Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-14
Beautiful and Impressive.

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| With a male choir, more than hun
dred clergy and,a large number of hsh-
ops. all vested. and with a setting of a
| recently decorated sanctuary and choir.
| the ceremony will be impressive and
| beautiful and one likely long to he re-
| membered. There will be celebration
of the holy communion at 100 o'clock In
the morning, followed by morning prayer
at $40 O'Clock. The conservation service
will take place at 1910 O'Clock.
The consecrators will be Bishop Paret.
presiding. assisted by Bishop kinsman OF
Delaware and Bishop Harding of Wash
ington. The presenting bishops will be
Darlington of Harrisburg and McCor-
mick of western Michigan. The sermon
will be delivered by Bishop Nelson of At
lanta. The Rev. DR.. Arthur Chiffon Powell
and the Rev. Edward r. Helfensten Will
be the attending presbyters number
of other bishops will be present, including
Bishop Adams of Easton and Du Moulin.
Lord Bishop of Mia CARA, Canada. The
former will read the consent to the con-
secration by the house of bishops, and all
the bishops present will join in the act OF
laying on of hands.
DIR. Murray was appointed bishop coad-
jutor of Maryland on May % Of this year.
being in the lead on the first preliminary
ballot that was taken, and on the third
preliminary ballot he had a big majority
of the vote of the clergymen and laymen.
His vote the first ballot was large
enough TO pronounce him overwhelmingly
elected. He received 50 out of 81 cleri-
cal votes and - out of IS lay votes.
Dr. Murray's election came not only as
a plea SAINT announcement to MarylanderS.
he being a native of the state, but also
as relief after the calling together of
number Of diocesan conventions at which
the election OF bishop coadjutor had
been unsuccessful. At one of these which
had been called in November he with
drew at what was considered at the time
the psychological moment when the bal
loting would undoubtedly have resulted
i'm his election. His stepping aside at the
time showed clearly that the high Office
in the church not of his seeking,
and it was only after he saw that his
name was again to the fore that he felt
it was his duty TO submit.
Twice Chosen Bishop.
On two previous occasions DR. Murray
was elected bishop-in 1905 by the dio-
cese of Mississippi and in 1904 by the
diocese of Kentucky. The honor. how
ever, was emphaticaly declined by him.
and this stand he likewise took when
later he was twice seriously considered
by the diocese OF Alabama. lie preferred
to he simply the rector Of st. Michael
and All Angels.
The bishop coadjutor-elect was born in
.-onaconing. Nd August |. 1871 lie
was educated at Wyoming Seminary,
Kingston. Pa. and secured his theoios-
ica training ut Drew Theological Sem
mary, at Madison. y. J. This a
Methodist Epescipal seminary. and from
il he withdrew to enter upon a business
career upon the death OF his father. Fol
lowing business career III Kansas, New
Mexico and later in Alabama he retired
in lS:; Ii was a year later that he was
ordained to the priesthood. and was at
first assigned to service on the Alabama
river missions. After serving eight DIFF
at lions ha ut last
called to the Advent Church. Birminc-
ham. where he served seven wears lie
then came tn st Michael and All An
gels