Evening journal., 1893-05-29
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Two Wilmington Young Men
Ordained at St. Johns Church.
SOLEMN SERVICES BY THE BISHOP.

of Seven.
John Stockton Littell, son Of Rev. T.
Gardiner Littell, ID. D., rector of st.
Johns Episcopal Church, and Percival
Cook Pyle, son of Isaac @. Pyle Of the
Clayton House, were ordained TO the
deaconate in st. Johns Church yes
terday morning.
Bishop Coleman officiated, and DR..
Littell preached the ordination sermon.
After the service, there was Holy
Communion, the two young ministers
administering the wine
John ) Littell preached his first SER
mon as deacon in st. Johns Church in
the afternoon, and Bishop Coleman also
confirmed n class
A large congregation attended the
ordination service. The church was
decorated with daisies and plants.
AS the professional hymn WIS being
sung the vested choir and the two candi-
dates marched In and took seats in the
chancel Visiting clergymen were: Rev.
Henry B Martin, M d, Of Princess
Anne, Md. Rev. E X Miller Of Stanton
and Newport, Rev. p B Lightner OF
New Castle and Rev John Coleman.
DR. Littell chose for his text LAS my
Father hath sent me, even so send you,"
st. John 20 :2i "Christ's mission has been
with authority He had come with power
In consecrated devotion and in love. And
as Jesus came He sends His ministry to-
day aud through time TO seek precious
loved souls. 1t Is ministry TO bring
home erring, SHINING, prodlgal humanity
to be reconciled TO holy truth and love.
Who is sufficient for 30 vast a charger
As has been said, the ministerial Office is
Of 40 high a nature that nothing but
divine commission can qualify any per-
son for the execution of IT,.
1 Named tho Duties OF Deacon.
DR.. Littell named the duties OF the
deacon, which are thus set forth In the
service OF ordination. at appertaineth
to the Office of deacon. in the church
where he shall be appointed to serve. TO
assist the priest In divine service and
especially when he ministereth the Holy
. Communion, aud to help him in the dis
tribution thereof and TO instruct the
youth In the oatechism In the absence
Of the priest to baptise infants and to
, preach II he be admitted thereto by the
bishop
And Furthermore IL is his Office,
whore provision is 80 made, TO search for
the sick, poor and impotent people OF
| NAi lHIloht W AnllhhAAN NntiA NoNeA'of
names and places where they dwell, unto
! the curate that by his exhortaiion they
= may be relieved with the aims Of the
- parishioners or others.
The speaker addressed the candidates,
. urging them 10 be faithful students.
. He said: Gods commission Is TO preach
: and TO preach nothing but Christ. One
Of the church's demands Is Cody con-
versation. Let your lives be spept as
!, one quantity expressed 1t, In casting the
net in public preaching and angling in
private converse. Serve your Master
= we'll Be like the good shepherd and go
y into the wilderness and seek. Seek
n especially the children. Be men of con
4 stant prayer Accept your many en-
= couragements
Il In conclusion Dr. Lttell said to them
"One desrer than my life and you also,
= always loved, but because of to-day
Il loved more deeply still. go forth in the
prevailing name. And God Almighty
n u bless your search, and with many lost
a u whom you have found, bring you home at
y last to the eternal rejoicing.
y After an anthem was sung, the candi
dates were presented to the bishop DR..
Littell presented his son and DR.. Martin,
formerly rector Of Trinity parish, pre-
hhHltu nIs Illbt NV uAnn ONAtAAuA
read the preface TO the ordinal and Rev
= Mr. Eghtner conducted the litany. Tn,
70 epstle was read by Rev. Mr. Miller.
The candidates were examined by the
n bishop and he ordained them by the
"A laying on of hands The New Testa
. ment was delivered to the newly
ordained ministers. with authority t'
a. read the Gospel in the church and L
n preach IL, II licensed by the bishop.
The Gospel was read by Mr.. Littell
= The Nicene creed was chanted. Follow
y ing the ofIertory the Holy Communion
ar was celebrated, the new ministers deliv
ering the wine. The benediction wa
n. pronounced by Bithop Coleman.
~ At the afternoon service, Rev. John s
- Littell preached his FIRST sermon. Hi
~ text was from st. John VIII, 81 80
40 Then said Jesus 20 those Jews whicl
believed on him. Ifye continue in m,
4 word, then are ye my disciples indeed
~ aud ye shall know the truth, and tn
II. truth shall make you free" The sermol
a. was one appropriate to confirmation
A. The class confirmed by the bishol
an numbered eleven candidates.
Rev. Percival G. Pyle.
ct Percival Cook Pyle is following tn
ed course be mapped OUT in his early boy
hood. He was confirmed in the oil
Trinity Church, corner Fifth and Frenc
: streets, uudsr DR.. Frost. The class wa
ID a large one and he was the younges
A. member Eight years ago he entere
st. Stephens College, Armanda, wher
,t he took FIVE years course.
lis After graduating he entered tn
no General Theological Seminary Of Ne'
as York and remained there three year;
he He was always bright pupil and steo
an at the head OF his class.
OF Last year he did missionary work Q
NO Stanhope. N under the charge of th
nj bishop of New Jersey. For one year afte
being ordained the deacons are unde
,re the charge Of the bishop of the state
ge which they are ordained. They al
ut not allowed to accept charge withou
Mt the bishops sanction Mr.. Pyle will 8
NO to Milton next week and engage in mil
n sionary work there under the instructio
i'm of Bishop Coleman for probably yea
The young minister was born in 1869.
or John stockton LitteIl.
'or John S. Littell will go to Europe wit
an his parents to complete his studies 4
Or. was noted for his brightness by bot