Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-04-25
CoNsECRATED.
Christ Church Devoted to
the Service OF Sod.
An Impressive Ceremony Participated
in BY Bishops and Clergy.

Christ church last night witnessed o
most important event in Its history-a
conservation 10 the service OF God.
The building was profusely decorat-
cd with masses Of flowers, whose bright
ooiors showed in every available spot.
Wreaths of Ivy and evergreens and
groups OF hot house plants in gorgeous
bloom filled the chancel and decorated
the choir stalls. pulpit and altar, giving
the church the appearance of q flower
garden.
Shortly after the time appointed the
organs soft tone gave forth q portion OF
one OF Beethoven's sweet adagios, while
the officiating clergy were preparing to
enter the building. As soop as they
appeared at the east entrance to the
church the vast congregation rose and
sang q portion OF the hymn "The
Church's One Foundation is Jesus Christ,
Our Lord and then the procession of
clergy, preceded by the officers OF the
church, flied up the center aisle repeat
ing the swenty-ioorth psalm responsive.
", After they had taken their places
the senior warden, q. 81. Hand, read the
instrument of donation, and the junior
warden, G. r. soougal, read a certii-
cate declaring shss the church was free
of sill inoumbrsnce or debt OF any kind.
The bishop OF South Dakota then read
she service appointed for the consecra
sion OF churches, the Rev. Mr.. Bsbcock.
of Mitchell, Dakota, reading the SEN
. tence OF conservation The Rev. DIR.
Trimble then proceeded with the regu-
lar form of evening service, the Rev.
MIR. Cornell, OF Sioox Olty, zeading the
8 first and the Rev. Mr.. Hoyt. Of Waverly.
la, the second lesson.
I The Magniicat and Nunc Dimtttis
were by Hobart B. Whitney.
The choir-by special seqaest-ren-
dered the anthem, Te Deum Laudamus,
Spencer Lloyd, msgni6cently.
8 BIshop Walker. i North Dakota,
y preached the sermon from the text
Romans 18th, 4 and 5: "For as we have
b many members IN our body, end ell
le members have not the same office. 30
q we, being many, are n body in Christ
d and every one members OF another"
is After the sermon an offersory was
Q. taken no, during which Mr. Douglas
81 PLAYED one OF Ba.lste's finest compost
lions.
p The banedicsion was then pronounced
10, by the Rev. Father HINES, OF Elk Point
and the choir sang hymn 342, after whicl
ID the congregation dispersed, Mr.. Douala
,e playing q magnificent postlude by Ba
III tiste, many OF the people remaining II
a. their seats till the last strains ha
4, died away. On-shis occasion. the choi'
l. il they did not surpass. at least eauaile
G. their performance on i ,sser day and thei
be singing aided by the tasteful accompsn'
be mept by Mr.. Douglas at the organ sdde
or greatly to the beauty of the implessiV
service.
OF The church thus consecrated to th
IT, service of God is o beautiful structuf
si- erected several years ego by the mem
he beers of the Episcopal orgaIization {
~ Yapkton. Il is the law Of the churc
nd that no house OF worship ehnll be COZ
he secreted until il is free from debt en-
he this hes delayed matters with Chri
'us church, uhich had a small indebtedness
bis sonething over q yesr ago lire broke o.
he in the basement OF the church damsgir
ost il TO the extent of severed hundred do
re-. lars. The person who held the morteeI
given to secure the debt refused TO ps
.ns nit the application OF the insurance
zen the repair OF the church and this il
za- censed, in q moderate and christian II
ut way the practitioners to such an exse
that they Wens into their pockets q
no produced She funds with which to liq'
date tine indebtedness. The fire prov
to be 9 blessing in dissaiss--it wiz