The gospel messenger, Diocese of Central New York, Part 39

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When we come to speak of the lay mem- bers of this Church it is with a feeling of regret that so little has been recorded of


"That noble army, men and boys, The matron and the maid,"


Who by labor and gifts have, from the first, contributed so greatly to its pros- perity. The first vestry was composed of Nathan P. Holt and Charles Bolt, wardens, and Daulphin Murray, Benj. S. Twitchell, John F. Whitney, Eleazer HI. Fitch, Aaron Hayden, Thomas Dickinson, Daniel S. Dickinson and Jonah Moses, vestrymen. The first members in additional to those above named were Benj. Skinner, Daniel T. Dickinson, Ellsworth Phelps, A. E. Knapp, J. R. Dickinson, A. C. Moses, Hiram Birdsall, Clark Dickinson, Samuel 1. Smith, Erastus P. Smith, Orin G. Merchant, Alpheus Johnson, Tunis Sharts, W. Cable, Daniel P. Cable, William D. Gilbert, Orlando S. Gilbert, Hiram R. Merchant, Zimri Belden, Caleb Winsor, Wm. Ingersoll, Roswell A. Morse, W. A. Starkey, Geo. Sharts and Jno. D. Lara- way.


While the names of men only are recorded here it is safe to conclude that the better half of the membership of the Church was, as so often happen, made up of the women.


Erastus P. Smith was lay reader for 30 years, and received orders in the Church after he became 60 years of age. His sister, Lucia A. Smith, who married Dr. John Clark, and was a most earnest and sincere Christian, died about a year ago in her 90th year. The time would fail to tell of all the members of this parish who out of weakness were made strong, and many of whom are still doing good, but mention must be made of Louis J. Burton, M. V. B. Winsoi, Nathan Delavan and Charles W. Hayes, who for long time served as wardens; and Andrew P. Mer- chant and Wm. O. Nash, who are the present holders of that office. Geo. Brad- bury did faithful service for many years as lay reader.


Through the assistance and good will of many former members co-operating with the earnest efforts of the present friends and members of this parish, many great improvements and additions have been made in the Church and Rectory. A chapel has been added to the Church, the chancel deepened, the organ chamber 'enlarged, the interior has been entirely ceiled with Georgia pine, beautiful stained glass windows procured, a solid oak reredos with Mosaic panels, brass pulpit, lectern, prayer desk, font cover, altar book-rest, new chancel rail with brass standards and Bible and Prayer Books for lectern and altar. These and many other improve- ments both to Church and Rectory have been obtained at a cost of nearly $6,000.


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HISTORY OF ZION CHURCH, ROME, N. Y. (Continued from February issue.)


On April 1, 1850, the vestry voted to purchase a lot or lots on which to build a Church. They bought at the corner of Liberty and Washington Streets; . the portion on Liberty Street vacant ; the north end on Washington Street had a house of two-stories upon it, henceforth to be the


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rectory. By vote of the vestry, Messrs. Stryker, Hatheway, Bissell, Hill and Thomas were chosen a building committee to contract with builders for the erection of a new Church, funds to pay therefor to be raised by subscription, Richard Upjohn, architect, of New York, was consulted, and agreed to furnish plans and details, May, 1850. The building committee proceeded to advertise, and consequently contracted with Joel Gray and W. Gawn to build a stone edifice, and with Daniel B. Prince for the carpenters' and joiners' work, to be completed by the 1st of May, 1851.


The work was commenced about 15th of August, 1850. The corner-stone was laid with the usual ceremonies, on the 5th of September, a large concourse of people being present.


The new edifice was open for divine service on Sunday, the 16th of August, 1851, being the ninth Sunday after Trinity. Service and sermon were by the Rector. Right impressive and joyful were the services of that day, and gladsome hearts poured forth their thanksgivings to Almighty God.


