The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1893-10-19
Conservation Of Rt. Rev. Joseph
Blount Cheshire, Jr. DID,.

Blount Cheshire, Jr. DID.
On Sunday last the Rev. DR.. Joseph
Blount Cheshire, Jr., Rector of st. Peter s
Church, Charlotte, was cOnsecrated As
sistant Bishop of the Diocese of North
Carolina.
DR.. Cheshire was born at Tarboro in
1850, and graduated at Trinity College,
Hartford. He practiced law for time
in Baltimore and afterwards at Tarboro.
In 1876 he was made Deacon in Calvary
Church, Tarboro, of which his father was
Rector for nearly fifty years. In 1880 he
was ordained priest and soon after be-
came Rector of st. Peters Church, Char
lotto The degree of d. D. was conferred
on him three years ago by the University
of North Carolina. On the day of his
conservation the services at Calvary
Church, Tarboro, were attended by large
and devoted congregations. There was
celebration of the Holy Communion at
1870 o'clock in which the Rev. Julian E.
Ingle was assisted by the Rev. c. c. Quin
and the Rev. Charles l.. Hoffman, Rector
of the parish.
At IL o'clock the procession of clergy
started from the chapel and entered the
church in the following order:
Visiting clergy from East Carolina
clergy of the Diocese, Deans of Consecra-
| tion standing committee OF the Diocese,
Deputy Registrar of the General Conven-
ton, officiating clergy, Bishop-elect with
his attending presbyters, the Rev. Messrs.
| Pettigrew and Wright, six bishops as
sistng in the conservation, each one pre-
coded by his chaplain, Presiding Bishop
| Lyman, preceded by his chaplain bearing
the pastoral staff.
| Morning prayer was said by the Rev.
Nathaniel Harding, OF Washington, and
the Rev |. Mex. Pittinger, OF Raleigh.
The communion service was begun by
the presiding Bishop, the Bishop OF Ten
nessee reading the epistle and the Bishop
of East Carolina the Gospel. A very
forcibie sermon was preached by the
Bishop of Kentucky, from the text, Acts
i:21 %, after which the Bishops of Flor
ida and Louisiana presented the Bishop
elect to the presiding Bishop, sitting il
his chair before the altar. The creden
tails were then read as follows:
Certificate of election, and testimonial
of the convention of the Diocese, by Tho
Rev. j. E. Ingle, secretary of the conven
ton; consent OF the standing committees
of other Dioceses, by the Rev. James A
Weston. Consent of the Bishops, by thu
Rev. NJ NJ. Marsh ALL D. d. The Bishop
elect recited the promise OF conformity t(
the doctrine, discipline and worship
of the church. The Presiding BishoI
then moved the congregation to praye
and said the Litany, kneeling before tn
altar. An examination followed, an(
then, while the choir sang an anthem
the present Bishops vested the Bishop.
elect in the Episcopal robes. The invo
cation of the Holy Ghost was sung owe
him, the Bishop of Kentucky leading
and the clergy and congregation answer
ing by verses. The seven Bishops theI
laid their hands on his head, all of then
reciting together the sentence of cOnse
Grafton. In the address that followed
at the words, Be to the flock a shep
herd,' the pastoral staff was placed il
his hands by Bishop Lyman and after
wards returned to the chaplain.
Bishop Cheshire and his presenter
having taken seats within the rails @
the sanctuary, the offerings of the con
gregation were presented for Diocesan
Missions.
The communion office was then re
sumed, Bishop Lyman being assisted il
the administration by several Others, in
Guiding the Assistant Bishop of the Die
cese. At the conclusion of the service tn
procession returned to the Chapel wher
the Bishops signed and sealed the letter
OF conservation.
DR.. Cheshire is the first native of Mort
Carolina to be made q Bishop in his Ow
State, although several have been Gale
: to preside in other Dioceses. |. E. J.