New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-01

robes Of Office took their places in the chancel ::
Bishop Potter, Bishop Litteiohn, OF Long Island !:
Bishop Perry, Of Iowa; Bishop d. Quintard, Of
Tennessee; Archdeacons Alexander Mscl1ay Smith
W. L. Thomas +. b. Van Keeck, II. Q. Zege nfuss
and johnson; the Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix, rector OF
Trinity Parish, and the Rev. DR.. Mulchahey, rec
tor of st. paurs
DR.. Dix begun the service by reading several
verses Of Scripture. Following the Lords Prayer
came this prayer Of thanksgiving
God whose Is excellent in all the earth. and
whose glory Ia above We bless Thee for the
great things Thou hast done and art doing for the chit
dren OF men. We consider the days Of old. the years
OF ancient times, and unto Thee DO we give thanks
Moreover yield Thee high praise for the wonder
full and virtue declared In oil those Thy children
who have been the lights of the world In hen eYera
generations. For raising Thy servant George Wash
ingon, and giving him TO be leadec and commander
to the people, for vouchsannR him the victory
kings and for besiowing upon him many excellent
gifts for inclinng the hearts Of In Congress
sembed TO wise choices and for granting them vision
OF the days TO for settled nstution, and for
equal laws for freedom to do the thing that is right,
and liberty to the truth for tho spread of knowledge
everywhere among and for the preservation OF
| faith; we bless and magnify Thy holy Name humbiy
beseeching Thee to accept this sacrifice Of thanks
and praise. through Jesus Christ only Saviour and
Redeemer.
PRAYING FoT THE NEW PRESIDENT
chapter Of the Book Of Ecclesasticus; the second
lesson was read by Bishop Quintard from the
With chapter OF the Gospel according to St
John. DR.. Mulchahcy offered the closing prayers,
that for the Pre- lent OF the United States and all
in civil authorit, reading as follows:
Almighty God the fountain Of all goodness we humbly
bcsccch Thee bees Thy servant, Benjamin Harrison.
President of the United States his counseors. and all
Others In authority. Endue them with Thy Holy Spirit;
enrich them with Thy Heavenly grace prosper them with
all happiness and bring them to Thine everlasting king
dom; through Jesus Christ our Lord
For the country this prayer was offered:
Almighty God who In the former time dids lead
fathers forth into q wealthy place: Give Thy grace.
humby beseech Thee, to their children, that may
always approve ourselves people mindful OF Thy favor
and glad do Thy WILL Bless land with honorable
Industry. sound learning and pure Defend
liberties, preserve unity Save from violence dis
cord and confusion fOm pride and arrogance and from
every evil way. Fashion Into happy people the
multitudes brought hithcr OF many klndrcds and
Endue with the spirit Of wisdom those whom
Intru,t In Thy with the authority of to
the end there be peace home AMI that keep
place among the nations OF the earth In the time OF
prosperity MI hearts with hankfulness; and in the
day OF trouble suffer not trust In Thee 10 fall; all
which ask for Jesus Christs uke.
BISHOP POTTERS ADDRESS.
After the choir had sung the hymn "Rise,
Crowned With Light, Imperial Salem, Rise
Bishop Potter assembled the pulpit and delivered
an address, in which he referred to the tender
associations connected with the hour and called
upon those who honorcd Washington To emulate
| him in his principles His hnracterizaton Of
Jcfersonan simplicity as Jacksonian vu-
garity' caused slight ripple in the large audi
enCc. Tie address was as follows:
one hundred years agu there knott within these
y,; man to Ss"m above al Others In TT IT'S nissIy
lineage he Incansc In his person and character
every best trait and attribute tina, have made the
to It's enemies Throughout the world But no
not much All Enslshman that, when the time
American aud in all thai he was and did, a patriot
so exalted. and a leader great and wise, that wha.
a tho first President Of United States the civilized
World has no! si,cr then ceased I" call hm-ne
We hcn this morning. men and brethren. to
s s r so Of wss 81. to to.
hundrcdth anniversary, and 90 recognize tho
responsibilities which century So cventful has laid
And We arc hcrc of all other places. first of all,
with prr emnen, appropnanness s., know ,, not nov
plarcs arr matter. Of equal Indifference, but surely
Without p %t and pa,oic import tia, SS"H the
first President Of the Republic had taken upon him. by
ali T' the O pc % 0 ns heavy BURDEN Of its Chief Mas
tracy; he TURNED 'traish,way :" h,sc walls: and ID
ii. IN sssGs To s and ' Sal Him.
This holy house was no unwon,ed home To him. nor
10 q large prDprtOn Oh bO~N fUnfnt UrN VINO, VIII
him, wrrr associated In framing tie Constitution Of
these United States. Children OF tho same spiritual
orrr. they WIRE wont to carry VITA them into their
public deliberations something Of the same rrvcront
Acso walls and Of which tho youthful and M sula,d
f"rrors OF The new born Republic often betrayed ifs
larry Without can't or journalism or pr,scnco In his
r' tous habits. Was penetrated, - We know we'll. by
upon 4 Guidance other than that OF man. aud Of his
greater than he had IN himself
TESTIMONY OF FISHER AMEs.
And so. with incxprcsslbs tenderness and rover
enco, No find ourselves thinking OF him here. knecl
ing ask for such gifts, and then rising go forth
to his great tasks with mcn 50 august and majestic
that Fisher Ames who sat beside him In this chapel
wrote: /" present in the pew with the President,
and must assure you that, after making all deductions
for the deusons Of our fancy In regard to characters.
sim think Of him with more vcnerstion than feel
for any other person" 80 We think VI him, say
aud Indeed It u Impossible to think otherwise. The
US how It was that the service In this chapel which
We are sMvnE to TprUduie n - s Ssinl
but OF ono thing We may b. sure-ihat, to him who,
Of a. sGhy Company a Mno a sSs %s, A no
empty form, decorous aiec taton. Events had
been too momontous. tho hand OF iioa, enly Proyi.
GROUPED about him then to mIscad the one
to mistake the other. The easy le'ay with which
and DUTY. aud Eternal Destiny impossible
to them Faith and Reverence seem to be. or to
be I'm danger OF becoming, to some Of us. And
we may be very suO that, when they gathered hero.
tho air was hushcd and hearts well as heads were
bent in honest application
For, after all. their great experiment was then In
truth but Just beginning Tho memorable days and
dcc.is which had preceded 1.-THE struggle for indie
pcndcncc the delicate and. in many respects. morc din
and Sfon apparently conflicting interests OF rival and
ronio. states and sections tho formulating and adopt
inc OF the National ConstitutioH-al these after all
hut otrductory and preparatory Ia the great expert
ment Itself II has been suggested that We wisely
eco In tho event which celebrate today an Illus
tration OF those great principles upon which all
crnnents rest OF the continuity OF the Chief Magts
tracy on tho corporate life OF the Nation embodied
I'm he Executive Of the transmission. rs due success
sion of authority and tho like OF all Of which, doubt
eos in tbe history OF the last 100 years We have an
Interesting and on the whole inspiring example
NOT A MECHANISM, BIT A MAN!