The completed building was solemnly set apart and consecrated to the worship of Almighty God, by the Rt. Rev. W. H. Delancey, on the 25th of September, 1851, in the presence of a goodly company of the clergy, and a large concourse of people. The following day the Rev. H. B. Whipple was instituted Rector of the parish by the Bishop, the Rev. Dr. Wilson, of Geneva College, preaching the sermon.


On January 22, 1852, the first marriage vows were pronounced in the new Church, the Rev. Gurdon Huntington being mar- ried to Miss Sarah Sill, of Rome, by the Rector of the parish.


On February 22, a notice was received from the vestry of Trinity Church of a gift of $1,000, to enable Zion Church to


pay off its indebtedness. This was the second gift from the same always generous source, bringing its donations now up to the sum of $1,500, and a cordial vote of thanks was passed by the vestry.


By leave of the vestry, the Rector of the parish spent the winter of 1853 in Florida, for the benefit of his health, im- paired by overwork, the Rev. Mr. Gordon M. Bradley supplying his place while absent. His resignation being tendered in March succeeding, the vestry on vote, declined to receive it, and tendered to him an increase of salary.


In 1856, March 10, the Rev. Rector sent a communication to the vestry an- nouncing a call to Chicago, and his con- clusion to accept it ; whereupon the vestry, deeply regretting his determination, voted to submit. The resolutions passed are in full in the Book of Minutes, expressive of their sorrow.


By call of the vestry on April 12, 1857, the Rev. N. Barrows succeeded to the rec- torship. During the first year of his in- cumbency a new and superior organ was purchased by a committee, to be paid by avails of a subscription. The ladies of the society lent their aid, and contributed largely to the end. A beautiful silver paten for the Communion was also presented to the Church by Mrs. Barrows.


In August, 1863, a mortgage for about $1,000, standing against the Church, was paid by subscription, mostly raised by the efforts of the senior warden. On the 5th of March, 1864, after seven years of faith- ful and devoted service, the Rev. Rector tendered his resignation, stating that rest from parish labor was absolutely necessary. An offer of rest for six months, or even longer, being declined, the vestry were contsrained at last, sorrowfully, to accept his resignation.


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THE GOSPEL MESSENGER. TREASURER'S REPORT.


The Treasurer acknowledges the receipt of the following sums during the month of January, 1907, viz:


Diocesan


Missions.


Diocesan


Expense


Fund.


Domestic


Missions.


Foreign


Missions.


General


Missions.


Deaf Mute


Missions.


Christmas


Fund.


General Clergy


Relief Fund.


Church


Building Fund.


Ministerial


Education


Colored


Missions.


Relief Fund of,


the Diocese


Adams,


$


$


$ $


$


$


$


$


$


$


$


Afton,


$.


Alexandria Bay,


1.66


Altmar,


3.75


Antwerp,


3.21


Auburn, St. John's, 5.00


10.54 3.00


51.85


Augusta,


2.00


12.63


Bainbridge,


10.00


Baldwinsville,


Big Flats,


5.00


Binghamt'n, Christ Ch. Good Shepherd Trinity


9.15


7.43


28.21


Boonville,


8.50


Bridgewater,


Brookfield,


Brownville,


Camden,


Canastata,


Candor,


Cape Vincent,


6.76


Carthage,


Cayuga,


Cazenovia,


Champion,


Chenango Forks,


Chittenango,


5.20


Chadwicks,


Clark's Mills,


Clayton,


7.00


Clayville


Cleveland,


6.25 2.25


Clinton,


19.85


Constableville,


Copenhagen,


8.45


Cortland,


Deerfield,


Dexter,


3.81


Dey's Landing,


Dryden,


2.22


Durhamville,


1.50


Earlville,


East Onondaga,


Ellisburg,


Elmira, Emmanuel,


Grace,


Trinity,


13.60


Evan's Mills,


Fayetteville,


Forestport,


8.40


Frederick's Corners,


Fulton,


Glen Park,


1.68


Great Bend,


Greene,


15.00


Greig,


2.25


Guilford,


11.59 3.76


4.30


Hamilton,


2.16


Harpursville,


2.50


Hayt's Corners,


.50


1.00


St. Peter's,


30.00


Aurora,


25.00 25.00


31.34


28.06


Fund.


