The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-19
Has Been It's Growth
and Work.
CORAL ST. CHURCH.
Pastor and People Strive
for the General Good.

Those who are fond OF philosophiz-
1pg-are wont to say that in all earthly
tafraiFa the factors of opportunity and
EtinaHdn are the most Important II
this be true. The Coral street NJ. L.
cfrpSoh Of this city Ought to be one Of
the most successful institutions of
H;asosster
Ssuated as i is in The heart of a
sectiGn that offers magnificent field
fer chfasttaniziag influences, its oppor-
tuEaifes H1r doing extended work in the
"EtIss Of Religion and morality are
sH,ous che hpoadest that are y,olsch-
Eafed to any Of the local churches and
sfh'ts no sEag eerssshn to say that in all
US tisip=y the church IN question has.
done all that lay in It's power to the
afsdnapIisbias Of its ends.
The work Of the Coral street M. A..
eh4fch has been one for many years
That IS extremely gratifying to its
present members as they look back
ssef Che long decades of earnest effort
N the cause Of Christ whiaa the church
pas WITNESSED. Today the church IN
Yer lite present active and energetic
9asNR Rev. George y. Sanderson, is
Ct the zenith of its spiritual ana ma
terial prosperity and is making pro-
gross that amply repays those who
pave watched It's course with anxious
eoAcftude, for all The struggles they
haSe PUB forth ana ali the sacrifices
they have made IN IT'S behalf
Above aA things, the members Of tho
EqTai street Church are workers and
fha amount of pains talking effort and
NIper
tenspts 10 fTrsher the cause in which
they are striving, are at most highly
craditable to sneiF sincerity of PURPOSE
and indicative of their ultimate glow
sng triumph.
The rrseg1t1sss AZ the oila4reh are With
gut Doubt Gnlang the most active re-
AsfPHs workers in She cay, tutSring
~ tner effopts to F9ise by every egb
Inmate means the funds necessary to
esaFsX Ga the work of the clfurch and
equally tmfiag ging in their labors that
TEND toward the spreading Of the Cos
pei among the people Of the section in
nAIch their field of activity is laid.
On December ath OF last year the
church celebrated its quarter. centenni-
81 with appropriate services the entire
congregation joining in mutual con-
CALCULATIONS over the excellent record
That the history of the church az
spread upon its annals is able to set
forth. At thai time the history of the
Church was reviewed in an exceeding
Is abba historical Grafton, prepared and
delivered by the pastor, Mr. SandeEson.
The record Of the life Of the church
as thus SET forth is an extremely in
terestinE and IN some respects dramat-
fc one, fHed with incidents out of the
curnrnon ran ana the relation Of strag-
gDas aAd haFdships bravery overcome
SId nSanifestihE everywhere the in
Huenee Of uflsemftsiag effort ripening
into the frGiti1n of satcesS.
Fte pTeseYf. Coral street ediffce stands
on decidedly historic ground the scene
of many an incident that stands out in
relief in the history of Worcester and
Worcester oaRptss It was not until 1859
chat the section bf Worcester known as
Union hill began to be settled to any
degree. About that time a number of
The most prominent business men of the
city were attracted to the locality by
She beauty and sightlineSs of its situa-
zion and quite a collection Of handsome
private residences in the style of archi-
lecture then in vogue We're erected
there. For some years this section of the
City was the most popular residential
locality in Worcester but in more recent
times the trend of the city turned to-
ward the westward and the character Of
Gne east side was in a measure changed
ana became what 1t IS today,
The great popularity which the sec
tfo4 gained in its palmiest days carried
vita 1t the need for churches and the
Coral street church of the Methodist
denomination was among the first TO be
ereoted in response to this demand
Rev. Andrew McKeon who was at that
time the most prominent Methodist
clergyman in the city, was the father Of
Che Coral street church and II was
Through his efforts that number of the
prominent men OF the denomination in
the city came together with the purpose
of founding on Union hill a suitable
place of worship for many members Of
The Methods creed who were resident
IN chat locality.
A voluntary committee to select a site
for the church was formed and after A
considerable amount Of elaboration.
that body purchased the Tot at the cor
ner OF Coral and Waverly streets or
(which the church now stands The Dur-
chase was made on the 10Th of Septem-
Der, 1871. The price paid for the land
was 40 cents per foot and the deeds were
made out TO the members of the com
mttes with the distinct understanding
that u wRs TO be made over to the tr1ls-
tees of the new church as soon as one
should be formed. Meetings out of doors
were held on the lot as long as the
weather permitted in the fall, and dur
ing the months from tho time of nur-
chase until the next summer. a build
ing fund of $500 was accumulated.
A Sunday school was organized on