The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-31
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''' WHEELING. w. VA, May 30.
ri. smoky little manufacturing city
-, IN 3 state of commotion all day.
> ~, morning the new Episcopal bish-
=. West Virginia was cousecrated,
the imposing ceremony at
dan, upon such an event,
,bi. afternoon two regiments OF
,. ;hs First W. Va. and the Second
sb,1. = thousand strong, mad a
"A .bsm bsttle in honor of Decoration
Secret societies, bedecked in all
~. CAV psrsphernsHs and accompanied
Ids Of music, paraied through the
On al Of the principal streets
40 upfurled from the dwellings and
limiting drspes the windows, and
$50. q, flowers ara displayed in every
~...lTsbls place. l. has been q holiday
rs-y sense OF the word, the peop e
their best 10 enjoy themselves and
- !, pleasant fer the thousands OF
,.-. from all sections OF the State, and
me adjoining counties Of Ohio ana
a,gglvsu's.
Matthew's Church, the scene
ba conservation ceremony, Is
n the handsomest edifces OF its
m the South. 1t Is built OF
,,-sced gray stone, with queerly
lived porches of the same material
resembling, in fact, the fronts OF
-. # the o.den cottages st Newport.
.a ivy grows thIckly over these
..4s. and other vines weave their
.-- e5lored foliage among the dark
,s,ye., creating y charming effect
Il. interior o.. the church is handsome
FINISHED, the rsi.s and carvings OF the
,-,s1 beng OF very old walnut and
The sir was heavy throughout tine
...r.ss. with the fragrance OF the floral
-,.ions. which consisted mainly Of
,.., arranged with excellent taste in
LANDS. baskets rose, wreaths, &2.
4th.lf past ten O'clock the services be-
d. Owing TO q limited seating capacl-
.V.s found necessary 10 issue tickets
emission. and thus avoid all the con-
500 which j. sure to follow when
.r55iy Is allowed TO crowd in NJ ran
sr1 occupy every inch of standing
u The audience was an elegant one,
,5.a. wearing demi.tJllets O. even
q, costumes. trimmed with natural hOw-
., About thirty c!erGymen of the
opal Church arrayed in their robes
a,sd he church At the hour named,
&C.. took sea:s around the cbancel. In a
minutes the presIding Bishop, Bishop
.-, 0.tne Northern Ohio diocese, en-
-siw..h Bishop elect, George w. Peter
rom the Vestry. They were accom-
s,sl BIZ Bishop Jsggar, OF Southern
B.shop WailtIe, OF Virgins;
op Plnckney, of Maryland; Bishop
g. of Pittsburgh; Bishop Dudley,
kentucky, and Revs. X Nelson and
i. Meade, the two latter being the
0y:ers Of the Bishop elect.
sop Bedel!, who Is man Of fine
..-a.e ana n superb elocutiOnisl, began
,emony by reading the opening
Tsrr
testimonials of the new Bishop
ssacd Tor, and having been read, he
.s .llred 10 promise conformity to
gc.r.1e and discipline Of the church,
% be did in clear, pleasant voice
s,pose we'll of his delivery IS pulpit
a.r. Then came lcrg list OF questions
BE- % what the applicant would do
81 What be would not do,
-, tue various trials and tribulstions
5sset the righteous in their pas
- from the cradle TO the grave. All
i1,orrogalories having been sstis-
..g answered, Bishop Peterkin
, sgl as the organ poured forth the
a..l. music of "Yeni, Creator Spiri-
3D.. Joe leading soprano OF the choir
ap .aa opening words, then the
0j2ei her, and Is the building
.,a,u with the solemn music, the
up o.. West Virgins, newly born,
.es.ei with the other Episcopal
s.-a- The voices cease, the mellow
.,.as organ melt into low dying
N- which floats out through the
ITO The summer air.
-'i hear our prayers-And let our
us unto Tuee," \ rus.ljng Of silks
.an s-lsas throughout the building.
~ hands tslutIly compressed into
'-..on kids are placed upon the
SOC q. Toe paTs aud the pretty spring
.na. ITS mystery of ribbons ana
'"r .a,i carefully upon them in
position as to ensble the fair
'... 30 look 81 the folks in front with
attracting attention. But we
.@ bush, for Bishop Bedell
| begun one of the beautiful prayers
.- are scattered 81 through the
1a. services. He says "amen"
afPa-el. JUNCTION and then the Bish-
'.a- s-0.nI him, who has been
a. this time, and laying their
pm us head -0,emHly receive him
.....",.Ep with themselves. An
- bible j. delivered TO MN and be.
...I .n read and teach Its doc
Tue simple and impressive COM
service l,g gone through with and
Zoe gerediction Is pronounc.
hl- the crowd passes
% the church, the
. members of the cougraor4tipr