, 1873-09-28

Mn1 LIS eHpcnacs S787, or but tro over IL por
expenses 29s!-sbout 81 pcr cont, TIs u vory 1argo
liH collections md nearly al te tmp spont in making
thom woro In Notwithstanding through eighteen
mouths Of travel aud unavuld"bjy osc,iaive living.
1lh iftaondl ex1c!scs wnro less linn ft,V10, which,
un,lcr tho crcunaances, wore exceedingly snia mud
Imply much economy mid solflcuiaf. About $500 q
mngc antern md olior nprsratuE illustrate lecture
fnS e0 ~ oS n os9 %6ep
t2as4 allowed y thoVoary 70 to family of
during s eishtcsn onths aseneoa very
Ii must also DO remembered tat ali his collcclions
wero not "contributions by hcnovalcnt chufchmen,"
a eoare or shie ho prehssera M Of oKas Pre-.
sumod to l9yo recalyoa on equivalent M There y no
doubt et s ea gentleman %Hnt t. to Egs Gx.ees
Ing 10 alvontitlous circumstances over which 10 had
no control. his msslon proved failure. Tho voary
Of thauks for his sGorts in boa Of tho parish and,
s son hss .ueyys hyps sss hs
assumption, tho bishop ct the tuoeeso, with the
sdveo q lo lay mobcra Of the s.anding Committed,
e e he hoe sa nsi I'll. % the ycstry eSeay sn
consent 10 loan 81 1000 upon Ito portion of tic
o mt I'd H tho eh sa h
after tho expenditure Of tho money hand md tho
proceeds q tho loan. This j. appropriation
G toward ard tho rebuilding Of the onsrch of fhSs IL
5Sa'ed is " 4.1 s 69ursh 4. t seoa aee d.
building Of the burned churches III Chicago.
Whi!s upon ths subject q ehurel.boalng eon.rt
named as collected by tho clcrgy, tho additional
Of 500 contributed through tho hands Of F. ..
hhaSsy @ 1 s 'p esn s'ss sS wffn from a III :s a.
doposita oil Of which will 10 shown In tho tabular
Your arcle % goes on 10 nay Another largo Hn had
been paid out Of tho building fand 10 maintain tho
Rector and hls family etc. THIS 10 true as far as 4
& nao s ss sss s sp s e sSya @ ge,1 4s seF e. @ 5
nunl-and undertook to sainciont pledkca to
tlls time mono Of o parah1oncrB had returned within
tho nmita cf the parish, and no place could be
wero tne members of tho Old conqrcgstlol~nsany
having left tho cityhat only nero mindful resided
within @ couyenisnt distance e 9ny ono legality xn
III tho following winter, when thby wore comrnencod
il parlor OF t6o Clarendon uouao aftorwnras for
street. until tie occupation d tho present toporary
chapel ut $40 North Wells street. Previous to tic
Of services at she Clarendon r. House
Its salary, Which aoon became aady in arrears, and
ward smother smnllcr arrearsgo III tho saino
IT, - ooS nao1 10 s
rpfunJinu this money, which they have ainco done,
aud tho whole Of 1t as already been paid 10 tic
"1n ~ sun I'M f ot spout sSI Il 600 a been used % de-
poait on the purchase Of tho present Residence Of tho
mont III your art1sla recurring ozpanasion: l This
s., 900 waa tho net collection for the " st. Fath,a
Fund aud not having been contributed for The build
aas tonorsy i a hands sn IL ss
IT md
but excellent credit decided to purchase homestead
at wmeto, which sho intended 10 pay for out Of tho
The Roctor, haytng tho $l,ooo IN a Savings
Bank IL Chicago st per esns laterest, loansa
and took what ho considered sucient security for the
sanc. tn case Of acctdent It s one Of tho gragest
fas Of "he esteemed neor" ~ nt ,rst o Asks worldly
scenttoa one, aud, In tho innocence Of bis heart It
mover occurred to him that the uct TO subject
way to disarm which was 10 return tho money to The
savings l>auk. Thta hts good wIfa enAbled hm to do
forthwith waIvins nc thirty days notice Since the
considerable majority Of tho donors asktng permission
to turn 1t over 70 the church to lo used
upon the chapel and oil those consulted, without excdp
ton, have aceeded to thls request Ths has been
tingitshod tho "st. Fuiths Fund, aud the church-
building fund hos been aug'nented 81 oo, aud $40 Of
Tbs residence Of tho Rector at Wn,etto han been a
cause Of dissatisfaction throughout tho parish, on
which nccount he has decided to return to Ohtcugo
and hss taken house convenient It to tho now chapel
1t is true that he has akeu stops In tho return
towards tie primitive hummer Of rendering the great
central liturgy Ut the Church IN tho celebration oI The
holy Eucharist caled 1tualism: But That probably
bas little nothing to do with tho present paucsty oi
numbers III tho congregation or the wealth OF IT.
oIers Tlat may be better accounted for in the very
small, a,Ia uncomfortable room, at 80 North Wullt
street, occupied aa our place Of Worship it, noe5
location, and she act that many nlsmeera of the Cd
congregation have not returned 10 their formar local
| tiles in tho parish. Also, in the
fact that a large proportion Of the ground
III what the bost part of tho parish previous t<
tho Tire Is still tho fire left itan uniuhabtted wuste
Wealthy people uaualy seek oasier and more 1oworl
putha to Heaven than VIC can ut preaeut oIcr them
but our chapel will bo more comfortable, attract
ive mud quiet, tAu present enc, aud the ruplt
rebuilding or tlus portion Of the parish cast Of Wol
etrcet promises goodiy aldidons to numbers Il
the future.
Thp question Of the misrepresentation Of TIL
building fund has been already answered. Trustee
Of fuuds t,,iy uso them without misrepresentation
reasonably certain Of theis ability to produce then
when wanted for tho purposes for which they woro hc
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