Evening star., 1914-04-26
Pulpit for Broad Creek Church.

THE story Of BROAD Creek Church. the
ancient church near Piscataway. and
parent % 50 many other churches in the
vicinity Of Washington. which was print
ed few sundays ago. brought the Ram
bler's notice TO the fact that the state
historic committee Of the Daughters o.
the Amer can Revolution. 4 committee
with membership OF about 100 com
posed NJ the historians nf the chapters
and others. has been conducting a cam
paisn with View - restoring in Broad
creek Church an elevated old-tim nulpit,
as contribution from the numerous
chapters Of the l. a. Il iii the District
OF Columbia
This pulpit will he memorial 10 tie
unique position 50 long held by this
colonial church as the official or state
church for large part OF MARYLAND The
proclamation Of Francis Nicholson cap
tain general and governor-in-eiie of the
province of Maryland empowered the
chief Of the Vestry in Each Parrish with
in this Province till further ord'r to grant
the said License for marriages taking Sc
curity and fees Of all persons 10 whom
such License shall be granted 20 ShilIings
staril.. or one of tobacco. according 10
former usage-and that noe other per
sons Whatsoever to grant any marriage
Licenses or Mary Persons Contrary 10
Law upon pain of being Prosecuted to the
utmost severity of the Law,
rms proclamation of June IS 1897 ap-
pears IN the old vestry records of mar
rlages. births and deaths, etc. which are
pelns carefully edited for early puhlica-
uon An enthusiastic antiquarian. who
mas Deen reading and making notes from,
these records that have come down
through the centuries. called TO see. the
Rambler with view to obtaining rbe
loan of photographs of any of the
churches included in these vestrv records
out they are difficult to obtain
The old-fashioned high pulpit which
the Daughters propose to give to Broad
creek Church will add to the already
long list of good deeds by this society.
The state regent of the D. A. r. and
tne state historian of the Sons of the
american Revolution have been doing a
very valuable work in preserving and
marking historic revolutionary spots in
the District of Columbia and its imme-
dfate vicinity. This work is supplement-
ary to that which is also being done
mere in marking spots of later history
than the revolution
The Rambler is in receipt of a letter
from Mrs. II. p. Mcintosh. state his
torlan of the Daughters of the American
Revolution. telling the history of the
movement to provide for Broad Creek
Cnurcn the same pattern of a pulpit il
mad centuries ago-the familiar pulpit of
colonial churches and a number of which
pulpits the D. A. r. has set up in various
old churches in Maryland and Virginia,
ana no doubt also in other states
Inc letter from Mrs. Mcintosh follows:
In planning the work for the year 1a13-14
can Revolution, d. G., believed that more could
be accomplished by concerted action along q
different chapters separate objects
Two urgent calls had etene 10 the District
were presented in October; and the state reseni.
heartily supported by her officers recommended
these two first on their list for giving
The historic work chosen from request
to the u; A: r. state historian that the DaurI,
ters OF the District be asked TO place the pulrii
in the old Broad Creek Church. this pulpit 10 lie
a a memorial TO the unique position 50 long held
TO which all paid tribute. When brought 10y
the state historian TO the executive board the
work indorsed by the state regent. Mrs
Charles w. Richardson and the other state OH
GERS. as the Importance Of this church In the
>ary history of this section was realized
AS belonging the historic department rhe
management of the raising of the fund has
been the work of the state historian. In this
by members of the u. a. r. state historic com
msttee. of which the state historian is chair
many more than could have been reached hy
the state historian working alone. This com
many others who. because of their interest in
historic work. have at the request of Their
regents been appointed members by the state
regent. A few members at large hav. ioinef.
The members Of the committee. in addition L"
The help they have given their chairman haze
taised funds for the placing "f suitable marker
the pulpit when II completed.