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Diocesan Missions.


Diocesan


Expense


Fund.


Domestic


Missions.


Foreign


Missions.


General


Missions.


Missions. Deaf Mute


Christmas


Relief Fund. General Clergy


Church


Building Fund.


Ministerial


Education


Colored


Missions.


Relief Fund of


the Diocees


Holland Patent,. $


S


$


$ $ 4.35 $


$


Homer,


Horseheads,


Ithaca,


20.11


Jamesville,


5.50


Jordan,


4.03


Kiddders Ferry,


Lacona,


LaFargeville,


1.43


Lowville,


10.00


6.36


Manlius,


Marcellus,


2.25


3.75 1.45 8.86


McDonough,


McLean,


Memphis,


Mexico,


2.80


Moravia,


Mount Upton,


New Berlin,


15.00


New Hartford,


3.12


1.39


New York Mills,


Northville,


Norwich,


8.84


Oneida,


5.06


Onondaga Castle,


2.00


Oriskany,


8.75


Oriskany Falls,


Oswego, Christ Ch ..


66 Evangelists,


Owego,


7.55


2.50


Oxford,


29.25


15.60


Paris Hill,


2.34


Phoenix,


Pierrepont Manor,


Port Byron,


Port Leyden,


4.15


Redfield,


1.00


Redwood,


Rome, Zion,


6.00


Romulus.


Sackett's Harbor,


8.73


Seneca Falls,


36.86


Sherburne,


Skaneateles,


Slaterville,


Smithboro,


Speedsville,


.50


. 20


Spencer, Syracuse. All Saints, Calvary,


3.99


.96


3.14


1.41


Ch. of Saviour, Grace,


6.80


1.05


1.56


St. Luke's,


St. Mark's, St. Paul's,


47.06


33.96 42.74


St. Philips, Trinity,


1.00


1.04


3.57


Theresa,


2.62


Trenton,


2.00


Trumansburg.


Fund.


$


$


Millport,


1.88


Pulaski,


St. Joseph's,


St. John's,


E. Emmanuel,


Fund.


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Diocesan Missions.


Diocesan


Expense


Fund.


Domestic


Missions.


Foreign


Missions.


General


Missions.


Deaf Mute


Missions.


Christmas


Fund.


General Clergy


Relief Fund.


Church


Building Fund.


Ministerial


Education


Colored


Missions.


Relief Fund of


the Diocese


Union Springs, $ 2.02 $ 1.89 $ $


Utica, Calvary, 14.37


Grace,


Holy Cross, 8.49


St. Andrew's, 2.20


St. George's, 9.66


St. Luke's,


Trinity, 15.70


Van Etten,


Warner,


6.00


Waterloo,


13.00


Watertown, Trinity, 32.16


St. Paul's,.


Redeemer,


Waterville,


4.10 4,41


.25


3.25


Weedsport,


Wellsburg,


Westmoreland,


Whitesboro,


3.75


3.10


Whitney's Point,


2.00


1.00


Willard.


4.00


2.58 2.35


2.80


Willowdale,


2.50


10.00


2.50


Convocation, 1st Dist.


2d Dist.


3d Dist.


37.09


J. A. A. Utica 25.00


. .


RECAPITULATION.


Diocesan Missions


$626 21


Diocesan Expense Fund


93 85


Domestic Missions


71 09


Foreign Missions


18 00


General Missions


21 24


Deaf Mute Missions


6 70


General Clergy Relief Fund


196 55


Ministerial Education Fund


37 08


Miscellaneous.


Interest from bank


$17 64


Permanent Miss. Funds., Dio. Miss ...


