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Amounting in all to $152.)
The committee also beg leave to report that they have full assuran- ces that $200 shall be raised in Parkersburgh for the support of Mr. Wheat and family.
Signed BILLY TODD, J. DELAFIELD, Jr. ,
Connnittec.
The committee to whom was allotted the duty of conferring with the Rev. J. Thos. Wheat beg leave to report that "they have duly at- tended to the request of the vestry and have sent the following letter to the gentleman whose services as a clergyman are most desirable to this Parish.
Marietta, Ohio, Dec. 26th, 1832.
REV. J. T. WHEAT,
Dear Sir:
It gives us extreme gratification to present to you our thankful acknowledgments for the kind and prompt man- ner in which you acceded to the wishes of our Parish, by afford- ing us the enjoyment of the full services of our Church, in all that simplicity and inherent dignity, which she so eminently possesses.
To us,-a small band of brethren, united in our faith, our fears, our hopes; connected together by the sweet ties of friend -. ship and affection ; and encouraged to perseverance in our duty by the regular attendance on the reading of our Liturgy ;- such a favor has been most peculiarly acceptable.
A prospeet, heretofore distant, enveloped in mist, and obscured by clouds, is now suddenly presented to our view. A foundation whereon to establish the Episcopal Church, the material where- with to strengthen her fabric. the encouraging prospects of suc- cess, have been in this, hidden from us.
But the mists have risen, the clouds are dispelled, and the noble prospect of the enlarged and flourishing condition of our Church are placed before us, not the mere illusions of optical phenomena but the sober reality insured to perseverance.
Joyfully taking advantage of the present opportunity, the Vestry of St. Luke's Parish have requested us to confer with you.
Allow us then, Revd. and dear Sir, in the name of our Parish, to request you to come amongst us and officiate as our Rector .- With you will we gladly entrust our spiritual guidance and to you
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COMMUNICANTS IN 1832.
will we most cheerfully commit the task of teaching us the road to eternal life.
We are permitted to assure you of such a remuneration on our part as will afford a respectable and comfortable maintenance of yourself and family ..
If, Revd. and dear Sir, we may be permitted to hope that our wishes in this respect may be gratified, an early signification of the same to us will be most acceptable.
Yours, &c.
The committee also report that as yet no answer has been received from the Rev. Mr. Wheat.
Signed BILLY TODD,
J. DELAFIELD, Jr., Committee.
These reports being duly accepted, it was
Resolved, that this meeting adjourn until the evening of Monday, the 31st of December, to meet at the residence of B. Todd, Esq.
Adjourned
BILLY TODD, Chairman.
J. DELAFIELD, Jr. Secretary.
On Sunday, December 30, 1832, the Holy Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was administered by the Rev. Jno. T. Wheat to fourteen per- sons, but one of whom, John Peterson, is now living. They were:
Arius Nye, Esq., Mrs. Arius Nyc, Mrs. Billy Todd,
Billy Todd, Esq.,
Hendrig Hartwig, Esq., Mrs. Hendrig Hartwig,
Mr. Hans Bredahl,
Miss Clarissa Stone,
Mr. J. F. Peterson,
Miss Catharine Stone,
Mr. C. F. Sivertjen,
Miss Mary Stone,
Mr. J. Delafield, Jr. Miss Deborah T. Wells.
On the same day the Sacrament of Baptism was administered by the same clergyman to Isabella Greene (adult) ; Rowena Nye and Mrs. Mary Greene, witnesses, and to Frederic Hartwig (infant); Mr. Hartwig and wife and J. Delafield, Jr., sponsors.
Of the above conununicants, Hartwig, Bredahl, Peterson and Siv- ertjen were Danes, the last three being single men. Hartwig and Sivert- jen were from Copenhagen, the former was a blacksmith, the latter a carpenter in the King's Navy; he built several houses here for Hartwig and other Danes. Bredahl was a gardener and came from Juteland. He was for some time the sexton of St. Luke's and also a vestryman. .
