Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-30
BISHOP W. C. GRAY.
Interesting Conservation Ser
vices at Nashville.
A Biographical Sketch Of the Newly
Elected Bishop For the Diocese
of Florida.

The conservation services of Bishop
w. @. Gray, at the Church of the
Advent, Nashville, held yesterday,
were imposing, and were witnessed
by a large assemblage of people
Following is brief sketch of Bishop
Gray, taken from the Nashville Ban
ner:
"Rev. VIM. Crane Gray, d. D.,
was born in Lambertville, N. j., SEP
tember 6, 1885. His parents were
DIR. Joseph Gray, of Cononsburg,
Penn, and Hannah Price Crane, OF
Bridgeton, N. J, Through the latter
he was relat, d to the late DIR. John
Croes, first Bishop OF New Jersey,
and DIR. VIM. r inson Whiting
ham. late Bishop Of Maryland.
"While in Baltimore, attending
the general convention OF the church,
DR.. Gray was presented with the
episcopal robes Of his great uncle,
Bishop Croes, by Mrs. Charlotte
Willett, the Bishops grandfather.
"These historic robes, although not
less than three quarters of century
old, are in good state of preserva-
tion, and were worn yesterday, by
the Rt. Rev. Bishop Quintard, while
officiating at the baptism of the in
FAINT daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
Peck.
"Dr. Gray received from another
grsnd-daughte of the Bishop, Miss
Anna Croes, of New Jersey, the copy
of the Ordinal which belonged to
him, bearing the date MDCCCXCIIl
and therefore just a century old.
This book was used by DR.. Gray at
his conservation to-day.
"His whole life, since he was 10
years Of age, has been spent in Ten
nessee. He was graduated from
Kenyon College, Gambler, o., in
1859, was ordained deacon in Christ
Church, Nashville, in June of the
same year by the late Bishop J. II.
Otey. He Was advanced to the
priesthood on Ascension d y of the
following year in st. Peters Church,
Columbia.
"The first eighteen months of his
ministry were spent In the mission
a 80, xpnrl1 ~ Noot Tarnoocoa ua
has had but two parishes, st. James
Church, Bolivar, where he spent over
twenty years, and the Church of the
Advent, N ,shvile, where he has
been for nearly twelve years.
"While in Bolivar he built st.
James Church and rectory, founded
st. James Hall, a school for girls, and
built st. Philips Church for colored
people. During his rectorship of the
Church of the Advent the debt has
been removed, the church completed
and consecrated as "a free church for
ever"
"The degree of Doctor of Divinity
was conferred upon him by his alma
matter in 1881.
"Dr. Gray has been twice married.
His first wife was Miss Maggie Locke
Trent, daughter of the late DR.. w.
III. Trent, of Lagrange, Tenn. His
present wife was Miss Fannie Camp
bell Bowers, daughter of the late
Rev. VIM. Warner Bowers, of Phila
delphia.
"The robes in which DR.. Gray was
consecrated were presented by Rev.
T. f. Martin in behalf of the Nash
vile clericus and parishes of the city.
"The book used by Bishop Quin-
tard at the consecration was copy of
the standard book of common prayer
as adopted by the last General Con-
vention."
The Bishops and clergy present
were as follows:
Rt. Rev. G. T. Quintard, of Ten
nessee; lit. Rev. Edwin G Weed,
of Florida; Rt. Rev. Thomas W.
Dudley, of Kentu ky Rt. Rev. G.
X. Nelson, of Georgia; Rt. Rev.
Chas. Hale, of Cairo, I'll. u; Rev.
Thos. F. Gailor, of Sewanee Rev.
F, A. Soup, of Sew nee Rev.
Chas. M. Gray, Of FIR nklin; DR..
Geo. Patterson, of Memphis Rev.
M. M. Benton, of Louisville Rev.
Mr.. Page, general missionary for
Middle Tennessee Rev. Otis Glaze
brook, of New York Rev. Mr..
fernley, of Sewanee Rev. E. B.
Ross, of Rossview Rev. J. r. Win
chester, Rev. It. F. Martin, Rev. j.
Scully, Rev. p. A. Rodriguez and
Rev. B. B. R,mage, of Nashville !;
Rev. V. o. Gee, OF Rowling Green /;
Rev. Dudley Powers, of Kentucky /;
Rev. Robt. E. Lee Craig, of Clarks-
vile; Rev. III. Howard, of Tulla.
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