The Conshohocken Recorder, February 7, 1896

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CALVABY • CHURCH, . CeNSHOKOCSM. * PA.
tude for services whlah had been altogeta. Mill), sltuatodou the banks o( the Bohuyl- Vestries seconded and i.v tin- iieoplo's
er voluntary. Ami now. If H he asked kill, where I have held freq i services wishes and support, ha>e acted with
whan the support of a minister Is to mm weekdays I have also baptised theli promptness that doaotitoi oommen.lntioii
from, should a ohuroh building lie ob-tained;
I auawer, from where thesup-portofmosl
nilnlaters comes from ni the
early organlaatli fachuroh among the
poor, What thej oaunol do foi them
served must be done for them, Certainly
it place containing laOII iiihabttaiits mail)
of whomare anxious to enjoy the advanta-ges
of their ownohurch, and yet have none
within three uillea, aud whloh Is sn near
to 1'hilndclphiu) should not be destitute
of ohuroh privileges. When the churches
HI Norristown and Manuyunk were started,
il was with much less to encourage I hem
ihun ha* I n seen In the present enter- and
prise. -Vud if, In the providence of God, "Mi
Ri i roR, Ri v, HERBERT J. COOK.
TIIK VKSM.N —Regular Meetings:
Third Tuesday in Jaiunari. Julj and October, Tuesday next lie fare, Eas-ter,
and Tim Mia. in I isti | week.
Rector's Warden- Mr Charles Lukens.
Accounting Warden—Mr. John F. Honker.
\ is i R\ MEN :
children, visited their sick, and burled in filling vacancies and In keeping the
tholi dead. Hie stattstlosof these labors church open for publlo worship.
will appear lu Calvarj Ohuroh report." 1881 Convention report ihowa thai the
1881, In 1881 Hi.- sa lergyinan re- ohuroh was closed from October, 1888, to
■I still have oharge of Calvary April. 1864, and there was ■ oonawiuent
Church. Conshohooken, In that Pariah I tailing off In uumbara, though, perhaps,
have perfon I the following ofBelal du- this was the cause and, the oloeed church
tins, besides proaohlng mire mi Sundays, the oonaequenoe. The pastor Is the "Rev.
aud occasionally on week-days al Spring John Tetlow, deaoon, eleoted ml
Mill, -in e the last report. with a salary of $000, March 88. Churoh
Baptisms, 9; confirmed, 8; oommunl- openud April :t. Bervioae morning and
cants, preseol number, 80. Amount of evening until the end of November, when
-IUM promised, 1800." On May 88, the latter were discontinued.'
Illshop Bowman again visited the parish 1885. I am tempted to turn aside a
onOrmed three persona July i*>. mnmanl in looking over the convention
Waiter Creason reported thai the journal of iHii, te(hepatrlotlo ad-
Mr. John II Burnley,
Mr William ' leaver.
Mr. Charles K. Herron,
Mi i onrad B. i «e,
Mr. J. Ellwood Lee,
Mr, William S Whitton.
A. M.
SEXTON—Mr. James A. Daugherty.
SERVICES:
Sundays:
8,50 A M. Holy Communion, firsi Sunday in each Month ie.3
10 _(o A. M. Service and Serin m.
700 i'. M Evening Prayer and Sermon.
9 15 A M. Sunday School and Bible Classes,
Fridays:
7.35 p. M. Evening Prayer and Sermon,
Holy Days:
9.03 \. M. Iloly Commit1
Holy Baptism 3.30 P. M. Third Sunday in each month, and bj special ap-pointment.
