The evening world., 1911-04-19
Bishop Greer O0lciates, Assist
cd by a Notable Gathering
of Churclmen.
GOVERNOR DIX PRESENT.
Altar, Choir, Nave and Two
Chapels Only Covered by
To-Day'S Services.

Waiie five thousand people tnrongrd
the entrances and approaches. unable
10 obtain admission. tho fret great
dedication ceremony ~ the Cathedral
% St John the Divine was performed
to-day with all TIE ppmp and msgnih-
cenee Of the traditions OF the Protestant
Episcopal faith.
only the beginnings OF what viii be
tho fourth greatest church edi'ice IN
the world were consecrated to-day. In
Guiding the altar. choir and crossing.
part OF the nave OF the Cathedral AZ
planned. the mammoth organ and the
Belmont n King Chapcls. TO be known
hereafter as ST. Savior's and st. Column
has.
The dedication ceremony was per
formed by the Right Rov. David
Iummell Greer. Bishop OF the Diocese
Of New York. aided Thy "A notable
gsthering Of preiates and clergy OF this
and other dioceses. Gov. Dix and
the members OF his military staff. In
dress uniform. attended the consecra-
ton. mingling with tho great throng
or notaDles. who were admitted by
invitation, among them Andrew Car
nerte. cS-Gov. Levi T.. Morton. Alton
B.. Parker. Francis Lynde Stctson. Col.
John Jay. a host OF American and
Canadian Bishops and well known
~clergymen OF every Protestant denom-
inatlon In tho land.
Thousands See Procession.
Police Captain Farrell. two lleutenants.
two s%ergeants ana fifty patrolmen
handled the great press OF people who
were disappointed in their hope of wit
Messing the ceremony. but who managed
to glimpse the gorgeous procession of
church dignitaries. choir. %acolytes. uni
vershty presidents In their varicolored
gowns and caps. and diocesan officers
in the street march from the Synod
House 10 the Cathedral.
Those who took part In the process
sion gathered in the synod House. al
the south of the Cathedral, and arrsyet
themselves. the Episcopal clergy ir
the robes Of the church. the others ir
the gorgeous colors OF their gowns and
hoods.
At n signal given by Bishop Greer
preceded by tho %crucifer carrying tn
golden cross and q vested choir of mer
and boys, the procession moved acros,
the walk of white crushed stone to tn,
crude gigantic mass OF gray stone
which Ia the outward shell Of the beau
ties which have already been wrought
within. and the centre support OF tn,
lofty overs and spires that are I,
make the fourth great cathedral a.
the world.
At the head OF the procession were tn,
I clergy OF other than tAe ProtestanI
Episcopal communion. Ta-se wore no
; the ecclesiastical robes OF their churches
but their academic gowns representing
, their university degrees.
|, Then followed Episcopal clergy OF 9th
. er dioceses excepting visiting bishops)
i. laymcn and Clergy divided into group a
members OF the Great Chapter II tn,
t.prch. tie Convention, the officers o
TIE Cathedral League. neral and The
illogical Seminary aud the Cathedra
a Trustees, The visit, : hops. VIII,
were present rom nearly every dloces,
IN the country. q I the Sunragan BishoI
!, OF New York. bishop Burch, immediate
q ly preceded Bishop Greer.
. Distinguished Pelstes In Line.
. In the ranks Of the visiting clerg
were tho Rev. Henry Jowett Of tn
n, Fifth Avenue Pres pyterian Church 4
the brilliant robes OF an oxford don
10 Or. George Alexander. president Of IN
New York P~resbytery. DR. Juulus Rem
ensnyder OF the Lutheran Church; ID
"A S. Parkes CadmRn Of the Central Cor
se gregatlonal church OF Brooklyn, Dr. ;
A. Stlmson OF the Manhattan Cong .
a, g~atlonal Church, Or. Arson z. After
o. bury OF the Methodist Church. ~
Charles 4. Jefferson Of tho Broadwa
Tabernacle. Dr. G.. H. Goodsell OF n
a Calvary Methodist Church, Archde1co
,- Anderson OF the Danish Church {
Brooklyn and Pastor Peterson OF m
Danish Church Of 81 Thomas, wea In
long black robes. with Elizsbctha
-, runs, three negro prolates, three men
:, bels Of the order OF the Holy eros
Nc an EplsDopaIlau monastie order, \
Hart, secretary Of the House OF Blsl
at ops. the Bishop OF Pennsylvania. 4
70 Bishop oi ron du Lac, Presiding BIS
M op Lawrence Of the House OF Bishop
Bishop Warrell OF Nova scotia, Blsa,
Wuitehead OF P%ittsburg, Dr, MaHniu
rector OF Trinity Churgn, Charles sur
b, nsr Burch. the recently created 81
It, tragdn Bishop or Sew 1uIk, AIpudt
M con George f., Nelson. President No
iii oias Murray Butler OF Columbia Tn
no yersity, President Stewartson Of II
,,s BART college and "a host 81 others.
A group Of wardens and vestryIn
he received the Bishop at the entrance a
escorted him up the aisle, under I
nd great dome. beneath which Old Trinit
AZ the head OF Wal street. might
nd set down with only a few feet cut frC
no the top OF the steeple.
,,d Bishop Greer read alternate Vers
ted OF the Twenty. fourth Psalm. turni
,X- back 10 tho hoiy OF the clergy W
In walked after him led by ATcndehc
nd Nelson. The clergy read tho or
verses responsibility. Tnr Bishop at ,
lrs end Of the psalm was at the gr,
ers communion table In the heart OF
altar. As many of the clergy as m,
lst was room for In the choir and
md chanccl filed into the seats, max
on brilliant streaks ~ changing color
I'D the rows Of seats under the lofty urg
10 pipes.
ers Other priests and distinguished que
vas sat In the rows OF chairs which "
arranged on the 1oor of the "crossin
the the vast space which Is to g the cen
Of the finished cathedralv .ie meet