Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-23
der that 50 many parishes rise again like an other phoenix from it's ashes2

buhb dA ~L4O Luu may IGdOs 4A0 chR4ACk years were the years of your strength. Then you gave most and stood shoulder to shoul- der. As it has been so under God it shall be. When another fifty years shall have passed, the parish, if it survive, under God, will pre- sent the same cheokered existence of growth and decay that it has shown In the past. May God give you strength to close the ranks and
 march to new victory.
 The jubilee has but just commenced, and there is but one thing to which dare allude. allude to that with bated breath and heart full of hope. hope God will put it into your hearts 50 that before the setting of the sun you will owe no man dollsr.
 The collection was announced by Bishop Williams who read the closing prayer. The do1ology was sung. The holy communion followed.
 The music by the quartette was plain, by expressed wish of the music committee. Frank w. Guion presided at the organ. The usual choir-Mrs. s. s. Thompson, soprano Miss Bates, alto; MT. s. s. Thompson, basso, and Dr. Fuller, tenor-sRng effectively. Dudley Bucks Alleluia tune was used for the alleluia hymn. "There is 8 Green Hill Far Away" was sung at the offsrtory, Mrs. Thompson rendering the soprano solo.
 Tho Evening Exercises--Over SI6.O0O
 Raised-Thc Debt Ext1nEuished and
 a Surplus Remaining.
 The church was filled to overfowing, con- td1u1uS HUI 0 4n1 SO OA& OuAsAN"SCA dONA ence including a large Humber of repre- sentative and influential men of the city. Many were present from other churches, not only Episcopalian, but from those of other denominations. In the chancel WAS an i'm posing array of the clergy of this diocese, with some from out of the diocese. The names are given above. After singing and prayer the Right Rev. Bishop Williams addressed the as- sembly. It afforded him pleasure always, he said, to visit St. Paurs, but never was his pleasure greater than on this happy occasion. Then he gave short statement of the indebt- ,edness, adding that he had the pleasure to an nounce that on this ssmi-centennial day the entire remaining debt had been extinguished, and not only that, but there was surplus left over and above all On the morning of last Easter Sunday the indebtedness stood at $22,- GOO. The Easter offering reduced the amount to $15, ,332. To-day SIG, ,638 had been con- tributed, paying of tho balance of debt and leaving a surplus of $1, 3o6. Most gladhe was, the bishop said, to make this announcement that not only was.t the debt paid, but more than that. pray God, he said, with all my heart that he will abundantly bless you for this good work, and for it you will receive the thanks of the diocese and the church of God. Give God praise. As the blessing came to the house of Obed Edom, with whom was the Ark of the Covenant, so may one rest upon this church and people. The good work changed the po- sition of this church and presents opportuni- ties for doing good in other ways than you could honestly think or dream of with 8 burden of debt resting on you. will not say more. I know you are all waiting to hear the history of the parish from one who is able to make it. am sure you will join me in saying not unto US but unto God give the praise. Now have the pleasure of calling Brother Hollister to read the history of the parish from the date of it's separate organization to the present time.
 The Church History.
 Judge John 0. Hollister now gave the his- tory of the parish. He prefaced 1t with a brief outline of the history of Trinity, the mother parish and of the early history of St. Paul's, when it was chapel at ease of Trinity church.
 Trinity church was the first organized parish in the town of New Haven It's date of organization was 1752. The original church had 8 steeple with a crown on top of it. The land was purchased in 1752 for the building upon it of church, the worship to
  church. The old church stood on Church street. eight rods below Chapel street, about where the Odeon building now is. Its first clergyman was EbeneZer Punderson, a native of New Haven. He assumed charge of the church in 1752. Rev. MT. Pal mer succeeded him. The next was Rev. Bella Hubbard, who died in 1912 after long service as rector. Rev. MT. Whitlock was next In 1913, on account of failing health, he resigned. Before his death Trinity decid- ed to build new edifice. In May, 1914, the present edidce was started. Rev. Harry Croswell who had then taken deacon's orders, was settled over Trinity with salary of $1,- 900 per annum. He accepted and preached his first sermon the first day of January, which came on a Sunday. The church was conse- crated by Bishop Hobart in 1916. Judge Hollister here quoted from Dr. Croswells re- cord of that event. The number of families in the parish was 130. The first rental of the paws paid interest at per cent. on $60,0O0. Dr. Croswelliwas alone until 1928, when Rev. Francis Hawkes. was appointed assistant rec tor.
 The first move towards creating St. PauIs chapel was in 1927. Mir. Street and Samuel Hughes bought the lot where St. PauPs now stands. It was conveyed in trust to Dr. Cros. we'll New Haven's population was then 1O,- 67s. The number of Trinity's oommunicants had now more than doubled, and there was need of chapel. In May, 1928, 1t was voted that new chapel should be built and they farther voted to settle MT. Hawkes. perma- nently. Another motive was bequest. Dr. CroswelPs records say that he visited Miss Mary Wooster Ogden, who wished to convey worth $3, 900 on condition that new chapel be erected to be commenced soon. The letter was directedt to MT. Smith, undoubt- edly U. S. Senator Nathan Smith. On the 4th of August building committee was appointed, on which were N. Clark, Francis B. Win throp, Caleb Mix, ex-Mayor P. s. Galpin and others. The building contract was executed by Sidney RI. Stone, Esq, one of our most esteemed citizens to-day. April 18th, 1929, the corner stone of the chapel was laid Dr. Croswell laid the corner stone and delivered the address. multitude was present. At the parish meeting in 1929 MT. Hawkes. was chosen permanent assistant rector. He soon after resigned. Rev. John s. Stone, of Fred erioktown, Md, was chosen in his stead.
 The chapel was consscrated in 183O April p, on Thursday, the same day of the week as it occurred this year. Bishop Brownell officiated. Here Judge Hollister quoted from pr. Croswell's record of the event. At this 300. The number had been increasing very rapidly. There were Al persons confirmed in 1882. The number Of families at that time was 400 and communicants 600, Sunday school teachers 54, etc., large increase in two years. MT. Stone resigned, accepting I Rev. William Lucas was chosen assistant min istsr, but resigned after short time. Rev. William L. Reese, of Albany, was next. and was elected to succeed to the rectorship on the demise of Dr. Oroswel He secured the love and esteem of the whole parish to high degree, but before the year had half expired he sank under disease and went to St. Angus tine, Fla, on a leave of absence, but soon after resigned and died at San Pedro, not far from Matanzas, Cuba. Rev. l.. T. Bennett, of Guilford, succeeded, being elected in 1885. He served the parish five years with much acceptance and then re- signed to accept the rectorship of his old par ish, Christ church, Guilford. An interval then came when there were two assistants, Rev. J. H. Nichols of Greenwich, and Rev. John Bartram of Hartford, each ct $500 sal ary. Nichols continued to officiate as assist ant rector until after the separation from the mother parish. The name of Rev. MT. M0r- gan was here mentioned. He resigned, having accepted call elsewhere. The parish of St. James, Fair Haven, was organized in 1943, to accommodate the Fair Haven members, Tn 1644 thirty colored families withdrew from Trinity and formed St. Lukes church. The separation of St. PauPs by itself was now treated of. Governor Baldwin's legal advice was obtained to cut the Gordian knot of a supposed legal difficulty in the transfer of the I1roperty. March 24 1845 inc frnns-