, 1897-09-27

The ordination q. the clergy announc>
ed in our columns o lake place on suns
day morning WIs 4 ceremony OF impos-
ing and Impressive ma ure. The process
sion was formed in the vestry and pro-
ceeded thr1ugh ,le cIoiS-ers 10 The front
OF the cathedral, where The professional
hymn, 5lG, Onward ChristiUn Soldier"
was commenced. Passing up the nave
the young r.rrgymrn 20 be ordained
took their seas with th' people immedi,
ately in from AZ he pulpit. The rest o:
the clergy divided ana The bishop passed
through them 10 IN" high altar. The SER
mon, delivered by he Rev. DIR. Rafter
OF Cheyenne, WAS q dignitlei and IN,
compromising setting iurth of the high.
dignity o; u prizes in -ha narch Of God.
emphasis being IMd IN he Ea,: that the
clergyman, in the Episcopal church at
least. is conceived q: n being something
more than a mere hIr"I.ng.
Immediately after h. sermon the five
deacons were presented 70 he bishop at
the altar rail. the Very Itry, Dean Nal.
lett presenting the frs; candidate. who
is on the staff Of the rlcn,drAl. the Rev.
Canon w. II. IInigham Archdeacon
Johnston presented Rev. Thomas II.
Johnston. his brnthcr, and tn" Rev.
Frank y. Cuckcrott: DR.. Rlrter presen,.
ed the Rev. James l.. Cra.g and Edward
II. Dodds. After lhe liIany had been
said by Canon +. +. Smij II. the bishop
proceeded TO the holy communion. The
epistle was read by The dean 9th" ca
thedral and the gospel by the rector of
st. Marks. Cheyenne. Then followed The
examination o. candidates wiki promise
OF conformity. O;Rer prayers, and then
a very impressive silence for secre,
prayer. after which The "Neni Creator
Spiritus' was sung by the bishop and
people alternatively. Then followed the
CHIEF act OF The service, namely. The so.-
m imposition Of hlnds. the priests PIES
emit Joining the bishop by each laying
'f'' ~ - '''' ~ liz u
candidates. The traditional bible cere-
mony then followed, a bible being pre-,
scented to each candidate. symboliZing
his authority as teacher as well as priest.
Each young priest was sOlemnly invest
ed with a stole, which s%ymbolizes the
yoke or Christ. The rest Of the service
OF the holy communion was then pro-
ceeded with, the newly-mude priests re-
ceiving the same and the service ending
with the occasional hymn. The Church
Is One Foundation"
As Is well known, Rev. Canon He;p-
nam stays at the cathedral, to work with
Dean Mallett in the parish, combining
those duties with The office Of chaplain
and private secretary to Bishop Talbot.
The Rev. Thomas II. Johnston Is al
ready in charge OF the church at Sheri-
dan. Wyo.
The Rev. F. N. Crockcroft will short
ly go to Lander.
The Rev. James l.. Craig is already in
charge of the chnrch at Casper.
The Rev. F.. r. D0dds. Newcastle.
Rev. sherman Coolidge was observed
in the congregation at the cathedral Sun.
day morning.
The morning was most beautiful 10,
the ordination service and ST. Mai.
thew's cathedral was comfortably fllet
to witness the impressive ceremony.
A confirmation service was held a
che cathedral last evening. The Yer,
Rev. Dean Mallett presenting Miss viii
lie Downey as the candidate. In maxim,
the presentation the dean referred IL
the candidate as Il remnant from a for
mer class. and DR.. Rafter suggested tina
the remnant was a choice one.