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Collection: 2019P031 - Hoskins-Meyer
Folder: 0000.000
Item: 00031
Title: Episcopal Church, Bismarck (N.D.)
Date: 1910
Creator: Hoskins-Meyer (Bismarck, N.D.)
Inscription/Marks: [Handwritten in black ink on negative] Episcopal Church Bismarck N.D. [Handwritten on back of photograph] A4301-00001 Bismarck. Episcopal Church. Hoskins-Meyer photo. [Round black ink stamp] STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF NORTH DAKOTA.
Summary: The Episcopal Church of the Bread of Life sits on its original location on the corner of Mandan Street and Avenue A Bismarck (N.D.) It was built in 1881 and moved to Thayer Avenue and later relocated to the grounds of Camp Hancock. [history] History of Saint George's Episcopal Memorial Church. The first Episcopal church service in Bismarck was held in the Capitol Hotel on March 8, 1873, when James Humbert, infant son of Lieutenant and Mrs. Humbert of Camp Hancock, was baptized by the Rev. Charles Swift. Soon after this service Bishop Clarkson of Nebraska made a visit to Bismarck. In the fall of 1877, Bishop Clarkson appointed the Reverend J.A. Graham of Brainerd, Minnesota, to conduct services in Bismarck on the third Sunday of each month. The church service was held in the old city hall located on the east side of Fourth Street between Broadway and Thayer Avenues. The ladies of the congregation organized a New England dinner which earned them $200. This encouraged them to continue with the organization of the church. In 1878 the Reverend Miller became the first resident missionary. Church services were conducted in a new brick schoolhouse located where the Provident Life Insurance building now stands and the Protestant Episcopal Church of Bismarck was organized. At the request of Bishop Clarkson, the Board of Directors of the Northern Pacific Railroad deeded six lots to the church. These lots were located on the northeast corner of Mandan Street and Avenue A and cost a total of $30. The construction of a church building was completed by June, 1881. Given the name, The Church of the Bread of Life, the first Episcopal church of Bismarck was consecrated on Whitsunday by Bishop Clarkson, assisted by the Rev. Dr. Batterson of Philadelphia. The cost of the building was $2000 without furnishings. In 1887 the church's name was changed to St. George's Episcopal Church. People thought the name, Bread of Life, made people think the church was high church, an idea which they did not wish to promote. Around the turn of the century the church building was moved to Third Street and Thayer Avenue. This old historic church building has been moved from that location to Camp Hancock, where it has been preserved and is now open to the public and used occasionally for special services.
Red ID: PH_I_192714 Image ID: 172897 Image Notes: 2019-P-031-00031

Collection: 2019P031 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: Hoskins-Meyer
Date: 1920-1930

Summary: Collection of negatives and photographs taken by Hoskins-Meyer Studios in and around Bismarck (N.D.) and used to produce real photo postcards for sale.

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