Annals of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of Seymour, Conn (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885. Excerpt: ... THE PRESENT CHURCH. Whether to enlarge the old church or to build new had been under consideration for some time and was finally settled in 1891 by a decision to build new and retain the old audience room as an annex, for Sundayschool purposes, etc. A building committee was appointed consisting of L. T. Wooster, W. K Storrs, S. E. Butler, A. C. Peck and J. B. Perrins. Plans were secured for a building estimated to cost about $10,000, and builders were invited to bid for the contract. The new foundation for the old building was laid by the H. Wales Lines Co. of Meriden, the masonry for the foundation of the new structure was laid under the direction of S. E. Hubbell of Oxford, the contract for the superstructure was awarded to T. Sharpe of Seymour, and the building of the chimneys and the plastering were done by J. J. H. Collington. The carpenter work was pushed during the winter, the contractor, T. Sharpe, placing E. G, Sharpe, as foreman, in charge of the work. Five thousand dollars was soon pledged, and a loan of $5,000 was obtained. Every effort was made to increase the building fund, each class in the Sundayschool making some special effort. By the "sale of bricks" $200 was raised, and by the Sundayschool picnic for 1891, $100. Altogether the Sundayschool raised about $500 toward the cost of refitting the old audience room, which was done at an expense of about 81,200. The Ladies' Aid Society assumed $1,000, the Epworth League $400, and L. T. Wooster's class $175, the cost of the pulpit fixtures. On the Sunday previous to the dedication $3,500 was subscribed and on the day of the dedication about $325 more was raised. The cost of the organ, $1,600, was soon paid in full. The cost of the new building was about $11,000, exclusive of the removal of the o...