Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-09-18
new EPISCOPAl CHURCH

Couner Stone Laid Tues
day for the new
Edifice.
The ceremony Of laying the corner
stone Of the new church at Fourth
street and First avenue northeast, now
In course Of erection by the people Of
the Church Of Our Savior, took place
Tuesday afternoon.
THE inclement weather prevented q
large attendance. The services were
held In the old church. Rev. A. W.
Ryan of Duluth represented Bishop
Morrison, who was unable to be pre-
sent. Rev. F. E. Aleyne, the resident
rector, Rev. W. Moody of Morris,
and Rev 81. F. Parshall, st. Cloud,
assisted Rev. Ryan. Revs. Ryan and
Moody made add resses. After the
services procession was formed and
marched to the new church, where
the corner stone was laid with appro-
pirate ceremonies.
In the evening there was a mission
service, at which the visiting clergy
men ofioiated.
The cornerstone is in polished gran
tie and was laid in the northeast
corner Of the building. In it was
placed box containing a Holy Bible,
Book of Comm on Prayer and Hymnal,
Journal of the Diocese of Duluth.
Parish Records, Westcott's ''Catholio
Principles. - photographs of Bishop
Morrison and and Rev. Aleyne, and
Transcript containing church history,
also Q. S. money of current date,
dollar, fifty cent-piece, twenty-five
cent piece, and nickel. The mono
gram 81. Fl. S. will be on the north
side Of the stone, and on the east side
the inscription, "Church of OurSavior,
1902 and Latin CROSS.
The new church will be Sc feet in
depth, fiftysi feet wide in the chan
eel and rhirty-eight in the nave. The
walls are to be Of boulders for the
first twelve feet; after that of grout.
In the basement will be Sunday school
and guild rooms. Three hundred peo-
pie can be seated in the nave The
altar, presented by the widow of the
late Rev, Herbert Root, will be nine
feet long, with tabernacle and reredos
fifteen feet in height. All the win
dowswill be of cathedral stained glass.
Several will be memorial windows,
one of them being in memory of the
late Martha Washington Tanner. The
interior will be wax finished oak. The
total cost will be about $4,000. L.
Triplett is the contractor for the edi-
flee. Rev. F. E. Aleyne has been in
charge Of the parish about year. He
has done some energetic work in get.
ting the building under way, and the
structure promise to be a credit to the
city, and monument to the labors Of
Rev. Aleyne and his parishioners.
There are about $50 members of. the
parish and 104 communicates.
Rev. F. E. Aleyne compiled q his.
tory of the church, from such records
as were available, most Of the records
having been destroyed in the Buck.
man house fire.
In 1888 the late Bishop:.Whipple or.
ganized the church society here, Rev.
E. 8. Peake holding the first services.
In 1869 Rev. John Elwell succeeded
Rev. Peake. In 1869 the society erected
q small, but neat building, which haf
been used ever since. Up to 1856 the
parish was supplied from Brainerd
and st. Cloud. Since then there has
been a resident pastor.
Those who supplied the church
were as follows:
Rev. E. Steele Peake.
Rev. John Elwell.
Rev. s. K. Stewart.
Rev. J. Taylor Chambers.
Rev. J. A. Gil6llan
Rev. F. r. Millspaugh
Rev. Geo. Davis
Rev. Herbert Root
Rev. Fletcher J. Hawley
Since 1856 the resident pastors
have been as follows:
Rev. F. j. Van Tassel
Rev LIE wis G. Bi Oh
Rev. Andrew Harker
Rev. A. A. Joss
Rev. VIM. Walton
Rev. F. E. Aleyne.
The first child baptized in the
church WAS CIarka0n Perrv Shea