Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-30
CHURCH WILL MARK.
ITS 74TH BIRTHDAY.
st. James the Less, Of Falls OF
SchuylkilI, Prepares Spe-
cial Services
FOUNDED APRIL 30, 1846

Celebration Of tho serenity fifth ami
v"rsary of tho founding Of the Church
ut st. James the Less. at Falls Of
Schnylkill. will begin tomorrow with
aIi-day services and will continue until
Sunday. May 5.
There will be Holy Communion AZ
: O'Clock tomorrow morning. Eucharist
with hymns at a:15 o'clock. morning
prayer and sermon at 1890 O'Clock.
Sunday School festival and song serv d.
ice at o'clock in the afternoon. choral
"vcnscng at y. m. and festival scrv .
icc and sermon at : y. m
seventy hVr wears ago Falls of
Srhnylkill was a village. and where long
rows Of houses now stand were wood
lands nr country estates.
Founded in 1s48
On April 30. 1916. meeting was
held AT Mount Peace. tho home Of Rob.
ort RaSton. and there thc pSpediencc
Vt establishing n parish church in th.
n"ighborhood was considered.
The founders were members of st.
James Church. Philadelphia. They re-
solved tu organize the proposed con e
gregati0n "a choose twelve vestrymen.
and to consider and adopt n form Of
Incorporation.
The first vestrymcn we're Robert Ra!-
ston. George Blight. Cornelius 8. Smith
Tobias Wagner. Charles Treichel, Philip
VI. Hagnor John s. Wilmer. William
F Grifiths. Joseph $. Burnett. George
Hclmuth, OSman Reed and James {.
Kcmpton The Rev. Henry !. Morton
was elected temporary rector Of the new
church.
The name o' the church was chosen
with reference to ST James Church,
Of Philadelphia. with which II had such
close ties The purpose Of the organ :
iz"rs was to build church which should
hC country house Of worship. nS
similar as possible 10 the hest type Nf
such church that England could fur
nish q crrifnblC home OF retirement
and meditation. quiet house Of prayer.
The lover II country churches can
only be charmed by visit to st.
lanes tho l.osS as u stands today
The heavy onken Itch gate II charac .
trristic. II was the gift Of the women
II the parish
The wos' gable suggests nt once by
the lines oi the roof sloping almost 10
the ground the thought of Ssclusion
and quiet Tn" tnougnt Of masstven"ss
is on every sii" enhanced by tho mar.
row two ligh' lancet windows and the
walls thirty inches thick. Th" heavy
arches supporting the Interior wall are
carried on short pillars.
Four Bishops Buried There
In the beautiful chnrchyard are
lad four bishops Of IN" church The
Right Rpv. Bishop stevens. Bishop
Onderdonk, Bishop Perry and Bishop
Whitaker Members of tho clergy and
. distinguished laity are also buried
p here
In 1915 group Of bindings was
designed 70 stand on lot on the north
side of Clcarfold street between Thirty.
'hird aud Thirty second streets. Two
of these. tho parish house and sexton :
house. have since been erected Tho
Sexton's house i being used temporarily
, aS the Irrt"rl bat il j. proposed 70
build new rcrtO-y rs soon rs the
necessary funds can bc obtained.
The present officers of the church
are: Tho Roy Edward R'trhie. rec
/ tor; Samuel 7. Wagner. rector :
warden and secretary; Francis A.
Lpwis. accounting warden: John Wag
ner. TREASURER ~ m" burial lot trust
fund. The other vestrymrn are: II.
Emor' Hare" & : W. Packard. James
Logan Fisher. Clement Il NnWbo'd
Thomas J. I"frri", Wilson Gather
nond. Sidney W Keith. Thomas G.
Reuter- ami Il Montgomery IIauo,.