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1 SAH JOAQUIN HISTORIAN PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY VOLUME XI OCTOBER - DECEMBER 1975 NUMBER 4 HISTORY ST. JOHN th EVANGELIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA EDITOR'S NOTE: On Octobr 26, 1975, historic St. John th Evanglist Episcopal Church at th cornr yiinr an El Dorao strts in owntown Stockton clbrat its on hunr an twnty-fifth annivrsary. Organiz th sam yar as both th city an county (San Joaquin), th church, RT. REV. WILLIAM INGRAHAM KIP - Conscrat a bishop on Octobr 28, 1853, h arriv in San Francisco on January , an immiatly assum his utis as th first Missionary Bishop California, H srv for 40 yars, until his ath on April 6, 1893, at th ag 82, His first visit to th pionr Stockton congrgation was on Fbruary 18, 1854, through its clrgy an lay lars, has ministr to th ns all who hav sought communion with it without intrruption for ovr a cntury -- in tims war an pac, in prosprous tims an in ba tims alik. It has bn a powrful forc working for th goo th ntir community, an through th yars it has xrt a Christian influnc ovr th tmporal affairs our socity throughout th San Joaquin al;a. Lik th othr pionr Stockton churchs, st. John's was organiz to bl'ing rligion an th amnitis socity to a popl rcntly' arriv in gol-rush California. many wl}om wr living unr th comparativly primitiv conitions thn common to a frontir sttlmnt. As Stockton an th north San Joaquin vally ara continu to grow through th y'ars, so i th n for th ministrations th Church. Toa v st. John's, th mothr-church th Episcopal Dio~s San Joaquin. can look with just pri on th mission churchs to which sh gav birth an irction uring thir formativ val's (St. John th Baptist Loi, St. Ann's in Lincoln Villag [Stockton]. St. Mary's Mantca, an St. Stphn's on Plymouth Roa in wst Stockton) an to th :18 othr Episcopal churchs an missions th 13-county (San Joaquin, Calavras, Tuolumn, Alpin, Stanislaus, Mariposa, Mono, Mara, Frsno, Kings, Tular, Krn, an Inyo) iocs locat in th hart cntral California. Th history' th Protstant Episcopal Church in California actually pr-ats th arrival th Spanish sttlrs in Alta n';ppr) California in On hunr an ninty' yars arlir, in Jun an July 1579, whil Sir Francis Drak was anchor abov San Francisco Bay I Drak's Bay is gnrally conc by historians to b th sit his anchorag), th chaplain aboar his ship, Francis Fltchr, hl Episcopal srvics on shor on svral occasions with both th English crwmn an th nath California Inians in attnanc. Whil th clrgy th Franciscan Orr (Catholic) wr th onlv Christian ministrs in California uring th Spanish an :\Ixican prios, a growing numbr Episcopalian la,'lmn bgan sttling in th llrovinc in th 1840's along with othr Amricans an Europans iffrnt Prots

2 PAGE 92 S.\:\ JOAQl'I:\ HlSTORL\:\ lant faiths. With th avnt th Gol Rush in popl from practicail.\' all parts tht' worl sunly' scn upon th Goln Stat. Ths argonauts brought with thm th ivrs cultural an national traits thir hom countris an our own astrn stats. Rligious blifs wr as vari as th tongus spokn an th clothing worn by ths pionr sttlrs. Among th arlist Christian nominations to form congrgations uring thos hctic months was th Protstant Episcopal Church. 1 In Stockton a Congrgational ministr, th Rvrn Samul Damon, prach a srmon on July I, 1849, on boar a ship lying at anchor in Stockton Channl, marking th first church srvic any kin in th bustling pionr sttlmnt along th San Joaquin Rivr. About two months latr, on Sptmbr Ij (1849), a :\lthoist srvic was hl ill a t11t builing. In,January, th Rvrn Jams Woos th Prsbytrian Church arriv in Stockton to prach th gosp~l. Both th :Vlthoist an Prsbytrian churchs wr ficially organiz th following spring (March, 18j01.2 Th Protstant Episcopal Church, th subjct this an th nxt svral issus th HISTORIAl\', was th nxt nomination to organiz a local group. Crit for sparhaing th movmnt gos to th Rvrn Orlano Harriman, Jr., a rcnt arrival from th astrn stats. Th ficial organization St. John's Parish ats from August 24, Svnty-fiv yars latr, in January 1926, th congrgation this pionr Stockton church clbrat its Diamon Jubil by hosting a four-ay iocsan Convocation an holing spcial aily church srvics whil it was in sssion. On th notworthy by-proucts this historic vnt was th publication a monograph history th parish ntitl HISTORICAL SKETCH CO:VIMEMORATIVE OF THE 75th A;'I;;'I;IVERSARY OF THE ORGA;'I;IZATION OF ST. JOHN'S PARISH, AUGl'ST 25th STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA. Its author, J. W. Dorsy Ewing, was an activ mmbr th congrgation for many yars an was srving as a vstryman at th tim its publication. 