The Key West Citizen Newspaper, April 13, 1933, Page 5

THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 19383. History Of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Here The following story pertainingsthe vestry voted to erect a church | pulpit from February to June, building to be constructed of the native coral rock. It was to be forty-six feet long, thirty-six feet wide and twenty-two feet high on the inside, and to contain thirty-| to the history of St. Paul’s Epis- copal Church in Key West was taken from the book written, in BONA Pe gateenon He Bw ae | six pews and a’gallery at one end. ~ 5 ‘Key West, the Old and the New" The vestry went to work with The Episcopal church was the!) will, and by December 23rd, of pioneer religious organization in same year, four hundred and Key West, and the entire popu-|fifty pieces of the native coral lation who desired a church to be rock had been quarried and placed ej 4 on the grounds. On the 3rd of pstablished -here united for the March, the church was so far com- purpose of public devotion under} pleted that the pews were sold at the name of the Protestant Epis-jauction. The church cost $6,- eopal Church, and many united| 500.00. -with it who had not previously{ On February 14, 1839, Mr. been of that faith. Dyce resigned charge of the parish Rev. Sanson K. Brunot, of Pitts-jand was succeeded by Rev. A. E. burgh, Pa., the first clergyman|Ford. Mr. Ford left the par- to hold services in Kew West, ar-jish in 1842 and was succeeded by rived ‘here December ,23, 1832.| Rev. J. H. Hanson, who remained He came with letters of introduc-/in charge until May, 1845, when tion from the Rt. Rev. Benjamin|he resigned. During this time T. Onderdonk, bishop of New|the work on the church Was near- York, and Mr. J. S. Whitehead,|ly completed. of New Jersey. He was. only Rev. Adams Called 24 years old and had not been cepted the call largely on account ss . 4 td missionary by the Domestic of his ill health, many of his fam-| Board of Missions. Mr. Adams fly having died of consumption, started for Key West via Savan- and he thought thus to avoid be- nah and. St. Augustine. Before coming a victim of that disease. leaving St. Augustine, he learned He was warmly welcomed on the/that the church had been blown island and became the guest of! down by the hurricane of October, Mr. William A. Whitehead. Dur-| 1846, and at the suggestion of the pe Hs stay the parish was or- provincial bishop of Georgia, he Genized, and an act of associa-| ame to Key West “to ascertain ion wes drawn up and a charter|+ne character of the parish and if obtained from the territorial coun- i i he found it as being unworthy an cil on February 4, 1833. The of- effort to rebuild, to’ so report to title of the organization was}nim, and abandon it, otherwise, : pee a i at a Mod to go @broad and beg for funds ip bi ~ Paul's Church, Rey!+ rebuild.” After arriving at heard for the first time on the ceived assurances. from the ves- island, the beautiful service of) be try that the new church should be the Episcopal church, by a regu- larly ordained eteat,” forever free. He left Key West January 11, 1847, having assum- Enrollments y iab da ed charge on that date. After the morning services, the} He returned the following following named persons were en-|December with about $3,300.00 rolled in the first Episcopal con-| A frame church was then erected gregation: Mr. James Webb, Mr.| and the first service was held in it William A. Whitehead, Mr. David! on July 30, 1848. The church C. Pinckham Mr. Fielding A.| was consecrated January 4, 1851, Browne, Mr. Thomas in, Mr-}by the Rt. Reverend C. E. Glads- esgrnal Patterson, Mr, bai: den, Bishop of South Carolina. hl Hels Ey H. Four pews at the back of the Shaw, Mr. J. R Weitern Mr. Wil. church were set apart for the use Tans . H.,.. Wall, ‘Mr. Panis ‘of negroes, both free and. slave, Owens, Mr. Eugene Trenor, Mi,| WB were members of the Epis» L. A’ Bdmonston, Mr Henry fcopal church, The practice pre- Melions, Mr. Wradole D. Ne iled until 1888, when a negro posits Mr. Henry S. Wat ich Episcopal church, St. Peter’s, was Mr. y tome C. Tift, Mr. E ‘Vas, erected, since which time they Deons, Mr. Fakeel Whitehead, Mr. have attended that church, except Pardin C.. Greene, a Oliver |® few of the old negroes, who O'Hara, Mr. George: E Weaver, | Would not sever itheir relations Mr. Philip J. Fontane, Mr, ire the church of their youth. At Ar css celebration of holy commun- J; Sands, Mr. Stephon B: Malloryilion they wait with old time. re- * cis B. Watlington, Mr,| fi < Charles M. Wells and Mr, John spect for the white people to com- P. Baldwin. mune, and then go reverently to At the first election of war-|Pattake of the sacrament. dens and vestrymen held April 6,| Om January 5, 1854, the par- 1833, Mr. James