The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-20
First Alexandrian to Receive
Episcopal Honor-Cere-
monies Impressive.
LAITYS TESTIMONIAL
GIVEN CLERGYMAN
Bishop Tuttle Robes Candidate.
Music One of the
Features.

For the frst time in the history Of
Christ Church, Alexandra. a native or
the village. the Rev. DR.. Arthur selden
Lloyd. was today eonseerated Bishop
coadjutor Of Virginia. with all the I'M
pressive ceremonies the ritual OF the
Episcopal church provides.
Bishop Lloyd is the first Alexandrian
to reach The Episcopate and to receive
election to his own State. The new
bishops ancestors were among the
founders of Christ Church. and he was
himself baptized, received into the
church. ordained as a minister. and
finally consecrated a bishop within its
historic walls.
Bishop Tuttle Directs.
The services this morning began
with communion at O'Clock. followed
by morning prayer at o'clock. At
II o'clock the conservation service be-
gan, the venerable Bishop Tuttle. Of
Missouri, directing. presiding bishop
Of the House Of Bishops Of the Episco-
pal Church of America.
Bishop Robert A. Gibson, Of vIr-
ginia. and Bishop Alfred NJ. Randolph,
Of Southern Virginia, were the CO.
conseerators. TIE Rt Rev. william
Doane. Bishop Of Albany, a lifelong
friend OF Bishop Lloyd, preached =
short but impressive sermon
Certificate of Election.
The formal exercises OF vestinz
the bishop then began. Bishop George
". Peterkin. OF West Virginia, and
Bishop Beverly 3. Tucker. of Southern
Virginia. presented the candidate TO
the eonsecrator. DR.. Lloyd was at
tended by the Rev. John J. Lloyd,
archdeacon OF Southern Virginia, and
the Rev. william Meade Clark, OF
Richmond. The Rev. E. L Goodwin
presented the certificate Of the cleo
tion TO the diocese.
Col. Arthur Herbert. ~-~reseut'ng tire
diocese. presented a testimonial from
the laity. The Rev. Dean angus CraW-
ford presented the certificate Of ordina-
ton Of DR.. LlOyd as priest. and the
consent OF the standing committee OF
clergy and of the bishops were present
ed by the Rev. Mercer P Logan and
Bishop Frederick F. Reefe, Of Geoi sia.
The credentials of the candidate. hay-
ing been received ana approved, the
promise of conformity to The statutes
OF the church was then eXacted and the
litany recited.
Candidate Is ROBBED.
The most impressive feature Of the
ceremony, the actual vesting Of the can
didate, was performed by Bishop TuttIe
assisted by the two cIergymen in at
tendance upon DIT Lloyd. The new bish-
op had entered the church garbed in a
cassock and a surplice that had no
sleeves The robing OF the candidate IN
the bishops sleeves formed the most
significant feature OF this part OF the
ceremony. AT the conclusion OF the rob-
ing the new bishop was presented with
his ring and his Bible and the service
came to a close with a benediction by
the presiding bishop.
One Of the pretty features of the care-
mOny was the playing Of DR.. Ldoyds
favorite hymn by Mrs. l. Johnson, his
former organist at St. Luke's Church,
Norfolk, just prior 10 the conservation
exercises. The musical portion OF the
program was under the direction OF
MIS-. NJ. w. O'Brien and the quartet
choir, which included Mrs. O'Brien. Max
r. Z. Dowham, Kennett Ogden and
George H. Evans. with G MEME, sang
ali OF the services of the day.
After the services ar the church the
visiting clergy We're the guests OF the
Rev. William Jackson Morton, rector
Of Christ Church at a formal luncheon
in honor of Bishop Lloyd
Bishop Lloyd IS native OF Alexan-
dria a graduate of the Theological
Seminary, and at the time Of his cleo
tion 70 the episcopate, was the secre-
tary of the Board of Foreign Missions
of the Episcopal church.