New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-02


song will be THE Lord hath done great things
for us and this evening the hymns will be The
Church's One Foundation Pleasant Are Thy
Courts Above" and Sing with All the Sons Of
Glory"
TIE CEREMONIES ON WEDNESDAY.
The chief service of the week will be held on
Wednesday morning at II o'clock and especial
preparations being made to make it remark
able in more than respect. Bishop Potter will
deliver the address and most OF the bishops OF the
dioceses within the State of New-York and ada
cent States have been invited and will be- present.
Others who have been invited and who will prob
the city, the Dean of the General Theological Sem
mary President Low of Columbia University Gov
listers of the First Presbyterian and Dutch
churches. whose history covers about the same
period that covered by the existence of Trinity.
The chief feature of the music at this service Will
be the singing Of Mozart's Te Deum by both
choirs accompanied by two organs and an orches-
ira, the whole under the direction Of Trinity vet
eran organist Dr. Arthur r. Mess:ter Admission
for the other services Of the week will be unre
strlcted bu, for this special service tickets will be
required and its character is such that there is
several times over exceed those that are at the
disposal of the committee in charge. These appl-
cations have been coming in for some time and
the limit was reached weeks ago. Wednesday even
ing at o'clock there ere viii be choral evensons at
on Monday afternoon the sermon will be preached
by the Rev pr. e. \. Potter, formerly president
the Tuesday noon service by the Rev. DR.. W. s.
chapel of Trinity. The Rev DIR. W. r. Hunting
ton. rector Of Grace Church, also once chapel OF
Trinity. will preach AZ Thursday on
Strong Centres the Secret of Church Growth"
The principal service of this day will take place
In St. Pauls Chapel in the evening. when Arch
deacon Tiffany viii address compensation of
which eight hundred delegates from the Sunday
schools OF the parish will he a part. AZ this SER
vice there will also be special musical service
DEAN HOFFMANs "REMINISCENCES
A. the Friday service at Trinity Dean
Hoffman. OF the General Theological Seminary
will speak on Historical "reminiscences of Trinity
Parish" There will he service Saturday
but on Sunday the last day of the bicentennia
celebration, hve bishops will oficiate at churches
Doane. OF Albany at Trinity Church; Bishop Little
john, Of Long island at s.. Pauls: Bishop Cole
man nan Of Delaware. a. St Johns Bishop Neely. Of
Western New-York at St Agness The Rev
George {. Houghton, OF IobOken, VIII preach on
venerable Archdeacon Van Klceck at St. Angus
tines.
This morning there, will be special musical ser
vices at ST. LaMI's Chanel at 1879 o'clock The
Buck Iniro i Have Surely; BuIl to The an
h0Hse Tr,mmeli: Communon service in r Schu-
Nunc Dmlttis; j. christopher Marks, jr; Recess
s me choir Is made ny as follows; Organist Leo
Mo%T h@rPist Paul l suerh quaTTtet Mrs Carrie
The vicar, the Rev. William Montague Cieer will
preach the sermon
DECORATIONS IN THE OLD CHURCH
Not the least remarkable feature of the ceebra-
ton will be the decorations in Trinity Church.
Preparations for these lave been going on for
months. The entire control OF this feature was
put into the hands of Frederick Wilson who has
spent lmitess time and pains in the discharge of
his duties. For some days the church has been
closed to visitors. in order that the decorations
might not b. interfered with, and the appearance
OF the church this morning will certainly justify
all the pains that nave been taken Upon so large
"A scale are the decorations that their arrangement
has involved engineering difficulties of slight
"A Gp-
voted the attention of H. u. Bayne. Wilfred Buck
land has had charge Of all the heraldc work done
in connection with the decorations. and in choosing
them every attention has been paid the style OF
the architecture of the church. in order that there
might be the utmost harmony between the two.
The effort has been TO typfy In the decorations
the history and traditions of the church. The
walls and pillars have been almost entirely covered
with medaIlions and life-size figures. and cleo I
tIcity has been called into play to enhance the
effect Of the whole The lifesize figure OF angel
is the summit of each pillar. and in the right
ha nd OF the figure IS an electric torch. Handsome
banners adorn the walls and display various &C.
cles!astCal devices: the seal OF Trinity Church
CORPORATION and the Society for the Propagation
Of the GOSPEL in Foreign Parts appear medal |
lions and with shields Of historical embems. con-
tribute to the beauty Of the whole. Floral decOra
tions WI. he profuse on the altar and I'm the cham
Gel but elsewhere