New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-09
IMPRESSIVE SERVICE HELD IN THE GREEK
CHuRCH-MANY PROMINENT PEO-

Services were celebrated yesterday morning at
half-pas 10 in the Greek Church. No $40 West Fifty
third-st, for the repose OF the soul of Emperor
Alexander III OF Russia. Invitations. bearing the
Russian national emblems and bordered deeply In
black. had beer Issued by \. L. Olarovsky. Russian
CcnSul-General in New York. and the church
fucd with a sympathetic company. Father Agatha
doras was the celebrant. assisted by Father Nitro
FAM. a Greek monk who recently arrived IN this
city from Alaska. and who Immediately after the
Service sailed on the steamship Columbia for st
Petersburg. Father Agathadoras ntoned the sonor-
chants and carried the censer with is silver
bells. about the church.
The vestments were as splendid as the resources
of the little church afforded. Father AgathadorAs
the golden robes OF the Hellenic priesthood. and
the assistants clad in black in lieu of the black
and white surpces which the orthodox habil.-
ments in similar circumstances. The service was
an adapted form Of requiem mass from the Greeh
ritual rendered in both the Greek and Russian Ian
guagos. Contrary 10 the usual custom in the Greek
Church. there were benches for the congregation.
though many of the initiated remained standing; nor
were the men and women confined strictly to OPP
poSite sides OF the edihce. The music was sung
decatey ana worshipfuy by the priests and gSr-
tain members of Nine I.inief's Russian choir; me
church itself pientfuy drdped IN black ana
adorned with palms and flowers ON the chor 7rI'.l
w1S bck rbonS 90 ana th ai old Style, OF the
Cars death. on the chancel step were sd,u.S .,
rice and raisns in accordance with custom brought
down from the early periods. when FOOD was kiNIh
char!tab.y within the churchs walls The Who"
service was paintivey and solennly enectNe.,
The entire consular force In this city had been
invited take part. and was represented Dy hlr'n
bers in full uniform from all the more iiMp-orttn' -
consuates Among them were Percy Sahlersoii'
Consul-General from Great Britain august Ieisei'
the German Consul General nemetrios y, np1a9s'.
the French Consul: Henri NJ. Braen. denmark;
Giovanni Riva Italy; y. Hashigucnl: Japan ,Ili
Christian G. Petersen. Russian Vice Consul MIS-.
Olarovsky. wife of the Russian Consul-Geh'rdl was
also present The United States was reIres.hted
by Rear Admiral Gherardi. Rear admiral b. ;. 0s-
bon General o. O. Howard and others. Among the
Russians was Mrs l. McGahan. whose American
husband WAS the welknown war CORRESPONDENTS
ana who IS herself a correspondent for some OF ne
principal Russian journals Another was MIs ~,
am v Nefet grand daughter OF the late Gar OF
Georgia who after his deposition was allowed TO
infain a n Moscow. Mrs. Nefet Is the
wife Of DR. William Il. Nehet, OF this city others
present were Miss Isabel Hapsood. Baron ana
baroness SchippenbauGh. baron ana Barohess
Huppnan. Prince Galitzen. f. X. Coudsrt. DR..
peter Popof Mr.. and Mrs. Godfrey, lheonpre
pau Nr and Mrs Theodore Sutro. Mr.. ana alrs
Henry Maillard. Miss Lavinia Jaquenn and Mrs.
Ferdinand BluInenthal-