Evening journal., 1914-06-15
ST. ANNE'S Church
2O9 Years OLD
Bishop Kinsman TO be
Preacher at Service Next
Sunday Morning
E. ]. CATTELL THE
AFTERNOON PREACHER

st. Anne's Episcopal Church. OF
Middletown, will celebrate its two
hundred and ninth anniversary next
Sunday, with appropriate services.
The Rt Rev. Frederick J. Kinsman
Bishop of Delaware, will preach the
morning service, and 70. j. Cattell, of
Philadelphia, will speak at the after
noon service. The choir Of the parish
will have charge OF the musical pro
gram augmented by John w. Wander
sloot, bass, and Charles w. Deane.
tenor. The order of service follows:
Morning service, 10.3O-Bass solo.
selected, John w. Vandersloot; hymn.
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Al
mighty Venite, Te Deum, Benedic-
tus, hymn. Il Love Thy Kingdom
Lord" sermon, the Rt. Rev. Freder-
ick J. Kinsman. d. D.. bishop. tenor
solo (offertory), selected, Charles w.
Deans receiving of the aims, anthem.
by the choir; hymn, 20 God. Our Helm
In Ages Past" benediction.
Afternoon service, 3 p. M. - Duet.
selected John w. Vandersloot
Charles w Deanes; hymn. Come
Thou Almighty King" magniflcat:
nunc dimittis; hymn, Guide Me. O
Thou Great jehovah" address. H. ].
Cattell; bass solo (offertory). selec-
ted, John w. Vandersloot; receiving
Of the aims; anthem fby the choir
mymn, For All the Saints Who From
Their Labors Rest" benedicticn.
The Rev. William j Wilkie has
prepared an interesting sketch Of the
history of st. Anne's parish, which
has been published In pamphlet form.
The sketch reads as follows:
Whereas, Richard Cantwell and
William Dyre, with several others. in
habitants upon and near Appoduini-
mink Creek, in the county of New
Castle, have requested us tthe Com
missioners Of Property that we
would grant them a convenient piece
of ground for erecting chapel for
the use and behalf of themselves and
the other members of the Church of
England. q"
On the land thus secured was erect
ed in the following year. 1905, the
first st. Anne's Church, Appoquni-
mink, 1t was doubtless a small and
simple wooden building. but for six
ty years served its purpose. Accord
ing to the rector's sketch when the
vestibule on the south side of the
present church was built, about the
middle OF the nineteenth century. it
is said that the worlmen came unex-
upon the foundations OF the
first structure and that they used
these in part as the basis of that adj
dition to the edifice. The first regular
pastor was the Rev. Thomas jenkins. |
who had just been ordained in the
Welsh diocese of st. David's. He
died on July 8, 1909, and while his
grave is not marked, it is believed
to be near the church. In the year
l746 there began a pastorate the
longest in the history Of the church.
that Of the Rev. Philip Reading. His
labors closed in the troublous days of
the Revolutionary War.
Like many other clergymen who
had come from across the sea, he felt
himself bound by his oath to use the |
prayer book of the Church Of Eng
land in its entirety including prayers
Tor the king. This led to a situation
which rendered the continuance of
public services impossible
After the war the parish resumed
its activities. The Rev. John Bassett
was rector from 1891 to 1894. II was
In part due to his initiative that She
first convention of the diocese Of Del
aware was called to meet in Dover,
December 3, 1871.
The early part of the nineteenth |
century was a time of great depres-
sion, and the parish was unable to /
hold weekly services. The history is |
ihen traced down to the present and |
mention is made of alterations to the |
church which resulted In its conse- |
Grafton for the first time on Novem-
Der IL, 1S47. On April 4, 1872, the |
lew church was consecrated.