Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1951-04-05

and on land belonging to the
church,.
The registrar, l. T. Worthington,
was instructed to so notify the
president of the School Board.
While Mr.. Duncan was rector
the old school house was moved
from Harling's River to Unity and
made into a chapel, and St. Luke's
Church, Brighton, was built.
On Easter Sunday, 1877, the Rev
William H. Laird entered the
charge and January 2, 1897, a
resolution of respect speaks of his
death while still rector. The Rev.
Peter Royden came to the parish
October 1897 and stayed until
April 1907 when he left to accept a
call to Virginia. Then came the
Rev. Charles Lafferty-he assumed
his duties January 1908 and left
in October 1918.
Next was the Rev. H. H. Mars
den who resigned in July 1917 to
become a chaplaii in the U. S..
Army. That marked the end of
the horse and buggy days for the
parish-according to the old regis
ter Mr.. >Marsden's horse was put
out to pasture at the Janneys foi
1925 a month. The BohannOns who
followed had their own automobile
Rev. Franklin Johns Bohannon,
native of st. Mary's County,
came from Connecticut September
1917 and stayed until he was called
to; be dean of the Cathedral at
Easton in 1920. The Young Mems
Club, still extant in the Olney-
Sandy Spring area, was organized
largely through his efforts.
The Rev. Guy f. Kagey came tc
the parish May 20, 1921, and re-
signed to go to Media, Pa, in 1928
While he was rector, lights were
placed in St. Bartholomew
Church by Miss Howard of Ha-
gerstown in memory of Miss Har-
riet Maynard.
The Rev. Philip Dales and his
family came March 26, 1928. Mr.
Dales was very modern and botl
entertained and shocked his parish
oners He resigned in 1881 and
later left the ministry.
DR.. Thomas F. Opie came in
1881 and remained until November
30, 1910. The last rector of the
parish to minister to the three
churches, St. Johns, Omey, st
Luke's, Brighton and the mother
church, st. Bartholomew at Lay.
louisville, was Rev. Arthur lie.
Baron Ribble who came from Hy.
attsville May l, 1871. While Mr.
Ribble was on leave of absence as
chaplain in the U. S. Marines, the
Rev. Herbert Mayors came June
1912 and stayed almost three years
in the rectory and ministered tC
the three churches.
On March 6, 1916 Robert S. Re.
gan came from the Episcopal
Seminary in Alexandria to assist
Mr.. Ribble. He resigned October
1947 and another Seminarian
Claude DuTeil came October Y
l947, He alternated with Mr.. Rib
bic in the three churches. The
rector's resignation was read al
the annual meeting held in st. Bar
tholomew's Church April 1913. Mr.
Ribble left to take over his fathers
parish in Deming, New Mexico
June Is, 1913. Claude DuTeil con.
tinued to serve st. Bartholomew
Church after the other two
churches in the parish jointly cal.
ed a rector-leaving the mother
church to sink or swim. Mr.. Du-
Tell graduated from the Seminary
in June 1919 and another Semin-
arian, William Bapter, came TO the
church June 33, 1919, and with an
ordained minister coming once q
month to conduct the Communion
Service, has served the church very
efficiently up TO this time.
st. Bartholomew has a congre.
cation Of about fifty. In 1850 il
served fifteen families and seven
teen individual members. The con.
gregation though small is loyal
and hard working. Here are some
Of the things accomplished since
June 1913: Paid balance Of $500
on oil heating plant; painted both
interior and exterior of church
built new steps and laid new side
walk; sent girls to Shrncmont two
years; purchased new emblems for
altar and pulpit, velvet hangings
for altar; painted and screened
basement; purchased electric stove
and installed gas for gas stove;