Evening journal., 1889-10-01
ReeINNINe A eoop WORK.
Bishsp Coleman Formally BreHhs Ground
FOR tho New Trinity Chmrch.

for the New Trinity Charch.
Right Rev. Leighton Coleman, D.
d., LII. d.. Bishop Of Delaware, broke
ground for the new Trinity P. E. Church
at Delaware avenue and Adams htreet,
at 3 80 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Preparatory services were held in the
chapel, which we're well filed The pro.
cessiona hymn was PHEASANT are Thy
Courts Above" T. Leslie Carpenter was
the organist and the choir entered the
chapel followed by the clergy OF the city,
who took positions at the sides Of the
chancel There were present: Rt. Rev
leighton Coleman, hevs H. Ashton
Henry Of Trinity, T. Gardiner Littell OF
St Johns Charles f Murray OF
ST. Andrews, David Howard
of Calvary, Martin B. Dunlap of
Old Swedes, Alex l. DUPONT Coleman OF
this city. Edwin H. Eckel Of New
port and stanton, p. B Lightner Of New
Castle and Pere Violet OF Paris, France.
Rev r. Gardner Littell read the Psalms
and Rev Martin b. Dunlap the lesson.
The second hymn was: Christ Is the
Sure Foundation Bishop Coleman de.
liyered brief aud appropriate address,
in which he said that the service was one
Of prayer for guidance In the work Just
to be begun. After an Offering had been
taken, the choir and clergy left the
chapel singing the occasional hymn.
The Church's Sure Foundation.
Preceded by the vestry OF the church,
the clergy and choir proceeded in process
sion to the spot whore the chancel OF the
new church is TO be, close TO Delaware
avenue and in the middle Of the
lot The stalwart bishop took his
stand in the centre OF the crowd OF
clergy, choir and people, and calling
attention TO the spade which he held III
his hand stated that it had been used
by him in breaking ground for the new
church at Sayre, in central Pennsylvania,
in 1888. On its handle was inscribed a
sentence concentrating this event and
the metal part was niekle plated
Then with fervent invocation he
struck the spade into the tough, green
sward It took number of vigorous
thrusts to loosen the big chunk the
bishop dug out but he had prepared for
it by his recent tramp and finally threw
the spadeful out with comment Of
satisfaction. Then Rev. Fl. Ashton
Henry dug out good spadeful and was
rewarded with a compliment by the
bishop DR.. Horace Burr, the eldest
vestryman, came next and the bishop
said; HE digs like coun-
| tryman. ]. Parke Postles threw
out spadeful with determine
tion. Charles NJ Curtis, Esq, made the
hole a good bit larger, and John s Grohe
dug out all he could lift. as II he meant
IL. Vestryman Carroll toek out big
piece OF turf, Then the clergymen tried
their hands. Rev. David Howard lifted
out fine chunk. Rev Martin B. Dunlap
handled the spade more gracefully than
any one else. Rev Alexis l. Dupont
Coleman was the most awkward digger
but he went at it as IL be thought il
would be small matter to dig the whole
cellar. Rev. Edwin H. Eckel threw biz
spadeful higher than anyone else.
Organist T. Leslie Carpenter had
: hard tussle and blushed 10 the roots o
his hair. Samuel Eastwood threw tn,
farthest w. j. Fisher, ]. Houston
Dukes, W. A. Pratt and others trie
their hand, and II there had been peopl
enough the cellar would have been du
Z yesterday.
Mr.. Henry invited the ladies to dig
little and several looked as If the
wanted to try and half started bu
on second thought concluded nc
to- William Candy. who
staunch Presbyterian, Shove
his good will and liberal views by beinI
the only outsider to dig out a spadsful O
earth When everyone had fnishe
! there was hole to start with nearly tw
! feet wide and four feet long. The peopl
: dispersed to their homes after the cers
mony was over.
Two or three irrevelant boys who wer
looking at the scene, between the fenc
pickets, unexpectedly told Bishop Cel'
I man TO ready, aim, Gre, as he stoo
with the spade In his hand.
Yesterdays ceremony was the first {
its kind that has taken place in WHINING
ton for many years.