Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-10

estimate PLACED upon The morality Of
the lnhabitants e ofsea bed upon the
number of Churoh anigas hat may DO
seen towering heaVsnWaFA Vicks-
burg has Itg n~Eepozhenesa share of
houses ofWofshp IT, aFsFags con. re-
cations, sal; 81 IL pksSumshla itS full
per centaga 0f true uhkisuaAG
The Parish OF the Church df The Holy
Trinity having perfected their arrange.
ments for the completion Of their mag
ni6cent edifce, suggests q brief account
Of the origin, progress and cost
thereof which will doubtless be iltee-
esting 10 the public gelerailN and.
especially 90 chose or the household or
faith" To the officials Of the Parish
we are indebted for the following In.
tereSting facts:
HISTORY or II PARISH.
As all are aware, the old Episcopal
Church is e,tuated In the mOSt northern
portion OF the city, and the growth OF the
city tending In the opposite dlFectlOa. The
Church being 90 remote from she houses OF
q large. proportion OF the o~ongrasatlon,
steps were taken for the formation OF q
new parish In the southern and central
portion Of the city, that would be more &C.
cesslble 70 the members. Another as0
for the effort was that the old Church was
not large enough TO accommodate the rap
idly increasing congregation. To the mis-.
sion there was Of course serious objections
made, but those obstacles were finally
overcome. On Friday, Sept. "a, 1859, r..
Rev, W. n. Green, DID, Bishop Of the
Diocese, arrived 10 the city on 9 special
visitation, and II was determined that the
Bishops presence was an auspicIOus tine
TO present q petition requesting q divlsiOn
Of the parish, The request was formally
made the next day after the Bishops a.
rival, aud was f~Rv0rably received, with the
promise Of an answer before his depart
ure. The anSwer wal given agreeably 70
the request on Sunday, The 18th OF Septem-
Der, 1869. IT,.
On the Goth OF the same month, q meet
ing WAsc called, and the parish fully organ.
lied BY the election OF WaFdenG And Yes.
trymen, most OF whom ct this time hold
these Offices, The Veatry were invested
with power to open books Of subscription,
purchase q lot upon which TO erect q
church, and 70 do and 70 perform oil things
necessary and requisite ID complete the
organization.
6u the drsG Sunday after the consent Of
the Bishop was obtained 10 the petition,
services were held In thea building then
occupied as a schOOl.hUuse, the principal
Of tho school, al Episcopal clergy man, on.
clatlng. Services were held In the same
building regularly thereafter uattl tue
erection Of the frame chape! on the lot
near the corner OF South and Monroe
streets, which was purchased and In
which services have been since held, and
will be, until the new edldce 10 ready to
receive the congregation, which will be
about UctObsr next,
TIE NEW CHURCH.
Finding that the n, cessities oil the Par.
ish required 4 new chuIch ediice, the
Vestry determined to undertake The task
Of building q temple hat would rebound
TO the glory Of the Lord. As an lnitiatofy
step, tue ladies VI tue congregation held a
fair, rom which four thousand dollars
was realized. During the summer OF 1871
the lot on which II Eas decided TO bull
the church WAS graded II d prepared 4
receive the f~OuuuatiUn. H. o~eptembet
1870, a quandty az maternal having beer
gathered { gelher, the
FIRST BRICK WAS LAID,
by the Rev. DR.. lord, in the foundation o
} tue tower, At a depth VI twenty feet below
the surface, this great depth being necea
sary IN secure q solid base for the tower
on account Of the nature Of the coil. OT
the 3lst Of October, 1870. the corner-stOne
was laid. At the ceremonial the Masonic
Fraternity, the Fire Department, AMI the
various societies OF the city participated
Tue plane n specifications OF the build.
ing were prepared by hessrS. Jones q
Baldwin, architects, OF Memphis, Tenn
Tne contract WaB awarded 70 Messrs
stanton d Mckenna, OF this city.
DIMENSIONS.
NJ k.tIAH... l.. "a a... .utA. -. aOg tn.i
long, and 20 the apex OF the roof VI ieeI
high; the height OF the tower is l9l feet
tue roof aud spire bling covered with
slate, and ~surmUunted with a cross ~ fee
, In h. lght. The foundation Uf the tower II
Il feet below the ground surface, making
its total height 10 the top OF tbs crosS q.
/, feet. As before seated, brick No. | wa
laid In september, 1870, aud tue work con
: tinucd E,Om time TO time until
> BRICK NO | aG5,S70
was lali, this heing tne numbsr contained
, in he building.
FINANCES.
) The cost OF the building to the presen
time has been $50, JJO; COst0l lot $1,000; u
I Lul $4,000 Tor the structure as ~ nov
stands. The cost u G m p!ettOn Will b
about $4,000 more, making u grand tota
; OF $4,000.
The cOst OF the chapel now occupied b.
G the congregation was 1900 and when W
add the incidental expenses OF the Paris
tor the past eight years which has bee
5000 per annum, We have q total Of $4,000
add this to the cost OF the building an
3 II shows q record OF which any Paris
q even In the larger cities might Justly b.
/ proud, and speaks volumes for the yea
= and llberallty OF the c nSregalion.
!, INCIDENTS.
The fret marriage in the congregatiO
since established was 10 the Chapel en-
, took place on the 10th OF January, 1877
y rhe fret death was that OF little Nellie
{, Youngest daughter OF the Rev, Dr.. LOrJ
AZ that time tue Rector This occuEre
ApriI 70, 1875; total number OF marriage
have been 40; cont rmations, sIi BaptismI
- ": Deaths, l4h.
; The c aggregation - steadily i~ncreasin
!, In numb, re and all areigreatly IntereSts
:. 10 the early completion OF the new churc
winch has 10 been commenced In ear
B. est, as evidence OF their zeal and earnes
ness In this matter, I'VE refer to the receT
sale OF pews,) One.tnird only have bee
sold, and on such a plan as realized th
magnificent bum Of twenty thousand do
lars.
70 The Parish Sunday schO'l 10 In q aouI
ishing condition. That there 10 . brlgl
future for the Church, all connected vi.
II are aanguine, and when the new tempt