The Detroit times., 1911-05-17
SIMPLE CEREMONY
MARKS DEDICATION
OF ST. PAUL's
Doors Opened in Response To Knock
Of Bishop Williams, Heading Pro-
cession of Clergy, and Keys Are
Handed Over To Him.
Services Participated in by Distin-
guished Churchmen, Including Bish-
op.Lawrence, Who breaches Sermon

A ceremony unique In the annals OF
church history In Detroit took place.
wednesday morning, when the magni-
ncent new cathedral OF the Episcopal
diocese OF Michigan. st. Paurs. at
woodward and Hancock-aves., was
formally dedicated. In preparation for
the solemn event, members ofthe con-
gregation gathered at o'clock for
holy communion administered by Very
Rev. Dean Samuel s. Marquis and
Cannon John McCarroll.
The beautiful May morning attract
ca many onlookers to the cathedral
corner for the ceremony of dedication,
which had quaint outdoor features,
following old ana established custom
In the Anglican church.
Promptly at 10 o'clock, two groups,
waiting In the memorial chapel form
ed into procession. one led by Bishop
Charles ID. Williams, bishop OF tho
diocese OF Michigan, and the other
by Dean Marquis. The latter entered
the cathedral directly from the
chapel and the former went
TO the street, to walk from the
door along Hancock-ave. to the big en-
trance doors OF the cathedral on
Woodward-aye. Following Bishop VIII
1ams In his episcopal robes were
these visiting bishops: Rt. Rev. John
N. Mccormick, of Grand Rapids; Rt.
Rev. Rogers Israel. OF Erie, Pa; Rt.
Rev. David Williams, of London, Ont.
Rt Rev. William Lawrence, OF Bos-
ton, Mass. After these Episcopal pre-
lates came James b. Angel, president
emeritus OF the University OF Michi-
gan, and the following Detroit clergy,
representing almost every Protestant
denomination In the city including the
Rev. Lee s. McCollester, Universalist;
the Rev. Maurice p. Fixes, Baptist:
the Rev. j. Percivd Huget, Congrega.
tional; the Rev. +. t. Galpin, Baptist;
the Rev. w. Byron Forbush. Congre-
gational; the Rev. e. II. Pence, Pres
byterian and about 100 Of the Episco-
pal rectors and curates OF Detroit and
the diocese.
The procession walked slowly to the
front door OF the cathedral upon
which Bishop Williams knocked loud
ly three times. The door was opened
by Dean Marquis, heading the process
sion which had walked quietly from
the chapel through the church to the
front doors. Behind him stood Canon
McCarrol, the curates, vestrymen and
wardens Of the cathedral and officers OF
the diocese. AS the two professions
met at the door q rearrangement was
made to permit Bishop Williams, Dean
Marquis, Canon McCarrol and the Wis
iting bishops to pass the main aisle
of the cathedral, first. Before the steps
of the building were left the Twenty
fourth Psalm was recited, alternately
by Bishop Williams and the clergy,
and, as the professional was made up
the aisle all chanted the Fifteenth,
Eighty-fourth and One Hundred and
Twenty-Second psalms. AS the chan
eel steps were reached, Bishop Will
liams turned TO the assembled congre-
cation and briefly stated the reason
for the ceremony, following which
Dean Marquis. taking the keys Of the
edifice from the architect, II. A. Cram,
Of Boston. gave them to the bishop.
In acknowledgment, the bishop and
congregation alternately recited the
"Veni Creator" Proceeding to the
altar the bishop took up the order OF |,
prayers preceding the service of holy
communion. The latter was admin-
istered to the clergy only. At the
conclusion of holy communion BishoD
William Lawrence, of Boston, preach
ed the dedication sermon. As the
choir OF the cathedral is composed Of
men and women, no part was taken
by them in the. ceremony until the
holy communion service, when they
sang the psalms and responses as
usual.
The cathedral, which has been in
process OF building the past three
years and cost upwards OF s250,000,
Is a splendid example of ecclesiasti-
cal simplicity. The interior, with its
huge stone columns, produces an Inn
preston Of great spaces. The pews
are unadorned in any way and are
made of oak I'm early English finish
soft and beautiful in tone. The al
tar. choir stalls and pulpit are OF
oak In the same finish. hand-carved In .
grapes and leaves, symbolic of the
Passion. Back OF the main altar Is
the lecturn, exquisitely carved with
the figures OF the twelve apostles, the
beauty of 1t standing out against the
splendid coloring of the stained glass
windows which rise from floor to cell.
ing behind IL. The aisles of the cathe-
uTdl are ldlu Win square uleS IN the
most wonderful soft tints OF brown
and green. The lighting Is electricity.
in candle effect, set in wrought iron
fixtures. The large Tefft-Barbour
windows placed in the left
wall formed one OF the beautiful de-
tails OF the edifce.
Many OF those participating in the
dedication services were attracted TO
the bronze bas relief OF the late Rev.
Rufus Clark, for so many years the
beloved rector OF st. Paul's chapel.
The tablet unveiled for the first time.
is placed in the south wall. immedi-
ately to the right OF the Hancock-aye.
entrance and is framed simply I'm
white stone upon which Is carved the
name, birth and death of him In
whose memory II has been placed
there. The bas relief is the work Of
the Detroit sculptor, Carl wehner and
Is a striking likeness OF the dead rec
tor.
AT the close OF the morning SER
vice. the visiting clergy lunched to
gether. The annual convention or
he diocese OF Michigan was formally
opened by Bishop Williams, at ,