The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-27
MANY ATTtND CHRIST CHURCH CONSECRATION
Eminent Divines Speak at the Services in West Haven
 Chapel.
THREE BISHOPS PRESENT
Dr. G. Brinley Morgan, of New Haven, Breaches the
 Sermon.

The new Christ church in West Ha- ven was consecrated yesterday morn ing by Rev. c. B. Brewster, bishop of Connecticut, and the church was filled to it's utmost capacity, between five and six hundred people witnessing the ceremony.
 Bishop Brewster was assisted by Bis- hop Lines of Newark and Bishop John son of South Dakota. There were also clergymen from all over the state pres ent.
 The procession which was formed at and started from the old church was led by Rev. F. M. Burgess of Christ church, New Haven, and he carried the pastoral staff which was presented to the late Bishop Williams in 1884 at Aberdeen, Scotland. This staff is used at all church consecrations.
 MT. Burgess acted as chaplain, and he was followed by Bishop Brewster, Bishop Lines and Bishop Johnson.
 At the church door Bishop Brewster knocked three times, and as the doors opened the procession passed between two lines made up of the vestry men of the church.
 The procession of clergymen moved down the center aisle Of the church ip the following order: Rev. G, Brinley Morgan. Rev. Dr. Colladay and Rev. Dr. Perry, the two latter acting as ushors, and following them the visiting clergy The entire congregation stood while the ministers took their places, and during this time the bishop read the Twenty psalm. In the sane tuary sat Rev. Dr. Morgan, Rev. MT. Burgess Rev. Dr. Storrs Seymour, Rev. Dr. George l.. Lindsley of Hartford, Rev. pr. Hartman of Windsor and Rev. Arthur Gammack, rector of the new church.
 The bishop offered prayers and the clerk of the parish, H, A. Hall, read the deed which gives the church into the keeping of the diocese. Rev. Dr. Sey- mour read the deed of conservation and endowment. Bishop Brewster then re- ceived both documents,
 Following these ceremonies Bishop Brewster read the psalms, of the conse- cration, Bishop Johnson read the epis- ], tie and Bishop Lines the gospel The lessons for the day were read by Rev Dr. Lindsley and Rev. Dr. Seymour. Bishop Brewster in his address said: 1 q desire to express my eongratula- l tions to the rector, wardens and ves- 1 trymen of this parish, with its early associations with the Rev. Dr. Samuel Johnson and the long honor list cul- minating in this day. All the early | efforts, sacrifices, hopes and earnest ness are realized to-day in the conse- cration of this substantial and beau- tiful structure, It is a second home for Gods children and may 1t have a continuation of the good work begun in the old church so many years ago. We have with us this morning one who was once minister of this parish and who continues to be the friend of every one here and call upon Bishop Lines of Newark
 Bishop Lines said; T am sure that there is no one in the church to-day who is more glad to see this day than myself. When I came to this parish as rector there were many aged per sons who had been identified with the church from its earliest days, and my thoughts on this occasion turn to the generation which has almost passed away, to the fathers of the parish.
 "It is in this new church that the traditions must be retained, and the history of this old parish continued But we must set our faces to the flu ture. We must not live in the past and always consider the high place held by this parish in the history oi the church of Connecticut and in this country
 T hope that the old church will be preserved It will be an i'll affair il it is destroyed, for there are not many buildings in this country which have served as houses of worship for 17( years. The life of the church, as wei as that of the state, is bound in witf time long ago.
 While in London this summer visited the Church of St. Stevens where John Davenport was vicar from 1883 to 1887 before coming to New England I went also to St. Martins in-t Fields, where Dr. Johnson wa. ordained in 1723, and St. Dunstan' s where the Rev. Daniel Brown wa! Eburied, and I looked up the old rec ords, which tells almost in a singl, line of his death week after his or dination I wish there could be her, some simple tablet to the memorie of Daniel and Isaac Brown and tha in St, Dunstan's also there could b some inscription to the man who lait the foundations of this parish.
 T rejoice in what 1 sec It is tn realization of the labers of those wh stood first in our places as church
 men,"
 A brief address was made by Rev Mr. Gammack in which he spoke mos
 feehngly of the kindness of Mrs
 Boardman, who did so much towar,
 the building of the beautiful churcl which was consecrated to-day, an, also expressed the gratitude of tn , parish to all who had been in any wa part of the work which yesterday conseeratfon was about.
 The vested choir of the churcl furnished music that was one of tn most splendid parts of the consecra
 ton.
 The sermon was preached by Dr, c Brinley Morgan, and his text was talk en from the ninth verse of the 90tl psalm, For all our days are passeC away in thy wrath; we spend ou years as tale that is told"
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