Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-03-06

the Episcopal Society of this city, In
the erection Of q neat and tasty church
edifice, ON the corner Of Main and sew
enth Streets, called Saint Luks's
| Church, Of Cedar Falls.
/ A description OF this building may
well be prefaced by ! brief history of
the parish. In the spring Df 1857, this
parish was organized ~ Rk Rev. HI.
w. Lee, under the nauae Ut &c. Luke.
In the All Of The sains year, Rev. b.
r. Clifford became first rector, diviiing
his time between Independence, Wa
terloo and Cedar Falls. Under his rec
torship the ladies of the Society COL
lected 500, with which they purchased
LOT with the view of building Q church
but the title proving defective the lot
was lost, and Mr.. O. resigned. The
parish then remained vacant for year
and half. In September, 1861. the
Rev. w. F. Lloyd was called, being the
second rector, and dividing his time
only between Waterloo and Cedar
Falls. As might well be expected un-
der such circumstances, the society up
to this time met with very little ,nu-
merical prosperity. In September,
1858, Mr.. Lloyd resigned. and the con-
gregation were left another year and q
quarter without minister.
In the mean while. a devoted Epis-
copalian, Mr.. George HI. Campbell, had
moved to this place, and through his
fundamentally q hall was hired, q sab
bath school established and a call ex-
tended to the third and present minis
ter, Rev. III. G. Kinney. On the first
day Of January, 1855, Mr.. Kinney
found just twelve families who had en-
joyed the ministry OF Mr.. Lloyd, and
of these, Ave families had removed be-
fore tie church enterprise was com
/ menced. 1@t iAIfA4
Mr.. Kinney coon came 10 the couclu-
sion that little progress could be made
without q suitabse house for worship,
aud an effort in that direction was al
once commenced. BY personal appii.
cation at the east, 81. 500 was collected,
and this with the gift Of part Of lot
from Mr.. Kinney, a good, beginning
was made. ~ VI ~ ~ 49,
The architectures of the outside Of @
church In Omaha, and the inside OF q
church in Harlem, New York, were Sc
lected and put into the hands of Mr..
P. 8. Robinson, who Afterwards took
the contract to do the carpenter and
Joiner work. The main body OF the
church is 32x54 feet. The entrance il
through the tower, which is at its base
IL feet square and ascends an altitude
of So feet. The. vestibule 10 separated
from the church by two frame doors
covered with baizs, and these doors
swing 90 easily that the entrance oil
some late nearer liz 50 Irsiseless AZ to be
unnotioed.
! You are now In the lower aisle-a
broad passage running scross the
church. Taxing our position IN it, we
notice that there are fofty4eight pews,
each six feet long. divided into four
tiers; seven stained glass windows ON
the two sides one tripp.e staiasd glass
window fronting the street, aud q
round window at the end. All the in.
terror wood work Is grained in black
walnut, and the finished appearance Il
sufficient evidence that the painter
Mr.. Wilcox, has done neat job.
| At the lower end of the audience
room platform extends across. which
is twelve feet broad and some eighteen
inches above the main floor. Over
this platform three arches are thrown
on che north side, forming a room for
the choir l0xl2, and on the south side
forming room Of the same. size for a
| vestry, while the centre portions form
the chancsl. Dn the right 10 the stand
of tire lecthrer, where the service Ia
read, and on the lot ID the eulpit. The
chancei rails some six feet In the rear
Of these and extends from cboir To ves-
try room. Behind the railing IL the
communion table, over which 10 seen
a beautiful frescos painting Of cross
and crown.
This completes the description Of the
church. 1t needs carpet In the aisle,
II should be more thoroughly painted
on the outside, and enclosed with q
fence. Ailthese things the congrega.
ton expect to get this year IL they can
next, or the following year II they
must. The actual cost or the chs,rch
ID $500. OF this thsy ars IN. arrears
but tribe, and this tribe they could
pay and the Improvement spoken oil
might be made could the subscriptions
all be Collected now. AAss 80
The church Is located in q beautiful
and prominent part of the city, and ia
aa isaprevessene 10 which all may just
ly point 30 with pride.
AS in all enterprises o.. this charac,
ter, the main burden Of starting ard OF
giving the energy TO push 1t to coiaple-
ton. has devolved on a few. To the
persevering energy of Mr.. Kinney, the
people Are largely iaidcbted for this
handsome structure. Assisted by the
members of his congregsticn and iiber-
al donations from the people outside Of
his church, he has labored untiringly
for the consummaticti Of this cvmmen-
dabls enterprise.
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Book BISDERYsTItl mAy, not be gen.
orally known to the people Of Cedar
Falls and surrounding county, that q