St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-10-08
REDEDICATION.
The Congregational Church niSt.JOhns-
bury East Reopened Thursday.


poin,ments as the Congregations, meet
ing house at East St. Johnsbury, whic
was re5edicated Thursday, AMI til
society deserves hearty cougratulation
on the successful completion OF thei
efforts in repairing the oh Third Churc
of St. Iohnsbury. The original building
erected in 1910 remains practically th
same so far as the outside is concerned
but the interior has undergone srci
extensive changes this summer thai
those familiar with the plain, old-fash
toned meeting house of former days
would hardly believe that it could be SC
transformed,
The interior of the building and its fur
nishings, including the windows, are Ptac-
tically all new. The partition dividing
the vestibue from the audience room has
been moved about five leet decreasing
the seating capacity of the chnrch, but
allowing room in the front of the church
for a parlor of good size, from which
double doors open into the larger room.
The woodwork in the audience room is
entirely ard is OF selected brown ash,
worked and finished ia a manner which
reflects great credit on George McGun-
ness and George Bullock, who did the
entire carpenter work. The ceiling, and
the walls on three sides down to the
wainscoting, are of pressed steel OF an
attractive pattern, decorated in appro-
pirate designs in soft tints, buff predomi-
mating. The room is rewly carpered,
this improvement being the contribution
of the Ladies society. Tie pews are OF
oak with elm seats and were purchased
of Michigan firm. They are attractive
in appearance and comfortable and add
much to the beauty Of the interior. The
also include thorough
renovation of the vestryin the basement,
a steel ceiling has been put in, the walls
re6nished and wainscotted with wood
from the backs of the old pews, and the
kitchen enlarged and improved.
The Memorial Windows.
No improvement in the old church
building is of greater value from both an
artistic and sentimental standpoint than
the seven stained glass memorial win
lows which prrpetuate the memory OF
carly members of the church. The win
lows are uniform in design, though
differing somewhat in color. helargest
window is in the front Of the building
and is the gift of the descendants of the
charter members of the church. The list
as inscribed on the windows, are: Can.
dace Harrington BIinn, Maria A. Bull
lock, Mrs. Eli Dickerman, Mrs. Leonard
Harrington Mrs. Moses Hill, Asa c. L e.
Orpha Stiles Lee, Isabel Johnson Lee,
ohm Lee, Lydia Blake Lee, Calvin Nor |
i'll, Sophronia Lee Morrill,, Harriet Perez
AL Ebenezer Severance, Rebecca Chandler
severance, Quartus M. Severance, Lydia
zee Stone, Almira Aldrlch Works, Mrs.
Emerson Wright.
On the south side of the church, begin
ing at the door the windows are in
cribed as follows:
In memory of b. B. and Mrs. N. H.
harrington and family.
The second; In memory of Deacon
luther and Abigail Wood.
The third: In memory of Deacon
Franklin Griswold.
On the north side, the first window is
Inscribed:
In memory of Deacon Jacob G. Hovey.
The second: In memory of Sullivan
2anrey, Mary Huse Ranney.
The third In grateful recognition of
the lives and services of the clergy, CON
tains the names of every pastor OF the
church from the beginning. This win
dow is the gift of julius A. Morrill, of
Springfield, Mass, end the Others were
presented by members of the families
represented. Over the pulpit is a beauti-
full stained glass window representing
Christ in Gethsemane, and in the front OF
the church there is a smaller window in
memory OF Harold Goss Knapp, son of
H, NJ Knapp, who died in 1899
The pulpit set including pulpit chairs
and communion table were principally
the gift OF the Lee family. The largest
single gilt made to the church was a new
furnace and equipment which was in
stalled at a cost Of S175, which amount
was entirely paid by member of the
church who stipulated that the name OF
the giyer should be Withheld
The committee in charge of the repairs
consisted OF Henry Severance, Charles
Owens, Mark L. Hoyey, Rev. Z, Z. Grant
and l. w. Fisher but all unite in giving
Mr.. Grant credit for the major part of
the work accomplished. When he came
to the church as acting pastor last year,
he found it in great reed If repairs aud
soon determined to make a beginning.
Before making his intentions public
he secured pledges for a considerable
amount and then the work was taken
up in earnest The responses to appeals
for money were more numerous and gen.
erous than were dreamed OF in the begin
ming, and instead OF 81 200, which con.
servatiye members placed as the largest