648 20


Income Episcopate Fund


1,125 00


C. N. Y. B. & P. B. Soc'y, Fayetteville


1 05


Total


$2,862 61


$


$


$ . ...


$


$


$


30.18


Waverly,


9.00


Windsor,


5th Dist.


6th Dist.


C. T. O. Utica


4th Dist.


FRANK L. LYMAN, Treasurer, 108 Pearl St., Syracuse.


Fund.


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CALENDAR.


pril 1-Monday in Easter Week.


2-Tuesday in Easter Week.


7-First Sunday after Easter.


14-Second Sunday after Easter.


21-Third Sunday after Easter.


25-St. Mark.


28-Fourth Sunday after Easter.


BISHOP'S APPOINTMENTS.


April.


7-Sunday, A. M., St. Peter's, Auburn.


7-Sunday, Evening, St. John's, Auburn.


0-Wednesday, Evening, Chadwicks.


4-Sunday, A. M., Greene.


4-Sunday, Evening, Oxford.


1-Sunday, A. M., Christ Church, Oswego.


1-Sunday, Evening, Evangelists', Oswego.


2-Monday, Mexico, Pulaski.


3-Tuesday, Altmar, Glen Park.


4-Wednesday, Sacketts' Harbor, Dexter.


5-Thursday-Cape Vincent, Brownville.


8-Sunday, A. M., St. Paul's, Watertown.


8-Sunday, Evening, Trinity, Watertown.


May.


2-Thursday, Waverly, Wellsburg.


3-Friday, Horseheads, Millport.


4-Saturday, Big Flats.


5-Sunday, A. M., Trinity, Elmira.


5-Sunday, P. M., Grace, Elmira.


5-Sunday, Evening, Emmanuel, Elmira.


9-Thursday, A. M., Trinity, Syracuse-Ordina- tion.


9-Thursday, Evening, Church of Savior, Syracuse.


0-Friday, A. M., Baldwinsville.


0-Friday, Evening, Phoenix.


1-Saturday, A. M., Cazenovia.


2-Sunday, A. M., Cortland.


2-Sunday, Evening, Homer.


5-Wednesday, P. M., Earlville.


5-Wednesday, Evening, Sherburne.


7-Friday, Evening, Camden.


9-Sunday, A. M., St. Andrew's, Utica.


1-Tuesday, P. M., Cayuga.


1-Tuesday, Evening, Union Springs.


2-Wednesday, P. M., Hayt's Corners.


2-Wednesday, Evening, Willard.


23-Thursday, A. M., Romulus.


23-Thursday, P. M., Kendaia.


23-Thursday, Evening, Willowdale.


26-Sunday, A. M., Trinity, Utica-Ordination. June.


2-Sunday, A. M., Marcellus.


2-Sunday, P. M., Chittenango.


2-Sunday, Evening, Canastota.


4-Tuesday, Bainbridge and Afton.


5-Wednesday, Harpursville and Windsor.


EASTER GREETING.


The GOSPEL MESSENGER comes to its readers at this time with a joyful Easter Greeting. Easter is the great consumma- tion towards which we have been looking during Lent, because it brings the assur- ance of that which our hearts most desire. * If we be dead indeed unto sin, we would rise again unto righteousness. If for a time death hath dominion over our mortal bodies, we long to know that that dominion is not to be forever. The Resurrection of our Blessed Lord is the victory over death in every form. Death has always been man's fear, his dread; it is the wrench of the spirit from the body, which seems to be unnatural; and though it is really the mercy of God which thereby gives rest to the weary flesh, yet it has generally been looked upon as an "enemy." It is thus that the Apostle characterizes it, when he says, "the last enemy that shall be destroyed is death." This is the point, therefore, which gives to our Lord's resur- rection its peculiarly joyful characteristic, it is the completeness of its victory, that in Him the old enemy was not able to carry on its most distressful work, and mankind is assured that its work was not eternal. He died-the separation between soul and body took place, but His flesh saw no cor- ruption, and in three days He was restored again to the completeness of His manhood by the re-uniting of His Soul and Body. alive for evermore. Not only alive, but renewed; His body was "changed," and made glorious, spiritualized and fitted for an immortal existence. Indeed, anything less than this would have been no resurrec-


