New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-03
AIRS STEWARDS GREAT GIFT.
coxspcRAT1oN OF THE CATHEDRAL.
IMPRESSIVE CEREMoSIEs-TnE FORMAL IhAN'f""
SERMON BY DIR. POTTER.

most imposing religious ceremony loon
nlace yesterday IN the dedicauoh vi '"o Of
Memorial Cathedral Of the lncarn"''on'
Garden City. The service occup'eu H'o I,and
rh. regular trains IRON Brooklyn ana Lone -
o.. supp,smented by four specihi "
brouoht together some five THOUSAND - - Tho
Great tent had.been built on the spac'o"' ado,orv
Cathedral in which the lay ineil'oi" ar1ors and
hoav met They numbered wv, -O0'ne - from
a, of the diocesan parishes deputauons l'on
$4,000 charities and the schools oil the dlocese'
w ohnusters and the invited lay guests. ihesc WIZ
arshaIed into long column, TWO ABREAST " i"u''
~ Frankin Of Flushing and hs aides, Dr. W. barS'O"
and Henry NJ onderdonk' - .o
+, the crypt under the church, the CLERGY cohs'e
atoa The Rev Dr. William A. Snvely, OF BrooRHn'
o,ea as chief marshal His aides were the Kew. DI. H.
D. Cooper the Rev. George r. Van DC wafer 'no nov
Joseph Reynolds, IT., and the Kew summer NV
snively Among the clergy were Bishops L'''ej'n"' "
Long Island; Stevens, of pennsylvania "o"'' "
Central Pennsylvania; Paddock, OF MaSs"onu'o'''
scarborough. of New-Jersey; seymour Oh liino 'n
starkey of Northern New Jersey; and Henry u io''e
pf New York. Dean Hoffman, of the Gsnera s1S
Seminary of this city, with the Kew DIS 80,
Hail. seabury, Buel, Oliver and Kchey' Vi MS iI -
che Rev Dr. Farhairn, of ST. Stephens Coieso' IloS
dent BARNARD of Columbia; President George william,
sop smith, of Trinity: President Lamberlon OF Lensn
University and President Potter OF HOBART tue new
mrs Morgan Dix W. X. Huntington, Van Rensselaer,
Reese of Albany; j. Carpenter Smith, H. d. COOPER W.
H. H. Moore, /. S. browne, Charles H. h"i' /" w.
Bancroft samuel Cox and ). W. HasAhs'
Amopo the pron,inent laymen were the Board OF III
oorn,rators composed of Jasper W. Gilbert J"hn A.
King L. Bradford Prince, Alexander L. OFF, Soy lou
I Husted and William q. Low; Henry t. llerIepoh''
x,,u,n, Eovd Iones William NlcOu Lyman X, Orcehe'
SI n - Van BokKeen. Carlos A. Butler Charles a.
Townsend ii. p. Morgan, Andrew n. De""' '""-''
Augustus Hewlett. and John W. huIel; or ON, ~ the
large covered platform was erected upon Une a. sI
ample lawns, where AN improyised Ies.''' Sn~iish
lshed 1t bore the SWINGING s.gn VI an s,,ed
CatneCIa town inn, upon which unicorn Nas s. ,r,
in gilt anl above the figure tue WoruS ., iV,nev had
Arns" BY II o'clock the ptoGe ,siTn ,oo3 ran, tne
forIned ana preceded by braes Dahu seleot o ~
1sna OF the 22d Se sT9Snh aa church @fcS times
the main OF the church It was met oy Ie % 1
men halted anu oI ioes hymn Christ is the
TTmndaiionS was begun by Tue choir who led the way
up tne main aisle chanting the ny nm foioTIE ,9o
the lesser digntaries next ana the eelsl oi ,ne
parish brought up the rear iheso tooh sG j, ~.
