The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-25
ORDAINED TWO PRIESTS
SERVICE AT CHURCH OF ST
JOHN THE EVANGELIST
nation Address to the Candidates,
in Which He Set Forth the Char
acteristics Of the Episcopal
Church-COurage and Patience
Needed by Young RectOrs.

AT the Church of ST. John the Evan.
gelist yesterday morning two clergymen
were advanced to the priesthood in the
Episcopal church.
Rev. Lewis G. Morris, assistant pas
tor of the Church of st. John, and Rev.
Owen F. JONES' Of LIE Sueur, Mimi,
were the two candidates to whom
Bishop Gilbert delivered the address of
instruction prior to the ordination.
The following were the visiting clergy
Who assisted Bishop Gilbert in the
service: Rev. Dudley w. Rhodes, Rev.
p. Dray, Rev. Charles Holmes, Rev.
G. H. Mueller, Rev. G. H. Ten Brock,
Rev. Carl Taylor, of ST. Paul, and Rev.
5. b. Purvis and Rev. Mr. Alexander,
of Minneapolis.
The service commenced at II o'clock
A supplied choir of twenty-five voices
led a procession of clergy and the
bishop. single hymn and the usual
prayer service for the occasion prefaced
the sermon by the bishop.
The sermon was not long, but the
bishop was singularly simple in his re-
marks. He had just returned from one
Of his long trips among the parishes of
the state. The trip was among some of
the poorer parishes, and the weight Of
the struggles borne by some of the
young rectors impressed the bishop
deeply. Hence his charge to the can
d1dates was full of hints as to what
they would be confronted with, and the
necessity of a limitless courage and pa
tience
The bishop did not think there was
any service in the prayer book so help
Iul as that for the ordination of priests.
1t was personal appeal and power
ful presentation of the doctrines.
1T was striking characteristic of
the Episcopal church that instead Of
set and arbitrary dogmas for the mem
bers, there was great room left for
free individual Interpretation Of dog
mas. There were, however certain
principles and rubrics of the church
which were declaratory and positive,
and nothing SO weakened the position
OF the churchman as the taking Of
these rubrics as voluntary. The bish-
op had no sympathy with any church
which tried to work out it's own line
without considering the good of the
whole. There was a kind of Protest
ant1sm which was nothing more nor
less than individualism run wild.
Against this the bishop protested
There were, perhaps, some of the thir-
ty-nine articles, the bishop said, which,
likely be revised, and, perhaps, prop
erly so. The bishop thought that the
Episcopal church had shown great
wisdom in not making positive and
-dcgmatic declarations.
Turning to the two candidates the
bishop addressed them personally. He
said priest was a man under author
ity The bishops, he declared, had less
liberty than even the priests, and the
latter should not become FESTIVE. A
priest could not impress his congrega-
ton with the duty of loWliness and
obedience unless he himself showed the
same spirit. The priest should stand
as the representative of something
greater than he himself was. Self
should be subordinated. A priest should
bear himself as if he was honored by
being made the chosen representative
of the church and faith, whether in
a colossal cathedral or humble prai-
RE church. When a priest assumed the
bearing of man of the world, he lost
the representative character for which
his calling intended him.
Following his personal remarks to
the candidates, the deacons presented
the two young men and testified to
having examined them and found them
ready for the work. Then followed the
Episcopal ceremony of accepting and
investing the priests. After this COM
munion was administered to the new
rectors, and In turn to the bishop,
clergy and congregation.
During the services the choir sang
McFarron's beautiful 20, Holy Ghost"