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Third-Most recent of our advances is the establishment of a mission house under the Sisters of St. Margaret. If the Men's Club seems to lay a special emphasis on the social attitude of the Parish and its desire to interest and entertain, though, as I have indicated, it has deeper motives and a higher purpose, the work of the Sisters lays a much needed emphasis on the religious life.
After all that can be said about church methods and activities, the real force of a Parish is in its spiritual life. That is where you and I will make our mark on the years to come.
Below all the surface indications of Parish life lie the victories over sin, the arousing of the impenitent, the strengthening of the weak, the ceaseless struggle against the devil and all his works, the pomps and vanities of this wicked world and the sinful lusts of the flesh, and the building up of souls in the nurture and strength of the Lord.
This is the profession of the Sisters and their ever-present con- cern; and their sympathetic welcome by the parishioners and the hearty co-operation they are receiving make their advent one of richest promise for the future.
Thus we stand, my dear parishioners, at the door of the future, with the past seventy-five years full of earnest effort and focused
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upon sterling men and women. And feeling upon our shoulders the mantle of their devotion to the work of the Master in this our family of Grace Church, we pledge ourselves to be in truth their children, and face the last quarter of a century in Parish life strong in hope and clear in the vision of ever-widening duty.
May God grant us, in this hour of our rejoicing, a fresh conse- cration to His work, and kindle anew our hearts to praise His Holy Name by honest, daily devotion.
My brethren, we close our days of pride. We have rejoiced in the deeds of the past; and we do scant justice to our forebears and antecedents if we rest on their laurels. May God forgive us if we have rejoiced in others as if we ourselves had done their deeds of sacrifice and devotion ; and may He abundantly bless to His glory the fruits of their prayers and labors as we interpret them in our lives, and face the open door of the future strong in a goodly heritage, our confidence tempered with humility, our faith buoyant in hope, our wills firmly purposed to do more earn- estly our duty in the glorious kingdom of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Master. .
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Reu. Octavius Applegate, D.D. 1909 Seventh Rertor
GRACE CHURCH
The REV. OCTAVIUS APPLEGATE, D. D. . Rector The REV. FRANK J. KNAPP. Assistant Minister
VESTRY Wardens
Hon. Charles A. Talcott Thomas R. Proctor
Vestrymen
J. Francis Day
Alfred H. Munson
Sylvester Dering
Frederick T. Proctor
Julius T. A. Doolittle
William C. Stevens
Walter J. Green
Charles S. Symonds
J. DePeyster Lynch
Clerk of the Vestry. CROMWELL WOODWARD
Treasurer J. FRANCIS DAY
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Music Committee The Rector, Chairman
J. Francis Day Walter J. Green
Charles S. Symonds Building Committee Sylvester Dering, Chairman
Julius T. A. Doolittle Frederick T. Proctor
Alfred H. Munson William C. Stevens
Finance Committee Thomas R. Proctor, Chairman Charles S. Symonds Charles A. Talcott
Per Committee
Lester Griffith
Organist DeWitt Coutts Garretson
Sexton
Peter H. Morris
Chimer Hieber A. Sutorius
Ushers
Octavius Applegate, Jr. Guy T. Robertson
Charles W. Childs Reginald B. Robinson
Philip Van R. Schuyler
Sisters of St. Margaret
Sister Julia Margaret Sister Laura Margaret
Through the support of a parishioner the Rector was enabled to invite the Sisterhood of St. Margaret to assist in the life of the Parish. A brick house, No. 11 Court Street, was rented and November 5, 1912, two sisters began a work of great value to the girls and women.
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GRACE CHURCH
SERVICES
Sundays
7:30 A. M .- Holy Communion.
11:00 A. M .- Morning Prayer and Ante-Communion.
The Litany and the Holy Communion on the first Sunday of the month, and from Advent to Eas- ter on the third Sunday.
7:30 P. M .- Evening Prayer and Sermon.
Choral even-song on the first Sunday in the month, followed by an organ recital.
Saints' Day
11:00 A. M .- Holy Communion.
Week Days
9:30 A. M .- Morning Prayer each day with the Litany on Wed- nesdays and Fridays.
7:30 A. M .- Holy Communion on Thursdays, except during July and August.
Sunday School
10:00 A. M .- Each Sunday, except during July and August.
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Rectors and Clergymen Connected With the Parish
Before Election of Rector:
Rev. Stephen McHugh, Rev. John C. Rudd, D. D., Rev. Clement M. Butler, D. D.
First Rector-1839-1843. Rev. Albert C. Patterson.
Second Rector-1843-1853. Rev. George Leeds, D. D.
Third Rector-1854-1864. Rev. John J. Brandegee, D. D. Assistants-Rev. William T. Gibson, D. D., Rev. Wil- liam R. Harris.
