New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-11-08
Conservation Of Bishop Wilmer
THE RELIGIOUS EXERCISES.
THE CONSIDERATION SERVICE AND SERMON


~, 4t, 1c+,,. 1o,, of Mas, 1896 the Diocesan Con-
,,on+;o,, az tba Protestant Episcopal Church of
r.,,;f,,o ossor,h1cd in convention in this city.
rrho most imnortant of it's deliberations and
o4;o, ,, +,,a salact;nr Of A bishop for the State
~ Louisiana IN fill the vacancy occasioned by
+bo daa+b of tbe much.lamented Bishop Polk. 1t
Voc o,rc,,oed ot that time that the convention
Eod soIoctod tba welI.known and highly respected
Rev Dr I p r Wilmer. at that lime of the diocese
~ Moryla,d Since The action of the convention,
all t,a State Dresbytertes throughout the country
1oro o,,l,, ,;ven their adhesion to hisselection
Tho T,av charles Goodrich, D. D., president OF
that convention issned his call after the certl1-
co4a or the secretary, Rev. L. Y. Jessup, was
1,h1isbaa tam 5lle diocese Of tie appointment,
"a +to Po,, Dr wilmer accepting the charge, |
the 9Th Of November yesterday was fixed upon
as the lay Of conservation, and, as may be sup
posed. was looked for with much interest BY the
iorc,a. o,l ras1ected norton Of the population OF
Ta5ofsisr5 a4tached egpgciay to the Protestant
159fscr,,,1 rcrspasion. and was, Also regarded
astnteyc,t I,v All other religious denom-
;nationz
TIE NEW BISHOP.
Tho Rev Dr.. ]. 2. d. Wilmer was born III 'oc"',s.
willie AIAaTgarlc county, Virginia and recover .
tbor,ra;, collegiate and theological educa'i2n'
We is about As years Of age, and in the posseS7ou
of rood health He was for many years tno re-,
4or of g. Marks Church, Philadelphia, ana "llHe
there made a reputation for pety' energy Bo'''
ness Of heart aud oraloElcal ablLlties, "llieh "a
,ride.saread throughout the country Al taecoln
roeucerleat Of the war, in lSdl, ne Fesl8It" H'
reCtar5Hp ana feP''ittu W ~ dio
fine mast he has been attaGned 70 'hs uio
cese If Maryland, and throughout tpaI '9''l.
has Inauy warm frianda and aahlA'p'9 -
his Christian zeal His vile, o&1anlei "",
niece accompany him t2 this city' MS NC
home. and new sphere Of religious d0'les' lAs
al present residing al 80 W C4.nP ,.,irr
will i Is Sh"1t7.'o -' af tla nreser
chWehe3 III hiS u'o1s9e n.a,f,,o ti,a cal'
week will be devoted ~ nun ~ at, -,
Of the clergy and Iaity Of tA'a e'1y, LN0 ~ =
municipal Authorities ana ali e'tNsh9 ",'' NV
f,to ~ Eoaor to and congratulate the ne
incumbent Of the Epis2opacy OIL .h' 7''e' -. ~
S,,;ar, ,s,,e,,l1v en- stomary upon the inauguraut
DCtD. ,f 80 denomination into their ne
Oi pls"'P7 % "'S
See . ,,,5,,c,zre
sIAh 'h'.l,Oo lo. of C,o1aI and Dauph
Christ Church, corner "a C"'al ~ -i
streets nav. Dy. I..acocI, rector was selected
'g .ton It being the moth
the p4e5 ~ -, H., soil n be the large
church Of this CITY, ahd aIso S@'o " ~
and most central. The ceremonies were
nouncod 10 commence at II o'clock A. NJ, but
.,,, t,,roI, ,voe we'll nigh filed and
q clocN t1e sii''li ~ ,;.a.1, croyy7ed With
the appointed hour was literally eto"1su -
congregation ell evidently anxious to witness !
ir,r,osf,,r ceremonies attending the conseerat ii
p'3,'-s No. hstn,,s Wv Right Rev. Jo
OF h'shoP. -1no ol9'oP7 = ,,ras;dipp bist
Henry Hopkins, D. D. H. iI' ~ pte'.o.Ds os,
4I,o atal T2iyht Rev. CEaS. >. yum -
os Tannassea. R;stht Rev, Richard II. Wilmer
~ '.l,a pi,,ht Rev. WIN. M. Green, D.
Alabama ana we N'Su, n,a,,t tyyantv Of
of Mississippi, attended by aoou' '"0 -
clergy, all surpfoed marched III pfocessioh = =
tto TS,st,y through the side yard to the fl
the 'e'st' s'll 2i,,.oI and thence TO the al
entrance ol inc oil"fo.l ,.;.i,;n sido +he raj
the bishops taking seats "1'uil ''eT -, .l,a
and the clergy in the front pews. upon tne
- of tho nrocessiop, the organ pealed for
tFahoe y VIZ ~, no sarvices we're fairly, be
new chant, ana 'n7 eAS.1e7 o,,tsi5a of
The Rev. DR.. Wilmer TOOK seas "u,9t''H ,2:i-s -
railing. lust in front of the center aisle, until
as,9,oro+ +ion was perFor.ned.
tue 'o''s aor,;sns or the church know
The religious eAeso's'' - w ,,d f,lI,
the morning prayer were theh ouy anp -, ~
served, the Rev. Dr. Hedges, rector Oh 0'' Hu