Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-20
LAYING ON OF HANDS
Ceremonies in Conservation of
Coadjutor Bishop.
NOTED CHURCHMEN There
Services in Historic Christ Episcopal
Church, Alexandra.
PROCESSION OF THE CLERGY
Rev. Arthur selden Lloyd Becomes
Assistant to Bishop Gibson,
Virginia Diocese.
OF THE CLERGY

wi S'ihpAC Shou6h SoiCui dttu iIiPi CO.
sive ceremonies Rev. Arthur Selden Lloyd
was at II o'clock this morning consecrat
! ed bishop coadjutor of the diocese Of Vir-
GINA, at Christ Protestant Episcopal
Church. in the presence of a large and
distinguished gathering Of noted church.
men and members of the laity. Seven
bishops Of the Episcopal Church. together
with more than one hundred clergymen,
| took part in the ceremonies, many of
whom came from distant parts of the
country. The ceremonies. which occupied
more than two hours, were the same as
nave been in vogue on such occasions
since the founding of the Episcopal
Church. They consisted of the laying on
of hands by the three participating bish-
ops and the delivery of the Bible to the
newly ordained prelate
Perhaps never before in the history of
historic old Christ Church has there been
such distinguished gathering of noted
churchmen and laity as filled that edifice
today. and 1t might be added that this
was the first time In the history of that
church that such a ceremony took place
within its historic walls.
Procession Of Clergy.
Promptly at II o'clock the bishops and
clergymen formed a procession from the
parish hall on the south side Of the
| church, clothed in the vestments en-
| blematic of their respective stations in the
church, and marched in a body headed
by Rev. DR.. Lloyd, from the hall to the
church. 1t was an imposing spectacle
Many in the line had reached the top rung
of the ladder in the Episcopal Church.
| some of whom were bent with age. They
marched slowly into the old church while
the choir sang professional hymn No. 311
Ancient of Days, Who Sittest Throned in
Glory" as the prelates moved up the
main aisle of the church.
The seven officiating bishops occupied
| seats within the chancel. while Rev
DR.. Lloyd and members of his family
occupied a seat in the front pew of the
| main auditorium on the right-hand side.
There was great body of spectators
the noted body OF churchmen. Those
composing the visiting clergy occupied
seats on each side of the main aisle OF
the auditorium. vast throng gathered
on the outside of the church to wit
ness the procession, but those compoa-
ing 1T did not have the coveted tickets
of admission and soon left the grounds.
Order of Services.
First came the ante-communion serv-
ice. The collect, epistle and gospel
were read. followed by the Nicene creed
and the hymn Thy Kingdom Come. o
Cod" The services were presided over
by Rt. Rev. Daniel Sylvester Tuttle,
who also served as consecrator.
An able and eloquent sermon was de-
livered by Bishop William Croswell
Doane. Bishop of Albany. who in the
course of his remarks took occasion to
compliment Rev. DR.. Lloyd on his eleva-
ton, and wished his reign success. The
aged churchman's sermon was listened to
with close attention.
The order Of the conservation was as
follows: The presentation of the candi-
date, the testimonials of the candidate
and the certificate of election. Rev. E. L.
cese, Col. Arthur HERBERT the certificate
of ordination. Rev. Dean Angus Craw-
ford; the consent of the standing COM
mittees, Rev. Mercer P. Logan; the con-
sent of the bishops: Ri. Rev. Frederick
F. Reese. Bishop of Georgia; the prom
Use of conformity. the bidding to prayer,
Rt. Rev. William Loyal Gravatt, Bishop
Coadjutor Of West Virginia; the prayer
for the candidate. the examination of the
| candidate, the vesting of the candidate,
the laying on of hands. and then came
the delivery of the Bible to the newly or
dained coadjutor bishop. Ire remainder
of the service was for holy communion
The offertory was taken whine the Of
(Gounod), was sung. The offering will be
devoted to the building fund Of the Meade
Memorial Chapel for colored people in this
city.
Communion Administered.
During the presentation of aims the
| doxology was sung. Afterward the pre-
| siding bishop preceded with the COM
| munion service. At this service the newly
| made coadjutor bishop, members of his
family and many of the clergy and bish-
| ops participated. The communion hymn,
And Now. o Father. Mindful of the
| Love-" Gloria in Excelsis, was sung,
after which prayer for the newly con-
| secrated prelate was offered. Bishop Tut
tie pronounced benediction and the choir
| sang the occasional hymn, The Church's
One Foundation" which brought the cere-
| monies to a close.
Opening Of the Ceremonies.
The services in connection with the
ordination were begun at o'clock this
morning with the celebration of holy
communion, when the chapter of praise
of the church sang appropriate hymns.
Morning prayer services were held at 8
o'clock and were open to all. The fol-
lowing music was rendered by the choir
at this service: Professional hymn,
| ''Venite," GLORIA Patri." Mozart; tie
Deum. ''Kelzkie "Jubilate Deo," Shelly;
occasional hymn.
The choir at both services was COM
| pOSeu VI Tic IOHOWIlS MIS- MdttucW
w. O'Brien, director and alto: Mrs. Rob-
ert F.. Downham soprano: Kenneth Og-
den, tenor; George H. Evans, bass; Mrs.
| Charles G. Lennon, organist. At the con-
| clusion of the conservation ceremonies
| the bishops and visiting clergy, includ-
| ing Rt Rev. DR.. Lloyd, were rendered
an elaborate luncheon at Odd Fellows
Hall. Rt. Rev. DR.. Lloyd was afterward
| warmly congratulated on his elevation by
the visiting clergy. and wishes for sue
| cess in his new field Of labor were the
| order of the day.
| The ladies in charge of the affair were
| as follows: Miss Sarah Stuart, Mrs. VII:
liam J. Boothe and Mrs. Albert Bryan.
New Prelate an Alexandrian.
Ri. Rev. DIR. Lloyd is q native of Alex
andria and received his theological train
ing at the Episcopal Theological Semi
nary, west of here, at which place he was
ordained for the priesthood He subse-
| quently served as pastor of St. Luke's
Church. Norfolk. and from there went to
New York, where he held the position of
| secretary Of the board of foreign mis-
sions. On several occasions he received
calls to the Office Of bishop, but has here
tofore declined. He. however. finally con-
scented to the acceptance OF this call. and
| when it was made known that he would
accept he was elected by the Episcopal
council. which met last May at Leesburg,
Va. His duties will be that of assistant
bishop to Bishop Gibson. Rev. Dr. Lloyd
will make his home in Alexandria, having