Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-12
SUNDAY IN WACO.
A Deacon Ordained at 81. PauPs Con.
flrmatiOn Services by two Bishops.

The charming weather of Sunday
brought out large attendance upon
the services at all the city churches.
AT St. Pauls Episcopal church, the
Catholic church CT the Assumption
and at the Fifth Street Methodist
Episcopal church the congregations
were exceptionally large and the
services unusually interesting.
DEACON ORDAINED.
Bishop Alexander Gregg, of this
Episcopal diocese, was in Waco Sum
day on his regular visitation. The
chief feature of the morning service
was the ordination of Mr.. John Sloan
as a deacon of the Episcopal church.
Besides Bishop Gregg, Rev. WV. De
Hart, rector OF St. Paul's, Rev. Harry
Cassel. of Calvert, assisted in the ordi.
nation. The sermon was preached
by Rev. w. w. DeHart, and was one
of the most eloquent and scholarly
ever delivered in Waco. 1t was
clear, succinct and able exposition OF
the holy ministerial calling, setting
70. tn what minister ought to be and
how he should conduct himself. The
concluding portion OF the sermon was
addressed directly to Mr.. S,oan, the
candidate for deacon's orlc S, and
tod in pathetic and moving words the
importance and meaning Of the step
he was about to take. The candidate
arose and faced MIR. DeHart as this
portion of the sermon was delivered
and the scene was an impressive and
solemn one. The sermon concluded,
the candidate Tor orders was conduct
ed within the chancel, where he was
duly examined by the bishop, accord
ing to the formula prescribed by the
church canons and, the questions be-
Ing satisfactorily answered, Mr.. Sloan
was formally admitted as member
of the ancient order of deacons. The
service concluded with the celebra-
ton of the Holy Eucharist or Lords
Supper, in which the deacon assisted.
The church was again crowded to
OVERLOOKING at the evening service,
which was held at 7:3o o'clock. The
sermon was delivered by Rev. Harry
Cassel, Of Calvert, who is a pleasant
and able preacher. AT the conclusion
of the sermon Rev. Bishop Gregg ad-
mlnistered the sacrament Of confrma.
ton to class Of eight candidates.
The services were peculiarly solemn
and impressive. The following were
conirmed: Miss Alys Downs, Miss
Mary c. Davis, Miss Bonnie Van
Lew; DIR. w. C. Osborne, Messrs.
w. H. Corey, Sidney Wright and
Frank Marshall.
Al THE CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION.
With the Catholics, too. the day
was an unusually interesting one,
Bishop N. A. Gallagher, of Galveston,
being present, and also Father Jo-
seph Cromcick, Of Fayetteville, Father
Jacob Louth, of Taylor, and Father
P. M. Lennartz, Of Temple, who as
sisted the local priest, Father A. Bad
elon, with the services of the day.
Low mass was celebrated at 8. a. m.
by Bishop Gallagher and the children
also appeared for communion. AT 10
a. m. Bishop Gallagher celebrated
High Mass and delivered an eloquent
ard impressive sermon to a congre.
CATION which filled the spacious
church to OVERLOOKING The bishops
sermon was appropriate to the occa'
Sion, replete with sound advice and
solemn adjuration. After the sermon
the sacrament of confirmation was
administered to eighty candidates
FIFTH STREET METHODIST CHURCH.
At the Fifth Street Methodist church
also, the services were more thar
usually interesting, memorial services
beng held in the morning in honor o
tlose of the church members VIII,
h. d departed this life DUNG the year
IL the evening Rev. Horace Bishop
the pastor, preached his frrewell sci
mon preparatory to his departure TO
Weatherford to attend the annual ses