The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-10-14
Rifbmonn Qispattb.

| FRIDAY MORNING, .... OCT. "A. 1880
CONSIDERATION
0f the Bishop of New Jersey, the AsstS.an,
Bishep oi Ohio, and the bishops OF Texas
aud Minnesa,a.
The conservation OF four Bshops Of tho
Protestant Episcopal Church, took place i'm
this city yesterday. Such an unusual occur.
renee as the simultaneous investment of four
distinguished clergymen with the authority
appertaining to this holy Office, occasionec a
sensation among the members of the Episco-
! pal denomination throughout the length and
breadth OF the land, and strangers came from
/ every quarter to witness the imposing cere.
monies. The morning was delightful: every
thing in nature possessed those charms pecu-
| liar to our Indian summer; and the attrac.
tons being thus rendered manifold, immense
numbers of our inhabitants made prepara.
| tons NJ an early hour for attending church,
| st. Paul's seemed TO he the great point of con.
| eentrsuon, and long before the doors were
opened, the sidewalk in front was thronged
every one being desirous of obtaining an eli.
| gible and comfortable seat. At9o'clock. the
| crowd was permitted to enter, and all the
| instantly filled. In less than half an hour
| every inch of space in the house-pews, aisles
and galleries-was occupied by anxious spec.
| tators, a large proportion of whom were In
dies. Seats Were also placed in the vestibule
| and quite a large number, unable to gain q
| point of observation, contented themselves
| with places on the gallery steps.
AT 10 o'clock, the officiating Bishops and as.
| ina al cta
tered from the vestry; the Bishops took chairs
| within the chancel, and the elergymen occu.
pied seats in front. The two Bishops elect
| who were there to be consecrated-Rev. w
II. ODESHEIaEE, ID. d., of New Jersey, and
| Rev. G. t. BEDELL, ID. D., of Ohio-clad in the
Roehst, "a white garment resembling the sur.
| plice,) were seated some distance apart in
| front.
| Morning Prayers Were then read, in the
| course of which an appropriate Psalm was
| sung - the tune of "Old Hundred, the vas
| congregation joining. The effect of this music
| was truly sublime, and every one seemed tC
| feel ITS influence.
| After the service, The Rt. Rev. Alfred Lee d. d
| Bishop OF Delaware, preached an excellent SER
| mon from Revelations, 2lst ch, 23d V: = The
| Lamb is the light thereof Towards the close
| OF his sermon he alluded in eloquent terms to
| the holy character of the ceremonies about to
| be performed-to tho unusual increase in the
|
| AT that moment pervnued the entire land, find
| ing utterance in prayers on behalf of those
| holy men who had been selected TO perform
| the work and ministry of Bishops. In con-
| clusion, the reverend speaker delivered a brei
| address 70 the Bishops elect after which the
| conservation ceremonies commenced.
! The form of conservation contained in the
| Book of Common Prayer, is doubtless familiar
| to manY of orr readers, and we do not propose
| to notice it in detail here. 1t is very solemn
aud imposing and on this occasion was rem
dered unusustly SO by the presence of large
| number of the fathers OF the church. Ink
| Bishops elect were presented 10 the Presiding
| Bishop (Rt. Rev. VIM. Meade OF Virginia. hy
| Bishops Whittingham OF nd, A. Potter OF
| Pa, Eastbura of Mass and IL. Potter Of n
| Y. The Presiding Bishop then demanded the
| testimonials of the persons presented for con-
secrauon, and they were read. After prayers
and the Litany the usual examination - in
certain articles was conducted by Bishop
Meade. This having been concluded, the
Bishops elect Were robed in the full Episcopal
habit, in which they were assisted by keys. X
B. Croes and w. 9. Doane of N. j., Rev q. M,
Butler of Nd and Rev X. Is. CiaXton OF
Ohio. (The Rev. Mr.. Doane is Il son Of the
late Bishop Doare. of New Jersey, who is sue.
ceeded 10y Bishop Odenheimer) Feni, Creator
| SpirituS was then said by the Presiding Bishop
and others present, and prayer was offered III
| behalf Of the elected Bishops. The imposition
Of hands by Bishops Meade, Lee, McIlvaine
| MeCoskry, Uphold, j Johns, Payne, Chase, Rut.
