The age-herald., 1900-06-22
FATHER DOROTHEO
 THE GREEK PRIEST Administered Baptism to Two
 Children Yesterday. AT CHURCH OF THE ADVENT The Celebrated Priest Received Many Callers Yesterday He Will Gel
 ebrate Mass in Birm;ng-
 ham Next Sunday
AT CHURCH OF THE ADVENT

The Rev Father Dorotheo. a priest of the Orthodox Greek church, christened two | children, according to the Greek ritual, at the Church of the Advent (EpiscopaD yes terday afternoon. There was a like cere- mony in Birmingham about two years ago, but 1t was performed in a private house. This was the first time that any rite of the church which Father Dorotheo repre- sents was ever administered here in public. There are very few Orthodox Greek priests in this country and the Rev. Father was brought all the way from Chicago to per- form the service.
 One of the children baptized was the n- fant son of Mir. and Mrs Joannis Chronaki of this city, and the other was the two- year-old son of MT. and Mrs. Joannis Jeb- emn and elaborate. lasting nearly two hours. It was witnessed by fifty or sixty | local Greeks, most of whom were men, and about twenty Protestants, including one minister of the Episcopal church and one l minister of the Methodist church. The Rev. Mir. Murray, rector of the Church of the Advent, was not present. being absent from the city. All the men in the congregation SlOOu uuflnS the entlre ceremony, but the women kept their seats.
 Shortly after o'clock, the appointed hour, the Reverend Father and the parents bear ing the little candidates for baptism, to- gether with the two God-fsthers drove up in carriages. The priest was soon robed Over his cassock he wore a wide black gown, and over the gown broad stole of yellow silk, edged with gold. On his head he wore a black brimless cap of high crown, with black drapery falling on his neck Father Dorotheo is a middle-aged man of fine physique with a strongly in tellectual face. According to the unvarying custom of the Greek church he wears full beard and unshorn locks. His hair and beard are black, the beard being sprinkled with gray. As he advanced to the front of the chancel platform this Greek ecclesias- tic presented strikingly picturesque ap- pearance. Several young Greek laymen acted as acolytes and charters
 The services began with versices and prayer The priest made an extended ad- dress to the parents. during which the in- fants were brought before him. At the close of this address the more peculiar and important parts of the ceremony took place. The prpiest laid aside his headgear and gown and vested himself in a rich cope of pearl-colored silk, lined with delicate pink silk and bordered with red, with d red cross on the back.
 A large tub of water, surrounded by three tapers, was placed on the chancel platform. The priest blessed the water He then emptied bottle of oil into the tub. This was followed by another bless ing and certain mystical ablutions. When the water was ready for the baptism the children were undressed, and in a perfectly nude state were immersed, first the young CT one and then the older Each was put under the water three times in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost
 This ceremony being concluded, the priest anonted with sacramental chrism each infant on his head his mouth, his breast and each of his joints. This sacra- mental oil, as all sacramental oil of the Greek church is, was blessed by the Pa triarch of Constantinople and sent to this country from that city.
 After the children were dressed the cere- mony was continued, and was finally con- cluded with a blessing and benediction.
 Daring the sacramental portion of the services the priest intoned, and the re- spending chanters, hid away in the sacris- tory, answered. Every word spoken and sung throughout the services was in Greek.
 Christo Jebeles was godfather for Mr. Chronakis child, and J. Antonio was god father for Mr. Jebeles' child.
 The tub used for the baptism was taken from the church and was broken into pieces, this custom being religiously ob- served by the Creeks
 On Sunday next Father Dorotheo will eel ebrate mass in Birmingham but the place has not yet been selected.
 The priest is stopping at the Morris and many of his co-relgionists and a number of other citizens called on him there yes