The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-01
STRANGE.
Conservation Takes Place
in St. James Church.
Distinguished Body Of Ministers and
LaYmen to be Present on This
Notable Occasion at
Wilmington.
Especial to News and Observer

Wilmington, N. c., Oct. 31.-The
Committee Of Arrap ~ements appoinr-
ed from st. James parish to prepare
for the conservation of Pow. Robert
Strar~ ID. D., as bishor co-adiutor
of the East Carolina Diocese of the
Protestant Episcopal church. in ST.
James church tomorrow has an
nounced the programme for that i'm
~ortant event in the history of the
church in this State. The consecratio1
will bring to Wilmington a distin-
gushed body of the clergy and lalty
and it is fair to assume that the SOL
emn CeremOni"~ attendant upon this
sacred occasion will be the most elabu.
rate of an similar conservation in re~
cent years. Ft Rev. Ellison Capers,
Bishop of South Carolina, viii preside
over the exercises instead of Bishop
futile as was as first eX ected. and
Rt. Rev. Alfred Magill Randolph, bish-
CD # Southern Virginia. will rreacn
the sermon. Rt. Rev. Alfred AuguStiN
Watson, bishop of East Carolina.
whose enfeebled condition made II
necessary for the election of a co-ad-
tutor. will also be in attendance ana
take part in the service. The preseI~
tation of the biShop-eiect will be by
the Rt Rev. Joseph Blount Cheshire,
of North Carolina; Rt. Rev. Tkeodore
d. BrattOn bishop of Mississippi. The
reading of the commission viii be by
the Rt. Rev. Junius Moore HorHer,
bishop of AsheVille. and the reading
of the certificate of election by the
Rev. Frederick Nash Skinner. secrc-
tary of the diocesan council. The tes~
timoniaI of the council viii be read by
the Rev. Nathaniel HARDING, president
of the council The consent OF the
standing committees and the bishops,
respectively will be read by Rev. :.
n. Skinner and Bishop HornCr.
Amono the other bishops who Will
be present and take part in the ever
cses are Rt. Rev Robert Atkinson
Gibson. bishop Of Virginia. There will
be at least twenty clergymen of the
East Carolina diocese in attendance as
we'll as a number from the NOrtn
Carolina diocese. There Will also ,De in
attenIance Rev. VIM. NJ Clark, Of
Virginia editor of the southern
Churchman: Rev. Dan J. Miller, of
Grace church. Baltimore Rev. /. Mex.
Pittenger. of Raleigh; Rev. j. TAYLOR
Chambers. of Weldon: Key. Cary
Gamble. of Wilson. and Rev. Walter
j. Smith. of Charlotte; DR.. J.. M.
Blackford. principal of school near
Alexandria. Va; DR.. +. b. Nenable,
president of the University of Nolth
Carolina: Justice H. G.. Connor of the
State Supreme court; Hon. Rtcharh
II. Battle. of Raleigh. and DR.. -. III,
Lewis Of Raleigh.
The following distinguished Method
list and Baptist ministers. who were
contemporaries of DR. Strange, white
he was rector Of st. James in this
city. will also be in attendance Rev.
f. A. Yates. d. D., # Durham; Rev.
6. Beamar of Durham: Rev. A.
T. layer, d. D.. of Wilson, ana Rev.
VIII r. Oliver, of Florence, :. {. n
party of a dozen or more prominent
churchmen Of Richmond where Dr..
Strange is now serving as rector of
St Paule "ish. - also expected.
DR.. Strange arrived this evening ana
is a guest at the home of Mr.. @. Her
bert Smith. Bishop Capers of South
Carolina, also arrived today and is the
guest of NJ f.. G. Holt. Tomorrow
evening from $50 to 1890 o'clock, a
reception will be rendered the newly
consecrated bish"~ at the Wilmington
Light Infant armOry.
Bishop Strange will be the fourth
bishop furnished the church from this
city. Bishop Davis, of South Caro-
lima. and Bishop Green. of mississippi
were natives f this section and Bishop
Watson was called to the bishopric
while rector of st. JmeS parish. which
he had served for more than twenty
years after previous service as chaD-
lain in the Confederate army.