his  address  emphasized  the  duty  manufacturers
and  other  employers  owe  to  their  employees,  and
urged  them  to  have  a  care  for  their  spiritual  as  well
as  their  bodily  needs.  On  June  24, 1883,  the  church
was  consecrated  and  deeded  to  the  diocese,  as  a
free-will  gift,  in  a  state  of  full  completion.  It  is  a
handsome  frame  structure  in  the  Gothic  style  of
architecture,  with  a  slated  roof,  relieved  by  a  neat
belfry.  The  interior  has  a  modern  finish,  the
windows  being  stained  glass  and  the  furniture  of
unique  design  and  rich  construction.  The  out-
side surroundings  are  also  very  pleasing,  the
grounds  being  well  set  with  trees  and  shrubbery,
causing  the  place  to  be  one  of  the  most  attractive
in  the  village.  The  entire  cost  of  the  property
was  more  than  eight  thousand  dollars,  much  the
greater  part  of  which  was  borne  by  John  Lucas.
In  the  spring  of  1886  Lucian  Wooster  donated  a
lot  of  ground  to  the  trustees  of  the  church  upon
which  they  will  erect  a  rectory  the  coming  sum-
mer, and  it  is  also  proposed  to  erect  a  St.  John's
guild-house,  the  ensuing  year,  for  literary  meetings
and  entertainments,  and  to  establish  a  reading-
room  in  connection.  It  is  believed  that  such  a
measure  will  contribute  to  a  fund  to  extend  the
usefulness  of  the  church  and  to  awaken  an  interest
in  its  work.  A  plat  of  ground  will  also  be  pre-
pared as  a  God's  acre,  where  may  be  placed  the
mortal  remains  of  those  who  had  their  habitation
here  and  who,  in  death,  can  repose  in  the  shadow
of  the  church  where  they  worshipped.
