Volume 009-3 - November 1955 (3 pages)

at sea going East, E. Booth, T. G. Dethow, Wm. Wood, Dr. Geo. Holmes, Bro. Bear, Bro. Bell, Bro. Tarnham and Dr. Hamlin. Society for 1851-2-3 " The following names are thought to belong to this period: Cyrus Philbrick, S. Morrison, Nelson Chadwick, Bro. Jones, D. S. Tallman, two brothers named Wolf, the elder an exhorter. Wm. Wood proposed to the Society that a new house be built and started a subscription, This was well received, and at the second quarterly meeting Rev. Owen canvassed the town, and the amount ran up to $1000. The Society was consulted as far as possible, along with the citizens of the community, relative to the location af the new building. The town being full of gambling houses, with their music and other noises, there was a desire to get out of their hearing, and in order to do this, and still acquire a central location, the hill ground on Broad street now used as a graveyard was chosen. There was another town just beyond, long since washed out, named Coyoteville. Charles Burdick and James Winson received the contract to build. Mr. Cole built the pulpit and put in the seats. The house was completed for about $1400, and dedicated in the summer of 1851 by Revs. M. C. Briggs, S. D. Simonds, and W. G. Deal. In the fall of 1851 Rev. Adam Bland came as the first regularly appointed pastor by the annual conference. He and others thought the congregations would be larger if the church was in the main town. A request was made to the Trustees who consented to authorize the pastor to procure the lot now owned by the Church. The church building was moved to it present location in 1852. While the church stood on the hill, men would come as far as the door sometimes with their wives ,then go on down town. Bland referred to this in a sermon. On the day the church was moved he went back to repair the fence and one of the men referred to in the sermon met him at the site and began to abuse him, threatening violence. Bland tried to get him to go away, but instead he undertook to soil the cloth of the man of peace. At this the hammer was dropped and the man was seized in the preacher’s giant hands, thrown to the ground and his head soundly butted on it. For this kind of treatment, not swanting anything more, the man had Bland arrested. A trial was held with gamblers and the majority of citizens being on Bland’s side. The preacher was found guilty, however, and was fined five cents. ; In the fall of 1853, Rev. J. R. Tansey and family were appointed to the Church. He had the church moved back on the lot and an addition of twelve feet made in front. A steeple, large front porch and fluted columns were added. The house was usually well filled and the church was prosperous during his pastorate. The Church lived through fire and destruction, having been rebuilt following the great fires of July 19, 1856, and November 8, 1863. The present house was built in 1864 through the energy of Rev. J. B. Hillpastor, who solicited most of the money elsewhere. Mrs. Cy Pare, who joined the church in June, 1852, gives us the following recollection of 1852: “Among those who gathered around me at the time, and gave me a cordial welcome into the church and whose names I remember were: Adam Bland and wife, Bros. Bill and Edward Booth, Wm. Woods, Bryan and John Spence, Sisters Wattby and Stiles. Soon after came Bro. Edward Spence, Sister Sargent Connell, Brother Riche, Daird Tallman and wife, three Gates brothers, Sisters Novery, Bennetts, Jones, Coombs, Simonds, Bro. Pettyman and wife, and Bro. J. C. Rich, who passed away Feb. 15, 1898.” A small Sunday School was started in the Church in 1851. Oftimes stalwart brave men, who would have faced the cannon’s mouth without flinching (had it been necessary) would weep at the sight of a little child. It brought back to them the memories of the dear little ones they had left in their eastern homes. It was hardly safe at that time for a lady to walk the principal streets on Sunday unattended, as the streets were so thronged by miners from the surrounding country who had come in to get a good dinner at the hotel and their weekly supplies. They were as orderly as such a crowd would be at this time, however. (Collected and arranged by Rev. J. W. Stump and found written in the Church record. Copied from The Daily Tranescript of April 5, 1872.) Trinity Episcopal Church Trinity Parish was organized in 1855 by the Reverend W. H. Hill, with services first being held in the Nevada County Courthouse. The first officers of the fledgling church which later was to occupy a location near the spot at which “Caldwell’s Upper Store’ was built, were Rev. W. H. Hill, Rector; T. H. Caswell, Senior Warden; M. Merrill, Junior Warden; C. W. Mulford, O. P. Blackman, O. M. Tomlinson, C. A. Tweed, and C. J. Overton, Vestrymen. In 1863, a fateful year for the City of Nevada, a church edifice was completed. On November 8 of that year the town was desecrated in the great fire, which laid waste to most of the city, including the church building. The present structure on lower Nevada Street was opened for divine service on November 2, 1873, under the rectorship of the Reverend A. P. Anderson, at a cost of $7,661.54. Considered by many to be one of Northern California’s more picturesque centers of public worship, the Church is at present