4 Spcial annivrsary srvics xtning through th first hair-val' in 1950 mark th cntnnial clbration SL Johu"s Parish. In commmoration this scon jubil Mrs. Clara Shphr Rnison 5 author a brif history th parish ntitl A SHORT HISTORY OF ST. JOH:\'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH. W ar inbt to Mrs. G. P. (Margart) Robrts, Jr., a long-tim mmbr th parish as wll as a mmbr our Socity, for making availabl to us hr copis both publications. Bcaus th rarity th 1926 history, an in orr to pass on to th rar th full flavor :vir. Ewing's work. w ar quoting vrbatim th boy his monograph. Du to th ovr-all lngth his work, howvr, w hav foun it ncssary to omit crtain sctions which wr not ssntial to th story_ Ths inclu th "FOREWORD," "PARISH PAPERS PUBLISHED," "MEMORIALS AND GIFTS," "PARISH OFFICERS AND ORGA!,\IZATIO!'\S," "LETTERS FROM FORMER RECTORS," th list warns an vstryman sinc th founing th congrgation, an th program vnts hl uring th JanuarY, 1926, Convocation. Mrs. Rnison's history wiii b quot 'xtnsivly for th prio from 1926 to 195'0. For th information covring th last twnty fiv yars (1950 to 1975) an fol' tht' arly photographs th Church an its clrk" w ar inbt to th prsnt pastor S1. John th Evanglist, Fathr Jams T. Booth, an to th Church Vstry'. W wish to thank thm all for thir coopration. HISTORICAL SKETCH CO:\L\IE:\IORATlVE th,jth \!'\!'\IVERSARY th ORG"!'\IZATIOl\' ST. JOH;'I;'8 PAIUSH :\ugust 25, 1850 Stockton, California B~ J. \\, Dorsy Ewing Th sourc th impuls which las us to sir to commmorat th nobl s ays gon by is to b foun in that quality our souls whos highst xrcis is worship -- th worship Go, For just as vry hart will instincti\'ly bow itslf to th ust bfor Him whom it acknowlgs th King Kings an Lor Lors, an fin a p light in such humiliation, so will it crav a tim an plac to pay its tribut rspct to thos who, though it b but a fbl masur, hav imitat th s mrcy an sacrific an wisom which hav commn His nam to mn..:\or IS this all Simpl acts, if thy bcom th grm stay growing goo to futur gnrations, wiii call for a loving rmmbranc at som th mark prios tim aftr thir incption. Nor is it surprising that th cnturv shoul b th unit tim which most xcits our rvr'nc for past achivmnts, For th cntury maks an ntir gap btwn th actors th past an th prsnt. an 'as on class raps whr, th othr has sown, it woul in argu an ungratful hart if thir mins wr not rous to rflct somwhat upon th cost thir prsnt njoymnt. An th sam fling, to a gratr or lss xtnt, is awakn by th half an thr-quartr cntury prio, Thr is thn, also an involuntary looking to th past _. a gratful fling for prsnt blssings scur to us by th labors othrs, or by th toils thos who yt lingr to pluck fruit from trs thir own planting. At th clos, thrfor, th thr-quartr cntury prio its xistnc, w wish to tll th story th founing an growth our Parish, It is th story no grat as th worl counts gratnss. Its intrst will harly xtn byon our own circl. But, for all that, it is th story somthing which has prov a blssing to this community. an a comfort to many souls now pass into th unsn worl, An in th spirit th Psalmist w woul rviw it, saying, "Not unto us, 0 Lor, not unto us, but unto Thy nam giv th prais." Whil w raliz that it \\-as Go's han which has gui our past, w woul vt rmmbr how much toil an strif has bn n on th part His instrumnts to mak us what w ar. an if possibl. to lt th lsson thir past votion rous up in our harts an arnst sir to prsrv it ntir. an to han it on to othrs with a ral incras our faith an votion, Th historv St. John's Parish rivs an aitional intrst from th fact that it was organiz almost at th sam tim th city Stockton sprang into xistnc. Though th sit th city ha always bn a favorabl camping spot th Inians an arly fur trapprs, th \'arious attmpts to stablish a prmannt sttlmnt hr prior wr unsuccssful. In that yar gol was

3 S"':\ JOAQt:I:\ HlSTORIA:\ PAGE 9:1 iscovr in th Sirra Nvaa mountains California. This nws spra rapily, an th lur th magical wor, Gol, ha start a Wstwar immigration unparalll in th history th country. In 1849 th Gol Rush that yar ma Stockton an important pot supplis for th minrs hastning on thir way to th "Gol Diggings" in th foothills an mountains to th ast. A sizabl town ha sprung up, so in 1850 stps wr takn to incorporat it an giv it a local govrnmnt. Th yar 1850 sms to hav bn a grat yar for th starting nw ntrpriss in our city. In March that yar th first papr was publish hr. Th organization th Prsbytrian Church hr ats from th 17th ay th sam month. In May 1850, th TOWNSHIP STOCKTON was st apart in th COUNTY SAN