Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-05-04
ST. ANDREWS CHURCH
CmONSECRATED To GOD
Beautiful Service Conducted by Bishop
ki~nsoIvirg Of the Texas
Diocese.

In spite OF the lowering clouds and
d~iscouraging weather, the beautiful
new ST. Andrews Church was filled
to its utmost capacity by an interested
and reverent congregation gathered to
offer the splendid new fabric and
grounds in solemn dedication to. Al
mighty God at the II o'clock service
yesterday morning. Promptly upon
the appointed hour the old church bell
that has for so many years called the
~Episcopalians OF Bryan TO the services
of Joy and sorrow in the historic little
church so dear to the hearts of the
loyal people of Bryan, pealed forth its
glad notes from its proud position in
the new tower, connecting forever and
inseparably the sacred past with the
progress Of the future. Then the or.
gan took up the notes Of Joy In the
music OF the conservation hymn,
Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation"
as from the door of the vestry a vested
choir OF trained voices, led by the
crucifer, Master Ward Mooring. bear
ing aloft the cross. another link with
the past, symbolizing the courage and
faithfulness Of the days that are gone.
now caught up as an inspiration and
a sign of leading for the full days that
are to come, as the professional cross
Is the altar cross Of the old church,
having been given years ago by Mrs.
White, who though now living for
many years in a distant State, shows
forth her love by her memorial until
the Master come. The choir. followed
by the acolytes, clergy and the Right
Reverend George Herbert K%insolving.
Bishop OF the Diocese. moved in SOL
the church to the main entrance,
where the wardens and vestrymen in
their official capacity were lined up to
receive the Bishop. The deeds of gifts
were presented to the Bishop by the
senior warden, after which the pro-
cession moved slowly up the aisle OF
the church to the altar, reciting anti
phonally the twenty-fourth Psalm. The
Bishop, going into the sanctuary. took
his place upon the episcopal throne
and began the service of conservation.
After the prayers Of blessing and the
reading of the conservation sentence,
morning prayer was rendered by the
rector and choir. the lesson being read
by the Rev. Mr.. Prentiss, rector of the
church at Hampstead. Morning pray
err being finished. the Bishop proceed
ed at once with the solemn celebration
of the Holy Communion. with special
music rendered by the choir. The
hymn before the sermon was the
glorious comprehensive poem of the
Universal Church, "The Church's One
Foundation The Bishop preached
f,o-, ,ha tart ssThnn that dnGtrnUnGf
the temple and buildest it in three
days, save thyself," showing in splen-
did review the growth of Christ's king
dom and emphasizing the reality OF
both spiritual and material gifts and
point out their inseparability. God
must be worshiped in spirit and in
truth and He must be worshiped with
our bodies and Jul material gifts. He
commented with strong emphasis
upo the beauty and refined architec-
ture of the new st. Andrews. and call
ed to mind in the midst of the joyous
ness of the occasion the memory of
faithful men and women who a
made the new church possible by their
enthusiasm and practical gifts, who
were no longer with us in the body
but rested from their labors in Para
disc. The Bishops message was real
and earnest and those who always
look forward with eagerness to the
eloquence of the able and beloved
Bishop of this Diocese are more than
ever delighted and inspired.
The service was one not soon to X
forgotten and in spite of its unavoid-
able length. the people showed their
appreciation of its beauty and helpful
ness by again filing the church at
2:30 o'clock for the service of Con-
firmation. when a class of twenty-one,
composed of grown men and women.
boys and girls. knelt at the altar and
received the blessing of the church
at the hands OF the Bishop. None who
were present at this service and look
ed upon that class of men and boys,
with manly faces and strong bodies,
the maidens and matrons in their sof,
white wells symbolical of the mystical
union that is between Christ and His
church. offering themselves to God.
could go away without being better
for the scene. The Bishop addressed
the class in stirring words. impressing
upon them the great word Duty ane
its relation to their religious and daily
life.
A.