equipped to handle all phases of an active spiritual program. The chancel extension was added, with special services being held on the second Sunday in Advent, December 10, 1899. The choir was moved down from the balcony at this service, where it has since led the worship in song. The Lectern Bible was presented to the Church Easter Sunday, 1901. Extensive repairs and general improvements to the building were completed in August, 1905, The exterior of the church was painted and repaired, the steeple and south side of the roof were reshingled, the vestryroom, guildroom and the ceiling of the chancel and vestibule were papered, and the seats painted. Completion of this project, during the church’s fiftieth year, typified the courageous and indominatable spirit which has been characteristic of the faithful members of the Trinity Episcopal Church. Following disaster of fire and storm, during periods in which the pulpit was not filled by a rector, the congregation has held regular services, and has executed the important work of the Church. The fiftieth anniversary of the founding of Trinity Parish was celebrated in a Jubilee Service on Tuesday, September 26, 1905, at which time the Annual Convocation of the Missionary Jurisdiction of Sacramento was entertained. The Bishop, twenty-two priests and a number of lay delegates were present at this service. In November, 1902, the lot for the rectory, at the top of Nevada Street, was donated to the parish by Mrs, R. M. Hunt. In 1880, the membership of the church was forty, with a Sunday School enrollment of fifty-five scholars, Rev. W. C. Powell, Superintendent. Church officers in this year were: W. C. Powell, Rector; J. Calvert, Senior Warden; M. L. Marsh, Junior Warden; G. W. Welch, W. R. Coe, F. Power, J. Shurtliff and Alexander Gault, Vestrymen. At this writing, the congregation is heralding the recent return of popular Reverend Cedric S. Porter as Rector. Son of Bishop Noel Porter, Sacramento Diocese, Porter returns to Nevada City, where he served as Rector during the years 1941 to 1946. Porter will assume the spiritual leadership of a good-sized congregation, one which has long been known for its active support of the church program. Trinity has been a center of excellent music for many years, boasting a modern pipe organ, a large and active choir, with a wide repertoire of liturgical and sacred music of a general nature. A large Sunday School attendance is regularly reported, with many additional and related activities for youth sponsored by the Church. The members of the vestry and St. Agnes Guild actively support the total church program, sponsoring many and varied activities throughout the church year.

at sea going East, E. Booth, T. G. Dethow, Wm. Wood, Dr. Geo. Holmes, Bro. Bear, Bro. Bell, Bro. Tarnham and Dr. Hamlin. Society for 1851-2-3 " The following names are thought to belong to this period: Cyrus Philbrick, S. Morrison, Nelson Chadwick, Bro. Jones, D. S. Tallman, two brothers named Wolf, the elder an exhorter. Wm. Wood proposed to the Society that a new house be built and started a subscription, This was well received, and at the second quarterly meeting Rev. Owen canvassed the town, and the amount ran up to $1000. The Society was consulted as far as possible, along with the citizens of the community, relative to the location af the new building. The town being full of gambling houses, with their music and other noises, there was a desire to get out of their hearing, and in order to do this, and still acquire a central location, the hill ground on Broad street now used as a graveyard was chosen. There was another town just beyond, long since washed out, named Coyoteville. Charles Burdick and James Winson received the contract to build. Mr. Cole built the pulpit and put in the seats. The house was completed for about $1400, and dedicated in the summer of 1851 by Revs. M. C. Briggs, S. D. Simonds, and W. G. Deal. In the fall of 1851 Rev. Adam Bland came as the first regularly appointed pastor by the annual conference. He and others thought the congregations would be larger if the church was in the main town. A request was made to the Trustees who consented to authorize the pastor to procure the lot now owned by the Church. The church building was moved to it present location in 1852. While the church stood on the hill, men would come as far as the door sometimes with their wives ,then go on down town. Bland referred to this in a sermon. On the day the church was moved he went back to repair the fence and one of the men referred to in the sermon met him at the site and began to abuse him, threatening violence. Bland tried to get him to go away, but instead he undertook to soil the cloth of the man of peace. At this the hammer was dropped and the man was seized in the preacher’s giant hands, thrown to the ground and his head soundly butted on it. For this kind of treatment, not swanting anything more, the man had Bland arrested. A trial was held with gamblers and the majority of citizens being on Bland’s side. The preacher was found guilty, however, and was fined five cents. ; In the fall of 1853, Rev. J. R. Tansey and family were appointed to the Church. He had the church moved back on the lot and an addition of twelve feet made in front. A steeple, large front porch and fluted columns were added. The