Webb and Gol-|ish declared itself self support- onel Oliver O'Hara were elected, ng, and severed its connection wardens and Messrs, Fielding a vith the Missionary Society. On Browne, Pardon C. Greene, 1, 1855, the Rev. Mr. Adams ander Patterson, David Coffin) Tesigned. Pinckham and William A. White- * Herrick Made Rector head were elected vestrymen. | In December, 1856, Mr. E. 0. Mr. Brunot’s health soon be-|Herrick was made rector, which gan to fail and after officiating} position he occupied until he re- for only a few times, frequentisigned in January, 1870, to aec- hemorrhages put a stop to further! cept an appointment as chaplain ‘ ‘that his’ in the United States army. He ;was, for many years, stationed at : Fortress Monroe, where he was home, he left Key West in May, rector of the Church of the Cen- 1833, and died soon | Ahis ar-turian on the military post at rival in Pittsburgh. : that station. He died at Water- Contributes to: Salary town, N. Y., October 1, 1907. Before leaving, he adyised the; ‘In December, 1857, during Mr. vestrymen to apply to the Mis-|Herrick’s pastorate, the ‘present sionary Society of New York for; rectory was built at a cost of $4,- nid. In July, 1833, the vestry-/500.00. . In 1860 the church was men adopted Mr, Brunot’s sugges-| enlarged at a cost of $4,000.00. tion, and the Missionary Society} ‘The following are the names of appointed Rev. Alva Bennett, of the gucceeding rectors and dates | a year wi i Ssal- S . ary, to which the parish added a from $500.00 a year. Mr. Bennett Re ‘ ee Rec . ev, J. S. J. Higgs, incumbent strived in Key West, in October,/ o¢ the parish of San Salvador 1834, and remained until April, nebr 572. to : 1835. from December, 1872, to the lat- On Novemer 16, 1834, during} P*"t Of January, 1873. Mr, Bennett's pastorate, the holy} During the winter of 18 the communion was first celebrated in| Rev? Charles A. Gilbert Key West, in the court house in| Key West and held services, } Jackson Square, (where services| Rev. John Reuter, from March,! were held. 1873, to 1874. Mr. Bennett was succeeded by! Rev. J. L. Steele, from 1874 to! Rev, Robert Dyce who was alse| October 13, 1878, when he fell a appointed by the Board of Mis-| victim of yellow fever. sions and arrived in Key West in} Rev. J. B. Baez, a Cuban resi- September, 1836. In 1837, Mr.'dent of Key West, who had been Dyce made a tour of the country] ordained a er, held services to solicit funds and succeeded in} until the appointment of a new} raising $3,000.00, rector. | On the Sth day of May, 1838.) Rev. Charles A. Gilbert, who Mrs. John William Charles Flem-|had visited Key West in 1873, was| ing, wife of one of thé’ original) called, and was in charge of the proprietors, gave to the vestry of! parish until November 8, 1830, St. Paul’s church, a tract of land|when he, too, fell a victim to yel-| having a frontage of two hundred | low fever. j feet on the southeast side of] Rev. Charles Stewart, from Nov-} Eaton street, from Duval to Ba-) ember, 1850, to May, 1881, when} hama street, and extending on’ he resigned. Duval and Bahama streets two, Rev. Charles F. D. Lyne, from hundred feet; “the lot to be used; December 4, 1881, to February for church purposes and the pews/ 13, 1886, when he died after a of the church to be free.” }life of long and useful service. On the 10th day of July, 1838, VAA bh A dh dd Feb L A AA th hd s a FIPADPLD AD 1886. Rev. John B. Linn, from July, 1886, to 1890. Rev. Gilbert Higgs, from 1890, to June, 1903. Mr. Higgs shares with My. Herrick the distinction of the greatest length of service of the pastors of St. Paul’s Church; each having served faith- fully for thirteen ‘years. Mr. Higgs married Miss Clara Hurt- well, of Key West, and died in Atlanta, Ga., the 17th of Septem- ber, 1911, and his remains were brought to Key West for burial. Funeral services were held in the parish school house on the church lot September 11, 1811, the bur- ial service being conducted by Rev. Charles T. Stout and Rev. A. R. E. Roe. Mr. Higgs was born in St. George, Bermuda. He was a man of great energy and fine artis- tic taste, and found time from his clerical duties to lay off the church grounds in an ornamental garden, which during his pastorate was one of the show places of the city. After Mr. Higgs’ resignation; the parish was without a priest until June, 1904, when the Rev. James J. Cameron came to Key) West and remained until June,/ 1905. Rev. Samuel Duncan Day was here from June to August, 1905. Rev. B. F.:Brown, from June, 1906, to August, 1906, Rev. John F. Porter, during September and October, 1906. On the first Sunday in Decem- ber, 1906, the Rev. Charles T. Stout took charge of the parish and is the present pastor. The first Sunday school was or- ganized November, 1832, and in January, 1833, there were between