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GUILD OF ST. ELIZABETH
On Oct. 8, 1914, while the Rev. Mr. Smith was rector, the Guild of St. Elizabeth was organized with a membership of thirty. Mrs. Annie H. Brown who was the first director, did much to assure the success of this new society for mothers with little children. The purpose of the Guild is to bring together some of the younger women who are not in any of the Church societies and who may assist in the work of the Parish and enter more fully into the corporate life of the Church. As the Guild bears the name of a Saint, an effort is made to keep the
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purpose more than social. A helpful feature of the society is the opportunity for the members to bring their children, who are entertained in a room apart during the meetings.
At one time the Guild supported a boy at the Doane Or- phanage. For two years they have been working in the "five fields of service," sending generous contributions to foreign and home missions, the Red Cross, the Community Chest and Christ Church's apportionment. They even helped a former member who was stricken by the Florida hurricane. The Rec- tor places great reliance upon them to prepare delectable sup- pers for various occasions. They now number sixty members. The directors succeeding Mrs. Brown have been Mrs. Raymond Wight, Mrs. Harcourt W. Bull, Mrs. Willard Leshure and the present director, Mrs. W. S. L. Hawkins.
GUILD OF ST. BARNABAS
The local Branch of this society was started largely through the efforts of Mrs. T. M. Granger, June 19, 1916, with Bishop Davies as Chaplain, and Miss Helen Huestis as secretary. Al- though the officers and associates of the society must be Church women, nurses of all creeds may become members.
The objects of the society are very well worth while; "To assist its members in realizing the greatness of their calling and in maintaining a high standard of Christian life and work and, by associating nurses together, and with them, other women as friends, to provide, under God's blessing, some of the comforts and power gained by such an association."
The badge of the society is a bronze medal, stamped with a cross and bearing the motto of the Guild, "Blessed are the Merciful."
There are about fifty members in the Springfield chapter, and while Bishop Davies is the Chaplain, the Rev. John Nolan, rector of St. Peters' Church, is the 1st Assistant Chaplain. The Rev. Wolcott Coit Treat the 2nd Assistant Chaplain. Mrs. Frederick H. King and Mrs. Alice Sharp have been Treasurers,
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the latter being in office at present. Mrs. W. S. L. Hawkins has recently been succeeded by Mrs. Wm. E. Soule as secretary.
FELLOWSHIP CLUB
Feeling the need of a society for young people in Christ Church where young men and women could meet for social re- laxation, the Fellowship Club was talked of during the last year of the Rev. Mr. Smith's rectorship. Many of the K. O. K. A. boys were interested. Later the organization was completed and for a short time the Club flourished. It has been discontinued.
BOY SCOUTS
For a few years' past there has been a troop of Boy Scouts in Christ Church. In 1921-22 troop No. 27 had for its troop committee the Rev. John McGann, the Rev. B. L. Ramsey and Mr. Thomas Moxon. At present the work for boys is being reorganized by Mr. Allen C. Reed.
CUB SCOUTS
Mr. Allen C. Reed is the Captain of the Cub Scouts started in 1921. Their object is to prepare a boy to be a good scout. They have a membership of about 30 boys under 12 years of age.
BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW
As near as can be ascertained, the Brotherhood of St. An- drew in Christ Church was organized in 1888 or 1889. The Rev. Mr. Brooks was president during its entire existence of about ten years. Among the charter members were Mr. W. C. Simons, Mr. Edmund P. Kendrick, Mr. John Parker, Mr. John Graham, Mr. Ernest W. Baxter and Mr. Stedman W. Craig.
On Sept. 20, 1909 fifteen men met in the Rev. Dr. Slattery's study and reorganized the Christ Church Chapter of the Broth- erhood of St. Andrew with its Rector as its first director. The chapter continued active with Mr. John W. Roberts as director until 1911.
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The members promised to follow the rule of prayer and the rule of service and try to bring one man a week within hearing of the gospel.
TRINITY CLUB
In 1893 the Rev. Edward Lincoln Atkinson, started a Trinity Club which was in active operation for two or three years.
In January, 1915, the Rev. William Austin Smith organized a new Trinity Club which continued active for about two years. The Chronicle of that time states: "The name has been chosen with deliberate intention. Some of the older members of the parish will remember a former Trinity Club organized under the auspices of the late Edward Lincoln Atkinson. The influence of this inspired leader of men is still felt in the parish today and many a man looks back with longing and regret to the high ideals and the fine good-fellowship that he found in this former organization and its earnest leader."
