The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-07
ANNlV ERSARY OF TWO ORDINATIONS St. Paul's to Commemorate Making Dr, c. B. Smith and Bishop Mackay Smith
 Priests.
BOTH WILL BE PRESENT
Important Event tO Be Observed at Services Sunday---Rcception to Clcrgymcn and Families
 by Parish Saturday.

An anniversary of great importance in the history of St Pauls church in this city and of the whole Episcopal church in the city will he observed next sunday in St. Pauls, Next Sun day will mark the completion of the flftieth year of the ministry of the Rev. Cornelius B smith who was or dained to the ministry of the Episcopal church at st Pauls on tho third Sun day in Advent 1858, and the thirty second since the ordination, also in St Paul's church, of his brother the Rt Rev Alexander Mackay Smith. now bishop coadiutor of the diocese or Pennsylvania
 Both pr. Cornelius Smith and Bishop Mackay smith are sons of Nathan Smith. who was born in this city on January IS. 1908 and who was the son of United States Senator Nathan smith from Connecticut The senator was consequently the grandfather of tho two ministers, Their father died in Bath, England, on Easter day in ISIS, and is buried in Walcott cemetery, near Bath
 Both pr Smith and his brother, the bishop, were born in this city at the family homestead in Wooster street and they were baptized and confirmed at st. Paul's, on the south wall of that church now rests tablet to the 
 memory of the father.
 pr cornelius Smith is rector emeritus of st James church in Madi- son avenue. New York, where he vas rector for many years until 1925. The present rector of the church is Bishop Courtney who resigned the bshoric of Nova Scotia when he came to the church. Bishop Mackay smith was in his carly ministry associated with Bishop Potter in missionary work a'
 New York city and later became rector of st. Johns church, the traditional presidents church in Washington. h C. Thence he was called to become bishop coadiutor at Philadelphia fivc years ago
 Both pr. Smith and Bishop Mackay Smith will come back to New Haver to take part in tho anniversary services at st. Pauls church next Sunday in oh' servance of their ordination 90 many years ago. pr. smiths son. Everett r Smith. educational secretary of the { Church Visionary society will alst come with them Al the regular morn. Ing service at 1o:3O pr Cornelius smith
 will preach an historical sermon de scriblng tho parish az it was fifty and sixty years ago. Bishop Mackay smith will preach the sermon in the evening re has elected to preach 2 sermon along usual lines without any hlstorlca references, leaving that part of the oh sorvance to the older priest. Rev Ev- erett P. Smith will take part in the ser vices but will not preach.
 Tho event will be one of large mo.
 mont In the history of St Pauls. on
 tho evening before that Is Saturday tho parish will give 2 reception tt | Bishop and pr smith in the parish house The reception hour Is o'clock
 II is expected that the families of al
 three clergymcn will be present al botr ! the reception on Saturday and al the services on sunday Besides the specia
 sermons al tho sunday services specia ! hymns and special chant have been arranged.