fifty and sixty children in atten- dance. Society Formed In 1858 a Ladies’ Missionary Society was formed in the par- ish, Its officers were: Mrs. J. Y. Porter, president; Mrs. S. J. Douglass, secretary; Mrs: Joseph B. Browne, treasurer; Mrs. Kells and Miss Lightbourne, directress- es. In 1847, a frame church was erected about midway of the block fronting on Eaton street, which was destroyed in the great fire of 1886. In the same year, another frame building of like di mensions was erected and furnish- ed with a set of chimes which would have done credit to a much wealthier congregation. At that time they were the only chimes in the state. They were paid for by private gubscription—sev- eral of the large bells being pre- sented by individual members. Among those who presented bells were Mr. Wm. Curry and Mr. Hor- atio Crain. The church was lib- erally suppplied with handsome memorial windows and tablets. On October 11, 1909, the six- ty-third anniversary of the hurri- jeane of 1846 (which destroyed the stone church), this church was destroyed by a hurricane. All the bells of the chimes except the smallest were saved, together with several of the handsome memor- ial tablets, which. will be restored when the new church is erected. ‘A parish meeting was held on March 6,.1911, to devise ways and means for rebuilding St. Paul’s church and a committee appointed consisting of Hon. George W. Al- len, Hon. W. Hunt Harris, Hon. Joseph C. Fogarty and Mr. Frank H. Ladd, Mrs. Joseph Y.’ Porter, Mrs, J. W. Allen, Mrs. George L. Lowe and Miss Etta Patterson. Funds have ben raised, plans ac- cepted and work on the new church will begin in 1912. NAILS LEAD TO ARREST LINDSEY, Okla.—Nails strewn in the road by robbers who, fled with $10,000 loot from the First National Bank of this city, led to the arrest of the seven thugs. Caheeh kk ek ded did dhe dedddkcr WORK. AMBITION. The Oldest Son is: Some of the other HONESTY, FORESIGHT, LOYALTY, COURTESY, CARE, ECONOMY, SINCERITY. The Baby is: In the Citizen Building PHONE 51 Rey. J. D, Bacz again filled the: CO OO @L Loa O OOOO DI ODD LM. THE SUCC FAMILY The Father of Success is: The Mother of Success is: COMMON SENSE. PERSEVERANCE, THOROUGHNESS, ENTHUSIASM, * CO-OPERATION. The Oldest Daughter is: ‘CHARACTER. Some of the Sisters are: CHEERFULNESS, OPPORTUNITY. THE ARTMAN PRESS Key West’s Oldest and Largest Printing Plant and one of the Best Equipped in Florida. Boys are: St thhbttttiktk kth dh ddd.dihidikdtdhodededthhddbhddh hd hbk th& de dhe dk dod Ledede Bute Opposite the City Hall hhh hdd ddd In Honor of the Centenary of Saint Paul's Chure | . . Cbd had, WEI IOI OIIO IIIa a Laas: SAINT PAUL'S CHURCH KEY WEST 1833-1933 Program of Centennial Celebration Wednesday Evening, April 19 Confirmation, Sermon by the Bishop, and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament... After the service the members of Saint Paul’s congregation are invited to the Parish Hall to meet the Bishop informally. Thursday, April 20 Afternoon: Party for the Young Peo- ple of the Parish Evening: Historical Program in. the Parish Hal -« 8:00 P. M. 4:30 P. M. Friday, April 21 Public Reception for the Bishop This will be followed by an organ re- cital in the church at about 9:30 Pp. M. Saturday, April 22 Day of Intercession for the Parish and the Church at large. This will begin at 7:30 A. M. and close at 8:00 P. M. Sunday, April 23 Matins.........,.-... Bishop’s Mass at which the newly con- firmed will Feceive Holy Communion 7:00 A. M. Church School Mass. Procession, Sung Mass, sermon by Bishop.... iackeaiiesecspingebeerrsnctes Solemn Evensong, sermon by the Bishop, Benediction, and Solemn Te Deum... ap a \ a The Following Business Men of Key LOPEZ’ FUNERAL HOME KEY WEST'S OLDEST FUNERAL HOME Established 48 Years GARDNER’S PHARMACY This DRUG STORE is always in charge of a Registered Pharmacist PHONE 177 FRANK JOHNSON OLDEST AND LEADING JEWELER IN KEY WEST CENTRAL PHARMACY A. MARTINEZ, Prop. A Complete DRUG STORE Established January 1899 729 Duval Street Phone 722-5 KEY WEST DRUG COMPANY Cor. Fleming and Simonton Ste. GARDNER’S PHARMACY Key West's Most Complete Drug Store The Oldest DRUG STORE in Key West PHONE 177 WING LEE’S GROCERY 506 FLEMING ST. ORIENTAL PHARMACY 1000 DUVAL STREET PHONE 107 Abelardo Lopez’ Grocery GOMEZ HOME STORE 900 SIMONTON STREET West Extend Hearty Congratulations to Saint Paul’s Church On Their 100th Anniversary To Be Held April 19, 20, 21 and 22 CHARLES SAUNDERS - Wholesale Grocer and Sponge Packer PHONE 66.43 Pritchard’s Funeral Home Always Leads—Others Follow PHONE 648 NEVER SLEEPS GARDNER’S PHARMACY The only DRUG STORE in the city equipped to serve the entire population PHONE 177 SPECIAL SALE AND PRICES “Everything in Music” FAD AA Ahh ddd didadi de dididididid. MOOI I MMM. oe 8 OS MOE EO, I ALL AL %