Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-12
THE PIEDMONT CLERGY
CONVOCATION AT LEESBURG.
VIRGINIA.
special Correspondence of The Star.
LEESRURG. Va. October ,

LEESBURG, Va, October IL, 1905.
The Piedmont convOcation, with nearly
forty ministers in attendance is now in
session at st. James Episcopal Church
The conyocatiOn began it's services Tuesday
with business meeting in the afternoon,
followed by public services at o'clock in
the evening. AT the latter the services
were opened by the professional hymn, No.
523- The service was read by Rev. Cancy
Gamble, with the assistance of Rev John
II. Chapman of Upperville. DR.. James w.
Morris, the rector of the church, then made
the announcements for the convocation, and
after hymn No. 535 was sung Rev. William
Meade Clarke of St. James Church, Rich
mond, preached a strong and interesting
sermon. Mr.. Clark took his text from a
part of the twenty first verse of the thir-
ty-ffth chapter of Matthew, well done,
thou good and faithful servant; enter thou
into the JOY of thy Lord" The benediction
was pronounced by Rt. Rev. Robert A. Glib
son, after which the 460th hymn was sung
as the professional.
This morning the beautiful new church
was consecrated to the service of God it
being presented by the vestry to the bish-
ops of the diocese of Virginia for that pur-
pose.
The service began at 1920 o'clock by a
musical program by the choir. The Misses
Goodwin and William S. Glover we'll
known vocalists of Washington, D. c., and
Mr.. LIE Bourgeois of Annapolis were pres
ent for the occasion. and their elegant
voices lent great beauty to the music Sing
Ing the professional hymn No. 81, the
choir entered the front doors of the church
and marched to their seats in the chanceI
where Immediately followed the sacred cam
tata, How Amiable Are Thy Dwellings"
by Trowbridge. The cantata was in eight
parts-No l, solo. by VIM. S. Glover; No
Z. trio; No. 3, chorus; No 1. baritone solo;
No. ., chorus; No. q, soprano solo, Miss
Virginia Goodwin; No. T. chorus: No &
chorus; Gloria Patri. After the cantata fol-
lowed an organ interlude. The Pilgrims
chorus, from Tannhauser.
Arrival of Vestry.
AT II o'clock the vestry. composed of w
w. Chamblin, r. p Saunders Thomas Nc
Cahe, Edward Peasants, Judge Sterling
Murray, Capt. w. B. Lynch, L. H. Van
DeYenter, John NJ. Berkeley, Anthony Dill
nell and ]. S. Daley, entered from the
yestry room. marched TO the vestibule.
there formed in open order, when Bishop
Robert A. Gibson, Rt. Rev. A NJ Randolph
of the southern diocese OF Virginia and RI.
Rev. G. w Peterkin of the diocese of West
Virginia, together with the other members
% the convocation, passed through to the
altar. The vestry fell into the procession
and took seats in the front row of pews
w. w. Chamblin then read the article of
donation and after prayer by Bishop Glib
son. Rev. William Meade Clarke read the
article of conservation. The morning serv-
ice was then opened by Rev. p p Phillips
of St Pauls Church of Alexandria Va.
Before the psalter for the day Venite a
composite chant, was sung by the choir
Psalms 81. I'D, 132 were read by Archdea-
con ]. Poinz Tyler of Richmond while Rev
Carter Page of Brandy station read the
hrst lesson for the day, and Rev. Benjamin
Green of the Theological Seminary the sec
ond lesson. After the first lesson TIE Deum
In +, by Smart, sung by the choir
and after the second lesson, Jubilate by
Arnold, was sung.
The following prayer and the epistie were
read by Bishop Gibson, and the Gospel by
Bishop Peterkin. The introit hymn by
Barnby, as well the offertory anthem,
by Hopkins, was both beautiful and i'm
pressive.