The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-04-16

Ne,g Church To Be BUILT At Aqudsco
The following committee, Dr.. H. M.
Bowen, Secty; T. Spencer Turner,
Treas, Messrs w. S. B. Chichester,
Jos. Young of Jno. Misses Annie Thorn
az. Carrie Turner, Mrs W. S. Chichas-
ter and the Rector of the Parish, DIR.
Crusoe, have given much time and at
tention to the plans for the new church
to be built by St MarY's Episcopal con-
preeation in the near future. and pres
ent for the first time this small cut OF
tho nroposed church. AS it stands 1t
will run aboat $4,000 but there ls
movement on foot by those most inter-
ested to add the tower in the beginn-
no which was to have been added
war or two later when the church
would have been paid for. st. mary
Sunday School children gave an Easter
offering for Missions amounting 70
slightly over $50 which made an aver
age of about 81 90 per child. May 3oth
Trinity Sunday and May 3lst Monday
the day after Decoration Day, which IS
a legal holiday, will be observed as
Home Coming Sunday for St Mary 8
Congregation, when it is expected Tn.
every person within reasonable traVel-
ing distance will come back to the oiu
home Church to take part in the laying
of the Corner stone of the new building.
It is planned to make Monday an all
day festival 1t is hoped that bishop
Harding together with all the former
Rectors now living will be present TOT
service in the morning, at which Time
the Masonic Lodges of nearby towns
will be invited to take part in the lay
of the Cornerstone.
Dinner will be served on the grounds
in the large gr,ve adj lining the church
properly. The afternoon Will be deVot
ed to lectures by we'll known educators
on such subjects as will be of import
ance and interest to the farmers ana
stock raisers. Supper will be served
in the Town Hall after which Play
and Refreshments will be used by tn
Ladies Guild to meet their Annual ouo-
get of $3.50. The balance will 60 on
their annual pledge toward the new
church.
Quite departure from the usual Gus
tom of Easter election OF the PARISH
Vestry and Wardens took place this
year. The congregations of both
churches in the parish met in st. Pauls
Church at 7:3) and with the vested
choir in Attendance the service was
conducted along strictly religious lines,
instead of simple business form as
the usual custom had been. DR.. Crus-
oe read and explained various Canons
of the Church, also the installation
Office of Wardens and Vestrymen. and
then requested those men present
who did not care, for any reason, to &C
cept election to sit on the opposite side
from those who would accept election
to those Offices.
The following were elected to the
Office of Wardens and Vestrymen: Sr.
Warden, R,b.rt Baden; Jr. Warden,
Charles L Turner; Vestrymen, A. 1
Robinson; R. Hug Perrle: w. Burns
Wilson; Walter Grimes; DR.. H. ID.
Bowen; T. Spencer Turner; w. S. B
Chichester; Henry Compton, Jr.
The Vestrymen were then called to
the Chancel Rail and publicly installed
into their several Offices, signing the
oath of Office in the presence of the
whole congregation. Being organized
at once they proceeded to elect 7. Spen-
Ger Turner, Register, DR.. H. M.
Bowen, Treasurer. A very remarkable
fact was brought to the attention OF
the rector and congregation by mot
ion of Dr.. II. M Bowen, requesting
that there be place on the records of the
parish resolution of appreciation for
the faithful services of the Sexton.
john L. Holiday. who had given more
than satisfaction under the most try
ing conditions and circumstances for
more than Is wears in St. PauPs
Parish Church.