The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-01

/ as generally through the week. The ey-
ercises consisted us usual OF suitable deyo.
tions, OF the reading OF ESSAYS bv each
graduate, and the conierrlpg OF diplomas.
| The graduating class was addressed by the
Rev. John McGilI, Of CuIpeper-the Bishop
OF course delivering the parchments. For
the first time In many years, II ever before,
every graduate had been ordained before
hand -one in Baltimore some months
since, and the rest by Bishop white at
the council in Richmond in May. / APP
pend list OF the class, with present resi-
dence and the title Of his essay, appending
the held OF labor TO which assigned during
daconate:
Rev. John Thompson Cole, OF Cnlpeper-
subject, The Liturgy OF the Future"
transferred, by his own request, to the ia
panese mission
Rev. Lawrence ROsseau Combs, OF STAFF
ford-subiect, " The Reforming Coun-
els" Assigned TO Rappahannock county.
Rev. Benjamin Dennis, Jr., OF Amelia
subject, "The Four Gospels and the Re-
Iation OF the First Three to the Fourth"
Assigned to Pulaski county.
Rev. Robert Wright Forsyth, OF Balii-
more-subject, "The Dogmatic Faith Of
Christianity" Belongs 10 the Diocese Of
Maryland.
Rev. George Meade Funston, Of Alex
dria-subject, "Inspiration." Assigned
TO Stafford county.
Rev. Martin johnson, OF Fauquier-
subject, Melancthon's Relation to the
German Reformation. Assigned 70 Rich
mond county.
Rev. Norman Fitzhugh Marshall, Of
Fauquier-subject, "The Relation OF Exc
gesis to Preaching" Assigned to Motto
way county.
Rev. William Thomas Roberts, Jr., Of
Mecklenburg-subiect, 1.-THE Revised Yer
sion." Assigned as assistant at st. PauPs
church, Petersburg.
Rev. Andrew Johnston Willis, OF Gull
peper-suLiect, THE External Evidences
Of thc:Genuineness Of the Gospels" As
signed to Northumberland county.
The usual excellent collation. provided
on such OCCASIONS was served for visitors
and others in the dining-room Of the Semi
nary at the close OF the exercises.
Yesterday Friday) was the day Of"ordi-
nation. 1t was shorn OF much OF its usual
interest by the fact that the graduates OF
the session had been already ordained to
the diacOnate, and none but those OF last
year, who were 10 be advanced to the
priesthood, had to- receive holy orders.
This naturally diminished the attendance,
though good congregation was present,
and the occasion was one OF sufficient inl-
pressiveness and dignity. The Rev. Jo-
soph Il. Jones, of Clarke, end the Rev.
Everard Meade. Of Tappahannock, read
the service. The sermon was by the Rev.
William II. Meade, ID. D., OF Philadelphia,
on st. John Xxx, 2l-23. Both the Messrs.
Meade mentioned are grandsons OF the late
Bishop.
The sermon being over, the ordination
service proceeded, the candidates being
presented by the Rev. Joseph Packard, ID.
d., Dean Of the Seminary, and that gentle
man, with the officiating clergy already
mentioned uniting with the Bishop in the
imposition of hands. The deacOns or
dained to the priesthood were as follows:
Rev. II. w. Anderson, of Princess Anne;
Rev. j. j. Clopton, OF Petersburg; Rev.
J. Y. bowman, Of King William; Rev.
j. b. Funston, Of Washington county;
Rev. David May, Of Richmond; Rev. III.
ID. Page, OF Culpeper; Rev. Il. NJ. Kan
dolph, Of Powhatan; Rev. a. j. Smith,
Jr., (iate) OF Petersburg.
There were in the class OF 1882 five
others who, not belonging to this diocese,
have received priests orders elsewhere.
The Holy Communion was celebrated,
but A. usual on such occasions only the
clergy and students received. Among the
clergy present were the Revs. a. Nj. Ran
dolph, D. ID. assistant bishop-elect OF Nir-
ginia): F.. +. Reese, X. NJ. Baker, and W.
l.. HyEld, oi Maryland; Landon X. Ma
son and X. !. hammond. OF West Virginia;
III. S. Williamson, OF New Jersey; and X.
T. Davis, D. D., Frank Stringfellow, John
NJ. Gill, A. S. Johns, Frank Page, 7. j.
Packard, w. b. Lee, and c. j. S. Mays, OF
Virginia. OCCASIONAL.