The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-30
Weeks Services at Christ Cathe-
dral VIII Commemorate Par
ish's Founding.
FIRST WEST OF MISSISSIPPI.
Forty Seven Men in 1919 Thought
an Episcopal Church in
Town of st. Louis
Was Necessary.

Present commuuicInts and persons who
have been c0mmunicIuts iu the past will
next week Join iu the celebration OF IN,
e.Ehty-fgurth anniversary Uf the founding
OF Christ Church Cathedral Services will
be conducted every day from Tuesday uu-
I'll Saturday.
Christ Church has been the Cathedral
church OF the Diocese Of Missouri for the
last fifteen years. The parish was organ
lied on All Saints Day. 1919. II was not
only the earliest parish formed IN 81
Louis. but the first west OF the AIissis-
sippi River.
Sunday is All Saints Day. and Bishop
Tuttle will preach In the Cathedral and the
service will b. one sof thanksgiving
\ missionary meeting VIII take place
Tuesday evening at o'clock. and ga-
dresses will be delivered by the clergy,
showing the results ana methods OF thg
mission work. both In this country AM
abroad Wednesday afternoon at @-55
o'clock In the evening. Il viii be con
reception and tea in Schuyler Memorial
As many Of the men auI boys who have
belonged 20 the Cathedral choir IN the
last sixteen years and are able To attend
are invited TO take uaTt in "A music s...E-
gt,.s Iu the Cathedral "Wednesday evening
An address will be delivered. after wnlCh
there will hn e reunion iu the gymnasium
day evening a reception Will be given IN
Schuyler Memorial House
TO SERVE LUNCHEON
From 70 O'Clock Friday morning until
O'Clock the same afternoon a quiet hour
FOR women will he conducted BY Dean
Davis In the Cathedral. The dean would
be pleased TO have persons attending re-
main during the entire service. but, recos-
nlzinE that many women cannot 10 this.
he has announced that they may come
and go al their pleasure during the inter
walls gf the day. Luncheon Will be served
al l2.oj o'clock.
The mems meeting will take place from
> o'clock Saturday afternoon until
o'clock In the evening. Il will be con-
Quoted by Canon Smith. At I o'clock sup
per viii be served and at O'Clock there
VIII be meeting at which addresses
touching upon the opportunities In con
necuOn with the work among the men and
boys will be delivered
The Reverend John Ward. a missionary
priest Of the Episcopal Church. was the
first minister OF that church L. do regular
work west Of the Mississippi River. As a
result u his efforts, in 1873 furty-sgvgu
men OF 81. Louis. whose names are now
well known IN the history uf the city,
taking into view the great benefits that
ourselves ana our families would derive
from the benefits Of an Ep.scupt. church
In the town OF St. Louis formed them
selves into a congregation and bound
themselves TO pay certain sums Of money
Tor the establishing Of a parish.
The parish formed WIS that Of Christ
Church 4 veStry was formed. oC which
Thomas +. Riddick and Wilson T. Hunt
were the wardens
For forty years the congregation was
guided by different rectOrs. and worshiped
in various places before becoming firmly
settled.
HISTORY OF PARISH.
In 1879 the vestry purchased the lot at
Thirteenth and Locust streets on which
In $50 Il was found that four-nIths OF
congregation lived east OF the site. The
erection OF the Cathedral was attended
by great expense. and the financial obliga-
lions incurred strained the none too
wealthy congregation The civil Wax,
bringing about the unsettled state OF AZ
tairS % did, was another handicap.
In ls6a IL was found that fuuT-tifths Of
the congregation lived west Of the church
and were steadily moving further away
In lsSI the Bishop Informed the Vestry
that lie had $500 TO be used as the be
ginning Of an endowment for any church
that ho might select for his Cathedral
church.
Twelve hundred and fifty dollars more
was pledgcd on condition that the ConErc-
cation OF the church selected raise a
similar amount Christ Church seized the
opportunity.
ON July .. ISIS. Christ Church and
grounds were surrendered to a Cathedral
Corporation for the uses Of the Cathedral
church OF the Diocese OF Missouri. The
cathedral cleared Of debt was cOnsecrated
70 the service OF God on May e, 1870 the
hftieth anniversary Of the forming OF the
Diocese Of Missouri. and the seventy-hrst
or the organizing OF Christ Church Parish.
Schuyler Memorial House was erected at
n cost OF SI.So and dedicated on All
Saints Day 1896. The old chapel was de-
moiished in erecting this building and
John NJ BofnEer contributed sE.u1n for
the erection OF a new one. which was dedi-
Gated February Il. 1895. In 1895 the house
and lot at No. 5l4l was contributed 10 the
Cathedral By Mrs. John NJ. GilkersOn. 10
be used as deanery.
Christ Church had many pastors. but
none more famous nor any whose name -
to-day more intimately associated NTH
the history OF the St Louis that IS dis
appearing than the Reverend Doctor
Schuyler. As rector and dean he served
the church for forty-t-o years. dying
March 70. 1895. The present dean or the
Cathedral Is the Very Reverend Carroll
NJ Davis.