New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-03
THIRTY YEARS A BISHOP.
BISHOP DoANE's ANNIVERSARY CELE-
DRAFTED AT ALBANY.

THE PRIESTS OF HIS DIOCESE GATHER IN THE
CATHEDRAL WHICH THE BISHOP BUILT
THE PRELATE's LIFE WORK
REVIEWED
fBY TELEGRAPH TRIBrSF.1
Albany. Feb. 2.-Thirty eventful years Of
! church work during which the Right Rev. Dr.
William Croswell Doane has been Bishop Of
Albany. were ended to-day with a ceremony
In All Saints Cathedral to commemorate the
| anniversary of the Bishops conservation. The
! service al 1870 o'clock this forenoon drew a
/ large assemblage to the Cathedral. which
! erected by Bishop Doane and is the chief monu-
| ment to his energy. Few such buildings are to
| be seen in this country Across the street from
! the Cathedral IL a school for girls, with high
wall and garden built upon terraced hillside
! on the crest Of great ravine. Near by are the
! Child's Hospital and St Margaret's House.
/ which the Bishop founded and has fostered
| This picturesque group Of buildings Is one OF
! the chief outward evidences of Bishop Doane's
! life work. The day in the calendar of the Church
the Feast Of the Publication of st. Mary the
| Virgin, and it this same feast thirty
years ago that Bishop Doane was consecrated
Singing Bishop Doane's hymn Ancient OF
Days" the choir and officers of the Cathedral
entered, followed by the clergy Of the diocese and
the Bishop. who attended by the Rev. Dr.
! Tibbitts. of Hoosick who acted chaplain.
There choral celebration of the Holy
Communion by Bishop Doane assisted by the
Rev. DR.. Battershall. of st. Peters. and the
Rev Mr. Rogers. Of Hoosck Falls Parker's
Mass in f sung. For a occasional the
choir sang the hymn. GLORIOUS Things Of Thee
Are Spoken"
BISHOP DOANE'S CHIEF WORK
The sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr.
Enos, of St Paul's Church. Troy. who reviewed
the work Of Bishop Doane. He said in part:
When the members of a church gather to.
gether on a holy day they have a unanimity OF
purpose The service strikes great chords ana
also a number of smaller notes that weave INTO
the fundamental theme Such, MINK II the
common experience of men.
But now and then there is an extraordinary
experience. 1t may be war. 1t may be that
we find ourselves in church some day with
father or son who is there for the last time
perhaps or possibly death has come upon US
and removed a beautiful soul of spotless char
acter Whatever the emotion, whether sorrow
patriotism fear or love, there are times com
mon TO a congregation such as this. am not
beside the mark when l say that these condl-
tons find their fufment here this morning.
This is an extraordinary gathering. when IN
spires and eleVates all We are called TO cele-
brate most significant event in the life Of our
Bishop. Let us. too, go back with him thirty
wears when like his Master. he was presented
in the Temple 70 be a faithful Bishop OF souls.
To indulge in a panegyric in the Bishops own
church and in his presence would be an eXer-
else Of questionable taste and judgment Moth
ing we can say will add TO or subtract from
the faith have IN him. BY birth. educa-
ton study and prayerful attitude before COO
he has become an episte known and read of
all men, not only Of this diocese. but of all Chris
tendon. Memorabilia Of the soul are inviolate
We cannot take them on our lips. In me
Bishops communion of the day we may claim
a silent share.
If | were asked TO indicate the distinguishing
characteristic of Bishop Doane's episcopacy,
should answer. the building up OF real dlo-
/ cesar episcopaCy-restoration on the lines or
the ancient Church. The diocese is the unit, not
| only sentimcntallY. but in law and fact. There
is only one church hereabOut the church OF
/ Albany with It's Bishop over against TINS IDEA
Is the popular belief that the parish is the unit
/ Thirty years ago the church was Episcopal in
/ name and law only: in spirit II was parochial
There was no earthly thing for Bishop 10 40
once a year he was pushed about the diocese
that he might bless children. The parishes
remained Protestant and did not become Epis-
copal again until another revolution Of the sun
the Bishops were at fault. They were tangleu
| in parOchialism
| In 1860 in Albany there began TO grow up a
| real diocesan episcopacy. one OF the first and
| most conspicuously successful. Scanning the
thirty years we a Bishop at the service OF All
the clergy with this grand edfce, school. an
/ organized Sisterhood. a hospital and orphanage
and an industrial school When Bishop Doane
! r, ioices we rejoice, when he grieVes We grleVe,
. and we are Of one heart and one soul.
A LOvING-CUP FOR THE BISHOP.
handsome loving-cup was presented to
Bishop Doane by the Rev. DR.. Battershan on
behalf of the clergy of the diocese at a reception
in Graduates Hall in the afternoon. The cup
IS inscribed: From the clergy Of Albany TO the
Bishop Of Albany. February . 1899" The cup
bears the Bishops coat-of-arms and the seal Of
the Albany Diocese.
Among the clergymen present were the Rev.
/ Messrs. Sill Of Cohoes; levitt. Of Schaghtcoke:
! Pendleton and Blocker. Of Schenectady; Nick
erson. Of Lansngburg; Kirby. Of Potsdam; Car
ter and GriswOld Of Hudson: Toy Of Sandy
! Hill: Shreve of Cooperstown; Pelletreau' OF
| RaIston Spa; Babcock, Of Troy Gilbert OF
| Waterford: Perry Of Johnstown; W. NJ COOK
! Of lion: Curry of Canajoharie; Johnston OF
| NIechanicsvine: Balsley. OF Howes Cave; Mas
/ COO If Athens HobrOok, Of Troy; Smith, OF
Watervliet: j. Smith. of Troy; Brown Serman,
/ If Stottville: Prout Of Herkimer; Rogers or
! IIoosick Falls and these Albany clergymen:
The Rev Drs. Silliman Marvin, Hegeman, Bat
,ersbau. F. G. Jewett jr.. Brdsall Drum and
NcTane. The Rev Mr. Hooper, Of Durham,
Conn formerly registrar Of the diocese also was
present
Rishop Doane in 1870 founded ST Agness
/ School for Girls, designed 10 develop the noDler
dement's Of Christian character and virtuous
vonoanhood: the Chds Hospital in 1871 St
Nargaret's House in 1884; also st. Christina S
Home at Saratoga and the Sisterhood OF the
Holy Child Jesus. and he has fostered from
the beginning the Orphan House Of the Holy
/ Saviour at Cooperstown.
THE BUILDING OF THE CATHEDRAL
Bishop Doanes life work, it might be said
has boen the building of All Saints Cathedral,