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ner stone. The ground within the tent had
been carpeted. and the whole space was
comfortably warmed by steam. In the CEN
tire platform had been built about the spot
where the corner stone was to rost. Tho
great polished stone OF Quincy granite. four
feet four inches square and two feet four and
half inches deep. was separated by blocks OF
wood from it's fellow upon which it was to rest.
Each corner Of the platform was adorned with
silk American flag. Admission to tho tent
was only BY ticket. and some Of the represen-
tative laymen Of the Episcopal Church were
gathered under its roof. The nave had been
loft for the main body Of the congregation. the
ehancel and transepts being reserved for the
clergy. the choir. and the representatives OF
church societies. Among tho congregation
were Secretary OF the Navy BENJAMIN F.
Tracy with the Rev. Alexander Mackay-
Smith. tho new rector OF st. Johns Episcopal
Church. Washington: ex-Mayor Abram S.
Hewitt. John E. Parsons. Charity Commits
sioner H. H. Porter. c. c. Haight. Whitelaw
Reid Darius o. Mills John Jacob Astor. Prof.
Charles A. Briggs. DR.. Marvin X. Vincent. and
John A. Beall.
The ceremony was set for 3 O'clock and It
was but a few minutes after that hour when
Thomas P. Browne. the sexton OF ST. Agnes's
Chapel walked in with his mace leading the
procession. The musicians with their instru-
ments came next. followed by Organist Rich
ard Henry Warren and the choir Of sixty
voices. composed OF members Of the Church
Choral Society They took their seats in the
south transept. and the students from tho
General Theological Seminary. who came next
in the proc ession. were seated Immediately
behind them. The trustees OF Columbia COL
lege headed by President Seth Low and the
st. Luke's Hospital trustees. both Of which in
stituti ms are to build near the cathedral.
walked down tho aisle and found seats in the
north transient.
The white robed clergy. some OF them wear
ing the briGht-hued hoods OF the colleges
which graduated them. walked two by two
under the canopy. which extended from the
door OF the orphan house to tho tent. led by
the Bishops Secretary. the Rev. Thomas Rob-
inson Harris. In the procession were q ma
jority of the clergy OF the diocese Of New York
and many from neiGhboring dioceses. There
we're $50 in all. among them the Rev. Henry
L. Ziegenfuss OF Poughkeepsie. the Rev. W. S.
Ransford. the Rev. Eugene A. Hoffman. the
Rev. d. Parker Morgan. the Rev. Joseph II.
Ryance, the Rev. Thomas Sill. and the Rev.
John W. Brown. The Rev. Thomas NJ. Peters.
Archdeacon Of New York. whose term OF SER
vice has been longest. brought up the rear in
the position OF honor.
Architect George L. Helms and Builder
David II. King. Jr.. followed the clergy. The
trustees Of the cathedral. with purple sashcs
across their breasts. walked ne1t. led by the
Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix and the Rev. Dr. W. H.
Huntington. The others wero the Rev.
Philander X. Cady. J. Piorpont Morgan Sam
usl d. Babcock. Cornelius Vanderbilt. ].
Roosevelt Roosevelt. George MacCulloch
Miller. and the Rev. George II. HouGhton of
The Little Church Around tho Corner. The
Gor trustee. stephen T. Nash. escorted