Peterson was from Kioge, 25 miles from Copenhagen, a cabinet maker by trade. When the church was built, he made the Communion Table and chairs for the chancel (the latter are now in the Sunday School room). The pulpit was built by an Englishman named Parker. Mr. Peterson also assisted the Rev. Mr. Wheat by acting as interpreter when he administered the. Sacrament to the Germans and the Danes. Since November 16, 1835, he has worked at his trade in the same shop in Harmar, and has never been sick a day in that time. He is a pleasant and intelligent man to converse with, and does the tinkering of the
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COMMUNICANTS IN 1832.
whole town. He lives in a house next to his shop in Harmar, where he has brought up his family, cheerful and contented. The children call him "Unele John." On December 5, 18 2, the writer had the pleasure of congratulating him upon the seventy-fifth anniversary of his natal day.
The Misses Stone came from Pittsburgh with their mother in 1816, though Miss Clarissa was not here for some years after that. They lived for a time in a frame house on Front street, built by Mr. Emerson. Afterwards, while Governor Meigs was Postmaster General, they oc- cupied a portion of his house. They were always very kind neighbors, and during the sickly seasons of 1822 and 1823 they nursed many people in their sickness. They afterwards purchased and lived in the brick dwelling, No. 126 Second street, now the second house below St. Luke's Church.
John Delafield, Jr., was a graduate of Columbia College, the son of a wealthy banker of New York, and was sent out to this neighborhood (Decatur Township; with gun, fishing rods and artificial flies, books, musical instruments, and two Scotchmen, "to sow his wild oats."
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There he built him a log hut, and came to Marietta and called upon Mr. Nye, to ask him about some hunting matters. On seeing a copy of Dr. Wainwright's book of music. he remarked that he had been his in- structor, and asked Mr. Nye if there were an Episcopal Church in town. Mr. Nye replied that he had been conducting Services as lay-reader. Afterwards Mr. Delafield generally came to town Saturdays and spent Sunday with Mr. Nye. He was a fine musician, a good composer, and painted well in oil and water colors. He acted as lay-reader occasionally in the Library Hall and also in the Church, and is said to have been a fine reader. He published "A Brief Topographical Description of the County of Washington in the State of Ohio, by J. Delafield, Junr., Marietta, Ohio. New York. Printed by J.M. Elliott, 6 Old Slip. 1834." It was dedicated to the Faculty of Columbia College, and contained a plan of Campus Martius. . He was also the author of "An Inquiry into the Origin of the Antiquities of America, by J. Delafield, Jr., with an Appendix, containing Notes, with "a View of the Causes of the Superi- ority of the Men of the Northern over those of the Southern Hemi- sphere," by James Lakey, M. D. Cincinnati : Published by N. G. Bur-
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THE CHURCH IN PARKERSBURG.
gess & Co .. Stereotyped by Glezen and Shepard. 1839." This volume was inscribed to the Hon. Jacob Burnett, L. L. D. and has a "Preface by the Right Rev. Chas. P. Mellvaine, D. D., Bishop of the Diocese of Ohio." It has a folding frontispiece eighteen feet long, and numerous other illustrations. "The Transactions of the Historical and Philosoph- ical Society of Ohio, 1839," contains a series of "letters relating to the Early Settlement of the Northwestern Territory addressed to J. Dela- field, Jr., Esq., during the years 1837-8, by J. Burnett."
He at one time lived on Fifth street, between Wooster and Wash- ington. He was very active in Church work, and instances are men- tioned of his kindness in visiting siek persons. In 1835 he wrote from Columbus to Mr. Buell, "Our Church is growing, the little leaven is leavening the whole lump." He married Edith, daughter of the Rev. M. G. Wallace, of Cincinnati, in 1833. He succeeded to the title of Count Delafield in England.
In 1837 he was connected with the banking interests of Columbus. and was Cashier of the Clinton Bank.
He afterwards became a Roman Catholic, and died at Memphis in 1862. His family remained in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
For further notice of early Church people see Note IV. in Appendix.
The subscription list on pages 36 and 37 is the earliest known record pertaining to the Church in Parkersburg. The names are printed as they are found in the Vestry book of St. Luke's, though, on enquiring of the Rector of Trinity Church, Parkersburg, it was found that the name Pixter should be Pixler, and Hutchison probably Hutchinson. Gen. J. J. Jackson and Mr. John Taylor were afterwards appointed lay- readers in Parkersburg by Bishop Meade. Gen. Jackson was to the Church there, what Judge Nye was in Marietta. Bishop Meade. as will be seen, was in Marietta at the time he wrote the appointment.