A History of the Piirislt ;l' t'hurch or n„. Redeemer, Lower
llelii-viui; thai ii «ili bo In '•' the rear 1880, the same con-profitable,
I have taken 1 BI »l whloh were presented by the
some tacte of our Parish History, and I Ntan.llng Committee the Charter and Ar-need
make no apology for tal - ■ -. latlon of Calvary Churoh,
to make you acquainted with them. Tin uhocken, among others. Ail win.
will show much reason for e nen iiillar with our early history In "the
and the earnest work and deep Interest of ' things." will remember the
many in the pest Is a pledge aud a 1 hen Reotoi of Lower Merlon. To him
for the future, This dlsoourss and Lhli ' •'> Indebted, under God, for
sketch will appear in our little Parish pa ""' beginulng of a strong and growing or-per,
And I trust that this copj febru- - I quote his wotds with great
ary, 1880 will be pr rved aud ttatthe pleasure,
spirit of the aormou and the gathered fauts -Iliad been for so ti anxious for
will both be so Inspiration and a help to the opportunity to extend my labors In
greater things as the month* and 1 oeation that would be of psrmai t
by. Hj attention vra.- dlreotod,
As in the a- ol most nai mly in the autumu of '68. to the borough
h*s naturally been more Intoresl In nuking uf Conshohooken, Bve miles from Rorrla-than
In writing, history, Many lu [from my present reside
and events, therefore, are lost lu thepas- There I nmenceda regular Sunday af-ssgeoftlme.
We have tin-.-.- main sources teniooii service, ami have had the pleas-of
Information In our preseul labni of ire of - K ,-, inaiiifesl increase of the
love: The minutes of the Vestries, al- congregation, as well as other evidences
ways faithfully kopt; tho Journals of the thai the work of the Ixirdla prospering.
Diocese: some rds Is the Parish Reg- \ Sunday School has been organised, now
later. es| tailyafeu pjRctoue iwges be lumberiiig about80 scholars, with good
gun by Mi. ( reason andoontl -I by Mr, and efficient teachers, I haw baptized two
Lukrns. I-iini 1 quote from all these in- adults and eight ohlldren, and have ad-dlserimlnately.
uitted (our persons to ooaunnnlon. Ilith-
1888. "The Orel service of the eerie*, ertowehavel n worshipping In a school
which resulted in the astabhshruanl itedforthe purpose but much
Calvary Churoh, Conshohooken, was held too nun 11 to accommodate those who
in the obi sehooi lions,', .luiy '-'.'.. 1868, i ■■.'!. I % throng there."
Rev. Wm. II. Etnas and Rev. M. Hurt of- ..The \•„„„.,, „,„„,„, (), „„t|ve ^
Bmaangtttov.J. W. I laxt use present , „.„„. MW anaioiia to buiM a plain
august 18, Rev. I.. I.. I.yoetl lir-i at) I ohuroh, ,,,.,. ,0 „„.,, „.,,„, a,.„ ,he ,.,.„,
•d-1""1 "'•'"'"•| "• ' "'••""I "i Ih" inuimof tee Parish,and as a blessing has
regular charge of the Hlssloo, Ootobei attended our efforts so far, they rely upon
10, a Sunday Bohool was started with in being able to a push It. Cp to this
scholars. Deeember 17. At n meeting time we have 88 families, 10 oommunL-hsM
this evening It was decided to organ oants, oontieoted with the church. A
i/e a Pariah under ii ame of Calvary handsome silk gown was presented to me
Churoh." Anieies of association were by the ladies of the imrish, A inelodeou
proposed and considered al this time, has been procured to aid in the psalmody
1880, The Oral noti if our parish or of theohuroh. The weeUy collection pays
boroagfa which I oan Bud in the Journal of ail Inold mtal expenses, a considerable
the l)i<H'iw of Pennsylvania thet i- sum of money was handed to me without
bracing the entire state Is in the report an Intimation as to Its use, but I presume
of the Iier. Kilwnrd I., i.y.-.-ii. Itoctorof was inl ledasa manifestation of gratl
thepresent means of supplying this want, dnedfortl hureh lot had been entered dress of the late and beloved Bishop Ste-by
ih. services of a volunteer laborer, on record In the Recorder's offlie at Nor- yens, also the resolutions on public nf-should
fvius, we may surely hope that, ristOWU, in aud tor the county of Mont- fuirs. inlroilueed by the lion. Horace llin-with
