New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-06
RUSSIANS GIVE TH4NkS.
Priests of Greek and Episcopal
Churches Conduct Service.

Portsmouth n H. Sept. 5.-Au Impressive
service Of Thanksgiving, lasting nearly wv
hours was held in Christ Episcopal Church 'ills
evening For the first time in TINS country -
IS said the English and Russian tongues were
h..rd AZ service in an Anglican church, al
,bouet PRIESTS of the Russian Greek Cathohc
Church on several occasions have been present
.. ..rv;ces In Eniscopal churches, and clergy OF
+be latter denomination have taken part In Rus
.,an cereroonies The service to-day was ar
-e,eed nv the rector of Christ Church, Father
Prime and by priests Of the Russian Orthodox
Church IN this country
A new was reserved for the japanese, but
they were unable to be present Every seat IN
the body of the church was filled some Tune pe-
fore the service began, shortly after O'CLOCK
and fully two thousand persons stood OUTSIDE OIL
the building Among those in the congregation
we're Governor McLane of New-Hampshire and
the Third Assistant Secretary of state, IL H. u
Peirce The entire Russian suite, numbering
nineteen persons attended The last to arrive
were NJ Witte and Baron Rosen. The two en-
voys were escorted to seats reserved for them
just within the chancel rail-
The clergy present included the Right Rev.
Henry Goldman Potter, Episcopal Bishop OF New
York: seven Russian priests from various cities
of the United States. and four of the Episcopal
body.
The service began Win Soleilh pioce9SiO4A
about the church. Headed by the cross bearer
and acoytes carrying lighted tapers, Russian
and American choir Of sixty voices passed UP
the centre aisle of the sacred ediice After the
priests acolytes attendants and choristers had
been seated in the sanctuary the service proper
was begun by Father Brine, who intoned the
PRAYER Book passages and prayers throughout
the choir singing the responses. At the singing
Of the "Magnifcat." the altar was censed-
A brief sermon in English was preached by
the Rev Alexander A. Hotovitsky, arch-priest
of ST Njcholas's Russian Orthodox Church,
New-York City Father Hotovitsky, in his dis
course emphasized the blessings of peace His
orayer he said was that all the people of Rus
STA and Japan might be or one NINA Fesdl uliis
the dangers of war or STRIFE
Following the sermon the Russian priests ana
attendants took positions before the nigh altar
and chanted "Te Deum in RUSSIAN Nj. Wltte
and Baron Rosen left their seats and stood IN
the chanceI facing the altar. and were sur
rounded by the Russian priests during the sing
ing of the long chant. This ceremony was the
most solemn and impressive or the service
While the hymn of Thanksgiving was being sung
the smoke from censers obscured at times the
light from half hundred candles
Father Hotovitsky offered prayers for the
army and then prayer for all those who lost
their lives in the chanted. The ser
vice ended at 6:55 p
In addition to Father Hotovitsky, the Russian
priests present included the Rev. Jason T. Rap
pandke of Cleveland; the Rev. Benedict >.
Norkevitch of Bridgeport Conn. the Rev: H.
Zatikon. of New-YOrk: the Rev. f. hlazodan-
sky. of New-York: the Rev. P BaketoH, OF An
sonia Conn. and ]. Lachno, Of NewYork
The priests of the Episcopal Church in attend
ance besides Father Brine were the Rev. Henry
z Hovey rector of st. Johns. Portsmouth; the
Rev Charles A. Morrill,. also of this city, and
Chaplain Dickens, Z. 5. A.