The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-06-11
ST. MATTHEW'S
MISSION OPENED
Bishop Coleman Acted as
Celebrant and ChaS.E.
-Dubell as Curate.

ST. Matthews Episcopal Church. Cor
\ colored people, was opened yesterday with
appropriate services. Services were held
ali day, At 7.3O O'clock in the morning
there were service of benedictlo ION OF he
altar vessels. the altar cross, caEdlestioks.
and curates chair. The church then being
declared duly opened, communion ser
Vices followed, bishop Coleman acting as
cele6rant and the Rev. Charles Is. DuDell,
~ curate.
81 Al 10. 30 o'clock morning prayer was
said by the Rev. Charies B. Dubell, tho
church being we'll filled by an attentive
4 con2rogati0n, The sermon was preached
by the bishop, his text being from st.
John xiv g. 'In My Fathers House are
Many Mansions" u text that has been
beautifully illuminated upon the chance
wall Of the church. Before The sermon the
bishop took occasion to express thanks TO
oil who had in any manner and TO any
extent contributed at any time to the
erection and furnishing OF the building
MIR DubelI also expressed his grateful
acknowledgement.
NJ In the sermon the bishop alluded to the
purposes for which church buildings are
prected. especially as helps toward attain
Ing to tho many mansions in the Heaven
" Fathers Eome. He also spoke OF the
Divine Intention Of including within that
VVmAUu uOub6 al oOuibt VI WuUtoNoI hHNo
or nationality. that havo faithfully striven
10 DO their duty. He claimed from the
text and other similar texts, that heaven
10 place, and that in our present places
we must be preparing to dwell in the
heavenly places. He also showed the con.
necton Of the present service with the
feast Of Trinity Sunday in the various
parts as to mans heavenly home taken
by the several persons in the Blessed
Trinity.
Min the evening, service was held at 745
o'clock, the bishop and the Rev. Charles
B. Dubell conducting evening prayer.
Aschdeacon George c. Hall. rector OF st.
Johns Church, preached the sermon, tax
ing for his text Ruth q 10: Whore Had
Thou Cleaned Today The archdsscon
tpoke with great force OF that beautiful
s and matchless story contained in the book
Of Ruth. and made clear the fact that In
. avery scene Ruth thought not Of herself,
= v OF another she
II Nke solid silveH al ter vessels are gift to
Abe church from Mis- Charles t. Dubell
10 menie-y Ct hor mother, Mrs. Bratton,
Tho bisheRs's chair was presented by " il
Hard Dube!l. The bras vases were pro-
: sented by various members of the congre.
CATION, and tho curGtes chair by tho bis
hop The handsome chandelier in the cen
ere of tho building was donated by Clio
meht B. Smyth. Chairs We're giyon by l..
u. Adair and j. and j. Harmun.
Other gifts were made to furnish tho
Building by different friends of the work.
with the aid Of the choir of st. Johns
Church. under the direction Of MIR. Molr-
son, the orennist aud choir Leader. A
number of the city clergy will Do present,
and the sermon will be preached by tho
Rev. Henry l., Phillips rector of the
church of the Crutlyion, Phila Til )
morning Holy Communion was admins
tered by Rev. H. Ashton Levy. This
evening there will BIZ full choral service,