Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1922-05-24

was spent lin making improvements
! on the church and rectory.
On the first day: Of August, 1884, the,
church edifice was formally conse-
Grated by Bishop Whipple. t.s-. .
May Is, 1887; the new assistant
bishop, Mahlow Norris Gilbert, made
i I'M drst visitation to the parish for
TN purpose OF administering confirm
4 lbn.5s .s$ II /, 5 ri ;5ssi $< 0@:..@
the winter OF 1889 the congrega-
tt615A paid the expenses Of the rector
Il fora trip'lto Florida for his health.
Diving his three months absence the
!. S11dAys School was conducted by the
rtwarde len, Mr.. :J:.H Virgins, Mr..
j ook;;5 the 1lay:reader at Paynes-
vtf conducting services once a month
AM6deae0n sAppleby held services on
Sundays administering the Holy
Communion. . I'll III #xsS,s Id :.
f#s meeting of the Central Convoca-
ton OF the diocese was held at Saint
Luke'S church on May 20, 81 and 90,
& 1890. presided over by Dean Graham.
Bishop Gilbert was present land CON
fnned e. class on ,Mays2 III: Mr:s IN. N:
Y Ray WAS ordained deacon at this con
I vocation. =: '.t.s@ - eSs -. -. s.. "
i . Church Enlarged >, ~.
The church building proving made
quate on many occasions to hold the
congregation at the parish meeting
on Baster Monday, 1898, the matter OF
enlarging the church was taken up
and discussed. At a subsequent meet
Ing the members voted unanimously
TO- proceed with the building, which
Resulted during the summer in the
expenditure Of about: $4,000, securing
q church building ample in size and
J. convenient for the requirements of
the parish. The first service was
4 held in the new church on Sunday,
u Oct. %, 1893. Rev. August Anderson
Il assisted Rev. Booth in the services.
The new church building was conse-.
Grated on Friday morning, Sept. II,
1884. Bishop Whipple officiated, as
1 sisted by Rev. M. N. Ray Of Litchfield
!, and Rev. Booth. :: z5.>v
In the fall of 1901 Rev. D. T. Booth
4 was granted six, months leave of alb
] sence to go to California to assist his
I son, Rev. Lawrence Booth, who was
H sick. Rev. T. G. Crump. conducted SER
4 vices once a; month during his absence.
AS his sons health did not improve,
Rev. Booth sent his resignation in the
spring Of 1902 Rev. J:sP. Mccullough
4 OF Delavan, Wis, was called taking
! charge in June Of that year. He re-.
1 signed on Oct. /, 1903, and Rev Hor-
alto J. Gates of Milwaukee took charge
in November Of that year.
1 52s The Rev. Gates Rector "
s In the fifty years Of the parish's his
tory, Mr.. Gates rectorate Of nearly
\ ten years has been the#longest except
that OF the first rector, Mr.. Booth. y.
3 During this period he. administered
Baptism to 165 individuals, presented
Y 1856 for COnfirma tfon, i officiated at 43:
/. marriages, and 10 burials The parish.
4 reached its high water mark in COM
mu4 icants, the journal for 1908 report
81 Ing 81 I. 5z,. Esa=:s II ;sz say
sc was during this period that the
Diocese of minnesota was passing thru
\ one of the most discouraging expert
I fenceg<to 1 priest in a town or village
the rapid shift in population and res
@mt06vals TO the larger cities. u.
onesof the young men presented for
Il 0nnEf{rmation by Mr.. Gates, is now now: a
priest of the Church, the Rev. Albert
tsilb,4rtsoh! Phi, Ds rector Of st.
LIKES church. Maiden, Mass. This
perish has given two priests to the
Church, the ::tlrst having been the Rev
lawrence Booth, son IS the first rec
Istol. E'sss s,s W
Is. present vocalion organ was
Il pIin1fch aSed and Installed at q cost Of
o!O0o. place was needed Tor the
Qcia1 &c tvities Of hesparish. AIframe
tire building was bon ht, moved on
Tie cshur prop fty, and $500
Il ap;eft III slterat IONS 5sS s#:as
,sGs8 rom 1908 until 1 sl6s the Willmar'
iss 3. 4, posed q sthetp and