, 1869-04-04
4 DEACONESS.


A~Ns%VAN1S
the Church The ceremonies On the occasion
"1.s The r Re-. W. y. +. saaler preseuted Miss Funny
Fight Resesend @ FasSher in God present unto
you this person to be admitted TO the once Of
DeAconesa IN the parish Of ST. Peter md s. Paul,
Be licensed By the blshop-F'
The Bishop then read - follows:
Dearly belored, In the primitive Church thtre
was custom 10 admit, ns 1t seems publicly, aud IN
the sight Of the congregation nnd BY the authority
Of the Bishop, women Of godly liic and CONVERSE
Cntt, .aen such time a this can Be- faiiJ revived
atste1 about 70 b admitted si1es the aneiant Or.
. Is your humble supplleattons 70 Aimiehsy God
that He may 80 grant her His grace, that she mag
faithfully and Eise!y perform tnst mtnissry and
once which shall hereby 30 intrusted TO her."
The Bishop then standing up, offered rnls Coz
10 Almighty God who d,dst cali Phoebe snd
other holy women to be SERVANTS Of Thy Church,
and didst enable them 10 succor Thine Apos.
nes and others also, behold this Thy servant COW
called 10 the like mllistrauon. FIJI her with al
Christian gTaces, and adorn her with nnocency ut
life, that by her labor and good example she may
faithfully serve Thee. 70 the glory Of Thy na1ne,
nd The ufeosns q Thy Church. through 1esai
The Bishop then e1horted the Deaconesa (elect)
after this manner:
nIon lnow. deaz sister. how great . thing 1t IS
Church Of God: and we exhort you, therefore, In
the name Of our Lord Jesus Chr3at thss you hare
IN your remembrance into how high dignity and
charge you are caled-thst Is to asy, thai you may
be helper Of those who arc messengers and
waichnen and stewards OF the Lord. .A1d II will
BE- JONI Pa11 and duty 70 minister to the sick md
and godly subnlsst tsentsa. and yourseH to be an
iInitatof Of Him, who spared not Himself, nut went
shout doing Eoed See, then shat you never cease
q lesd all committed to your caSs
Eaa s s94ad ,gs e a. GG ND y a
Part 70 bring them 70 The fold Of Christ But for
now dngsntlJ and earnestly Jou ought 70 apply
yourself theletos that you may yourself 6n the
rep1oaenfuIly. HowoetI you cannot have = mind
y of Cod None. TseTefofe e, yon mo- ought md ha1s
need to pray earnestly for Hs Holy Spirit sud fur-
tneT you must le dNigens IN the reading Of
c1ace yoa may hame your lie aceorting to Tho
same Scriptures, and 30 became In decd and good
example yourself a ps'teIn Of en Non.nl1 and
VS. trust, theh- you have already BY Gods grace
determined to 9tSe yourself wholly e the service
tou have been called and that, forssktng WORLDLY
ea.h nd Studies Jou VII q long Is God shal1 en1
fsher 81 anr oa; n s9eI 70 oa s
Christ for the heavenly assistance OF the Holy
0host that you may Wax stronger and ripper In
~
In lenessto those baessed danghte1s Of tho Church
WHO inbored much IN the Lord
"And that thts congregation may know your
yourself may the better remember that which your
once implies, you shall sn8weF these questions
"Do you purpose to continue n this ot1co for the
authority Jon shall be released nom tie aamea"
An.r1. II purpose to do 10 by tho help OF
ait appcrtaincth to the on1ce Of Deaeonces to
seek ne slcft pooE and impotent people
Intimate their names to the Curste thai their souls
may be edited BY his c1hoFtations; TO Instruct The
young Of Christ dock In schools or otherwise and
70 pIl1R them up IN the nurture and admonltton Of
the Lord 70 minister 10 those who arc gathered In
hospitals PRISONS, asylnns and the NE; and set
tH asiaS ~ asGa:on of aqsho
people y. ~ the faith VIII you do this Willingly and
Ants@. II will do 20, the Lord being my
"Wm you reresently obey the Bishop and other
ehle1 nlnAtefe OF the Church, and those 70 whom
following With glad mind and viii taeiT godlJ ID:
A.; 4as'ss. s,., ~ xtl DO % b. Gods help
!" Eternal God, Fatocr 81 our Lori Jesus Chris,
Creator both Of man and woman, who didst not
~ % only sSa sS1a se p
FSe into hsr ~ ilol5 splrts cleanse her ifo@ q
worthllJ accomplish he taAk now committed unto
hsl. f 70 tae glo1 q Thy name, through Jes1a
Then thc Descoaess meerly kueelln9, the
Bishop solemn1y blessed her after the following
Cod tho Father, God the Son, God shs Holy
with Al Iaish xtsdom and humanity, thst Joa may
and 10 The salTation Of His Church sud people nd
nay IN ne end attain to everlasting life, through
1esqs Christ our Lord. linen
the BOOK Of Common Prayer md the bencdfcton.