JOAQUIN. Th Fir Dpartmnt ats its organization from Jun, Th first lction ficrs unr th City Chartr was hl on August 1, An on th 24th ay August, in th yar 1850, th Episcopal Church hr, was organiz an nam. To th Rv. Orlano Harriman blongs th honor holing th first Episcopal srvics hr. A ministr th Episcopal Church, h ha com Wst in th ti immigration to California an arriv in Stockton. Tru to his calling, h raliz that th Wor Go must b th influnc to tmpr th livs an actions ths young mn uring thos ays fvrish xcitmnt an unrstraint. Making known his intntion holing srvics on Sunay, August , h mt with ray rspons from thos arly pionrs. th majority whom wr mn intllct an ucation, an brought up in th nvironmnt Christian homs. Aftr th clos th vning srvics a mting thos intrst was hl, an an lction Warns an Vstrymn ma. Lt th minuts that mting b th rcor: "At a mting hl at Stockton on Sunay vning, August 25th, for th purpos organizing a Protstant Episcopal Church. th Rv. Mr. Harriman was jct Chairman, an Wm. Willis, Jr., Scrtary. "On motion Mr. Wm. Summrhays, a committ was appoint consisting Mssrs. Brafor, Evans an Cranr, to procur a list nams to b prsnt to th mting for lction as Warns an Vstrymn. Th committ rport th following nams: "For Warns: Mr. Eastman, Mr. Bissll. "For Vstrymn: Mr. McCrackin, Mr. War, Mr. Schnck, Mr. Knight, Mr. Lansing, Mr. Prntic, Mr. Summrhays, Mr. J. A. Frborn. "On motion Mr. Cranr, th rport th committ was aopt. "On motion Mr. Summrhays, it was ci that th Chairman signat th nam to b givn to th Church about to b stablish in this plac. "On motion Mr. Harriman it was ci that th Protstant Episcopal Church now bing organiz an stablish in Stockton b call 'St. John's Church.' "Mr, Eastman, Snior Warn, appoint a mting Warns an Vstrymn to b hl at his stor on Tusay vning, at 7:00 o'clock p.m. "On motion Mr. Lansing th mting ajourn. "WM. WILLIS, JR., "0. HARRIMAN, JR., "Scrtary." "Chairman." Mr. Harriman rmain hr an conuct srvics for a month. an thn Jft, failing to obtain a support, an on account ill halth. l\othing furthr was on in th mattr stablishing AN 1860 VIEW th first SI. John th Evanglist crurc:! (rlorthast cornr th intrsction EI Dorao Church in Stockton. California, Construction on an Minr strts). was bgun In Sptmbr brick structur. on th sam sit as th prsnt-ay

4 PAGE 94 S:\~ JOAQU~ HJSTORL\~ th Church hr until th spring 1851, whn :\lr. J. M. Bissll, th Junior Warn, bgan lay srvics, which h continu for two yars with but slight intrruptions. Th nxt rcor activity in th Parish is that shown by a mting hl in March, Th purposs this mting ar so clarly vinc by its minuts that I mboy thm hr, just as thy wr writtn so long ago: "Agrabl to notic prviously givn, at an lction hl in th Chapl SI. John's Church, in th City Stockton, on Eastr Monay, March 28th, 1853: "Mr. J. B. Hall was appoint Chairman, an Mr. B. W. Bours appoint Scrtary. "Mr..J. M. Bissll prsnt th minuts th first organization St. John's Church (appn hrto), aftr which th following ocumnt was prsnt an aopt: (Copy) Stockton, Cal., Eastr Monay, :Ylarch 28th, "In orr to rviv, continu an prfct th organization st. John's Protstant Episcopal Church in th City Stockton, organiz on th 25th ay August. 1850, WE, th subscribrs, o hrby nroll ourslvs as mmbrs th Parish sai Church, an plg ourslvs to contribut to its support, to prsrv th form worship accoring to th Book Common Prayr, an to conform to th Polity th Protstant Episcopal Church th Unit Stats Amrica." SIGNED: J. M. Bissll Alln L. Sours R. K. Eastman Jaspr S. Whiting H. S. Norcom John :--.;. Ethrg H. T. Compton J. B. Hall Wm. D. Cowan B. Vv'. Bours Gilbrt B. Claiborn Hnry T. Huggins H. H. Hwltt Otis L. Brigs J. A. Frborn Isaac V. Lfrn W. Whit Ewin W. Colt Josph Mansfil W. C. Morris VIEW OF THE ORIGINAL ST_ JOHN th Evanglist Church takn in 1862 from th intrsction EI Dorao an Minr strts. First srvics wr hl on May 2, 1858 Conscration th ific by th Bishop California, Rt. Rv. William Kip. took plac on Jun 20 th sam yar. "A motion was ma an scon, that th Chairman appoint a committ to nominat suitabl prsons for War:ls an Vstrymn. whrupon H. T. Compton, J. A Frborn an Josph :Vlansfil wr appoint sai committ, who rport th following nams: "For Warns: Snior--R. K. Eastman. Junior--H. S. :--';orcom. "For Vstrymn: J. B. Hall, F. Pinto, H. T. Huggins, H. H. Hwltt, B. W. Bours, G. A. Shurtlff, A. G. Slaks an E. :VI. Howison. "Th rport th committ was aopt an th abo\' nam prsons wr uly lct by ballot, aftr which it was mov, scon an carri that th mting ajourn sin i. "B. W BOURS. Scrtary." "JOHN B. HALL, Chairman." Shortly bfor th mting abov rcor, Mr. J. M. Bissll. bing