Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-01

and church ward ans of the same, do
hereby request you rs the spiritual
hcad Of this diocese, to renew by your
act of benediction, the setting apart of
this restored building known as Holy
Trinity Church, from all worldly uses,
for the exclusive service and worship of
Almighty God, Father, Son and Holy
Ghost; and in accordance with the pro-
visions Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in tho United States of
America, in its ministry, doctrines,
liturgy, rites and usages.
In testimony whereof, we have here
unto affixed our signatures in the
aforesaid city of Wilmington, on this
twenty.eighth day of May, being
Trinity Sunday, in tho year Of our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and
ninety nine.
il. Ashton Henry, rector.
John s. Grohe, senior warden.
Charles M. Curtis, junior warden.
Tho paper bearing this request was
dearly beloved in the Lord:
Forasmuch as this building has, of
necessity, during its restoration, been
subjected to unholy occupation, we
have thought it good to Set it apart
anew from all unhallowed worldly and
common uses in order that those who
worship herein may do SO with greater
devotion and reverence.
Let lis not doubt that the work now
so happily completed has been approved
of, ard will be graciously accepted by
Our Heavenly Father.
I'VE will therefore faithfully and
humbly ask Ills blessing upon our
undertaking.
Let us pray. y
The bishop then gave a prayer of
benediction for the church, for the
altar and for the bishops chair, these
prayers having been partly adapted and
partly written by him.
This having been done, he executed
the sentence of benediction, signing
and sealing it at small table at the
gospel side Of the altar. Then upon
the direction of the bishop, Rector
Henry read the sentence of benediction,
as follows:
"In the name Of the Father and the
Son and OF the Holy Ghost. Amen.
"By the authority vested in me,
hereby declare and pronounce this
building, heretofore consecrated and
known as Holy Trinity Church, Will
mington, in the Diocese of Delaware.
to be now duly purified and hallowed
anew by this, my service Of bene-
diction, and so made meet for the wor-
ship Of Almighty God, the Father, the
Son and the Holy Ghost; according to
| the use of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in the United States of
America, Amen.
| Witness my hand and seal in the
| city of Wilmington aforesaid, this
| twenty eighth day of May, being
Trinity Sunday, in the year of our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and
ninety mine, and in the eleventh year
of my consolation. e
Leighton Coleman,
S. T. D., LII. D.,
(Seal) Bishop of Delaware. "
/ The acknowledgements was placed
ON the altar
Vicar Dunlap announced that as a
| special mark of thanksgiving for tho
restoration Of the old church the Te
/ Deum would be sung. The Te Deum,
| which was in G, was sung by the sur
| pliced choir Of Trinity Church under
| tie direction of T. Leslie Carpenter,
Mus. Bac., who had charge Of all the
| music of the day. The organist was
Norris g. Morgan. j. Neuman Davis,
and rendered it effectively.
The Holy Communion service was
| then begun, the commandments being
read by Rector Henry. DIR. Littell
read Revelations 4th, appointed for the
epistle, and Vicar Dunlap read the
Gospel, St. John Sd, for Trinity Sun
day; this being followed by the reciting
Of the Nicene Creed
RECTOR HENRY RETURNS THANKS
| At this iuncture, Mr.. Henry ey-
pressed thanks on behalf of all in
terested to those whu SO liberally con-
tributed to the work of restoration. In
this work the vestpy had helped nobly,
but Mr.. Henry thought that the name
of the junior warden, Charles M. Curtis,
stood "head and shoulders above us
all.'' The speaker touched upon the
various alterations which had been
made, which are mentioned in somt
detail elsewhere. Referring to tht
bishops chair, he said it was Ii
memory of, he believed. the best be-
loved rector in Trinity parish, the Rev.
Charles Breck, ID. ID.
Since the anniversary occasion of one
year ago, he noted the absence of two
persons, that We have loved long since
! and lost awhile" Thomas II. Bayare
and Horace Burr, whose hearts wert
wrapped up in this building. Mr.
Bnyard had in his heart niche fol
J this building, and never lost his in
terest IN it, even when harassed by thu
cares of State. The parishhouse hat
been built almost solely by Mr.. Bayard'I
y efforts. DIR. Burr knew the history o
the church so thoroughly that it wa
as If he were part of It. His monu
mont may be tho publication of tn,
history which he wrote, together will
an appendix bringing it to the present,
publication of which may be made IL
the autumn.
PORTRAIT OF Mr.. BtoRCK PRESENTED.
Mr.. Henry won't on to refer to an IN
teresting incident. Last Novemoe
he stood in Old Swedes Church ant
: was presented to two young men. III
; showed them the window in memory o
Block and the silver presented by tn
mining company of Fahlun in l1lS. Ih'
| young men laughed and said that the.
. were from Fahlun, Sweden, and wer'
members of that same company. Mr
] Henry then announced to the congreg.a
tion that picture Of Biorck was in tn
J, belfry of the church, and read from tn
following letters: .oo,
Wilmington, Dell, May 26, 1899. =
Rev. Fl. Ashton Henry, Rector, Ok
Swedes Church, Wilmington, Delawar
| Dear Sir. We beg to hand you en-
: closed letter from our friends, Messrs
Stora Kopparbergs Bergslags Aktie
i holag, of Fahlun, Sweden, which vii
!, explain itself.
The picture referred to IN this iette