History of St. Johns 1861 to 2001. Plates

Introduction

Early days in the Wilderness

Early settlers; John and Laura Aubrey and others

First Church Built in White Bear Lake

Church gets its name; Aubreys leave. 1861-1874

Move to a New Location in 1874

Early money raising events and other activities.1874-1893

Vestry Meeting Minutes

Items of interest from 1892 to 1925

Events after 1925

The old church is demolished and new church built

Stained Glass Windows

Windows from 1926 to 1999

Church Organizations

Early guilds and clubs

Events from 1928 to 1946

Rev. Davenport; Fulton Memorial Hall; World War II

After World War II

Mortgage retired; Rev. Barr; Rev. Haynes; Rev. Swenson. 1944-1982

Some Reports from Annual Meetings and Other Events

Rev. Campbell; selected reports of various activities. 1982-1999

A New Pipe Organ

George Mairs gift; dedication Oct. 2000

Epilogue

Some Recollections by Dorothy Haas

Clergy Who Have Served

Plates

Plates

Map of White Bear Lake in 1867, showing the location of the first Church and the Aubrey’s home.

Laura Aubrey, Photograph. Painting

Right Rev. Henry Benjamin Whipple, First Bishop of the Diocese of Minnesota.

Rev. William Cox Pope, Rector, St. John’s, 1876--1879. Photo 1, Photo 2

Old Church in Cottage Park. Photograph About 1879. Painting

Episcopal Cemetery and the location of the first Church.

Old Church moved to new location at First and Clark

Old Church at First and Clark Avenue. Front View. Side View. Drawing of Old Church

Bell donated to the Church by the Thomas C. Fulton Family in 1877

Interior of Old Church.

The Choir in 1910.

The Choir in 1925 at the Last Service at the Old Church

New Church at First and Clark Avenue, built in 1926.

The Altar Window.

Circular Window in the Balcony.

Baptismal Window, North Wall.

Our Lord’s Ministry to Children, North Wall.

Our Lord as the Good Shepherd, North Wall.

The Ascension Window, South Wall.

The Gethsemane Window, South Wall.

The Last Supper, South Wall.

The Rev. Frank H. Davenport, Rector 1928--1944

Stage for a Play at Fulton Memorial Hall.

The 1940 Church Choir and Rev. Frank Davenport.

The Mortgage is Burned, February 22, 1948.

Rev. Frank T. Barr, Rector of St. John’s, 1944--1953.

St. John’s Bell-Ringers and Rev. J. Greenlee Haynes.

Rev. J. Greenlee Haynes, Rector 1956--1978.

Rt. Rev. Daniel L. Swenson, Rector 1978--1986.

Rev. Edward Joseph Campbell Jr., Rector 1987--2001.