The times., 1899-05-29
ORDINATION SERVICES
IN THE PRO-CATHEDRAL
New Priests of the Protestant
Episcopal Church.
The Exercises Conducted by Bishop
Satterlee, of Washington.
The Rev. Philip NJ. RhineIander De-
Hvers n Sermon of ExhOrtatiOn-
Deacon Nominated.

service of ordination was celebrated
at St. Marks Pro- cathedral yesterday.
The following were ordained as priests of
the Protestant Episcopal Church in the
United States:
The Rev. DR.. C.. C. C. Map, C. Rocheford
Stetson, of ST. Johns parish, Washington;
Edward D. Johnson, rector-elect of Grace
Church, Georgetown; Enoch Macgruder
Thompson, of st. Pauls parish, Washing
ton. and Millard F. Minnick, of ST. Mary's
parish. Maryland J. Armistead Welbourn
was ordained as a deacon. The presiding
bishop was the Bishop of Washington,
and his assistants were the Rev. Philip NJ
Rhinelander, the Rev. Charles H. Hayes,
and the Rev. w. L. Devrles, of st. Marks
Church; the Rev. Edwin B. Niver, of
Christ Church, Baltimore; the Rev. A. c.
Crawford of the Virginia Seminary: the
Rev. DR.. Mcbride Sterrett, the Rev. James
b. Craighill. of Prince Georges county
Md; and the Rev. Millidge Walker, of
Connecticut. The ordination sermon was
delivered by the Rev. Philip NJ. Rhine
lander
The ceremony was opened by the rendi-
tion of professional hymn No. 491, "The
Church's One Foundation"
The churchs one foundation
Is Jesus Christ, her Lord;
She is his new creation.
BY waters and the Word;
From heaven he came and sought her,
To be his holy bride;
With his own blood he bought her
And for her life he died
According to the form and manner OF
| making deacons and priests, as prescribed
in the Episcopal Book of Prayer when
the day appointed by the Bishop is come.
after morning prayer is ended, there shall
be sermon, Or exhortation, declaring that
the duty and office of such as are come
to be admitted deacons and priests, how
necessary those orders are in the Church
OF Christ, and also how the people ought
to esteem them in their Offices.
In carrying into effect this regulation
of the Church, the Rev. Mr. Rhinelander
| selected as his text St. Matthew xvi. "a:
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, if any
man will come after me, let him deny
himself and take up his cross and follow
me-" also st. John, Xxx. 2l: Then said
Jesus unto them again, peace be unto you;
as my Father has sent me, even so | send
| you
The clergyman dwelt on the mission of
| Christ and of his apostles and developed
at some length the idea that those who
were about to enter into holy orders were
successors to the apostles. He pictured
the simple obedience of Christ to the pre-
cepts of his Father and said that the
supreme and universal mission of the
| Church of Christ was to serve as His
ordained instrument for the salvation of
men. No man could fully appreciate the
mission of the apostles unless he was
constant follower Of the Master. He elab-
GRATED the thought suggested by the
Scriptural passage: Gas my Father hath
sent me. even so | send you The reason
in ordaination was that the candidates
might bring, as He had brought, the PEN
| etrating light into the dark places OF the
world The clergyman admonished the
candidates not to seek to preach doctrines
| of their own, but TO preach the doctrine
which had been given to the world by
| Jesus Christ Then followed hymn No.
| 1888, beginning:
Holy. holy, holy, Lord God Almighty.
Early in the morning our song shall rise TO Thee:
| Holy. holy. holy, merciful and mighty.
| God in three persons, blessed Trinity.
Bishop Satterlee then read the preface
| to the ordinal, the first paragraph of which
| follows:
1t is evident unto all men diligently reading
holy Scripture and ancient authors that from the
| apostles time there have been these orders OF
ministers in Chrst's Church. Bishops, priests and
deacons, which offices were eyermore held in such
Teverent estimation that no man might presume
| TO execute any OF them except he first
| called, tried, examined, and known to have
such qualities as are requisite for the same; and
| also by public prayer, with imposition of hands,
| were approved and admitted thereunto by lawful
| authority And, therefore. to the intent that
| these orders may be continued and reverently
used and esteemed in this Church, no man shall
| be accounted taken to be lawful Bishop,
| priest. or deacon in this Church, or to execute
| any Of the said functions, except he be called,
| tried, examined, and admitted thereunto in due
| form.
The presentation of the candidate for the
daconate followed, A priest, escorting the
candidate, approached the Bishop, who sat
near the holy table, and the following
colloquy ensued:
The Priest-Reverend father in God, ] present
unto you this person present to be admitted
deacon
The Bshop-Take heed that the person whom
ye present unto be apt and meet, for his learn
ing and godly conversation TO exercise his min
istry duly, to the honor of God and the edifying
OF his Church.
The Priest--I have enquired concerning him, and
also examined him. and think him so to be.
The shop-Brethren, if there be any OF you