about to rmov from th city, rsign his fic as Junior '.Varn, at th sam tim prsnting to th Vt'stry a brif sktch his connction with th Parish as Lay Rar. In his rport, which is full a most \'ot Christian spirit, h mntions so many itms historical intrst that I fl that I must prsnt it to you just as h prsnt it to th Vstry: At a mting th Warns an Vstrymn st. John's Church, hl on April 8th, 1853, Mr. J. M. Bissll pr~nt th following rport, which was ra, accpt an orr on fil as part th Church rcors: MR. BISSELL'S REPORT "Stockton, March 31st, "To th Warns an Vstry SI. John's Church. Stockton, California- Gnts : "Th rcors th Church, now in your possssion, Will show my connction with it sinc its organization on th 25th ay August, Th Rv. O. Harriman, prsnt at that tim, rmain an ficiat for about a month, an not succing in obtaining an aquat support owing to th small numbr Church popl hr at that tim, lft, an th Church srvics wr suspn. "In th spring 1851, aftr consultation with th Snior ficr th Church, Mr. R. K. Eastman, Esqr., an at th arnst solicitation many frins, I consnt to an commnc th raing Srvic. Th first an scon srvics wr hl on th 27th April an th 4th May, 1851, in a room in th wst n th Corinthian Builing, scon story. On th night th 6th :\lav th fir occurr which narlv strov our young city. In consqunc this c~lamity 'th room whr th srvics ha bn hl was rquir for othr purposs, an th srvics wr suspn until in Jun, whn thv wr rsum in th lowr room th builing now staning on Main Strt wst Cntr Strt, thn occupi as th Court Hous. Th us this room was kinly tnr by Dr. R. P. Ash, thn, as now, Shriff th County. Srvics wr hl hr for a fw Sabbaths, but th plac was foun to b inconvnint, an arly in July Major R. P. Hammon \'ry gnrously grant th us a room on th first floor th Corinthian Builing, th sam as now us as th Post Offic. This room was th plac worship from July, to Sptmbr. 1852, whn it was xchang for th on ast it, whr th srvics 'ar still hl. "Cp to July, thr ha bn but on srvic a a\'. but soon aftr rmoving from th Court Hous to th prspnt builing w ha two srvics a, an

5 SA:\, JOAQl'l~ HISTORIA~ PAGE 95 D or n, S. S,. r 1. is to h St u t h, ll, n n, ut t i r., ll il r st, I st ip x r a to ST. JOHN~S PARISH (con~t) th sam has bn continu sinc with th xcption on Sunay in 1851, an on in 1852, whn I was unavoiably absnt on businss: th srvics hav bn rgular, ithr by Lay, rsiing or visiting Clrgymn. Th Clrical srvics hav bn as follows: "In Sptmbr an Octobr, 1851, th Rv. O. Clark, San Francisco, ficiat two Sunays at iffrnt tims. "On th 5th an 26th Dcmbr, 1852, th Rv. John Morgan, Nw York, ficiat. "On th 6th Fbruary, 1853, th Rv. John Rynols, from San Digo, ficiat an is still hr as a ministr th Church at larg: h has bn prmitt to occupy St. John's Chapl, thr bing no othr plac worship our Church in th city, but h has not bn rcogniz by any authority in th Parish, xisting prcing your lction, as th ministr this Church. In a rasonabl tim aftr th Sunay's srvic, which h rnr as a visiting Clrgyman, his xpnss wr pai, as in th cass Mssrs. Clark an Morgan, sinc whn h has rmain on his own rsponsibility an is sustain by a privat subscription list obtain by himslf. "Th cours aopt by your prcssors in rlation to th Rv. Mr. Rynols, was fully xplain at th Parish mting, hl on th 28th inst., an having by that mting bn sanction lavs th ministry th Church still vacant. Th cours abov rfrr to was m ncssary in orr to prsrv th inpnnc th Parish, an protct th rights th Parishionrs, among which is that rsponsibl, sacr an inalinabl on choosing for thmslvs, through thir immiat rprsntativs. th Warns an Vstry, thir own Ministr. "In aition to th srvics hrtor numrat, th following hav bn prform: March 26th, 1852, attn th funral W. H. Pruc, ag 25 yars, Hrfor, Englan: Sptmbr 4th, 1852, that Jug W. A. Root, ag 29 yars, Rochstr, N. Y.: Sptmbr 17th, 1852, that Mariposa, ag six months, aughtr John an Esthr Whit, this city. Fbruary 6th, 1853, assist th Rv. J. Rynols in th funral srvics Abiathar Hwltt, ag 16 yars, Long Islan, N. Y. "In accoranc with what I m my uty, I thus lay bfor you in as brif a mannr as possibl, as a mattr rcor, a history th Church up to th prsnt tim. Its futur history must b trac by othr hans whn that which now pns this shall b col in ath. My intrst in its prosprity an wlfar rmains unabat, an, although I soon xpct to svr my prsonal connction with it, prhaps forvr, yt I hop to b abl to vinc that. though absnt, it is not forgottn. "To you is now committ unr Go, th car an th rsponsibility both its tmporal an spiritual intrsts. That Go may by His Holy Spirit b prsnt with you in all