Each man upon becoming a member signed a card bearing the following statement: "I believe that Christ Church stands for all that is best for me, for my family and for the city. There- fore I pledge my loyalty to Christ Church and will do all that I can to help it."
KNIGHTS OF KING ARTHUR
The Knights of King Arthur is a society founded on the traditions of King Arthur and his Round Table, with its high ideals for purity of life, upbuilding of Christ's Kingdom and the overthrow of evil.
The local chapter, Camelot Castle, was started in Christ Church on November 27, 1908, the Rev. Donald N. Alexander being the leader. Boys over the age of twelve years were eligible to membership and a large number of the young men of Christ Church were very active members. During the time when the Rev. Mr. Alexander was minister in charge the society was very strong. Many lasting friendships were form- ed.
There is at present no local branch of the K. O. K. A.
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MEN'S CLUB
In January, 1908, Dr. Slattery organized a Men's Club. Mr. F. W. Kilbourne was elected president. This club continued active till 1915.
When the Rev. Mr. McGann became our rector he organized a Men's Club which, in 1920, became the Men's Luncheon Club, with Mr. D. E. F. Radasch as its first president. Col. Thales S. Ames was the president of the society which numbered about one hundred members. Its aim was to stimulate an in- terest among the men of the parish and to provide means whereby this interest might be expressed.
KNIGHTS OF WASHINGTON
The Knights of Washington, a society to promote fellowship among young men, and to further the interests of the church, organized a local Chapter, Co. A. on October 4, 1920. The Very Rev. Edmund R. Laine, afterward Dean of the Cathedral of St. Luke, in Portland, Maine, and then Associate Minister in Christ Church, did much to establish the local Chapter on a firm footing. There must be at least seven young men of sixteen years of age or over to form a company. The last Com- mander in Christ Church was the Rev. Benjamin L. Ramsey.
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YOUNG PEOPLES' FELLOWSHIP
In 1924 a society for the young people of the parish was formed through the efforts of the Rev. Mr. McGann and the Rev. Mr. Ramsey, with the co-operation and assistance of the Rev. Malcolm Taylor, Provincial Educational Secretary. The purpose of the society is for self-expression in the spiritual life. The meetings are held every Sunday evening in the Parish House. A supper is followed by a discussion meeting. A great variety of subjects of vital interest to young people are taken up. The business and discussion are conducted entirely by the members, altho the clergy and one advisor have an active
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interest in their progress. The discussion meeting is followed by a brief service. Mrs. F. L. Everett has been advisor since the organization of the society. Mr. Fred Arterton was the first president. He was followed by Miss Louise Geisel. Now Mr. Arterton again holds the office.
APPENDA BISHOPS OF THE DIOCESE DIOCESE OF MASSACHUSETTS
The Right Rev. Edward Bass, D. D., 1797-1803
The Right Rev. Samuel Parker, D. D., 1804-1804
The Right Rev. Alexander Viets Griswold, D. D. 1811-1843 The Right Rev. Manton Eastburn, D. D., LL. D., 1842-1872 The Right Rev. Benjamin Henry Paddock, D. D., 1873-1891 The Right Rev. Phillips Brooks, D. D., 1891-1893
The Right Rev. William Lawrence, D. D., LL. D., D. C. L., 1893- The Right Rev. Charles Lewis Slattery, D. D., Bishop Coadju- tor 1922
DIOCESE OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS The Right Rev. Alexander Hamilton Vinton, D. D., LL. D., 1902-1911 The Right Rev. Thomas Frederick Davies, D. D., 1911-
OCCASIONAL PREACHERS
1817-1838
The Rev. Titus Strong, D. D. The Rev. Mr. Barlow
The Rev. Herbert Marshall
The Rev. Carleton Chase, D. D.
