New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-27
ASCENSION DAY SERVICES.
ELABORATE CEREMONIES IN TIE ROMAN CAIh'
oLIC AND PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL
CHURCHES.

Ascension Day was observed yesterday ny spo''''
musical services I'm the Roman Catholic ana lT"''''''
Episcopal churches. 1t IS the great day OF t'e year "
Trinity Church. II Is the day on when inc Pc>n
church was corsecrated. The music TINS year '"'S
maintained te excellent reputation which Tbs famous
animal service has gained. II Is looked forward 10
will, great Interest by church people who frequently
come long distances from out 0f f"Wh ~ "''' VIZ
music The crush Is always so great thht there /
invariably a crowd of people who 70 to the " a. H.
service Of Morning Prayer and remain Tor The HlIh
Celebration at IL O'Clock. Yesterday was no eAccp
lion 10 the rule, and when George F. lie Jeuh' VI"
orsanst Of st. Johns Chapel, played the FIST cho"
Of the great double chorus Fixed IN H. Everlasting
Seat from Handles samson there was hoi
vacant seat In the church and uc asleS ana me spu
back Of the pews were packed with people III Sp'"
of Che great crowd there cOnfusion, which Wa
largely due 90 the admirable arrangements OF te Sex
ton Jules Gabcr and his assistants.
The floral decorations were most elaborate ~
each SIDE Of the chancel arch there were great Ply
mids of palms and hydraDgeas On the reiable Oh ihe
altar was a prufns0n OF Ascension lilies, and on the
reredos Oh either side Of the holy table, hydf'iheeiS
were massed. Brilliantly lighted a. 1t was, by sew
srai hundred electric lights III the chancel and by
calcium light In the roof Of the rear OF the nave e
scene was OF great beauty.
Promptly at IL a. m. the orchestra o! 1irtySix
pieces IN the great organ gallery under tho cirecuo
Of Victor Baier assistant organist OF Trinity piay"
the opening bars Of liilc's stirring choral MARCH,
40 Zion, Bless City," which Eas The professional.
This was sung by the combined chors OF Innl'y ana
ST. Augrstine's Chapel as the long procession, con-
s,sf,ng OF the two choir~ and most OF the clergy 81
the parish. moved down the south aisle and up Ia"
cantre OF the church % the chmcel The intT't was
lIandels anthem, go Come Let Us sing Unto Inc
Lord, The Creed, Agnus and Gloria were from echn-
bcrts splendid IN Efat; che Ky1e, eanctus ann
Benedictus were from Shubert's mass IN F. The
exquisite " Fl lncanatus' in The Greed was sung by
Henry Lincoln Case and John NJ. Fulton, enorS, and
BENJAMIN H. DID, treble. The 6hcrtory was the first
number OF MAdelssohn's Athale.' Mr.. Case, Mr..
Fultn Charles Foster. enors, aud Henry Price, bah
tone, sang the solos In the anthem. Grown Him
with Many Crowns was the occasional
Most Of the music accompanied by the orchestra
Dr. A. H. Messer, the organtt and choirnnstcr.
directed the choir which numbered about eighty
voices and wcnzel Rabach, the organist Of St.
Chrysostom's Chapel, played the chancd organ DIR.
Dix the rector was the celebrlnt and preacher DIR.
Mulohahey, Of st. Pauls Chapel was the gospellcr
the Rev Philip A. II. Brown. Of ST. Johns Chapel
was the epStler and the Rev. Joseph w. Ill., as
sisant priest ut Trinity, was the deacon.
At ST. ThOrnstss Church the choir, under the difcc
um OF George william Warren. organist and director
Gang this music: "Te Deumn and "Benedctus" In
o. Il. ". Warren introlt. Leave Us Not" Staner ;
Kyre aud Gloria Tibi, Mozart ascnpuon. Unfold
Yo Portals from Gcunod's Redemption; OiicfOry.
. Grown Him. Everlasting King" Il. W. Warren ;
sanctus Mozart: Gloria, G.. W. Warren. DI. John
Wesley brown, the rector, celebrated and preached.
There were also special services at Grace Church.
whera handsome new brass lectern, given by
J. Hooker Iamersley in memory OF his father, wa
used for the first time by DR. Huntington. the rector
ST. BarthOlOmews ST. Georges, 81. Mary the Nireihs
and the Church Of the TRANSPORTATION.
At ST. Patrick's Cathedral the Rev. Henry r. Ncwey
celebrated High Mass at IL a. m. Inc music was
OF the GregoIian chant sung By sixty boys Of Tn"
supplied choir under the direction OF the Rev. John
A. Kellner. Al O'Clock In the evcring there was "a
reception OF fifty young women into the oodahy OF
the Children VI Mary They made their VOWS at a
handsome shrine OF The Blessed Virgin, erected
near che episcopal throne which was beautifully
decorated with white flowers and lighted candles.
The address delivered by the Rev Michael j.
Lavelle Nespeis followed.
Ascension Day was observed Yesterday by the com
mandeiies Of Knights Tcmplar Of New York with
special services In the Church Of the Holy Trinity
Forty secondsl. and MadisOn-ave The knights met
at the Masonic Temple at Twentythir ST. and sixth
ave. AT 2 .. m. and marched through Twenty third
ST. to Fftlave up Fifthavc. TO Forty second ST. and
then to the church The sermon was preached by the
Rev. Dr.; c. l.. living the Eminent Grand Prela'e.
At tle close OF the service the communicates marched
up MadSon-ave. to Fifty nfthst. 10 Fifthavc. and %
Twenty Ahird-si. The communicates taking part and
their commanders Columbian. Robert T. Lyon
Norton John Little: Palestine Mr.. BrTdburn Beth
lehem of Mount Vernon. +. r. Davis: York. Frederick
Van Court and Ivanhoe. John W. Sosson.