The Rev. Mr. Wheat in his report to the Bishop in 1534 states that he officiated in Parkersburg "every other Sabbath." The services were held in the Court House. Although in another Diocese, the Parish of Trinity Church, Parkersburg, is the nearest to that of St. Luke's, Ma- rietta. Twelve miles is not a great distance, with connuunication by river and rail, by telegraph and telephone, and the present disposition for increasing the intercourse between the towns will surely strengthen the sisterly feeling which has existed between the two parishes since the day of small things.
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I. H. S.
CHAPTER II.
THE FIRST RECTORATE AND THE BUILDING OF THE CHURCH.
And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work.
Nehemiah 2, 18.
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A genial hearth, a hospitable board, And a refined rusticity, belong To the neat mansion, where, his flock among, The learned Pastor dwells, their watchful Lord.
-WORDSWORTH.
THE FIRST RECTORATE AND THE BUILDING OF THE CHURCH.
ITH the year 1833 began a new era in the history of St. Luke's Church, in which the bud of long and patient effort seemed to blossom forth in grati- fying evidence of new prosperity. The first thing to record in that year is the incorporation of the Parish, a fitting commencement of this period. The report of the committee, who went to New York to raise funds, gave some en- couragement and the letter of the Rev. Mr. Wheat, accepting the Rec- torship, must have been very gratifying to the little "band of brethren," who had so seldom an opportunity to enjoy "the full services of the
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THE ACT OF INCORPORATION.
Church." These encouragements and the evidence of interest on the subscription paper circulated in Marietta, caused them to undertake the building of the church; and the laying of the corner stone, the progress and final completion of the edifice must have made the hearts of those to rejoice, who had long labored and prayed for this end.
The services at the laying of the corner stone, at the opening of the church, and at the consecration on the Eve of the Feast of St. Luke, 1835, did much to increase the interest in and respect for the Episcopal Church in Marietta.
But the records following will tell the story.
AN ACT TO INCORPORATE ST. LUKE'S CHURCH, MARIETTA.
SEC. 1. Be it Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That Billy Todd, Arius Nye. Daniel Greene, Caleb Emerson, E. B. Swearingen and John Delafield, Jr., their associates and successors, members of the Parish of St. Luke, Marietta. of the Protestant Episco- pal Church, be, and they are hereby created and constituted a body politie and corporate, by the name and style of St. Luke's Church, Ma- rietta," and as such shall have perpetual succession, and be capable of suing and being sued, defending and being defended in all Courts of Law and Equity, and may have a Common Seal, and alter the same at pleasure.
SEc. 2. That the said corporation may purchase, receive, hold and convey any estate, real, personal or mixed, the annual income of which shall not exceed two thousand dollars, for the purposes of a church and parsonage, and those which may be incident to the support of public worship in the said Parish.
SEC. 3. That the members of the said corporation, and their suc- cessors, may at such time as may be customary in the Protestant Epis- copal Church, or at such other as they at any regular meeting shall ap- point, and from time to time thereafter, elect two Wardens and such number of Vestrymen and other officers as they shall deem necessary and proper, and may prescribe such by-laws, rules and regulations for the government of the said corporation, and the managment of the secular concerns of the said Parish, as they may think expedient ; Pro- vided, that if at any time an election of officers shall not be had on the regular day, the corporation shall not thereby be dissolved, but the officers previously chosen shall serve until their successors are elected, which election may be held at any meeting duly notified and assembled for that purpose; And Provided, also, that such by-laws, rules and regu- lations shall not be repugnant to the constitution and laws of the United States or of this State.
SEC. 4. That the General Assembly shall have power to alter, amend or modify this act, but any such alteration, amendment or modi- fication shall not divert any property or funds of the said corporation from the purposes expressed in this act.
DAVID T. DISNEY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. SAMUEL R. MILLER, Speaker of the Senate.
JANUARY 9th, 1833.
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NEW YORK SUBSCRIPTIONS.
The minutes of parish and vestry meetings contain many interest- ing items and throughout the period covered by Chapters I. and II., are printed in full as they appear in the Record book, with notices of bap- tisms, confirmations, &e.
Pursuant to notice, the meeting appointed to be held at Mr. Todd's was omitted and the gentlemen met at the residence of Capt. Danl. Greene, on the evening of Friday, Feb. 1, 1833.