The Rev. Edward Rutledge
The Rev. George W. Doane, D. D. The Rev. Mr. Pinney
The Rev. Samuel Fuller
The Rev. James H. Pierce
The Rev. James C. Richmond
The Rev. Hector Humphreys
The Rev. Joseph Muenscher
The Rev. Joseph Scott
The Rev. Samuel McBurney
RECTORS
The Rev. Henry W. Lee, D. D.,
Nov. 30, 1838-Nov. 18, 1847
The Rev. Henry W. Adams, May 18, 1848-Oct. 22, 1849
The Rev. A. N. Littlejohn, D. D., Jan. 20, 1850-July 16, 1851 The Rev. W. S. Child, Sept. 29, 1851-Apr. 25, 1859 The Rev. Geo. H. McKnight, D. D., Nov. 6, 1859-June, 1869 The Rev. Alexander Burgess, D. D., Sept. 1869-May, 1878 The Rev. John Cotton Brooks, Nov. 1878-Jan. 1907 The Rev. Chas. Lewis Slattery, D. D., Dec. 1, 1907-May 1, 1910 The Rev. Wm. Austin Smith, D. D., Sept. 16, 1911-May 1, 1915 The Rev. John Moore McGann, Nov. 16, 1915-
ASSISTANT MINISTERS
The Rectorate of the Rev. Alexander Burgess, D. D., LL. D. 1869-1878
The Rev. Mr. Benedict The Rev. Mr. Parker The Rev. John L. Egbert The Rev. Mr. Capers The Rev. Mr. Gregson The Rev. Alfred E. Johnson
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The Rectorate of the Rev. John Cotton Brooks
The Rev. Daniel Dulaney Addison The Rev. Newton Black
The Rev. William Edward Hayes The Rev. Edward Lincoln Atkinson
The Rev. James De Wolf Perry, Jr.
The Rev. James Clement Sharp
The Rev. Edmund James Cleveland
The Rev. Donald Nelson Alexander
The Rectorate of the Rev. Charles Lewis Slattery, D. D. The Rev. Donald Nelson Alexander
Dec. 1, 1907-May 1, 1910
The Rev. Alfred DeForest Snively June, 1908-Oct. 1, 1910
The Rectorate of the Rev. William Austin Smith The Rev. Donald Nelson Alexander Sept. 16, 1911-May 1, 1915
The Rev. Alfred DeForest Snively July 1, 1913-July 1, 1915 The Rev. Hugh Wallace Smith Nov. 1910-Dec. 1911 The Rev. Walter Handley June 1, 1915-June 1, 1916
The Rectorate of the Rev. John Moore McGann Nov. 16, 1915- The Rev. John Wallace Suter, Jr., May 16, 1916-1918 The Rev. Edmund Randolph Laine, Jr. 1918-Jan. 1, 1921 The Rev. Benjamin Louis Ramsey, Feb. 1, 1921-June 28, 1926 The Rev. William Emery Soule, Mar. 15, 1921-June, 1923 The Rev. Franklin V. Losee Nov. 1926-
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WARDENS FROM 1821 to 1927
Col. Roswell Lee
1821-22
John Stone M. D.
1821-22
Diah Allin
1838-46
Samuel McNary
1838-52
Major Goodsell
1847-48
Wm. W. Lee
1848-52
John B. Stebbins
1853-58; 1862-98
Geo. W. Winchester
1853-58
Jahon Washburn
1859-61
Roger B. Hildreth
1859-71
James D. Brewer
1872-86
James A. Baldwin
1887-93
Francis Norton
1894-1900
Edmund P. Kendrick
1899-1923
Wm. C. Simons
1901-
Henry H. Skinner
1923-23
Stanhope E. Blunt
1923-26
Henry M. Morgan
1926-
VESTRYMEN-1821-1927
Adonijah Foot
1821-22
Eldad Stebbins
1821-22
John Newbury
1821-22
Diah Allin
1821-22
Phineas Taylor
1821-22
Justin Murphy
1821-22
Major Goodsell
1821-22; 1838-46
Erasmus D. Beach
1838-48
Marcus M. Talmadge
1838-39
James W. Crooks
1838
Erastus Bates
1838
Samuel Flinn
1838
Henry Seymour
1838-39
Reuben T. Safford
1838; 1847; 1853-66
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William W. Lee William Winship Jefferson Church Erskine S. Allin
1838-41; 1846-47 1838-39 1839
1839-40; 1848-57; 1861-79
W. H. Bangs David Rowland A. B. Crane
1839 1839
Thomas Bogers
Francis B. Bacon
1839-44; 1847 1840
Michael Hancock
1840
L. W. Hall
1840
Levi J. Holt
1841-42; 1847
James Barnes
1842-46
John B. Stebbins
1842-46
F. F. Rider
1842
Joseph G. Moody
1843
James D. Brewer
1843-48; 1866-71 1843
Joel Holkins
1844; 1852-53
Major Smith
1844
Benj. F. Warner
1844
Jason Washburn
1847-49
Nathan Adams
1848
George Dewey
1848-49
Moses Lyman
1848-49
Edward R. Lee
1849-53
Horace C. Lee
1849-55; 1860-61 1850
Roger S. Moore
George W. Winchester
1850-52; 1872-94 1850
H. W. Taylor
S. Tomlinson
1851
Wm. Connor, Jr.
