, 1873-12-15
Dedication Of Trinity Chapel.
Sermon by tho Rector. tho Rev.
Edward Sullivan.
The FREQ Roligionists at the West Side
0pcra-House.
DEDICATION OF TRINITY CHAPEL.

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Tho chapel Of tho now mud elegant church
oditlco that Is building by tho society of
Trinity Church, tho rev. DR.. Edward Sullivan,
Rector. having been finished, waa dedicated yos-
tcnlay morning. The chapel was dopcribod ut
length In yosterday's 1ntnuSE. md |! is only
nccesHary to ndi tint its closo resemblance to
old Trinity chapel, thnt WIS burted, WAS re-
marked by mora than one Of tho large and at
tontiyc assomblnso that filled 1t yesterday. It
would neem that something could bo doue to
prevont tho glaro of light that was noticoablo
yesterday, and was worry annoying to many per-
aonB. But this is q small matter that can bo
obvintod, md, takon as whole, the chapel
iB very beautiful, admirably arranged, aud con-
atructel with d view to convenience and COM
fort, as vel! aa beauty OF design and elegance Of
finish.
Tho services woro Of the usual dodicatory na-
turo, aud In thom DR.. Sullivan wan assisted by
tho Rov. L. II. Froon,an. Tho following IL tic
discourse delivered by tho Rector:
And tho men Of Israel went out OF alizrcl, and
pursued ihc phtstincB, and smoto then until they
canic under Detll-car.
formal sermon, but only az simple train Of
thought boAtting the occasion.
Tho roason for this toyout acknowledgment on
Israol's Amy, comparatively but handful ct
men, stood faco to face with tho Formidable host
Of clio Phifistiues. 1tB destruction seemed i'm
minout, unless, in some way, Johoyah inter-
posed, for they foresnw that they could nol
withBtand tho shock Of war, moro than chaH can
wrestle with the whirlwind.
Samuel intorcodod for 1sraol and God inter-
posed IN their boha1i by Bondlng tllunler-
Storm whose volonco throw tho philistines
into hopeless confusion, and led to their utter
discontinue, thus turning What threatened
to 10 an ovorwlcl'ning defeat, lnto .
brilliant and decisive yictury. And Samuel,
quick to dscover aud acknowledge Gods hand
in Israel's national history, act up this Htono as
an enduring memorial, Haying, = Hitherto hath
tho Lord llelped u.s. And. brethren, I know OF
10 words can moro flsungl accept to myself
and suggest TO you ~ q motto III harmony with
the circuuHtancoB under wlloh We are now as-
somb1od.
Tho age of miracles has passed away,-ao fur,
as least, as my isib!e arrest or suspension Of
OF Gods Lanl can today be traccd III 'hiHtory'a
pago as really aa tien. aud as certainly
NJ II Tho outward eyo could discern ii,
guiding their every movement, 80 governing aud
though seemingly lett to themselves, or to
chance, to chuo8o their own course, or the
caprice Of mans will to shape and mould the
! cbannel In which they run, they got Invariably
III tle ena oulminnlo III !uauoa WHICH 900
! piescent wisdom had long before appointed for
] thctn. All hlatory, sacred aud eecnlar, abound
| in Illustrations Of this lnet.
Wo see III illiBtrious oxamplnof 1t transpring
before our very eyes, in the acsion u thosc Mis-
| guided and niiBtakon men who. to-day, as
! though the body Of Christ we're not alreudy suf-
| 1cioutly divided by humau paBalons nnd pre]ll-
diccs, arc dividing it yet moro, protesting to seek
for unity tho while, aud. like ungrasclul children
seeking to In lire tho pnrenta WHO havo roArcd
| Ai1F rn MI frf tnnfn
into this willful and un1ustiiiabie sch!sn,, and
| are turning against the Church, the offices and
diguItos with which sho endowed them But
the nlovetnent, though IN evil ono. will sorve 9
| can make the fooliaaness Of man nobler than his
wrath, to pra!so Him: havo beea asked "
many whether taink tho movement will affect
tao tesox Efoh Fo4 10 eink 1t VII" oothfon' very ma
Wo uood not look beyond tho l'mits Of our
own paroc4ial Lilo to SOC this law most striking
| y exempi!fled. To-day our wandeslngs, az q
congregation. cease, aud our fcet, weary OF go
| ing to and fro, soeAng for rest, at last have
found II. We nre uot actnaliy within tue sacred
e1ic!osuto OF home yet. but wo are roarly there
| lltldor the very shadow OF its walls. and within
hearing Of tho music Of ith happy, holy VOICES.
Like lsrae! in tue desert, we have boon led up
2 s ssG saas sa sSs :ss ss Ss ns; n IT,
| ally entered our long-dosired land Of promise,
we can look across a'ld SEQ it i'll the near hori-
zoh anu teel lts fragrant doors, waited to Us III
the wind, that fans our cheek.
! And how l.as this come to U.s. brethren
Who III lie, who ia go brief time. briet at least
| In the retrospect, has wrought oil this for lls
aud granted Iii ut thiH moment, tho all but per-
| feet realization Of our deepest und most fos,dly
! cherished hopoa Truly, brethrcn, we may
| we'll with Samuel, tliongh with inauitely deeper
| cause tor. gratitude than be. raise our memorial
stone and .ay, Hitherto hath tho Lord holpod
us."
| Two years aud throe months ago, We longed
all Of uB, TINT we could zoe T1inily Church occn-
pying site moro easly accessible to the great
body OF lor worshlpars, and ono that, being losa
exposed to tho injurious influence Of q t'uotuat-
| ing shifting SOCIAL condition, would secure d
| creator measure Of that polmanenco and s:abil-
| ity that arc go essential to purocLial plos-
pority. Other churches poHaeBsed this great
| advantage. Why should not slo7 But
| how was 1t to bo accomplshcd2 Only
| by long. patlons, weary waising. Perhaps
u change Of site would come 10 five years. Per-
llaps saia somo less Hauguino. not before ton,
u,,l meanwhile tho surrounding blocks Toro bo-