The F. Re
the embarrassment OF being without preacher has not been idle The
church here has been moeled and enlarged thousand
dollars which Improvement was long desired and uu neded
steeple torn down and tower about sevt 5 @ high we
erected stairway constructed and the church was further beauhe
by Gothic windows and pulpit
During the first half Of the century the church was blessed in m
Chandler Lawrence Lawrenson Henry Bohm Henry ie oenz
ow vDs d sm y anG % oSep Scp A 9nn Two Of he
Whatcoa and Scott afterwards elected Bsho The venerab
locality by that they the
Incorporation and the still
his obituary He pofessed the justify
ing and sancyng Grace Cod and all that knew him well might
upon earth possessed these blessings justification and
sanctication, surely it was Richard Whatcoat
with the ministers the time would fail to speak
sanity and this church who the Aarons and
operating the Lords work they
representatives the Qunon Porter Bratten Hudson
Dymok Parker Conner Collins Nelson Townsend Benson Sra
Mesck Matthews McAlen GLADDEN., LeConpte Mbourn
Pune Handy Mock Richardson Bowen Sur
gs and other families
Methodist Church found herself fearful conflict with
those civil strife both pastors ana
people remained firm their posts OF duty and no separations occur
closing trumphs OF grace have been VII
the church has made with but mas peen rue
high calling God She has urged the wod seek
in her communion to heaven but has orne
and made the birth the only
basis o a religious life and character.
1885 Bishop Francis Asbury supplied the place now
filled by Presiding Elder We find mention Ill the Conference
Minutes and of Presiding Elder until 1889
During past hundred Snow Hill has been served by about
Presiding Elders and hundred and twenty pastors
read the and terms OF service OF those co
God the limits this sketch short to admit
reading their this time During the century
death has claimed only three pastors while serving this church.
dust the church cemetery Their
William Thompson who died October 5, 1925 aged III Rev
who died December a. 1884 aged a. and John
who died November 1865 aged 80 In this same cemetery
there eposes David Daley who died May
and the 4h OF his ministry and
Qugg who died July so 1898 aged H. On his tomb
will find these words For forty he years an active minister Oh the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Bishops known visit Snow Hill Asbury
James Scott Ames Harris Merrill Andrews ana
McCabe, all of whom have joined the great majority
the predecessor OF the present
built in 1856 The laid by the Kew ohr
Chaplain 1885, and the church dedicated by the Rev Andre
Manshp in the Spring of 1887
of the church Snow Hill until the
1868 this territory Philadelphia Conferences
BY Conference held that the Philadelphia Conference
ministers residing the Peninsula were organ
into called the Wilmington Confer
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