More data in from a helpful church historian: In Miller's book THE LARGER HOPE…he mentions that the Universalist church in Elkton was established by Otis A. Skinner sometime in the early 1830s. James Shrigley was the pastor of the Baltimore Universalist Church from 1841 – 1850. He lived in Catonsville, MD in 1854 as a supply pastor. From 1858 -1860 he was a supply pastor in Richmond, Va., and was also listed in Richmond in 1874. In 1877, the only rural Universalist church in Maryland was in Chesapeake City. The 1846 (written in 1845) “Universalist Companion” mentions Maryand has three societies, 3 meeting house and 2 preachers. The 1850 (written in 1849) “Universalist Register” still mentions three meeting houses; naming them as Baltimore, Elkton, and Woodsboro. There were no ministers in the state, Brother Henry Fitz (lay preacher) having died in Baltimore. 1871 (1870) lists Shrigley as the preacher at Elkton 1877 (1876) lists the building in Elkton 1893 (1892) no listing for Elkton Now to see if the church structure in Elkton still stands... Fred Kelso ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.