Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-03-22
Early Churches of the Republic
BY FREDERICK }. HAsKlNs.

Win MIN, uSeInHlS IL loo SdCreu Aol
rebel uses. Royal governors sat in a
certain high backed pew there under
the royal arms still on the walls. and
when Washington was there as COM
mander in chief of the colonial forces,
he too, sat in the same pew. When the
revolutionary war had closed the mem
bers declared the name Kings Chapel,
unsuited to republican country, but
the name was finally retained when it
was suggested that It might be inter-
preted as referring to the King of
Kings and not to the ruler of a coun-
try under whose dominion the church
was no longer held. A row OF pipes
from the old organ which Handel him
self selected is still in use, and carv-
ings from the front of the organ which
Queen Anne gave are preserved among
the church's treasures.
CALIFORNIA; Oldest Church.
The tirnbers of the San Luis Rey
Mission in California were cut from a
forest 20 miles from the site of the
church and, after being blessed by
the priests they were hewn. were not
allowed to touch the ground again I'M
til they were placed in the walls. The
weary Indians who were made to car
ry these timbers sometimes rebelled,
at Santa Barbara they were locked
fast in a stockade at night to keep
them from going back to the happier
existence of the savage. The Santa
Barbara garden is always closed to
women. The priests reserve this for
their own private enjoyment and walk
and mediate there undisturbed. Only
two women have ever been allowed to
enter These were Princess Louise,
daughter of Queen Victoria, who spent
winter in Santa Barbara, and Mrs.
Mckinley. Dolores Mission in San
Francisco, was founded in 1875 and,
when a newer edifice was built nearby
few years ago, the parishioners re-
fused to use 1t, and they still continue
to frequent the old adobe house, which
the earthquake has kindly spared.
Oldest in New York City.
New York's oldest church building
is st. Paurs, dating back to 17e4-6,
while Trinity is the oldest and richest
organization. The land owned by Trim
ity is part of the old West India COM
pany's farm before the English came
to take possession of the island. It
then became the Kings farm" and he
granted 1t to the church. Much of the
land has been given away for chart
table purposes. but the church has still
enough left to yield an income Of
100000 year. The money is used
to maintain the church, its six chapels
and many missions and charities. The
graveyard is said to be worth as much
money as. gold dollars placed side by
and stood UP edgewise would cover.
1t can never be sold, ana the dead there
In reach of busy Wall Street can lie
forever undisturbed. Alexander Ham
ilton was buried there after his fatal
meeting with Burr, and his wife was
laid by his side so years later. A mon
ument to the memory of the patriot
soldiers who died on the prison shIps
during the revolution is in this church
yard.
New Orleans Miracle Chapel.
New Orleans has miracle chapel
where the visitor may sec ---e',~ =.
crutehes that were made useless by the
intercesston Of the saint. The chapel
was built by a priest with mis- own
hands in fulfilment Of a vow that, II
the great scourge OF cholera were di.
Verted from his flock. he would build
chapel in honor Of his patron saint