Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-05-01

clergynen advanced between the lines down
the aisle to the chancel. Here they were
halted, and took their places within the
chancel rail.
The BISHOP
Then read the Twenty fourth Palm, with
antiphonal responses by the body of clergy
men. Vestryman j. L. English then ad-
varce3, and announcing that tAe church
edifce was free from all financial ircum-
brance and wss fit to De consecrated to the
service Of God, he read the instrument of
donation and delivered the same. The
Bishop then read the conservation address,
the peoria all standing. At it. conclusion all
were ssat-1, and Rev DR.. Shepherd pro
nuuncea :he sel.t0aca Of c5o=sCcatlcn, The
consideration prayer was then offered by the
Bishop, and there followed the usual order Of
Morning Prayer" The proper psalms
were the 64th, 1924 and 1924; The proper
lessons, l Kings, viii, 22-62 Heb, X. 1875,
The hymn was number Z76:
III wasn my hands IN innocence,
And round thine att -.
Pour the clad nviHn OF triumph thence,
And thence thy wonders show.
Ny thanks I'll publish there, and tell
How thy ren0wn eXcels
That st lt affords NE most delight.
In which thine honor dTells
This was followed by the Gloria Patri.
Then followed the special collect epistle and
gospel, ard the hy nm Old Hundred. Bishop
Wingt5eld then preached The conservation
sermon, and hcly communion was admins.
tered 1T the conclusion by The Bishop, assist
ed by nine clai@ymen.
Ia toe evening she acrnloa was by Rev. J.
L. Sherhe.t, d. D, Of Santa Rosa.
TIE DECORATIONS
Of the church yesterday surpassed any floral
decorations ever before put rp ia this
city. The church Is very spacious, lofty,
and its interior very difficult of decora.
ton. Tie ladies' who undertook the
york wee Wise IL making 40 attempt
to dress The architectural orupmentation of
tht interior, hut coguu-3 itre decoration
wholly 70 panel work, Any other designing
" nd have been cus - taste and would have
lessensd rath-. thaa added to tha general ef- /
fsct
TIE MA1E AISLE
Was sparned by eight Roral arches, at regr-
lar intervals. coi .is.;og Of whita ana red
roses ugon dark background o5 evergreen.
L was beneath mis- lDoc Of floral wealth
shat tne procession If the morning moved
Tie east south and west 4 The main wall
panels Of tbs church ~e.e Ellsd bf three
great arches IL 2reeG reading.
Lit; Up our HEADS C Ya Gates.
and Be le Lift Up Ye Everlasting Do9rs
Oa the north tto great illuminated window
forming the back of the chaucel was covered
with white cloth. On his background was,
at the apex, A2ral crown. Beneath It an
arch ot words In purple fomers,
THE LORD IS n HIS HOLY TEMPLE
And rising in this arch vas superb cross Of /
great size worked out N czlIa lilies. On the /
right panel Of the ch&lC5l was The Monogram /
| i. S ~ with 3 cross, 81 il white, yellow |
aud pink rosss, ard opp site ta it, on the left.
was The I-1Eo2 ram fer s.. Psul. N pink and /
white roses. On the ii ar ITSELF showing by /
strong contract nsajusS lJs scarlet drapery. /
were two bouquets f3akirg standing cro5s .
Of white roses. The space tel,@ and back /
Of the chancel veII was covered vita white .
cloth, and II each paGel formed by the sup /
ports Vas superb hanging bouquet Around /
the chancei window ran Il beautiful border OF /
Hhite rgse-buas an evergreen ground ,
On the vest wall next the choir was . lovely |
cross q Fure-white fully-blown roses, and on /
the east wall Us y the vestry door, another, !
With Clo5n OF Cold, scarlet and other roses. /
Over the choir WIS a monogram il roses Of |
va1isd hues, and the ch0is front was drsped !
with rose festooas. On the wet panel, next /
the south wall, was a large evergreen cross, !
while the baptismal font was perfect pyra- |
mid Of lilies.
TIE sEEMoSs.
