Evening star., 1915-05-09

roads a few hundred yards from
the end of the electric car line at
q Forest Glen stands a red sand
stone church and villa-like rectory of
wood, and around them is cemetery
that is much larger and more thickly
studded with gravestones than the
usual country churchyard. The road
over which the Rambler travelled was
dusty and gravish- white under a hot
and brilliant SUN. and the cemetery
oaks just putting out their pinkish-
velvet leaves. and THE somber spruces
in the graveyard promised to the Ram
bier temporary rest, though hun
dreds- perhaps thousands. of men Just
like the Rambler. and who roamed
those saiae roads, have found perma
ncHt rest there.
The church is 81. Johns Catholic. and
the history Of this pious spot touches
the beginnings Of the American repub-
lie at many points. The Rambler does
not know all the history of this church
and its congregations. and he means to
add to the facts he has already gath
cred The story of st. Johns and its
founder is one that is full of interest.
and is too hiS story to he more than
sketchsd within the space allotted to
a single ramblc.
Within a short walk from thc road,
or from either of the roads. is burial
plot, rectangular with Il length twice
it's width. inClOS.d by an iron fenre
and shaded b:' Il big tuiip tree. numer-
Gus sprtircs and by aroor vitae. which
the Rambler. long before he ever saw
a true palm learned to call blessed
palm. In the nids Of the tombs in
this lot is one the inscription on which
gives the clue to ihe historic signifi-
canoe of the place. 1t is a new stone.
evidently the successor to an older
stone at the same grave This is the
inscription: Here lies the remains of
Eleanor Carroll. Wife of Daniel Carroll.
Esq, Mother of Archbishop Carroll.
Died Feby. ). 1886 Aged a2 Years.
Here Rev. John Carroll Built the First
St John. 1714. Was Made Bishop of
Baltimore 17oo--Archbishop. 1Sos."
Before proceeding with the story of the
creation OF this church it will lie we'll
to read the Inscriptions 'of several of
the other tombs which stand around the
grave of the mother of Archbishop Car
roll. and mark the resting places of a
number of her relations. one Of the mon
uments is a ma rfre 1ah,e-tnmb Sacred
to tho Memory of William Brent. Born al
AQUA Stafford county. Va: died
in Washington. u C. December l.. 1ssS,
aged seventythree years and Eliza h
Charles county, Maryland. Died in
Washington. l.. C.. March %, 1868. aged
sixty-three Years.
Another tomb is In Memory of Anna
Maria, reict Of Robert lie Roy Living
ston of New York. Died February u.
1865, in the city Of New York in the
seventy-second year Of her age.
There is n marble cross Inscribed to tile
memory of Charles Edward Brent. son
of William and Elizabeth Brent. born in
Washington. v. G.. 1897. Lied December
8. 1864, aged thrty-seven Years. There
Is also a marble cross erected al the
grave of Catherine 1,iEces.
On other tomhstones in this lot with
the mother Of Archbishop Carroll the
rambler read these e2itaphs: .FIarrie:
Brent. relict Of Robert Young Brent; died
1865: William Cottrineer Brent: died 1860:
Sarah HAYES Brent, died 1862: Caroline
Brent. died 1889 Harriet r. Brent. died
1897: Henry Goodfellow. ma jcr and Judge
advocate general, United States army.
born 1893 (date of death could not be
read): Theodore Mosher. born December
wife Of Theodore Mosher and Dauehter #
Robert Young Brent, born April 13. 1925:
died June 81. 1892
The rectangular grave plot near one end
IL divided by transverse iron fence and
in this part is tomb Sacred to the
memory of William Dudley Digges. born
1890: died January II, 1880; aged thirty
nine years. and also Sacred to the
memory Of Norah. his wife, born 1891;
died July II. 1864 aged seventy-two
years. 1t is the belief of the Rambler
that the bones under that tomb are those
of the man who owned Green Hill (Which
later became the Riggs place. and was
the friend who gave to l. Enfant home
and the grave from which his mortal re-
mains were removed to Arlington a few
years ago.
Close by these graves in another IRON
fenced inclosure are the tombs Of Will