The sun., 1897-05-06
TRINITYS FESTIVAL DAY.
p BLoENrBNIRY oHIEBRATBD
1,ru Ml9EIFIOBNOH AND POMP.

-. rnurch Crowded 20 lts booFs-mfshep rot
80 Commends the HInanoial Adn,inistra-
~. .r the Parish - Dr. Dfx Denouncsa
,,r, Per.istentiy Toid nssardinG Trinity.
M, until tho dedication Of the cathedral Of
q, Iohn tho Divine will there be in New York
- protestant religious ceremony cqualling in
.urIso,nce and pomp that Of Trinity's bi.
n..tonary Yesterday. Since Sunday there have
80 daily extra services and addresses in tho
"a chpr,h TO manifest It's thanksgiving for tho
,ono duration OF its prosperity. These services
Iii ba continued through tho week. But
..s,srday was the special service Of commemo-
ration aud praise
The oates of the churchyard and the doors of
a.. building itself were opened at 10 o'clock.
NTH gates we're guarded by stalwart vorgers,
.,nported by policemen from the Mayors squad.
only ticket holders were admitted through tho
,.tes Several were In waiting when the gates
v,re opened. and few moments afterward
there was steady stream Of persons coming in
Al each door and scattering to the pews reserved
tor them. Tho sombre splendor OF the heraldc
ascorations hanging from the gray walls and
the great pillars had the effect Of belittling the
brilliant costumes Of the women. though closer
Ink at particular costumes showed that they
were as elaborate as any ever prepared for an
Easter season. The great congregation. viewed
as whole seemed solemnly attired. This effect
was hcis shtened by n body Of hundred or moro
elergymcn all in black. seated at the front of
the church. The glory and the color was
sloft, among the white. illuminated an
r.ls, the cmblazoned banners and the
drsped American flags, interpreted here
and there with those of England and
Holland. The chancel was banked with flowers.
At the back. in tho organ loft, there was also
ereat profusion Of palms and flowers. At lO:35
Victor Baer began the opening voluntary, Girls
sons "Grande Offertoire." By tho time 1t was
finished every pew. nisle seat, and camp chair
pace in the church was filed, and tho people
had settled into stiffness. The immediate intro
duction TO the service was Gounods prelude to
the Jeanne dare" mass. 1t is arranged for
The organ, trumpets. horns. and trombones. Its
magnificent repetition of stately fourlshes set
the keynote for the entire celebration. With the
final flourish the door on the south of the chan
Gel opened. and the whte-robed choirs of
Trinity and st. Johns were seen crowded
IN the vestibule singing tho professional
hymn, God Of Our Fathers, whose Almighty
Hand" The choir was preceded into the church
BY Sexton Browne, bearing the sllver-headed
mace and a crucifer dressed in purple and
he cSors came the III curates Of the Trinity
Sted guests. Dr.. HouEhton Of the Church Of the
man Dr.. Helm Of Christ Church. brooklyn; the
Rev. DR., Morgan Dig, Bishop Coleman Of Della
Potter, and Bishop Potter himself. the preacher
q the day. Many Of the Wears and almost all
the prelatsss In the latter part Of the procession
Ola Cambridge doctor OF civil laws. The sing
S choir rs and S sser Psees
orchestra and military band, both Of which were
ed In ha lnft ha rrtr
lscts were intoned by the Rev. Dr.. j. Nevett
ia prayer. prepared by Or. Dix was read, and
following it was sung the hymn "All people
An.s4s5 sat on earth do dwell" to the tune of "od
The last stanzas Of the quaint old hymn were
lung in unison with the accompaniment OF the
fan of oftrumpets the same great volume of melody
1Eept on through the Doxology; The impress
which an ali e
Nessitsr had selected. At the conclusion. of the
pit by the sexton and delivered his address.
..cn d. Potter began by drawing eo5trast BE-
Workers. Of q century ago toward the world and
,heir daily business and the attitude OF New
baa tbs ne sa II.
egance since It was first settled. and since then
every vestigc Of its earlier identity has we'll
lures, all have changed. and. greatest Of all.
those simpler elements of its original constitu-
sod snsy pulGh Eng English huEnsn9t have % been sub sub
tongues-European. African, Asfatic-whch
seem likely sometimes to make this like Con-
In the world. But while. in the two hundred
Years that measure the life of this parish. all
come to pass; while not only the gigantic
structures which surround this spire and threat !
en- 10 shut 1t out utterly from hat vision of the
mariner or the homeward- bound voyager. which
made Us salute II in other days with eagerness
and delight while not only changes in the struc-
meas and the manners s. and W usages Of the people
have changed so vastly, there has here survived.
ss1E ht Cod ., an II, eli elenen. of psrmanence which
Rsrity; and for which we may well be glad and
Ht1 HankfHl init to,day mean Its commercial integ
We call credit, and which stands for record OF
tauthtpness and fidelity, to honorable obliga-
aons-n this New York 200 years ago was
days dSHs and great and 1t is strong and great to-
Bishop Potter attributed this rectitude Of the
community in great part to that sense OF the |
,o working OF rIghteousness that caused the Colo
sb Ii GhrsIly Assembly Of New York in 1903 to estab
on Ihe bbshSD IT
his "Ggesses at the Riddle OF Existence" that
4 ne cSnl Civilized world will in time cease to believe
be moral and 10 live rightly from purely selfish
Sd f,Imos motives pekn Cairo
ian inauenee are Existing Example. that 5f phi.
io:ophy and seltishness and materialism do not
WnB the thlnRs that make q city great
and fair. New York Is great and
Air. Speaking of the administration OF Trinity
Church, he said: The interests represented by
nyast work are themselves vast, and involve
. large a financial responsibility as to make
The story Of its administration one of excep-
tiOnal Significance. ! may not attempt to re-
hsaTse II here, but this one thing deserves,
think, to bo said with utmost plainness OF
speech 1t has been tainted. as Judge William
Jay said in substance nearly fifty years ago,
With no faintest suspicion Of malfaisance.
No individuals, or families, or syndicates
have been enriched by 1t. That which
men call the unearned increment of Its posses
nons has been scrupulously and consistently
employed for those moral and religious purposes
toWhich. originally. the wild land first given to
This corporation was. dedicated. During the
TWO centuries since 1t was first intrusted with
What 1t has ever since administered. what sad
histories OF abuses of trusts, of defalcation and
q dishonor have olouded the pages of our mu-
EHcpal life! But there has been no stain nor
=, The address closed with an eloquent tribute to
Me spiritual. patriotic, and economic admins
ration Of DR.. Morgan Dix.
Z, After the address the choir sang Sir Arthur
sliivans Te Deum, which was composed by
Saillvan on tho occasion. OF the recovery OF the
rrince OF Wales from serious illness. 1t was tho
ssecond time that this TIE Deum had been sung in
tanhlty. The first time was at the commcmOra-
We service on July 4, 1876 The solos were by
mlss Brandish of St Johns. soprano: Master |