The sermon OF Bishop Wiugield was from
st. John ", p: u IS q spirit, and they |
that worship Hin must aaIship Him in !
spirit and in trp.u." GhiisJ's life in the hssh /
Is only fully understood in the il ,ht q the |
words with which he closed i. He pro
cl lined il &C. l., 1 @m with you alwavs, :. .
great abiding law Of HI- kingdom, tfariug .
from all other societies Of tho wotld, as It's (
king is with the kingdom wheresosver it is /
49, in tha r.f
His church. The woman OF SamaIis was a .
sinner living in disregard Of spiritual life ara .
Of the moral rules and opinions oi her society; .
bu. alive to the religious disputes of he's day, .
she cherished the outward worship Of her .
fathers. Her religion was tradition but .
not n life. Religion cannot he apart from the /
inner being. 1t demands the heart. Men /
speak Of theit interest in religion, and will .
give to i. sf their intellect but bsgru 'Se it .
their hearts. So it was with the woman of .
SEm3Tia, and Chjsts GeIly to her carries to I
the great truth and idea Of spiritual .
eh1ion-that ;hs worship nI God must lie .
communion with the Maker for God is q
spirit aud they that worship him must wor- .
ship Hin Ii spi..t aud il truth. That is the .
core and esseuc. u all religious worship .
the submission Of the spirit Of man 10 tie .
will aud rule Of God. So that worship .
must be If al that Is uoblest in mau-heart,
claimed the great cathyhciiy Of His church IN .
!ts spirituality for worship ia mans speech TO 4
God spirit. Ca.hoiIcity is not a question Of +
numbers or geography. He then considered .
'h5 OH csi0ns TO dogmas and ceremonies IL .
the caurCh, for IL these types the Christian .
sees tie ioIeshadoWinEs OF that which Christ (
has promised in His word-the redemption of /
the body, tho sl1fiiyiag # the character .
which he has purchased for Himself. He .
considered the history If the Episcopal .
ChuTcl, its influence aud its prosperity, and .
the DAYS when It's pioneers On this ccnllGeat .
had 10 such pret ntjaus houses Of worship,
and lastly came to consider the conservation .
OF the church IN which he stood, returning
thanks to c j for tie a5iisy to open to men +
80 ht a h7uss IL which 80 worship the Nest .
Hi h. He prayed that from This central .
point this capital Of our State, this metropo- /
lis Of the missionary jurisdiction, there might /
grow up pure lives, purely led; pure worship /
aud tOck5 wisely tended, 81 so that in the /
coming history OF our Branch OF the Oge /
Holy Catholic aud Apostolic Church on the /
Pacific coast. there msy lie more anj more /
openly realized tae sanctiiyi~g the uniting,
the glorii4Ins presence OF our Lord and Savior /
Jesus Christ"
REv. DR. sHEPHERD
Preached the evening sermon from the text /
90 But bring them up in the nurture and ad- /
uouitlpn - the Lord '-Eph. VI, I. IL was /
a sermon devoted 30 the question of the
proper moral aud religious training Of chill
dren, 1t V hich be considered the causes that
had drawn population TO these western /
shores. the Influences Of new associations, the /
obligations aud rsquirementsfsf life here, the
duties Of parents and thsg proper paths in
which they should lead their children. the
kind Of manhood we need and the best means
+ attaining 1t. He considered the question
of good society, exposing popular fall
laciss ga7diug it, and examining into
some Of its falsi-ies and pointing out
what in truth constitutes good society. He
held that parents havs poorly discharged
their trust Is 5heir trailing does not give
.beic children reasonable hone of being pre-.
pared for ali iifa's chanes and changes, and
acid that society training will not do it,
because life's currents are not always smooth
and society has guaraatee for great smer-
gencies, and because this life is not all, aud
he who seeks his chiliren's welfare must
prepare them for the world in which we live,
With all It's grave mutation, not only for
health and prosperity, but for the time when
the evil days draw nigh and which cannot
fail to come And 20, too, they must here
prepare them for the tfe TO come, by re-