. The Oranges and their points of interest, embracing Orange, East Orange, West Orange, South Orange and Orange valley. station, on the site of the present Commonwealth Hall. Divineservice was hel 1, and organization completed by the election ol wardens and vestrymen, and the adop-ti of a name for the parish, which it now retains. Plans for a church were soon considered, and inthe following year a frame building 33x60 feet was erected. East Orange and the parish grew so rap-idly that the original . imivh was enlarged five times, but was totally destroyed by tire December 23,t888. Before the bu
. The Oranges and their points of interest, embracing Orange, East Orange, West Orange, South Orange and Orange valley. station, on the site of the present Commonwealth Hall. Divineservice was hel 1, and organization completed by the election ol wardens and vestrymen, and the adop-ti of a name for the parish, which it now retains. Plans for a church were soon considered, and inthe following year a frame building 33x60 feet was erected. East Orange and the parish grew so rap-idly that the original . imivh was enlarged five times, but was totally destroyed by tire December 23,t888. Before the building of the original church the present rector, the Rev. Horace S. Bishop, S. T. IX,ed his gratuitous services as minister in charge, which were gratefull) accepted by the parish]and a few years later he was regularly called as rector, which position he has since held. The result ofhis labors may be seen in the strong parish and beautiful church now building. He is ably as-tsted b) the Rev. Alexander Allen, late dean of one of the convocations of Colorado. On the day of EAST ORANGE AND ITS POINTS OF INTEREST. 43. Resihenci on Arlington Avenue. the burning of the old church, the vestry resolved to erect a new one of stone, complete in its appoint-ments, worthy of East Orange and of its sacred purposes. The building is substantially constructed of Indiana limestone, and will cost, furnished, about$100,000, and includes in its plan all the arrangements necessary for parish work, such as chapel, guild, choir and vestry rooms. An or-gan valued at $10,000 is beingconstructed for the Church. Thepews and interior woodwork areof quartered oak. The chancelis forty feet wide by the samedepth, and will be particularlyrich in its furnishings. The altarand wains-cotting will be ofSienna marble, the chancel railwill also be of marble, while thefloor will be laid 111 Mosaic mar-ble pavement ; the choir stallsand clergy seats will be of an-tique quartered oak. The pulpit,lecturn, font and oth
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