Arizona republican., 1920-02-11

A little later l was elected DlSilOp dliu the vestry asked me to retain the rec torship of the church, and also accept it as pro- Cathedral On the nomina- ton of the bishop, the. Rev. William Scarlett, an assistant in St Georges s
 church, New York, was called as vice rector and ex-officio dean of the Pro- Cathedral. A little later the bishop
 resigned the rectorship and Dean Scar lett on his nomination was elected rector.
 It seemed unwise in the opinion of the vestry to begin raising funds for the buildings on account of the depres- sion in business conditions then pre-
 vailing. Meantime it had been recog- niZed that the Central street lots which had increased more than ten fold in value were not large enough for the purpose and that 1t was not an ideal situation It was decided to sell these lots when a favorable time came, and so have a considerable sum for build ing purposes from this sale as well as that of the old church lots, which has now been conSummated, and $4S,00O added to the building fund.
 A meeting was called six years ago of people interested in the work of Trinity which had already outgrown the old church and parish house, under the leadership of Dean Scarlett. At this meeting over s10,000 was sub scribed. A little later the bishop went east and received telegram saying that subscriptions amounting to $1 coo or SS,000 additional had been made with the modest request that he should
 raise s2O.000 in the east. This was a comparatively easy task, as a friend immediately gave the entire sum for
 the erection of the cathedral house, which she requested might be made a
 memorial to her two sons and serve as a center of the diocesan activities of the bishop as well as a parish house for Trinity church. In the meantime, land with 200 foot brontage had been bought on Roosevelt street, facing First ! avenue, ideally situated for our pur- pose. The building was completed, be- ing constructed of Tufa stone in the mission style. $5,000 was added to the original gift by the generous donor to complete the building, the design of which had been enlarged from the original plans. From this amount a small sum was left as a nucleus for the
 erection of a bishops house or the cathedral. From subscriptions already made by members of the parish and from few new ones, after completing the purchase of the lots, furnishings were provided for the cathedral house
 and the cathedral itself really began
 as the foundations were laid of the chancel and also the tower which was to be at the junction of the cathedral
 house and the cathedral looking down
 First avenue and visible for a long dis tance.
 In the great business depression that
 followed, it was impossible to collect all of the subscriptions and it seemed un-
 desirable to go on with further build ing, but there remained a small sum in the bank for future building.
 In the meantime another 100 feet frontage of adjoining land had been
 purchased through gifts from eastern friends in order to protect the west side of the future cathedral and also pro- vide a lot for the bishops house. In 1916, S5,o00 was generously of fered from the legacy fund of the board of missions toward the bishops house. By great good fortune, MT. Smalley, d former member of the office of Chas.
 A. Platt of New York. was in Phoenix and generously offered to prepare the design for the house which was sub
 mitted to MT Coolidge for his approval
 in order that it might be in harmony with the other buildings.
 The cost of the bishops house with
 the land was nearly $20.000, the re-
 maining amount being given largely by friends in the east, although q certain sum was given by a few friends in Phoenix and elsewhere in Arizona. Unfortunately the expense of building with Tufa made it necessary to use
 brick, but fortunately MT. WaIIingford
 the supervising architect, was able to secure stucco of color which would
 harmonize with the tufa of the cathe- dral house.
 At this time the United States had
 entered the war and so all thought of beginning the cathedral was deferred When the arnistice had been arranged there was thought of beginning a cam palgn but the work was interfered with by the influenza and other causes De- | ferred from the spring until autumn. the nation wide campaign called for the riSht-Of-way. It was justly felt
 by many, that the cathedral should be
 G Mi. copal church in Phoenix with it's 30, 1000
 to 10000 people, while the large as-
 sembly room of the cathedral house
 was filled on Sunday by congregation which did not find the hall attractive as it is, altogether conducive to de- votional spirit and the worship of AL mighty God. It was estimated that at least s125,000 should be raised for this purpose. There was available from
 the nucleus left over from the former
 building fund and the sale of the old
 property, s50,00o. or little more. The
 campaign was started to raise an ad- ditional $75,000 on January l. Over $50,000 has now been subscribed in Phoenix, not only by members of our
 own church, but by members of other
 religious bodies, including Roman
 Catholics and Christian Scientists and
 by citizens of Phoenix who recognize the work of social service and religious
 education which has been rendered un- der the auspices or the church. We have sought to be good citizens as well as good churchmen, and to serve the
 community as well as the parish. We
 confidently believe that the fund will be completed. and that others from
 outside the city and the state from
 interest or association, will wish to
 make some contribution in the way of
 memorial gifts or otherwise.
 Memorials of any kind must be sub
 mitted to the bishop and vestry for
 consent and approval of the design.
 The pulpit costing in the neighborhood
 of s2,000 will be memorial to Bishop
 KendriclS, and undoubtedly some of his
 friends at a distance well as at home
 will seek the privilege of contributing
 to this memorial of one who faithfully
 laid the foundation of the church in
 Arizona. It would be a noble memorial
 if someone would give $1e.000 or $12,-
 900 for the tower or the organ. Lesser
 gifts might cover the font and bap-
 tistry, the lectern, the altar rail. bish-
 ops chair, the deans stall, Sedalia
 for the sanctuary. as well as choir
 seats in the chancel. the outside pulpit,
 bell or chimes for the tower. credence
 table. large silver communion service,
 offertory plates. and books for the