The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-01-01
ST. PAUL's EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
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Very little early history the church in
Dales of oldest residents remember visits
Thos. f. Scott, D. D., Rev. H. NJ. Fack
Ter, Dr. Mccarthy, Dr.. Stow, Dr. Nevus, and others
J. *. Kelly baptized by DR.. Fack-
er d. 1866 and in 1871 Rev. r. D. Nevius held two
Congregational church, through the cour
tesy of Rev. r. Condon the pastor From 1871 to 1873
services held by Rev r. D. Nevius one by Bs-
op Norris others by Rev. L. II. Wells.
time there found ten COMMITMENTS OF the
Nevius baptized four adult in the
Congregational church With this nucleus a congrega-
ton was established and an effort build church
Bishop Norris $500 towards it con-
don that like should be raised in The Dales This
undertaken by Mrs G. H. and successful
accomplished the of $655 having been raised
In addition to this $05 realized from strawberry
festival
chancel then given by Gen. JOS Eaton, in
memorial of his and west window was also given
by L. L. Macarthur. On the 18th of May, 1875
Bishop Norris laid the stone of the present church.
deposited in it copy of the Holy Bible, book of
Common Prayers copy the Oregon Churchman of May
25h and copy of The Daes Mountaneer and copies of
the Portland dalies he Oregonian, Bulletin and Evening
Journal)
January church received its furniture leav
ing indebtedness $780, the day the church
consected draft New York received for 500
from ST. Lukes chapel Middleton Connecticut and like
received from the Rev. John Bonney. from
east friend of Mr. VIM. Beall Bishop Norris also
gave $780, and the balance of the Indebtedness provi
by the congregation.
In 1877 paten chalce silver received
from ST. Marks church, Augusta Maine
January 18th, 1876 July 1879 sXtythree
vices held by the Rev Dr. Nevius, when he
ceeded by the Rev. Mr. McEwen who took charge of the
church, having been sent by Bishop Morris.
September $780, through subscription circulated by
Miss ThOrnbury and Mrs Sansbury addition of
the vesty made to the church. and about No
vember, 1885, the present rectory built.
bell purchased in 1883, and the Queen of
the Pacific when she struck the Columbia bar and the
framework which thrown overheard The present
mountmgs made by Mr. John Clayton
About April 1885, Miss Mary WALL a communicate of
this church, died and left bequest of $500
The Rev. w. L. McEwan oiciated rector from 1879
to 1885, when he succeeded by the Rev John c. Fair
August L. 1887. 1879 1886 four
confirmation classes under Rev. Mr. McEwan, numbering
II persons ALL and from 1886 1887, under the Rev.
Fair there confirmation classes number
ing eight persons
spring 1885, D. Sutcliffe charge
the work and remained five years. Rev. Joshua N. T.
GOss rector for the ending Easter, 1897 The
rector is Rev. Joseph De Forest who
tracted to this city by the reputation of it's matchless eli
In former he rector of Christ Church,
Crosse, Wisconsin, ST. Pauls Church. ST. Louis, Mis-
souri, and st. Andrews Church, Fort WORTH Texas He
which mostly spent at the east in the abovenamed
states.
Up to the present there have 233 baptsms the
parish, and 1O4 combinations present
Episcopal Church, with it's twenty-five million
in the English speaking world represented
40 families The value of the property
which there is debt The prospects that
elevatng and refining influences will help
gious sentiment of the place. The parish forces though
comparatively SMALL well organized and directed