The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-26
FIFTTETH ANNIVERSARY.
MEMBERS OF ST. FAULTS PARISH
 OELEBRATE ITS ORGANIZATION.

| BdnAAdIAOA VI OtS L ttdA C pebA ASAA was WI
 ebrated at the parish house last even
 ing and was largely attended. The principal feature was a paper by the
 senior warden, the first part of which
 will be found below. After he had
 read the paper Rev. MT. Lines made a few remarks in which he read an ex.
 tract from New Haven paper oi
 April 27, 1929, in which was published
 the address of Rev. Henry Crosswell al
 the laying of the corner stone of the
 church April IS, 1929. His remarks were listened to with great interest by the
 audience after which refreshments were
 served to the company present.
 St. Paurs church building was erect
 ed by Trinity church as a chapel in
 1829-30.
 The population of New Haven at this time was 10,67S. Trinity parish, since
 the conservation of the church in 1S16,
 had more than doubled its number of communicants, and a larger accommo-
 dation became absolutely necessary. It was the first instance of erecting a second Episcopal church in any city of Connecticut.
 "In contemplation and in furtherance of the object of building a new Episco- pal church in New Haven," as they ex- pressed 1t, Nathan Smith and twelve other gentlemen on the 18th of Decem- Der, 1927, purchased for $2,500 the lot on the corner of Chapel and Olive streets, Io11 N1ybirh Cf TOo 1tcs oh11dn1 sta V6a The lot purchased by them did not in- clude the land next south, belonging to Dr. Charles Hooker, on which now stands the chancel of St, Paul's church, as extended in 1873, and a portion of their new parish house.
 Afterwards on the 9th of Feb, 1928, in pursltance of a covenant made by them, Titus Street and Samuel Hughes, from whom the lot was purchased, conveyed the same to the Rev, Harry Croswell, in trust at the expiration of two years from December 15 1927, to convey the same Ito the Society of Trinity church, In fee simple, forever" if said society should then pay to him the purchase money, interest and taxes, for the benefit of Nathan Smith and the other purchasers, to whom, in de- fault of payment, the lot was to be conveyed by said trustee.
 The wardens and vestry of Trinity church voted that measures ought to be taken to erect a chapel in the new township, to be forever united to Trin- ity church, so as to accommodate mem bers of the church with pews, and with the further view to settle the Rev. Francis L. Hawks, as sisistant minis ter of the church.
 The project of building a chapel was no doubt hastened by an offer made by Mary Wooster Ogden on the 26th of July. 1928.
 Miss Ogden proposed to convey to the society of Trinity church an equal un- divided moiety of several lots of land situated on Wooster and Chapel streets, valued at $S,0OO, on condition that the society should secure to her an annuity of $180 per annum in quarterly payments, and that the society should take immediate steps to erect chapel in the new township.
 The society of Trinity church at a special meeting held August 4, 1923 voted to accept this offer, to give bonds for the annuity and to pledge as col lateral for the same, so much of the income from the Glebe lands, am might be necessary.
 Steps were at once taken to raise money to build the chapel. This was done by creating stock debt.
 The croner stone of St. Pauls chapel was laid April 18 1929, and the building consecrated April 22, 1880.
 At this time Trinity was the only Episcopal parish within the limits of ,the town of New Haven, and continued sto be the only one for nearly fifteen years, the only exception being St. James, Westville, which was admitted into union with the convention in 1885.
 The parish of St. James church, Fair Haven, was organized in 1843, and 1S44 about thirty families of colored peo- pie withdrew from Trinity church, and formed a separate parish by the name of St. Lukes church.
 Tn addition to these changes, taking place in this ancient church-the mother of the churches i'm New Haven, the question of further division of Trinity parish had for some time been agitated by the worshippers at St. Paul's chapel, as well as by many others from lTlulCy WHO SLlll ln- tended to retain their connection with Trinity.
 This desire of a separation and the formation of new society, may have been due In some measure, to the state of feeling then existing among church people. It was a time of unrest and party strife. It was soon after the oxford movement in England, and the publication of the Tracts for the Times" There was a disposition to call the people at Trinity church, high and those at St. Pauls church, low curchmen, Rev. MT. Lines, in a paper read to the ministers of | New Haven last November, aptly de- scribes the state of feeling. He says: "There were a good many people in ! the church a half century ago who l were nearly as afraid of ritual as those outside, and many of our congrega- l tions were hardly more than companies l of Congregationalists using prayer book"
 After fifty years have passed, 1t is I curious and instructive to read a recent | article written by Hon. William E. | and published i'm an English | This venerable observer de- pIare9 thaf the Evan paIinaI hacaYne |