Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-01-09
Former Bishop Of Maryland

In view OF the conservation Of the Rev. DR..
Wm. PaTst i'll Washington Yesterday, sn ac-
cor nj Of the conservation. of former Protest. I
Episcopal tishoss Of MARYLAND nav be o. inter
est The circumstances connected with the
conservation Of he first bishop the Rev. Thomas
John Claggeu. D. D were very interesting,
rs he was the first bishop consecrated in Amer
ca, and in him were united the two lines Of
succession-ScotIiSh and English. On Sept
IL 1872, he was cousecrated il Trinity Church,
New York, hr Bishops Samuel Seahury Of Con-
necticut, who was senior bishop William
White OF Peunsv wants, lanes Madison o. Viz
GINA and Samuel Provo Of New York. Tbs
first of these hsd received conservation from
the Scottish bishops at A herdseU, Scotland, sad
the last three had b>en cousecra'ed ~ bishops
of the English Church Rev. Dr.. Wm. Smith
preached the conservation sermon be'ore the
general convention Of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in the L nitsd States, which witnessed
the ceremonies, and he preached he same ,.r
mon upon he occasion OF the conssora'ien 81
Bishop Smith of South Carolina, IN l7s.5, aud Of
Bishop Bass. OF Massachusetts, Ia lI9I
about Isl the necessity for an assistant 10
Bishop Clagett was f-lf. and after the invasion
Of Maryland by English feet. which for III.
time cut of communication between the two
shores. the convention Of Maryland. n 1914,
after the long struggle OF two or three Years,
elected Rev Dr.. James Kemp as ssffrsgsn. He
was consecrnisd S-p'enIbsr /. 1914. in CHRIST
Church, New Brunswick y j. vii by Bishop
liam White. assisted ~ Bishors John Henry
HOBART, assistant Bishop # New York, snd
Bishop Richard Chsnning Moore, OF Virginia
He-aas assigned hy Bishop Ciagsett TO the
= m Shore, and upon The death Of the for
mer, in 1916 succeeded 10 the episcoptte OF the
whole diocese
Bishop Kemp died in October lsl7, from in
.jarie. received by The ov-riurninr Of coach
IN hIch he Hrs retaining from he consecrs.
lion OF Bishop undeFiens 10 Philadelphia
Alter nearly three years o. contest between the
two parties in ih. church, Rev William Murray
Stone was elected Bishop and was Consecrated
October u, 1880, in St Paul's Church, Bslu-
more, by Bishop White, assisted ty Bishop
Moore, Right Rev Henry Usti,k ondertonk,
assistant Bishop Of Peunsy lrania, and Right
Rev. William Meade as-Ist. nj Bishop OF Viz
ginia. Bishop White preached the sermon.
After tea wears labor in the diocese Bishop
Stone died. in 1897, and again tue church in
Maryland presented the spectacle OF the two
parties, which had By that time become clearly
distinguishable from each other, contendinS
| over tbs elec,ioa Of new bishop. In 1883
Bishop Kemper, missionary bishop. was elect
ed, bat declined, and 10 1910 the result Of the
happy unanmity OF The committee of conference
appointed 10 nominate IA suitable person for
bishop was the election of the Rev. DR.. W m
Robinson hitting ham. tie received consecra-
lion September II, 1870, in St P-uls Church,
Baltim ore, from the hands of Bishop Alexander
Viels Grisw old, OF the Z Stern Diocese, com.
pr.ing New Hampshire, Vermont, MAssachds-
etts aud Rnode Island, assisted hy Bishops
Moore Onderdunk and Dosne The presidiu &
bishop preached the sermon
| Ia 1870 although The area Of the Diocese Of
MARYLAND had been dimin shed by the organi,
cation Of The Diocese of Easton, the increasing
years Of Bishop Whittingham rendered il i'm
pcrative that he should have SOM assstnnc-
Rev Wn. Pnknery, D. D., one Of the oldest
presby tiers in the diocese, was elected assistAa,
bish and was consecrated in the Church OF
the Epi h.ny, Washngtoa. October, 8, 1870
This was The first time such ceremony had
taken place in Washington, and il Was the oc
casion Of large gathering Of churchmen
A mong the features Of the occasion was pro-
ces.cn composed Of the bishops clergy, ve.tries
and students of the Virginia Theological
Seminary.
/ Bishop Nottingham va. unable TO attend
Bishop Smith was the consecrator. Among
those no assisted at the conservation were
Bishops Johns Of Virginia, stevens Of Pennsyl-
vsnia. Lay Of Easton, Quin ard of Tennessee,
| Atkinson OF North Caroline, Oden heimer oil
New Jersey, and kerfoot of Pittsburg. The
last p, cached the sermon. Bishop Plnkney he-
came bishop of The diocese in 1873, and his
death made Il vacAEcy which will be filled by
the consecrarion OF Rev. Dr. Prret on January
g. in the Church of the Epiphany, Washing
ton, d. G.