oItar-ta Bishop ItejonD's place was III the Lpscolai
tnrone After the clergy the al men entered ana ''e d
H"nlv the peT le or of them as held tickets OF
admission look the remaining s%s ,h me ancs tine
organ was played by ". IL. Woodeock, ana the choiF
S e reeaar onsecraon service begun by the re,
peating Of tile twenty fourth Palm O{ Tue bl9iy .iu
dd,ar1v TespOnsiyely. At It's conclusion d. .hIEey
walked down tue aisle tine pc" where ia lse hIiIn
and Mrs stewart sat Tmle me mas I'u , nnon the
one side while Dr. Snvey escorted ncr VI me otneI'
cns5 TO lie tarra where Bsuop lltrjohn
awaited them Mrs. stewart held in her hnl The deed
by which she handed over TO the Bishop as Tue e'ces
astca head of the and 10 his successors III once
forever the edihcc in which thit seit von5, d
stood. u be perpetuaiy deFoIea 20 IA" he crce,
service OF Almighty God, according 10 the crceu,
doctrine liturgy ana usage 81 inc read w ibe p.o and
was placed together with the bond Oi endowment .vr
IN The tower Gained ana the organs pealed out
triumphant accom- nnimel the cone - !, IL h
memorial onerng OF Mrs Stewart was couslnmdted'
The Bishop. kneelins, offered Prayer oi & M M
nf
Rev. DR. browne. acting dean OF me Cathedral, ana an
anthem glad when they said unto me- we Will ~
into tue house OF the Lorl," was rendered; 49,. -
This completed the special service ana alter Tue eu
nreached dedjcatory sermon from the text: The
palace Is not for man, but for the Lord God I'D part e
said There new problems that c,nIront US in IN
America at this time and the building OF caeais VIII
not help to s3ye Them IhS n9 and aey and stendd
Ecclesiastical architecture isnOt lhe agehc! 70
then ccrs me refoTSaory the orphanage the Trad
school and the trained nurse tue en- ~ sr ie
aged But more than all these things we Wa, .no pm,
thar inspires and originates them Aiter referring WIN
soma sevey 10 the agnOstic and materalisic theories
Of Herbert Spencer. Compile ana treueLcn h 1l
n snateb The uersng the jaws OF death have Dee
Christian hands; she feet that nave Iun SMlus' "
soonest all helpful and heans err anus naso pgn
Christian feet the eyes tAa nave seen he deepest iu
all our sin and perplexing social problems nave peen
TrisIian ewes and lips that nave SPOKEN the most
0uckenng and cOnsoing words when all othcl ips were
dumb were CHRISTIAN aH he Objected tnat the Cathedral
tends to lit the institutonalisin OF the C9uren ino
bnt tho creation of diocesan cOnNeltiOn Win us
clerical and lay representation IL is wlthess 81 lne
trne catbolcity Of Church. Again. II may De Cd
ieeted that tie Cathedral is alien to our Nat0na IDEAS
and democratic principles; but maintain that IL Is ~
the Cathedral Church that the nch ana poor mIhsio
more druncratcay than in the PARISH chuichWlcc 'ne
moor are ami TO be relegaIe1 TO the b1ek seals NJ pew"
can e bought selected in the Cathedal u Is IRE ana
omen 10 ALI And 81 lot be glad ana thankful lhhl
tins stately and beautiful, temple has been pun e mere
whose work ana giit inns ls' ana
bless q I'd that He put il into their hearts So 10 make IT,
We remelnher with grateful appreciation that ms
nriucey benefacton comes to-day from nor hahd WbO
fays IL up0u Gods altar uufettered by hatihg cOndi
Hons and spoiled by unworthy reserve. Ana we le
member, too, with equally cordial appreciation inc
1yi.dm and energy that have guidcd this Work III lts
progress and brought it to its successful conclusion
ToI1,ine 10 Bishop LttleOhn DIR. Potter said WIN
tender emphasis: my dear brother and fdther ana
friend this congregation OF your people and OF mine
Will indulge me II add TO those other ielclthloDs'
which especially belong to this day our 10Y ing con-
CALCULATIONS YOU speak for all the rest wrn say
am glad this happy day has come to you, ana this
noble gift has come with It, -. -,
AT the conclusion of the sermon and Tor TWO honrs
afterward the sacrament was administered, ana Win
the recessoual hymn at y. the service ended Inc
rest of the spent by the people IN gong
tbr ugh the Bishops house and tie Cathelra! SchO"'
SERVICES will lie held every day this Week AZ IL a. III
Tine Rev Dr. Morgan Dix breaches to-day ana the rev.
Dr. " X. Huntington tomorrow