Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-17
THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.
ORDINATION DAY.

ORDINATION DAY.
The ordination services at the Theo-
logical Seminary, near this city, took
Mace in the chapel at eleven O'Clock
this morning. The bishops, clergy and
candidates for ordination assembled in
PRAYER Hall at a quarter before eleven
and after putting on their vestments
formed i'm procession and marched to
the chapel during the singing OF the
HYMN. SO labOur on, spend and be
spent" The bishops took their seats
within the chancel while the candidates
with their presenters and the other
clergy occupied seats in the choir Of
the chapel After invocation and
prayer the sermon was preached by
Rev. Robt. j. McBryde, ID. D., of st.
Georges Church, Fredericksburg. The
candidates were then presented to their
respective bishops as follows For
deacons orders, TO Bishop Gibson Of
Virginia, Robt A. Goodwin, jr., pre-
scented by his father, Rev. Robt. A.
Goodwin. Of Richmond; Thomas X.
Nelson by his brothers Rev. r. B.
Nelson. Of Blacksburg; Oscar deWOlfe
Randolph presented by Rev. DIR. Craw-
ford: Charles C.. Durkee presented by
Rev. 5. 4. Wallis; George f. Zachary
presented by Rev. Mr.. Brander, U. S.
chaplain at Fort Meyer, and Kenneth
l.. Houlder presented by Rev. $. A.
Wallis. to be- ordained by Bishop Glib
son. acting for Bishop Funston, Of
Idaho; Herbert s Osborn presented by
Rev. f. 5. Kinks, of Warrenton, to be
ordained by Bishop Gibson for Bishop
Funston; Edmund L. Malone presented
bv Rev. c. f. Smith, of North Caro-
lima, also to be ordained by Bishop
Gibson for Bishop Strange Of the do
cese Of East Carolina; Samuel b. Booth
presented by Rev. DIR. Massie, TO be
ordained by Bishop Gibson for Bishop
Funston. To be ordained by Bishop
Randolph of Southern Virginia, Fred
erick A. f, Warren presented by Rev.
G. F. Rogers. Of CoyingtOn; Arthur 7.
Gray. IT,. presented by his father Rev
C. P. Gray. Of Wcsmoreland county,
and Jacob RI. Gibboney presented by
Rev. W. G.. Pendleton, Of EaStvile.
TO be ordained by Bishop Peterkin of
West Virginia, Edgar W. Halleck pre-
scented by his chaplain, Rev. Mr.. Glib
son. of Huntingdon, W. Va. Rev.
Edmund l.. Woodward, NJ. A, Nj. d.,
was ordained to the priesthood by
Bishop Gibson, acting for Bishop Roots,
of Hankow, China. He was presented
bv Rev. W. NJ. Clark, ID. D., of Rich
mond. Rev. Walter b. Mckinley, OF
Welsh, West Virginia, was also or
dained to the priesthood by Bishop
Coadjutor Grayatt, Of West Virginia.
Besides the bishops already mentioned
Coadutor Bishop Tucker, of Southern
Virginia, and Coadiutor Bishop Lloyd,
of Virginia, were in the chancel and
took part in the service.
OF the gentlemen ordained to the
diaconate Rev. c. C. Durkce is assigned
to Goresvillc. Loudoud county; Rev.
Oscar de Wolfe Randolph to mission
work i'm the north mountains and at
Orkney Springs, Va, with headquar-
tiers at Winchester; Rev. George Il.
Zachary to mission work in Spottsyl-
vania. Prince William and Fairfax
counties with headquarters at Freder-
icksburg; Rev. Messrs. Booth and
Houlder are assigned to mission WORK
in Idaho: Rev. Edgar W. Halleck to
Princeton. West Virginia; Rev. Fred
erick 4. f. Warren to Chase City, Va,
while Revs. r. X. Nelson, r. A. Good
win and III. ). Osborn will 60 to China,
and Rev A. p. Gray expects to go to
Japan: Rev. f. l.. Malone will take
mission work in thedlocese OF East Caro-
lima: Rev. DIR. Woodward will return
10 Hankow China The following
members Of the senior class have al
ready been ordained deacOus: Rev.
Karl Morgan Block by the bishop OF
Washington. He has been appointed
chaplain at Woodberry Forest School,
Virginia. Rev. H. b. Jamison by
Bishop Lines. Of Newark, for Bishop
Funston. of Idaho, where Mr.. Jamison
expects to take mission work; Rev. IL.
f Schroeder 10y Bishop Adams OF the
diocese Of EaSton He has been APP
pointed to Port Deposit, Md, Rev.
Charles T. Warner by the bishop of
Washington. lIc will have charge of
St. David's Church, Washington; Rev.
H. II MarSden 10y Bishop Lawrence,
of Massachusetts, for the bishop of
Oregon, under whom he will do mission
work, and Rev. John d. Wing by
Bishop Nelson. of Atlanta, Ga, in
whose diocese he will be appointed TO
work. Messrs. III. p Manning and j.
I. Ware will be ordained shSrtly by
Bishop Coadiutor Murray, of Mary
land, and will both have appointments
in Baltimore Mr.. William II. Cump-
Ston will be ordained later and will be
assigned to lIarpers Ferry and Ripon,
West Virginia A large number from
this city attended the ordination service
who with the clergy and visitors al
ready at the Seminary formed large
congregation, DIR. Harryman presided
with his accustomed ability at the or
gan. and the whole service made a deep
impression upon all who had the priyi-
lege of being present.