New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-06
TRINITY'S DAY OF JUBILEE.
SPLENDID SERVICES IN THE OLD
CHURCH.
SOLEMN PROCESSION. SUPERB MUSIC AND AN
ADDRESS BY BISHOP POTTER BEFORE
Az IMMrNsE CONGREGATION.


been held daily but yesterday the actual 2"th
anniversary was marked by a religious ceremony
that for brilliancy and ir1pressiveness wor'hhs
commemorated the completion OF TWO centuries va
memorable history. And in Its Ions ana io'"u,e
career 1t Is doubtful If the venerable Gothic eur
0cc has ever at one time had gathered WITHIN us
walls so thoroughly representative congregation
as assembled yesterday morning. CIVIC onic'"s,
denitaries of the Church. officers OF the Arm! anu
Navy members of the learned professions ana arts
and people of the highest prominence in the sociai
and commercial life of this city were present TOT
the occasion Admission to the church was only ny
ticket and so great the number OF requests
received that not sixth part OF the apphca"s
could be accommodated. As 1t was. not only were
everv new and the hundreds of additional seatlngs
,accd IN the aisles filled but every inch Of vacant
space~in the rear Of the church was occupied by
standing throng.
DAY OF GLORY.
Nothing Of n sombre nature had a place IN the
service 1t was Trintys day OF glory. day TOT
praise and song. AS such the service typlned It,
and was throughout in harmony with the picture
@. color and brightness that the interior OF the
sanctuary Itself presented. The choir OF Trinity
was augmented by the choirs Of ST. Johns ana
St Agnes's uniting in AL over l25 voices. Inc
TWO organs also were supplemented by strlhgeo
orchestra and n military band. under the leader
chip 0. Theodore Dietrich. The service was opeieu
with :he playing the great organ by victor
Paier the assistant organist of the churcn, OF
Crison's Grand Ofertore in c." which was 1oi-
lowed by the prelude. Joan OF Arc Mass oy
Gounod arranged for organ. trumpets. hoi1ls anu
trombones Majestic and imposing music was the
basis OF tho whole ceremony. Particularly note
worfhy was the singing of Sir Arthur Sullivane
Festival TIE Deum. This work was specially COM
posed for the thanksgiving service held IN 81
Pauls Cathedral. London. in 1872. upon the recoV-
err of the Prince Of Wales from his severe illness
The last time 1t heard in this city was on July
I 1S76 when II was the feature Of the Centennial
exercises held in Trinity Church. The SOLO parts
were taken by Miss Brandes, soprano or ST. John
Chapel: John Fulton tenor of Grace Church' ana
Charles Roberts. boy soprano OF Trinity. pr'
Arthur H. Messiter directed the music IN the
chancel.
THE PROCESSION.
rho hymn God of our Fathers" was used as the
PROFESSIONAL Following the choirs in the process
sion from the vestry the curates OF the
PARISH the Rev. Messrs. Duhamel. Dyess' beers'
Mitchell Knowles. Hamilton. Bradley Blshop'
Baldwin Keech Logic Sargent Griffin. Monk, HILL
Richey and Kemp. Then came the Wears the rev
Drs ! \evet: Steele, James Mulchahey, r. A. Brad
ley. w H. Vibbert A. c. Kimher and the Rev
Messrs T. H. c. Goodwin w. NJ Geer F. H. A.
Brown and f. II. Sill. Also in the procession were
the Rev Drs. Houghton, Howard Duheld, +. D.
