Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-16
TRINITY CATH EnRA1.
The New Episcopal Structure at EastoI
Opened with Impressive Services.

Opened with Impressive Services.
EAsToN, July 9.-The opening of Trinity
cathedral, Easton. began yesterday by the
benediction of the memorial gifts with
which the church is embellished partici-
pated IN by these clergymen: The Right
Rev. W +. Adams, the Rev. A. r. Walker,
the Rev. William Munford the Rev. f. X,
Miller, the Rev. @. W. Lay and the Rev,
+. b. Adkins. The church itself, which
is built of granite and is cruciform, and
which has been heretofore described in the
Sun is a memorial to the Right Rev.
Henry Champlin Lay the first bishop Of
Easton. The windows and nearly every
thing in the church have been given as
memorials to departed dear ones.
The handsome altar was given as
memorial to Bishop Lay by his widow,
sons and daughters; the bishops chair Is
memorial to the late Bishop William
Jones Boone by his daughter, Mrs. A. X.
walker, wife Of the assistant minister of
the Catheral; the priests chair was given
BY the Rev. Mr.. Walker, in memory Of his
tather, the late Rev. Joseph Rodgers
Walker; the chancel rail, BY Col II. L.
Bateman, for his deceased wife; the lee
turn, by DR.. j. Il. NJ. Chamberlain, for his
departed wife; the credence table, by the
Sunday-school, to n departed member
E Malter Byerly; the clergy stall, by Miss
Fannle Thomas, to her aunt Miss Ann
smith; book rest on altar, by Mrs. A. A.
IaScault, to her brother, DR.. Henry r.
Goldsborough; aims bason by S. Il. Whit
man and wife, in memory of departed
child the font, by Edgar J. Hulse to his
departed wife. The organ, a fine instru-
ment., built in Baltimore, was given by
the cnildren OF the late Mrs. Maria Phipps,
| who are Mrs. William r. Martin, Miss
Nina Starr, and w. Cowles Starr, in mem
DRY of their mother.
! Inc last or chancel window has not been
4 taken, and the seven spaces for il are filled
with plain glass, The window in the oppo-
site end represents the resurrection. and is
memorial to the Rev. John o. Barton,
". ~, Formerly assistant minister. One of
| the transept windows was given by Mrs.
Mary. Pinkney and her daughter Miss
Amelia Pinkney, IN memory of Surgeon
| Nlnian Pinkney, United States Navy; the
other by Gen. Joseph B. Seth in memory
OF his wife and child. The wife of Capt.
Lawrence l.. Bruif, United States Army,
contributed one of the nave windows as a
memorial to her father and mother. the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas X. Rob-
son; another was given by Miss Fannie
Thomas in memory of her mother.
The other nave windows are being made
as memorials by Mrs. NJ. NJ. Dawson OF
Easton; Mrs. Josephine 0wings of Balti-
more and others. The windows now con-
strncted were made in New York by
-, s'oSAeit hAu ult III lilt ON English style.
The Annunciation, the Presentation. the
Widows Mite and other incidents in the
gospels are illustrated. The ceremony OF
benediction was special form OF service
arranged by the bishop, and was very inn.
pressive. The carpet for the Cathedral
was given by Mr.. Charles 7. Soulsby.
AT the continuation of the opening ser.
vices at Trinity Cathedral to-day these ad.
ditional clergymcn were present at morn.
ing service: The Rev, Charles f. Buck
the Rev. I. B. Barber, D. D., the Rev. H
b. Martin. b. D., the Rev ]. Harry Ches
ley, the Rev. James A. Mitchell ana the
Rev. w. Y. Beavan. Morning PRAYER wa.
said by Mr.. Buck. Tho Rev. MIR. Mitchell
read the lessons and the Rev. Mr.. Chesle,
the prayers. Bishop Adams celebrated thu
communion service, assisted by Mr.. Wal
ker. The Rev. George Lay, son of the lat,
Bishop Lay, preached the sermon, from
Matthew ", IA, Is, IS. In his sermon ht
sketched the cathedral system as 1T is in
use in many of the dioceses of the Protest.
ant Episcopal Church Of the United States
explaining its workings and defending tn,
system: At the evening services Their,
were addresses by several clergymen. Tn,
occasion drew large congregations. Tn,
collections were generous.