Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-15
DR.. BRIGGS ORDAINED
The Ceremony Passes Off Without Any On
usual Incident
Bishop Potter Conducted the Exer-
cfses in the Pro-Cathedraf I'm
New York City.

Rev DR.. Charles A. Briggs was ordained
priest Of the Episcopal Church in the
Pro-Cathedral on Stanton street in New
York yesterday. He was ordained together
with the Rev. Charles A. Snedeker, and
the ordination ceremonies were conducted
by Bishop Potter.
A dispatch says: The little church was
crowded with people, and the ceremonies
were notable for the Quietness that pre-
vailed.
Those who expected, from the great out
cry of the past three or four weeks, some
sensational features, Were disappointed.
There was no scene, no excitement and no
protest was filed at the beginning, dur
ing, or at the close of the ordination. There
was nothing notable in the sermon preached
by Rev. DR.. George William Douglass.
The ceremonies were very long, COM
mencing at 1870 o'clock and continuing
until late in the afternoon. If anything.
the services were hurried little, and the
general communion which followed the
communion of the poStulants or candidates
tended to extend the time. Several police
men We're outside the church and some in
the church. The church does not seat more
tnaH 800 people, and there was about twice
that number sitting and standing.
Rev. DR.. Briggs was somewhat nervous,
though he did not betray it in the church
during the ceremonies. There was a SEM
pfdIce OF nervousness IN all the celebrantS.
Ihe church was not decorated.
The usual order was observed in the pro-
cesslonal. DR.. Briggs wore the stole of the
academical degree, as also did Rev DR.
Snedeke1. Bishop Potter wore his usual
veStmentS.
In his charge to the candidates DR.. Doug
lass spoke slowly and impressively At the
conclusion of the sermon of ordination Rev
DR.. Osborne read the litany. Then the most
impressive moment arrived. The sponsors
went forward and presented the candj6af
to the bishop. The candidates stood TO-
gether with their sponsors before the
bishop. After the postulants had been pre-
scented to the bishop and after those pre-
senting them had given the usual assur-
ance that they had been examined and
found worthy, the bishop arose from his
chair and proclaimed general invitation
to any persons knowing any impeachment
or notable crime in the candidates to
come forward and declare
Then followed profound silence People
turned about as if expecting some one to
rise up and protest. No one arose There
was no protest handed to the bishop and
the crucial moment was over. Then the
regular formula of ordination was gone
through with more elaboration, followed
by the laying on of the hands by the bishop
and the presbyters and the participation
in the communion.
Rev. Dr. Briggs was seen after the cere-
mony. He said he had nothing TO say con-
corning the criticism raised by his ordina-
ton. He said he was going to take a rest.
A close friend Of DR. Briggs said that he
would go to Europe, and in the fall would
labor in the Pro-Cathedral Church. Rev.
DR.. Paddock said that it seemed strange
that man of DR.. Briggs learning should
take so much pleasure in labor!ng among
the poor of the East Side. but this was
his wish. He said DR.. Briggs would not
give up his position as professor in Union
Theological Seminary, but would labor in
connection with his teaching.