Smyrna times., 1911-09-13
SMYRNA TALENT ASSISTS
At OLD BARRATT'S CHAPEL
ANNIVERSARY EXERCISES THERE
ON SUNDAY NOTABLE OCCASION
Mrs. W. W. D. Parry and L. M. Price
Render a Duet Which Won Favor
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Hon. and Mrs. L. Irving Handy,
Rev. and Mrs. R. K. Stephenson,
Mr.. and Mrs. James T. Truax, Mrs.
W. D. Paery and Mr.. L. M Price
were among those from Smyrna who
attended on Sunday last the alI-dav
anniversary exercises at historic
Barrett's Chapel, near Frederick.
Smyrna talent furnished a part in
the interesting program of the day
In duet well rendered by Mr.. T..
M. Price and Mrs. w. D. Parry. the
latter the wife of Rev. W. D. Par
ry, pastor of Asbury M. E. Church.
A large crowd was in attendance,
the picturesque grove surrounding
the historic church being filled with
automobiles and carriages from all
parts of the county and State.
William S. Ware, prominent figure
IN Philadelphia hottest campaign
and candidate for Mayor, stood in
the old high pulpit of Barratt's
Chapel, the ''cradle of Methodism," "
and preached a sermon on morality
and civic virtue and the necessity to
caution and train the youth of today
against the pitfalls of the great
cities. Almost touching elbows
with Ware and his friend, Judge
Ncrris S. Barratt, a lineal descen-
dant of the founder of Barratt's
Chapel, stood the great champion of
American Methodism, DR.. James M.
Buckley of the Christian Advocate,
and the Rev. Linn Bowman, the
young Philadelphia pulpit orator
and pastor of Park Avenue Metho-
dist Church.
Judge Barratt Gives ChapeI's History
Judge Barratt related the history
of the founding of Barratt's, i'll 1880,
of Asbury's travelling on horseback
and swimming streams to gather re-
cruits and of the final meeting of
Bishop Asbury and DR.. Thomas Coke
in that very high pulpit, when, af-
ter kissing each other, Asbury, Coke
and Freeborn Garrison held the first
Methodist council. Mr.. Ware was
introduced as the founder and Joint
donor with his brother of the beau
tiful Abigail Ware Memorial Church
of Philadelphia. Judge Barratt was
introduced as the great grandson of
the founder of Barratt's Chapel.
VlN
ing his thirty-second year as editor
of the Christian Advocate and a shin
ing light in Methodism preached at
the night service with brilliant har-
vest moon streaming through the
grove and into the historic church.
He said: "The growth of Metho-
dism is chiefly the consequence of
the fact that Methodism made relig-
ious experience the main thing.
They believe in change of heart
through the influence of the Holy
Spirit. They believe that truly
converted persons were made to feel
that their main duty was to love
God with all their heart and their
fellowmen as themselves.
Dr.. Buckley Nearly DeIawarian
DR.. Buckley set his hearers to
laughing by declaring that he came
within year of being born a Della
warean and within second marriage
of being a lineal dsscendent to the
Delaware signer of the Declaration
of Independence. AS it was, he was
neither and could not get into the
colonial socities. Thomas Rodney,
father of Caesar Rodney married a
second wife, and she was the great
grandmother of the speakers grand
mother. His father, John Buckley,
was pastor at Dover until the very
year DR.. j. M. Buckley was born.
Endowment Fund of Fifty Thousand
DR.. Linn Bowman, pastor of Park
Avenue Church, Philadelphia, was
the preacher of the afternoon before
big audience, using comparison
of the subject of temple and church
building and the Christians life.
The construction of the spiritual
temple was shown, basing it on the
sacrifice which must have been meant
in the building and growth of this
chapel. During the day efforts were
made to raise an endowment of Fifty
Thousand Dollars for old Barratt.s
Chapel, which movement has receiv-
ed the endorsement of Wilmington
Conference. Judge Barratt started
off with S10O.