The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1871-09-22
Church Names.
Names Of Episcopal Churches, Com
piled from the Record for 1870

Names OF Episcopal Churches, Conn
piled from the Record for 1870
First of all, we give those which
"rc named for our Blessed Lord aud
Savior, two hundred and seventy
two in number. OF these, one hum
bred and eighty-nine bear the name
of "Christ Church." nine are named
Church of our SAVIOR" while one is
named ''Merciful Savior" one "HOly
Savior" another "St. Savior" and
still another "Our Lord" Seven
perpetuate his name as "Good Shep-
herd" Thirty-tWo are named "Em-
manuel" fifteen 'Redeemer," nine
Messiah" six "Mediator," and one
'InteFcessor."
For the third person in the bless
ed Trinity, seven are named, five of
which are called ''Church of the Ho-
/, Comforter" while the other two
are "ChuFch of the Holy Spirit"
For blessed Trinity, one hundred
and eighty-four are named, fourteen
"r which have the prefix of "Ho-
ly."
OF the angelic host, st. Mitchael is
ilie most hOnOred, twenty bearing
his name, while one is named "St.
Michael and All Angels" one "Ga-
bliel," and one "All Angels"
Now for churches named in honor
of events in tfe life of our Savior,
and for special doctrines. Two
churches are named "the Amnuncia-
,iOn," nine arc called 'AdVenp and
nine "Epiphany," four ''the Incarna-
ii0n," five "thc Nativity" and two
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"Gethsemane" and one ''Crucifixion," :"
six are called ".NtOnement," two 'In-
irrcessiOn," on' Redemption" three
RESURRECTION, "und eighteen "Ascen-
sion" ''Gracc" is a favorite name,
no less than onc hundred and four
;ccn churches hearing it. One re-
joices in 'Frcc Grace" one is called
"An Faith" three are named "Con-
venant" and two Reformation.
Sacred places are had in due re-
memberance, thirty-two churches
hearing the name of Calvary" thir-
~ that of ''Zion," while one is called
"Olivet," and one Bethesda"
Of the Apostolic collede, st. John
takes the lead, one hundred and six
teen bearing his name, four of which
have "the Evangelist" added. st.
james has seventy-eight named for
him, while two arc called for "St.
Jaines the Less" To the memory of
-. Peter there are sixty-foar, to that
"r St. Andrew, thirty-three, and for
81. Thomas, thirty. TWenty-three
arc called for st. Matthew, fourteen
for ST. Philip, five for st. BarJholo-
NEW, four for st. Jude, and four for
ST. Matthias, while the "HOly ApOs-
tlcs," as n whole, have three churches
ia their honor.
One hundred and seventy-nine
churches are named for st. Paul, thir-
ty-four for the first martyr, st. Ste
ru, seven for st. Barnabas, and five
far st. Timothy.
St. Mark has sixty churches named
for him; st, Luke, iifty-two, while
'"Fhe Evangelist" rs q body, have
three for them.
OF all holy women mentioned IN
She Bible, the Church in the United
States retain the memory of but one,
the Blessed Virgin Mary, thirty-twO
churches being named "St Mary
st. Ann" in whose honor twelve
churches are named, is the mother Of
the Virgin Mary. If she were among
those who were "last at the cross
and first at the scpulchre," she is MOI
mentioned by name. lazarus" and
the "Centurian" arc not forgotten
neither are st. Athanasius and st
Ambrose, each having a church nam
cd in his honor.
st. George, ''the Patron Saint o
England," has thirteen churchc
named for bin. ST. Albans, tn,
''proto-martyr of England" has sew
on; St. David, an early Welsh Bish
op, four St. Clement "Companiol
and fellow-labOrer" of st. Paul
three st. John the Bishop, two, anC
St. Augustine two. Nineteel
churches are named "Au Saints,
four "Holy Innocents," and ON
,'IIoly Martyrs" ;" seven bear tn
name of "The Holy Comunion," ant
six "The Holy Cross" st. Helen
the mother Of Constantine, and unde
whose direction the "true cross" wa
found, has one church named in he
honor.
St. Martin, Bishop of Tours, an,
st. Denis, "the Patron Saint c
France" have each church name
for them. One church is caIlc
Gloria Del" one "IIeavenly Rest,
and one "Holy SepulchTe,
There are "Memorial Churches
for Wycklifle and Cranmer, anon
the Relormcrs, and Reginald HebeI
The author ofthc missionary LYNN,
"From Grecnland's Icy Mountain
and one of the Bishops sent out
India from England, and for our ow
Bishops, Hobart, Ravenscroft, Mead,
Otery and Wainwright.
Two churches are called "IIouse {
Prayer" one is called "Hope," on
Monumental" one "Union," an
another "Marincrs."
In Maryland and Virginia some oftl
churches are named for the town j
which they are, or for the river thi
is near them, such as "North Sass;
fras, 'Wye," "Port Tobacco
"Somcrstt" and 'Powhattan." The
also show their English origin b
their names of William and Gcorg
Auu aud Caroline. We believe II
only instance where st. Peter an
St. Paul arc yokcd together in nan
is in the Cathedral in Chicago. Th
ut Portland is named for ST. lux
Ihat at Omaha, Trinity, while that
Fairband is called 'Thc Good She
herd"
The Low Church party arc diligc
tly preparing for separation from &
Episcopal Church. This is the on
course now left them. The cleri
would move more boldly if they Fl
assured OF the support of the lait
and some of the laity are saying ti