The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-27
T0RE-DEDICATE
AN 0LDCHURCH
Holy Trinity's 2OOth Ami
versary to be an
Elaborate ObSer=
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EldDOrdte UDSer=
vatiOn.
The 200th anniversary of Holy Trinity
Old Swedes Church will be appropriated
and elabotatsly observed to o-morrow. Th
first service will be at TO- 30 o'clock In til
morning. 1t will be benediction servic
with dedication Of the new altar, Blsho
Coleman being the consecrator. This viii
rector, Rev. H. Ashton Henry, officiating
and he vicar, Rev. Martin B Dunlap as
sistlng. The sermon will Re preached b!
Rev Richard IL Nelson, of St. Peter'
Church, Philadelphia. one Of the largest
aud one of the most historical of Philadel
phia's historical churches.
| At o'clock In the afternoon will be the
second service Of the day. There will bs
holy baptism, confirmation and sermon
by Bishop Coleman. At 7,45 o'clock there
will be evening service, the sermon to be
preached by Rev. Lloyd w. Tomkins Of
| Holy Trinity Church, Philadelphia. where
Bishop McVickar formerly ofliciated, This
| will conclude the special services for Trim
ity Sunday but on Wednesday evening fol
lowing There will be service at which
music will be furnished by special choir.
The sermon will be delivered by Rev.
Snyder B. Shines, rector of Gloria Del
Church, Philadelphia. This church was
built in 100 and is one year younger than
Old SWede,'s Church in this city. The
original oditlce is still standing.
On the first Sunday after Trinity Sum-
day, June 4, at 1879 o'clock will be the
Holy Eucharist, the vicar, Rev. Marlin B.
Dunlap, being celebrant, and the rector,
Rev. II. Ashton Henry assisting. Tho
sermon will be delivered by Rev. Y. Ern-
est Smith, D. D. rector of the Church Of
st. Michael and All Angels, Baltimore.
At O'clock in the afternoon will be the
O'Clock, evening service will be held, the
discourse to be preached by Rev. Charles
$. Olmsted, D. d. Of ST. Asaph's Church,
Bala, Philadelphia. This will conclude the
special services to commemorate tho two
hundre1th anniversary Of the dedication.
At Trinity Church tomorrow tho ser.
vices will be tho usua! early celebration
at 72l o'clock in the morning and Sunday
school at 2.3 o'clock Ol the first Sunday
aftar Trinity Sunday he services will be
at $50 o'clock celebration, the 0 O'Clock
worship Sunday school at2.D O'clock and
even song, with full choir at 5 o'clock. This
will give the members of the church an
opportunity to attend the services at Old
Swedes in tho evening.
According to tho history of Old SYedes
or Holy Trinity Church, it was dedicated
on Trinity Sunday. July 4, 1888" DR..
Horace Burr who prepared tho history,
was positive, in his life time, that his
translation was correct. Churchmen who
have figured out tho matter are positive
that If the church was dedicated on Trim
ity Sunday it was not dedicated on July |
4, and if it was Gedi icated on July 4, 1899, 1t
was not Trinity Sunday. They say that
Trinity Sunday could not possibly have
como rs late as July f. and that there must
have been some mistake IN the date. They
arc inclined to think that the correct date
was nearer June han July4
} A pleasant feature of to-morrow's SER
vca will be the presentation of portrait
of Ericus Tobias Biork, who was the old
church's first rector. He served the con-
gregalion from 1897 TO 17l4. When he was
about 10 years of age. an oil portrait Of DR..
Biork was made in Faiun, Sweden, his
home before embarking to this country.
TIE portrait since has rested in the Ola
Swede's Church at Falun. In that city is
Lals Aktle Bolog, which about 1879 pre-
sente:l the silver plate used In the services
to Old Swede's Church.
This week the Pusey and Jones Com.
aany received from tho company In Falun
the oil painting of DR.. Biork. 1t is re-
production OF tho old portrait iu the
Swedish church at Falum. and is very val.
uabls, The Pusey and Jones Company was
asked to present the portrait to Old Swedes
bergs Lat5 Aktie Bolog Company, with
the promise that the painting IL to adorn
tho walls of the historic ediflce, and never
is to DO sold.
Entrance to the church tomorrow will
be by card. Among those expected to be
present aro: Governor Tunnell. Federal
Judge George Gray, Federal Judge Ed
ward G. Bradford, Chancellor John r.
Nicholson, Chief Justice Charles B. Lore,
Ignatius G. Grubb, James Pennewill,
William Fl. Boyce Judge j. Frank Ball, !
Mayor McLear, City Solicitor Henry &.
Conrad, II Representative from tho vestres !
of Trinity parish, New York; Christ
Church, Philadelphia; ST. Peters Church, ,
Phila.; st. james Church, Phladel-
phia Kinses sing Church, Philadelphia, ,and
Gloria Del Church. Philadelphia; delega-
ton from the Historical Society, ,deleg I
CATION from the Daughters OF the Rsvolu-
tion of Philadelphia, Baltimore New i,
York and this city; the Church Club of !
Delaware, special committee representing
the Diocese of Delaware, and one lay del
egats from each pariah in the diocese. I
Al invitation has boon extended to Hon l
orable A. Grip, the minister Of the Swed- :
sh Government. at Washington, and it is :
possible that he also may be present to-
The ancient building, which stand in t
Tho busy part OF the manufacturing centre i
of The city. has been thoroughly remod- s
,led and tho original shape of the struc- G
,ure as built by the Swedish colonists dur 7
ng the infancy of the country has been
'estored as nearly MS possible Old pews
which have seen service for many genera
ions have been repuinted and placed IN
heir original posi- ion, soma facing the C
pulpit and some sidewiso. The bricks lnid +,
IN the floor 200 hundred years ago are still ~ ~
n use, having with ,tood the woar Of lime :.
entrance to the gallery is now from the II
'utside as it was in tho time OF the a
;wedes A new marble altar has been q
,laced in the edifce and new shingle n
oof covers it. II
For two hundred years there has been ~
egular worship in the church, and 1t was =,
he religious home Of the Bayari family u
members ol which are buried in the an II
lent cemetery adjoining. B