Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-10-04 | Page 7 | Founder of First Churches Honored by Presbyterians

Founder of First Churches Honored By Presbyterians Group Makes P Pilgrimage to Grave of Minister Who Reached Maryland Years Ago 0 nr Associated Puss PRINCESS ANNE Md Oct 4 4 Honoring the memory of the Rev fra Francis who arrived In 1683 1633 to found five churches on the eastern shore of Maryland Presby Presby- today commemorated the anniversary of ot the lion ion In America by a pilgrimage to the he churches and his grave a al native of Ireland organized organized or or- congregations h here rc and at Salisbury Rehoboth Pocomoke City and Snow Hill becoming moderator of the first American presbytery tery He HeIs HeLs Heis Is Ls burled buried in Accomac county Virginia near the Maryland line The Presbyterian pilgrims gathered here for the opening service serice in the Manokin church where the Rev William Wil Wit liam P. P Finney of Philadelphia was the principal speaker Following a luncheon at the Rehoboth Rehoboth Rehoboth Reho Reho- both church the Rev J. J Ross Stevenson Steven Steven- son president of the Princeton theological theological theo theo- theological logical seminary spoke on The Pioneer Pioneer Pio Pio- Pioneer neer Period of Presbyterianism and I the Rev Harris E E. Kirk of ot Baltimore on The Presbyterian Idea Idear was referred to as the in apostle of ot the thc Chesapeake the address of the Rev Ernest Thompson of ot Char Charleston eston W. W Va moderator of the general assembly Presbyterian Church In the United Sta States at the pioneer ministers minister's grave gra Amid perils of savages savage perils of storms swollen rivers perils of the wilderness perils o of persecution like an m earlier servant of the Master Dr Thompson 8 said In his address he travels with the caret care of of all the churches on on his shoulders houlder but with it all he laid the foundation of the Presbyterian church In America and may Justly be regarded as u the father of the Ar American Presbyterian church In the afternoon the pilgrims paid short visits to the thc Pitts Creek church at Pocomoke City and to Snow HilL The pilgrimage will end cad tonight at atthe atthe atthe the Salisbury church with a banquet and services The Rev Lewis Seymour Mudge of Philadelphia stated clerk of the gen general eral assembly and Dr Robert ESpeer E E. Speer of ot New York will the evening service