Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-06
EPISCOPAL SEMINARY
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ALEXANDRIA. VA. Juno 5.-With
ordination services at IL o'clock yester-
day morning In the seminary chanel,
the ninetysecond annual closing exer-
cises OF the Episcopal Theological
Seminary of Virginia were concluded.
Beverley Tucker. D. D.. bishop coadju-
tor OF Southern Virginia.
The bishops. clergy and students. in
their appropriate vestmcnts went I'm
procession from Aspinwail Hall to the
chapel, while the hymn Coward. Chris
tian Soldiers" was sung. The bishops
took their appointed places In the chan
eel, vile the professors presenting
clergymen and candidates for ordina-
ton were seated in the choir!
The bishops were Rt. Rev. Robert
~ Gibson. D. D., of Virginia: Rt Rev.
Alfred NJ. Randolph. ID. D., LII. D., OF
Southern Virginia; Rt. Rev. w. l.. Gra-
watt, D. D., coadjutor bishop of West
Virginia: Rt. Rev. Beverley d. Tucker.
w. Cabell Brown, D. D.. coadjutor of
Virginia, and RI. Rev Thomas c.
Darst. Of East Carolina.
The services were opened with
prayer by Bishop Gibson. which was
followed by the singing of a hymn.
following deacons were ordained by
Bishop Gibson for tho Diocese of Vir-
ginia: Amber Mason Blackboard and
Randolph Fairfax Blackford, B. A.,
presented by Rev. w. j. Morton. rector
of Christ Church, Alexandria; william
Byrd Lee. Jr, presented by his father.
Rev. William B. Lee. and William C.
Marshall, Jr., B. A. presented by Rev.
w. d. Smith, d. D., of Winchester. Va
ORDAINED For DIOCESE
OF SOUTHERN VIRGINIA
The following were ordained by
Bishop Randolph for the Diocese OF
Southern Virginia: william Jeffrey AL
friend, of Charlestown, w. Va; Lloyd
R. Craishtll, B. A, presented by his
brother. Rev. C. Peyton craighill. of
Richmond; Rev. Phillips S. Gilman and
Cameron G. Richardson, presented by
Professor S. A. Wallis, of the theologi-
cal seminary; and Herbert Nash Tuck
err, presented by his brother, Rev. Bev-
erley D. Tucker. Jr.. NJ. A, and ordained
by his father. Bishop Tucker; Francis
A. Parsons. of the Diocese OF West Vir-
ginia, presented by Rev. Ambrose NJ.
Beavrie, of Fairmont, W. Va, was
ordained to the diaconate by Bishop
Coadjutor Gravatt; Herbert II. Young,
who will remain at the seminary for
another year was ordained by Bishop
Randolph.
The following deacons were ordained
priests: Rev. Sidney T. Ruck, present
ed by Row. w. D. Smith. ID. D.. or
dained by Bishop Coadjutor Brown. OF
Virginia; Rev r. l.. Merryman, Of
Union. w. Va. presented by Rev. Mr..
Beavrie. ordained By Bishop Coadjutor
Gravatt: Revs. Philip A. Arthur, Of
Richmond. and NJ. S. Litsinger. of War
saw. were also ordained to the priest
hood by Bishop Coadjutor Brown.
Rev. Lloyd r. Craighill expects TO go
as a missionary to China. and Rev.
Randolph r. Blackford will be trans
ferred to the Diocese OF North Dakota
for work under Bishop Tyler.
OF the other members of the senior
class, Rev. Norman 8. Binsted was or
dained deacon by Bishop Harding. of
Washington. D. c.. last Sunday. He ex-
poets to serve as a missionary In Japan.
Revs. Floyd 8. Cartwright and Edgar
LIE Blanc were ordained for work as
deacons in North Carolina by Bishop
Cheshire at Raleigh. n. c.. last Sun
day. Edward A. De Miller will be or
dained shortly to the diaconate by
Bishop Bratton. Of Mississippi. for
work in that diocese, and Menard Dos
we'll also to the diaconate by Bishop
Sessums for the Diocese of Louisiana.
Tho services yesterday were we'll at
tended. Holy Communion was only ad-
ministered to the bishops, clergy and
those ordained at the time.