Evening journal., 1909-09-24
TO LAY CHURCH
CORNERSTONE.
Old CarrCrOft Church to be
SuppIanted by New Hill
crest EdifiCe
BISHOP AND CLERGY
TO BE AT CEREMONY

The corner stone Of Cavalry EPISCOPAL
Church, Hillcrest, Brandywne hundreds
will be laid on Sunday by Bishop T.. j..
Kinsman. assisted by the rector, the Rev.
J. Harry Chesley, and clergy from VIII
mington and Philadelphia. Addresses viii
be made by the Bishop. the Rev. X. j..
Hammond, president of the standing COM
mttee OF the diocese; the Rev s. T..
Hotchkin, of the diocese of Pennsylvania,
and the Rev. Thomas J. Taylor. of the
same diocese.
George w. Powicx, Of Montrose. Will
have charge OF the music. Major A. r.
Hart Of the militia, will play the cornet.
anu the dupont Quartette Will sing the
long metre doxology. In the corner stone
will be placed the replica from the old
stone, some writings OF the Rev. Mr..
Hotchkin, church and daily papers and
other articles of interest william -.
Brinckle, the diocesan architect, will have
charge Of the masonery work The church
viii cost $4,000. c. w. Weldin Is the con-
tractor. The church will be OF Brandywine
stone and will accommodate 200 persons.
History Of the Church.
The history OF the new church. Of
course, will begin with that OF cavalry
Church at Carrcroft, which church the
new edifce will supplant. Services were
held in Newark Union Meeting House.
near this church. by the Rev c. w.
Ridgely the Rev. Asa S. Cotton and the
Rov. Samuel Hazelhurst. The latter was
assistant to Bishop Lee in Wilmington In
November, 1855. this parish was organized
with the bishops approval, under the Rev.
Mr.. Hazelhurst.
in 1850. the Rev S. T.. Hotchkin took up
this work under the nominal rectorship Of
DIR. Clemson, but afterwards as rector In
1862, the corner stone OF the Carrcroft
Church was laid on land presented by Mrs.
Barbara Carr whose farm adjoined the
lot Bishop Lee consccrated the church on
January 29 1863 The Rev. Dr. Charles
Breck OF Trinity Church, Wilmington, as
sisted. Joseph shipley was a generous con-
tributor Of the funds for the building,
which was Of stone.
This church was decided to the rector.
wardons and vestry of the Church OF the
Ascension at Claymont this year 1t has
been taken down and the new church at
Hincrest replaces il. William Z. clyde. of
New York bears nearly all the expense
In recent years. owing TO many changes
and removals, the congregation at Carr
croft was so diminished that IL was prac-
tically impossible to hold services there
The change came about In a remarkable
manner. Some miscreants began making
ravages against the church by breaking
windows and doors and otherwise injuring
the property. Finally, some one rolled up
piece OF the church carpet and bore II
off and sold It. When the carpet was un-
wrapped, there dropped out prayer book
with the name Of the church on IL. The
matter was reported to the police. and be-
fore long Captain Evans and officer Pur-
cell had captured the thief. This incident
80 aroused interest IN the church that Mr..
Chesley, tho rector who had but recently
discovered that the church was the prop
erty Of the Claymont corporation. took
steps towards its preservation.
E b. Macnair president OF the subur-
ban Land Company, generously donated
a lot 5Oxi25 feet al the corner Of Love and
Woodside avenues. The Rev. Mr.. Hotch-
kin laid the matter before Mr. clyde. who
was a Claymont boy. and he has generous
~ borne the principal share Of the OK
pense.
Captain Evans and officer Purcell have
received special invitations TO be present
at the corner stone laying, as their eff
cient work has played no small part in
bringing about the resurrection OF this
/ church.
A handsome chancel window TO cost sew
eral hundred dollars, the gift Of Mr.. Clyde
is being prepared by J. and r. Lamb. Of
Now York. AS the church was practically
dead and is about to be revived, tho sub
iect selected for the window is "The Res
direction"