Originally published October 1, 2020.
On Wednesday, October 7th , we will celebrate a different anniversary, the 108th anniversary of St Paul's becoming the Cathedral for the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. For roughly 92 years St. Paul's was a parish church and as a parish church it would have wide swings in terms of the number of congregants, and also in its finances. On more than one occasion the topic to sell the building and call it quits, or sell and more elsewhere was discuss during a vestry or annual meeting. The proprietors decided each time to stick it out and remain on Tremont St. A series of event would lead to the day, October 7, 1912, when a service was held to dedicate the Cathedral. Next Wednesday we will publish more information about that day in our history and what led to St Paul's becoming the Cathedral.
Check out the full article on the Consecration from October 1912 in The Church Militant !