The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-04-21
Conservation of the Church of the
Holy InnOcentS.

An event of unusual interest to many
of our readers took place on Tuesday
last when the Church OF the Holy limo
cents was consecrated by the Ri Rev.
L. b. Lyman, d. d., Bishop Of North
Carolina.
1t is just fifty years since Il modest
building, the first house of worship
erected in the village, was cOnsecrated
on Easter Day, 1912, by Bishop Ives, as
the Church of Holy Innocents-a memo
rial of the only son of Mr.. John s.
Eaton, who had died a few months be
fore. The old church was occupied from
the spring of 1912 to the fall of 1888
which was then taken down and re-
moved to the lot in rear of the rectOry
where it now stands and is used as q
school room and for other purposes OF
the Parish. The congregation worship
ped in Burwel Hall for almost twenty
months, while the new church was in
course of construction and on the 10Th
of July, 1885, held their first services in
the building which was not yet complet
ed Within short time the tower and
spre We're finished and but little re-
manned to complete the fabric, yet it
was only by degrees that the church has
been suitably furnished. The pews were
first provided and the old church furni
ture remained in use until the past
month, the only additions made in the
mean time being a chancel window, pull
pit and a communion rail- individual
2 fits in memory of departed friends.
A small organ was also purchased.
Within q few weeks past the work has
been resumed and the church has been
provided with an altar and reredos or
screen, Bishops chair, choir stalls and
prayer desk, an eagle lecturn and Lita-
ny desk, ali of quartered oak, hand
someIy carved. In the south transept
has been placed font of dove-colored
| marble, suitably inscribed. Outside the
| building stone steps have been placed in
position and stone caps added to the
buttresses of the church. The work be
| ing thus about complete the Vestry re-
questcd the Bishop to consecrate the
church, the time set for the event being,
| as nearly as possible, the fiftieth ami
| versary of the conservation OF the first
building, that is to say, the Easter sea
son. the festival falling somewhat later
this year than it did in 1912.
| At II o'clock in the morning Of the ap
| pointed day the Bishop was met at the
| door of the church by the Wardens
and Nestrymen, and preceded by his
| chaplain bearing the pastoral staff, I'D
vanced to the chancel, followed by the
| Nestry of the Parish, the Rector and Wis
iting clergymen and the vested choir o
the Church of the Good Sheperd of Raj
eigh, repeating the oath Psalm. Thu
request to cOnsecrate was read by Thu
Senior Warden, Mr.. G. c. Lamb, and tn,
Bishop proceeded with the appointed
PRAYERS The sentence of the cOnsccra
| ton was read by the Rector and thel
laid by the Bishop on the altar.
| Morning praye" was read by the Rev
| Junius NJ Horner, of Oxford, and til
Rev. NJ. 7. Turner OF kittrell The Bish
op preached very forcible sermon OF
| the propriety of setting apart, wit
| great solemnity, places OF divine WORSHIP
and the reverence due to the same. II
then proceeded to the celebration Of tn
| Holy Communion in which he was assist
ed bv the Rev +. l.. Bush of PittsbOrC
the Rev. A. B. Hunter and the Rev L. Mck
| Pitteneer of Raleigh, and the Rev Ju
liam E. Ingle, Rector of the Parish. TIL
large congregation present greatly Ell
loved the solemn services OF the occasion
made more impressive by the presence o
the vested choir and chorus OF ladie
from Raleigh, who most generousl
came to assist with their admrabl
music in the Jubilee Service.
Evening prayer was sung at
o'clock by the Rev c. c. Quinn, tn
Bishops Chaplain, the scripture lesson
being read by the Rev. Mr.. Bush and tn
benediction given by the Rector.
A beautiful line of Millinery is now C
exhibition at Watkins. Call and St
these beautiful goods. The most stylis
and complete stock yet seen in He
derson. apr
4 nice lot of corn and corn chops Il
feed, Just received at H. Thomson
! Also feed oats, &c.