1854-55; 1858-65
George C. Stearns
1854-58
Clark W. Bryan
1856-58; 1865-66; 1871-73 1856-59
John D. Street
1839-40; 1844 1839-40
Fred Goodwin
Elkanah Barton
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Luther Upton
1857-59
William Gunn
1859
Thomas Warner, Jr.
1860-70
Henry Olmstead
1860-61
John M. Jackson
1861-62
R. G. Shumway
1862-74
Francis Norton
1862-93
A. H. Perry
1863-64
William Patton
1867-70
A. J. McIntosh
1867-70; 1875-81
James D. Safford
1871-88
Charles Ely
1871-72
James A. Baldwin
1873-85
H. M. Southworth
1875-79
Daniel P. Crocker
1878-86
George N. Parsons
1878-86
Edmund P. Kendrick
1882-99
J. E. Shipman
1886-1904
Homer G. Gilmore
1887-1908
William C. Simons
1887-1901
Edward S. Brewer
1889-93
Mase S. Southworth
1894-1920
Henry H. Skinner
1894-1923
William H. Chapin
1894-99
George R. Yerrall
1894-1901
Lawton S. Brooks
1895-1902
William T. Rayner
1899-1908
Charles C. Galacar
1899-1917
Henry M. Morgan
1901-26
Stedman W. Craig Wm. H. Shuart
1905-
Stanhope E. Blunt
1909-23
Philip S. Beebe
1909-
F. W. Rosenberg
1917-26
Ralph Carlton, M. D.
1918-
Wilson R. Hodgdon
1902-1916
1903-
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1921-26
Wm. H. Parks
Wm. C. Hill
1923-
Edward T. Davis
1926-
Morton Snow, M. D.
1926-
Philip W. Simons
1926-
A. Olin Sinclair
1926-
Charles W. Burt
1926-
Lawrence D. Chapin, M. D.
1926-
Miles M. Hapgood
1926-
Lennox F. Beach
1926-
Herbert G. Farquhar
1926-
Oscar D. Dillman
1926-
PARISH CLERKS
Diah Allen
1821-22
W. W. Lee
1838
E. D. Beach
1839-42
F. B. Bacon
1843-44; 1847
Joel Holkins
1845-47
James H. Morton
1848-76
Charles P. Deane
1877
Edmund P. Kendrick
1878-1901
Wilson R. Hodgdon
1902-17
Henry M. Morgan
1918-26
Lennox F. Beach
1926-
TREASURERS
Lucius C. Allin
1838-41
William W. Lee
1842-45
Levi J. Holt
1846
John B. Stebbins
1847-52
James D. Brewer
1853-64
James D. Safford
1865-71
Francis Norton
1872-89
Homer G. Gilmore
1890-92
Henry H. Skinner
1893-98
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William T. Rayner Philip S. Beebe
1899-1908
1909-19
Henry M. Morgan
1919-20
Stanhope E. Blunt
1920-26
Herbert G. Farquhar
1926-
PERMANENT FUNDS GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUNDS
THE BALDWIN FUND
Mary J. Baldwin, widow of James A. Baldwin who for the twenty years preceding his death had been vestryman and a warden of Christ Church, died April 30, 1897 leaving her residuary estate to Christ Church "the income of which to be forever used by said Church for the promotion and continuance of religious worship instruction and work of said Church."
Francis Norton and Edmund P. Kendrick, then Wardens of Christ Church were executors of her estate and became the first Trustees of the Baldwin Fund under the resolution of the Vestry appointing the then Wardens and "their successors in office as trustees of the fund. They were followed from 1902 to 1922 inclusive by Edmund P. Kendrick and William C. Simons, then for the first four months of 1923 by William C. Simons and Henry H. Skinner, and from April 1923 to April 1926 by William C. Simons and Stanhope E. Blunt. Since April 1926, by William C. Simons and Henry M. Morgan.
As first received the estate comprised certain bonds, stocks and savings bank deposits valued at $14,683.04 bearing divi- dends and interest to the annual amount of about $680.00 and real estate in Providence, R. I., which was leased for a long term at $1100.00 per year, giving a total income of $1780.00.