what can be done by themselves, and go ry. luD 1 Book No. 180, page 480, ney, particularly on the tragic death of
what aid could !»■ secured from othei eto. President Llnooln. But the time does no)
sources, the service* of this church, com- November 19, we read that "Convooa- stuVoe, on this occasion, even to turn back
meiieed so auspiciously, will be sustained, turn earvioes began on this evoulng and a leaf of history and to think again of the
until, like the neighboring parishes. It be- were oontii i the two following days momentous events which thirty years
come* self-supporting. \v.- have begun, with pretty good su as. have seemed to pot so far in the baolc
and by God's blessing we intend to eon- 1889. The Warden's report for 1889 re- ground of our stirring, onrushing, public
tlnueandto carry on the work, nothing ports the padah as more than holding its and private life. More than once us I have
doubting that we shall 'reap In doe sea- ,„vll Financially, 8904.81 was realized turned over faded and yellow leaves with
sos if we faint not." and paid over to the officiating minister, their records of the triumphs of the Priuce
••February 27, 1858. was held the first Mr. Creason says: "The church is still of Peace In this quiet community, have I
under the pastoral oaie of Bov. K. I.. Ly. thought of those eventful years when tee
reit, Hector of the Churoh of the Redeem- Ink was fresh on these page*. Whatanx-ei.
Lower Merlon, who has held service iely in all hearts. What tension in all
regularly, on Sunday afternaons, on I'ri- minds. Personal affeetlon, family ties.
charter." It will be interesting to recall flay avenlngB during Lent, and on the private interest, public weal. all. nil w-re
their names: J K. lteid, M. I)., C. K. evenings Of Thanksgiving and Christinas involved in I lie struggle and in jould
Morris. Kdwiii.IeiTri.-s. (has. Davis. Wm. (blvs There was also, In Hovember last, foresee the result. Basj to gay after-
Brown, Waller (resson. A. Ii. Shipley, a scries of services by tin Southern Con- wards. -There could bo' but one issue."
TheodoreTrewendt. Wm. P. Creason. J. vocation." July is, 1802, we And record But that sublime oertalntv did not exhs
II. Morehead. Mr. Walter OroBOU Was 0f a .v,.lv successful festival by the ladle* while the oonllict raged Tea , „,
sleeted Churoh Warden, and subsequently of the ohuroh, who handed over 8808.49 I ist, and It came none too si Andto-theRev.
Mr. l.yeett appointed Dr. Hied, to pay bono^ debt wlte Interest. day wo rejoice thai breaches have I a
Rector's Warden. July 111. I8SB, a plan We can easily imagiue the pleasure with healed and we now live and work and
for a church building was subinitt.nl to whioh the following report was made, af- worship one people under one Mag a
the Vestry and by them adopted, and the ter thn labor and self-denial necessary to banner more precious, more beautiful to
Finance Committee directed topi- .1 won a result sight as it is deur to the heart because It
with its erection as funds would permit 1863, At a regular meeting of the Vcs- has been bathed in blood and sprinkled
The work of church building proowled try held January 90,1888, after directing with the duet and aabes of war.
the secretary to express their thanks for There is nothing of special Interest in
bheaervloea Ol Mr. I Irlsudo Crease ami the journal of this year regarding ('ulvary
[he choir ol Bt David's, Hanayunk, on Church riu- Re\ Mr Tetlow is tho
the occasion of the consecration of the pastor, and the parish shows a little gain
communion, eight communicants. Man Ii
27, twoaditlt* baptized. April 94, Bsslei
Day, twelve coimnunicanls. April 88,
first election of Vestrymen under Un-steadily,
then being then the same eain-estness
and generosity manifested, wh'oh
has always and in a \cry marked degree,
characterl/.ed our beloved Parish, eapn
.«-»=. ^.!.K 1 ^Ptorar^ iX m\ "... a 2'^JP^ V »■
ialiy in the line of permanent Improve- ohuroh and this was by no means the on- in number*.
