Cult had great suggestions.
http://wiki.project1999.com/Springwood_Club
The above club would probably be handed to you for free if you had the stones to run into City of Mist during prime time and gated out. Honestly though, if I had a new cleric I'd go with the banded armor suggestion.
Tons of higher level characters have taken up smithing for the prayer shawl but can't be bothered to click the button to make sets. I don't blame them. If you bought all of the mats for the size you wanted and walked into North Freeport during busy hours I know for certain a high level player at the bank would take a moment out to combine them probably.
http://wiki.project1999.com/Shining_Star_of_Light
Above is the classic quest mace I obtained pre Kunark on old retail. A level 1 human cleric can do it, oddly enough (I was a halfling at the time and used a human cleric mule).