Smyrna times., 1923-06-20
historic CHURCH OBSERVES
! I1Ig1R ANNIVERSARY SUNDAY

ZIVIn AhhIILlIUhI'I UO"Un'
! ,NNES EPISCOPAL CHURCH
!, ,rp uIDDLETOWN, HONORED
l., Cook. in a Stirring Sermon,
bsn'p lsI. How We, Like NicOdemus,
IaS Oa,ome Strong in Support of Faith
c,,dsv was the 21S Anniversary of
! g. Anne's Protestant Episcopal
" s.S near Middletown, and being a
~. dow. a number motOred up from
s'rTa ma TO Join the throng who come
s.% sverv direction. The service was
-,.ssiye. ". The quaint church was
. 1.l,,stod with Madonna lilies, and
II. fitting the occasion was a dis
...r beautiful feature of the day.
IN IN morning and afternoon services
~ ~ held. In the morning Bishop
~ ~ of the Diocese Of Delaware gave
+,onc sermon on Faith" showing
- Vicodemas, the coward, became
r..lsmas the disciple. From feeble
!. 70 strength in supporting the
IN NAV be the religious experience
/ s,eb Christian. Rev. Edgar Jones,
s.,or of St.Thomas' Church, Newark,
-,.s,bed in the afternoon. Rev.
Ps,,v [. Donoghay, the pastor, was
charge. St. Anne's Church was
inrded through the efforts of the So
Tsr for the Propagation of the Cos
Il which received its charter on June
n 17o1. Rev. George Keith, clergy
y, Of the Church of England, went
4 New Castle in the early part of
iI98 and it is all but certain that
& ,but that time he visited other places
Delaware, among them being Mid
TsDwn, where he encouraged the peo-
ls 70 tabe steps toward papOchial or
aIizatiOn. It was close upon this
Tiat Of Mr.. Keith that the parish be-
4 gn its organic life.
Fist Episcopal Church was Built 10;
# The first document referring to tht
history Of the st. Anne's parish bear
he date of September /, 1904. Th
h1 church in St. Anne's parish wa
erected in the year 1905, and wa
nOwn as the Congregation of Ap
l0Quinimink." This building serve
g the house Of worship for more that
6xty years, when the vestibule Of tn
alth side of the present building wa
reCted, about the middle Of the nine
aenth century, it is said, that work
ben came upon these, in part, as tn
asis to that addition to the presen
building. In 1905 the first settle
pastor in charge was Rev. Thoma
Jenkins. A portion of the altar clotF
barring the royal letters, "a. r. " work
ed i is said, by the hands of Quee
Anne, who died in IVA, is still pre-
a1sd in the parish, and was in tn
dlrch Sunday. The old commune
lysr dates from 1859 and is still
ne in the parish The present Oh
s. Anne's building was erected in tn
vsar 1858. Most Of the details Of th
alrch are colonial. The bricks, it
pad, were brought from England, an
ne still in an excellent state of pre-
'TatiOn. Some of the gravestont
Hd tables are of colonial and revolt
1olary days. It is estimated that Il
St. Anne's oak tree is nearly g
'aE DID, Through the foresight
ne vestry of the parish, plans we
dalted in 1900 looking to the futur
'aen they would have in hand f,
e erecting Of a suitable wall enclo
Y the old church. and grounds. II
lenngs from the annual servic
.eIe allowed to accumulate, until 10
-sIe were sufficient funds in han
permit the building of the attra
We brick wall around two sides of Il
pounds. It is the desire of the vest
continue the building of the W;
I'lnd the entire property.
Aciors Who Served Historic ChuB
Inc rectors of the church since
Anng in 1705, until the prese
5l' ave been Rev. Thomes Jenkil
", IN ChUbb, Rev. Alexand
isup0e' Walter Hackett, RI
,oan Pug. ... 4,
1o'epa Couden, Rev. John Bisse
~ I.n George Dashiel, Rev. Mr.. Rec
Wy W. h, Lyons Davis, Rev. Will;
ela' Rev. Purnell F. Smith, R,
S'OIge Willer, Rev John P. Robins,
y. D. ". h. Reese, Rev. H. Lyon Dav
11i' mckinney, Rev. John Co
=. -..' Rev Mr.. Peck, Rev. ]. P. .Bar
NY Aey. ]. H. Tying, Rev. Thom
q, Olanne, Rev. Andrew F. Freemi
~ o5 nlfam R. Harold, Rev. Thon
Dllopp, Rev. Robert Lloyd Col,
l% l5''gn, Rev. John w. Brown, R
l |, y AcCabe, Rev: William c. B