New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-22
will be followed by others of the general charact
during the winter.
IN MEMORY or RAYMOND BELMONT
BISHOP BROOKS CoNsECRATEs A HANDSOME
CHAPEL GIVEN TO ST. MARKS SCHOOL
RY LrGI,sr nEIMnNT- IR

BY AUGUST BELMONT, JR.
Boston, Oct 81 CspeciaD.-The first edihce conse-
Grated by Bishop Phillips Brooks the chapel
connected with ST. Marks School in scarborough This
chapel was the gift Of August Belmont, jr., Of New
York. in memory OF Raymond Belmont. his brother,
who was graduate of st. Marks School aud had
received the founders prize medal. The structure Is
Of brick and red sandstone, accommodates $50 persons,
and cost with It's handsome dark oak furnishings,
partly finished In gold more than $4,000.
The service of the conservation began at 10 o'clock
this morning. Bishop BROOKS WAS assisted In the
service OF the holy communion by the heV Ors.
Converse, of Boston. and Chambre, OF Lowell. The
sentence OF conservation was read by the Rev. Dr. II.
Pynchon, expresident OF Trinity College, Hartford.
The Of st. Marks the Rev Waldo Burnett. was
assisted In morning prayer by the Rev. Dr. Milett, Of
Philadelphia; the Rev. 5. o. scherman, OF jamaica
Plains, and the Rev. c. Dupe. The sermon was de-
Mvered by the Rev. f. W. Donald, rector Of the Church
of the Ascension, New-YOrk Other clergymen present
in the chancel, were the Rev DR.. J..
S Lindsay rector of st. Pauls Church, Boston :;
the Rev. George H. Patterson, Of Rhode Island; the
Rev j. Gregson Dean Of the Central Convention;
and the Rev. George s. Pine OF Marlborough Mass The
surpced choir of st. Marks School performed tho
musical part Of the ceremony, II. S. Spaulding OF
Cambridge acting organlst For the first time
was used the fine silver communion service presented
by Mrs. August Belmont.
Besides the clergy and the scholars Of st. Marks
the little chapel could hold only n few persons
Among those present were the Belmont
family, DR.. Joseph Burnett. who founded tho
school In 1863 with his family; r. NJ
Bigelow, OF Clinton; George p Gardner, of Boston;
Mrs. Charles Kidder, OF Boston; Mr. and Mrs. l.. L.
Lorlard, Of New York. Mrs. J. F. Kernochan, Mr.
and Mrs. D. b. Fearing, of Newport; Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Arthur Beebe OF Boston; Mrs. Chsmbre, of Lowell;
Professor NJ. H. Morgan, of Harvard University Hrs
Morgan, Of Cambridge, and Edward Burnett, Of South
borough.
Although the school buildings, except the chapel,
have been in for year they have never been
formally dedicated At noon special train arrived
from Boston, bearing relatives and friends of the
scholars. Luncheon served in the dining hall at
p. m. and at O'Clock the dedication Of the school
begun. The service was under the charge Of tho
Rev. Dr. Pynchon, who introduced the chief speaker
of the day, Samuel Eliot Ii. D., expreSident Of
Trinity College. Dir. Eliot followed by Bishop
Brooks, President Eliot, OF Harvard: IL. NJ. Lowering,
Of Taunton, and d. b. Fearing Of Newport president
of the Alumni Association Of the school. At the con-
clusion Of the services portrait OF the founder Dr.
Joseph Burnett. painted by the noted artist, F. p.
VnOn, OF Boston and gift Of the present and past
boys Of the school, unveiled, About 800 invita-
lions issued for the dedlcatory exercises.