Present
B. Todd, Esq., Warden,
D. Greene, Esq.,
Vestrymen. .
J. Delafield, Jr., Clerk.
Reading of minutes being dispensed with, Mr. Delafield made the following report of visit to New York :
"The committee who went to New York in behalf of St. Luke's Parish, Marietta, Ohio, beg leave to report, that the following sums have been subscribed and the amount paid.
John Delafield
00:00
Mrs. Moore
5
00
Edw. Delatield
20
1 00
Miss S. Moore
5
00
Saml. Ward
20
00)
Cash
8
00
Henry Parish
25
00
Cash
5
00
James Milnor
10
Win. Kemble
00
D. Embury
Robt. C. Cornell
5
00
M. Clarkson
5
00
Cash
6
00
Ashtabula, Ohio,
9
11
T. W. Ludlow
5
00
A. Tredwell
6
00
Rev. Evan M. Johnson Cash
10
00
Rev. J. F. Shroeder
00
Josiah Dow
5
00
Thatcher Tucker
Clement C. Moore
5
00
Jno. Bloodgood
5
00
R. R. Ward
Cash
3
00
N. G. Carnes
10
Treadwell, Kissam & Co.
10
00
5
P. L. Woolley
5
00
5
00
F. F. Peet
5
00
H. Delafield
5
00
Thos. S. Townsend
5
00
W. Delafield
5
00
Saydam & Reed
5
00
Henry Ward
5
00
C. A. Davis
5
00
E. H. Vanbron
5
00
Mons. St. Felix
10
00
Wm. Johnson
00
Robt. Ray
51
00
Jas. G. King
10: 00
W'm. G. Cooper
5: 00
Robert Bache
Charles Hoyt
5| 00
J. B. Graham
10:00
Jon. Ogden
00
John H. Moore
51 00
B. S. & Co.
5 00
F. J. Chew
5 .00
Rev. Mr. Hawks
00
A. L. Guittean
51 00
D. A. Cushman
51 00
P. Flagler
5:00
Jas. A. Moore
5
00
Gerard H. Coster
5: 00
Cash
6
00
Ferdinand Sands
5.00
Thos. March
5 1
00
R. Kingsland
H. C. De Rham
51 00
C. Wolfe
5
00
L. & R.
51 00
G. Hoyt
John Noble
10:00)
G. G. Hoyt
5
00
Richard Patten
5.00
John Constantine
00
H. Sheldon
Cash
3. 00
Cash 5:00
Mrs. Sherred
51 00
Lock wood, Haggerty & Co. 10:00
Jas. Boggs
5: 00
Cash
5.00
J. D. Beers
5.00
Jas. Dunlop
5: 00
Cash
3| 00
S. Brown
5 1 00
Total collection, $575.41.
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00
00
Cash
Geo. B. Dorr
00
00
R. K. Delafield
Charles Marsh
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09
00
Tucker & Carter
Benj. Grut
(K)
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C. Emerson, Esq.,
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NEW YORK DONATIONS.
Cash deposited in Phenix Bk., New York, $300.00
". in hands of Rev. J. P. Robinson, 63.00
" Mr. J. Delafield, Jr., 9.41
Expenses of Journey, viz :
. Rev. J. P. R.'s expenses to N. Y. & back to Batavia,
Gennessee Co., N. Y. 96.623
Mr. Delafield's do. to N. Y. & home, 93.00
Costs of Printing, 10.00
Blank Book & edging P. Books, . 1.373
Pearson's charge for packing boxes, 2.00 203.00
$575.41
Total Collection,. $575.41
Deduct expenses,. 203. .
S372.41 nett am't.
In addition to the above we acknowledge the receipt of
#1 Prayer Book for the desk, from Swords, Stanford & Co.
1 Prayer Book for the Chancel, from Jas. A. Burtus.
2 Folio Bibles for the desk, from John Delafield, Jr.
1 Bronze and
2 Brass Liverpool Lamps, from Mrs. John Delafield.
Your committee beg leave to state that they executed as far as was in their power the mission on which they were sent, and would have met with the most encouraging success, had not the fatal pestilence put an end to the accomplishment of their wishes.t
The Rev. J. P. Robinson being absent, in his name as in my own, this statement is most respectfully submitted by
Your obedient servt.
