The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-15
..-a,,on of bishop Pentck IN
Alexapdrta.

AIexap1rfR.
,c.-.,,,o,dpnce Of the Richmond Dspatcn.i
i'1', sr,Nnu,.. VA. February IL, 1871:
.anrd;nr 10 previous announcement, 81
rs chnrch, in this city, was To-Day tI me
ram ~ the conservation OF the he'. y.
S, ;T Penick, D. D., late rector Oh rue
Chnrch Of the Messiah, Baltimore, as m.s.
s;"nary Bishop Of Cape Ifa.n'as' """ parts
.d;acent, West Africa. ~. r,.,oo
"' Rc.idcs those taking part IN the seI'lse'
numerous clergy from distance were t p p,e'
sen, Among them were observer t.e ne1 W
NJ. Randolph, D. D.. {. .. non; w. g., H.
K;n,olying, and o. A. GaazeorooS, VA S"' n
moro: 7. q. Dorsey and q. n. m STy ~.
n Of Maryland: J. S. Lindsay Oh MatI ,a,
tam the professors from the !heoi'sa.
seminary, and the rectors Oh 'u' .s
churches. OF the laity there was LngS
,a,'ra,;o,, from Baltimore, late Pensioners
y, -" bishon-cIcct. Senators Withers, OF
" In and Stevenson. Of Kentucky, were
~, - ~ Iaymcu from Washington reeog-
' LIZ nv me. The church seemed filled to
is utmost capacity with an interested anu
attentive congregation.
TN scryice. as far as the creed, was read
-, tho Rev. George W. Pctcrkip, OF Baiti-
More THE Rev. Professor Packard, Of the
Tbeo|oricaI Seminary, read the first lesson,
md the Rev. X. II. Mck,m, ID. D., OF New
Vorr the second. The creed and prayers
were said by the Rev. 4. I. living, u: Nv
,crretary Of the Domestic Committee OF the
R,ord OF Missions, and the hymn following
Dbc 10Th OF the Prayer Book was given out
hy the Rev. George II. Norton. ID. Dr. OF
Alexandria. The ante-communion service
was said by the Right Rev. Thomas U.
Dudley. ID. D., OF kentucky.
After singing the well-known hymn
..Thrre il Fountain filled with Blood ]"
,br sermon, half an hour in length, was
nrcschcd bv the Right Rev. +. NJ. Whittle,
y n. OF Virginia. The text For the
love Of Christ constraincth us'') was ham
d,.d with force and apostolic fervor char
or,cristic OF the preacher. The address to
,he bisbor-eleet was Singularly appropriate
and touching, and the entire discourse gave
complete satisfaction.
The presiding bishop on the occasion
was the RI. Rev. Thomas Atkinson, ID. ",
AZ North Carolina, to whom, seated IN ms
chair, the candidate was presented oF
Bishops Pinkney lof Maryland} ana Oua-
lev. The certificate OF election by the
House OF Bishops was read by their seere-
tarr, the Rev Henry {. Potter, u. d., O!
Grace church, New York. The consent OF
the Standing committees Was 1eat -. '.'S
Rev. w. f. Watkins, d. d., OF CHRIST
church, Baltimore; and that OF the bishops
by the Rev. J. Kimber, Of New York,
secretary OF the Foreign Committee. The
litany was then read by Bishop Pinkney,
the examination OF the candidate con-
Quoted by the presiding bishop, the roblns
being completed by the Reys. Z. Wroti, OF
Baltimore, and William NJ. Dame, OF Alex
andria.
After this the Geni Creator SpiritnS was
said. and the eliminating act, the laying on
Of hands, followed. Besides the four pre-
latcs already named, the Right Rev. r. ID.
Huntington, D. D., bishop OF Central New
York. who was present, united in the I'M
position OF hands.
The communion service was performed
bv the presiding li'hop. assisted by Bishop
huntington; the others present, including
him newly consecrated, assisting in the
administration. After the bishops and
Other clergy, the congregation generally re-
ceived the sacrament.
It is understood that Bishop Penick will
not 20 to his new field OF labor before the
meeting OF the General Convention, IN Bos
ton. in October. OCCASIONALLY.