St. Paul's Wayside Cathedral photograph   Save
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Description: In 1937, the Episcopal Bishop William Henry Hobson outfitted a 22-foot trailer with pews and an organ in order to better minister to his widely dispersed flock. The vehicle was named after the Cincinnati church of St. Paul, which had been recently razed. Interviewed at the time, Hobson expressed concern about Ohio's transient population: "If someone came to me today with the offer -- 'Here's a million -- or five million -- dollars to build a cathedral' I wouldn't know where to build it. A cathedral built in Cincinnati, or any other city of the diocese might be entirely in the wrong location 50 years hence." (Sarasota Herald, August 14, 1937, p.4) Caption reads: "Trailer Cathedral of the Diocese of Southern Ohio." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F16_004
Subjects: Episcopal Church--Ohio ; Episcopal Church--Missions.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)