Fourth Rector-1864-1884. Rev. Edwin M. Van Deusen, D. D. Assistants-Rev. William L. Parker, Rev. Edward J. Lewis, Rev. William N. Irish, Rev. Gabriel Johnston, Rev. Richard M. Hayden, Rev. Robert Weeks.
Fifth Rector-1884-1899. Rev. Charles Tyler Olmsted, D. D. Assistants-Rev. Charles J. Clausen, Rev. James E. Wilk- inson, Rev. Robert E. Campbell, Rev. George H. S. Som- merville, Rev. William Cooke, Rev. Julian E. Ramsdell.
Sixth Rector-1899-1908. Rev. William W. Bellinger, D. D. Assistants-Rev. Daniel D. Waugh, Rev. Harrison W. Foreman, Rev. John A. Staunton.
Seventh Rector-1909. Rev. Octavius Applegate, D. D. Assistants-Rev. William Curtis White, Rev. Frank J. Knapp.
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Grare Church Chair May 18, 1913
GRACE CHURCH
The Choir Organist and Choirmaster DeWitt Coutts Garretson, A. A. G. O.,
Treble
Ernest R. Bendix
W. Winthrop Carpenter
John S. Carpenter
T. Kenneth Morris
Kenneth L. Combs
John M. Muddeman
G. Stanley Elkington Emmitt A. Muthig
Walter M. Fehr
Le Roy E. Ross
Edward E. Frost
Arthur P. Rugg
A. Sidney Jay
Robert A. Schaefer
Russell M. Jones
Barent T. Schuyler
Sidney M. Martin
William H. Spice, Jr.
Howard F. Stokes
Alto
Carl M. Bulkley
Earl W. Laver
Harold F. Lyman Luther J. Morris
John Roberts
Tenor
Frederick W. Batsford
Edward Lloyd
Rees Jenkins Ernest P. Rohm
John P. Williams
Bass
George W. Dawes
Nels C. Nelson
Robert O. Morris G. Will Payne
William L. Stroebel
The following gentlemen, former members of the choir, as- sisted in the anniversary services :
J. Francis Day
Harry Lancaster
Fred J. Graff
William E. Owen
Fred G. Harter
Charles Wenzel
Frederic C. Ingalls
Russell Wheeler
C. Arthur Jackson Aras J. Williams
Franklin T. Wood
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Walter E. Mainwaring
Russell G. Miller
SEVENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY
Sunday School
Superintendent
REV. FRANK J. KNAPP
Secretary. MR. GUY T. ROBERTSON
Assistant Secretary. MR. HARRY S. DAVIS
Teachers
Primary Class-
Miss Bessie J. Rendell
Main Department-
Mrs. W. H. Carpenter Sister Julia Margaret
Miss Anina De Angelis
Mr. Reginald B. Robinson
Miss Natalie Gilbert
Miss Emily M. Sanford
Mrs. George A. Lowenberg
Miss Jessie E. Starbuck
Mr. George A. Lowenberg
Miss Jane B. Sayre
Miss Florence Manning
Miss Frances L. Talcott
Miss Nellie Manning Miss Lucy C. Watson
Sister Laura Margaret
Miss Mary H. Wolcott
Scholars
Primary Department. . 35
Junior and Senior Department. 117
Bible Classes. 30
Total
182
Offerings
Easter
$142.70
Other
98.13
Total
$240.83
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GRACE CHURCH
Organists of Grace Church
1838-1842-Eliza E. Leach.
1842-1846-William H. Dutton.
1846-1854-Thomas Davies. George Woodland appointed June 30, 1848.
1854-1864-William H. Dutton.
1864-1867-George Metzke, William H. Dutton.
1867-1869-Henry D. Danforth, appointed May 1, 1867. 1869-1871-George Owen. 1871-1881-Henry G. Carpenter.
1881-1884-Bertie G. Jarvis.
1884-1909-J. Francis Day. 1909- -De Witt Coutts Garretson.