your librations, to gui you in all your way in th xrcis th important trust committ to you as th council this, His Church; to instruct your iniviually in th knowlg tru Holinss an Rightousnss Lif, an aftrwars rciv you to Glory, is th sincr prayr your frin an "Obt. Srvant, "J. M. BISSELL." Lt us wll particularly upon th srvics this nobl-hart Lavman, bcaus it is flt that to him is largly u th prsrvation this Parish in its infancy. It sms somwhat strang to fin a man lik him in th cit:- at such a tim. Thy wr harly th tims to xpct such a man. Thy wr ays tragy an xcitmnt, ays whn law was wak, an vic abunant, whn th acquiring gol was th absorbing topic, an Sunays scarc known from othr ays. But yt uring all this tim, xpcting no othr rmunration than th rwar his conscinc, h kpt th Church aliv hr, an ma hr srvics bar witnss to th city that Go was still to b worship, an not blasphm. DR. GEORGE A. SHURTLEFF, prominnt Stockton pionr. was a mmbr th Church from th tim its organization. H srv as vstryman from March, 1863, until his ath in March Shurtlff was a nativ Massachustts (born August 5, 1819), an cam to California in Octobr Th ffct Mr. Bissll's rport was th stirring up th popl to th ralization thir unsttl conition, an th n a prmannt plac worship, with a Rctor in charg. Though th room, in ithr th Corinthian Builing or th on in th Court Hous, whr srvics wr hl, ha bn gnrally known an signat St. John's Chapl. thr was "that somthing" lacking, which only a finit Church hom thir own coul giv. Impll by this urg, a committ, consisting Mssrs. John B. Hall, R. K. Eastman, H. H. Hwltt an Dr. H. S. Norcom, was appoint "To ascrtain an rport at th nxt mting, th numbr mmbrs who will subscrib for th prmannt support th Church an an fficint ministr." An a scon committ, "To call on Mr. Charls M. Wbr an rqust th onation a lot for th us th Church." Mssrs. E. M. Howison, T. Robinson Bours, A. B. Staks an J. B. Hall wr appoint such committ. Such activity an inspiration rsult in th first visit to St. John's Parish Bishop Wm. Ingraham Kip, on Fbruar:-' 18, On th ay following h hl Divin

6 PAGE 96 SA;\' JOAQt:I;\' HISTORL\:\' srvics in th Court Hous. At th nxt mting th Vstry th committs prviously appoint having rport most ncouragingly, a rsolution was pass, rsulting in th following lttr bing snt to th Bishop: "Stockton, Fbruary 27th, "Right Rvrn an Dar Sir: "W nclos a copy a rsolution pass this ay at a mting th Warns an Vstrymn our Church, viz: --'That th Bishop b rqust to call a suitabl clrgyman for St. John's Parish'. "W hav alray subscrib to th amount $ pr month (an, no oubt, will b abl to incras to $300.00) for th support our Church an a Clrgyman. "W hav now to rqust that you will call a suitabl Clrgyman for our Parish, laving th choic ntirly with yourslf. "W rmain, Dar Sir. "Rspctfully, Your Obt. Srvants, "R. K. EASTMAN, "B. W. BOURS." "To Rt. Rv. Wm. Ingraham Kip, "Bishop California, "San Francisco. A fw months aftr th abov lttr was snt, an upon th rcommnation th Bishop, a call was ma to Th Rv. Jos. S. Larg, th Diocs Iniana, to th Rctorship th Parish. H accpt th call. Arriving in Stockton, Novmbr 17, 1854, [h) hl morning an aftrnoon srvics in th Court Hous th following Sunay. Mr. Larg was nrgtic an activ in his ministry hr, bing ably assist in th parochial work by his wif. To Mrs. Larg is u th honor having organiz th first choir hr an gnrously voting hr salary as organist to th purchas th first mloon for th Church. During :\1r. Larg's Rctorship, which continu until ApriL 1856, th srvics wr hl in th Court Hous, which was us for this purpos until th Church builing was finish. In this prio thr lots upon which th Church is built. wr acquir, two by onation from Captain Wbr, an on by purchas. A Sunay School was start by him, though in his rport to th Convntion h stats that but fiv chilrn blong to familis attning Church. On March 9, 1856, h prsnt to th Bishop a class six for th first confirmation hl in Stockton, During th yar 1854, Bishop Kip ma svral visits to th young Parish in Stockton, gratly naring himslf to th popl by his kinly counsl an guianc, an by ficiating at th most sacr rits th Church. In his rport to th Convntion that yar h spaks warmly both th numbrs prsnt an th harty rsponss givn at ths srvics. It was at this Convntion 1854, that St. John's Church was amitt into union with th Convntion, bing rprsnt by Mr. W. H. Glovr. Prior to th Annual Parish lvlting 1855 on April 9th, th affairs th Parish ha bn govrn by two Warns an svn Vstrymn. At this mting for rasons unxplain, but two Warns an thr Vstrymn wr nominat an lct, namlv: R. K. Eastman an Gorg A. Shurtlff, Snior an' Junior Warns, rspctivly, with Mssrs. J, B. Hall, Austin Sprry an G. B. Claiborn as Vstrymn, Anothr itm intrst at this mting was th following rsolution: "That th thanks th congrgation b tnr to Captain C. M. Wbr, for his gnrous onation to th Parish a suitabl lot groun on which to rct a Church builing" (To B Continu in Nxt Issu) ANOTHER VIEW OF THE OLD EPISCOPAL CHURCH. IS th Fra"knhlm~ hom, Th Franknhimrs suppli this on takn in th lat 1870's, To th lft th church th chu~ch with watr until Jun 1912.

