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 ut a quarter before eleven
and after putting on their vestments
formed in 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 prcscnters 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, d. 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. 4. Goodwin, jr., pre-
scented by his father, Rev. Robt. A.
Goodwin. OF Richmond; Thomas X.
Nelson by his brothers Rev. r. B.
Nelson. OF BIacksburg; Oscar deWolfe
Randolph presented by Rev. DR.. Craw-
ford: Charles G. Durkec presented by
Rev. s. \. Wallis; George E. Zachary
presented by Rev. Mr.. Brander, U. S.
chaplain at Fort Meyer, and Kenneth
l.. HouIdcr presented by Rev. S. A.
Wallis, to be ordained by Bishop Glib
son. acting for Bishop Funston, Of
Idaho: Herbert S. Osborn presented by
Rev. +. $. Kinks, OF Warrenton, to be
ordained by Bishop Gibson for Bishop
Funston; Edmund l.. Malone presented
by Rev. c. +. Smith, of North Caro-
lima, also to be ordained by Bishop
Gibson for Bishop Strange, OF the do
cesc Of East Carolina; Samuel B. Booth
presented by Rev Dir. Massie, TO be
ordained 10y Bishop Gibson for Bishop
Funston. To lac ordained 10y Bishop
Randolph Of Southern Virginia, Fred
erick 4. f. Warren presented by Rev.
G.. +. Rogers. Of Covington; Arthur 7.
Gray, jr.. presented by his father, Rev.
C. ?. Gray. Of Wcstmorcland county
and Jacob r. Gibboncy presented by
Rev. W. G.. rcndlcton. Of Eastvillc.
TO he ordained by Bishop Petcrkiu OF
West Virginia, Edgar W. Hallcck pre-
scented 10y 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, u. D., of Rich
mond. Rev Walter b. Mckinley, OF
Welsh, West Virginia, was also or
daincd to thu priesthood 10y Bishop
Coadjutor Grlvatt, OF West Virginia.
Besides the bishops already mentioned
Coadiutor Bishop Tucker, of Southern
Virginia. and Coaliutor Bishop Lloyd,
of Virginia. were in the chanccl and
took part in the service.
OF the gentlemen ordained to the
diaconatc Rev. {. c. DurkceiS assigned
to GorcSvillr. Lnudoud county; Rev.
Oscar de Wolfe Randolph Ia mission
work in the north mountains and at
Orkney Springs. Va. with hcadquar-
tiers at Winchester; Rev. George +.
Zachary to mission work i'll Spotlsyl-
vania. Prince William and Fairfax
counties with headquarters at Frcdcr-
icksburg: Rev. hlcSsrs. Booth and
Houldcr are assigned to mission work
in Idaho: Rev. Edgar W. Halieck to
Princeton. West Virginia.; Rev. Fred
erick 4. f. Warren to Chase City, Va,
while Rcvs. f. X. Nelson. r. \. Good
win and H. 5 Osborn will go to China,
and Rev. \. l.. Gray expects to go to
Japan: Rev. f. l.. Malone will take
mission work in ihedioccSc OF East Caro-
lima: Rev. DIR. Woodward will return
to 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 ut Woodbcrry Forest School,
Virginia. Rev. H. B. Jamison by
Bishop Lines. OF Newark, for Bishop
Funston. of Idaho. where Mr.. Janison
expects To take mission work; Rev. IL.
F. Schroeder 10y Bishop Adams OF the
diocese of EaS,on. He has been APP
pointed to Port Deposit, Md, Rev.
Charles T. Warner 10y the bishop of
Washington. lie will have charge OF
ST. David'S Church. Washington; Rev.
Fl. II. MarSdcn by Bishop Lawrence,
of Massachusetts. for the bishop OF
Oregon. under whom he will do mission
work. and Rev John ID. Wing 10y
Bishop Nelson. Of Atlanta, Ga, IN
whose diocese hr will be appointed to
work. McsSrS. II. 7. Manning and }.
T. 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 bc ordained later and will be
assigned to lIarpcrS Ferry and Ripon,
West Virginia. A large number from
this city attended the ordination service
who with the clergy and visitors al
ready al the Seminary formed 4 large
congregation. DIR. Harryman presided
with his accustomed ability at the or
gan. and the whole service made deep
impression upon all who had the privi-
lege of being present.