The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-28
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
TO Be UNIQUE
EDJFICE
BEAUTIFUL HOUSE OF WORSHIP
ON WEST PINE AND FIRST
AVE. NEARING COMPLETION.
CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED
FROM MANY FOREIGNERS
The chanceIIor's and rs. p. G." Win.
dows Are Of Imported Munich An.
tique Glass and Said to Be the Only
Ones Of the Kind In the U. s.

The number and kind of church
buildings go far to correctly indicate
the character of the people in any
town or small city.
In the matter of church buildings,
Hattiesburg has shown a steady i'm
provement for several years, as she
has done in several other lines The
most recent item of public interest in
the matter of church building is the
new Trinity Episcopal church on the
corner of First avenue and West Pine
street, now nearing completion.
The News has been favored with an
interview by DR.. Simpson-Atmore
from whom we get the following in
|teresting facts: One striking feature
of this new church is the Catholic or
universal character of its building
fund. The amounts have not been
large ones, but they have come from
more prominent foreign personages
and from more foreign places than
can be said of any other church in the
United States, is the proud claim of
Dr. Atmore. Then again donations
have been received for the windows
from all sections of our own country
The News stated in its issue of April
9th, that contribution had been re-
ceived by DIR. Atmore from the Rt.
Hon. A. ]. Balfour, Ex-Prime Minister
of England, for this new church. To
Mr.. Balfour's name there may now be
added the names of many others, not
only of national, but of international
prominence and standing.
1t is therefore, claimed that this
church has proven a very large factor
in bringing the city of Hattiesburg to
the interested attention of a very
large number of prominent people on
two hemispheres.
The stained glas windows Of this
church call for special mention; be-
ing Of the finest imported Munich
antique glass. One window known as
the Chancellor's Window, which costs
$500. is the gift of the Hon. Chas. e.
Shepard, of Seattle, Washington, and
twenty-five other Chancellors of the
Episcopal church.
The "S. P. G." window, also a gift
from tho outoida IorUalv frop, Tlr 4.
more's own personal friends, will cost
approximately the same as the Chanc-
ellor's window "S. P. c." are the initial
letters for Society for Propagation Of
the Gospel, with which DR.. Atmore
was officially conected for the four
years 1906-1910, as organizing secre-
tary. This IS P. G." window and the
Chancellor's window are the first and
only ones of their kind in the United
States, says DR.. Atmore. They are to
be placed in the chancel--one on eth
er side of the altar. The other win
dows while not so costly, are of artis
tic design and of antique and cathe-
dral glass.
The Rector has received letters
from several places in this country
and England asking for photographs
of the church and the windows Let
ters have also come to DIR. Atmore
from many well known men, signify
ing their intention of being present at
the Conservation ceremony, and at the
same time personally seeing what the
new church is like.
The architecture of this building is
after that of the early English church,
and it's development and adoption is
the result of DR.. Atmore's many years
experience and study of architectural
and building problems, in the United
States and England. For peaceful
ness of outline and purity of architec-
tural design, 1t is claimed that this
new church will be unsurpassed in
this country.
The vestry of Trinity church, the
members Of the congregation and
Trinity Ladies' Guild have given hear.
ty encouragement and cooperation tc
the Rector in this church enterprise.