Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-30

He had originally come to the Par
ish in 1905 and went to Chester /
l7OS, returning again in 1714 to Ne'
> Castle where he spent the remainin
forty years of his life. After he lef
for Chester the Vestry wrote to Eng
= land 10 the Society for Propagatinl
the Gospel. the patrons of the Par
; ish under date of October II, 170s
these words relative to the namln
} of the church. 1.-The opening of tn
? church was done by the Rev. MI
Rudman late minister of Philadel
/ phia. and himself and called by tn
p name of Emanuel, without any motto
J thereof given to the undertakers 70
erecting the said churches or an!
of his Pensioners. and unknown 4
any of them before publication
: thereof"
1T does seem to have been impo
litic conduct and there can be little
doubt that II created almost as much
discussion and furore in those days
as It would now, some two hundred
and sixteen years since the name
was given.
so many repeated references have
been made to the minutes of I'M
manuel Church, they furnish such a
mine of information TO those inter
ested in the history of the parish
| that l cannot forbear to give a word
of thanks to those who for so many
years recorded the little bits that
make the history of such a church.
Z . s. 20 n~for
ords reaching continuously back two
hundred and twelve years as ours
do, and but for them our history
would be lost. for in no other place
can the details be found, and yet
it is exasperating TO find yourself
bahled as TO some items that might
have been entered. For instance,
what was the structural formation
of the church prior to the erection
of the present steeple in 1922? We
have been led to believ that prior to
that time there was no steeple and
a view of the church in 1901, re-
corded at the Court House in Will
mington. shows no steeple. And yet
letter of Rev. George Ross, written
November 20, 1745. says our place
of worship is in good repair, having
steeple with a bell. fit for our
purpose Another view of the town
taken in 1897, shows what must
have been a steeple, or belfry of
this church. The records of Chris!
Church, Philadelphia, show that a,
a meeting held December 2S, 1854,
it was ordered that the old spindle
and vein belonging TO Christ Church
in Philadelphia, when taken down,
be delivered to Mr.. John Ross for
We use of Emanuel Church in New
Castle" Our own records make no
note of this but when this present
steeple was built in 1922, 1t was
graced by a smaller cross. ball and
vane. These remained until Oc-
tober 10, 1876. when the iron rod
supporting them broke during a
storm and then the present cross
was put up. No mention Is made of
the disposition of the vane and It
has long been sought for without
success.
zone other instance OF dlssatis-
faction with out records, splendid |
though they be. may be mentioned. |
Almost the first record we have Is a |
letter to the Bishop of London sign /
ed by the Minister and vestry of this I
church. December 6. 1910, in which .
they complain that the bell of the
town by the unfriendliness of Gov
ernor Gookin was used by others
to their Inconvenience and upon the
margin Of the record it appears,
which said bell formerly belonged
TO We Dutch whilst they had the
government and upon the surrender
ng of the latter to His Majesty King
Charles, was delivered to the Eng
Iish and ordered for the use of our
'hurch by We Hon. Col. Evans, our
late Governor. which we beg may
be continued to us. the right OF It
rs we humbly suppose being in her
Majesty. No further mention of the
bell is found until January G, 1881
when the vestry minutes record"
ordered that the church wardens,
or some of them do pur-
,hase of the Lady Keith. the bell
low used for the church at any rate
lUL tAEEtuAuh lNU HAAAAAlIE6 per
pound and that It be bought in the
lame of the person who shall hap
zen to bargain for the same or such ,
,thers as shah to them seem ;
most proper for the securing the
anne to the use OF the church Lady
Keith was the widow of Sir William :
Keith, Lieutenant Governor under
William Penn, who became in very !
circumstances while in
flee. Whether this was the same :
butch bell given to the use OF the
'hurch by Governor Evans and {
AIKEN from It by Governor Gookin
nd the same bell mentioned by =
ieorge Ross in 1745. is impossible
ow TO tell II is almost incOnceiva-
lie that they would have allowed it
D disappear, but all record is hid
en- behind the impenetrable veil
+ years.
1T is a source of considerable
leasure 10 read in the minutes s
ems which show that during all
he years the adherents of the
rotestant Episcopal communion
ave lived on terms of cordially r
18th those of other denominations, n
nose working for the same ends Il
ut holding somewhat different a
Jews. 1t is refreshing TO read in A
lie minutes OF the vestry under date y
Z April 10. 1913. That the minister A
, this church be and he is hereby
to arrange the time OF e
lving divine service in this church II
it'll the minister OF the Presbyter- Il
n Church. At the time of the re- n
hrs TO Emmanuel Church in 1922