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The Altar Society
President, ex-officio. THE RECTOR
First Vice President MRS. THOMAS F. CLARKE
Second Vice President MISS SARAH B. THOMAS
Treasurer MRS. NELLIS M. CROUSE
Secretary MRS. BENJAMIN T. GILBERT
Active Members
Mrs. Octavius Applegate
Miss Mary M. Jackson
Mrs. Alfred C. Birch
Mrs. James C. Birdseye
Miss Hattie W. Marsh
Mrs. Charles H. Childs
Mrs. Harold H. Murray
Mrs. Thomas F. Clarke
Mrs. James B. Murray
Mrs. James Constable
Miss Louise A. Millar
Mrs. Nellis M. Crouse
Miss Bessie J. Rendell
Mrs. Charles C. Chase
Miss Elsie D. Russel
Mrs. Frederick H. Cookinham
Miss Myra J. Roberts
Mrs. Eugene W. Dixon
Mrs. D. De Wolf Smyth
Miss Anina DeAngelis
Miss Jane B. Sayre
Mrs. Myles J. Evans
Mrs. Frederick I. Storms
Mrs. John W. Eddy
Miss Sarah B. Thomas
Mrs. Conway A. Frost
Miss Elizabeth N. Thomas
Mrs. Arthur H. Foster
Miss Anna M. Talcott
Mrs. Benjamin T. Gilbert
Miss Violet F. Tourtellot Mrs. Caroline E. Thomas
Miss Sarah S. Hamilton
Mrs. Aras J. Williams
Mrs. Frederick G. Harter Miss Effie J. Hemmens Mrs. Campbell E. Hodges
Miss Lucy C. Watson
Mrs. Addison H. Westcott
Mrs. Russell Wheeler
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Miss Gertrude C. Lynch
Mrs. William B. Crouse
Miss Adelaide V. McCarthy
Miss Julia F. Grosvenor
GRACE CHURCH
Honorary Members
Mrs. Samuel A. Beardsley, Jr. Miss Helen L. Miller
Mrs. Charles E. Benton
Mrs. Frederick H. Moore
Miss Martina E. Brandegee
Mrs. William H. Morton
Mrs. Watson H. Bowne
Mrs. Edward W. Mott
Mrs. Daniel N. Crouse Mrs. E. E. Culver
Mrs. O. Webster Mott Mrs. James B. Murray Mrs. Dudley P. Phelps
Mrs. J. Francis Day
Mrs. Pascal C. J. DeAngelis
Mrs. Frederick T. Proctor
Mrs. Sylvester Dering
Mrs. Thomas R. Proctor
Mrs. Julius T. A. Doolittle Miss M. Isabel Doolittle
Mrs. A. E. Sanford
Mrs. Walter C. Gibson
Mrs. Charles H. Searle Mrs. John Sedgwick
Mrs. W. Jerome Green
Mrs. Samuel Schantz
Miss Fannie Groesbeck
Mrs. William J. Schuyler
Mrs. Perle W. Harter Mrs. Albert H. Hatfield
Mrs. Elijah Searles Miss Jessie E. Starbuck
Mrs. Frederic C. Ingalls
Mrs. William L. Stroebel
Mrs. William B. Jackson
Mrs. George R. Thomas
Mrs. G. W. James
Mrs. Louis A. Tourtellot
Mrs. Charles Kathern Mrs. William B. Westcott
Mrs. James L. Lowery
Mrs. W. Pierrepont White
Mrs. Joseph S. Lowery Miss Mary H. Wolcott
Mrs. J. DePeyster Lynch
Mrs. Samuel G. Wolcott
Mrs. William J. Millard
Mrs. Augustus W. Wynkoop
Receipts
$144.42
Expenditures
243.96
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Mrs. Benjamin F. Ray
Mrs. Walter J. Green
SEVENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY
The Ladies' Volunteer Choir
President . .THE RECTOR
Vice President
MRS. RUSSELL WHEELER
Secretary MRS. FREDERICK G. HARTER
Treasurer
MISS VIOLET TOURTELLOT
Librarian MISS JANE SAYRE
Care of Vestments MRS. HARTER and MISS SAYRE
Sopranos
Mrs. Horace F. Barnard
Mrs. Albert C. Gilbert
Miss Gertrude Colgate
Mrs. Frederick G. Harter
Mrs. Eugene W. Dixon
Mrs. James H. Merwin
Mrs. Theodore Dimon
Mrs. William J. Millard
Miss Pauline Davies Mrs. Frederick T. Proctor
Miss Florence Dunham
Mrs. Frederick I. Storms
Miss Louise Day
Miss Jane Sayre
Miss Valerie Deuscher
Miss Violet Tourtellot
Mrs. John W. Eddy
Mrs. William B. Westcott
Mrs. De Witt Coutts Garretson
Miss Helen Winant
Altos
Mrs. Watson H. Bowne
Miss Sarah B. Thomas
Miss Emeline Munson
Miss Mabel Wheeler
Miss Myra Roberts
Mrs. Russell Wheeler
Mrs. Harold W. Symonds
The Ladies' Volunteer Choir sings at the week-day services during Lent; at the early services Christmas, Easter and Whit Sunday. They also sing on Ascension Day and at the Ordination Services and at any special service by request.
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GRACE CHURCH
Ladies' Aid Society
Treasurer .