In 1924 the Providence real estate was sold for $40,000.00 and the proceeds invested in bonds bearing an annual income of $2,305.00. In 1925 the Supreme Court rendered a decision con- firming to the heirs at law of Joseph Ashley (father of Mary J. Baldwin) the title in certain other real estate in Providence
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and a share in this property reverted to Christ Church. A part of it was sold in August 1925 and the balance in 1926, and the proceeds invested in bonds producing an income of about $800.00 per year. The total amount of the Baldwin Fund is therefore now April 1927, $71,000. and the annual in- come about $3,880.00.
THE HENRY H. SKINNER FUND
By the will of Henry H. Skinner, a Warden of this Church, who died April 26, 1923, $25,000. was left to Christ Church, the principal to be invested in securities which were legal investments for Savings Banks, organized under the laws of Massachusetts and kept as a permanent fund, the income to be used for the general expenses of the Parish. Under a vote of the Vestry the treasurer of the Church was the trustee of this fund. It has been invested as directed and the annual income is $1,250.
THE EDMUND P. KENDRICK FUND
In May 1925 there was received from Mrs. Edmund P. Ken- drick and her son, the Rev. Raymond H. Kendrick, the sum of $5,000. as a Memorial of Edmund P. Kendrick, who for forty-one years, until his death, had served the Parish as Ves- tryman and Warden :- the principal to be kept as a permanent fund: the income to be used for the general expenses of the Parish. Under a vote of the Vestry the Treasurer of the Church was the trustee of this fund. The annual income is $270.
THE STANHOPE E. BLUNT FUND
By the will of Col. Stanhope E. Blunt, a vestryman and warden of Christ Church and the Treasurer at the time of his death, in March, 1926, a bequest of $20,000. was left to Christ Church the income from which was to be used for the general expenses of the Church and the fund to be known as the Stanhope E. Blunt Fund.
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The Union Trust Company of Springfield, Mass. under agree- ment with the Warden and Treasurer has been appointed Trustee of the Fund. The income will be at least 5 per cent.
THE ELISHA GUNN FUND
At a meeting of the Vestry Dec. 13, 1926, the Rector announc- ed the gift of Mrs. William C. Simons of a Trust Fund of $20,000 as a memorial to her brother, Elisha Gunn, a life-long member of this Parish who died in October 1926. This fund is to be known as the Elisha Gunn Fund and the income is to be used for the general expenses of the Parish.
The Union Trust Company of Springfield, Mass. is the Trustee of this fund and the income will be at least 5 per cent.
CUMULATIVE ENDOWMENT FUND
This fund was started in December 1924 following the visit to this Parish of the Rev. George P. Atwater, D. D., of Ohio. The object of the fund is to gradually accumulate an endowment by small but numerous periodically repeated gifts from, it is hoped, ultimately every member of the Parish and to use the interest thereon for general expenses. By vote of the Vestry the Wardens and the Treasurer of the Church were appointed Trustees of the Fund. It is on deposit in the Springfield Na- tional Bank and with interest which has been permitted to ac- cumulate now April 1927-amounts to $3060.
MARY J. BALDWIN FUND
By the will of Mary J. Baldwin (who died April 30. 1897) a legacy of $3500.00 was left to Christ Church "the income of which shall be used for the relief of the sick and poor of Christ Church under the directions of the Rector, Wardens and Vestry of said Church." The fund is on deposit in the Insti- tution for Savings and the income, about $140.00 is paid by the Treasurer of the Church semi-annually to the Rector who dis- burses it for the purposes specified in the will of the donor.
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LUCY ASHMAN MORTON FUND
By gifts from Miss Lucy Morton there was received at dif- ferent times in 1912 and 1913 a total of $900.00 of which the income was to be used "for the sick and poor of Christ Church Parish." At first the income was permitted to accumulate until with the principal it sufficed for the purchase of a $1000.00 Fourth Liberty Loan 41/4% bond, but is now paid semi-anuually by the Treasurer to the Rector for the purposes specified by the donor.
THE ELIZABETH ADAMS FUNDS
In October 1894 there was received from Elizabeth Adams the sum of $1000.00 "to be kept as a permanent fund, the in- come to be used for repairs, maintenance and expenses of the Parish House." The fund is on deposit in the Institution for Savings, and the income is used as required for the purposes specified by the donor.