mem*. Firstservloe in the new church ly time when such musical seryicee were 18««. Toe resignation of Hev. John
February 18. Bishop Bowman present al rendered by Mr. ('mum and hisSSSOOt- Tetlow won accepted with regrel Jauuiirv
the p. m. .service, and Hev. Mr. Stuart ates). the Vestry received the following 88,1888. At the same meeting of the
preaching In tho evening. reporl fr tin Wardens, and it was axl- Vestry the Rev. Thoniafl S. roeiun WSS
1860. The young parish waa represent- vi*.ii thai it should be tiled for future ref- oalled to tho parish. «i entered iqiou
od for the Brat' thne hi the convention of erenoet his duties, as Rector, April 1." Mr. Yo-
1800, and by Messrs. Walter Crensou and "To the Vestry of Calvary Clhurch, (on- cum held services at Swedes church in
I'h i Trewendt. Th* IH U"v - -11"1 '"■,l l'1'" Wardens respectfully the morning and here in afternoon.
Bowman, Assistant Bishop, reports a vis- report that on the 7th of the present Rov. T. S. Vociun in charge. Sunday
Ration and a coiillrmation of seven p -r- mouth, our church building which was School increased to 75 pupils, and comniu-sons.
April 1". the Hev. K. I., l.y.-.-tl freed from debt by the successful efforts nicauts to 98,
was elected H-ci,.r. lull his relations to Of the ladies of the congregation, was coll- 1807. February 2(1, 18(17, there wa* or-another
parish prevented his a, pt.ince. sccratod to the service of Almighty God, ganized a Parish Aid Society with suit-though
an arrange ul was enteredtntobj ''.v ""■ l!l Rev. Alonzo I'otter, I). I)., able constitution and by-laws. We judge
which his services were continued. Wshop of the Diocese, there being present that the constitution was healthy and the
The report of Mr. Creason, Senior War- <***be Clergy, Rev. Messrs. Lyoett, Clax. by-laws duly observed, from the good
den, ti. tin-convention of 1880, Is Interest- Ion. 1 o.i.III. Clemson, and Laverty. and work afU't wards accomplished by Ibis a.-.
log, a* the lirst one in detail from tee the Rev Dr. Newton, who preached the aootatton. But much of suoh work while
Held itself. It is as follows sermon Ths pleasure of the sen • was ilk-tin-s,.i,-waiis „r a towering building!
Congregation, fainilhs, 111: baptisms. 11 v,,|'.v much Increased by the presence of al
No report from Calvary Church appears exact cost of the Improvements I am un-in
tho Journal of 1880. July 20, there able to loam, but judge the sum to be
were reported subscriptions towards a lot about #1200. all of which has been paid,
for the pariah building amounting to 8812.- leaving the church free from all indebtod-
S0. noes.'*
1870. April 18, 1870, tho committee Rev. Mr. Davidson continued in charge
repot ted the purchase of a lot of William of the parish until June, 1872. From that
P- Cress 00 feet by 120, for *1000, the time until December services were kept
d I r-vr which was then submitted. Of up by supplies from the city. December I,
the total sum for the lot $197.30 was con- 1872. the Hev. A. K. i'orlat became Hcc-
Mbuted by the Parish Aid Society. tor of the Parish.
The Hev. Mr. Yocum continued In 1873. The journal of 1873 is very In-
Obarge until after convention, May. 1870. tcr.-sting. Sunday School shows marked
1871. Tho report for 1871 is again by looroaeo with 81 teachers and IdSsohol-the
Warden, who says: are. communicants 89. The Beater Is the
"This church having been vacant sine.- Bev. A. E. Tortatand the Salary has lu-the
resignation of Rev. T. B. Yocum. oreased to $1000. Total offerings and ex-whioh
took effect at the cud of .May last, pendltures, |1174.88{ value of property,
it falls upon me to make the annual re- sln.UiHi.
