The morning times., 1896-11-02
ST. MARk'si|s HIS CHOICE
Bishop Satteriee's Selection Is
Officially Announced.
NEW RECTOR ALSO NAMED
Church on the Hill VIII BE the Pro-
Cathedral OF WashingtOn-The
Pastor Selected Is Young Man
and Comes From Maryland-ynnt
the Outlook Is.

The first official announcement of Bislop
saiteriec's selection of st. Marks Churcn
as the pro-catheurai OF the Washington
diocese was made yesterday ut the regular
morning service AT st. marks The ST..
lection OF Rev. William L. Deyries OF
Alberlon, Md, as rector of the church
was also announced.
Though THIS was the first time Bishop
Satterlce's determination had been given
from the pulpit, his decision had already
been exclusively told in The Times. An.
other meeting OF the vcstry of the church
was held last week when the cunfirlna-
tion OF the bishops choice OF u rector,
us named above, was made
THE BISHOP NOT THERE.
II was at first believed that the bishop
would preach at theinorliug service. Those
who had gathered To hear him were disap
pointed. An eloquent sermon was de-
livered by Rev. IL. Allen Griffith Of All
Siinls' parish Chevy Chase, however He
has had charge OF st. Marks parish ever
since the retirement Uf Rev. Dr. Graham.
nearly Two years ago. Communion sery.
ices followed the sermon.
At the close OF the meeting Mr.. Griffith
read the following announcement signed
by the registrar or the vcstry:
Right Rev. Henry Y. Satterlee has
chosen and accepted st. Marks Church
as the prucathedral Of the Diocese of
Washington from and after the first Sun
day in Advent, being the 18th Of November
1896. The ucstry has elected the Rev
William l.. Devries, Of Alberton, Howard
county, Md, to be rector OF St Marks,
and he has accepted and will assume his
duties on the first Sunday in Advent"
Until the regular rector takes charge
Mr.. Griffith Will continue in his super
vision of the church and parish
Ia, .tut...
theoretically. he Will, practi cally, it is
said. He had the right To choose his as
.stant and the honor fell upon MIR. Devries.
The veStry only confirmed the selection
and most OF the vcStrymcn have never seen
or heard the new clergyman.
THE NEW RECTOR.
st. Marks will be the bishops church
in every sense of the word. Bishop Sat
teriee will come and go and preach at
will in the parish Of his choice 1t will
be his see and cunfirmations will take
place there. 1t is probable that the honor
Will continue tn rest over the fortunate
parish until the completion of the pro-
-rused cathedral. There can be no def
mite announcement made as to when Bishop
Satterlcc Will preside over the services.
evil, himself, be unable To tell any great
length nf time in advance OF each service,
it is said.
Mr.. Devries is n young man. not more
ttln twenty-siN or twenty-Sevcn years
Of age. He is an earnest worker and first
came in contact with Bishop Satterlee at
the General Theological Seminary, in
New York, where he graduated little
more than two years ago. The future
bishop was then impressed by the pOssi-
bilities in the young man.
The new rector was born in Baltimore.
His father was merchant. Young Dew
rlcs was educated at Johns Hopkins Uni
versity and aftcrward received his theo-
logical trimming in the New York school.
He was ordained a deacon by Bishop Paret
in May, 1894. at st. faul's Church, in
Baltimore. a year later he wis ordained
priest mt Christ's Church, Georgetown.
Bishop Paret appointed him to do mis-
siunlfy work among the factory hands at
AlbertOn. He has been very successful
and Is considered one Of the most earnest
workers in the old Baltimore diocese