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tion at all. The Jews of our Lord's day were perfectly familiar with the idea of the existence of the soul after death, and in fact there were those among them who believed in the resurrection of the body. Did not Martha say to Christ, speaking of her brother Lazarus, "I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day ?" And for ages before Israel came out of Egypt the people of that ancient land believed in the continued existence of the human soul, and their purpose in em- balming the bodies was that they might be of use to the souls again when they should come back to live in them once more. How absurd, then, to imagine that all the excite- ment of the Apostles and other Christians on the first day of the week after the Cruci- fixion, all the change that took place in them from fear and discouragement to boldness and confidence and willingness to die for the Name of the Lord Jesus, and all their insistence on the evidential value of the Resurrection in their preaching of the Gospel, arose from the fact that they had seen a ghost which they imagined to be that of their crucified Lord! Such an idea is absolutely ludicrous, it makes fool- ishness of the Gospel records and of the whole story of apostolic work. St. Paul probably knew what he was talking about when he said, "If Christ be not raised your faith is vain."


We would call attention to the notice in another column of the Church at Kendaia, of which constant reports have recently been given showing the progress of the building and of the subscriptions to meet the expense of it. The Church is now complete and in use, and is said to be ex- ceedingly pretty and satisfactory; but the whole cost of it has not yet been made up. The Rev. Wm. B. Clarke, Dean of the Fifth District, and the Rev. Henry E. Hubbard, of Waterloo, have very bravely taken the burden of raising the money, and have made themselves responsible for the balance, in order to secure the gift of $200 from the American Church Building Fund, The people of the village have done


all they can towards it, and it does seem as if there must be a good many throughout the Diocese from whom nothing has as yet been received, who might soon accomplish the result if they would but take it to heart for a moment. Thanks are due to those who have already contributed, and we hope some of those who have not will be heard from before April 17th.


X- STUDIES IN THE PRAYER BOOK.


The versicles and responses immediately following the Creed in Morning and Even- ing Prayer, liturgically called suffrages or preces, are considerably altered from those in the English Book. In that there are six for each service, and the language is somewhat different from our American use. At first we had but two in each service, as we have now in Morning Prayer, but in 1892 the six were restored in Evening Prayer, with certain changes of expression. Instead of "O Lord, save the King," we have "O Lord save the State;" a form which does not need to be changed on the death of a ruler. Instead of our response, "For it is Thou, Lord, only that makest us dwell in safety," the English Book has, "Because there is none other that fighteth for us but only Thou, O God." It. was felt by our revisers that, while these words may have a spiritual interpretation, and may be applied to our internal struggles, they have rather too belligerent a sound, and do not sufficiently accord with the growing sentiment of Christian people against war. No matter how unrighteous a war may be, every nation is disposed to think its cause is just and that God is on its side. It is not well that the Prayer Book should encourage any such feeling, because wars for conquest and for gain are by no means done with in the world yet; we have had to contem- plate their horrors in very recent times. Another change from the English Book is that the Kyrie and Lord's Prayer are inserted before these suffrages, and that, though the people kneel when the Minister says "Let us pray," he does not kneel him-


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elf until he comes to the Collects. This seein's very queer to Americans when they first see it, but it is a remnant of the old custom that the Minister stands in prayer is the leader and representative of the people, a custom which we still retain in he Communion Office, where the one who officiates must be a priest and where his function is especially emphasized. It is rue that the English Book is not consistent n this point, because it requires the Minister to kneel in the Collects and prayers, but, as Mr. Blunt says, the revival f the old custom throughout "would be repugnant to natural feelings of humility, while at the same time the established usage makes a good ritual distinction between he prayers of the ordinary offices and hose of the Eucharistic Service."