ANNA M. LYNCH
Members
Mrs. Charles E. Benton
Miss Anna M. Lynch
Mrs. James Birdseye
Miss Gertrude C. Lynch
Miss Belle J. Bush
Mrs. George H. Smith
Mrs. Amelia M. Collier
Miss Mary L. Thomas
Mrs. Thomas F. Clarke
Mrs. Louis A. Tourtellot
Mrs. DeWitt Coutts Garretson
Mrs. Henry C. Van Winkle
Miss Louise Hemmens
Miss Jessie Watson
Miss A. Louisa J. Lynch
Mrs. Robert Whiton
Receipts $335.39
Disbursements 332.93
Garments distributed, 530; value. 510.00
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Parish Branch of the Woman's Auxiliary to the Board of Missions
President. MRS. E. J. WOLCOTT
Vice President. MRS. MARY A. METCALF
Treasurer MISS JULIA F. GROSVENOR
Treasurer of United Offering MRS. THOMAS F. CLARKE
Secretary MRS. WILLIAM J. SCHUYLER
Members
Mrs. Octavius Applegate
Mrs. Angeline T. Bailey
Mrs. Carl F. Bendix
Miss Louise A. Millar
Miss Josephine Best
Mrs. Edward E. Mott
Mrs. William H. Brownell
Miss Jane M. Mott
Mrs. Thomas F. Clarke
Mrs. George D. Pomeroy
Mrs. Amelia M. Collier
Miss Bessie J. Rendell
Mrs. James Constable
Mrs. Ellis D. Roberts
Mrs. Daniel N. Crouse
Mrs. Louisa G. Schantz
Mrs. Pascal C. J. DeAngelis Mrs. Sylvester Dering
Mrs. William J. Schuyler
Mrs. Myles J. Evans
Mrs. John Sedgwick
Mrs. Conway A. Frost
Mrs. Horatio Seymour
Mrs. Laura J. Foster
Miss Agnes Stevens
Miss Anna C. Stroebel
Mrs. William L. Stroebel
Mrs. George R. Thomas
Mrs. Louis A. Tourtellot Miss Anna M. Talcott Miss Frances L. Talcott
Miss Julia F. Grosvenor
Miss Caroline E. Harris
Mrs. Walter J. Humphrey Miss Annie M. Hurlburt Mrs. Charles G. Irish Miss Mary M. Jackson
Miss Amelia S. Thorn Miss Lucy C. Watson Mrs. Harvey J. Williams
Mrs. William B. Westcott Mrs. Addison H. Westcott
Mrs. Marie R. C. Kirkland
Mrs. James Langton
Mrs. Emily J. Wolcott
Miss Mary H. Wolcott
Miss Cornelia Meeker
Mrs. Frances Wilber
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Mrs. Joseph Seiselmeyer
Mrs. Frederick Gilbert
Miss Margaret S. Gibson
Mrs. Hugh Glenn Mrs. W. Jerome Green
Miss Julia D. Mann
Mrs. Mary A. Metcalf
Miss Helen L. Miller
GRACE CHURCH
Woman's Auxiliary
Members Through United Offering Only
Mrs. Samuel A. Beardsley
Mrs. Charles E. Benton
Miss Adelaide V. McCarthy
Mrs. James C. Birdseye
Mrs. Raymond P. McLoughlin
Mrs. Watson H. Bowne
Mrs. William J. Millard
Mrs. Frederick M. Calder Mrs. Charles H. Childs
Mrs. Alfred H. Munson Mrs. James B. Murray
Mrs. Frederick H. Cookinham
Mrs. Thomas S. Parker
Miss Gertrude M. Colgate
Mrs. Dudley P. Phelps
Miss Gertrude H. Coxe
Mrs. Thomas R. Proctor Mrs. Ellis D. Roberts
Dr. Rose Coxon
Mrs. J. Francis Day
Miss Mary Isabel Doolittle
Miss Natalie Gilbert
Mrs. Benjamin T. Gilbert
Mrs. Joseph Seiselmeyer
Mrs. G. Francis Greenidge
Mrs. LeRoy Shepard
Miss Sarah S. Hamilton
Mrs. George Smith
Mrs. Perle W. Harter
Mrs. D. DeWolf Smyth
Miss E. Louise Hemmens
Miss Jessie E. Starbuck
Mrs. George W. Hoff
Miss Sarah B. Thomas
Mrs. Louis A. Tourtellot Miss Violet F. Tourtellot
Mrs. John D. Kernan
Miss Jessie Watson
Miss A. Louisa J. Lynch
Mrs. Robert P. Whiton
Mrs. James L. Lowery
Miss Gladys H. Williams
Mrs. Joseph S. Lowery
Receipts $623.00
Disbursements 612.00
United Offering 314.43
Boxes sent, 9; value. 735.00
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Miss Florence C. Manning
Miss Mary L. Sanford
Mrs. Charles H. Searle Mrs. Elijah Searls
Miss Mary S. Irish Mrs. Charles G. Irish
SEVENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY
The Junior Auxiliary
Directresses
Sister Julia Margaret
Miss Leila H. Childs
Miss Anina DeAngelis
Miss Louise Heath
Miss Sarah C. Titus
Members
Norman W. Burgess
Dorothy Morris
John S. Carpenter
Milton D. Morris
Robert S. Carpenter
T. Kenneth Morris
Dorothy M. Reigler
W. Winthrop Carpenter Eleanor E. Geisir Lawrence Hess
Helen W. Roberts Elsie E. Roberts
Charlotte A. Hopkins
Leslie R. Seeber
Marian R. James
Ella May Thomas
Edmond R. Jones
Laurence Renton Turner
Marguerita S. Laird
Marjorie S. Turnbull
Verdetta Lecarbo
R. Spencer Wynn
Diana Mezzer
Miss Harriet I. Lowery
Miss Myra G. Roberts
Miss Jane B. Sayre
Miss Mary S. Irish
Receipts $35.40
Expenditures
31.05
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The Little Helpers
Harriet Isabel Beardsley Alfred C. Birch
John McL. Birch Samuel Birch
Earl Walter Bullard
Helen Louise Murray George Edmund Nichols
Eleanor Jean Burgess
Cynthia Rogers Cookinham
Daniel Nellis Crouse, 2nd
Alexander B. Doolittle
Richard Merriman Rathbun
Annette D. Rogers
Katherine Schuyler
William Joseph Schuyler
Rosemary Doolittle
E. Fowler
Benjamin Gilbert
Susan Gilbert
Dorothy Green
Helen Harris Stubbs
Rosemary Green
Barbara Crawford Smith
F. Rothary Haight
Katherine A. Haight
Stephen M. B. Hart
Harold Wilson Symonds
Marjorie S. Turnbull Russell Wheeler
Ida Katherine White William P. White, Jr.
