The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-09-29
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preaching houses" or meeting
houses" and 1 feel that Bishop As
bury when he says, that on April 3,
1915 he delivered his farewell .ex-
hortation at the Fork Chapel, must
have been referring to an Episcopal
and that Church could have
been "Old Trinity" which the Meth0-
dists were then using. The society
here was large one; it had absorbed
the members of the Episcopal Church
and was growing, and in 1921 the
movement to have 4 church of its own
which had been going on for years,
took concrete form
The Building of the Church.
The land was purchased for $500
specie from Helena and John Welsh.
Helena Welsh was 4 niece OF John
Welsh, who was one of the earliest,
if not the earliest settler in this To-
cality. The patent for "Welsh's De-
light" was granted to HIM on the16th
of November 1743. 1t was re-survey-
ed April "a, 1851 and patented to him
May 4, 1852, under the name of Per
severance" and contained S69 acres,
CLand Office b. Y. & G.. S. No. 3,
folio $3.50. He, with John Elder and
Rein Hammond constituted the Com
mittee for CorreaE hndence" for Della
ware Hundred" in 1774. He died in
the year 1856, and by his will direct
ed his land to be sold and the pro-
ceeds divided into seven parts, one
Of which he gave TO his niece Helena
as we'll as 4 negro girl. tWlll Re-
cord Baltimore City No. 4, folio 1861.
Her husband John was no doubt a
distant cousin. She was not as gen.
erous as her uncle for they conveyed
on July 20, 1921 only one acre Of
Perseverance" Gohn had given two
acres for Trinity to Elisha Bennett,
Daniel Elliott, Matthew Chambers,
Lewis Shipley, Samuel Gore, Nicholas
Harden and John Elder, in trust that
they Shall erect or build thereon /
house or place of worship, for the
use of the members of the Methods:
Episcopal Church in the United States
of America" and allow 1.-The ministers
and preachers belonging to said
church and none others to preach ana
eXpound Gods Holy Word therein"
1t provides for the election Of the
Trustees successors, who must be
nominated by the preacher of the
church, and are then elected by the
Trustees. A significant feature.
whether by chance or not, is its pro-
vision for seven Trustees. l do not
think it was by chance. but feel con-
tident that the Holy Number" was
designedly selected, because the Cod
ing to build this church had in mind
that God created the world In seven
days, thaL the Lords prayer was di-
yided into seven parts, and the
various rites and religious ceremonies
and symbols of the Jews in which
the number seven always appears. A
copy of the deed is hereto attached.
(AppendiX Al.
Who were the men who built this
church? There are no records OF
the building committee, the only
names | have been able to find being.
the Rev. Samuel Gore, Chairman ana
Joseph Steele a member. They were
brotherSin-law and before unhappy
differences arose between them. de-
voted To each other. John Elder one
of the Trustees, son of John Elder.
the Eestryman of St. Thomas Parish
was its builder. This is what tradi-
ton says, and il is fortified by the
fact that when repairing this pulpit
Il few years ago board was removed.
upon which was written.-"JOhn
Elder, Contractor. l am "a years old
today, June "a, 1922. Benjamin
Forest" Who Benjamin Forest Was
and where his dust lies we know not.
yet his and John Elders names Will
be ever remembered In connection
with the building of Wesley Chapel.
The oldest grave stone bears the
name of John Morrow who died in the
45th year of his age. July 20. 1921; the
very day the land was bought 1t was
dedicated To 4 holy use.
Whence came the stone. out OF
which its walls were reared? Some
one has said from the quarry on the
old Frizzell place at Eldersburg, and
others have told ME from the Manro
Farm, next to what was known az
"Welton's Place" / am inclined ID
this view. because the stone Is OF
similar grain and l have been told
that the quarries on the Frlzzell
place were never opened until the
building of the pike, which was long
after the erection Of this church.
And how fitting it is that they should
come from that farm which through
the generosity Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
w. Albaugh will in the future be de-