The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-24
ORDINATION.

An Ordination OF Priests and Oeac0ua Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church - Interestins
Services.
This morning at II o'clock ordination services
were held in St. Lukes Protestant Episcopal
Church, Thirteenth street, below Spruce Candi-
dates were received to the offices of both priest
and deacon. Those admitted to deacon's orders
were the graduates of the Divinity School, who
received their diplomas yesterday, and others.
At the hour appointed the Bishop of the do
cese, accompanied by the officiating clergymen,
the candidates, and the clergymen who were to
present them to the Bishop, passed into the
chancel from the robing-room on the left. The
candidates took possession of the seats reserved
for them in the middle aisles, the cergymen
taking their respective places in and around the
chancel.
The services opened with the singing of one
of the selection of psalms. After this the
Kew. e. w. Appleton delivered discourse from
Matthew iv., IS and 19:-"And Jesus, walking
by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon
called Peter and Andrew his brother, casting
net into the sea, for they were fishers. And he
said unto them, Follow me and will make you
fishers of men,"
The following is an abstract of the Sermon
In these same words Matthew is called from
the receipt of custom to become an apostle and
an evangelist. The words ''follow me" had their
full meaning in the case of these two fishermen.
In the majority OF cases where Christ used these
words he meant "Go work in my vineyard"
or become an evangelist or teacher If the
words meant anything else it would not have
been necessary to sell all their possessions. The
words do not only mean that they were to be-
come disciples.
In our communion we send forth every year
but one evangelist for every one thousand COM
municants. Does this not betoken low state
of zeal among us ? It we were interested per-
sonally in the command, we would note the
Master: Naster 0' 'D'' '0D' "H'H - gwen " 'n'
In the dspensation of the truth from the
pulpit by the fishers of men, there is a certain
clearness, an exactness, an earnestness, and
elyi tn ne vNOr rrv lie WI
is sufficient for these things? The blessed
supper of the Lord itself is only to be admins
istered by certain hands which must be we'll
qualified for the work.
One of the qualifications necessary for the
sklful fisherman is patience. He must stay at
his post whether successful or not with the same
| equanimity and cheerfulness. He must be
| instant in season and out of season. The sue
| cessful fisherman has waited and watched, and
| waited again, looking for something to reward
| his waiting, but has been over and over again
| disappointed.
Another requisite is hopefulness. The fisher
| is cheerful in his waiting because he knows by
experience that success will in the end crown
| his efforts. We look at ourselves and our abili-
ties in place of the efforts of Gods spirit in us,
| and when the harvest time comes we are dsap-
pointed. What else could be expected !? If we
| expect great things we must trust in God only;
! we must ask for great things, and both watch
! and pray.
| One more necessary attribute to success is
| labor. We are covered with the dust of labor
| and also of sorrow. We have to suffer by labor,
| but we must ever suffer for the sake of our God.
| We ever and anon have difficult duties to per-
| form which are set with thorns to tear our
! fesh but we must not hesitate. We must be
| ready to suffer anything in the performance OF
our labor for the sake of Him who suffered
| for us.
| tnres of his life, such as prayerfulness, watch
| fulness, and all the other great virtues by
which he was distinguished. BY his blessing
we shall indeed be able to follow him IN all
| those great virtues.
My dear brethren, you who are to-day to take
upon you the solemn vows that we have taken,
| pray you take these few words of instruction
to heart. By the unanimous Judgment of all
| who are now present, who have experienced the
difficulty of the profession, there has never been
time when the entrance to this glorious minis
try was more beset with difficulties; never wa;
there time when greater prayerfulness greater
watchfulness was required. The enemies are
many against you, the eyes of the world are
upon you. May you never falter in your work
and may God himself add his blessing.
The sermon was followed by the recitation o
the litany, previous to which the candidates haC
been presented at the church rail, the presenta
tion being made by the several clergymen WHIT
had been appointed for that purpose. Th'
ltany was followed by the singing of hymn
after which the ante communion service wa
read.
The ordination proper then followed, th
Bishop laying his hands upon the head OF eacl
candidate. Those who were admitted to dea
cons orders were ordained first after which th
same rite was administered to the candidat
who was admitted to the priesthood.
The Bishops and the clergy present laid thei
hands upon the head of the candidate to the priest
hood, the Bishop pronouncing the followin
charge:-''Take thou authority to execute the ofic
! OF priest in the Church OF God, now committed
thee by the imposition OF our hands. And be thou
faithful dispenser of the Word OF God, and of iii
holy sacranents, in the name OF the Father, and
the Son, and of the Holy Ghost"
a Bible was then delivered by the Bishop in tn
hand OF the candidate, with the following charge
''Take thou authority to preach the Word OF Go
and to minister the Holy Sacraments in the congrt
gaton where thou shalt be lawfully appointed there
| unto"
A Testament was delivered to the deacons at tn
| time OF their ordination, with the following con
mand flake thou authority to read the Gospel l
the Church OF God and to preach the same II tho
be thereto licensed by the Bishop himself"
| After the ordination the communion service wS
read, the newly y-made priest and deacons remainin
at the chancel rail until after they had partaken
the sacrament.
The following is the list OF the candidates.
| TO Priests Orders-Rev. George ii. Kirkland.
To Deacon's Orders-James Card, William
Floyd, G. Livingston Bishop, Algernon Morto
Aaron Bernstine, Philip P. Reese.