An nE1trnordinnEy Discovery.
There Is 8 poor hnk ot rintnR common 70 part
Of The American press, consisting Of kna1 Of ctos4
The xoFd " hoa1ios" Lately i has taien he IL.
rcctton ol nou41ocAlJ absurd stories Abo1t
archaeological dIscor cries. chiefly In our Western
bra,ned sot4'i,ant archa.olosst xho Is how pcrarn-
eala'nF ihose S EcsionsEa = sstg tPs OF oeseNoxeh-
Fchrra1J 1stht and which made lss nrxt ,ppeaz-
anee 10 The Missouri Republican,, Etving An seeount
river, opposite St Loui1 Substantially tne sas5e
story had been previously published, with the df-
ference shat, instead o. tunnel v.at vanttA won-
discovered hewn Ii The etonJ depths of Rock Isl
and- have heforn me a long letter frptn Vienna
aasant earnestly inqutr1ns INTO the particulars Of
the elids Of The p.nsades, on tie HUDSON River,
1uEt above this city, and expressing surprise that
American a5cheo2ogtsts have not given the world
better account Of them than hai sppea1ed In
the newsp4persi
Fec tnree Jean not long past every nan IN
INC MEed states, IN any Tay known In Europe ns
esuacnt OF archaeology, WAS restered with in1ul-
Hea About certain bold inpossuses called tins
HolJ Stones, alleged to have been souad near
Sewaff, oe5ot IN m xucient mound, md which
vere covered with uebrew Inscriptions, including
n epftone OF the DecaloGue. This practical hoax,
howeFer, got eome credit abroad from the ktnd Of
enforcement received from the iate secrctary of
ne American EshnosogtcA sociesy-s very
worthy gentleman, bus the IpcanAttop Of
TedulltJ. In tbs respect probably the
country never produced his Counterpart t1-
eept perhaps In The late Henry B. School
eIa1t, the compiler Of &hst monstrous moon-caN Of
peendo-sctence, Historical Notes on the History
and Condition Of the fndi2n Tribes, i" published BY
authority Of Congress- who seems really 70 have
believed IN whAt vA Known II The Grave Greek
kenblna the Rune" Joe sMtthB golden pi2tea
6um mound IN Western New Yo1r, On which
waA inscribed the Book OF Xormnnt, Il IL only tAtr
TO say, were discovered before the Grave Greek In
scEipton or thc Holy stoneA ind, "when fouud~
= second time, should be preserved IN the eAme
museum with them.
could enume11ts plumbers Of these hoaxes re-
hf1ng 70 Ae1ico md Central America, tnctpdinR
those Of the "Cnesaiier Pnutelll" In GuAte1rals,
or the picture papeys Of France, England md Ger
many: and also those relating 10 the e1taordlnsv
Greek MSS found al Oa1actnEo Noa1-by-Jlnov3. =.
n South Mexico; bat tho game is not wor1h The
candle. z a. RoTIrx
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