Smyrna times., 1929-04-17
/ g1FRS CHURCH MARKS ITS
ELIEII!AL with GREAI PRlDE
.uop COOK, JOSIAH MARVEL
'Ic,TATE WITH MEMBERS

uu,dred Years of Interesting His
Told and Day Was a Home
@ @ing" of Former ParishiOners
!. o"s Peter's Protestant Episcopal
If SMYRNA celebrated on Sun
'l.l y y centennial. The event, which
sasn Y planned for and anticipated
neriod Of several weeks prep
y i. was a great success not only
"a ~ efforts Of the rector, Rev. E.
l'n,oine. ~ but by the congregation
Ii Iii vbo supported him enthusias-
WI The weather conditions were
" ne ideal, sprirglike type that
r;sbpd for, but it did not rain.
congregations turned out both
irg md afternoon. The church
I parsb House were beautifully
ar+;stiealIy decorated by Miss
Il Crruance and Mrs. Franklin
-go+on The Parish House with its
rgbts. wistaria screens and bas-
/ flowers was veritable fairy
I one bunch Of flowers in par
aa-. was placed On the altar
-a -srorv Of the late Mrs. Harry B.
.srss The centennial program
N nv ushered in by the tolling Of
Irrdred taps Of the bell followed
\ ~ Deal Of four Chimes" from
bsIfry. AZ the words Of the
s.lniy+ ave have heard with our
q Cod. ana our fathers have
n: what thou hast done in their
Y old," were recited BY the Rt.
Z hilip Cook, Bishop Of the Epis
Diocese of Delaware, the con
~.ion. among whom were number
reral Of the kin who made pos
OO years ago, the celebration Of |
n learned possibly for the first /
n the struggle that was put forth I
wsnize tile church when its con
ation numbered only FIVE persons. I
5p Cooks reminiscent MINI drew .
Wrd picture Of the pas. he re-
nd ~ the dark days Of the Revo-
tSnary period and victory which
zaged from that struggle, and lik-
Eng the church to that time, said
u the church Had likewise emerged
1m struggle that ended in com
se triumph By throwing off the |
ka Of intolerance and paganism and
rng man the right to worship ac-
ding to the dictates Of his own con
iace. After briefly telling Of the
* days Of persecution, Bishop Cook
asned to the coming to the shores
america the English people as rep
sH!atives Of the Anglican Chris
nTHe said that today We are not
king back that far, but only 100
~ with special reference to ST.
sas parish. The first reference to
lhaving representation in the Dio-
N Convention was December IA,
n held at Dover. AT the conven-
+ held IN the same place "a years
F the rector Of the parish made
r1 report to the convention in
he advocated the building of (
resent church. The records, ac-
rg to Bishop Cook, state, that the
"a which the present edifice now ,
4 was the Gift IF John and Susan
lnlns and was cOnsecrated BY the .
Ap Of the Diocese without their
'lg hrst secured deed. Bishop
referred to the many changes I
nave taken place during the life I
y church. In these changes he 2
aloned all stages Of travel and {
Z and today he said as the old bell t
one hundred times, it tells the |
2 d its existence. t
" Josiah Marvel Gives Address J
@ celebration program was divid- s
w Two meetings with the second I
lsd at 2.3O in the afternoon, :
2 me address was made BY Josiah =
", Of Wilmington, a member of :
Ds'aWare ard American Bar AS I
i!ons. His subject was "The :
wa Of Religious Liberty" The d
moon address was to have been q
oy Former Judge Henry C. Con- E
DelaWare's well-nown historian, y
Y 4 could not be here and Hon. .
! marvel took his place. In re-
Is tne progress that Christianity X
u uaQe since its beginning, Mr..
q said that On the occasion Of "
n day it seemed timely t,
Ie fght Of religious liberty can
u q considered, mot only to com q
uiOse Who have brought it about o
! ! wen to command ourselves to ci
: \ mat It is safeguarded for r,
!, Sno will follow later" a
''ers Church Financial Showing S
tae y: from the celebration having p
ri si'Is Z significance, it was an v
! j y '. Ihe Rev. E. A. Lemoine, Il
!, /, y the church, that the cele- pl
Reading from the lllla,'rtal rnnn'.t ! Sue- y
gmsr. ecIor announced that an I
n III. iuha q $500 had been az
s80o ~ ooYieh'ary subscriptions and p
rses;,,., ior Centennial Fund has y
,'SeiVed for donations He oIeo M
lncsd la, that the plate collection sist q IT