The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-06
IN ROBES OF WHITE.
Class of COnfirmants at New
Trinity Episcopal Church.
SERMON OF BISHOP PADDOCK.
Rector CARROTS Liberal Discourse on
the Spirit ~ Opposed to the Mere
Letter Of Religion.

Whitsundav opened at Trinity with an
early communion service at o'clock. the
rector, Rev. George Herbert Watson, being
ceiebrant, the bishop receiving with the
people.
At 10 the Sunday-school assembled at
the parish house and thence marched in q
body to the church, where the sacrament
OF baptism was administered to number,
and the bishop addressed the children.
At 1l:15 the vested choir with the cross
bearer at its head, came from the choir
room. through the cloister, and proceeded
up the side aisle of the church singing the
professional, 80, ever pray for Saiem's
peace" At the same time the bishop and
clergy approached the main entrance and
were there met by the wardens, who well
coined them to the church. Entering, the
bishop pronounced the invocation: "In
the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and OF the Holy Ghost" which was fol-
lowed by the benediction: "Peace be
within these walls, and blessed be all they
who shall enter in or go forth hence
from this time forevermore," and the
appropriate prayers.
The sixty-eighth psalm was said an
tiphonally as the procession moved down
the middle aisle to the chancel, and the
forty-eighth psalm sung as the introit,
while the clergy passed into the sanctuary.
A choral celebration of the Holy
Eucharist concluded the service, the
bishop preaching the sermon after the
gospel from Micah WI. "And the rem
nant of Jacob shall be in the midst of
many people, as a dew from the Lord, as
the showers upon the grass that tarrieth
m u ha IF
men,"
The central idea of the sermon was the
real blessing which the church of God is to
the people of the earth. The speaker
deprecated the practice of neglecting the
young and of waiting for some great
event to bring souls violently in contact
with the spirit of religion, and said that
the chief mission of Gods servants was to
care for souls in the spring time of life.
The bishop then spoke of the good that
could be accomplished by enlisting laymen
In the cause of the church. even as Paul
did with his helpers in the cause of Christ
The preacher then spoke of the doctrines
of the church being as all-pervading and
as true now as in the beginning, and that
they deserve the same loyal faith and sup
port. and concluded with the fervent hope
good among many peoples.
At O'Clock the bishop confirmed class
of adults and youth, and made an extern
poraneous address upon Gods permanent
gift to his church, the Holy Spirit, as the
reward of the Savior's cross and passion.
The fire anniversary services at Trinity
today ENTHUSIASTICALLY will be Holy
Communion at 10:30 a. m. evensong and
solemn TIE Deum at p. m.
Trinity Episcopal church is a handsome
stone structure 106xS0 feet, the nave is
fifty feet broad, while the chancel occu-
pies about one-third of the floor space.
The church has no balcony and around
the upper clear story are amber-colored
glass windows, through which in day
time a soft and mellow light steals and
sheds its rays on every place within. The
roof is supported by rows of square carved
columns. The walls are rough plastered
now but will soon be decorated by special
artist. The chancel. too, will be done in
artistic paintings. while the altar will
be piece of finally carved church
furniture that would adorn any sacred edi-
flee in the country. The cathedral-shaped
spaces over the rear of the chancei will be
filled shortly by three exquisitely done
memorial windows, the work on which
was executed in Munich The windows
will be placed in the church in memory of
the late T. T. Minor, G. Morris Haller and
Lewis Cox. Another window will be put
in place in honor of the late Norman Cox.
Seattle is familiar with the distressing
misfortunes which deprived the city of the
lives of these valued members of the COM
munity. 1t is understood that six other
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church. The building is yet in an unfin-
ished state and will not be consecrated
until all debt shall have been removed.
The rectory is a handsome structure
34xA, containing ten rooms and supplied
,th modern convenience