The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-24

/ Archdeacon Graham and Rev. c 3 c.
/ Shears IN charge Of the diocesan clergy
Rev. William Taylor Snyder, Of the
( standing committee; Rev. Charles Z
Buck. Of the testimoniallsts; Rev. r.
/ Cotton Smith and Frederick B. How6e1
I Of The bishops
Following IS the order Of services.
Order Of Services.
First the professional hymns; then win
S1llow the holy communion. The Ten Com
mendments viii be omitted The sum
mary Of the law VIII be read. followed
by the singing Of the shorter kEria
Then viii follow the reading OF the col
flect. epistle. and gospel.
/ After the Nicene creed. Bishop Charles
E WoOdcock. Of Kentucky. VIII deliver
the sermon.
The order Of conservation follows:
I The presentation Of the candidate Cthe
choir and congregation standing.
/ The testimonials Of the candidate Che
+ choir and congregation sitting)
( The certificate Of election
The canonial testimonial
The certificates Of ordination
The consents Of the standing commit
tees.
The consents OF tho bishops.
Readers Of testimonials viii be.
The certificate OF election, Rev Arthur
5. Johns. secretary OF the Diocese OF
Washington
The canOnical testimonial. BY John NJ
Wilson. IL D. brigadier general [. s.
A. retired, lay deputy in the diocesan
convention
Richard p Williams. Archdeacon Of
Washington, secretary OF the standing
committee
The consents Of the standing commit
tees, by Rev. Randolph II. McKim. D. D,
IL D., D. c. L. president Of the stand
ing committee. Diocese OF Washington
Then Bishop Harding viii repeat the
Promise OF Conformity" as follows.
In the name Of God. Amen. 7. Alfred
Harding. chosen bishop Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church IL the Diocese Of Wash
ington- do promise conformity and obedi-
enCe TO the doctrine. discipline. and wor-
ship Of the Protestant Episcopal Church
in the United States Of America So help
ne God. through Jesus Christ
The bidding to prayer, the reading Of
the Litany. the prayer for the candidate,
and the examination Of the candidate
wiz follow. with the choir and congre-
cation sitting
Then shall the bishop-elect put on the
rest Of the episcopal habit. during which
the choir VIII sing the following an
them. the congregation sitting: How
lovely are the messengers that preach Us
the gospel OF peace To all nations is
gone forth the sound OF their words.
throughout ali the lands their glad
tidings."
With the choir and congregation kneel-
ing, ''Veui Creator SpiritUs" viii be sung
The Laying-on OF Hands.
The second prayer for the candidate
viii then be lead, which viii be followed
by the interesting ceremony Of laying-on
Of hands During this ceremony the
choir and congregation viii stand. The
-consecrators viii be-
Right Rev Daniel Sylvester futile.
D. D, LII D., D c. L, Bishop OF Mis-
souri,. presiding bishop Of the church in
the United States.
Right Rev. John Scarborough. D. D.
Ii. D, Bishop OF New Jersey.
Right Rev Cortlandt Whitehead. D. D.
Bishop Of Pittsburg
-
Ethelbert Talbot. D. D.. IL. D.. Bishop
Of Central Pennsylvania. and Right Rev.
William A Leonard, D. D, Bishop Of
Ohio
The attending pTesbyters viii be Rev.
Walter A Mitchell and Rev. James 3.
CraighilI.
The delivery Of the Bible to the newly
ordered bisnoD viii follow.
Following is the order Of the remainder
Of the service for the holy communion:
The offertory-The aims o. the congre-
cation are asked for missionary work in
the Diocese Of washington under the
direction OF the bishop.
Offertory anthem - Whose dWeueth
under the defense Of the Most High shall
abide under the shadow OF the Almighty
7 viii say unto the Lord, Thou art my
hope and ny stronghold; my God, in Him
will I trust He shall defend thee under
His wings, and thou shalt be safe UNDER
His feathers; his faithfulness and truth
shall be thy shield and buckler."
The presentation Of the aims and obIa-
tons.
The doxology
The PRAYER for Christ's church militant
Then shall follow the remainder OF
the service for the communion.
The Committees.
Committees having in charge the oonse-
Grafton are:
Standing committee-Rev Randolph Il.
MeKim. D. D. Ii D.. president: Rev.