JOHN DELAFIELD, JR."
The above report was accepted and ordered to be placed on the minutes.
The committee appointed to confer with the Rev. John Thos. Wheat beg leave to state that they have reed. the following letter from that gentleman :
* These Books are still in existence and one of the Prayer Books was used on the desk in the Sunday School room as late as the year 1881.
+ This was at the time when the cholera spread terror through the land.
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THE REV. J. T. WHEAT'S LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE.
Wheeling, Jan. 28, 1833.
To Messrs. B. TODD & Committee.
J. DELAFIELD, JR.
Gentlemen --
Your communication on behalf of St. Luke's Parish, Marietta, has been, unavoidably, held under consideration until this late day.
Of my disposition, how decidedly & strongly favorable to your proposition, you were ascertained at the time of my late visit. My acceptance of the proffered Rectorship was contingent on the satisfactory adjustment of my affairs here. To such a determina- tion of them I have given every attention since my return ; & I am very happy to inform yon the result is highly satisfactory. I am now at liberty to meet your wishes & beg you will receive this as final on my part.
Looking to Him "without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy," for the "fulness of the blessing of the Gospel of peace." I follow what, I trust, is the certain indication of His "good pleas- ure," & with unaffected humility accept the honor which you confer. Whatever I may be or do for your spiritual interests and your general well-being, that will I gladly & unreservedly be & do. "Through Ct. strengthening me" I will "spend & be spent" in the service of the Ch. amongst you.
You may expect me, Deo volente, about the first of April. "The grace of our Ld. Js. Ct. be with you all."
JNO. THOS. WHEAT.
Signed BILLY TODD. J. DELAFIELD, JR.
The above report was ordered to be copied in the minutes, being duly accepted.
Adjourned sine dic.
BILLY TODD, Chairman of meeting.
J. DELAFIELD, Jr., Register. -
Pursuant to notice a meeting of the Vestry of St. Luke's Parish as- sembled at the residence of B. Todd, Esq., on Saturday evening, Feb. 16, 1833.
Present B. Todd, Esq., Warden.
E. B. Swearingen, Esq,, WVestrymen. D. Greene, Esq., J. Delafield, Jr., Clerk.
The minutes of the preceding meeting offered and accepted. On motion of E. B. Swearingen, Esq.,
Resolved, that D. Greene and B. Todd, Esqrs., be appointed a con- mittee to see Mr. Geren in order to secure the renting of the widow Bonney's house for three years next ensuing, and report at the next meeting, or in case of failure in the above arrangement, that these gen- tlemen be invested with full powers to provide a residence for a clergy- man.
Resolved that this meeting do adjourn.
BILLY TODD, Chairman.
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J. DELAFIELD, Jr., Register.
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PARISH MEETING, 1835.
Feb. 20, 1833.
Pursuant to notice a meeting of the Vestry was held on this even- ing at Capt. Todd's.
Present B. Todd, Esq., Warden. E. B. Swearingen, Esq., ! Vestrymen. D. Greene, Esq., J. Delafield, Jr., Clerk.
The committee on building reported that an arrangement has been completed and proper lease- sealed, signed and delivered, to and from E. W. T. Clark, and B. Todd and D. Greene, in behalf of the Church, of a brick house and lots for the parsonage for 2 years.
Resolved, that this meeting adjourn.
JNO. DELAFIELD, JR., Register.
BILLY TODD, Chairman.
Easter Monday, April 8, 1833.
Pursuant to notice the meeting of the Parish of St. Luke's con- vened at the residence of Capt. Todd.
On motion of J. Delafield, Junr., it was
Resolved, that this meeting be adjourned until the evening of Fri- day next at seven o'clock.
Adjourned JOHN DELAAFIELD, JUNR., Clerk.
BILLY TODD, Chairman.
Friday evening, April 12, 1833.
The Parish, being convened, the election of officers took place, when the following officers were elected :
Arius Nye, { Wardens. Billy Todd, f
On motion of Mr. Nye,
Resolved, that two members be added to the present vestry, and that the vestry, including the two wardens, consist of seven members.
The following gentlemen were elected vestrymen :
Danl. Greene, Esq. John Delafield, Jr.