lege Hawks, Williams, and others, was an eX.
ceedinglv solemn ceremony. Bibles were pre-.
| sented 10 the newly -consecrated Bishops, the
Communion was administered, and the con.
gregation was dismissed with the benediction
| Rev. ALEXANDER GREGG, Bishop of Texas
was cousecfated in the Monumental Church
Ri. Rev B. B. Smith, of the Diocese of Ken
lucky, presiding. The sermon was preached
by the Rt. Rev. J. H. Hopkins, Bishop OF Yer.
mont Bishops Otey, Polk, Green and Atkin
son, also assisted in the conservation, and the
attending Presbyters Were Rev IL. Easton O
= Texas and Rev &. Wallace of S. 9.
pax- WItIp u II ION n
Minnesota, was consecrated in st. James
Churchill. Rev. j. Kemper, Bishop of Wis
cunsin, presiding. The sermon was preached
by Rt Rev. e. Burgess, Bishop OF the Dioces,
of Maine Bishops Cobbs, Scott, II. w. Lee
| Clark, Bowman, Delaney and Whitehoust
assisted. Rev. w. ID. Wilson, d. d., of West
ern New York and Rev. A. Il. Patterson, d
| d., of Minnesota, were the attending Presby
ters. Large congregations were present at thu
| Monumental and ST. James, and the ceremo
nies were viewed with deep interest.
THE NEW BISHOPS.
We append d brief notice of the previous
| career Of each of the new Bishops
| Rt. Rev William Henry Odenheimer, d. ID.
Bishop of New Jersey, was born in Philadei
| phia in 1877; studied in st. Paul's College
II. Y; is a graduate of the University of Penn
syivania, of the class of 1875, and of the Gen
eral Theological Seminary i'll 1888; ordered
Deacon in 1855 and Priest October 3, 1911; ha
been Rector only of st. Peters Church, Phil
adelphia, in which he succeeded Dr. DeLan
cey, after his election to the Diocese of West
: ern New York. Dr. Odenheimer is the autho
of several popular religious books, such as III
s.True Catholic no Romanist:' "The Origin
and Compilation of the Prayer Book,n &c.
Rt. Rev. Alexander Gregg, Bishop of Texas
is native of South Carolina, of Cheraw Par
ish; practiced at the bar; ordered Deacon Jun
! H. 1916, and Priest the Fourth Sunday il
!, Advent, in 1917.
Rt. Rev. Gregory Thurston Bedell d. d,
. Assistant Bishop of Ohio, is son OF the lat
DIR. Bedell, and grand nephew of the lat
Bishop Moore of Virginia. born about tn
year 1918; graduated in theology at the Theo
; logical Seminary of Virginia; ordered Deacon
, nv his uncle Bishop Moore, July 80. 1S40 AM
Priest by the same Prelate, August I'd, iS41, Il
Wes leicester, Pa, the parish OF DIR. Bedell.
Rt. Rev. Henry b. Whipple, ID. d., Bishop c
| Minnesota, born in 1919, in Adams, Jefferson
county, n. Y, was bred to mercantile life; il
a convert from Presby terianism; was Rector
of Zion church, Rome, Oneida county N. Y.
before his removal to Chicago, Ill., his presen
|, | field of labor.
DEATH OF VIM. S. REEs, THE STREET
PREAcHER--Wm. S. Rees, famous in the Wes
| q few years since as 4 street preacher died Il
Keokuk, Iowa, last week, leavinga fortune O
| Si5O,ouD. He had led a singular life. An En-
glishman by BIRTH he left college at the age o
| sixteen, master of eight languages; came Il
| New York in 1880, entered into mercantile
| business here and amassed q competency
which he lost in the panic Of 1887, aud ther
became q Wanderer; visiting other countries
| and appearing occasionally in Philadelphia
Baltimore and Cincinnati, seemingly Says th,
| Cincinnati Gazette) without any definite pur
| pose and earning by various means of labor
| sufficient To keep him above want. This wa:
the period when he engaged much in preach
ing Ia the open air. lie subsequently went II
the West, and Obtaining some money, fortu