New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-30
THE CHURCH OF ALL ANGELS
DIR. HOFFMAN'S NOBLE GIFT.
TT rs FORMALLY PRESENTED TO THE PARISH

| IT Us FORMALLY PRESENTED TO THE PARISH
AND TIE CONSERVATION SERVICE FOLLOWS.
The beautiful new church ut West Endave' ana
Eighty ir>t.,t. which was built As gift to the
Protestant Episcopal parish of All Angels by '"c
rector the Rev DR.. Charles /. HERMAN. ana i i'
tended 10 be Il memorial 10 his parents, Was formally
presented to the parish Yesterday. ana the '"h-c'"
ton services werC perform before Il large ohs'c
CATION. The church. which is one 81 tie most be'"
tful i'll the city, is built Of bluc'to:c ara Iho''"'
| limestone with copil7gS q: North RN'r limestone
The interior ,urpa>>cs the exterior in point III aari'
mcn, and the whole building IS a credit 20 glvcr'
aviiJ. huildci. parish ano city, y in or>'r'p''o"
of I'm. ,uilding it, architectural design and interior
.v:n-,hc decoration. was published IN me l'o""e On
sunday together with cuts Of It's inferior ana ai|o I'll
it, exterior aspect Is VIII look when the sp'rc hae
been completed
Yesterday, services were divided into two paris
the Offering ceremony in which the Rev. Dr. HOFFMAN
prescutcd the church tn All Angels PARISH ana inv
on.ecrston service. which WAS conducted by W>h"p
Potter The Offering service came first and was hc-'ih
by a procession marching in through the 'front.' o'"i'
and up 70 the chauccl. The procession WAS P"'o"
bv q band Of eight brass instruments IIch ioiio"""
a cro,, bearer and Immediately after him the Rev.
Dr. Hoffman, rector; Dean HOFFMAN. the Rev. ;. De
lanccy Townsend associate rector. and the erche'ta'
choir and vcstry The rector read the deed OF Gift, III
which he renowned all personal claim To the building
guaranteeing the 10 lie free from all incuI'bincc
and presented Ia W. ". Flanncry. treasurer "i inc
ycstry in behalf Of the vcsfry and parish I" br h"d
forever in trust 10y tho corporation OF MI Ahe''s
Parish.
The process. ion then reformed and pas-ch ont 81
the church and the scr;icc Of conservation began h>
A second procession formed OF combined choir ana
orc hc.tr. the vc!ry and clergy to tT n"nhlcr %:
about 200 and the bishops bringing up the rear
When the head of the procession reached the chai'"i
the ranks divided right and left and the bishops passed
down the middle the chanccl. Bishop Potter reading
with the congregation the XXlNth Psalm Dr. ll"f'miI
| READ an address and Bi,iop seymour, OF llllh"i'
! preached
! After thi, service luncheon was spread IN The
crypt for the clergy and sOme others who had come
| from "a Distance and speeches were made BY Bishop
| Potter, Bishsp Seymour and Others Among th"-c
| present were n. NJ. Holmes warden: W. e. Wuhn
berg warden: J. v. V. Olrot George w. Childs. tho
suest Of william Hoffman. tho son Of DR.. Hoffman
| Thomas Drimmond. e. Clarke the Rev. Dr. George H.
Van dc Water, OF St. Andrews; the Rev. DR. Eaton
| the Rev. =. ". Clendennin. the Rev. Or. Phelps
| the Rev. DR.. Thomas Gsllaudet Or. Ihomn. li"ri1'
AIchdcucon Mackay Smith, the Rev. D. Parker Nor
gan, The Rev. +. Mckee Brown, Professor Buell. Or
Farbairn, president OF st. stephens College, ana man,
| Others