The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-29
Protestant Episcopal Ceremonial.

| CONSIDERATION OF ZION CHURCH.
The Right Reverend Doctor Wainwright, Pro-
vsional Bishop Of New York, assisted by the Right
Rev. Bishop Doane, of New Jersey, and large
number of clergymen, consecrated with the above
named church, yesterday morning, in accordance
with the ritual of the Protestant Episcopal Church
of the United States.
| Zion Church is very neat and elegantly finished
temrle, situated on the corner Of Madison avenue
and Thirty street in this CITY, under the pas
toral charge of Rev. r. Cox.
II is arranged in peculiar style in the interior
not having any galleries, aud the roof being sup.
ported bya series Of groned arches sustained on
light and graceful pillars The windows are Of the
richest stained glass, and there are six on either
side. OF these four are memorial windows"
placed to the memory Of deceased persons, and gifts
to the church by different gentlemen. One of these
windows represents Christ as the "Good Shep-
herd, SECOND presents the scene Of Christ
trays the scene Of the resurrection and
ascension Of the Saviour and the fourth is adorned
by the likenesses Of st. Peter and st. Paul. One
window is erected to the memory of Mrs. Cox, the
deceased wife Of the rector; another to the memory
OF the first and second wives of Frederick Pentz,
Eco, and the remaining two in memory of the wives
of John A. Graef and Alexander Vinck, Esqs. In
idea of intent and artistic design and execution,
they a1e ut once simple and grand.
The grand chancel window is also of stained glass,
and s adorned with full length portraits Of Christ
building is massive white marble slab, to the
memory Of Mrs. Mary Walsh, who died in April,
ls4s, after founding the Zion scholarships in the
queathing large sums to the missionaries.
From the main entrance the communion table is
reached by two asles running parallel on the right
and left, one terminating at an ample reading desk,
and the other at the footstoo of richly furnished
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magnificent. On the left Of the pulpit is q stained
glass window painted with full length likeness Of
Bishop Hobart in his canonica robes, which is the
| gift Of John t. B. Maxwell, ESQ.
| Zion church has been built, by large outlay of
money and time, under the superintendent OF a
building committee of the congregation, con-
sisting Of James Van Norden, John 7. B. Max
ley was the carpenter, and Mr.. John McCalvert
the mason. Hall Lelagh have furnished fine
toned organ which is tuned to accompany well
trained choir. Bishop HObart's window, and all
the Memorial windows were designed and exc
cuted by Mr. Ernest Kauhn, of Thirty second street,
| an artist OF great eminence. The chancel window
is by Mr.. Kroid, Of this city. Without entering
into more elaborate architectural description, we
| may say that Zion Church does credit to the zeal
and pety OF its pastor and congregation, and is
ornament to the city.
At halfpast ten o'clock yesterday morning a
procession was formed in the chapel, in the rear of
the church, consisting Of thirty clergymen and two
bishops, in their robes They then marched around
the building two and two, and entered the main
door will the bishops in front On passing up the
aisle they repeated the oath Psalm alternately,
Bishop Wainwright repeating enc verse; and the
/ clergy the other Arriving at the sanctuary,
Bishops Doane and Wainwright took seats inside
| the rails. The remainder OF the clergy having
! chairs on the outside.
The articles of donation and endowment of the
! church were then read and handed to Bishop Vain.
| wright, who consecrated the building.
| Immediately OF the conclusion, the proper
Psalms, Lessons Collect, Epistle, and Gospel,
read the congie CATION joining in the singing with
1 excellent effect.
The Right Reverend Doctor DoANr, of New Jer.
sey ttsn assembled n the pulpit and read the text
10th verses, in the following words
And Jacob awaked out of his sleep and he said Surely
the Lord s in this place, and knew it not And he was
afraid and sad How dreadful is this place this is
Other but tho house Of God, and this the gate Of
heaven. And Jacob up early in the morning, and
took the stone that be had put for his pillow and set it
for Pillar and poured red. oil upon tho top of It. And
Of that city was called Luz at the first
The Bishop said that Jacob slept and dreamed
and the Lord was with him in his dream, pointing out
to him the way to heaven in 30 clear manner,
that upon bis awaking he exclaimed, although he
had had only stone for his pillow" This is a
wonderful place; surely the Lord is here, and ]
centuries before the advent Of our Lord. and more
than the same number Of years have passed away
since that time yet in the long and dreary space Of
thrty,six hundred years there has never been want
The patriarchs and pilgrims worshipped and
believed in their tents the faithful prayed
when the ark rested worship was given to
the Lord on Zion, and since the contamination
Of mans salvation by the death Of Christ we have
daily had reason to exclaim How dreadful is this
place this is the gate of Heaven" The same be-
lief prevailed down to the time of the last supper,
when Christ commissioned his Apostles
| with the power which he had received from
the Father, TO Ego and teach all nations in his
name" The words spoken eighteen centuries ago
were commission GOOD for his venerable brother
In this new church, and consequently, as then,
the building newly consecrated, was none
other but the house of Cod and none other than the
gate Of Heaven. ~ was house Of God, and place
above all Others whsre, only few were gathered
in his name, he was to be in the midst of
them. In the congregation of the faithful whether
in the grey and towering cathedras of the busy
cities. In the lonely rural chapeIs Of the country
waJsde, comfort can be found for the weary spirit,
and hence the sinner can truly excaim, "This Ia
khn nato I'LL