"In 1879 there flourished in this city a church which has since ceased to exist here,
at least in a very big way. This was the St. Andrew's Episcopal church at the
northeast corner of Market and Detroit streets. There had been Episcopal services held
here since 1861, but the use of the brick church dated back to 1868. In 1879, the rector
of this church was the Rev. W. S. Spiers, whose untimely death occurred that same year.
The remains were taken back to Hamilton, Ontario, his former home. At this time John J.
Baril was senior warden of this church; A. P. Cosgrove, junior warden; J. W. Curtis,
treasurer, and Judge E. Van Long, secretary. Vestrymen were J. B. Reed, A. G. Wood, and
S. S. Baker, Christopher Stoner, Dr. Quayle, Edward Murphy, Walter Scott, Oliver
Musselman, H. W. Upson, Samuel A. Wright, Ebenezer Hazzard, William B. Funk, Moses J.
Long, Henry Mortimer and Dr. Henry Gilbert were heads of some of the families who used to
worship at this church. This church !
had the first pipe-organ in Warsaw. It used, of course, the dress and ceremonies of the
English Episcopal church, some of which were quite elaborate. Their exercises at
Christmas time and at Easter were carried out in the very pretty setting which the
interior of this church afforded. Most all of the former members of the church have
passed away. Mrs. George Filar now has the old records for this congregation. At one
time they had a Sunday school which averaged seventy. Judge E. Van Long was
superintendent. About 1898 the building was abandoned as a church." Source:
Warsaw in 1879 (part 2) by George A. Nye, published in the Warsaw Daily Times on Saturday
July 1, 1933.
As of the writing of this article by Mr. Nye, (1933), these church records were still
available. My question: Is Mrs. George Filar in any of your families?? Those church
records could be very informative with regard to Warsaw area families. It's like
looking for a needle in a haystack, but worth a try.
Thanks for any info that you might have.
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