The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1885-01-07

| SucceSsOr-The Evening Reception
Other Matters of Interest Con-
| corning the Event
The service Of the conservation of the
Row. William Parct, ID. D., to tho Episco-
| pate, as Bishop Of Maryland, will take place
in tho Church Of the Epiphany tomorrow
morning. The service will begin at 1890
o'clock, and will be as follows: Morning
prayer ante.communion, sermon, presen-
tation Of the bishop-clcct, and reading of
testimonials, litany, the examination, and
act of conservation, offertory, and holy COM
munion. The hymns will be Nos 252 100,
362, POS, 202.
The sermon will be delivered by Bishop
Lyman. The presenting bishops will be-
Bishops Nealy aud Whitehead the attend
ing presbyters, Drs Haskins and Addison.
The consecrating bishops will be Bishops
Lee, Stevens and Howe.
Tho vestry of the parish have placed the
church at the disposal of tho standing COM
mittee for the service Of the conservation.
special committee of the standing COM
mittee, consisting of Rev. Drs. Lewis and
Hutton, were appointed to make arrange.
ments for the service and tho accommoda-
tion of those attending. The vostry ap.
pointed committee of three, Professor
Coffin and Messrs. Beverage and Hutchin-
son, to confer with and cooperate with the
standing committee. This Joint committee
held meeting at the church ON Friday,
December 10, and after appointing the Rev.
Irving McElrOy secretary TO the joint COM
mittee and master of ceremonies for tho
day of conservation, made the following ar
rangement for the seating of those attend
ing the service Seats will be reserved in
the middle aisle for the clergy and Ia the
side aisles for tho theological students and
representatives of the vestres of the do
cese and for tho family of the bishop.elect.
In addition 400 special cards will be is
sued by the standing committee to be
and by them to be given to those whom
they wish specially to be present at the
conservation. These cards will not be of
use after 1920 a. m. They must be pre-
sented at the side doors at the chancel end
of the church before that hour. At 1920
the front doors will be thrown open for the
free admission of all who can be accom-
modated, and ushers will be in attendance
to care for all who can be provided for.
The attendance of clergy,lay representa-
tives, students, etc., will only leave about
$50 seats for the public.
The cards of admission are all issued by
the standing committee.
The bishops, clergy and lay representa-
tives meet in the Sunday school room not
later than 10 o'clock, and at 1890 the pro-
cession will form and march into the
church where the ceremonies will be con-
Quoted in the strictest conformity to the
liturgical form prescribed.
There will BIO no music other than tho
hymns sung by choir and congregation,
and Professor Upton will preside at the
organ.
1t is understood that the newly-conse-
Grated bishop will informally receive the
members of Epiphany parish and others at
his residence, on New York avenue, be-
tween 6 aud 8 p. M. ON Thursday evening.
The bishops participating and attending,
with their addresses while In the city, are
as follows:
Bishop Nicely, of Maine, at Mrs. Della,
feld'e, 1715 street northwest.
Bishop Howe, Of Central Pennsylvania,
at the Ebbitt House.
Bishop Whitehead, of Pittsburgh, at Mrs.
Coyle's, 1881 X street.
Bishop Stevens, of Pennsylvania, at Mrs.
Kennedy's, 915 street.
Bishop Lee, of Delaware, the presiding
bishop, at the Ebbitt House.
Bishop Randolph, of Virginia, at the
Ebbitt House.
Bishop Lyman, of North Carolina, at she
Ebbitt House.
Bishop Lay, of Eastern Pennsylvania, at
Chief Justice Waites.
Bishop Peterlsin, of Western Virginia, at
the Ebbitt House.
Bishop Perry, Of Iowa, at Willard's.
. Bishop Jaggar, Of Southern Ohio, may
also be present.
Clergy, laymen, vestrymen, or other repre-
sentatives of every parish In the diocese
will be in attendance. Besides the large
renrqanntation frnm zach WASHINGTON md
Baltimore Episcopal church there will be
present nearly one hundred aud fifty rectors
of churches in the State of Maryland and
three hundred other representatives of
Maryland churches.
Visiting clergymen from parishes outside
of Maryland will be the following;
Reverends Hopkins, of Williamsport;
Haskins, of Brooklyn; Lemon, of New
Hartford, N. Y. Hayes, of Westheld, N. Y;
Lightner, of Claymont, Del. Gibson, of
Dover Herrick, of Fortress Monroe;
Hammond, of Parkersburg; Wallace, of
Acotink, and Morrell, of Sayre, Penn.
The professors, faculty and students of
the Virginia Theological Seminary of Alex
andria will DO in attendance. The ladies
to whom was entrusted the ordering of the
robes which Dr. Paret is to use after he be-
comes Bishop give notice that they have
been received from England.
1t is found that the house provided for
the bishop In Baltimore will not be ready
for occupation before March 1. Until that
time no will continue to occupy the rec
tory Of this city.
Bishop Paret will also have his office aud
study at Epiphany Church during the
month of February.
DIR. Paret's resignation as rector of the
Church Of the Epiphany takes effect. from
the time Of his conservation, and it is prob
~ l.. Al..NI IL.