Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-04-12

Speaking OF the fighting phase Of ths
parish's history. the Rev. Dr. Morgan DIX.
said at the time OF the parish bicen-
tennial celebration. In 1877: "On the whole.
we have come out triumphant in every
battle We have had to light; We expect the
same results In others which may here
after evoke our power and sunmon US TO
defense"
In view OF the parlsh's present status.
not Il few events Of the past ring strangely
In the ears when recouuted.
Borrowed money built the sccond church.
in l7S. At tho time that the Anneko JAMS
Bogailus farm WAS granted to the parish.
ii WAS worth hut a paltry 1900 The bell
that for eight years called worshippers to
the second church. was loaned TO the cor
poration by the senior pastor of the I.uth-
Gran church. After the revolution the
church was looked on as a piece Of heavy
baggage which the British had left behind
them when they evacuated Now York
and the church : own rector Bishop Pro
voost. IN ardent patrioU doubted that IT
would survive the generation. Less than
twenty years later II vas decidedly "A
church militant. and so it has continued to
this day.
The Church in the Old homestead"
1t is a striking coincidence that Grace
lik. the Little Church Around tho Corner
and Trinity. is Protestant Episcopal.
Broadly noted as the church In The
Old Homestead, " in ecclesiastical. como
mic and sociological circles it is reckonei
among the leading institutional churches
tn the country.
l:race's third rector was tho Roy Or.
Jonathan NJ. Wainwright. who has been
an assistant minister at Trinity. He was
strong In the belief thar che maintenance
of 4 decorous membership and the minis
trations of religion merely TO its own peo-
pie lid not constitute n church's fun
duty. but included ''endeavors for the
ignorant and uncared for without" SO ho
opened Il free school. which was kept
up until tho extension of the public schol..
system In 1879. To-day. the church's out
side activities embrace practical schools
OF various sorts for boys. girls and women.
day nurseries,. gymnasiurns. kinderSar-
tens. clubs for all ages and several ma
tionalities. libraries and reading rooms. a
laundry. care of the sick In Grace hospital
and elsewhere, house TO house mintstra'
tion, and fresh air work.
1t was Grace church under WainWrighI
that led in the reformation which did away
with the parish clerk. thereby causing
American E~piscopalians to take n promi-
nent part in the service. At this time, too,
Gracs was started on her env! : musical
career. The church was g "d largely
becaus" of the wide reputation 1t had
gained through its music; today this repu-
tation is even greater. many persons ira
yelling considerable distances that they
may near the wonderfully trained choir
boys-trained mentally. morally and ply
! sically as we'll as unsteady. by the corpor-
alton in what is known as the choir boys
school.
Grace church was organized in 1905. Its
first cditlce occupied a lot purchased at
the corner of Rector and Broadway, across
the street from Trinity. The latter's en-
dowment OF Grace was twenty-five lots
Chen worth SIT. GOO) an organ. cost s5.Or.
and cash to tho amount Of s. +M. With this
as a nest egg. so to speak. Grace has made
out exceedingly we'll, now being one OF
the wealthiest churches In America. Its
congregation ranks among the richest
and certainly among the most liberal. in
the land.
A Future Famous Church.
The little church around the corner.
, Trinity, Grace-thesc in the opinion OF
many. arc our most famous churches.
Henry Ward Beecher was bigger than his
church. SO while Plymouth is we'll known
in many quarters. in others it's name can
not he called. For example. In England
everybody speaks of Bcecher, but few of
his church. Nevertheless, 1t Ia one of the
country's most famous churches, and In
the course of a year hundreds OF persons.
strangers In the metropolis, seek 1t out.
The country generally knows of the Rev.
DIR. Charles II. P%arkhurst. and evinces a
lively interest IN him: yet how many per-
sons outside of New York can tell you tho
name OF his church?
A religious ediiice that IL bound to be
among the most fainous some day is the
Cathedral OF St. John the Divine. How
ever, at the present rate OF building. It is
extremely doubtful If very many of the
present Generation's chlldren's children's
children will be living to gaze in wonder
| on II.