New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-10
PROGRAMMES IN THE CHI KC HES.
ALL APPROPRIATE TO The oCcAsIoN-sPEc1AL
MC:IC AND DECORATIONS.

MC:IC AND DECORATIONS.
The services At Trinity Church Yesterday were of
n most brilliant character. The choir never sang
better. The church was crowded 30 the doors at
the morning service. Tho seats were full and the
space at the back Of the pews packed with
people, rour large American rags draped about
the great candeabra at each side Of the chanc".
The altar and rercdos We're covered with mass NJ
white and rod chrysanr hemums and asters. Potted
palms stood about tho chancel. Hundreds OF electric
lights helped 10 make the scene brilliant one. AS
the great organ peaed forth the opening notes OF
J. X Schachncr's sound the Loud Tmbrel.' the
procession came cut of the vcStry door and began
tho march around the church. The choir. consisting
Of forty five and boys. was preceded by
crucifer. and followed by two banner bearers
and thc clergy. The in,roit the first part of
cowen', song Of Victory" The music of the com.
muniom service was schubcriS beautiful mass In F.
Tho Rev j. Ncvett Steele the assistant minister was
the cecbrant and preacher. His assistants were the
Rev. j. W. IIll and the Rev. q. Ernest Magtll.
"Wc Thy People, from the song of Victory was
The oGertory and hymn 5O7. Before the Lord We
Bow was the recesslonal Dr. \. H. Messit,r. tn, or.
canIst and choirnaster. directed the music Victor
Baier the assistant organSt, played Prelude in d.,
Nerlcl before and Gran Coro Triumphae,' Capocc,
after the service.
Tho rrcachcr began his sermon by saying that hu-
mity was the fundamental principle Of the Chris
tian religion The American Nation was
disposed to brag. Americans were accustome1 TO
assert tnat every thing made I'm the United states
was the best In the world. Ii would be we'll FOR
them to remember that there were some things which
were made better in some OF the oder countries The
people should give thanks for the National con-
science and for the blessed fact that the Church had
not lost its hod the Naiop and for the cOratrys
material prosperity.
The crowd was larger IN thH afcraoon than In the
morning. The bi.lant and stirring professional WIS
repcated TIE whole OF GOWNS song OF Victory"
Cobb's Magnificent and Nunc Dmittis. AMI Te Deum
hv Garrett were sung Dr. Mcsster's accompani-
ment and mprovisng surpassed his high standard of
excellence Victor Baicr played "Grand March In
Dp De,haycs before the service, ard variations on
the star Spanclei Banner" Dudley Buck, for the
closing voluntary.
THE ZIG CATHEDRAL.
Nearly every Roman catholic church In New YORK
City Eed appropriate services yesterday, but many
pcope did not attend the church In their parish pre-
ferring To co u st. Patrcks Cathedral, where the
services were OF most imposing nature. They
were announced to begin at IL m, but long before
that hour tie building crowded BY the time
Archbishop Corrigan stepped the altar there was
not room for another person In the Cathedral.
The interior and exterior OF the building were hand
somey decorated with the American nag. The d,cora
ton or the interior especially pretty. The front
OF the altar was covered with bunting aud the pillars
i'm front Of the cauce rail hidden In the folds OF
several large American days The pulpit and the organ
loft were also prety decorated On the epistle sdo
the altar the coat Of of Columbus, the only
one, 1t is said. in the city.
The pontfcal mass begun at II a. m. Arch
bishop Corrsan the ceiebran and the assistant