*** Source: Trinity Church, San Jose, California: Advent, 1860, to Easter, 1903. San Jose, Calif.: Trinity Parish Guild, 1903. Notice: This data is donated to the Public Domain by TAG, 2004, and may be copied freely by anyone to anywhere. *** ---page 15--- encouraged and hope ere long to be able to do our part toward carrying on the Church's work in this diocese." The above was signed by the rector of the parish, the Rev. George W. Foote. During the same year, the rectory was built. In order that expenses might be lowered to meet the demands for full payment of the cost of building the rectory, all expenditure for music was stopped; and it was gratuitously furnished by members of the parish. For three years, Mrs. Edward H. Guppy served as organist and Mr. O.W. Parker practiced regularly with a volunteer choir and led the singing at the services. Other expenses were reduced as might be. The growth of the church during the first years of Rev. George Foote's rectorship was so rapid, that in 1875 it became necessary to enlarge the church building. For many months plans were discussed by the vestry. At last in the summer of 1876 the work was begun. In order that the old building might be used to the best advantage, it was literally rent asunder; one half of it to serve as the south transept, and the other half as the nave of the new building. For days before recon- struction began, the two portions of the little church stood in their respective places, looking forlorn enough in the hot summer sun, with the ivy torn from its roots hanging dry and dead from sides and roof--elements of construction and growth with all the appearance of destruction and decay. While the church building was gradually emerging from material old and new, services were held in Music Hall on North First Street. In September, 1876, the building committee reported that the improvements were completed; and on Sunday, September 3rd, the church was formally re-opened by the Rt. Rev. William Ingraham Kip, the Bishop of the Dio- cese. Bishop Whitaker of Nevada assisted at the service. *** end ***