Caleb Emerson, Esq. &
E. B. Swearingen, Esq. Hans Bredahl.
John Delafield, Junr., was elected Secretary, collector of funds, and agent of Ministerial fund.
E. B. Swearingen was elected Treasurer.
The election of Delegates to the Convention was, for the time being, postponed.
Resolved, that the funds collected by the eastern mission be drawn by Mr. Arius Nye, and be invested here.
Resolved, that a committee be appointed to enquire respecting the procuring a place for erecting a parsonage and church and on the ex- pedieney thereof.
Resolved, that Messrs. D. Greene, Todd, Emerson, Swearingen and Nye, be this committee.
Resolved, that this committee report on the evening of Friday, May 10, 1833.
Adjourned.
JNO. DELAFIELD, JUNR. Secretary.
BILLY TODD, Chairman.
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Ino. Mas. Ilcal
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THE REV. J. T. WHEAT TAKES CHARGE.
( The following, and similar entries in the Record Book, are placed here as they there appear. )
The Rev. John Thos. Wheat preached his inaugural sermon as Rec- tor of this Parish on the first Sunday after Easter, April 14, 1833.
On Monday, May 6, 1833, Frederic Hartwig ( an infant ) was buried -funeral service performed by J. Delafield, Jr.
( Probably the Rector had not returned from his Sunday in Parkers- burg.)
( This is the first burial recorded in the Parish.)
Friday evening, May 10, 1833.
Pursuant to adjournment the vestry met at Capt. Todd's.
Present Rev. J. T. Wheat, Rector. B. Todd, Warden. D. Greene, E. B. Swearingen, H. Bredahl, J. Delafield, Jr.,
Vestrymen.
Prayer.
Resolved, that this meeting do adjourn until to-morrow evening at the same place and hour.
Adjourned.
JNO. THOS. WHEAT.
JNO. DELAFIELD, JUNR., Register.
Saturday evening, May 11, 1833.
Pursuant to adjournment the vestry met at the residence of Capt. B. Todd.
Present, Rev. J. T. Wheat, Rector. Arius Nve, ? Wardens. B. Todd, -
D. Greene, C. Emerson, H. Bredahl, E. B. Swearingen, J. Delafield, Jr.,
Vestry.
On motion of Mr. Nye, Resolved, that the Rev. Mr. Wheat be re- quested to prepare a gratulatory letter for the arrival of the Rt. Rev. Chas. P. Mellvaine, which draught shall be submitted to the vestry for their approbation.
On motion of Mr. Nye, Resolved, that a letter, rec'd. from the con- mittee on the annuity fund for Bp. Chase be for the present laid on the table.
On motion of Arius Nye, Resolved, that Danl. Greene, E. B. Swear- ingen, Caleb Emerson, Billy Todd and Arius Nye be a committee to solicit subscriptions, in this place and vicinity, towards the building of a church in and for the Parish (of St. Luke's) to be called for and paid, when the vestry shall deem expedient ; and that they be authorized to procure a suitable site whereon to erect the same : and report thereon to the vestry.
Adjourned sine dic.
JNO. THos. WHEAT.
JNO. DELAFIELD, JR., Secretary.
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SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR BUILDING A CHURCH.
Sunday, May 12, 1833, "Rogation Sunday."
The Holy Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was celebrated in the morning at which time five new communicants were added to the Church in this Parish.
( These are named in the list: Rev. J. Thos. Wheat, Mrs. Wheat. Mrs. A. Henderson, Mrs. D. Greene, and Mrs. C. C. Robinson.) .
In the afternoon of the same day the Sacrament of Baptism was administered by the Rector to
Charles Edward Swearingen Eli Bennett Swearingen John Graham Swearingen
also to Susan Elisabeth Swearingen
A. Nye., B. Todd Sand parents, Sponsors. Mrs. A. Pentony and parents, Sponsors.
(The committee appointed on Saturday evening, May 11, 1833, to solicit subscriptions for building a church, circulated the following paper, in the handwriting of Mr. Wheat, (it is not in the records, but is preserved in a torn condition) and obtained the names and amounts at- tached. The marks are retained as on the original. )
Whereas it is proposed by the Vestry of "St. Luke's Church", Mari- etta, Ohio, to erect a .House of Religious Worship, agreeably to the Canons of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the U. S., of such size and appearance as may be connuodious and ornamental,
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