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Addendum
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Organized June 7,
1847
1912
At a meeting of the
vestry of St. Paul's Episcopal Church held in the rectory Friday evening it was
formally decided that a new pipe organ shall be purchased for the church. A committee has been investigating the matter
for some time and reported progress but a final decision as to what make of
organ shall be selected has not as yet been made. The new organ will be of Tabular-pneumatic
action with electric blower and independent two-manual console, so placed that
the organist will face the choir. The
console will have concave radiating pedals and all the latest and most improved
couplers and accessories of the most modern type of organ. It will have seventeen speaking stops
arranged as follows: In the great organ (lower keys) open diapason viola d'gamba, dulciana, melodia, octave, fifteenth, twelfth. In the swell organ, bourdon, stopped
diapason, vox celeste, salicional, aeoline, rohrfloete, oboe. In the pedal organ, bourdon lieblich, gedeckt, violin cello. There will also be a series of adjustable
combination pistons, pedal control, etc.
Nothing will be omitted that the science of organ building can produce
to make this a perfect instrument.
The old organ will be
removed shortly after Easter and it is hoped that the new instrument will be in
place in the course of a few months.
Funds are now in hand to cover the entire expense of this very valuable
improvement to the church.
The vestry also voted
to accept a beautiful oak Litany desk, the gift of St. Mary's guild; and extend
a vote of thanks to the girls and those who helped them. This guild will in the future be merged with
the Girls Friendly, which is to be organized shortly after Easter. WG
2012
02 16 The children of St.
Paul’s Episcopal Church present a thank you gift to the Rev. Mark Moore for
over five years of service to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Moore has been called to serve at a new
parish in Greendale. The Rev. John Crosswaite will be serving as the interim minister while
St. Paul’s Search Committee begins the process of calling a new priest. WDT
Pictured
are Julian Byrne, Moore, Miles Tolonen, Nicholas Tolonen, Abby Wilke, Alex
Byrne and Allayah Richards.
