Callahan, Charles Hilliard, 1858-1944 · Washington : National Capital Press · leaf 155
fell into a state of semi-neglect. Nordid this condition improve very much after the dawn of peace withEngland and the establishment of our Federal Government. Its ven-erable and beloved rector, Parson Massey, stripped of his strongestpillars and afihcted with partial loss of speech, retired to his… … WASHINGTON THE CIVILIAN. 97 whose pastor he was for many years, and revered for his gentle dis-position and extreme piety by all who knew him. After the desertion of Pohick by its regular attendants and sup-porters, an occasional exhorter (curious reUc of the past) would stopon his aimless journey…
