The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-05-20
BEAUTIFUL SERVICES
MARK CONSERVATION
ST.GEORGE' CHAPEL
HANDSOME EDlFlcE AT lNSTI
TUTE DEDICATED TO HOLY
PURPOSES.
LARGE CROWD PRESENT
DR.. William BiddIe Read the lnstru-
ment OF Donation.-Sermon BY
Bishop Gailor.-List of Memorial
Gifts.

The conservation services OF st
Georges chapel at the Columbia In
stitute were attended Sunday witt
beautiful and impressive ceremonies
The Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Gailor
Bishop Of the Diocese Of Tennessee
presided and delivered the dedicatory
sermon. The service was made un
usually impressive by the presence
of many Of the school alumnae, who
together with the members of st. Pet
ers parish and the friends of the
school, filed the little chapel to it's ut
most capacity.
The services we're begun by the
singing of the professional by the
choir. This was followed by prayer
and the reading of the twenty-fourth
Psalm.
Dr. William NJ. Biddle of the board
of trustees and Junior Warden Of st.
Peters church read the certificate OF
title which cdealred the title vest
ed in the Diocese and the chapel
building unincumbered by lien, mort
gage or debt He then presented this
certificate of title to the Bishop,
signed by the members OF the Board
of Trustees present. Viz: DR.. w. p.
Woodbridge, Dr. w, M. Biddle, Hon.
James A. Smiser, Robert l.. McKin-
|ney.
Rev. w. B. Capers, president of the
Institute and rector of ST. Peters
church read the articles of consecra-
ton as follows:
In the name Of the Father and of
the Son, and of the Holy Ghost
Amen.
For as much as it hath pleased AL
mighty God to put it into the hearts
of faithful men and women to erect
this chapel in Columbia, Tennessee,
to the honor and glory of God to be
known and named as Saint Georges
Chapel;t to be held and owned forever
for the use and service Of The Pro
testant Episcopal Church, 1t being
certified that the building is without
any lien, debt, or incumbence what
soever; Now therefore we, Thomas
Frank Gailor, D. D. =, S. T. D., by the
grace of God, Bishop of the Holy
Catholic Church, exercising jurisdic
ton in the Diocese of Tennessee by
these presents reciting and recording
our Sentence of Conservation do set
this chapel apart from all unhallow-
ed, ordinary and common uses, and do
consecrate it to the honor of Gods
great name, and do dedicate it to His
service for reading His holy word,
for celebrating His holy Sacrements;
for Offering to His glorious Majesty
the services of praise and thanksgiv-
ing for blessing the people in His
Name and for all other holy Offices
of His Church according to the use
and ritual of The Protestant Episcopal
Church in the United States of Amer
lea. In testimony whereof we have
hereto set our hand and affixed our
seal this fifteenth day of May, being
in the year of Redemp-
ton one thousand nine hundred and |
ten, and of our Episcopate the seven
tenth.
THOMAS F. GAILOR,
Bishop of Tennessee.
This done and the instruments
handed over to Bishop Gailor, he pro-
ceeded by the reading OF the service /
as set forth in the prayer book.
The choir sang the regular consec- 4
ration hymns. Mrs George P Mar
in assisted by the choir sang spec
ally arranged number for the offer
DRY.
Memorials.
Bishop Gailor then read the list of
memorial gifts and names of the
lonors to the chapel as follows;
Memorial window to the late Dr.
George II. Beckett by John Beckett,
If New York
Brass eagle lecturn, memorial to
Dr. Beckett, by Mrs. J, H. Knapp, OF
lew York City.
Choir stalls, the gift of Mrs. Anne
3artlette, of Louisiana, Mrs. Henry
tray, of Birmingham, Ala, and Mrs.
". T. Brightman, of Haynesville, {
Ala. {
Altar hangings and the beautiful {
rass chanel rail, a gift from st. /
lnnas Guild, of Columbia Institute &
Lecturn bible a memorial to Mrs. ]
,ouise Drane Keesee, given by her {
aughter, Mrs. w. P. Woodbridge