Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-02-02
pr11c1oUs INFLUENCES.
The Cause Of God In AnoxSihAe-A"o
workings Of our Churches.

o. XI.-BRoAD STREET rROTESIAN'
EPISCOPAL CHURCH-CHURCH Or fhD
u EPIPHANY.
I'm fine summer of 1867, the Rev. Dr.
hos. w. Humes invited the Rev. Wm'
Iowbrav to return from New York city
nd assist him in st. Johns Church, als'
,aving in view the organization of mis-
ion in North Knoxville. !
The first movement respecting THIS mis-
ion was the holding of service by the
Rev. VIM. Mowbray at Grey Cemetery.
The Rev. DIR. Humes and some members
IF his family, with few neighbors, COM
nosed the audience. This occurred early In
October, 1867. Through the kindness OF
Col. C. nj. McGhee, this little flock were
granted the use of the brick hill Oh
Broad street, for services on the following
Sunday, and afterwards were allowed the
use of the said building for all indefinite
length of time, as place for holding al
vine services and Sabbath School. rms
was the first effort hat had ever been made
TO cultivate the Lords vineyard in North
Knoxville. When Rev. VIM. Mowbray
first began to work in that section of
Knoxville, there was but one Episcopa-
liam Ia lady, and one Prayer Book that
ne could learn of.
There was then some little excitement,
questioning, and misgivings in regard to
he building up of an Episcopal Society
Or Church in that part of the city, but Mr..
Mowbray, not easily discouraged by any
opposition, held evening meetings from
lOuse to house, reading and discussing the
Prayer Book, also, pointsin the govern
inent of the Church. Indeed, for several
months he held meetings on week days
N The evening, for the purpose of answer
ng all questions which the people might
hip and doctrines of the Episcopal
Church, until all were satisfied.
The persons cooperating with Mr.. Now
pray in this wore E. J. Kinzel, Henry
Hickman, Stephen G. Dodge, Samuel Sim
COX, l.. G. Shepard and II. D. Lord.
The first movement towards building a
Church, was at meeting called by Rev.
Mr.. Mowbray, on October %, 1867, at the
Brick Mill, at which time a subscription
list was suggested and prepared. Messrs.
L. G. Shepard, E. J. Kennel, Samuel Sim
OK and G. A. Hodge, kindly consented to
take copies of this list and work to obtain
subscriptions for the erection of a Church
.difice. The meeting also appointed Mr..
samuel Simcox as Treasurer.
A considerable sum, of money was soon
subscribed, but not enough to warrant the
commencement of the building. Through
he unfailing kindness of Col. c. NJ. Nc
Chez, site was donated on Broad street
for the church, while another lot for the
benefit of the Church was donated by
Messrs. McGhee, Chamberlain and Rich
ards.
At subsequent meeting the following
gentlemen were appointed building COM
nittee, viz: G. A. Hodge, Andrew Ander-
son, E. J. Kinzel, Benjamin simcox, and
G. w. Gault. The amount subscribed be-
ing not yet sufficient to warrant the cree
ton of the building, some doubts about the
expediency of the enterprise were suggest
ed, when E. J. Kinzel proposed to under
take the work for what was already sub
Scribed and wait the convenince of the
Church for the remainder A plan of the
proposed building was then presented and a
certain sum agreed upon and accepted by
the building committee Oh the one hand
and z. j. Kinzel. as builder, on the other
hand. This contract was drawn up and
signed by the respective parties on the eth
of February, 1868.
The work of building was begun March
4th, 1853, and the corner stone was laid on
The 2Sth of the same month. Among those
present were Mr.. T. A. KinZel, hir. Nor
man, Samuel SimcoX and E. J. Kinzel.
A friend having previously named the
church Epiphany, the Rev. VIM. Now
pray proceeded to lay the corner stone in
the name of the Father, Son and the Holy
Ghost, in which to worship Almighty
God, according to the forms of the Protes-
tant Episcopal Church in the United
States. The form of the service was one
prescribed by the late pious and noble
Bishop Otey, preserved by DR.. Humes for
such occasions.
On the 21st day of June, 1868, the church
edifice was completed, and on Sunday, the
10Th inst, the first services were held, and
the first sermon preached by the Rev.
VIM. Mowbray.
The first meeting to organize the parish
was held December ed, 1868. There were
present: Rev. VIM. Mewbray, and Messrs.
Eugene Porta, E. J. Kinzel, l.. C. Shepard,
81. d. Lord, p. F. Jenkins, A. Mynderse,
). G.. Dodge, Henry Hickman, Chas Verey
and Andrew Anderson. fa..-s
On motion, p. F. Jenkins, +. J. Kinzei.
S. c. Dodge, E. Porta and Henry Hick-
man were neutrality-suspicious. to serve as
Vestrymen until the following Easter
rhe Vestry Immediately organized by
electing Messrs. Jenkins and Kinzel War
dens; 8. G. Dodge, Clerk, and E. j. Kin
eel, Treasurer. Rev. VIM. Mowbray, was
at the same time unanimously elected
Rector. E& Z
Soon after this Mr.. Mowbray accepted q
call to Chattanooga, as Rector of st. Paul's
Parish in that place, aud thus the North
Knoxville Parish was deprived of regu-
lar pastor. Rev. DR.. Humes, however,
kindly consented to take the general SUI
pervision of the Episcopal Church. In
with, AYES, Watkins, and Ruth.
In July, 1872, the Rev. William Now
bray was recalled and again accepted the
Rectorship of the Epiphany, and is now
earnestly working with his former friends
He il q znaInns minister of the rosnel and