Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-09-08
AT ANNAPOLIS ROYAL
Rector OF ST. Anne's Exchanges 5
Greetings With st. Anne's
OF Canada
MEMORABLE OCCASION
An Interesting Letter From The Rev
. Joseph p. McComas Rector OF S.

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Appropriate Historical Commemo.
ration will be held tomorrow, Septem.
ber 9 at Annapolis Royal, where the
rector of St Anne's, this city, will
exchange greetings with st. Anne s
| of Canada.
Writing to the assistant rector here
from Halifax, N. S., under date of
September 5, the Rev. Joseph p. Nc
Comas, rector of St. Anne's, Annapo-
lis, writes as follows:
Dear Mr.. Smiley:
Nova Scotia, Halifax, and the
Church of England in Canada are do
ing their best to make of this a me-
morable occasion. Their hospitality is
unbounded, and the weather is un-
rivaled. They have built a great
cathedral, in city of only fifty thous-
and people with only four other
Church of England churches They
have had in it great cathedral servi-
ces, such as the late Bishop OF Wash
ington managed to have upon two oc-
casions in the open air. The music
and the preaching have been of the
best order and the interest OF devout
people speaks for the spiritual fervor.
These people have entert aimed US
all. refusing to permit any to provide
for himself and have extended to Us
innumerable other courtesies. They
have been fortunate in their weath, =
and if it only holds until Friday,
when the great anniversary service
takes place at Annapolis Royal, we
shall be fortunate. The old church,
St. Anne's, at Annapolis Royal, was
log chapel within the fort-"Fort
Anne'-it has long since passed
away. An iron cross which marked
its site was carried to Boston during
the American Rev olution, after vic
tory over the British there, and is
now in the Harvard museum. The
old fort was so substantially con-
tructed by the French in 1904, when
they built.it to protect Port Royal, ,and
so reinforced by the British when Sir
Francis Nicholson took it in ITO, and
called the place Annapolis, that it
stands today, the great object of in
terest in Annapolis Royal and indeed,
in Nova Scotia. We saw it we'll from
the train while travelling from Var
mouth to Halifax. 1t is near the
station and in full view.
This weather, of which / speak, is
unlike any summer or autumn wealth
ar we have in Maryland. The season,
now, in September, has the fruit,
lowers and foliage of our September,
but all unscorched by hot August
sun and droughts. The air is cool,
IS with US in October. but with no
suggestion of frost. The sun is hot
md, with the cool morning air, is de-
lightful to walk in. 1t is altogether
our ideal late summer and autumn
climate. 1t has the reputation of be-
ing so pleasant, as other seasons
IF the year."
The occasion of Mr.. McComas' visit
s to represent this city and st.
Anne's Church at the bicentenary of
the Church of England in Canada, and
the following is the program of the
two hundredth anniversary celebrat-
ing this event:
Saturday, September 8, l910-Open-
ing of All Saints Cathedral, Halifax.
September Especial services in
all churches of Halifax and Dart
mouth, N. S.
September 5, 6 and canadian
Church Congress at Halifax, N. S.
September Sat Windsor Special
Convocation of Kings College.
September 9-At Annapolis Royal
Appropriate Historical Commemora-
ton