Excerpt from King's Handbook of Notable Episcopal Churches in the United States This Handbook will be useful in various ways. First, to illustrate the progress which has been made by the Episcopal Church in this country during the past century. NO one can look through these pages, and examine these pictures, without seeing that a wonderful advance has been made. It is a history Of the Episcopal Church in a new form. Then too the book may revive pleasant associations for people who have been, or are now, connected with parishes here mentioned. The children baptized in the old parish Church, in one of our Atlantic cities, may to-day be actively connected with some new parish in the West. The young couple married before the altar of a Church in one section, may have found a home in some far-distant city. And so with all of these parishes there are hallowed associations, which may thus be revived and cherished. Another use of the book is for tourists, who, in going from city to city in the United States, wish to see the Church buildings. It will be a convenience to know which possess features of interest, and to have in hand a guide that will set forth such features. And, finally, this Handbook may furnish many a suggestion to the parishes and individuals who contemplate building houses of worship for the glory of God. It is Often a help to those who are about to build a Church or Chapel or Parish House, to know what other people have done. It is no unusual thing for committees to make long journeys to view buildings which they have heard would answer needs similar to their own, or which have features they wish their architects to introduce. It will be very gratifying to all who have had any thing to do with the prepara tion of this book, if, in any or in all of these ways, it shall prove to be useful. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.