Coe. w. r. Huntington. W. S. Rainsford b. v Pot
Ter + 4 Holman and +. b. Van kleeck. Behind
these clergy were the Rev. DR.. Morgan DIX rector
of the parish and Bishop Potter. DIT Duhleld
represented the old First Presbyterian Church' ana
DR. Coe the Collegiate Parish, whose histories are
about co-existent with Trinity's. The prayers ana
collects were intoned by DR.. Steele. who also READ
the lesson Special psalms were chanted antlph-
opally to single Anglican chants barnard ; Ies
tjval setting used in the Apostles Creeu ana
the responses The prayers included a special one
Of thanksgiving for the blessings vouchsafed the
narisb and it's people Immediately preceding
salntatorv address by Bishop Potter was sung the
doxology which introduced with a fanfare OF
tr,mpets Bishop Potter at the close OF the ser
vice pronounced the benedction For an hour
after the clergy and chorus had returned 10 the
yos,rv singing the retrocessional hymn Ten Thou
sand Times Ten Thousand the bells OF TRINITY
pealed out joyful chimes and many OF the congre-
CATION fingered in admiration OF 'he e'"oo' ''e
decorations of the church
Among the invited guests seated in the church Sh
we're nSyor Strong. General Wesley Merritt ana ,a
MIR iTa o. Montgomery Sicard, Captain Henry Glass
Passed Assistant Paymaster George w 1Sradprick
Rndgers' Commander Colby NJ: Chester I-e4 Gns
A9SlPa f M@T1 r Bo~es
frict- Attorney Olcott Corporation Coulses ESr
John Je[ 6ntToer Fisch Fire Commissioner La
Grange President Barker of the Tax DeP 2i;
Presdept the pepartment Of Public Charities Com
missioner Wright Of the pIelSrn Hubbe Of the
scboo BOARD President Bren Of the Dock Board
ESeoraef court justices Van Brunt, !ngraham.
William Patterson. OBren. Rumsey La Lay pr,,e
Ma LGjac;er,ch Asa Bird Gardiner. Dr. C. Ellis
Stevens John A. King James GraRt Miso GbsTles
Low H. V1n on A% az Barse:s the Rev Thomas
sstlHEs Ms Emily H II E59 sssa
carter Percy sanderson BRITISH C2nsTi drd
ATSan the Rev David s Wye the Rev 0ctayus
Applega,e the Rey Th9mdi cont oi' j. f. Cas-
S ~ Thomas Egieston. Walter H. Lewis C9Ionei
cTugeT william Jay 3o F. E Fl Ra9 chaRnce3
Richard Debated. Frederick garrison a Sdr nEg
Webster s JGHn Lof FIJI eutenan W
( Worth Major Frank II. Phpps rniIGd I aeates
John Eis9ee' K ErgGsck United
Teyster Colonel Cor6n Ma ctn CTard Beek-
star George L. Rives and John p. Pine .,o.ora
IN aqG os5 every Proestant Episcopal Church in
he civ together with large nuinDer Vi o'eis' VI
other denominations
BISHOP POTTER'S ADDRESS.
The address delivered by Bishop Potter was
listened 10 with the utmost attenuoh anu nI .l
reviewing first the conditions that surrounoc'
ha foundaton OF the parish. he proceeded 10 SPEAK
mon tts development. the influence II had eHef'e1
upon the community of the city and the useiui anu
conmeodahle purposes 10 which is hhahciai IT,
sonrces had always been devoted In part he
spoke follows:
when the Trinity Church was reared o on on %
near this site two hunared yesr one but as5
its atmosphere Nothing indeed c1 be word ore VIII
interesting than the 5 one on tSe eaTe
GY,gg and our own. That people t.
st,n r~ndern Christendom vast. and. az
"annot but think so imperfectly recognized
debit mean the people of Holland, VINO hfst cam,
her. and those earlier settlements iust Ieueene'
This barbarous island from It's original heathehls'n
iiiustrs rcd here characteristics as unke the moo
ern New-Y orker as well could be imagineea
They mad a large repose Of manner grave clsHii J
IS cSoaech and 9 consistent delberation OF JudS
tnent and of movement which almost nothing couiC
dis,urb They held strongly 10 their conVctlons
hut they knew how 10 affirm them without neat
They were clear IN their sense or right ana duty
br, they were wont affirm the one ana TO MAN
tain the other without passion ana wiinqut Tio
iepce-caln sturdy. equable. resolute' what ma
become Of Them and where may we look for thei
successors amid the life and scenes OF to-day!
To attempt 10 answer that question would lea'
us TOO far aheld this morning. but ask II That
may be able to remind you OF another ana NOR
suggestive contrast which this bicentennial ami