The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-03
CHRIST CHURCH CONSECRATED

/ God at your hands as the pledges OF my
Institution and Of your parochial recog-
milton and promise TO be faithful snep-
herd over you In the name OF the bather,
and the Son, and Of the Holy Ghost.
Amen"
The bishop then presented the incumbe 1t
with a Bible, book Of common prayer ana
books Of cannons Of the general and do
cesar convention, saying as follows: he
ccive these books, and let them be the rule
Of thy. conduct ln dispensing the divine
word, In leading the deyotlons OF the peo-
] pie and In exercising the discipline OF the
church; and be thou In ell things q pattern
To- the flock committed to thy care.
The Institution was closed with prayer
aud beuedctlon.
The first act Of Mr. AYES after being for
inally instituted as rector Of the church
was TO read the following communication
/ from committee Of the vestry concerning
the building of a new sectory:
TO the Rector and Ycstry, Christ Church
| Houston. Texas.
| Houston, Texas. January 2s, 1902.-Gon-
| tlemen; y our committee appointed TO sug-
| gcst plans for going on with the work OF
providing new rettory beg leave to re-
J pot as follows. Our energies ought TO De
( faithfully ind conSCCntlously devoted to
that purpose, In order that the work may
be accomplished during the coming spring
and SUMMER. The first STEP to this end Is
| NHt lNONllluH OF ways ana means, as We ~
! not believe the vestry would be willing %
( la any way burden the parish with further
( debt FOR any purpose. 1t Is necessary 10
/ arrive at NJ near as possible just what we
/ want ard then ascertain the cost.
! Nour committee suggest that In building
q home for our rector II should be IN keep
Ing with the church and other parish build
lngs, and thus complete the plan originally
/ intended 1t should be commodlous and
| complete for the comfort and convenience
Of the rector Of the parish and his fam y,
| giving them ample room for those hoSpitalt-
! tics that naturally are incumbent upon
! them
We further suggest that the present build
| Ing be utilized for q parish school and
! paced upon the site now occupied by what
IL known as the old choir room. BY appro-
, prlatlng this much ground and the building
! to the purposes OF a school, We would be
I carrying out In a way, the wishes Of Mrs
/ Gray and provide lot and building In OK
I cess of the value Of her bequest.
/ We are Of the opinion that rectory Suca
as we contemplate can be built, the old
! building put In place and rooms arranged
/ for the purposes Of a school and the side
fence put up for about $l1,OOO The sale
Of tho balance Of the property should be
pressed, ana so soon as we know lust what
we nave from this source and from other
agencies at work for the rectory fund we
think the balance could be raised after a
full explanatory abatement If conditions
and needs to representative congregation
from the Chnncel. by a subscription list
judlciously circulated In such way as the
rector and yestry may think best.
(Sigucd VIM. v r. Watson,
VIM. ID. Cleveland,
Frank CarCill.
In connection with this report Rev. AYES
Of the $1,000 on hand leaving Il necess1r
to raise but about $1,000, which he thought
couid be readily done.
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Bishop Kinsoving preached n brief but
very earnest sermon, taking for his text st.