Memorial Circle
Louise Irish Dodge Dorothy Storrs Doolittle Mary Stuart Green Edwin Griffith Gazzam
Francis M. Johnson
Greig A. Johnson
Montgomery H. Johnson
Vincent S. Jones
Gladys Edna Price
John Brighton Pugh
Frederick Storrs Doolittle Julia T. S. Doolittle
John Quincy Adams Doolittle Mary A. Doolittle
Helen M. Snell Edmund C. Strickland
Felicie C. Strickland
John Lysle Strickland
Ella Mason Stubbs
Marion Smith Charles S. Symonds
George Pomeroy Hodges
R. Winchester Hodges Frederick C. Ingalls, Jr.
Theodore H. Ingalls
Caroline Hotchkiss Murray Elizabeth Schuyler Townley Watson Schuyler Addison H. Westcott, Jr.
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List of Associates and Members of the "Girls' Friendly Society" of Grace Church, Utica, N. Y., May, 1913.
Branch Secretary
MISS MARY M. JACKSON 11 Oneida Square
Associates
Miss Minnie A. Bayley . The Kanatenah
Mrs. Julius E. Haight. Staff House, State Hospital
Miss Mary M. Jackson 11 Oneida Square
Sister Julia Margaret. . . 11 Court Street
Miss Lucy C. Watson 270 Genesee Street
Senior Members
Anna A. Bergen
Louise A. Feldman
Margaretha J. Gahde
Emily M. Sanford
Adelaide V. McCarthy
Mary L. Sanford
Hattie W. Marsh
Members
Helen M. Brenner
Sarah B. Mogensen
Mildred M. Bucher
Caressa W. Pearson
Leah S. Burgess
Crystal W. Pearson
Luella M. Davis
Patrice W. Pearson
Margaret Davis Johanna M. Fischer
Myra J. Roberts
Mildred S. Frame
Helen M. Rose
Ruth C. Frame
Florence M. Smith
Grace E. Harmon
Marion Snyder
Janette James
Ethel M. Thomas
Irene Jones
Marguerite V. Thomas
Ida Kokesch
Mary F. Wardale Leila M. Weiss
Alice A. Laver
Anna P. Williams
Elizabeth S. Laver
Lillian A. Williams
Florence C. Manning
Grace B. Williams
Anna L. Mills
Theresa M. Wood
Probationers
Alma A. Knauer Regina Mosher Elsie Seufer
Annie F. Stephenson Rebecca S. Stephenson
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Margaret E. Pritchard
Reba P. Ladd
Ella Mathews
Louise C. Mogensen
GRACE CHURCH
The Church Periodical Club
The Church Periodical Club was incorporated in 1892. It is a Society formed for the purpose of supplying periodicals and books to those of the Clergy and Laity who are unable to procure good literature in any other way. It appeals to those who have magazines to send them, when read, regularly every week or month, to the persons who ask for them. It also sends boxes of books and magazines to reading rooms, lumber and mining camps.
A few members of Grace Church Parish are sending on their magazines regularly, to addresses received from the Society's headquarters in New York. During the year three boxes have been sent by freight containing 146 magazines, 53 books and 30 illustrated papers. A Chaplain in the navy writes: "I do not know what I should do without the C. P. C."
MARY H. WOLCOTT, Librarian C. P. C.
The Men's Club
About sixty men of the congregation attended a meeting in the Parish Rooms October 19, 1911, for the purpose of forming a Men's Club, and on January 15, 1912, took possession of the Club House No. 11 Devereux Street, handsomely furnished for its use by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Proctor and Mr. and Mrs. Frederick T. Proctor.
