Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-11-15
CONTEMPORARIES
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one OF the greatest factors in the
making OF character. and that long
established communities, such as one
found many of in this county. with
records of straight living and fine
principles could not fail to inspire
those who came into them to live up
10 the best that was in them.
Valuable speeches from the his
torical. point of view were made by
the Rev. James NJ. Magruder. d. D..
and Mrs Albert Sioussat. head of the
Maryland Historical Society. both
learned antiquarians; Captain Dudley
n. Carpenter. U. s. ". spoke briefly
on old !, churches in general. and
Canon. Helfenstein gave a few Incl
dents OF the recent Episcopal Conven
ton in Portland.
Dr. KiRsolvjng's Sermon
The Rev. Arthur p. Kinsolving. d.
D., rector of st. Paufs Church. Balti-
more. preached from the two tey's.
THE Children of the Servant shall
continue and their seed shall stand
fast in thy sight'-Ps. Giles, and
II heard behind me a .oice OF great
rushing. saying. Blessed be the glory
of the Lord from His place Ezekiel
LlI:2
After commenting on the REASON of
their assembly. and the considerable
stretch of history that this period OF
time marked in a new land. he said
that without question the early get
tiers OF Maryland came here willing
to brave therperils of new land that
they might enjoy religious liberty, Jas
all the early charters and patents
bear witness to the large extent to
which the religious and missionary
motives entered into the colonization
of the Atlantic seaboard.
George Calvert. first baron of Bali
timore." said the preacher, was a
man OF noble mind and great good
sense. He is said to have been gan
of just mind, free from obstinacy and
of marked humanity. AT first Il was
his intention to come to the colony
himself, but changing his purpose. he
appointed his brother. Leonard Cal
vert. who came out in, 1888 with
company that established the colony
on st. Mary's river. The spirit of re-
ligious federation which so conspicu-
ously marks the well-known Act of
federation is to be found in the oath
nf1inc NH hA g..
1853 for his Governors"
This spirit of toleration," said DR..
Kinsolsitigf did not in all probability
oyigipate. with either Lord Baltimore.
the Roman Catholic Church or any
ether religions -body--nf that day. II
is rather TO be credited to the char
acieristic British spirit of fair play.
witch happilv lives on IL orr rive
and undoubtedly the fact remains that
the credit for the passage of the Act
OF federation in Maryland must be
given, TO the broad-minded Calvert
Although ii is claimed that an Act of
federation was previously proclaimed
in Rhode Island, Maryland was the
first colony where religious federation
was practiced in the law
A large number of the new colon-
lists who came during the early period
we're members OF the Churcn~of Eng
land. while others belonged to the
various Protestant bodies, some of
whom We're very active. There was
no adequate provision for the practice
Of religion and laxity of manners and
morals prevailed for some years. In
1876 letter was written TO the Arch
bishop of Canterbury from the Rev.
John Yeo. who was the first minister
to officiate in Baltimore county. ask
ing that proper support OF Profess
ant ministry be given. No relief
csme at once and the religious s.rifes
of Europe were reflected in the
colonies at that time.