The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-07-15

Eo.I"ccrafion of d'iri>1 Church and
Confirmation Services

LOCAL II ALTERS.
Conservation of Chris Church and
| Confirmation Services.
| Notwithstanding" the heat on Saturday
there WAS :; large attendance at Chris! church.
in the Valley. on the OCCASION of its conSc-
Grafton. \ detailed description of this build
in- has already appeared i'll The local columns
Of the DtEp0i,I,, and il is unnecessary 10 re-
produce il 1T This time. Ii may be re-
marked, however. that il is well constructed,
and is a r'at and coy rdt;rc. The chauccI
contains = 'ct Of pretty :.o,ii,. chairs for the
clergy. On the rcadin9-,lc>k and pit there
is Il handsome Bible and praycr-I,"ok, in each
Of which crimson hook-markS 0hc ends
bearing Il gilt cross may hr seen. The con-
>"rraion services were conducted hy the
Right Rev. John Johns, u. H., Bishop of the
| Diocese oi virginia. assisted 10y the Rex.
Charles ni-cr"dc. -. D., Of st. Paul'>
church; Rev. j. +. Hammond, of ManrhcS-
ter; Rev. +. NJ. Baker, of Grace church..
Richmond. and Rev. Joshua pcclkn. u.
| 81. .lancS.
shortly after To O'Clock the bishop WAS re-
rcivCd at the eastern entrance "i tine church
I'y the wardruS and Nrstrymcn. and in
company with th" CLERGY abavC-mimcd PRO
rcrdrd up the aisle to The rommllnon-tallc.
repeating the Twrmly-luurh Psalm. the
rIcr-y lr~mndin@lo To lIl" bishop. The usual
cnf the Morning Prayer Of the Epi>ro-
lnl praycr-hnuk WAS then proceeded with.
| Airr which The sentence Of conservation
WAS read hy Rev. Charles Minni"crodr. the
Hi>hcp hciu- seated in his chair. After the
reading il wa> laid hy pr Minmigrr"hc on
the communicable at the Bishops side. Il
is IL follows:
Whereas after the destruction by fire oI
Christ church. in TIE Valley. the cor-rc.;i-
tun having passed through lmluy irlls and
repeated Suspensions ot the service of tho
house Of God. have erected thi,' pleasant
building in Il locality which in their ,ud"-
mrut is better suited To the religious waits
ur this city, and in due form have requested
!i~ dedication for the purposes uf divine Wor-
ship: and ioTasImlIrII aS in This work and
| wish they are sustained by the dictates ui
| reason aud lty Il sense oi the necessities u;
the nci@hh"rlund and in this labor Of love
and Christ iIn zeal have ail tho sanction
which j. prescribed hy the example uf those
holy men of old who acted l:y The inspiration
at the spirit oi God; therefore |. John ,Iuln-
hv virtue nl iilc authority vested III ne a> the
| Bishop of The Protestant Episcopal thurrl,
IN the lIiort>c rt Nir"inia. on this tie Ell
day "f July, in tl:r year al "ur Lord 1872.
rnlt>rrrtr this building. IL tic service Of A.
mighty God, The Father. the Son. and the
Holy Ghost. hy the !rl!Ir OF Christ church.
Richmond. lcnrco parish: >rl,mnIy sclE,-
rating il from nIi unltaIlowrd common. and
worldly ll>c&, and $ctlin" il apart for ic per.
i0Ininrc Of llir several offices of religious
worship according to the u>a~c Of he FRO
tr>tlnt Episcopal Church in t!irSc United
States. Md J do earnestly imyok" God'>
special prr>rnc" and hIr>su" on this plac,
and the services 10 which il is n"W devoted:
That all who from iilnc 10 time rn:;:r here tu
Worship HAY lind HAT II is none other thar
the iinl,>r ot God. and that Iii; i; the galr ~
IlcuNrn.
"lu r>limonv ut Ah,l, drdi,"!rinn have
Inr,unto affixed my land and >raI on Tn,
date a'oNc mentioned and i'll The lliirlictl
YEAR of NY "l'>r"lrtir. j. l"HNS.
Hi>ltnpui rrutrSiant Episcopal Church
III the Dort>C oi Sir"iuiI.'
pr<. Minn:rrud" aud rrtrrkin next read
the service for The day, 1T the conclusion ot
which the l;i~hop addressed the con~rr::,-
lnu. Iir dispensed with the formlliy uG Il
text. and remarked tlEit the occasion it~cl'
would suggest the subject of his discourse.
Ne thcu prurrrdcd rloptcr'ly and with thu
well known /" speak 10 jiIc tlrnr which had
been suggested by Tie OCCASION.
There j. perhaps no minister in the Pro
tr>tanl Episcopal Church w!Iu is IL graceful
IN orator IL i Illr reverend bishop. and oi
this OCCASION irI> rcllrl.,, and his nanncr;il>o
Were especially striking. and "rc9iy affected
li> aI,,:,:iNc h,arrr:. '.in ,ii.l!up is now
well stricken in age and for thirty YEAR ina
faithfully and earnestly E,i,orrd in his church.
The following j. tiw deed transferring tr
property:
" In The name "f the Father. Son. and
Holy tln>t. Amen.
ave. the trrI>trr%, and yr>try vf Christ
"l;i"h. l.;"hm"nd. Va. do hereby give back
t. Almighty t'"d. 10 ',r >cl apart for His ll>r
>rIN ice. and >Ulrnn worship. according f.
ll" ini.h anti forms "I The Protestant Epi-rn.
lm Church III tiu'>r United ,'i;.i,.. this >;lrrct
r.tii,". together With the lot ni ground nlr
which il stands, all ri which The congrr.c.t-
ton al CHRIST church are now IN p">>c>SicH.
And we do hereby transfer Ia HIM. forever
Ia be used by Him in Ills service, our whole
right and title III the premises.
AS witness our hands and seals this
thirteenth day Of July, in the year Of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and Sc
vcnty-lwo. Trustees: Thomas NuwlAn, j.
| l.. " llliiill>, ii. W. Dcnnl>on. cStlt
Thomas NoWlan, j. i. Williams, Chri>to-
phcr rumpkin>, john y. Up>hur. G. {.
Bau2hnan, Il. :. thamhcrEiync, William
Minni@crodc, NJ. u. Bowers, Thomas POM
dexter"
TIE CONSIDERATIONS
services being over. the choir sang Il por-
ton Of that beautiful hymn, 80, Happy
Day that stays my Choice" during which the
candidates lor confirmation presented them
selves ut The rlarcCl. lhCrc were nine in
number. two gentlemen and seven ladies.
This service WAS particularly solemn and hl-
tcrr>lin~. and the Bishops address To the
candidates after confirmation was very i'll
prc>>irc.
Before tliSiniS>in" the cunglc glc"ation he took
OCCASION to remind ticn that il WAS cll>lu-
| uElrv on such occasions thai there shullid hc
IN offering for some special object. While
seated in The clElnrcl he rcmenhcrcda Young
minister who had lIhorpu tltht'uIly tuI.