7 S..\:\ JOAQt:I:\ HISTORIAN PAGE 9i EIHTOH'S.'\OTES: Th arly history th Protstant Church In California can b foun,n two xcllnt books wr publ'sh many yars ago. Although long out print an vry scacc. th rar wl:1 fin thm both at th Stockton Public Library. (1) Klly, D. O. History 01 th Diocs 01 California, San Francisco: Burau Information an Supply [ th Episcopal Church], Pp. (2) KIp. RI. Rv. William Ingraham. Th Early Days My Episcopat. Nw York: Whittakr pp. 2. On March 16, a srvic was hl at th First Prsbytrian Church, EI Dorao strts. to commmorat th on hunr an twnty-fifth arn,vrsary th organization th Stockton Prsbytrian congrgation. A history th local church, ntitl On Hunr Twnty-liv Yars, An Historical Rport th First Prsbytrian Church, Stockton, California, was publish at th sam tim. Th author this monograph was Mrs. John F. Blinn. Jr., a mmbr th congrgation, an copis ar availabl through th church's fic locat at Vin an EI Dorao strts. Actually thr Mthoist congrgations churchs In Stockton to in Th arlist ths th Mthoist Episcopal b Church, foun in March that Toay it is known as th is Cntral Unit Mthoist Church is locat on Pacific Avnu btwn Fulton Strt an th Calavras Rivr an irctly across ill from th campus th Univrsity th Pacific (which was for many it yars affiliat with th Church). Th history this particular con 1 in Stockton may b foun in a monograph publish in unr th titl Th Cntral Unit Mthoist Church in Stockton a (th insi sub-titl is A History Cntral Mthoist Church, ). It was th work a spcial church committ compos ~ 01 Avanll H. Hutchison (chairman), Grac an Mary Rubaugh. v In July (1850) th Mlhoist Episcopal Church (South) form a local congrgation. Nationally this branch Mthoism ha bn organiz in 1846, having split away from th parnt Church ovr th issu slavry. Toay this congrgation is th Grac Unit Mthoist Church. a Th history this church may b foun in a 1975 monograph, Growing In Grac, , writtn by a Mmbr th congrgation, Mrs. Parl S. Swt. an availabl at th church's fic at 1625 North 1 Lincoln Strt. Th thir pionr Mthoist congrgation in Stockton was th Ebnzr ur s 1 n, is African Mthoist Episcopal Church. now locat at 132 North Stanislaus Strt. It. too, ats back to whn a black clrgyman, Fathr Grn, bgan praching an with trusts Jams Ona, Harwll Bals. an Thomas Jackson 'au n a prmannt congrgation. upon th obs'vanc thir on hunr an twnty-filth annivrsary last yar a plctoriai souvnir book was print unr th irction a mmbr th congrgation. Mrs. Alsstr Craig. Its till is Ebnzr A.M.E. Church. 3. This was th thir parish th nomination along th Pacific Coast: th two Trinity Church an th Grac Cathral congrgations San Sonora's famous pionr St. Jams (Episcopal) Church. long a lanmark on th north n th ol 0',h city. was construcl by th Sonora congrgation soon aftr organization in 1859 nin yars aftr formation th Stockton congrgat;on. For a brif history this Mothr Lo lanmark s Dixon, Rv. Lonar D. Th Littl R Church. Sonora: Th Molhr Lo Prss Although born in Txas circa 1882 John Worthington Dorsy Ewing cam to California with his parnts whn still an infant an h liv In Stocktor th rmainr his lif. Th ol family hom was on North EI Dorao Strt H was mploy many yars at th First Na:ional Bank (organiz in in 1872 as th First National Gol purchas by th Wlls Bank in 1953). II was locat on Joacuin Strt. south an to th Lauxn an Catts rygoos stor. Th iattr was on southasl cornr Wbr Avnu an San Joaquin Strt. H also spnt som yars with th local Boggs Ral Estat fic. H pass away on April 1, 1958, at th ag 76 yars. 5 Clara Shphr Rnison was a nativ Stocktonian, th aughtr a'ly-ay ara sttirs, Mr. an Mrs. Davi Christi Shphr. Sh was born on March an spnt all hr 77 yars in Stockton with th two yars in Rno an on yar in Phonix. Sh Alln Ri Stockton but was wiow in Shortly thraftr sh opn a shop on Wst Park Strt, slling corativ objcts an Jwlry which sh ma hrsl!. Latr th shop was mov to 125 E. Vin. Fiv yars bfor hr ath on Fbruary 9, 1954, sh ha marri a formr rctor SI. John's. th wll-known an wly-rspct Rvrn WilliaM T. Rnison. A vry talnt an acl,v woman. Mrs. Rnison was for yars Involv in numrous church an community organizations. Sh was also th author som hall-ozn publish plays as wll as svral books. INDEX TO VOLUME XI, NUMBERS 1 4 'ir Dr r Vol, XI, No.1 JANUARY - MARCH, 1975 pp Early Banks in Stockton, California 19 Vol, XI, No, 2 APRIL - JUNE, 1975 pp Builing th Nw St. Mary's Church in Stockton, California!s Vol. XI, No, 3 JULY - SEPTEMBER, 1975 pp Th San Joaquin an Sirra Nvaa Railroa Vol. XI, No, 4 OCTOBER - DECEMBER, 1975 pp History St. John th Evanglist Episcopal Church, m Stockton, California, "Y Aams & Co. (Stockton), 69 1 Amrican Railway Exprss, AMrican Sating Co. (Mich.), 76 Angls Camp (Calil ), 89 ill Annunciation Guil, 77 is Annunciation School (Stockton). 