Middletown transcript., 1906-03-03
ST. ANNE'S NEW REcTOR
Rev. A. E. Clay Installed Tuesday Morn
ing by Bishop Coleman


/ ing by Bishop Coleman
On Tuesday, February 9th, the Rev
A. E. Clay was instituted into the parisl
of St. Anne's by the Right Rev
erened John leighton Coleman, Bishop
of Delaware. The Bishop accompanied
by severa' If the c'ergA, arrived IL u"
morning ii#ia, a'd iiie strsicr r,.'
nenced shortly alter ten o'clock. DuI
ing the singing Of the well.known hymn
'Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God almighty, y
the Bishop, visiting clergy and Rector
took their respective places in the charcel.
The service Of Morning Prayer was read
by Rev. G. v. Gilreath of St. Peters
Church, Smyrna, and the Scripture Les
sons were read by Rev. DR.. w. F. Dick
enson of Trinity Church, Clayton. The
lessons for this occasion being Ezekiel
80, to verse 10, and st. John 10 to verse
10.
At the close of Morning Prayer. the
Bishop called upon Rev. G. G. Hall,
the Archdeacon of Wilmington, to read
the letter of Institution.
During the reading of this document,
the Rector, and senior and junior war
dens, Messrs. NJ. N. Willis and Jefferson
B. Foard, stood at tile altar steps and
when the Archdeacon had finished read
ing, Mr.. NJ. N. Willis, as senior warden,
presented the keys of the Church to the
new Rector with these words :-"In the
name and behalf of St. Anne's Parish |
do receive and acknowledge you as priest
and rector of the same and in token
thereof, give into your hands the keys of
this Church." The Rector received the
keys and replied :-'I receive these keys
Of the house of God at your hands, as the
pledges of my Institution, and of your
parochial recognition, and promise to be
faithful shepherd over you; in the
name of the Father, and of the Son and
of the Holy Ghost"
The Bishop, after praying for spiritual
direction, received the Rector within the
altar rails and presented to him the Bible,
Book OF Common Prayer, and books of
canons of the General and Diocesan Con-
vention, saying - Receive these books
and let them be the rule of thy conduct
in dispensing the Divine Word, in lead
ing the devotions of the people, and in
exercising the discipline of the Church
and be thou in all things pattern to the
flock committed to thy care"
The Bishop after praying for the newly
appointed rector and the congregation
committed to his charge, gave the bene-
diction.
Before the sermon the hymn, ''The
Church is one foundstion," was sung.
The Rev. DR.. F. NJ. Munson preached
from the text from the Gospel of St.
Luke 4, verses 16 to Is. sand He came
to Nazereth where He had been brought
up and He entered as His custom was,
into the synagogue on the sabbath day,
and stood up to read. And there was de-
liyered unto Him the book OF the prophet
Isaiah. And He opened the book and
found the place where it was written,
"The spirit of the Lord is upon me, be-
cause He anointed me to preach good
tidings to the poor He has sent me to
proclaim release to the captives and re-
covering of sight to the blind, to set at
liberty them that are bruised"
The Holy Communion was then ad-
ministered by the new Rector, the Epistle
being read by Archdeacon Hail and the
Gospel by Rev. K. J. Hammond. After
the service, the wardens and congrega-
ton extended their congratulations and
wished him God-speed.
Luncheon was served at the Rectory to
the Bishop and visiting clergy, by the
ladies Of the parish.