The following were elected officers for one year: President, Frederick H. Moore; Vice President, William S. Bacot; Secre- tary, John D. Turnbull; Treasurer, Graham Coventry, and a Board of Governors consisting of the above named officers, the Clergy of the Parish, and six members, as follows: J. Francis Day, Ernest P. Rohm, Addison H. Westcott, G. Will Payne, William L. Stroebel and Frederick G. Harter.
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On account of permanently leaving Utica, Mr. Frederick H. Moore resigned as President of the Club, October 30, 1912, and Mr. Julius T. A. Doolittle was elected to fill the vacancy.
The present officers are: President, Julius T. A. Doolittle ; Vice President, D. DeWolf Smyth; Secretary, John D. Turn- bull; Treasurer, Graham Coventry. A Board of Governors, con- sisting of the above named officers, the Clergy of the Parish, and the following members: J. Francis Day, Ernest P. Rohm, Addi- son H. Westcott, G. Will Payne, William L. Stroebel and Fred- erick G. Harter.
The Standing Committees are :
House Committee
William H. Hodgkinson George M. Haigh William L. Stroebel
Membership Committee
Frederick G. Harter Rev. Frank J. Knapp G. Will Payne
Finance Committee
J. Francis Day D. DeWolf Smyth
Addison H. Westcott
Entertainment Committee
Ernest P. Rohm De Witt Coutts Garretson
Sylvester Dering
Hospitality Committee
Reginald B. Robinson Guy T. Robertson John Muddeman
Junior Work
De Witt Coutts Garretson Peter H. Morris George S. Sayre William C. Westcott
The receipts for the year ending January 27, 1913, were $647.16. Disbursements, $526.89.
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GRACE CHURCH
CONVENTION REPORT, 1913
Families 515
Services-
Sunday
186
Week Day. 404
Baptisms-
Adults 7
Infants
28
Total 35
Confirmed
38
Communicants-
Gain
75
Loss
38
Present Number 663
Marriages 11
Burials
24
RECEIPTS
Pledges $2,861.00
Pew Rents 5,098.00
Other Parish Expense
Offerings 2,330.00
Sunday School. 232.00
Missions from Parish 1,820.00
From Endowments 2,410.00
From Parish Societies 2,222.00
Communion Alms 764.00
Charitable Collections. 1,811.00
For Repairs 214.00
From Loan. 500.00
Misc. Sources 1,489.00
$ 21,751.00
Endowment
$ 46,786.00
Value of Church
Property
.....
.... 178,786.00
EXPENDITURES
Current Expenses $ 9,796.00
Sunday School. 343.00
Repairs 1,233.00
Communion Alms 688.00
Taxes and Rents 700.00
Interest 235.00
Insurance 657.00
Endowment
183.00
Other Parochial Objects ..
2,626,00
Total Parochial $16,461.00
Diocesan Missions
$ 1,421.00
Diocesan Expense. 355.00
Relief Fund of Diocese .. 102.00
Deaf Mute Work.
160.00
Total Diocesan $ 2,038.00
General Missions $ 969.00
Special Missions 775.00
United Offering 265.00
General Clergy Relief. . . 930.00
Other General Objects ... 50.00
Total General.
2,989.00
Total
$21,488.00
Holy Communion ---
Public 141
Private
21
At St. Luke's ---
Public 13
Private
30
Other Services 80
Total Services
875
Number of Souls 1300
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MEMORIALS
Vestibule Windows-Mary Elizabeth Gazzam, 1841-1871; Martha Field Gibson, 1822-1863, given by her husband, the Rev. Dr. Gibson.
Nave Windows-Francis Beardsley Clark, 1822-1872, given by her husband, Erastus Clark; Hiram Denio, 1799-1871, and Ann Hubbard Denio, 1804-1872; Phoebe Hubbard, 1788-1871; Charles Hutchins Doolittle, 1816-1874, given by his wife, Julia T. Doolittle; Julius Augustus Spencer, 1802-1874, and Lucy Kirly Spencer, 1806-1873; Ziba Lyon, 1792-1883, warden of the Parish 45 years from its foundation, and Minerva Lyon, 1796- 1876; Charles Brodhead Coventry, 1801-1875, and Clarissa Butler Coventry, 1809-1875; Charlotte Beckwith Crouse, 1841-1876; William Bennett Jackson, 1820-1890, given by his wife, Cornelia F. Jackson, Mary Hinman, 1873-1877.
Transept Windows-Philemon Lyon, 1801-1857; Caroline Treadwell Leeds, 1821-1851; Mary Pitkin Denio, 1830-1851; Georgiana Perkins, 1840-1859.
Rose Windows-The Rev. George Leeds, D. D., 1816-1885, second Rector, 1843-1853; the Rev. Edwin Martin Van Deusen, D. D., 1816-1884, fourth rector, 1864-1884.
