The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-31


Rector Of Christ Church. Point Pleasant
J. @. ARMSTRONG,
Rector fst. Matthew'S church, Wheeling
W. b. MEADE,
Rector oi Zion Church, 81. Andrews Parish
ChArlestoNn.
Llr DELEoIIEA ..
THoa L. BROUE,
Delegate from 81. joint Church, KGnsWhi
GEO. ". THOMPSON,
81. Mathew, Wheeling
JAMES Logic,
G1cs Church, EOrborne PAr,Ih, Jefferson county
W. Z. WATSON,
Christ Church, Fslfmont
RI. McCANDLIsH,
Trinity Church, PaIEIrsburg
JAS. ". hcNEER,
All SIints Church, Union
r. C. BERKELEY,
MorslntOwn
JOHN LIGos,
GEO. 7. RREGLoW,
Nj Zion, HelsesyiIle
Z W. STAPLES,
Emmanuel Pahih, Wood and Rltehle eounte,
EI.LEE,
Trinity Church, shspherdItown
csrist G. Se Church, PIT. ple.aa.
DANL J. ADAMS,
Christ Church, Ciarkaburg
N. s. WHITE,
Zion Church, ST. Andrews Parish CharlestoWn
7. B. CAMDEN,
81. PAul's Church, Weston
I do hereby certify that the above Is 4
true copy OF the testimony in behalf o.
the Rev. Geo. W. Peterkin, Bishop elect
Of the Diocese OF West Virginia, as signed
by constitutional majority Of the mem.
bers OF the Second Annual Council ol
that Diocese, both Clerical and Lay.
Done in Council in the city OF Charles
town, West Virginia, on the first day oi
March, in the year Of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and seventy-eight.
Attest: I. H. LACY,
Secretary Of he Council Of DE Diocsse o.
West Nrginid.
ArrEsrATros OF THE PREsrDrsG BBHoP
In de name Of God, Amen.
/, Benjamin Bosworth Smith. D., D. L,
L. b., Bishop Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church Of the United States, in the Dio-
cese Of Kentucky, and Presiding Bishop o.
the House Of Bishops. do hereby certify
that a majority Of the Bishops Of this
Church have consented 10 the consecra'
tion OF the Rev. George William Peter
kin, D. D., Bishop.elect Of the Diocese oi
West Virginia.
In testimony whereof, l have hereuntc
set my hand and seal, in the city Of New
York, this 20lh day Of May, in the yeal
Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seyerty.eight, and Of my consecra
tion the forty.sixth.
BENJAMIN BoswoRTH SMITH,
Pfesiding Bishop.
Names Of Dioceses whose Bishops gave
consent: Kentucky, New York, Rhod.
Island, Delaware, Connecticut, Pennsyl-
yania, Albany, Central New York, As
sistant Maryland, Virginia, N. New Jer
sey, Easton, Missionary Bishop Of China
Maryland, Massachusetts, Central Penn
sylyanis, Pittsburgh, Long Island, New
Hampshire, Illinois, Assistant Kentucky
Ohio, Missouri, Nebraska, Georgia, Wes
tern Michigan, Northern Texas, Yer
mont, Southern Ohio, Maine, Kansas
Minnesota, South Carolina, Wisconsin
Western Texas, Colorado, Assistant
North Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama
Montana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Mission
sry Bishop Niobrara, Northern Califor'
mia, California, Indiana, Nevada, Tennes
see and Oregon. Total 49.
In addition to the above testimonials
,ha ranort from the various standing
comm;,,sss of AZ d,oeeses in the United
Co.,. oon.sr,;,o 10 ,be conservation O
Ri.bon pe,erkip were read by Rev. Mr.
Ms.ds n Cb,rlss,ovn Al the copclu.
lion ~ ,bsir reading. The Presiding Bi.h
nn ,nnorncsd ,b,, tbsv xers in Conform
;ty With The canon. Of the church, ant
,h,, ,hs c,ndid,ls VA, properly beior,
him for ,hs .olsmn ordeal Of conservation
ua nav, rsoni,sd him 10 make known 1,
No.. M n,..sn. bis Intention, 10 conform
him.s,T @ 10 a.,bs doctrine. discipline ant
wor.b;n n ,bs Pro,e.tap, Episcops
cSn,cb y wb;cb bs aid a. folloxs:
un.,o., ar .u., c.o,,. W
Pstertip. chosen Bishop Of The Protestan
Eoiscopal Church in West Virsinia, d,
nromise Conformity and obedience TO th,
doctrine. discipline and worship Of th,
Proteatsnt Episcopal Church 10 the Uni
ted State Of America. So help me God
tbroueh Jesus Christi
a.,
Alter this ceremony iolioWed the 10
ditional features incident to the conse
Grafton Of n Bishop, as laid down iu III
Rook of Common PRAYER; such as th,
rs.dip0 Of tbe Li,apy' the category Q
ope,tiops addressed to the candidate b
tbs P,e,idipg Bi,hop, hi. inye.titur
vl,h The Epi,copsl habit his kneelip
4 dovr and tbe propouneipe over him {
the Gyeni. Creator spiritus,n and Ii
i.v;r, on ofb.pds. This latter ceremop
was Joined in BY the Eve bishops presen
~ a.ob I.;d . hand nm tbe had of m
"uU .,NA N ..-ss,NN Dill -,
candidate, the pfesiains 6lsnoP fePeA'
ing tbe following invocation:
up.o.;..,ho uo,v cho.. n, ,ba ot;,
ii - @SsI ~ ' . p;.Son II ,hs chn,cb
6 enu "osH u os.n.;,.aS p nn.o ~ ~ ,bsa % hS II
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