port of the parish. Theservic-s of the The new minister says: "I became Reo-
Churoh have been fully maintained on tor of Calvary church on December 1st
Sundays, and four times on Other days. 1873J, and this report only includes my
Thls was done daring last MI r by offlelal acts alnee then, the ohuroh recelv-such
supplies as we could get from week lug supplies f tho city the previous six
lo week, and In the month of September ,'1"' Being so long without a shop-we
made an arrange ut with Mr. T. W. herd, the si p have Mattered aud be-
Davidsou. Stud.-nt of Divinity, who has I IB dlsoouraged, The long winter of
sine,- acted as lay reader, and taken full ohllling discouragement, however, lagrad-oharge
of tlio servioee and Sunday school, ually passing. Thegenial breath of God's
toour great satisfaction. The school Is Spirit Is blowing upon us. and inciting the
now in very excellent condition, with 13 he rtsofthls people, Into a family of ao-att.-
nlive teachers, and !I5 scholars. Of the !■*•■ and cheerful woikeis. wlioarenow
general eomparativa statistics i oan say L'~y eowing the seeds of Joyful harvest.
but little. Uj next September thej will have apar-
An nttempt has been made to get up a Bonage erected al a cost of over §4,000,
list of communicants, and we have reached ohlefly their own liberal gifts. Thesepeo-the
111111111.-1' of 43. The attendance on pie have taxed themselves t>> the utmost
service* is generally good. -We note in lor this object, aud Ihey d.-serve the "ma-the
same report thai pew rents have risen terial" sympathy of all liberal givers.
to $688.00, and teat $478 have i npald We greatly need a building for Sunday,
Tor clerical service*. Infant. Night and Parish School, where
/During the summer of 1871 the church we can have a llbrarj ami reading room,
was renovated under the direction of u lodra* llieworkmeufroiiiihetavcnis.cn-oompetent
oommlttoe, who report to the lertaln and Instruot them, and tinaiiy
\--liy on Ootobet 17th, that '-80111111-11 urllig them lo God." The report closes
progress baa been made as to lead us to .vnii some eetimates >>i the oott of such an
expect the opening of the church for scr OterprUK and an appeal for tho usalslauc«
vice on Suuday next;" a lion.-which, it of liberal givers,
seems, was realized, and the people again April I, is;,;, ground wa* broken for
1.-juiced In the results of this united aud the new rectory, and the work, greatly ad-eainest
labors for the glory of God and the vanced by the Ladies' Parsonage Aid So
advancement of His church. •■iet\. was completed during the season
1872. The church record for 1872 is 111.- Hector end his wife took jiosBessiou
made by Rev. T. Wm. Davidson, Rector, the first of Nov her, and found not only
who had been ordai 1 Deacon June98, »( ifortubl.-home but everything necee-
1871. The rc|KUI states Unit the salary ary lo begin I .-ekeeping. This year a
is .-jMiiu. Sunday school teachers, IT. and new heater was placed beneath the ohuroh
scholars 131. The generous disposition at a cost of w;t31.80. Also several room*
of the people, always characteristic of In the rectory were carpeted by the ladies
them, la shown In the Increased number of In addition to the $500 In oash pledged
offerings for extra parochial objects. One and paid bv them.
it *.-|«.0!l for •Chicago sufferers" re 1874. March IB, 1874, there was an an-calls
one of the most serious aid tragic idverearj oonoerl al the i.-sid.-nce of Mr.
conilagrations of history. Theo lore Trewendt (Orthe Padah AidSo-
Rev. Mr. Davidson writes elety. There was a tea at Waahits Hall,
"During August, September and part of June 5, and thus the ladles kept things
October, the carpenters, plasterers and nioviii.-. A »H.Vl org.m was puichas-d,
fresco painters, in whose hsnils the church |mid for and put Into the church in place
has been placed, completely changed its of tie sorrj little nielod -. n thalhadso
internnl appeatanOS, and have made it ,.iie long done dutj to thi o! II - randy and
I Of the most lieautiful and comfort ible limited ability The insiruinenl from
■hiirehes of tin-si/.e in the Diocese. The , Continued on fourth page ,
eonllrmed. «; couiiiiuiiicants. is. several
haveremoved the past year; burial. I:
Sunday School teachers. J scholars, 80.
