The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-04

Haser. In November, 1862. Rev. William
X. Huntington, then in deacons orders
was chosen to succeed Mr.. Hager MIR
Huntington guided the church wisely
until he resigned to go to Christ Church
New York, and Rev. DR.. Ninton was
called to take his place.
The old All Saints Church on Pearl
street was built in 1876. On the night of
.Easter Tuesday, April, 1874, it was de-
stroyed by fire. In July of the same
year the present site was purchased
and competitive designs for a church
editice asked for, that Of Stephen c.
Earle and James r. Fuller being unan-
imously selected. The corner stone of
the new church was laid July q, 1875.
The conservation took place Jan. 4, 1877.
In the tower porch built into the
south wall are two stones from Worces-
ter cathedral, and in connection with
these has been placed, in compliance
with the suggestion of the dean of Wor-
cester, a brass plate bearing an in
scription from his pen, which is as fol-
lows:
These relics of medieval architectu-
raj ornament once adorned
The Lady Chapel of the Cathedral
Church of Worcester, England,
And Are Presented to the
Church OF All Saints,
Worcester, Massachusetts,
By the Dean and Chapter
of the Above Cathedral
As Token of Brotherly Regard and
Christian Unity.
The history Of these memorial
stones is briefly as follows: In the
spring of 1874 the directors of the Pub
Tic Library Of this city, wishing to eff
feet an exchange of courtesies With the
municipal authorities of the old Wor-
cester from which our own takes its
name, commissioned Col. John D.
Washburn, who happened to be going
abroad at that time, to be their bearer
Of dispatches Col Washburn. being
a vestryman of All Saints, it occurred
to the rector to send by him a request
to the dean Of Worcester for some relic
from the Old cathedral The request
met with the heartiest approval Of the
dean, and one of the minor canons of
the cathedral inspected the relics stored
up in the crypt and triforium, and Sc
lected two pieces of sculptured stone of
early English design and workmanship.
which he gave TO Mr. Washburn. with
this wish from the dean:
May they become a visible link be
tween the old world and the new be-
tween the church at England and the
ancient origin of both, and expressing,
as 1 wish 1t may be understood to do.
the brotherly love between the elder
and the younger branches of the same
stock
The Spy. reproduces a cut Of the
stones as they rest in the church. All
Saints may well feel pride and pleas
ure in their possession. They are more
than historic relics for they will ever
stand as a memorial not only of the
friendly feeling that has long existed
between the two cities, which in the
! old England and the new bear a name
in common, but also of the more sacred
! bond which unites both the givers and
: the receivers, in the fellowship of the
mother church of our Anglo Saxon
race
Rev. Dr. Vinton is able assisted in
his work by Rev. Charles Lancaster
Short. The wardens are Edward J..
i Davis and Charles M. Bent. The yes
trymsn, John D. Washburn. Josiah Fl.
Clarke, VIM. E. Rice, George F. Hutch
ms, Frederick S. Pratt, Charles l..
Nichols, M. D., Charles O. Washburn.
Luther M. Lowell George T. Dewey,
Henry p. Murray and Francis w
Blacker, Henry P. Murray is clerk, and
the treasurer George Arthur Smith.
The rector is superintendent Of the
| Sunday school. The officers are: As
| sistant superintendent, George T.
Dewey; treasurer Walter Fl. Hadlev:
librarian, Reginald Washburn; libra
rians's assistants, Richard NJ Mitch
ell, Charles s. Bowker. Miss c. O.
/ Whitcomb is organist and Charles 1.
| Rice musical director.
| The general classes are in charge OF
Miss Bent, Miss Hopkins, Mrs. Peck
Miss King, Miss Dixon, Miss Lamson
Miss Robertson, Miss Emily Wood Miss
i Hartford, Miss Childs, Miss Brooks