The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-12
Yesterdays SERVICES.
Second Day of the Celebration Of
Trinity Church's Opening.

Yesterday morning, the second day
of the opening services of Trinity
church, the archdeaconry of Scranton
assembled at the beautiful red granite
edificc. A choral communion service
was celebrated at IL o'clock and an
other large audience filled the interior.
In the afternoon at o'clock vespers
were sung and after this sublime and
beautiful service speeches were made
by several Carbondale clergymen and
members of the archdeaconry. The
rector'S father. Rev. DR.. sawyer, a
Presbyterian minister of Montclair y.
j., also made an address.
The vesper service began with the
procession, my Soul, the King of
Heaven" The Rev. Mr.. Ballentine. or
Green Ridge, read the two lessons of
the day. Mrs. George Mills sang a
solo in exquisite voice after the vesper
service. Rector r. \. Sawyer then
made the announcements, extending an
invitation to all to meet Bishop Talbot
in the evening and surrendered the
conduct of the meeting into the hands
of-Achdeacon Cox, who announced the
various SPEAKERS, calling first upon
Rev. NJ. G. Elliott, pastor of the First
Congregational church of this city.
Mr.. Elliott first congratulated the
rector wardens and vestrymen upon
the completion of the beautiful struc-
ture. lie said that there is nothing
that speaks better for n community
and town than good churches and
schools. This has been a year OF
church building and we are Just over
the border. There is more than this
the coming generation of men and wo-
men will look upon this building with a
pleasure. | have sometimes felt that
I was surrounded with the same pleas
ant circumstances as our brothers.
trust that in the coming year this
work will be prosecuted as it is pro-
cceding now. I extend my heartiast
congratulations.
Rev. DR.. Whalen, of the Berean
Baptist church, of this city, said in
part: IL regard this as one of the
most pleasant duties connected with
my ministry-to bear to the rector, the
wardens and vestrymen of Trinity
church the congratulations of Berean
church, In these times of unbelief
when the world is disposed to say
that the element of Christianity Is
lacking, this is "a most emphatic de-
NAL. ] bear TO you the sincere con-
gratulations of my people, who twelve
years ago were receiving the congratu-
lations of the Pioneer City by the
completion of better element. OF
church structure. ! bear TO you the
congratulations of fellowship. that rec
ognizes the unity OF purpose, the unity
of our common Lord. | bear to you
the sincere fellowship of a people
that love you. We are all delighted
in the completion of this church. The
families names that are associated
with these beautiful windows, altal
and other furnishings will be name;
that will be more associated with this
church in after years. More beautifu
han the church even is the spirit %
sweet sacrifice for which this al
stands, More beautiful than the tenn
,.ple Of stone, more beautiful, than tn,
lights which come streaming is on "
is the spirit of sacrifice which hai
erected this temple, May it be said o
everything and of this church that tn,
Lord Is in His holy temple"
REV. Charles Lee, of the First Pres
byterian church of this city, was tn
next speaker. He reiterated the eX
pressions of congratulations that hat
gone before and saiu he was very sur
that they had come from the heart
of the speakers. I'VE heartily wisl
that Gods blessing will greet yo
every time you come into this sane
tuary. We heard read for the first les
son the words of Solomon" He spok
of the wonderful transformation tina
Solomon's temple made in the desarte
and oVerfallen city, but said that tina
WAS incOmparable with what will TAX
place In this church, when people wit
hearts of stone and souls of wrath wi
be transmitted in character and mad
God-like.
Rev. Dr. Sawyer of Montclair, N. ]