The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-12
Thomas. aud others equally interested
in the wellbeing Of women and girls
New York Sun. /
Cop.ecsation of All Angels.

With solemn aud impressive cere-
monial. with sacred music finely rem
dered, and with eloquent words in
spired by the sincerest piety. the beau
tiful Church OF All Angels, at Eighty
first street and West-End avenue, the
munificent gift of Rev. DIR. Charles +.
Hoffman to the parish. was yesterday
consecrated and dedicated to the SER
vice Of God, says the New York Herald
of Tuesday.
The services began at ten clock in
the morning and did not terminate un-
Ill two O'Clock ia the afternoon: but an
audience which filed the spacious edi-
fee followed them from beginning to
end without any signs of weariness.
The supplied choirs of All Angels
and st. Chrysostom the choir of 81.
Mary's and choice orchestra composed
Of members of the Philharmonic Society
combined, rendered the musical por-
ton of the programme in a style that
anywhere else than in a sacred build
ing would have elected thunderous APP
plause. DR.. Prentice, Of ST. Mary s.
acted as conductor. and Mr.. McGrath.
the regular organist of All Angels,
played the organ. Solos were rendered
by Mrs. Scott-Paine and Mrs. Clayton
Morris.
Bishop Potter ofliciated at the ccnse.
Grafton services, and Bishop Sey-
mour, of Springfield. ILL.,, preached the
sermon. He came all the way from
Springfield TO do it, and considered
himself well repaid for his pains, he
said. Nearly every prominent Protes-
tant Episcopal clergyman IN the city
was in attendance, and host of Others
who hope to be prominent some
day. Among those present were
the Rev DIR. Charles F. Hoffman; his
brother. the Rev. DR.. e. A. Hoff
man. dean of the General Theological
Seminary: Archdedcon Mackay Smith
Rev. DR.. ID. d. Parker Morgan. Rev
DR.. Thomas Gallaudet, Rev. DIR. Thomas
Harris. Rev. DR.. Fairbairn. Rev
DR.. George B. Van de Water
Rev. DR.. Maynard, Rev. DR.. Moore
Rev. DR.. Shackleford, Rev. DR.. Treat
Rev. DIR. Phelps. Rev. Mr.. Webb, Rev,
Mr.. Houghton, Rev. Mr.. Chamberlain
Rev. I. Mckee Brown. and the Rev. >
De Lancey Townsend, assistant rector
OF All Angels. William c. Wunnen'
berg and David NJ. Holmes. wardens OF
the church. and Charles f. Hoffman
Jr.: J. Van Vechten Olcott. W. w
Flanagan, William Perrine, George G.
Clarke and Thomas Dimmond, repre-
scnting the vestry, were also present. (.
First came the Offering service, il
which the Rev. DR.. Charles +. Hoffman
turned over the building TO the church
corporation by deed OF gift. in which
with characteristic mOdesty. he re-
Trained from making any allusion tc
the value of the donation. Then fol
lowed the impressive conservation ser
vice according to the forms presented
by the Protestant Episcopal Church
which were conducted by Bishop Potter
with becoming dignity. DR.. Hoffman
delivered brief address in which hi
described some of the architecture
features of the church and the signiii
canoe of certain symbols. He eX
pressed the hope that an endowment
fund of 100000 would be raised which
would insure the perpetuity OF the
building as a house of God, and tina
whatever additions or adornments were
made to il would be in accordance witt
the conception of the designer, so as t.
preserve and increase and not mar it:
present beauty and harmony.
Bishop Seymour preached from the
appropriate text: The Lord is in hil
holy temple; let all the earth keep 81
lent before him." With fervid clio
quence he dilated or the significance o.
the conservation service just witnessed
and expressed the conviction that by
that ACT the Church of All Angels haC
become. not figuratively, but in reality
God S holy temple" in which h'
dwelt day and night, and where deyou
people could commune with him at al
times. With apologies for giving
ofIeuse to the modesty of his friend DR.
Hoffman, he paid a tribute to the ser
ling worth of a character which could
inspire man possessed of princely
wealth to devote his life to the service
of God. In such hands money wa
sanctified.
After the conservation service cam,
the celebration Of the Lord 5 Supper
all the ministers present and many
members of the congregation partakIne
of the SACRAMENT.
Then followed a bountiful lunch
served in the old church, at which
Bishop Potter and Bishop Seymour
made felicitous speeches.