What the English Prayer Book calls he "three Collects" are those for "the lay," for "peace," and for "grace" or "aid against perils." That book requires all of hese to be said both morning and evening every day, whereas our American Book mits the Collect for the day when the Holy Communion is to follow immediately after. That collect is a part of the Communion Service, and the using of it in the daily offices is the link which connects them with it. To quote again from Blunt, "The central point of all Divine Worship, owards which all other services gravitate, and around which they revolve like planets round a sun, is the great sacrificial act of the Church, the offering of the Holy Eucharist. The ordinary services are, therefore connected with it ritually by the use of the Collect for the day. In this way the Collect fulfils a two-fold office-it con- nects Morning and Evening Prayer with the Communion Service, and it strikes the memorial keynote of the season, linking on the daily services to that particular phase of our Blessed Lord's Person or work which has been offered to our devotion in the Gospel and Epistle."


The difference will here be noted between Collects and prayers, as the words are liturgically used in the Prayer Book. "Collects" are short forms of prayer having


reference to some grace for which we ask, or to some event in the Christian Year, of which we seek the spiritual benefit. "Prayers" are generally intercessions in behalf of persons, particular or general, for whom we desire to pray, as e. g., the President of the United States, the Clergy and People, and All Conditions of Men ; or else they are petitious for special occasions.


PAROCHIAL NOTES.


ZION CHURCH, FULTON .- The Rev. Alex. H. Grant, Rector. The Rev. Harry Sherman Longley, Rector of Christ Church, Binghamton, conducted a parish mission in Zion Church, Fulton, for eight days, beginning February 4th. The attendance was excellent from first to last, and the results, so far as man may judge, most satisfactory. The missioner's earnest and straightforward preaching made a deep impression upon the congregations, and he certainly left an abiding reputation in this city. During the mission he ad- dressed the men of one of the large manu- facturing establishments at the noon hour, and everywhere left the same impression of wholesome Christian manhood. The Confirmation class of twenty-three, two weeks afterward, was in part due to the mission preaching, and the entire parish appears aroused and quickoned.


TRINITY CHURCH, FAYETTEVILLE .- On Wednesday evening, March 6th, the Rev. Ernest Melville, Rector of this parish, passed away very suddenly with an attack of neuralgia of the heart. A year or more ago Mr. Melville was ill for some time and compelled to take a rest from his work. The trouble seemed to be with the heart. but the physician said that there was no organie disease of that organ. He improved very much, and was again carrying on his work as usual, with no apprehension of so sudden an ending. He had a meeting of one of the parochial societies, and then of the Vestry, and was at the house of one of the parishioners when the attack came on, and he died in twenty minutes.


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The funeral was held in the Church on Saturday, March 9th. The Bishop, Drs. Coddington and Merlinjones, and the Rev. Mr. Hyde officiating. The other Clergy present were the Rev. Dr. Wilson and the Rev. Messrs. Burd, Raynor, Raymond, Saphore, Johnson, Empringham, W. B. Clarke, Grant, Hayward and Tanner.


ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, WATERTOWN .- The Rev. John Carl Jagar, Rector. It was noted in our last issue that Mr. Jagar had gone to Watertown to conduct services at St. Paul's until Easter. At a meeting of the Vestry on Monday, March 11th, he was unanimously elected Rector of the parish, and accepted at once. We rejoice, therefore, to know that both the vacancies in Watertown are filled, and that the pros- pect is most favorable for a harmonious and successful prosecution of the work of the Church in that important centre.


CHRIST CHURCH, MANLIUS. - The Vestry of this parish have called to the vacant rectorship the Rev. Geo. G. Perrine, of Guilford, and he has accepted, and will enter upon his new duties during Easter week.




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