HISTORY
1943 LEWES
ST.
PETERS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
REV.
DR. CHARLES TURNER
Lewes,
Delaware. Tuesday, November 16, 1943, Wilmington Morning News
The
historic St. Peter's Episcopal Church at Lewes is considering
a
Memorial
to Rev. Dr. Charles H. B. Turner, a beloved former rector
who
was rector there longer than any other minister except the first,
the
Rev.
Beckett, English missionary from 1721 to 1743.
Dr.
Turner was rector for twenty years total, serving on two
occasions,
1901
to 1913 and returning to serve another eight years in 1916.
He
was much interested in keeping records and data of the parish and of
Sussex
county and published a book “ Some Sussex County Records” .
He
also had historic exhibits in the sacristy of the church which he
had
built
in 1903.
A
Dr. Turners Memorial Committee has been formed with Nathanial H.
Evans,
chairman, members, Howard MacIntire, George Chambers,
Capt.
Harry Lyons, Don Evans, USN, Mrs . Marshall Bertrand and
Mrs.
William P. Orr.
Abstract:
Wilmington Morning News , November 16, 1943.
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