158 Years Ago
The September 18, 1867 Colorado Transcript announced that on the following day (the 19th) the cornerstone would laid for the new Episcopal Church. Bishop Randall “and several clergymen of his diocease” would be there, as well as ministers of other denominations. The public was invited.
I checked the following week’s paper to see how the ceremony went and learned that it had been rescheduled to September 26th, due to inclement weather.
The October 2nd Transcript reported that the weather had been beautiful, the Bishop and all attendants happy. A “voluntary choir” of locals sang, which “not only added a charm to the exercises, but showed that we have talent that must be cultivated and encouraged.”
The church will be completed as rapidly as possible. It will be of the Gothic style, and will seat about two hundred people. We congratulate the Bishop upon the progress his is making in his good work, and shall be more than happy to chronicle the completion and dedication of the church.
It was completed a year later. Bishop Randall led the service when the church was consecrated on September 23, 1968.
Wouldn’t those parishioners be happy to know that the church not only stands, but thrives 158 years later?
