Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-09-19
TWO CENTURIES
FOR A CHURCH
Anniversary Exercises at Old
PenCader Presbyterian
EdifiCe Yesterday
WELL-KNOWN MEN AND
WOMEN TAKE PART

ing in carriages and automobiles from |
an over New Castle county, took their
way to Glasgow yesterday morning |
to the picturesque old brick church |
founded by the Welsh Presbyterians |
two hundred years ago, and called |
"pencader," which means that Il is |
up on hill.
The church was decorated with cut
flowers, and over the chancel arch
was lettered in silver. "2OOth An
niversary." The Rev. Or. Thomas
Chalmers Potter. who has held q sue
cessful passionate for the last eleven
years. presided. Elder George A.
Blake. of Elkton, the appointee of
the presbytery, brought the greetings
of New Castle Presbytery to Pencader
congregation Mr. Blake congratu
lated the congregation on their sturdy
Welsh ancestry. ana upon the fine
achievements OF the church in past
years and wished that their latter
DAYS might be as successful and as
much cause for pride as their former
days Members Of the congregation
smoke In warm appreciation. after
wards, of the fine address given by
Mr. Blake. and of the anniversary
sermon given by the Rev. DR. William
H. Roberts. stated clerk and cx-mod-
orator Of the General Assembly.
Or Roberts dwelt largely on the
history Of the church, gathered from
records preserved In Philadelphia |
and told personal memories OF for !
mer pastors and elders of Pencader !
He. himself. is of Welsh descent, and |
eulogized the steadfastness and stub
born perseverance of the early Welsh |
settlers. whereby Pencader Church
had prospered. DR.. Roberts said that
the question was being asked. what
have the country churches done? He
said they could not give money like
the large city churches. but they have
done more. they have given men DR.
Roberts took exception TO Mr.. Blake's .
wish that the last days Of Pencader
might equal the first" by saying he
hoped there would not be any last
days Mr.. Blake defended his state
ment by noting the physical law that
there would have to he last days. but
he wished them bright ones.
The morning service closed with
the singing of the Anniversary hymn, d.
written by the pastor of the church, e
Dr. Potter.
Had Box Luncheon. !
In the intermission. visitors par
took OF a box luncheon, and the wo-
men of the church served tea and
coffee. There was a general exodus /
10 the cemetery. In the beautiful |
grounds surrounding the church, |
where under the shade of the fine
old elms and weeping willows. the
earl& congregations of pencader lie
p6cted There are three old tomb
ston3.1 inscribed IN. Welsh. showing
that Welsh was used I'm the services
OF the church as late as 1746 The
oldest stone is that of John Thomas,
erected IN 1872. One half obliterated
Inscription reads I've led the virtues
to the relms of peace. Another an
nounces, Addiction sore. long time
] bore. physicians were no use" A
very general sentiment was that on
The stone of Joseph Griffith, 1916:
My glass is run, my work is done.
And 7 be under ground.
Entombed I'm clay until the day.
7 hear the trumpet sound"
I'm the graveyard is the table stone |
under which the Rev. Thomas Evans. |
one of the first pastors, lies buried. |
Next TO this rs the stone inscribed with /
the names of the father and mother |
of President Davies, of Princeton |
Theological Seminary. The cemetery I
is full of old Delaware names. Ferris, |
Cooch, Evans, Clark, Boulder and /
others.
An inspiring service was the nine
ty-seventh anniversary Of the Wo- |
mems Missionary Society of PEN
cader Church, held in the afternoon.
The present officers are Mrs. Thomas
C. Potter, president; Miss Marc A.
Brown. secretary; Miss Miriam p
Alrich, treasurer. Miss Annie Alrich,
who preceded her niece, held the Of
nee for twenty-eight years. Mrs. ]
wilkins Cooch, who was president
before Mrs. Potter, held the office
number of years During the pastor
ate of Mrs. Cooch's father, the Rev.
Edward Webb, who had been a mis-
sionary i'm Madras, India, the society
was called the "Dindigul Band" 9th
er presidents of the society have been
Mrs. Thomas c. Anderson. Miss Susie
Ferris. and NJ 3. Mary Hollingsworti
Cooch. The society was founded n
1913 by the Rev. Samuel Bell Thei
frst work was the raising Of none,
for the distribution of Bibles, and on
of the oldest records preserved Ii
The church is the raising by the earl
members of the society of $50 to Civ
10 Mr.. Bell for this work
Mission Workers Service.
At the service. the invocation wa
offered by the Rev. j. r. Milligan, O
St. Georges. Mrs. e. Boyd Wetze
crNOulCdi secretary OF the women
Foreign Missionary Society OF tn
Presbyterian Church. gave the frs
address. Mrs. Weitzel showed tina
the missionary call 10 women ha
been given since Bible times Sh
said that it was difficult for moderl
women TO realize the woman's worl
of early days. but that the establish
ing Of education for women had start
ed the missionary activity Of Ameri
can women. She said that only ST
women's missionary societies of Pro
testant denominations had precede
the Pencader Society. She brough
congratulations from the board. an
wished that Pencader might send
missionary.
The second speaker. the Rev. Du
Bots S. Morris, for twelve years
missionary in the interior Of China
told INTERESTINGLY of his experienced
He said the Chinese viewpoint wa
the reverse of the American, that the
considered Americans some semi-cil