, 1879-07-28
GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH,

ITS TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY.
Tho Rev. Clinton Locke, lsector OF Graco
Episcopal Church, must havo hcea happy yoater-
day. it mas tho tueutlath anniversary Of Ills
Rcctorshtp, md The lmlics Of tho cnurth had
decorated tho lccturn, baptismal fout. aud
pulpit with beautiful flowers. And what, per-
haps, pleased hlIu quito as mich, WAS q very
largo congregation, though great tunny Of thu
p1rtshtoners nro out of tho city.
ILL., tcxk wns.
Thanks be to the Lord, for 11o hath sl1ouel ms
nnrYotoHs great kindness III strange clty.--lsuin
1Erl, u -Fragtr hook rtTs!oa.
Tn tho sesenth aundny after Trinity, twontY
years ngo. he said, he entered Lis tfI1t!ea as
Rector Of Graca Church, lny!ng ouupitd the
Kcctorship a0nla four weeks before Thrao points
stopi out IN his Hcsnnry connected with tho
1rst service: Tic cxtEeEa heat u! tue day, tho
Of t,ls Wardcus tim. lie slloulI breach IN tlack
gown md not in surpliee. IIe didn't own onc
nor did tle parish, anu they hsd quite search
be[ore tllnt article Vt apparel could bo found.
changed. HoW astonistesl both Wnstci,s mud
congregation would be II he stood In thu
pa,p,t 99| ,ha md tnnn p5eaews w1,ddn. !" eleck W
iI5s L5on'is aud nd william MiSbsld: sSmo oi's oi sSe
others wsre dead, and sumo had moyed away.
OF tic families ncn conucete,' with Tie parlhh,
perhaps son,a ten Or twolvo rcualned. LII
gregation hnti dwIlnlleI down tn,a ha,attul; 1t
VIVA loaded With debts, both funded nud .!oat-
Ing. liz building nus nero lllmsy wooden
shell: lts resources scec 81 small tint hts aa'RrT
subscription. This certainly wasn't promising;
hu did not, however, fcel III tlc least a!shnart-
eucd. lie WA young, energetic, and anxious
t. wo7k' @ le % saw .,,d,.d tl,at 20 9 church IN
borhood Vi reek cnurt au,l Waoash
avenus had about the sans relation
10 thu bualngss part of tl,c town AZ Thissy-lifst
street al.d Wahash svcuuo hus nnw. 1t waa
ha knew that, With even onlinaty care, tic
future must be better llan ule past. AboYo
all, hu felt eonfdrnco in thu Sealry,--youug
nun. detetusiusd " seu thu eastlu through.
| Very suun things bcgau to brighten. Now peu-
plo CANT. 1l.c Interest grow al'd strengthened.
In 1858 he collected by hIs own sxertions money
enough III tl.c purtsh 10 erect lan!lsoms paf-
sopage IN the rear ot tl,s Church. !n 1851 tho
t9a.s dnIatSa T. r.. aud sa,s m m',!nSs S, % .s{s
| remember tllc awkward, ugly hatlusng, ~ in-
9i y suns{d 10 t.t11 tal esa f.
haye to move further south, or bo cut OIL by tie
foundation Of pufts' about sixtecuth street,
The plan met WITH uotnu opposition, but, when
IL wat clearly shown ltat u'llcss some such
pect any growth Ii nle future, oil opposition
worth mentioning ceased, htd atl parttes joluel
Acart.ly III taking thu neSsssaty steps foE the
inauguration Of The great work: Tic present
lot was purchased Huu the church erected.
They would remember tbs glorious EastoE Ut
its opuuillE In 1871. It was thu bcglnniu. u 4
new styiv ol architecture anA church decoration
III Tie CRY. The church seemed very novel and
very gau1y then; It seemed plain enough now.
lcbt, which seemed llIt!eItntng then, every
thing lookul SO bright; all sa!ls were set, Tho
SEQ stnooth, aud the wind fair. But tho reckon,
Ing day came, nnd, amld the ruins ut, q
tmqldetln6 city aud tls uuaucal cFlsis Of 1873,