Referring to the reporl of Hev B. L
Lyeeti of last year. I would add thai the
expeotatloiui then held have i n realised,
and that we have sue led in building.
thanks."
.bsolutely essential, is hidden from sight
ihe organist and choir of St. David'*. .,„,„mk,.s „„ sl uneven in simp,,-,,,,.
ll"'N t. whose perfoimanoe of the set- IiaU) lik(. tl|1,M, „„, ,,,„ ,,,s„„, „r lhlH
■serving special a,„, „,,. „„.;„„„ |„1„„.lli„| ,„..„„!,,„!,„„
from that day Ui this appear in Rectors
and Vestries encouraged, in in y raised
andexpended, ami general parish Interest
kept alive and Indefinitely Increased.
"February 94, Thirteen persona were
continued by Bishop Vail, of Kansas, OIII
Walter I resson.
J. K. Rled,
Wardens.
"In the evening after the Consociation
upon a lot presented by one of the Vestrj servloe, oonvocation eervloee were begun
I think Mr. ('resson himself], a plain and eonliniied ue\l day and evening."
gotbio church, with ■eats tor aboul 888 Ulshop aJonso Potter oonfln I two per- own Blabop Btevens being absent In Eu-persons,
at a cost of lees than $9900, on sons. The Bev. E, I.. Lyoett adds to bis rope."
which, when our present SUbserfplions sn i -port foi Ibis year the following words: 18(18. Referring again to Uie Parish
collected, we shall not ow ethiiti 8AOO1 "A servl in Sunday aflernooiis and Aid Society, I Mud this minute on the
whloh we trust the liberality of our friends some few extra services on week-daya, Seoretary's book of ■ Vestry 1 ting held
will enable US to liquidate this summer. have been OOnduetadby ma at Calvary July 21. 18(18. "It was unanimously con-
Twcniy-onc pews have i u rented Church, Conshohooken, My sonnectton ceded thai the organisation was ■ ^,.ry
Ret Ii. I.. I.y.-cit has conli I his scr- with ( alvary Church is about to bedls- excellenl and should, by all mean-..
vices, to the volunteer offering of whloh solved In order thai they may procure a beoontlnuad, ss it bad beenth ans
the existence of our organisation la mainly resident minister of their own. In retir- thus far, of advancing very materially the
du-; we have hitherto. In conseqiiei f Ing from this Interesting Beld, I maybe pecuniary Interests of tho ohuroh. Funds
the efforts required from us to erect the permitted to record my gratitude to Al. bad been furnished through it, snfholoul
ohuroh building, I i unable to offer hh got) God tor what 1 have I n permit- to pay the expenses of certain improve.
any salary In acknowl.-dg in of bis ted to .-,-■ a-complished a* tin- result of m.-iils. whi.-h It would have I n very dif-kiud
and su. ssfui labors among us; bul my mlsBlonary labors in Conshohocken Bcull to prooure by Sunday Bohool coll
wo have made an appropriation from the mil my anxious hope ihal mu.h spirilual lions alone."
pew-rents to that object, and we trust thet. good may attend the labors of the minis- 1889. As the parish grew and the Sun-slstently
with his obligations to hlsown ter wh ay be .-ailed to wo I me day sohool lnoreaasd the i I was more
Pariah, b ay be able to continue his there." apparent of some kind of aparish building.
servioee here." s.pt bei 1. "Notice reoeived bum The first steps were taken by the appoint-
Hev. Mr. l.yeett also sp.-aks einoui-.i- Hev. K. I.. Ly-ctt that he would dlsoon- incut. January 81,1869, of a eonimlttee to
glng words in his report for the same Unue hla services after tiii* month. The take the matter In charge, certain plans
year. He adds: "My attention has been churoh wai oloeed through the winter." having been suggested and proponed Dr.
given during the pas) year toaveryaes- ("believe this is tee longest period with- Raid, Mr. Jeffries end Mr. Lukens were
til"' Ighborhood the village of Spring out sendees from 1838 to 18*1, tor the named as suoh committee. !