Oratory Window-Margaret Davidson Miller, 1850-1894, given by Mrs. Frederick Towne Proctor.
Chancel Windows-"To the Glory of God and in loving mem- ory of Alfred Munson, 1793-1854, and Elizabeth Munson, 1798- 1870; James Watson Williams, 1810-1873, and Samuel Alfred Munson, 1826-1881, her parents, husband and brother, this Chan- cel was enlarged and beautified by Helen Elizabeth Munson Wil- liams, 1824-1894, who, called away before the completion of this work and labor of love, is now included in this memorial by her children."
Statuary-The first memorial in the Church was the Grace Elizabeth Munson Williams Monument. "This memorial of the first-born grandchild of Alfred Munson, a member and benefac- tor of this Church, is here placed at the request of the Vestry, and under its protection and in special recognition of his zeal and
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gifts, for the advancement of the Parish and the building of this edifice, 1867." The second memorial was The Good Shepherd, given by the Sunday School and Parish, in memory of the Rev. John Jacob Brandegee, D. D., 1823-1864, third Rector, 1854-1864.
The Pulpit-Ward Hunt, 1810-1886, given by his wife, Maria Taylor, Hunt, and children, Ward and Eliza Hunt Johnson.
The Lectern-In memoriam: The Eve of the Ascension, 1873, the Morn of the Ascension, 1881, Alfred Munson, James Watson Williams.
The Altar Service Book-Charlotte Ann Barnard, 1830-1886.
The Altar Service Book Rest and Chalice Spoon-Sarah Thom- son Watson, 1830-1881, presented by her children, Lucy Carlile Watson and William Livingston Watson.
The Altar Cross, Large Vases and Purple Altar Cloth-Jennie Nelson Hoffman Spencer.
The Litany Desk and Books-Harriet Esther Buell, 1819-1888.
Corona and Fund for Lighting-Ebenezer Brown Shearman, 1821-1890, given by his sister, Julia Tyler Shearman Doolittle.
In Oratory-Brass Tablet given by John Brandegee Wood, in memory of his wife and daughter, Sarah Miller Wood, 1845- 1896. Prayer Desk and Brass Vase-Given by Helen and Blan- dina Miller, in memory of their mother, Mary Foreman Seymour Miller, 1807-1897. Brass Vase-Rutger Bleecker Miller, 1805- 1877. Brass Cross-Margaret Davidson Miller, 1850-1894. Prayer Book-George Perkins Miller, 1866-1892. Small Brass Vases-Florence Hart, 1849-1888.
Brass Processional Cross-"To the Glory of God and in lov- ing memory of Harriet Huntley Butterfield, 1831-1902."
Brass Processional Cross Rests-Theodore Butterfield, 1851- 1900, given by his sister, Mrs. Charles H. Childs.
Brass Tablet-Alice Gertrude Lawrence Barnard, 1855-1904, presented by the Altar Society, the Volunteer Choir and the Girls' Friendly Society.
Brass Alms Basin-Charles Pinckney Kirkland, 1797, and Mary Walker, his wife, and their sons, Edward, 1834, and Charles Pinckney, 1841, given by Julia Pierson Kirkland.
Silver Baptismal Shell-George Richards Thomas, 1822-1887.
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The Font-In memory of Henry Swartwout, 1809-1893, and his wife, Maria Lester Ketelhuyn, 1813-1898; also two brass vases, cross, prayerbook and table, given by their daughters, Mrs. Isaac N. Phelps and Mrs. W. Jerome Green.
A Pew-Julia Tyler Shearman Doolittle, 1823-1904, presented by her children.
Large Brass Vase-Christmas, 1890. Small Brass Vase-All Saints' Day, 1887.
Jeweled Silver Chalice and Paten-Helen Elizabeth Munson Williams, given by her daughters, Rachel M. W. Proctor and Maria Watson W. Proctor.
Chalice and Paten-In memory of the Mothers, A. D., 1899.
Private Communion Service-Mary Frances Sherman, 1822- 1896, given by her sister, Mrs. William B. Jackson.
Church Spire-Alfred Munson and James Watson Williams, erected by Mrs. James Watson Williams.
Sanctuary Rug-Helen Elizabeth Munson Williams, presented by her daughter, Maria W. W. Proctor.
Bells-1. In memory of Thomas Hill Hubbard, 1781-1858, "And one cried unto another and said, Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of Hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory." All Saints' Day, A. D., 1870, given by Phoebe Hubbard, his wife.
2. Mary Smith Litchfield, 1825-1856. Frederick Denio Litch- field, 1869. "Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness." All Saints' Day, A. D., 1870.
3. In memory of Rev. John J. Brandegee, D. D., ob., 1864, "And the bell shall be upon Aaron to minister ; and his sound shall be heard when he goeth unto the holy place before the Lord." All Saints' Day, A. D., 1870.
