Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-11-29

In 1860, inc friends OF II. u. cole,
highly esteemed member and for 90 years
n vostryman of the church. placed on tho
south side of the church Il stained glass
window TO his memory. In it were fig.
urcs of the two apostles, st. John and st.
James.
In August. 1867, by the generosity OF
Mesgrs. ~. u. and j. L. Howard, who
contributed $500 OF the $4,000 required,
the ladies were enabled to purchase tho
present organ OF the builder, Mr.. john
son Of Wcstficld Mass.
Meanwhile strong effort was bong
made for further enlargement and inn
provcment Of the church, and, and on
Sept. II. 1866, building committee CON
sisting of Mcssrs. \. Prouty, A. G. Spear
and r. II. Garfield were appointed to re-
pair the retory, build Il sections house
and enlarge the church building by adj
ding to It's west end the present stone
transcps, sc by 81 feet in size, and n chan
Gel, and to finish, in the basement Of
the addition. a room for n chapel and the
Sunday school, the work to be done in ac-
cordarcc with plans prepared by Bishop
Hopkins The former interior finish OF
the church was preserved. The side gal
lerics were extended along the east walls
OF the transeps and connected with stair
ways which led TO the entrances at each
end of the transeps. The interior of tho
chanoel was apsidal in form. with small
robing rooms on either side. Thus en-
lurgod, the Interior dimensions of tho
church were, length ia feet. including
tho chancel, width of nave Il feet and
tho number Of sittngs were increased To
$50. A LARGO chancel window, presenting
scenes from the life of St. Paul, was
erected by tho family Of Bishop Hopkins,
which was afterwards made q memorial
of tho Bishop. It's cost was Sl,20O. Anoth-
cr memorial window of stained glass,
with representations of St Simon and St.
Jude was given by Mrs. Fanny DeminS,
and replaced tho west window on the
north side &C the church.
These improvements, which included =
sections house on Pine street and the re-
pair of the roctory, were completed IN
1865, at the expenditure of s32. 800. This
left an Indebtedness of $l2S0o, which was
paid during the next two years.
on April 10. 1871, the homestead of the
late Hon. NJ. j. Bennett. on the southeast
corner OF the block. was bought by few
members Of the parish for $500. The
buildings on the lot were removed and
the lot graded to correspond with the
church grounds. and on Nov. TO- 1880, the
premises were conveyed to tho society.
At vestry meeting held June g. 1879,
IT was voted to move tho organ from tho
east gallery to the north transept, pro-
vided il was found practicable and des!r-
able. The change met with the fun APP
prevail of Mr.. Johnson, tho builder AMI
was carried out by the generosity of
Colonel Cannon and V. Z. Noyes, in
August, 1875. and at the same time the o.
gan was repaired
At the parish meeting In 1876, attention
was called to the damp and unwholesomo
condition of the Sunday school room III
the basement of the church, especially
during the summer months, largely ow-
| ing to its depth below the surface of the
ground, and the absence of sunlight. \
careful consideration of the matter cul-
minated in a strong desire on the part OF
| the parish for a chapel as soon as IT'S
cost could be provided. The Sunday
School Teachers society began to raise
a fund for this object. which in 1880 had
| reached the sum of Sl5o). Meanwhile
| Rev Edward r. Atwell, thcn rector, haJ
| obtained plans for the building, which
we're discussed at a vestry meeting II
|
| April iooV' ana a' Nest'| i'iee''"s He'-
sept ~ le'o 1t WIS IesoINeu 10 '"Ne I'M
i''eu'"'e steps 10 erect cnoiei' u cos
| not over slo'"o' ana inc rcc'ol "''
NcHS were "pPo!Hle" coli'N"t'oe It
carry theproject If possible. into effect
Among 'nose VINO became lhte'e"te" II
'He mater was 'ohh /. iho"alu' a'
reuuE d Hper"' ouI!er 10 '"e '""'c"' ""-
| on Oc'' % 1871 ne sent 10 INC Nes'r! IL
oHer 10 iur"'Sh 'he required sum Oh NV
wv loi Il ch''pc' 10 NC l"Nd'eo pe'"ce" LAX
SCUM u~h'epl ana l,aht street. plo'loe'
inc SdHuaE ScHool ieache's SOCIETY a"'
o'heIs "ouu ue!ra5 tlc eNpeilSe oI Ger
| tam repairs Oh 'He c"urch WHO" CON
tcmpiatec the removal Oh the opJection
ao!e Side galleries. the decoration OF th'
Wa4'S ana carPrtihS 'he as!eS ana Gnu"
ce'' ~ an eStliha'eu expense OIL s-'VVo' uh'
also that ne DO represented on the puIio
ms committee by Is b. Walker IL IL
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