74 Arbios. Ptr & Mari, 77 is Arnol (Cali!.). 87 to Ash, (Dr.) R. P., 94 ; Auburn (Cali!.), 68 Balwin Locomotiv Works, 89 s, Bank Amrica, 69 at Bank Cal ifomia, 70 l Bank Italy, 69 Bank Stockton, 70, m Bats, Harwll. 97 ; Bag,..., 85 m Bnicia (Calif.), 84 Bntly, (Dr.) H., 82, 89 it Bvana, (Mrs.) M. J., 77 Bicntnnial Commission (S. J, CO.),68 Birsall, Connor, 86, 89,Ii Birsall, Frrick, 83, 89 I Bissll, J. M., 93, 94.. Blso. (Mrs.) Lorrain, 68 Blinn. (Mrs.) John F. (author). 97 l Boi (Call!.), 82, 84 I Booth (Rv.) Jarrs T. 92 ' Bours. B. Walkr, , 94, 96 Bours, T. Robinson, 69, 95 ts Brack, Jacob, Brack's Laning, Brant Roa (S. J. Buckly, Vincnt 78 Burgoyn & Co., Burk, (MonSignor) Wm., 76, 80 Burson (Caii!.) Burson, Danil, Calavras Big Trs. 82, Calavras Cm')! Co., Calavras County Calavras Rivr, Calavritas Crk (Cala. Co.), 87 California, 91-93, 97 Calif. Church Furnitur Co., 78 Calif. Pacific Co., 81 Califo'nia (stathoo). 67 Camanch (Calif.), 82 Campoonico. Emanul & Louisa. 77 Campo So (Cali!.). 86 Carolin (ship). 88 Cathral th Annunciation (Stockton), Cntnnial (Stamr). 84 Cntral Mthoist Church (Stockton), 97 Cntral Pacific Railroa , 85, ChinchlOio. Anthony & Josphin, 78 Chinchiolo, Salvatora. 75 Church th Annunciation (Stockton) photo , Citrus Hights Irrigation District, 88 City Bank Stockton. 69 Claiborn, G. B., 96 Clark, (Rv.) 0, 95 Clmnts (Calr!). 85, Clmnts Roa (S. J. Co.), 87 Cluff. (Mrs.) Grti DForc, 83 Collg th Pacific (Stockton), Coloma. 67 Contra Costa Co., 83 Coppropolis (Calif.), 81 Corirthian Big. (Stockton), Costa. Anthony, 77 Costa. Flix. 77, 78 Costa. Ia, 77 Costa. (Mr. & Mrs.) John Costa. Josphin, 77 Costa. Ros. 77 Courthous. S. J. Co., Craig. (Mrs.) Aisstr. 97 Cross. Ira B. (author), 71 Crosslan, Jss, 89 Cranr. Charls, 93 Cummings Stuios (S. F.), 75 Damron Hospital (Stockton), 72 D'Amico. C. B. & Mana. 75 Damon. (Rv.) Samul, 92 Dntoni, Frank & Domnico. 77 Dntoni, Luigi & 77 Diocs Stockton, 80 Dixon, (Rv.) Lonar (author), 97 Donoho, (Most Rv,) Hugh A., 80 Drak. Sir Francis. 91 Eastman, R. K., Ebnzr A.M.E. Church (Stockton), 97 Ebrhart, Douglass. 72 Ebrhart, R. L., 72 Ebrhart, Robrt M., 72 E. C. How Co. (S. F.), Elston, N. B. (E), 82 Ehrmann, (Vry Rv.) Lstr, 80 Episcopal Diocs Calif., 91 Eurka Warhous (Stockton), 70 Ewing, J. W. Dorsy, Farmrs & Mrchants Bank, 69, 70 Fral Dposit Insuranc Corporation, 72 First National Bank Stockton, First NatIonal Gol Bank, 70, 97 F ltchr (Rv.) Francis. 91 Franciscan Orr, 91 Franknhimr (family). 96 Frasr, P. B., 69 Frins th Musum. 68 Fullr, Willar, 82 Gains, Nlson. 89 Galt (Calif.), 84 Gs. Cliff, 68

8 PAGE 98 SAl" JOAQl'Il" HlSTORIAl" INDEX TO VOLUME XI, NUMBERS 1-4 (con't) Gianlli, (Mrs,) Carlotta, 78 Gianlli, Malain, 78 Glovr, W, H.. 96 Goron, S, E" 88 Grac Cathral (S, F,), 76, 77, 97 Grac Unit Mthoist Church (Stockton), 97 Grn, (Rv,) " 97 Grn, Hnry, 77 Grn, W, C" 82, 83 Guilfoyl, (Most Rv,) Mrlin J" 80 Hall, John B" Hammon, Jams A" 82, 84, 89 Hammon, (Major) R, P., 94 Harmony Grov Church (Loi), 83 Harriman, (Rv.) Orlano, Hlisma (Burson) (Calif.), 85, 89 Hwltt, Abiathar, 95 Hwltt, H. H., 69, 94, 95 Hwltt, H, W., 70 Hilliar, Sam, 89 Hogan Dam (Cala, Co.), Hog Slough (S, J, Co.), 81, 87, sa Holman, (Cap!.) G, H" 82, 83 Howison, E, M., 94, 95 Huggins, H. T., 94 Hunk, Carl (art.st), 78 Jackson, Thomas, 97 Kalr, Elizabth (author), 89 Klly, 0, O. (author), 97 Klsy, (Dr.) J, M., 71 Kntucky Hous (Cala.), 81, Kssll, Stphn, 82, 85 Kssll, Stphn (photos), 70, 71 Ki, Gorg W., 70 "Ki's Bank," 70 Kip IRt. Rv.) Wm., photo, 91, 94 Knols, Tully C., 71 Langfor, Bn, 89 Larg, (Rv,) Jos, S., 96 Larg, (Mrs) J, S,' 96 La Ru, " 85 Las Calavras (quartrly), 82, 89 Lat, Gorg, 89 Lathrop (Calif.), 81 Lvy, Anni J., 75 Lin, Aolph & Cathrin, 75 Lincoln Villag, 91 Littl, Gorg, 78 Lochr, Ftoy J" 68 Lochr Tool Coliction, 68 Lock, (Dr,) 0, J, 82, 85 Lockfor (Calif.), 72, 82, 84, 85, Loi (Calif.), Lal Nws Sntinl, 81-84, 86, 87 photo, 69 Lucchtti. Mlvin, 