Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-10
bishop Paret,s Predecessors.
THE PERIODS AT WHICH THEY WERE coNsECRATE

THE PERIODS AT WHICH THEY WERE coNsEcRATED
AND BY WHOM.
The Baltimore sun a few DAYS ago gaye
an account OF the consecrations OF former Pro-
te5tant Episcopal bishops OF Maryland. The cir
cumstances connected with the conservation of
the first bishop, the Rev, Thomas John CIagpett
d. D.. were very Interesting, as he was the firsf
blshop conSecrated in America, and in him were
united the Two lines OF SucceSsion-Scottsh and
English On september II, 1892, he was conse-
Grated In Trinity church, New York, by Bishops
Samuel SeaUury, OF Connecticut (who was the
senior bishop; William White, OF Pennsylvania.
James Madison, OF Virginia, and Samuel Provost
OF New York. The first OF these had received con-
secration from the Scottish bishops at Aberdeen
Scotland, and the last three had been consacrated
by bishops Of the English church. Rev. Dr. VIM
Smith preached the conservation sermon before the
general convention OF the Protestant Episcopal
church In The United States, which Witnessed Inc
ceremonies, and he preached the same sermon upon
the occasion OF the conservation or Bishop Smith, of
South carolina, IN 1875, and OF Bishop Bass, OF
Massachusetts, in 1877.
ClaggeLt was felt and after the invasion or Mary
land by an English fleet, which for The time cut on
communication between the two shores, the con-
VehJloh OF Maryland, III 1874, after the long Strug
gle OF two or three years. elected Rev. DR.. James
Kemp as suf1ragan. He was consecrated Septem-
Der J. 1914, IN Christ church, New Brunswick N
j., by BiSlop William White assisted bv BiShnns
John Henry Hobart. assistant biShOn OF New YORK
! anu Bishop Richard Channlng Moore. Of Va. He
Was assigned by Bishop Claggett to the Eastern
Shore, and upon the death OF the former In 1916
succeeitd 20 the eplscopate of the whole diocese
IeceiS u by the oVeFturnhg or coach In which he
was returning from the conservation OF Bishop On
derdonk In Philadelphia. After nearly three years
or contest between the two parties in the church
Rev. William Murray Stone was elected bishop and
was consecrated October a1 1880, in ST. Paul's
church, Baltimore. by Bishop White, assisted by
Bishop Moore, Right Rev. Henry Ustick OnderdonE
assistant bishop of PENNSYLVANIA, and Right Rev.
MILAN Mead, assistant bshopof Virginia Bishop
AFTER ten years labor the diocese, Bishop Stone
died. In 1897, and again the church In Maryland
/
had by that time become clearly distinguishable
from each other, contending over the election of
in $40 the result OF O the na ppq
appointed to nominate suitable person for bishop
was the election OF the Rev. DR.. VIM. Robinson
Whlttingham He received conservation Septem-
Der II, 1S40. In st. Paus church, Baltimore from
the hands OF Bishop Alexander V1ets Grlswold of
the Eastern Diocese, comprising New Hampshire
Vermont Massachusetts and Rhode Island assist
/ ed by Bishops Moore, Onderdonk and Doane The
presiding bishop preached the sermon.
In 1870. although the area OF the diocese of Mary
land had been diminished by the organization OF
the diocese of Easton, the increasing wears of
Bishop WmttnSham rendered it Imperative that
he should nave some assistance Rev. William
Pnkney, ID. d., one OF the oldest preSbyters In the
diocese, was elected assistant bishop and was con-
secrated In the Church OF the Epiphany, Washing
ington, October 6, 1870 This was the first time
such a ceremony had taken place in Washington
and IT was the occasion OF large gathering OF
churchmen. Among the features OF the occasion
was procession composed OF the bishops. clergy
vestries and students OF the Virginia Theological
seminary.
Bishop Nottingham was unable to attend
Bishop Smith was the conSecrator. Among those
who assisted at the conservation were Bshops
Johns, OF Virginia: Stevens of Pennsylvania. Law
OF Easton; Quintard, OF Tennessee; Atkinson OF
North Carolina; Odenhemer, OF New Jersey and
Kerfoot, OF Pittsburg. The last preached the ser
mon Bishop Pinkney became bishop OF the diocese
In 1879, and his death made vacancy which will
be filled by the conservation OF Rev. DR. Paret
Thursday.
A DUEL ON TOP OF A CAR.-George Jackson CON-
ductor, and James Wilson, brakeman of a FREIGHT
train on the Louisville and Lexington railroad
quarreled over a woman between Chr1sflansb1r1
| ana Emlnence, KY, Thursday, and agreed TO fighI
train was running 30 miles an hour at the time
but the men climbed to the roof OF the car and
went at 1t in the presence Of several other train
hands. The fight was stopped once by a InU
bridge, but the men resumed again and fought
until both were sbadly cut, when they were sena
rated. On arriving at Louisville they werA tatsn
to their boarding house, both being weak from loss
| OF blood WV
ARREST OF A CoLoRED BIsHoP.-Rev Jabez Pitt
| Campbell, a colOred bishop OF the African Metho
dist Episcopal church, was arrested Yesterday in
Philadelphia on the charge OF perjury The prose-
cutton Is brought by Edward Young who alleges
that the defendant committed w1Iiful periIrV in
swearing that ne was the executor OF the afdant's
| fathers estate.
CHARGED WITH KILLING Hrs WIFE-Willtam
Warner, arrested last evening" charged with shoot
ing his wife, near Grafton, W. Va. on Wednesday.
confessed his guilt Mrs. Warner Is still living INT
there's no hope OF her recovery. Warner was com
United 10 jail at PruntytOwn but escaped during
the night, together with Arthur Evans and Georre
hartman, TWO boys, arrested some weeks AGO for
completely In roobing B. and O. freight car.