The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-11-14

Compiled and Read by Edwin
L. Haines on Nov. 2, 1880, in
Commemoration of the the
Seventy-Fifth Anniversary
of the the Church.
| Continued from last weekly
Rev. D. w. Bartine, d. D.,
then stationed in Lancaster,
Pa, was secured to preach the
dedication sermon. His text
was, "Evermore give us this
bread" The house was crowd
ed to hear this prince among
Methodist preachers who went
about as a flaming herald of the
cross. His sermon on this oc-
casion not only glorifled God
but exalted Methodism in the
|eyes of a critical community as
we'll. Many exclaimed in the
language of Peter ON the Mount
of TRANSPORTATION: cit is good
for us to be here" When,
however, the people were call
ed upon to sing the Doxology,
they found it difficult to arise;
for by the imperfectly dried
paint their clothes were glued
fast to the pews. History does
not relate how those assembled
extricated themselves from the
dilema.
The little brick church thus
built and dedicated proved suf-
ficient for the accommodation
of the congregation for a Pc
Rod of Is years. During these
years the church was on Zion
Circuit, and was served by the
following preachers: 1854-5,
Henry Sanderson and John
Palmer; 1866, Henry Sander
son and Joseph Cook; 1867,
VIM. Rink and w. M. Ridge
way; 1878, VIM. Rink and
VIM. H. Fries; 1859, F. B.
Harvey and Jas Webb; 1859-6O
F. B. Harvey and w. S. Pugh;
1901, Geo. Quigley and VIM.
S. Pugh; 1862, Geo. Quigley
and Frasier or Frasure; 1923,
w. ]. Paxson and G. L. Shaffer;
1864, w. ]. Paxson and e. P.
Aldred; 1S64-5, S. w. Kurtz
and e. P. Aldred: 1866, S. w.
Kurtz and H. G. Shippers;
1867, S. w. Kurtz and H. G..
Shippers; 1868, Valentine
Gray and ]. ]. TinAannus:
1869, Valentine Gray and A.
L. Hood; 1S69-7O, VIM. Potter
and A. L. Hood; 1901, VIM.
Potter and A. L. Hood; 1901,
VIM. Potter and ]. w. Weston.
In the meantime in this
small community and against
many discouragements the
church made some progress in
both material and spiritual
things. The membership, which
at first was but a small class of
10 persons, had gradually in
Creased until in 1871 there
were IS members and proba-
TONERS.
At the 3rd session of the Will
mington Annual Conference,
which was held in Dover, Del,
in the spring of 1871, Zion Cir
cult was divided and Rising
Sun, Hopewell, Mt. Pleasant,
and Rowlandville were set of
and constituted a new charge.
called Rising Sun Circuit, with
Rev. ]. w. Weston as pastor.
His successor was Rev. J. Cook.
who had been junior preacher
on Zion Circuit in 1866, when
the first church was dedicated.
Brother Cook served the
charge two years and during
his pastorate the second brick
church was built, replacing the
old one that had served as a
place of worship for 10 years.
1.-THE corner stone was laid on
June 1, 1872, and the dedica-
ton services held Oct. 16, 1873.
Rev. c. N. Sims, D. D., Ii. D..
late chancellor of Syracuse
University, and Rev. w. H.
Chapman, D. D., preached on
this occasion.
The building cost when COM
pleted $11,842.82, which was
nearly twice as much as the
architects estimate. The. Trus-
tees were misled by tho archi-
tect, who assured them that the
church could be built for $4,000,
and great was their astonish-
ment when it was completed
land furnished tn discnver that