The Pipe Organ
The 1,225-pipe organ has been a part of St. Mark's since 1923, and is the recipient of the Organ Historic Society's Organ Citation plaque given in January, 1975.
The organ is also known for being the largest surviving work by an outstanding builder, and is one of the largest tonally unaltered old organs in New York State.
Made by John Gale Marklov, a noted organ builder in the 1880s, the organ was built to be used by the Trinity Episcopal Church in Elmira, and was first used there on December 10, 1867. After the Elmira Church received a gift of an electric-action pipe organ in 1922, the Marklov organ was given to the Candor parish. It was first heard here in December, 1923. Due to the size of the organ, an extension to the church building was built to house it.
The organ was restored in 1984 by Rev. Cully Mowers, and again in 1998 by Lauren A. Peckham & Son of Breesport, New York.
ST. MARK'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
17 Main Street, PO Box 14
Candor, NY 13743
Priests Serving St. Mark's - 1832-2007
Rev. James A. Carter (1831)
Rev. Lucius Carter (1833-1838 and 1843-1845)
Rev. Humphrey Hollis (1838-1843)
Rev. George F. Porter (1843-1845)
Rev. John Bayley (1845-1854)
Rev. Dewitt C. Loop (1855-1856)
Rev. George Watson (1856)
Rev. Wm. B. Musgrove (1856-1860)
Rev. John B. Cushing (1860-1864)
Rev. Jacob Miller (1864-1867)
Rev. John E. Batten (1867-1871)
Rev. A.F. Rumpff (1871-1877)
Rev. Peruken (1877-1878)
Rev. A.H. Rodger (1878-1886)
Rev. Louis H. Burch (1886-1889)
Rev. W. Cooke (1890-1891)
Mr. Esch
Rev. G.E. Purucker (1891-1894)
Rev. Dwight A. Parce (1894-1897)
Rev. James M. Allen (1898-1899)
Rev. Edward C. Hoskins (1898-1908)
Rev. John Henry Wilson (1908-1916)
Our History
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St. Mark's Church was organized April 23, 1832, at a meeting of churchmen and churchwomen held at the Masonic Hall in the Village of Candor. Rev. Lucius Carter was made chairman, and, after the organization was perfected, became the first rector. The wardens were Seth and William Bacon, and the vestrymen were Daniel Bacon, Harvey Abbott, William Hand, Richard Sackett, Samuel Barager, Stephen F. Smith, Thomas Buell, and Hiram Smith. A lot was purchased in 1835 and, two years later, an edifice was erected (A Memorial History of Tioga County).
The new steeple was constructed by Jeff Mattoon and set in place November 15, 1994. The bell tower and ramp were built, and the bell was rededicated to Emma and Charles Sykes by Bishop David Joslin on September 22, 1996. The lighted sign was constructed and installed by Bo Moyer & Son on June 30, 1997.
Last Modified: 5-Jul-2007
Rev. Louis Schofield (1917-1918)
Rev. Harold Marshall Luftain (1918-1922)
Rev. Ivan Morgan Merlin Jones (1923-1928)
Rev. Sidney Winter (1928-1932)
James Clark, Assistant (1928-1932)
Rev. Chas. S. Camplin (1932)
Rev. Beecher M. Rutledge (1934-1939)
Rev. James Hamilton MacCornell, Jr. (1939-1940)
Rev. Roswell G. Williams (1940-1942)
Rev. Charles Sykes (1943-1951)
Rev. Smith L. Lain (1951-1955)
Rev. Erwin Cooper, Assistant (1951-1955)
Rev. Walter E. Giles (1955-1965)
Rev. Alden W. Pearson (1966)
Rev. Maxwell Courage (1967-1971)
Rev. Richard Koch (1971-1972)
Rev. Culver Mowers (1972-1980)
Rev. Wallace Caldwell (1980-1982)
Rev. Ernest Harrelson (1983-1990)
Rev. Lewis E. Coffin (1990-2003)
Rev. Carrie Schofield-Broadbent (2003-2004)
Rev. Judith Upham (2004-Present)