New-York tribune., 1891-05-08
ASCENSION DAY SERVICES,
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR MARCH TO THE CHURCH OF

KNIGHTS TEMPLAR MARCH TO THE CHURCH or
THE sTRANGERs-OTHER CELEBRATIONS.
The first Ascension service Of the Communicates Of
Knights Templar which takes the place Of the service
formerly held Good Friday, was held yesterday In
tho Church Of the Strangers. The communicates rep
resented Columbian, No. 1, Commander Robert
p. Lyon: Palestine No. 49, Commander Stewart r..
Bradburn Manhattan, No. 81, Commander George H..
Toop; Ivanhoc No SO, Commander Samuel w. Wylie !;
Constantine, No. AZ, Commander. W. II. Livermore !;
York. No 55, Commander George p French Knights
Of Bethlehem Commandery, No. SO, OF Mount Vernon,
by invitation and paraded with Palestine
Commandery. George W. McCiowan, Grand Com
mander; the Rev. C. J.. living Grand Prelatc, and
James W. Bowden, Grand Senior Warden, present.
The Sir knights TO the number Of 500 met in fun
Tcmplar uniform at Masonic Hall and marched down
Fifth ave. the church 10 the music Of Innes Band
Sir knight the Rev. DIR. Deems, of Palestine Com
mandery, the pastor Of the Church OF the Strangers
oiciated, and Past Eminent Commander Alfred Taylor
Of Palestine COIRmandery, acted as captan-genera
In the beautiful ritual children OF the Protestant Half
Orphan Asylum of Ncw-York City took the choral part
The Rev. Dr. Deemss hymn The Light is at tho
End" which is dedicated TO all Knights Templar, was
sung. The last verse Is as follOws
We shall be called to travel
Through the vale OF deaths dark shade;
But we know Who VIII be with us,
shall not be afraid
We shall cheer the way with music,
wakng with Master-Frlend.
Leaning His staG an1 gazing
At the light that's at the end.
Go bravey through the darkness.
For the light Is at the end.
DR.. Deeus in his sermon pointed out that the e.
sential thing in Christianity Is belief In the resurec
ton OF Christ, which he said was good thing To re-
member in these troublous times; There never he
said, man who did not believe that Jesus
Christ from the dead who was Christian Being
a Christian turns on that
Ascension Thursday, whlchis feast Of obligation in
the Roman Catholic Church, also observed By ser
wee I'm the various churches OF that denomination in the
masses in st. Patricks Cathedral, especially at IL
O'clock when high mass was celebrated BY the
Rev Z. DAILY. The boys OF the supplied choir joined
in the Gregorian chant.
Ascension Day was observed with the usual pomp
and elaborate ceremony at Trinity Church Ihe hIst
service Of the Holy Communion was held at $50 m
Morning prayer was read at O'Clock The hgh cel2-
bration was at H. the cele9rant being the Rev -, J.
Nevett Steele. The deacon was the Rev. Mr.. HILL
OF the parish were seated in the chnncel.
Ascension Day Is the great feast day at Trinity. as as
wns cOnsecrated and the music is always more elaD-
oMtc than at any Other service. In the year. 81.
ChrysostOms choir sang with the regular choir as mas
o; singers about sixty DIR. 4. II. Messtcr directed
the music in the chance and Victor Bsier assistant @
pieces in the great organ gallery George TSsnal f.
lie Jeune organlst OF ST. J9hns n Onapst' os e.
Chrvsostoms played the chancel organ. The process
si0nal was the chorus " Bring Unto the Lord. ye
Mighty from Mackenze's Rose Of sharon the
service was Nledermeyers Messe Soonelle7 in and
the oTertory ives Great Is Jehovah the Lord, Dy
schubert. The hymn, Grown Him with Many
Hydrangeas and palms were massed on either sid:
Of the chanccl steps, and about the sanctuary and
greos The eaIT Tai m ecSrc wh r
Gently put In the chanccl added greatly to the brii
liancy Of the and brought out the beautiful