4. Trisagion. "And they rest not day and night saying, Holy, Holy, Holy." Devoted to the Holy Communion. In memory of our grandparents, Nathan Williams, 1773-1835, Maria Watson Williams, 1782-1851, and Alfred Munson, 1793-1854, Elizabeth Munson, 1798-1870. All Saints' Day, A. D., 1870, given by Rachel Munson Williams, Maria Watson Williams.
5. Caroline Hubbard Wolcott, 1828-1867. "Make His praise to be glorious." All Saints' Day, A. D., 1870.
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6. In memory of the children of the Sunday School. "In Heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father." All Saints' Day, A. D., 1870.
7. In memory of Anna Burnham Spencer, 1843-1845. Born in sin, baptised into Christ, and alive unto God, through Jesus Christ our Lord. All Saints' Day, A. D., 1870, given by Julius A. Spencer and Lucy K. Spencer.
8. Frances Huntington Wilson, 1860-1861 : Nicoll Havens Dering, 1865-1869. "Suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not, for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven." All Saints' Day, A. D., 1870, given by Anne Huntington Dering Wil- son.
9. In memoriam, George Pomeroy, 1836-1869. "In all things willing to live honestly." All Saints' Day, A. D., 1870, given by his wife, Mary Matteson.
10. Renwick Stanley Douglass, 1842-1852. "In memory dear," given by Dr. T. H. Douglass in memory of his only son. Memorial Fund-George Robert Perkins, 1812-1876.
Memorial Fund-Hugh Glenn, 1868-1907.
Hymn Boards-Theodore Faxton Butterfield, 1826-1891, Theo- dore Butterfield, 1851-1900.
Pair Small Altar Vases-Elizabeth Blake Jackson, 1824-1874.
Font Ewer-Charlotte A. Barnard, April 15, 1886.
Ciborium-Blandina Dudley Miller. The Epiphany, 1912.
Vestment Cabinet-Mary Ferry Palmer, 1857-1906.
ANNIVERSARY NOTES
The services were shared by a grandson of Rev. Dr. Van Deusen and a grandson and granddaughter of Rev. Dr. Brande- gee, and also by a member of the original choir in the first church building.
The profuse floral offerings in the Sanctuary, Choir and throughout the nave, were all given in memoriam.
A thank offering participated in by the whole congregation was offered, and at the last service of the anniversary the Rector was able to announce that it had exceeded by $500 the $3,000 neces- sary to pay the current indebtedness of the Parish.
The music at all the services was rendered by the combined choirs of the Parish, the processions being down the side aisle and up the middle, and there were sixty-four voices in all.
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ITS SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR [THE UTICA PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 19, 1913]
To be three score and ten and five years added is to have at- tained something of a distinction in itself, but everything which is old or getting old is not necessarily good, and when it is, the prominent dates are worthy of remembrance and fitting celebra- tion. Hence, it happens that yesterday and to-day Grace Church in this city is celebrating its 75th anniversary, and is to be con- gratulated, not only upon its splendid past, but as well upon its splendid present and the attractive future it has before it. All these years, from the day of its foundation away back in May, 1838, down to the present time, it has been an increasingly active influence for good in this community, and the benefits it has brought can never be measured by any earthly standard. It is a far cry back to that first meeting when a handful of God-fearing men and women joined to found the Church and congregation, which have grown with the years and come to be one of the leading ecclesiastical institutions of a city which has kept pace with it in population and prosperity.
Grace Church has been fortunate in its Rectors and spiritual directors. It has had zealous, pious, able men at its head, men who were not only deserving for their pulpit utterances, but as well for their daily life and walk and work. They labored faith- fully in a fertile field, and the accomplishments are a monument to their memory and the generous followers who have contributed year after year to the temporalities, to the charities and to the up-building, not only of the Church, but of the kingdom and the great cause for which it stands and which it advocates. The records of that Church are closely interwoven with the history of many families, and indeed with the city itself. They tell the story of christenings, marriages and funerals that have brought happi- ness or sorrow. Grace Church has had a long and honorable career, and is stronger to-day than ever before, and bids fair to gain and grow in strength as other years are added. One of its former Rectors is now the revered and successful Bishop of this Diocese, who, though his jurisdiction includes many congrega- tions, has not lost the deep personal interest in this particular one incident to his pastorate. The succession is in worthy hands, the present Rector, his assistants and all the officers are to be con- gratulated, and good will and good wishes go out to them and to Grace Church from the representatives of all the denominations in this goodly city.
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INDEX
Addresses, etc.
9-32
Anniversary Notes 55
Committees
34
Chimer
34
Choir
37
Commemoration Services 6-8
Clergy and Vestry
33, 36
Clubs, etc.
49
Ladies' Volunteer Choir 42
Memorials
52-55
Organists, etc. 34, 39
Press Comments
56
Report of Convention
5.1
Sexton
34
Services
35
Sisters of St. Margaret. 34
Sunday School. 38
Sermons, etc
9-32
Societies
40-41, 43-50
Ushers
34
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