In June 1904 there was received from Elizabeth Adams $400.00 "to be kept as a permanent fund; the income to be used, for purchasing Christmas presents for the children of the Sunday School." The fund is invested in bonds of the Con- solidated Electric Co. of California and the annual income ($20.00) is paid by the Treasurer of the Parish to the Assistant Clergyman in charge of the Church School, for the purpose specified by the donor.
Elizabeth Adams also made a gift of $1000 to the Springfield Hospital in behalf of Christ Church, stipulating that the in- come be used to provide free bed service for the sick and poor of Christ Church Parish. Later, Mrs. Adams and Nathan Adams, her son, added enough more money to this endowment fund for the Christ Church bed to amount to $10,242.21. In the use of this bed all Christ Church people are to have the prefer- ence,
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MILE OF DIMES WINDOW FUND
Started in March 1913 to provide a fund for keeping in re- pair or replacing the rose windows of the Church, many small contributions being made and continuing to December 1914, slightly more than $900.00 being raised. Disbursements there- from have been made at different times; the funds amounting now (January 1926) to about $640.00. It is on deposit in the Five Cents Savings Bank and is in the custody of the Treasurer of the Church.
At a meeting of the Vestry held April 5, 1926 it was voted that the Union Trust Co. of Springfield, Mass. be made Custo- dian of all Trust Funds of the Parish (except the Cumulative Endowment Fund) and Agents for the Wardens as Trustees, subject to order of said Trustees. At a meeting of the Vestry held April 29, 1926 it was voted that the Union Trust Co. should be authorized to collect all interest dividends and rent accruing from any and all of the securities and real estate belonging to Christ Church, Springfield, Mass.
CHRIST CHURCH TOWER FUNDS
THE JAMES A. BALDWIN LEGACY
By the will of James A. Baldwin who for the twenty years preceding his death on March 27, 1894 had been a Vestryman and Warden of Christ Church there was left to the Church "the sum of $10,000.00 to be used expressly to build a tower to the present Church Edifice." The bequest was received in November 1897 and since then the annual interest has been added to the principal; the fund now amounts to nearly $31,700.00 with at present (1926) an income of about $1450.00. Of the fund $24,000.00 is invested in Liberty Loan 41/4% bonds and the balance is on deposit in the Institution for Savings.
AN ANONYMOUS GIFT
In 1909 the gift of a $1000.00 Chattanooga Gas bond was re- ceived by Dr. Slattery, then rector of the Church, as an anon- ymous gift with the stipulation that it "be used as part of fund for erection of the bell tower on Christ Church, the in- terest on same to be used for any general Church purposes but preferably for the bell tower." The interest has been regularly added to the principal which now amounts to over $2200.00 with at present (1926) an income of about $100.00. Of the fund $1000.00 is represented by a Chattanooga Gas bond and the balance is on deposit in the Institution for Savings.
THE MRS. ADALINE C. JONES LEGACY
By the will of Adaline C. Jones (widow of William Jones, an employee of the U. S. Armory and to whose memory a window was placed by her in 1889 in Christ Church Parish House) a legacy of $2,000.00 was left to Christ Church "to be
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used in completing the tower of the Church." The bequest was received in April 1907 and the annual interest has since been added to the principal which now amounts to over $4,200.00 with at present (1926) an income of about $200.00. The fund is on deposit in the Institution for Savings.
The total of these three Tower Funds is now (1927) over $40,000 and the annual income is over $1,750.00. The funds were given in custody of the Treasurer of the Parish under the direction of the Vestry.
CORNER STONE
List of Articles in Box deposited in Corner Stone of Christ Church November 10, 1874
1. Contents of Box deposited in Corner Stone of Christ Church, State Street August 20, 1839:
Journal of the Mass. Diocesan Convention from 1837-1839.
Journal of the Eastern Diocese for 1837-1838.
Christian Witness August 23, 1839.
Springfield Republican August 17, 1839.
Chronicle of the Church August 16, 1839.
Hampden Post August 21, 1839. Springfield Gazette August 21, 1839.
Fragments of the manuscript, "History of the Parish," written by Diah Allin, Senior Warden.
2. To the contents of this Box were added :
Holy Bible, Oxford Edition.
Prayer Book. Hymnal.
Journal Mass. Diocesan Convention for 1874.
Pastoral Letter of House of Bishops 1874.
Rev. George H. McKnight's "Historical Sermon of Christ Church Parish," delivered November 29, 1863
Christian Witness of April 24, 1840, containing Rev. Henry W. Lee's "Historical Sermon in Christ Church April 5, 1840."
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