Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1904-09-01
st. Adams Chapel, Coalmont


recently completed Chapel of st.
Alban. A special train was
kindly furnished by President
Thomas, of the N. G. d st. L. Ry.
to bring Bishop Gailor and the
other visitors from Sewanee,
Monteagle and Tracy City, to this
the terminus Of the recent extern
sion of the railroad. About two
hundred and fifty people availed
themselves of the special train,
and attended the service. Among
the visitors were Bishop Bratton
of Mississippi, Rev. DR.. DuBose
and Rev. Mr.. Bishop, of Sewanee,
representatives from the congre-
cations of Sewanee and Mont
eagle, and the students and teach
ers of Paramount School for girls.
A large number from Christ
Church, Tracy City, and from
the Sunday Schools, of Clouse
Hill, and Gruetli, were also pre-
sent. Altogether a goodly comp
any of more than four hundred
filled the church and vestry rooms
and overlooked the building.
The services began at 10 80 with
Bishops Gailor and Bratton, Rev.
DR.. DuBose, Rev. w. I'll. DuBose
Rector, and Mr.. Lundy Sykes,
Assistant in the Chancel. The
music and responses were heartily
led by the Tracy City Choir. The
offertory anthem was sung by
the Paramount choir and organist
Miss Hall. The Bishop of the
Diocese was the preacher, and
his earnest eloquent words went
straight to the hearts Of the great
congregation gathered in and
about the Church. His text was
taken from ! Timothy, 4, rs.
Exercise thyself unto godliness {:
for bodily exercise is profitable
for little: but godliness is profit
able for all things having promise
of the life that now is and of that
which is to come.n
The collection, amounting to
$500, was devoted by the Bishop
to the reduction of the debt on
the new Church.
After the service the congre-
cation gathered under the trees
at the foot of "St. Alban' s
Mount and partook of bountl-
full and delicious luncheon spread
by the resident and visiting la
dies. The visitors returned on
the special train at two O'Clock.
The weather was ideal, the prepa-
rations made by the good people
of Coalmont were perfect and
the service itself was most en-
thusiastic and untiring. The
beautiful little chapel of our
3 newest mission is cruciform in
shape, the transepts being for
the present partitioned off and
) used as vestry and Sunday School
; rooms. The length of the
church is sixty feet, and the
width, twenty. The roof inside
is ceiled to the very peak, Civ
ing a sense of height and free
dom, and the feeling of baroness
is relieved by handsome open
: truss-beams and kingposts. A
temporary altar and lectern had
been constructed and set up fol-
this opening service. The chan,
eel was beautifully decked with
ferns and wild flowers.
Great credit is due to the lit.
tie band of faithfal men and wo.
men who have labored with en-
= ergy and devotion to maintain
r this, the only organized Chris
= tain work in a new community
Sunday School and service are
held every Sunday. This is the
first church in CoalmVst, and il
the youngest daughter mission
of the mother mission of Chris
Church, Tracy City, Active worE
was begun last fall by Rev, Mr.
? Osborne, then assistant at Tracy
City. The new church stands OF
a beautiful lot, generously donat
e ed and decided to the Convention
: of the Diocese Of Tennessee by
t the Sewanee Coal, Coke ant
Land Company.