Telegram-herald., 1886-10-03

and ~ Tlsliu e0mnereed 81 onee %
llrect Is 6ueFzies % tie esL4 41listnleLl ot
Et..cepa llan loeElnrs fl other PORTIONS W
i1e C-lF mission ,chcol Szs started GA
lle Nrst sac and eY ealatal care Il
developed il 81 Pau Memorial 1hlrca-
4 1e ll4lleF of eslaDli islils az - lsl9fa .ial
co. ese here Nas $50 discussed al4 TIE
s4gieel - - lTged slL1 colsllsfa1le Fiser
Laaas aefe loosed over Ql ColieEe-4Fe
tlal highway neceiFlng ns usme ifon lie
fact Dul uo pErul4leut results we're
achieved Dr Iusun iaoors c3Lunuec
unui June lV 1870 slen ne resigned an1
las succeeded by Rev. Mr.. Peters. ~ho
acted as supply unHi ocL = a. which
time Rev samuel EaFp entered upon
the dulie of Tie TscL1rsllp.
The times were nush. aud. wiln ehaTzc-
terislc energy. the new rector al once
turned his attention 10 remodelng TIE
church edince and enlargng lt, the grow
ing parish demanding such alterations.
N0rk Nas commenced and ln l,l- The eli
ice vas re0pened a. Tie pu0llc With 4 seat
ing capacity % from 90 10 J 5JV souls. the
Improvements costing ia tue neis sao0ru0u1
0i $50 Go tw0-thirds oi Whicl untoriuua e. !
remained as a debt 81 tue advent of the
panic in money circles the debt became al
almost -urmo4ntaDlr obstacle 10 spiritual
progress and the church SANK into al un-
fortunate and hopeless condition. Mr..
carp pohcy favored the maintenance aud
establishment OF branch churches a. well
a. internal expansion. and the
founding OF the Chapel of tie 0Ood shep
ard Was brought about during his rector
ship. a. Was also that Of Grace Church. On
Easter Day, 1871. Mr.. carp closed his labor
with this parish after a pushing and yigor
Gus rectoTshIp.
On The first day Of MAY of the same year
call Was extended 10 Rev. g. ID + MORT.
mer. Mr. Mortimer accepted the call and
came into the recfOrship of a church which
was staggering under debt and IN which was
a cons, Queut feeling OF apathy and spiritual
depression calculated 10 chill the stOutesl
heart After an earnest faithful stay OF
three ears the rector resigned, leaving the
church ia about the same condition imam
cially As when he came 10 IL.
AT this 50 unfortunate an epoch ia the
history of ST. Mark ;, Rev Spruille BurtOrd
was called a God appointed man, destined
10 be the Joshua Of this people and 10 lead
them out of the wilderness of financial EN-
barassment and spiritual depression Mr
Burfurd is a man OF great physical and
mental ability; possessed of candor, OF .
fearless devotion To the cause
of right wherever il may 0s
/ found, of generosity and of manifold
virtues. He used all his talents for hi.
I church. and litied il high and dry out o
/ debt not only hy the words of his mouth
but bv personal donations equal proper
uOnateiy tO those given Dy the members o.
I his parish The debt removed was fOilOwe,
+ by a visible appreciation in spirituality. anC
when Mr. BurtJrd withdrew from this city
So recently a. 10 be fresh in the minds o
all. he left ST. Marks in better condition
than she had enjoyed for many years. Ih
last bit of history SO far As the rectors ar
concerned is the calling of Or. Campbell
Fair, of Baltimore, % the rectorship, an'
in a brief time now he viii commence IN
labOrs During the interregnum betweel
| MIR BurfOrd's departure and DR.. Fairs en-
trance upon duty the ecclesiastical affair
of the church have been administered b.
Rev +. A. DeRossett, for several years as
sistant minister of the parish.
Perhaps the most important occasion u
,he history of St Marks church was TIA
election of the RI R-v. George d. Gillespi
as Bishop Ofthe Di reese of Western Michi
gan. formed BY a division of the state Il
1874 on account of the condition of Bisho
McCoskry's health and the expansion OF th
church IN Michigan. Steps We're taken i
1874 and in 1879, Feb oath, Bishop Gi
iespie was cOnsecrated in 81. Marx 5 chGrct
with atten dant solemn and impressiy
services
Connected with the social integument c
the church are numerous societies, anon
which are st. Marks Vested choir SEWN
school, Industrial Band, Heloing Han
Society, Girls Friendly Society, and )
Marx Home and Hospital for the age
and infrm. which latter was established
! 1873 as a memorial 10 Charles Carroll Fu
Ter. son of the late Hon. +. Z. Fuller, by Il
parents of that youth
Following are the present officials of Il
church: Rector Rev Dr. Campbell Fai
Assist Minister. F. A. DeRosset; SEM,
Warden. WIN r. Shelby; Junior w Warde
/ Edwin f Uhi. Nestrvmen. Col Charles y
CAlkins. Secretary and Treasurer; Ntjo