DELAWARE COUNTY ARCHIVES. 35 



In memory of Footstone 



Sarah 



wife of 



James Wilde S. W.* 



who departed this life 



Nov. 24th i860 



in the 59th year of her age. 



General Assembly in Second Temple. 1832, Succeeds Atlee as pastor of 

 the Cincinnati Society. 1833, July 28th, Ordained a priest by Rev. 

 Hardus. 1837, Resigns Cincinnati Society owing to opposition to his 

 teachings by majority of Society. Succeeded by Rev. Maskell M. Carll 

 (ordained priest and minister, December 3rst, 1816), who in 1804 con- 

 ducted a school at the corner of Seventh Street and Cherry Alley, Phila- 

 delphia, Pa. 1838, May 13th, Introduced into third degree of the minis- 

 try ; June 24th, organized Third Society of Cincinnati. 1840, Came from 

 Cincinnati and took charge of First Society. Afterwards went to Balti- 

 more. 1841, Organized a small society in the District of Columbia; May 

 9th, organized a society in Charleston, S. C. ; October 30th, visited Lan- 

 caster, Pa. ; November i6th, organized a society in Pittsburgh, Pa. 

 1842, Baltimore Society liad intended inviting him every three months 

 and in meantime wrote Rev. Thomas Worcester, of General Conference, 

 inquiring whether such invitation would be disorderly in view of his 

 present relations with the General Conference. Rev. Worcester replied, 

 charging that he had published that which was untrue, administered 

 Holy Supper in public ; given sacrament to one person not a member ; 

 raised a standard of Revolt. The Philadelphia Society demanded proof. 

 Rev. Worcester gave a long list. Philadelphia Society upheld Rev. 

 DeCharms, stating that nothing appeared in Rev. Worcester's letter to 

 impair his moral or religious standing or that of his congregation or the 

 Church at large. This correspondence increased the breach of Disunion. 

 Baltimore Society withdrew from the General Conference. The same 

 year he resigned as pastor of the First Society, but remained in the min- 

 istry as missionary. 1846, General missionary, Central Conference, Bal- 

 timore, salary, $1000. 1849, In Philadelphia Conference. 1850, Resigned 

 Baltimore pastorate. 1852, Supply. 1853, Preached twice in Upper 

 Darby. 1855, First minister for Third Society until his death. ^. E. P. 



*The letters on this footstone are badly effaced, but in 1905, when 

 these records were originally obtained, the stone was in excellent 

 condition. 



