History of the M.E. Church, Vol. IV - Media Sabda Org

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1 A few months ago, accompanied by the Rev. G. Haven, of the New England Conference, the writer
visited the sites, only a few miles apart, of Cokesbury College and Perry Hall, both of which stately
edifices, with their chapels and 'church-going bells,' were burned to the ground, the former seventy,
the latter seventeen years ago. Perry Hall has been rebuilt, but without the addition of the chapel and
its former elegance; yet, like its predecessor, it can still be seen afar off. The estate has been divided
and sold, and now contains scarcely one third of its original acres, and the 'hall' is occupied by a
'stranger.' Many of its tall sentinels, like those whom they once guarded, have disappeared, either
from decay or design, and those that remain resemble the straggling remnant of a decimated
regiment. We entered its spacious apartments, some of which were entirely empty, others used
merely for granaries or store-rooms. The prestige of the past, except by the power of association, was
scarcely realized. No voice of thanksgiving or praise greeted our ear." -- D. Creamer, Esq., in Ladies'
Repository, p. 170. March, 1862.