The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-29
OLD SWEDES
RE-DEDICATED
Yesterday Service Solemn
and Impressive.
WAS A MEMORABLE DAY.
Men Prominent in Church
and State Attend the
Servicein>the Old
s .. Edifice.
WAS A MEMORABLE DAY.

The 20Oth anniversary of the consecra
tion of Old Swedes' Church (Holy Trinity
was celebrated yesterday with impressive
services, conducted by Bishop leighton
Coleman, Of the Protestant Episcopal Dio.
cese of Delaware.
The ancient sdiflce has been restored as
| far aS possible to resemble the original
church MS built by the Swedish colonists.
Tho day was ushered in with the usual
morning SERVICE conducted by Rev. Mar.
tin b. Dunlap, the vicar of the church,
who preached the sermon. The principal
exercises began at 1880 o'clock, when the
church was filled.
SOCIETIES REPRESENTED.
A number of societies were rep, esented
as follows: Episcopal Church Club,
Francis G. Dupont and George A. Elliott;
Caesar Rodney Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, Miss. Sophia NAPLES
and Mrs. William Lea; Colonial Danes,
Mrs. John H. Rodney, of New Castle
Mrs. H. Irving Keysar and Miss Annie
A. Hall Of Baltimore, Md Society Of
Judge /. G. Grubb and William A. La
motto: Delaware Historical Society, Chief
Justice Charles B. Lore, Henry q. Conrad,
Pennock Pusey and z. P. Slocum; Sons
OF this American Revolution, John B,
@ssvea and J. c. Cole. -
SJohn II. Grohe, OF the vestry, read the
request for the benediction and con secra.
ton, and Bishop Coleman blessed the new
Bishops chair presented to Old Swedes
by the widow of DR.. Charles Breck, a for
mer rector Of the church. The chair is
handsomely carved and madc OF wood from
the old belfry of the church. The new
altar, u memorial in honor Of ton former
rectors, was consecrated by the bishop
with the imposing ritual Of the Episcopal
Church.
Rev. II. Ashton Henry, rector Of Holy
trinity, made the historical address, in
which ho referred to the services rendered
BY ex-Amdassador Thomas f.. Bayard and
the late DIR. Horace Burr, to the church.
rector, Is the parish building which stands
at the entrance to the churchya ard and tho
monument to DIR. Burr is the history of
the parish written by him.
Rev. Richard H. Nelson of ST.. Peters
Church, Philadelphia, preached q histor-
ica sermon narrating g the life of the Swedes
and the growth of the parish. Holy Com.
munion celebration concluded the services.
A PORTRAIT FROM SWEDEN.
A handsome oil portrait of Rev. Eric
Tobias Biork, the first rector of the church
was presented by the Stora konparbergs
Bergslags Aktiebatag, Of Sweden.
W among tne Well-knOWn persons at the
service, besides those mentioned above,
were Mayor McLcar, Judge Spruance, City
Judge j. +. Ball, Z. Z. Warner, Repre-
sentative David &. Rose, Jr.. Levi c. Bird,
Willard Salisbury and State Senator
McFarlin.
In the afternoon at o'clock, Bishop
Coleman confirmed class OF 16 and preach
cd a,sermon, and in the evening Rev. Lloyd
W. Topl;ius,. Of Philadelphia, preached to
another large congregation.
The music which was pleasing feature
Of the exercises Of the day was in charge of
It. Leslie Carpenter, Mus. Bac., choirmas-
ter Of Trinity Church, Norris G. Morgan.
of Old Swedes Church, presided
at the organ.
The music at the morning service was as
To Deum In G.. James C, Knox.
Communion Service, in G.
T, Leslie Carpenter.
I'VE give thee thanks. o Lord"
G. A. MaoFarran.
The music at the evening service was;
Saso di@itt,s in e. Sir Jos. Barnby.
20 come let US sing to tk1h Lord.
-sHsc Berthold Tours.
TeShihsic was rendered by the vested
,hoir.