HISTORY OF ST. LUKE'S CHURCH. TH K HISTORY Ol- Saint Lukes Church, MARIKTTA, OHIO. IIY WILSOX WATKRS. M. A. Willi llll s| R \ )|»\> i;\ MAURY KGCI.KSTON. I'KIVIMI I'OK TIIK AI'TIIOK 11V I.MIKI.I.KK \ SUN, \l AKIKII \. I). 1S.S4. # TO THE PRESENT ANT) FORMER MEMBERS OF ST. LUKE'S CHURCH, FOR WHOSE READING THESE FACTS OK ITS HISTORY WERE FIRST COLLECTED, THIS VOLUME IS INSCRIBED; WITH THE HOPE THAT A KNOWLEDGE OF THE PAST MAY ADD TO THEIR INTEREST IN THE Kl'Tl'RE WELFARE OF THE PARISH. MOST Kriii-ious (JIHI, tin- (liver of nil KOOII nnd perfect Klfts, who of thy wls<> providence hnst unpointed divers Orders In tliy Church; Give thy urnce, we beseech thee, lo thy servant, In whom tlie rliiirm- of this ('onuriwitInn I" now committed ; mill so replenish htm with the truth of thy doctrine, und endue him with Innoccncy of life, that he may faithfully serve hefore thee, to the Klnry of thy ureal Nnine, innl the lienelll of thy holy t'lmreh; through Jesus Christ, our only .Mtillntnr anil lli-dcm- er. Amen. O Holy .lesus, who IIIIMI purchased to thyself nn universal ('liiirch.nnil hnst promlsi-d to he with the Ministers of Apostolic (succession to the eml of the world; lie icrnriniisly pleased lo bless the ministry anil service of lilm who is now appointed lo nfler the sacrificesof prayer ami praise to thee In tills IIOIIKC. which Is called liy thy Nnine. May the words of his month, and the meditation of his heart, lie always acceptable In thy sight,!) Lord, our streimtli and onr Reileemer. A mm. O Clod, Holy Ghost, Hunrtltlcrnf the Fnlthfnl. visit, we pray thee, this CoimreKutlon with thy Jove- nnd favour; enlighten llielr minds more innl inuri- with the light of the everlasting Gospel; graft ill llielr henrtx a love of Hie truth ; Increase In them true religion; nourish them Willi all goodness; nnilol'thy great mercy keep them In the same, () Messed Spirit, whom, with the Father and the Hon together, we worship nn.il glorify us one God, world without end. Amen. I) Almighty God, who has lnilll thy Church upon the I'oun- ilatlnn of the A|iostlesnnd Prophets, Jesus Christ himself IM-IIIK the chief ('orner-Ktone: Grant thai, hy the opcmlliin of the Holy Ghost, all Christians may he sojolms! louether in unllv of spirit, and Iu the liond of pence, that they amy IH-IIII holy temple aiveptiilile unto thee. And especially to I his Cnngrcgn- tlnli present, (live the iililllliliilli'e of tliy gri ; that with one heart they may desire HM- prosperity of Ihy holy Apostolic Church, and with one 1110111)1 inny profess Die lii llli once deliv­ ered to the Hnlnls. Defend them from the sins of heresy anil schism: let not the font of pride conn- niieli to hurt lln-in, inu­ tile hand of the uniindly to cast them down. Ami icnini Hint thecnurse of this world may he so pcucciihly ordered hy thy uoverniince, that Ihy Church may Joyfully serve thee In all godly i|iiletness: that so they limy walk In the ways of truth and peace, and at lust lie liumhered Willi thy Saints In glory everlasting; through thy merits, t) Messed Jesus thou iiraclous lllshop and Shepheril of our souls, who nil wllh Hie Fnther mid the Holy Ghost one God, World without 1-111I. Amen. —('.,/;«'/« In the OJHrf „f hl*titilti»>l. PREFACE. THE idea of writing a History of tlie Church in Marietta was sug­ gested at Easter, 1870, when the Guild undertook the publication of the parish paper, St. Luke's'Chronicle; though it was then proposed to give only a sketch of the early days. The work fell to the lot of the uuthor, who became so interested iu it, that lie has been induced to re-write what was printed in the* Chronicle, at the same time adding much to it and continuing the his­ tory to the present time. This book is the result of his lubor. The greater part of its contents has been gathered from many different sources, though the Vestry-books (giving tlie minutes of Vestry and Parish meetings) may be said to form the busis of the History. The uuthor would here thank those who have furnished him material for it, make his acknowledgments to the printers for the interest and care taken in the work, and also to the artist who illustrated it. In regard to the wood-cuts, it niuy be said that they are rcully amateur work. While Mr. EGGLESTON now intends to inuke engraving and drawing on wood his profession, yet when he undertook to inuke the engravings in this book, he had done really no work of the kind and