McCarver and Tacoma . round was marched over in formal procession, the peoplesaying the creed at the time, and a stake was driven at the spotwhere the corner stone was to be laid. There was also sing-ing, and, of course, a lunch. Mr. Bonnell remained with the chapel one year, whenhe removed to a larger field of usefulness. As long as he livedthe first church at Tacoma held a warm place in his heart. In1876 he presented it with a baptismal font that is yet in use. Tacomas First Church 197 Though aside from the purpose of this narrative, it may besaid that Mr. Bonnells last religious charge was
McCarver and Tacoma . round was marched over in formal procession, the peoplesaying the creed at the time, and a stake was driven at the spotwhere the corner stone was to be laid. There was also sing-ing, and, of course, a lunch. Mr. Bonnell remained with the chapel one year, whenhe removed to a larger field of usefulness. As long as he livedthe first church at Tacoma held a warm place in his heart. In1876 he presented it with a baptismal font that is yet in use. Tacomas First Church 197 Though aside from the purpose of this narrative, it may besaid that Mr. Bonnells last religious charge was at Manavunk,Philadelphia, as rector of the new church of St. remarkably, he died there, in 1890. on St. Stephensdaw which, more singularly still, happened to he the anni-versary of his own birth. Fifteen years later, on St. Stephensday of [905, a window illustrative of the life and death of themartyred patron Saint was unveiled in this church in memoryof its revered first minister. Charles R. CHARLES R. BONNELLTacomas First Resident Clergyman In the vicissitudes of the place, St. Peters Church has nec-essarily shared. It> pari of the city has not developed andgrown as rapidly as was anticipated. r as rapidly as otherportions. Its door has been open all the time, however, tocitizen and stranger alike, and a company beyond numberinghave found shelter, comfort and welcome within its unpreten-tious walN. The church could nol do more than it has doneunder the circumstances surrounding and connected with Bishops have had it under their care—Morris. Paddock,Barker and Keator—ami not far from twenty ministers havebeen officially connected with it for longer or shorter will always he interesting to Tacomans as the first churchof their city, while to Episcopalians it will have the added in- 98 St. Peters, terest of being the Mother Church, the beginning of their greatestablishment in Tacoma. Though retiring and unassuming,St. Peters, w
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