The Washington times., 1894-12-21
Bishop Paret, Of the Maryland Dio-
ceSe, Performs The Ceremony.
SERMON BY BISHOP RANDOLPH
Touching References to the Late Dr..
Pinckney and w. ". Corc0ran.
Proceedings of the Concovation of Warning
ton-Dr. McKim Makes Report Respect
ing the Endowment Fund to be Raised for
Establishing the Diocese of Washington
Twenty eight Thousand Dollars Already

AS fitting celebration OF the fiftieth ami
versary. the Church OF the Ascension. at the
northwest corner of Massachusetts avenue
and Twelfth street northwest, was consecrated
yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock by Bishop
Paret, OF the diocese of Maryland. For balf
an hour before the services began a large
deputation of the Brotherhood OF st. Andrew
| Of the parish were occupied in seating the
congregation. which included representatives
of nearly every walk in life in this city.
AT the hour for opening the veiled choir en-
tered the church singing the processiona
hymn, ''The church's one foundation is
Jesus Christ, her Lord. As they took their
places in the stalls the vestrymen and wardens
marshaled by Capt J. C. Lamberton, United
| States Navy, met at the Massachusetts avenue
entrance to the church Bishop Paret and about
| forty of the clergy of the convocation and
| from nearby Maryland and Virginia The
Rev. Alfred Harding, rector OF st. Pauls
! Church, in this city, was the master of cere-
monies.
AS the clergy passed up the aisle they and
the bishop repeated alternate verses of the
| 24th Psalm. When the bishop had seated
himself in the Episcopal chair and the clergy
! had taken there places i'll the chancel and
| frunt pews, Mr.. Charles King.the vestrymen
! who has served longest consecutiyely walked
| to the front and read the instrument of dona-
| tion which was afterward placed upon the
communion table. Beside it was placed
| in few moments the sentence OF con-
secration which had been read by the
! Rev. Dr. John III. Elliott, rector OF the
| parish. Morning prayer was said by the
| Rev. DIR. Alexander Mackay-Smith rector
1 trF I'll
! Childs. archdeacon OF the convocauon read
the first lesson for the day, and the Rev. DIR.
Randolph II. McKim
READ THE SECOND LESSON.
'Come, Jesus, from the sapphire throne
was sung, and at the communion service the
epistle was read by the Rev. George c.
Stokes, OF Govanstown Nd, and the Gospel
by The Rev. DR.. Elliott. After the hymn,
Jerusalem, the Golden the sermon was
preached by Bishop Alfred McGill Randolph.
Of the diocese of Southern Virginia. He took
as his text the twentieth verse OF the fourth
chapter of the first epistle to the Corinth ans
and the burden OF his words was the relations
| OF Christianity TO humanity. OF the individual
church TO the community, ana of the rector 10
hls congregation. He spoke of the great WORK
| done in twenty years by DIR. Elliott, and al
luded touchingly to the late Bishop Pinkney
who for nearly quarter OF century was the
rector of the church. and to ". W. Corcoran,
who led in his liberal contributions to the
building of the present building which is
now free from debt.
Bishrp Paret announced that the Offering
would go toward completing the fund OF
5000 for building and improving churches
in Maryland During the offertory the an
them 20 how amiab!e are Thy dwellings,
Thou Lord of Hosts was sung TO Barnaby's
music blythe vested choir. which has reached
high state oftraining under Mr.. Francis E.
Camp. the choir master
The hofy-communion- was administered by
Bishop Paret, assisted by Bishop Randolph,
he Reys. DR.. John H. Elliott. James E. Buck
Dr. A. r. Stuart, j. A. .Aspinwall, ana George
c. Stokes. The occasional hymn was Clio
rous Things of Thee are spoken
TASTEFUL DECORATIONS.
Forthe service the chancel was tastefuIly
decorated with palms. ficus eIastieus. ferns
and other foliage plants, mass of white and /
scarlet flowers being behind the communion |
table.
After the conservation the clergy were en-
tertaned at lunch in the basement of the (
church. In the large rooms were twenty (
four tables, and each table was in charge of .
young lady of the congregation.
Among the clergy who were present beside |
those already named as assisting in the service i
were the Revs. Dr. Thomas e. Addison, j. q. !
Bryant. Charles E. Buck, J. W. Cheslev. J.
Cole, DR. Alexander Crummel. NJ. V Tun-
nell, ". G. Davenport, J. L. Dudley, Nelson
Falls, c. C. Griffith 4. VI Hilleker, Arthur
S. Johns, DIR. George H. johnson, T. A.
Johnstone, William II. Laird, Walter A.
Mitchell. Josiah B. Perry. J. E. Poindexter.
Julius Z. Grammer DR.. J. E. C. Smedes. Will
liam Taylor Snyder. c. F. Sontag. DIR. ]
NIcB Sterret, |. L. Townsend, T. P. Willes,
R. S. ". Wood. A J. Graham, DIR. Hall Har-
rison. j. f. G. Moran, and DIR. Theodore G.
Gambrill.
CoNyoCATIoN OF WASHINGTON.
At O'Clock the convocation of Washing
ton was called to order in the church. The /
principal subject considered was that of rails
ing an endowment fund of $4,000 20 estab- +
iish the diocese of Washington out of part OF /
the diocese of Maryland. Rev. DIR. McKim
made the report of the committee in charge /
He stated that of the required amount |
S24, 100 had been already subscribed.
Rev. Alfred Harding. OF st. Paul's, an
nounced that he had just RECEIVED $500 for .
this fund from gentleman who for the pres
ent did not wish to oe known. In addition /
he pledged st. Paul's parish for 81, 500 pay
able in two years.
Rev. Albert r. Stuart, of Christ Church, |
Georgetown, announced two subscriptions of |
$500 each and pledged his parish for 81 1000 |
with inteaest till paid.
COURT AND POLICE SCANDAL.