The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1909-05-08

held in the new church. The build
ing is of Port Deposit granite. Its
length is SO by 765a feet; the nave
is 2615 by So feet 10 inches the
chancel is II by IS feet; the pews
and chancel furniture of quartered
oak. The lectern, pulpit, bishops
chair and altar are memorials. There
are two handsome memorial windows
OF staiped glass from the Royal Bava-
rian Art Institution of Munich. AS
it stands it is one of the most hand
some and substantial of our rural
churches. AS is too often the case,
the cost of the building exceeded the
estimates, and we were left with a
debt Of $50 which, with greatly
reduced resources, we have had to
meet. This debt is now reduced to
S., 900, and we hope in time to can
eel it.
The following is list of rectors of
the parish John Yeo, 1850 to 1886;
John Edwards, 1903 to 17II; George
Irvine, 17I2 to 1918; Evan Evans,
1918 to 1921; William Tibbs, 1921
to 1924; John Humphries, 1924 to
1925; John Holbrook, 1925 to 1876 i;
William Cauthorne, 1926 to 1898;
Benjamin Bourdillon, June to Sep
tember, 1898; Henry Ogle, 1898 to
1742 Hugh Deans, I742 to TIT;
George Hughes Worsley, 1779 to
1881 James Jones Wilmer, 1881 to
1855; Levi Heath, 1886 to 1889;
John Coleman, 1880 to 1900; John
Allen, 1901 James Jones Wilmer,
1901 to 1903; John Allen and John
Coleman, officiating occasionally from
1903 to 1906; George D. S. Hardy,
1903 to 1912; John Coleman, 1872
to 1876; Matthew Johnson, 1916 to
1878; John Reeder Keech, from 1872
to 1861.
In Mr.. Keech's time it was the Gus
tom to elect the rector annually.
When we remember that he was
elected in this way for forty-three
years, we need no greater tribute to
his worth. In his address to the Con-
vention of 1862, Bishop Whittingham
referred to Mr.. Keech's death in these
words: "The third name on our
clergy roll, there uninterruptedly for
more than fifty years, has now disap-
peared. Affording rare instance of
quiet settlement In one parochial
charge, the Rev. John R. Keech pro-
longed his laborious and faithful pas
torship far into the second generation
of a people, among whom he had
been enabled to hold such unusual
continuance of ministry, mainly by
we'll directed exertions in teaching
and otherwise for his own support.
Serving two congregations, each am
pie for a separate cure, his severe du-
ties extended over service equal to
that of many primitive diocese, still
he bore up under them to the last,
and steadfastly endeavored to fulfil to
the uttermost trust for the respon-
sibility of which he was deeply sensi-
Bile, while by example in himself and
in his we'll ordered family, he most
effectively enforced the lessons of
Christian character and conduct, sedu-
ously inculcated in his long course of
parochial ministration.
Mr.. Keech was succeeded by the
Rev. Julius M. Dashiell, 1862 to 1865 !;
Adolphus T. Pindell, 1865 to 1876;
Charles J. Hendly, 1876 to 1878;
Edward w. Wroth, 1873 to 1880; ;
Alfred J. Barrow, 1880 to 1883; John
Worrall Larmour, 1884 to the pres
ent time.
In conclusion 1 would mention the
names of some who have been con-
nected with the parish, and who be-
come known beyond its borders.
Among the names of its vestrymen I
notice that of Richard Caswel1, a
Revolutionary hero, and three times
Governor of North Carolina.
Miss Margaretta Howard, daugh-
ter of Col. John Beale Howard, of