The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-11

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Twenty second The consecration ser
mon viii be- preached by Rev. II. NJ.
Jackson. ID. D.. rector 81 Grace Chufch'
Christ Church has had an interesting
history. of which following Is succinci
account .o,.
Christ Church was organized In ls2o
hy Rev DR. William F. Lee, who 81 thai
time was rector of old St. Johns thnIcn
II seems that there was amisundersianu'
ing in ihc congregation about TINS TIME.
which resulted in the Rev Mr. Lee ana
thirty or forty of his members leaving
the mother church and Organizing
Christ Episcopal Church AZ THIS TIME
the old Pineapple Church, known TO
many old citizens Of Richmond, was va
cant. This old church stood between
Seventeenth and Eighteenth, on Grace
street In front of what is now sea
brooks tobacco warehouse. The ola
Pineanple Church was erected in lol2
bv the congregation of DR.. Rice, very
eloquent Presbyterian minister oil lha'
day
About 1899 thst Presbyterian congre'
CATION moved foa more eligible and de.
sifabic situation. and ihe new Episcopal
CONGREGATION which had left old -. Johns
and DIT Lee bought This building and be-
gan to worship there. The church edlhce
had The popular name of Old Pineapple
Church This name arose from the act
that the e'-ople was ornamenied by
large wooden pineapple ID was large
square building without any pieientlohs
% architectural beauty
Dr.. Lee met with great success as me
rector of this new church The church
wa. located right in what was then quite
"a fashionable part of the city. General
William Henry Harrison, President ol
the Unicd States. aud grandfather OF
the present President, studied med
icine under IN. McLlurg al his
residence and office at the corner OF
Franklin and Eighteenth streets. Inc
church was admitted as parish into the
council i'm 1884, having been eonsecfaled
by Bishop Richard Claiming Moore IN
der the nameof Christ Episcopal Church,
who wa. then Bishop of the diocese, and
rector of Monumental Church Rev. Dr
Lee was a man of marked ability, and
stood well in both The council
and hi. parish After several
wears of work at Christ Church, be was
forced fo resign ,n account OF throat
trouble in 1884 Dr Lee then founded
the .soanoA chLfm0H. which today,
after having migrated to Alexandra
Va, came back number of years ago
10 it, birthplace. and is performing use
ful work under The able direction o! Dr
ID f. SpIgg
Ipcn the resignation of Dr. Lee Rev.
DR.. George Woodbridge Was called 10
M. a. that
time. wa. deacon i'm Massachusetts.
lie accepted the cali. was ordained
priest and continued 10 labor AT this
church Tor the period OF twelve years
with great success
In 1915 number of wealthy members
of the Monumental Church thought 1t
wise 10 erect an up town church This
they did. resulting in the handsome
church known as ST. Pauls, on Grace
and Ninth streets Dr. Norwood, then
rector of the Monumental. and all the
congregation. excepting fourteen iami-
lies. LETT the old church Co worship i'm the
new. They very generally donated the
old building NOnumental-to Christ
Church CONGREGATION. and its rector, Dr
Woodbridge The congregation Of
Christ Church and the rector then went
10 Monumental and lhe old Pineapple
Church was once more vacant.
Pineapple or Christ Church, remained
untcnanled fcr eight years the title 30
the property still resting with the kpis-
cOpal church AfIcr the long period of
eight wears. during which her solemn
litany was not heard new Episcopal
congregation was organized under The
title of Christ Church congrer zion. and
containing quite % number of The former
flock. and called Rev Dr. Carmichael,
who. after ministry of year, resigned.
Al this time Mr. Williams, father OF
Rev " b. Williams. DOW assistant min
lister nj ~ MARKS and of MT John J..
Williams. the wel-known banker of this
city. was warden and very active
member i'm sustaining the service at
Christ Church Rev. ". l.. Webb, who
is now stationed In Halifax county, was
called 10 succeed Rev. Mr. Carmichael
lie remained the rector until April, 1856.
when the fire occurred which destroyed
the old Pineapple Church
For two wears no effort was made 10
revive tina work or rebuild the structure
Then the Rev r. IL Wilmer, nov
Bishop of Alabama, commenced to
preach im the leclure-rOOm in the rear Of
the church and which was not affected
by the ire This work, however. had 10
be suspended when. in 1861, the alarm Of
war scattered workers and cOngrepa-
ton. During the war 10 seems that ser
vices were held in the lecture room by
Rev. Dr. Saul, who was then assistant
minister 40 ST. lauls. and for twenty
wears since rect Dr. of 70 leading church in
Philadelphia, and a great benciactOr TO
many church enterprises i'm Virginia up
20 the time of Ills death.
In lStOa party of young gentlemen.
principally from &c. Pauls Church. re-
organized the work I'm the old Pineapple
lecture-io0m. which is sull standing, and
has been converted into tenement houses.
II cannot bc seen from Grace street, but
can from up the rlley leading from EIgh.
teenth sticet Among these Young gen
tlemen were Messrs W G. Brently,
Charles L BAu1hman, Thomas POindeX-
ter, whose father was prominent yes
TRUMAN of old Christ Church. Joseph
Estes, Dallss Tucker, afterwards rec
tor of The church. aud now of Charles
town. ". Va, and others The
SUNDAY school met with great success,
but II was deemed advisable 10 choose
a site at tue corner OF Washington and
Buchanan streets. Here building was
erected and paid for with the proceeds
OF the sale OF the old IN app c lot Mr.
Dallas Tucker having been ordained,
took charge OF this congregation. lie
remained four years and aid excellent
work lie Was succeeded los Rev Robert
;. Barrett, who is now rector of
st. Lukes Cathedral, Atlanta Ga
lie remained rector about three years
and a half. during which time there WAS
large increase in the congregation. He
was followed hy Rev. Robert r. jackson.
a master of arts of the University Of
Virginia Rev. sir Jackson remained
rector one year and a half doing the
work OF faithful pastor lie was on
the point Of sailing 10 Europe for his
health. when be UiCd in l>~2. Rev. Mr..
Jackson was succeeded By Rev. Duncan
McCuiloh. now of Glencoe, Nd
While Rev. Mr. MCCulloh was minister.
In & The people there occurred on sun /
day mornng, March 9Th, 1891. a ire which I
complrfclx DESTROYED Christ Church /