The morning times., 1896-10-28

st. Marks is to be the bishops church.
As was exclusively stated In the Morn
Ing Times OF Saturday last, the yestry OF
that church waited upon Bishop Satterlee
on lne previous evening and formally pre-
seDtcd the wishes OF the congregation, that
he should assume charge OF the parish
The question was one too momentods for
an Immediate decision, and the bishop dis
missed the vestry with assurances that he
would shortly decide upon his course.
This decision he is reported to have
Reached, and while the formal announce
iDeuL OF his intention TO preside over st.
Marks parish will probably be made at
the services on Sunday. Meantime, how
ever IL has become generally known to the
congregation that he has complied with
their wishes.
Both the bishop and the veStry have been
slow To admit the fact until the complete
details are known. He will take charge
OF the church aud preach there whenever
he is In this section Of the diocese. But
the church is also TO have Il rector and
an assistant rector officials with which
IT has Deen without ever since the resig
nation OF Rev. Dr. Graham, who left at
the time disruption came i'll the yestry, one
year ago last Easter.
HAVE SELECTED A RECTOR
= Who'll new rector will beis notdelinitely
known. II is believed that he has been
fully determined upon and that only tile
minor details are yet TO be Completed.
Everything will De settled within the course
of few days.
Tile bishop has decided TO make st.
Marks the Cathedral church, said
prominent lneIabcr OF the parish To Times
reporter last night. There is where he
will preach whenever he is in Washington.
SLll there are details Of his coming that
have no: yet been completed. Everything
will be known III less Than weeks time.
1t is. Of course, Impossible TO tell how
often he will preach al the church That
is one OF the details. What he Will receive
from the congregation is another OF the
details.
'''iEe parish is also to have a rector
and an assistant. Who they shall be
l am not prepared TO say, though the names
have, believe. been selected"
twasimp possible to learn more than these
facts, though ii is believed that TN. new
rector is to be a clergyman from out of
the city. He Will, Of course, occupy the
pulpit when the bishop is absent and he
and his assistant will attend to the parish
work.
rs. PARISH is HAPPY.
The vestry and congregation Of the for
tunatc parish We're last night congratu-
lating themselves on their new honor. If
the new cathedral were begun today it
would take years before il could be fin
iShed, sn stupendous is the task intended
to be and SD grand will be the proposed
structure. Still even this stage has not
been reached and the time before its dedi-
cation will be consummated is still further
away. The honor for the church that
has been So fortunate ms to TIC -.amed the
bishops church. L., therefore, OF all the
longer duration.
st Marks is a healthy parish, and one,
il Is said, that has profited by the expert
ences through which it has pa ssed during
the last year and a half. During all this
time it has been without rector, except
as the pulpit Coull be supplied from kindred
churches.
While it is by no means a poor parish
IL Is not wealthy rs at least two others
in the city. Indeed, it is matter of
remark among church gossips that Bishop