Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-05-06
FROM BAR HARBOR.
New Church Organization - Lodge
Anuiversary-Of for Portland.


Anuiyersary--Of for Portland.
BAR HARBoR, May 5 Especially - AT a
well-attended meeting OF the members
and parishioners of st. Saviour's Episco.
psl church, held at the choir room Friday
evening, May 1, the organization of the
church into a regular parish was COM
pleted.
The name of the new organization is the
"Rector, Wardens and Vestrymen of the
Hsrbor, Msine".
The meeting was opened with prayer by
the Rev. Stephen H. Greer, and was then
called to order by A. III. Lyman, who read
the formal call for the meeting. Mr..
Green was elected chairman, and Barry
NJ. Corners secretary.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Green, a
short intermission was taken to allow
those who wished to sign a declaration
OF attaching themselves to the church.
The next business was the adoption Of a
constitution and bylaws. 1t was voted
that the constitution and bylaws which
were considered at a previous informal
meeting, held at the parish house on
April Is, be read In full, and this was
done.
The articles OF the constitution and by
laws we're then taken up and considered
separately, and after few amendments
were adopted as whole.
The election of two wardens and eleven
vestrymen was the next subject for con-
sideration. 1t was voted to elect one war
den and four vestrymen from among the
summer visitors. The result of the cleo
tion was as follows:
Senior warden, David B. Ogden, New
York; junior warden, Frank Nj. Corners,
Bar Harbor.
Vestrymen, John c. Livingston, Will
| liam j. Scheffelin, Francis II. Johnson.
| Gardiner Sherman, of New York; Nathan
j. Salisbury, Frank E. Sherman, Alec j.
| Grant, NJ. P. Cleaves, Fred w. Chandler,
w. j. Evans, George j. Stafford, OF Bar
| Harbor.
| Alec J. Grant was unanimously elected
clerk OF the vestry and parish, and Frank
| E. Sherman treasurer.
! At this point a recess was taken and the
vestry retired to consider the election OF a
rector.
Upon the return to the room Of the yes
| try, Frank M. Corners, junior warden,
called the meeting to order and an
nounced that the vestry had voted unani.
mously 10 extend a cali to the Rev.
Stephen Il. Green, of Ipswich, Mass.
| The parish thereupon voted to approve
the election of Mr.. Green.
| Frank M. Corners and Frank E..
| Sherman were appointed a COMMITTEES to
| wait upon Mr.. Green and inform him of
his election. After few minutes con-
sultation with Mr.. Green, the committee
announced that he had accepted the call.
| The meeting OF Friday evening marks
the beginning of a new epoch In the his
| tory of st. Saviour's church. Up to the
present time the church, while not
strictly a mission, has been per hsps
more a mission than anything else. The
rector has been appointed by the bishop
of the diocese, and a committee, COM
posed OF summer visitors and permanent
residents, has had charge Of the temporal
an financial fairs of the church, which
was established some twenty five years
ago, and in all that time has had but two
rectors before Mr.. Green.
| The late Rev. Christopher S. Leffingwell
was the first rector, which position he
held for twenty years. He was succeeded
! by Rev. William Osborn Baker, whose
resignation took effect last month after
four years. service, and who has recently
accepted call to become rector of Trinity
church In Haverhill, Mass.
Rev. Stephen Herbert Green was born
at Chapel Hill, N. e., and is the son of
the late Rt. Rev. William NJ. Green, bishop
of Mississippi. His theological training
was received at the Berkeley divinity
school at Middletown, Conn.,, from W bich
he WAS graduated In 1871. From 1877 to
1882 he was dean of st. Matthew's catne-
dral at Dallas, Texas, and for three and a
half years dean of st. Mary's cathedral at
Memphis, Tenn.
Other pastorates have been st. Johns
church at st. Louis, Mo-, st. Michael and
All Angels church at Admission, Ala, and
at Elgin, Ill.
In 1871 Mr.. Green married Miss Cor
nelia Nj. Casey, daughter of DIR. and Mrs.
w. B. Casey, OF Middietown, Conn. Mr..
Green was appointed last March by
Bishop Goldman, as rector OF st. Ssviour's
to fill the vacancy caused by the resig ma
tion of Mr.. Baker.
Island lodge, l. o. o. F., and Unison
Reeekah lodge held a memorial aud an