Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-10-18
COLEMAN CONsEORArnD.
A NotaDIe Evcut In the p. q. Church OF
Dslawaro-Bsrvloos In 81 jonas p. +.
UhuFoh-NOtaDie Ginissers Present.

a NOtaDIs Evout In the p. q. Church OF
Dslawaro-ssFvIoes In 81 jonas p. r,
Uhureh-NOtable hEinissors Present.
To-day has been . great day In the
annals OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church OF Delaware. No other event
With that denomination sxoseds the
public interest OF the conservation OF q
bishop EARLY this beautiful morning
devout and loyal EpiscopAliAns were up
with the SUI, and were as bright and
cheerful As thst l0minAEy. In all the
Episcopal churches OF the city, in New
OSstle and in the chapel out ct the
Highlands, the Holy Communion was
oelebratsd At 7.50 O'Clock, except that
at Old BWedes' IL Was celebrated ut z
O'Clock, The whole day from sunrise
was given to the cause OF the church.
1t was = mark Of proper respect for ct.
Johns Ohnrch, Brandy wine, that Il
was selected for ihs conservation SER
Vices, a. the bishop-eleot for q number
Of years was rector Of that parish.
The fact that Blshop.elecI Coleman
Ia but the second Bishop OF the Diocese
OF Delaware 10 another fact to add i'm
Dor tanoe to the event. This brings to
mind the fact that Bishop Lee, the q rBt
bishop OF Delaware, held the reina OF
his ofiioe modestly yet hrmly for .
period OF AZ years. With such long
lived terms AH that oopsscrAtions OF
bishops do no; come often In DslA WArs.
Bishop elect Coleman is about 80
years Of age, and q gentleman OF the
highest culture, easy and graceful man
ners aud greatly impresses all with
whom he comes In contact He is .
native Of PhiladelphiA, the son Of the
Rev. DR.. John Coleman, rector OF old
Trinity Church. He was educated a.
the Episcopal Academy in that city,
and was after wards graduated from the
General TheologioAl Seminary In New
York. He was ordained in 1850 and
soon aiterwArd took charge OF st.
Luke's Church ct Bustleton, Pa. From
this parish he went 10 81. Johns, this
oity, and afterwards to Mauch Chunk,
whore, with the corporation Of the late
Judge Asa Packer, he built up the 81.
Marks Church His good deeds wer g
not only in the Immediate nsighbor-
hood, but throughout the whole Lshlgh
Valley. From Mauch Chunk DR.. Cole
man went to Toledo, OHIO, and there
had charge OF large, successful parish
Sickness In hts family compelled him
TO 90 abroad, and be settled for the time
was very aotlve 10 the Ohurnh Temper
Anoe Society aud was spoken Of % the
/ American Worker DR.. ColemAu
returned from abroad about . year and
q half ago, when be received q call
from a church At WilllRmspoTt, Pa.
He Afterwards went to Sayre, whore he
IL ct present located. The degree OF ID.
d. was conferred upon him by Racine
| Coilana WiRonuRiu
TIE ohAnosl OF St. Johns Church
showed the hRndlwOrk OF the ladies in
the very handsome decorations OF out
aoEers and foliage plants, The floral
decorations, the large Number Of minia.
ters dTeIs.d In their surplioe5 and the
grand music from the choir made the
occasion Of deep solemnity and pleasure
and beauty. At 10 46 O'Clock the
olBrgy met in the parish building, Hl
rear Of the church, whera they SrrAyed
themselves In their ministerial Iobel
and formed procession and, with thi
singing OF the professional hymn
m Arohed into the church, Occupying
the front Bsata reserved for them. The
following program of music was inter
spersed throughout the exercises Of the
oOnaecrAtion: