The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-29

Black proposed III Gothic creation UT
lNirEiliia granite, and ass tile amoulitl
of. money II hand Fwns lilli ted or,l tie
rear portiohBof &the church was l,tiilt.l
and and teinlporary board f1o, tsSsas filed
/ In, so that Sst l,a and forum, inig hit be
II,ised.. Mr. Black died before$iit was
lpracticable financially toEconplete tile
structure, and for soi1a years tho
church stood Will, It's unsiEhtlyI
planked sup front facing Monroe Square.
Installed as Rector. s,,.s 4 53
|@ With the church In this condition.
and with a constantly growing congre-
CATION DR.. SpriggS resigned, and gths
Rev, John ,. Cirnvatt, formerly of
Hampton, Va. and the present rector
was installed as rector Of the church
on October IA 1898. the conservation
of the church on Tuesday marking tho
fourteenth year of \ Mr.. Gravatt's un-
ceasing labor for the completion Of
the edi1ce, and the upbuilding Of the
congregation. Soon after; Mr.. Grav-
ats Standardization the svestry gain
took up the work OF completing b tho
church. Mr.. Black, the architect, hav-
ling died. the committee looked about
for a. SUCCESSOR with ability to COM
plete the front OF the structure. Mr..
j. Stewart Barney, an architect of New
York city, and q former eRichnlonder.
after consultation with a committee OF
ton OF the fact that his mother, the
late Mrs. Charles G. Barney, had cen
an 1lonored member Of the church, he
would give his professional services
to Ssthe congregation free OF charge,
with the understanding that a tablet
Isto the memory Of his mother should be
placed in the vestibule Of the church.,
Stating that the work ofsthe architect
was in her loving remembr The
French Gothic style of the front of
the church is, therefore, the work Of
| Mr.. Barney, as q the design OF the
interior woodwork, pews, ceiling, ETC..
which was completed at this time The
| first service was held in the new struc-
ture on Sunday, October Z, 1894, the.
name having been previously change
to "Church of the Holy Trinity, a Me-
mortal to Bishop Moore" Since tho
completion Of the structure, the growth
OF the congregation has been rapid,
| the membership incr easing 'front.' SO in
1883 to 491#at present The offerings
OF the congregation show q similar In,
lfcrease, that for 1893 being s4,905.22, as
against s24,eO2 81 in 1906. both figures
being exclusive Of amounts spent FOR.
church Improvement. 3i5;.!@
$&1n 1901 the ton had out
! grown its quarters, and the church was
enlarged by the removal LOT the renr
wall and the putting in Of thirty ii :,
ditional pewsi in the front of the church
interior. The handsome chancel II and
choir was built AT this time, the chan,
eel being the gift OF Mr.. I. N Jones, q
a memorial TO his son. The work ton
this addition was done under the d.
ERECTION Of holland & Baskerville. OF
Richmond, who in the interior wood
work followed the design OF Mr. Bar
ney merely extending the leng tn Of
the church auditorium. The decoration
of the chancel was the work Of J. &
r. Lamb. OF New York. and was the
gift Of the girls chapter Of the guild;
Since the additions to the church
proper were completed the yestry has
erected In the rear q large and cons.
4 plete parish house, the city giving
consent to the closing OF am alley so
that the building might adjoin cacn
other, and the 4congreg cation is now as
well equipped for aggressive work q 8
any church In Richmond. It's plant Is
valued at 100000 and, thanks to the
liberal collection Of last Easter. is fully
paid for. g
Bishop Peterl<in to Preach. Z
The Impressive services Of the conse-
Grafton, as provided for in the Epis-
oopo T. ritual will ba fully carried out,