house was usually well filled and the church was prosperous during his pastorate. The Church lived through fire and destruction, having been rebuilt following the great fires of July 19, 1856, and November 8, 1863. The present house was built in 1864 through the energy of Rev. J. B. Hillpastor, who solicited most of the money elsewhere. Mrs. Cy Pare, who joined the church in June, 1852, gives us the following recollection of 1852: “Among those who gathered around me at the time, and gave me a cordial welcome into the church and whose names I remember were: Adam Bland and wife, Bros. Bill and Edward Booth, Wm. Woods, Bryan and John Spence, Sisters Wattby and Stiles. Soon after came Bro. Edward Spence, Sister Sargent Connell, Brother Riche, Daird Tallman and wife, three Gates brothers, Sisters Novery, Bennetts, Jones, Coombs, Simonds, Bro. Pettyman and wife, and Bro. J. C. Rich, who passed away Feb. 15, 1898.” A small Sunday School was started in the Church in 1851. Oftimes stalwart brave men, who would have faced the cannon’s mouth without flinching (had it been necessary) would weep at the sight of a little child. It brought back

to them the memories of the dear little ones they had left in their eastern homes. It was hardly safe at that time for a lady to walk the principal streets on Sunday unattended, as the streets were so thronged by miners from the surrounding country who had come in to get a good dinner at the hotel and their weekly supplies. They were as orderly as such a crowd would be at this time, however. (Collected and arranged by Rev. J. W. Stump and found written in the Church record. Copied from The Daily Tranescript of April 5, 1872.) Trinity Episcopal Church Trinity Parish was organized in 1855 by the Reverend W. H. Hill, with services first being held in the Nevada County Courthouse. The first officers of the fledgling church which later was to occupy a location near the spot at which “Caldwell’s Upper Store’ was built, were Rev. W. H. Hill, Rector; T. H. Caswell, Senior Warden; M. Merrill, Junior Warden; C. W. Mulford, O. P. Blackman, O. M. Tomlinson, C. A. Tweed, and C. J. Overton, Vestrymen. In 1863, a fateful year for the City of Nevada, a church edifice was completed. On November 8 of that year the town was desecrated in the great fire, which laid waste to most of the city, including the church building. The present structure on lower Nevada Street was opened for divine service on November 2, 1873, under the rectorship of the Reverend A. P. Anderson, at a cost of $7,661.54. Considered by many to be one of Northern California’s more picturesque centers of public worship, the Church is at present equipped to handle all phases of an active spiritual program. The chancel extension was added, with special services being held on the second Sunday in Advent, December 10, 1899. The choir was moved down from the balcony at this service, where it has since led the worship in song. The Lectern Bible was presented to the Church Easter Sunday, 1901. Extensive repairs and general improvements to the building were completed in August, 1905, The exterior of the church was painted and repaired, the steeple and south side of the roof were reshingled, the vestryroom, guildroom and the ceiling of the chancel and vestibule were papered, and the seats painted. Completion of this project, during the church’s fiftieth year, typified the courageous and indominatable spirit which has been characteristic of the faithful members of the Trinity Episcopal Church. Following disaster of fire and storm, during periods in which the pulpit was not filled by a rector, the congregation has held regular services, and has executed the important work of the Church. The fiftieth anniversary of the founding of Trinity Parish was celebrated in a Jubilee Service on Tuesday, September 26, 1905, at which time the Annual Convocation of the Missionary Jurisdiction of Sacramento was entertained. The Bishop, twenty-two priests and a number of lay delegates were present at this service. In November, 1902, the lot for the rectory, at the top of Nevada Street, was donated to the parish by Mrs, R. M. Hunt. In 1880, the membership of the church was forty, with a Sunday School enrollment of fifty-five scholars, Rev. W. C. Powell, Superintendent. Church officers in this year were: W. C. Powell, Rector; J. Calvert, Senior Warden; M. L. Marsh, Junior Warden; G. W. Welch, W. R. Coe, F. Power, J. Shurtliff and Alexander Gault, Vestrymen. At this writing, the congregation is heralding the recent return of popular Reverend Cedric S. Porter as Rector. Son of Bishop Noel Porter, Sacramento Diocese, Porter returns to Nevada City, where he served as Rector during the years 1941 to 1946. Porter will assume the spiritual leadership of a good-sized congregation, one which has long been known for its active support of the church program. Trinity has been a center of excellent music for many years, boasting a modern pipe organ, a large and active choir, with a wide repertoire of liturgical and sacred music of a general nature. A large Sunday School attendance is regularly reported, with many additional and related activities for youth sponsored by the Church. The members of the vestry and St. Agnes Guild actively support the total church program, sponsoring many and varied activities throughout the church year.