undertook it partly as a friendly favor to the uuthor. The final arrangement of material and the proof-reading were of necessity done hastily; indeed the History has l>eeii almost entirely night work, done ut odd hours und half hours. The Appendix contains some things which ciiine to the author's notice after the Ixiok was partly printed. The names of delegates who have represented the Parish in the Diocesan Conventions are given. In two or three instances, where nothing is said of tlie Convention, tlie Parish was not represented, though generally when such wus the case, it has been so stated. Some of'thc ladies did not wish to see.the record of their mission­ ary work in print, thinking it too small a matter; If it so appears to the reader, lie may IK* moved to uid in increasing the amounts shown in future reports. The Parish Records are slightly defective. Besides the first Vestry- book, the Rev. Mr. WHEAT left a Purisli, Register, which was thought to be among Judge NYE'S papers. It has not been found; but Its loss has been partly supplied from entries in the Vestry-book, from Paro­ chial Reports, and from other sources. The Hetiort for 18.'io is missing, hut even thut defect has been partly rcineilied : so thut the records arc very nearly complete. ti PREFACE. It is hoped that those who read the Collect* on pages 4 and 1110, will devoutly use them iu the jierformauce of u iicrsonal duty too often neg­ lected- that of praying in private for the "Clergy und the Congrega­ tions committed to their charge", remembering always "our Bishops." Monthly Communion, with a celebration on some of the great festivals, has always been the custom in St. Luke's, unci perhaps this is all that can be expected in a parish of this size; but may we not look forward to the time when a greater number of our churches shall con­ form more closely to the Apostolic custom of milking the Eucharist the central feature of every service, which shall be, if not daily, at least on every day for which n Collect, Epistle and (Jospel are appointed? A work ot this kind is made up almost entirely of simple facts and dates, and, except as embodied in these1, little can be said of tlie spirit­ ual history of a parisli; some country Parson, reviewing his Parisli Register, might say with CKAUHE : The year revolves, and I again explore The simple annuls of my parish poor; What Infant members in my flock appear, What pairs I blcss'd in the departed year, And who, of old or young, or nymphs or swains, Are lost to life, Its pleasures and Its pains. How paiw'd the youthful, how the old their days; Who sank In sloth, and who aspired to praise; Their tempers, manners, morals, customs, arts, What parts they IIMI. and how they 'mployed their parts; Ay what elated, SIMIIIHII, seduced, depress')!, Full well I know—these records give the rest. But probably the spiritual history of a parish could never lie truly written: it is tlie secret record of individual lives which is to be read only wh^n all other history is ended. ST. LIRE'S DAY, 1883. POHTHC'HIPT. ThWpuhlleutioii of this History has been Interrupted several limes, lastly hy the flood [of February, 1KHI, which reached a height three feet above that of Vstt, und was seven feet six inches on the floor nt Si. Luke's church. Almost every one wus so occupied with his own home or place of business that the church was neglected, and those who might have gone there had no means of getting over the wutcr. Cur- pets, cushions, chancel furniture, lKM>ks, everything was wel, except some Prayer Rooks vvhlcli hud lieen plnced on the gallery stairs. The Sunday school orgun, li­ brary, banners, Ac, were ruined, as was also a valuable portion of the Hector's library. Tim Parisli received from the Bishop,of funds sent to him for the bene­ fit of KUbuiergeil churches, an amount sufficient lo make good the loss occasioned hy the flood. Tlie Hood of 1K00 was the only one which en me onto tho floor of the church un­ til that of 1881, which was six feet higher than the former. In 188;) the wnter filled the cellar cifjlie church and rnine within eighteen Inches of the floor. In IKK the wnter was at its highest point on February IT; In 1800 on April I.I; Iu 18811 on February R; In ISM on Febrnnry II. EASTKHTIUF. I8S|, CONTEXTS. I'AllK. CHAPTER I, -'Hie Organisation of the Parish, It CHAPTER II.—The First Rectorate and the Building of the Church, 41 The Rev.