The morning times., 1896-12-04
WITH HlGH gnyRCa
foREAID DIGNITY
Institution Of ST. Marks New Rec
tor to Be a Solemn Ceremony.
Bishops satterIee and Paret VIII Be
Present and Ancient Forms
VIII lie Observed.

II wes busy day yesterday in the Pro-
cathedral Church OF ST. Mark, the official
home of the new bishop of Washington,
Rt. Rev. Henry Y. Satterlec.
Rev William Levering Devries, Phi. D.,
the new rector of the palisn. arrived M
the city few days ago and yesterday
morning he and BSnop satteriee arranged
the program for the formers institution
next sunday.
Later in the day the announcement was
made by the bishop that Mr.. Devries and
Rev. Charles II. Hayes, of Madison, N. j.,
would be added to the examining board of
the Washington diocese. 1ne members of
the board are known as examining chap
lains and IL is their duty to examine all
applicants for rectorsiilps IN tine See There
are two other members. Rev. Dr. Frank
NJ. Gibson and Rev. Phillip NJ Rhine
lander
NET THEIR NEW RECTOR
st. Marks Aid Society gave it's monthly
reception and supper in the evening in the
parlors of the church. Before the supper,
the proceeds from which are to be appro-
priated to current church expenses, there
was a business meeting OF the society,
wien II was decided to mold number OF
organ recitals at the church during the
months of January and February. The
prominent organists Of the city will be
heard at these functions.
At the reception that followed most of
the members of the parish who had not
yet met their new rector were affor.ied
the pleasure.
An institution of a rector, it is said, is
IA thing heretofore unseen in Washington.
and religious circles are more or less in
the height of expectancy over the coming
event. Whenever new r.Ctors have before
been with an entire lack of formalities
is THE BISHOPS WISH.
Bishop Satterlce, however, has ideas
and they are that the regulations q nd forms
la id down by the founders OF the church
were intended to be carried out The
service Of Institution has, in fact, largely
grown into disuse throughout the country
and IL is the object OF the new bishop
To revive it so far his own diocese Is
concerned, at least. That is the reason
the program for next Sunday will be so
elaborate
Already the decorators have begun to
prepare the pretty interior of the edlice
for the services. The full vested choir
Will bc i'll attendance and the musical pro-
gram that has been prepared is in strict
keeping with the remaining formalIies
The services will begin at 1890 o'clock
in the morning and here is the full program
that will be carried out:
AN ELABORATE PROGRAM.
Professional hymn, No. IL; morning
prayer by the crate. Rev. Mr. Charles
Hayes; hymn, No ESQ; the concurtlant be-
tween the bishop and the vestry will be
read by DIR. Satterlee; while the rector
and the wardens, Messrs. W. T Kent and
John p Torbert, stan,i at the entrance to
the sanctuary the bishop will read the let
ter OF institution; the office of instiention
will follow, Bishop Satterlee instructor:
hymn, No. 10: Bishop Paret, Of the diocese
OF Maryland, from, which the new diocese
was formed, will deliver the sermon of
the day; hymn, No 2f3; the holy communion
shall follow, the 'new rector acting as
celebrant; the choir viii chant; the warden;
yestry and others VIII salute the rector.
wishing him "God-speed." and the reces-
sional hymn, No. 1 2. will be sung.
During the service the wardcns. in strict
keeping with the other formalities- will
step forward and present the rector with
the keys of the church.