There are many wonderful sounds on Lookout Mountain throughout the year from birds singing, rivers flowing, snow falling and leaves falling. What is missing right now are the chimes from St. Joseph's Episcopal Church on the mountain. Town square in Mentone comes alive when the chimes ring at noon with hymns and on the hour with appropriate strikes. Repairs are needed to the chimes, so parishioners were out this weekend selling hot dogs and goodies to raise money. Mountain Laurel Inn Bed and Breakfast contributed Gooey Butter Cake and Chocolate Chip Cake from the B&B's cookbook. Sales were good during the Rhododendron Festival but more funds are needed so be on the lookout for another day of fun.
St. Joseph's on the Mountain has been a place of beauty and worship for Mentone for many years. In the center of St. Joseph’s-on-the-Mountain Church is a log cabin built by Robert Vernon when he was nineteen. His son Simmie, born in the cabin, became an ordained minister and organized a church. The cabin was moved around 1880 to the present location behind the Mentone Inn and across from the Mentone Springs Hotel.
The stained glass window behind the altar was donated by St. Luke’s of Scottsboro. It was hand-painted over a hundred years ago in France. The 19th Century front doors were also a gift from St. Luke’s. The long dark pews inside are from an Episcopal Church in Tuskeegee, Alabama. George Washington Carver had developed the stain and personally did the hand-rubbing. A Methodist Church in Silver Creek, Georgia donated the other century-old pews inside the church.
The church doors are always open. Travelers and tourists are welcome to come in and rest.
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