New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-11
A FINE MEMORIAL CHURCH.
GIFT OF THE CoNsTABLEs AND ARNoLDs.
ovrRLooKlyG THE SOUND AT MAMARoStCh-
CONSIDERATION CEREMONIES.

ovrp1ooKIyG TIE SOUND AT MAMARoSEcK-
CONSIDERATION CEREMONIES.
The beautiful little Gothic church bult icr ST
rhomass uurish, Marmsroneck, as meuorial OF
ftsnr,etta Constable by James NJ. Constable; her
husband Frederick \. Constable: her son, ana Nts.
Hicks Arnold and Mrs amy ~; With ali the
elaborate aud impressive ceremonles OF we lro' vi
estant Episcopal rltual. All Marnaroheeh seem 90
10 have turned out 10 take part III the services ~
t0%@,a m the pews and aislos of the new cnurch
sEere crowded and there was scarcely vacant spoV
inside the building from then until tue ceremony
ms over az 2p.m Outside many of the villagers
took seats on the lawn IN tine shade OF the hlgn
6eli-towcr or wandered about admlri1g me popoiS
v,cw of the purple waters OF Long
Island Sound from. the crown u.s OF ...d the
gene slope on which t me s aes of the town
Xii aud the white banner stamped win a oiue
seal Of the Protestant tpiscopai Onich hoa 49,
}rom the top of the Gothic church tower. me new
slime Of bells rang every quarter of an hour and
blended softly with the music OF the choir and tne
intoncd responses OF the dense'y crowded consre,,
raf;on' So closely packed, indeed, was the crowd
EE,,bin that one woman tainted ana had TO be car.
ricd out and revived with vigorous sprnkhng OF
CAS- ASSISTANT Bishop Henry G. Potter had general
charge of the censecraton, and was assisted oy ne
Key Dr. W. W. Montgomery, the rector OF 81,
fhomass, and the Rev. Dr., Cornelius 4. swope, OF
fTinity Chapel this city. The clergy had gathered
4 the church door in o tae Su and w SnS
Vestrymcn. Assistant Bishop Potter led the
way up the aisle reading from the fwenty-ioqitn
Psalm the other clergymcn following ana readhI
alternate verses. Then came the warden ana
ycstrymen boy IN plack eassSSN rtr Hbn99o
1he bishop and his assl itlnts passed up INFO the
chauccl and the other clergy. nearly forty In mum
Them were Inc Kew. Drs. W. F. Morgan. Robert S.
Eowland, john W. shacke!ford, Sa"uci Cooke
GOTacgs Ero Dams Srgs =" bqpn Ghares +
Cmsicd and joseph II. Johnson, of New-Yoikj the
Rev. i. NJ. Warrington, OF 1reenwch, Conn; t1e
rev. Edward Kcnney, of Por,chester The keys Z;
j. Cauedy. of New-Rocheile; Lea Luqger. OF
fatorah; c. W. Bolton, of lelhamville; +. y Var
Kocck, Of White Plains; J. s. Spencer, OF iarry-
b hsnrHSn'' ". HlsGS, Of ieila%;, Holmes Of
III Vernon and Harris, of Astoria. Ia the aadi-
ence were James VI. Constable Mt and Aira. IhcMs
Arnold T. a. Constable Mr. and MIS- A. H.
Veathorhce aud Edward +. Delaney.
Tie Donation and Endowment was read by Far
ISL Warden L. {. fcnedlct and put upon the CON-
muuoq table aoa P9iter read the S c0nsgrIn
pIaycrs. the Rev. William RIchmOnd the lesson for
The day. The sermon, from Kings; 8. 10 and H.
was Preached by TIE Rev. Dr. Cornelius 4. S"ale
lie SAID among other things:
There is one thought which come, to Ms all with an
especial toneh OF iendeInes, Wien we LOOK a. az
stands forth the perpetual exponent OF nehe, ID ne
seuara,e here below and blending in sacred flame
lcarts earth and hearts in Heaven
Tho Holy Communion was then celebrated BY
p Bexie d, oieTtory arranged by Mr Gil3ert, we
Trinity leader. and the Gloria In txcelsis- by
2 O'Clock the conservation was over ana the pro-
cession filed out again from the chancel and alsleS.
The altar had been prcttlly decorated with roses
and callas, bur apart from that there was 10 at
tempt at floral display. -
4 luncheon was served by Delmonco in the half
flushed parish house at 2:3O o'clock. bishop Potter
called the guests order at the end OF IL and IN
neat speech proposed the health OF the rector of ST.
9homas's and his numerous parlshloneIs. me
Stops puns on the word "constaD,e and nus
fla
applause from his victims, Dr. ,Monsomery
replied briefly aqd SO did James NJ. Constable lts
Five minute speeches OF congratuat0n were MADE
by Edward +. Delaney, the Kew. u. NJ harrington
aud others .,,..,
guests aud villagers WHO had come TO hear Mr, or
bert give some recitals on the new organ built by
Il. l.. Roosevelt. BY o'clock the programme was
finished and Mamaronecks great day was over;
The church has been year and half In building,
j. stands back about $50 feet from Ethe shore Of
The sound the crest ofa gentle slope In stye 1T
modelled after old abJey that struck MI Con-
stables fancy years S ago. and b III Of FEET STo wong
stone from the Newark Quarries The nave Is
seventy feet long and the chance measures 10 by
25 feet. The tower Is eighty-sevcn feet high; The
windows we're all given by Hicks Arnold aud were
made by Clayton & Bell, of London. Those in the
chanceI are memorials OF Aaron Arnold ana hen
Constable. The baptlsery windows at the other
end of the building are memorial OF Mrs Co1sta-
bic The altar is made OF Caen stone carved by
Ellen Il Kltson of New-York. panel ~ the rere-
COS represents Leonardo da VInci's Lords Supper.
The font is maze of carved Dcrbyshire marble. a
stone imported to this country for the first "a
and resembling onyx. The aises of the church &c
laid in Roman mosaics. The tower contains q
chime of ten bells and clock which strikes the
Westminster chime Both are, the gift OF Hicks
. Arnold. The interior Is furnished simply in hard
wood. An altar cloth will be given by some
English relatives Of Mrs. Constable. Other
parish buildings will be added shortly
q rectorv by the Constable family and school
room by the congregation. The total cost OF tnt
buildings, including the church, Will be 100000