The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-02
ON THE CATHEDRAL SITE.
A MEETING OF OCCUPATION AGAINST
THE TAX GA1HERER.
The Rev. r. n. Cleveland Appoiated Canon
or st. johns Cathedral. and Religious
Services 10 he Held Every sun day.

TIE Rev. +. N. Cleveland Appoiated Canon
OF st. johns Cathedral. and Religious
Services 20 be Held Every suns day.
Bishop Potter. nifty laymen. and fifteen
clerRyrAen OF the Protestant Episcopal Church
formally occupied the cite the new Cathedral
list John the Evangelist yesterday morning
and consecrated it to religious uses SO that
there will DO no danger ofthe tax collector levy
ing an assessment on the property In the
future. Services were held In the chapel at
the east end OF the old Leake and Watts
Orphan House.
The audience was fashionable one. Each
person had received a personal invitation
from Bishop Potter. The Bishop wa assisted
in the services by the ltev DR.. Eigenbrodt. the
Rev. DR.. T. II. Harris. tho Rev. DR.. c. c. Tif-
fanny. and tho Rev. Z. II. Cleveland. Among
the other clergymen present were the Rev. DR..
Thomas NJ. Peters and his son. the Rev. John
T. Peters. the Rev. Drs. Charles X. Tract.
Henry Mottet. Mallory. Hoffman. Townsend.
Cady. and Brockholst Morgan. the latter act
Ing archdeacon OF tho diocese. Among the
lnymen were Stephen +. Nash. George McC.
Miller. and J. Pierpont Morgan.
Bishop Potter made very short address.
He spoke particularly OF the fact that the idca
OF building great cathedral hud originated
with his predecessor. and that the former
Bishop Potter had planned the building with the
Rev. Dr.. Eigenbrodt. He mentioned. indi-
rectly only. the necessity for tho meeting OF
occupation and the continuance Of tho SER
vices weekly in order that the property should
be set aside for religious uses. Concluding.
he appealed to his audience to show n hearty
interest In tho continuation OF the services.
and asked for u substantial Offering to be
placed to the credit OF the building. fund
The rest of the services consisted OF special
prayers selected by the Bishop from the form
for the conservation of churches and OF sing
ing by the choir Of st. Andrews Church. They
were concluded with holy communion.
The chapel had been newly furnished for the
services. The altar cover was the work OF
Wood Carver Joseph Meyer. who imperson.
ated Christ In tho Passion Play in 1880 and
1890. The silver communion service was from
Grace Church. After the services DR.. Malcolm
Mclean presented Il brick that had been
taken from the ruins OF the first build
ing ever put up. for religious uses in
America That building was erected in 1902
by Christopher Columbus in Isabella. San
Domingo. The brick was mounted on a silver
plate. and with it were proofs that 1t had been
a part OF the first church 1t was passed
AROUND by the Bishop. who was greatly pleased
II was announced that the Rev. E. H. Cleve-
land had been appointed acting canon OF the
cathedral. and that he would conduct services
every Sunday morning at $3.50. For the pres
ent 1t will be necessary to use the chapel OF
the old asylum. II is believed that ground will
be broken for the cathedral in q few montha
now. and as soon as any part OF 1t can be occu.
pied tho services will be transferred to it