Alfred W. Arundel to Charles W. Chesnutt, 4 August 1922
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EMMANUEL PARISH HOUSE1
8614 EUCLID AVENUE
CLEVELAND
Aug 4 / 1922
Dear Mr. Chesnutt—
Am sending you copy of the Diocesan paper (Church Life)2 It occurs to me that a paragraph in the next issue, relative to my four months incumbency, might be desirable & helpful.3 Perhaps, in addition to your other kindnesses, you may add this.
Trusting you & yours are "resting" & with kindest regards,
Yours most sincerely Alfred W. ArundelCorrespondent: Alfred William Arundel (1855–1936) was a White Episcopal clergyman who was originally from the United Kingdom. He emigrated to Ohio in the 1870s and served in Akron, Ohio, before becoming rector of the Trinity Cathedral in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the early 1890s, a post from which he resigned in 1911 when he became a public advocate of Christian Socialism. Most of his church appointments after 1911 (in New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and elsewhere) seem to have been of short duration. In the summer of 1922, he was interim rector at Chesnutt's church in Cleveland, Emmanuel Episcopal, before returning to New York City; in the fall of 1923, he served at St. Paul's Church in Canton, Ohio. Eventually, he returned to his native Yorkshire, England.
1. The Chesnutt family worshipped at Emmanuel Episcopal Church on Euclid Ave and E. 86th St. in Cleveland beginning in 1889. They maintained social connections through this integrated, but predominantly White church. Susan was a member of the church's Women's Guild, Chesnutt occasionally gave readings, and donated to its fundraisers. The involvement of Emmanuel Parish in social work likely contributed to the family's interest in the Settlement House movement. [back]
2. Church Life was a periodical published by the Episcopalian Diocese of Ohio. Founded by local Episcopalians in Cleveland in 1887, the paper appeared somewhat irregularly and under varying titles in the early 20th century, but was issued monthly in the 1920s. The September 1922 issue has not been located thus far, but likely included a notice about Arundel's temporary rectorship in Cleveland.--> [back]
3. Alfred W. Arundel served as interim rector of Emmanuel Church from May to September of 1922, when Kirk B. O'Ferrall became rector. [back]
