The Morning herald., 1876-03-20
LOCAL NEWS.
ORDINATIONS,

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The Union Church was crowded to its ut
most capacity yesterday morning, on the oc-
casion Of the ordination Of Dcacons. An
interesting Conference experience meeting
preceded the public service, which was In
charge of Rev. w. H. Hatcher s.
Alto o'clock, Bishop Scott and DR.. Jas.
McCauley, President Of Dickinson College,
appeared on the platform. After the pre-
liminary exercise, DR.. MeCauley preached
very learned and interesting sermon from
the following passage Wherefore we con-
clude thata man, lie justified by faith without
the deeds Of the law" Roman 3, %, h-
At the close, Rev. j. N. Williams pre-
scented Rev. T. j. Prettyman, and the Rev.
l.. P. Bowers was ordained Deacon. This
impressive ceremony was performed by the
laying on Of hands Of the Bishop. Parch-
ments were handed to the two brethren
and the service closed with the Doxology
and benediction by Rev. w. II. Hatcher.
ORDINATION OF ELDERS.
A very large audience, completely over
flowing the church assembled at "Grace,"
last evening, to witness the ceremony Of tho
ordination Of elders, by the Bishop. Previous
to the service, J. D. Reed, DID,, proclaimed
an excellent sermon from the text. "Fold
Ny Lambs" at the conclusion of which
Rev. J. B. Quigg presented J. D. Kemp,
John E. Smith, G. W. Wilcox, D. W.
G. Mcintyre, r. H. Adams, r. @. Jones for
ordination to elders orders. ...--
The Bishop, after the usual question of
exercise or impedimcnt, read the Collect
Epistle and Gospel, made the following ad-
dress:
You have heard, brethren, in your private
examination, and in the holy lessons taken
out Of the Gospel and the writings OF the
apostles, of what dignity and of how great
Importance this Office is whereunto ye are
called. Aud now again we exhort you, In
the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that yc
have in remembrance into how high dig
nifty and to how weighty an Office ye are
called that is to say, to be messengers,
watchmen, and stew ards, OF the Lord; to
teach and to premonish, to feed, and pro
vide for, the Lords family; to gather the
outcasts, to seek the lost, and to be ever
ready to spread abroad the Gospel, the
glad tidings of reconciliation with God.
Have always therefore printed in your re-
membrance how great q treasure is COM
mitted to your charge. For they are the
sheep of Christ, which he brought with his
death, and for whom he shed his blood.
The Church whom you must serve 10 his
spouse and his body. Aud If 1t shall hap.
pen, the same church, or any member
thereof, do take any hurt or hindrance by
reason Of your negligence, ye know the great
ness of the fault, and also the horrible pun
ishmeut that will ensue. Wherefore con
/ .sxl o1,yoc hon and nf tin n13nic
try toward the children of God, toward the
spouse and body Of Christ; and see that you
never cease your labor, your care and dill
pence. until YOU have done all that lieth in
YOU, according to your bOundeD duty, to
bring all such as are or shall be committed
to your charge, unto that agreement In the
faith and knowledge of God, and to that
ripeness and perfectHess of age in Christ,
that there be no place left among you, either
| for error in religion, or for viciousness In
life.
Forasmuch then as your office is both Of
so great excellency, and Of SO great diff
Guilty. We see with how great care and study
We ought to apply yourselves, as well that
We NAV show yourselves dutiful and thank.
full unto that Lord who hath placed you in
90 high dignity as also to beware that
neither YOU yourselves offend, nor bs occa-
sion that others offend. Howbeit ye cannot
have mind and will thereto of yourselves !;
for that will and ability 10 given Of God
alone; therefore ye ought, and have need,
| to pray earnestly for his Holy Spirit. And
seeing that ye cannot by any other means
compass the doing of so weighty q work,
pertaining to the salvation of man, but with
doctrine and exhortation taken out of the
Holy Scriptures, and with q life agreeable
to the same consider how studi0us ye
ought to be in reading and learning the
Scriptures, and In framing the manners;
both of yourselves and ofthem that special
ly pertain unto you, according to the rule OF
the same Scriptures; and for :his self-samc
cause, how ye ought to forsake and set
aside Gas much as you may) all worldly
cares and studies.
We have good hope that you have all
weighed and p0ndered these things with
yourselves long before this time and that
YOU have clearly determined, by Gods
grace, to give yourselves wholly to this Of
dee, whereunto 1t hath pleased God to call
you; 90 that, as much as lieth in you, you
will apply yourselves wholly to this one
thing, and draw all your cares and studies
this way, and that you will continually pray
to God the Father, by the mediation of our
only Saviour Jesus Christ, for the heavenly
assistance of the Holy Ghost; that by daily
reading and weighing of the Scriptures, ye
may wax ripper and stronger in your minis
try: and that ye may 80 endeavor to sancti-
fy the lives of you and yours, and to fashion
them after the rule and doctrine of Christ,
that ye may be wholesome and godly exam
pies and patterns for the people to follow.
And now that this present congregation
of Christ, here assembled, may also under
stand your minds and wills In these things
and thst this your promise may the more
move you to do your duties; ye shall answer
plainly to these things which we, In the
of you touching the game.
DO you think in your heart that you are
truly called, according to the will of our