76 Lusignan, Josph 78 Lyncn, Patrick & 77 McClllan, Amos, 89 McComb, (Mrs,) Blty (author), 73 McConnll, Thomas, 89 McGough, Thomas & Mary, 77 McGough, (MonSignor) William, 73-77, 79, 80 photo, 77 McNir, Wm" 87, 88 McQun's Lak (S, J. Co.), 88 Mantca (Calif.), 91 MarShall, Jams, 67 Maurr, Brt & Cathrin, 78 Maurr, Cyril J., 77 Maurr, John C" 77 Maurr, Mary E" 77 May, Ptr, 75 Min, Wm, W., Mssngr, (Capt.) H. A" 89 Mthoist Episcopal Church, 97 Mick Grov (Calif.), 68 Mills & Northcraft (construct.on),89 Milton (Calif.), 81, 87 Minton, Hnry A. (architct), 74, 78, 79 Milly. (Archbishop) John J" 75, 77, 79 Moklumn Rivr, 82, 84, 86, 88 Morgan, (Rv.) John, 95 Mothr Lo ICalif.), 67, 70 Murphys (Calil.), 89 Musum (S, J. Co,), 68 Myrs, Elwoo, 82 Nvaa County, 89 Nwll & Co. (Stockton), 69 Nwll, Siny, 69 Nw Hop IS, J, Co,), 84 Nishkian, H. (nginr), 74 Norcom. (Dr,) H. S, 94, 95 Normany, Franc, 80 Northrn Railway Co., 89 Northwst Construction Co" 83 Oakal (Calif.), 81 Oaklan (Calil.), 81, 83 O'Connll. Wm, & Jan, 75 O'Connor, (Rv,) Jams, 75 O'Connor, (Rv,) Wm, B" 80 Ona, Jams, 97 Ottr Slough (S, J, Co,), 88 Oullahan. R. B., 77 Pacific Rolling Mills, 83 Pacific Trust Co" 70 Pag, Bacon & Co" 69 Par Dam (Cala, Co,), 88, 90 Pausl l, A, C" 88 Ptrs, J, 0" 70 Ptrs (S J, Co,), 81 Ptrsburg (Cala, Co,), 87 Pinto, F " 94 Placrvill (Calif,), 88 Port Costa (Calif.), 84 Portr-Bll Locomotiv Works, 89 Posy, John, 83 Prsbytnan Church, 92, 93, 97 Protstant Episcopal Church, 91, 92, 94, 97 Pruc, W, H., 95 Ri, John Alln, 97 Rn.son. (Mrs.) Clara Shphr, 92, 97 Rnison, (Rv,) William T.. 97 Rynols, IRv.) John, 95 RynOls, To & Co, (Stockton), 69 Rivara, Marianna & Anra, 77 Robrts. (Mrs. G, P.. Jr,) Margart, 92 Robison, Warrn & Mary, n Root, (Jug) W, A" 95 Ryan, (Rv,) p, l" 79 Sacramnto (Calil.), 81, 83, 84, 89 Sacramnto County. 68, 84 Sacramnto-San Joaquin Bank, 69 SI. Jams Episcopal Church (Sonora), 97 SI. John's Episcopal Church (Stockton), 72, SI. John's parish, 92, SI. Josph's Hospital (Stockton), 80 SI. Mary's (Assumption) Church, 73, 75, 77, 80 (Nw) SI. Mary's Church (Stockton), SI. Mary's High School (Stockton), 74 S!. Thrsa's Group, 77, 78, 80 San Anras (Calil.), 81, 82, 87 San Francisco (Cali/.), 67-70, 75, 79, 80-82, 84, 86-89, , 97 San Francisco Bay, 91 San Francisco Chronicl, 85 San Francisco Post, 85 Sanguintti, Stfano & G<fonima, 77 San Joaquin & Sirra Nvaa RR, photo. 81, 8, 85, map, 81 San Joaqum County. 68, 71, 81, 82, 87, 89, 91, 93 S, J. Co, Historical Musum, 88 San Joaquin Rpublican (nwspapr), 69 San Joaquin Rivr, 92 San Joaquin Valiy, 81, 91 San Joaquin Vally (National) Bank, 67, 69 San Jos (Calil.), 72, 81 Sargnt Bros, (Placrvill), 88 Sargnt. Ross, 87 School. Haroi, 76 Shphr & Grn (contractors), 74 Shphr, J. C., 77 Shipp, L U.. 71 Shurtlff. (Dr.) Go, A Sirra Nvaa (Mts.), 81, 82, 84, 88, 93 Sm.ith, John & Mary, 78 Sonora (Calil.), 89, 97 Southrn PaCIfic R, R" 81, 82, Sprry, Austin, 96 Sprry, Jams B" 88, 89 Staks, A.. 95, 96 Stwart, Clarnc, 72 Stwart, Donal, 72 Stwart, E, C., 72 Stwart, Frank, 69, 70 Stwart Mmorial Library (Stockton), 70 Stockton & Coppropolis R. R.. 81 Stockton & Visalia Co" 81 Stockton (Cali!.), 67, 69-74, 80-82, 84, 86, 88, 91-94, 96, 97 Stockton Chambr Commrc, 72 Stockton Channl, 92 StOckton Claring Hous, 72 Stockton Daily Inpnnt, 84, 86 Stockton NatIOnal Bank, 70 Stockton Savings & Loan Bank, 72 Stockton Savings & Loan Socity, Stockton Savings Bank, 69, 72 Stockton Symphony Orchstra, 76 Stockton Unifi School D.strict, 72 Ston, Ewar F" 89 Story, John, 82 Swt, (Mrs, Parl) (author), 97 Thorp, Carla Hrnon (author), 88 To, Alxanr, 67, 68 Toyon (Cala, Co,), 88 S\:\,JOHHI\, 1I1STOHI:\\' TflnJty (Episcopal) Church (S,F.), 97 T, Robinson Bours & Co., 67, 69 Tulan, (Dr.) Fr, 76 Tulbrg (Stockton), 67 Tuolumn County, 86 Union Planing Mill, 78 Union Saf Dposit Bank, 72 Unit Bank & Trust Co" 69 Univrsity th Pacific (Stockton), 72, 97 Valljo (CaIiL), 84 Vally Rviw (Loi), 83 Vally Springs (Calif.), 81, Vansyckl, J. M" 69 V, Covrt Martin Collction (photo), 88 Wagrs, Jams C, (author), 81, 82, 89 Wallac (Calif.), Washburn, Samul, 85, 89 Wbr, (Capt.) Charls M., 67, 95, 96 Wlls Fargo Co" Wlls Fargo Bank, 97 Wst, Frank W. 71 Wst, Frank, Jr., 71 Whit, Mariposa (chil), 95 Wicks Organ Co. (111.), 76 Wilhoit, Eugn, 72 Wilhoit, R. E., 71, 72 Willis, William, 93 Woobrig (Calif,), Woos, (Rv,) Jams, 92 Yo Smit Thatr (Stockton), 70, 72 Yosmit Vally, 84 Zrillo, (Mr, & Mrs,) Lornzo, 77 Ttl(' QlI<lI'lrl\ or th ~ \ \,1, I \\111"\ COl' "\TY IIlSTOHICALSOCIETY.1[\('. 1"\11>11,,11('<1 Four Tims Each Yar ('I I. flo\: 21. Loi. 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