Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-06-04
ORDINATION SERVICES
Impressive and Solemn Exercises at
Chapel of Episcopal Theolog-
ical Seminary.

The impressive aAG soieiiiii oia'''.
.+;on sorv;co which took place at IL
o'clock this morning in the Seminary
Chapel. marked the close OF the
commencement exercises of the SEES
sion of 1915. The bishops, clergy
and students in their appropriate
yestments went in procession from
Aspinwall Hall to the Chapel while
the hymn. Onward Christian Sold
iers" was sung. The bishops who
were the Rt Rev. Robert A. Gibson
D. D., of Virginia, the Ri. Rev. Al
fred NJ Randolph, D. D., L. L. D., OF
Southern Virginia, the Rt Rev. W,
L. Gravatt, D. D., Coadjutor Bishop:
of West Virginia, the Rt. Rev. Bever-
ley D. Tucker, D. d. Coadjutor OF
Southern Virginia, the Rt. Rev. W.
Cabell Brown, D. D., Coadjutor OF
Virginia, the Rt. Rev. Thomas c.
Darst. of East Carolina, took their
appointed places in the chancel, while
the Professors presenting ciergymen
and candidates for ordination were
seated in the choir. The service
opened with the reading Of some
prayers by Bishop Gibson, followed
hy the singing of hymn. The SER
mon was preached by the Rt. Rev
Beverley D. Tucker, D. D.
On the conclusion Of the sermon
the following deacons were ordained
by Bishop Gibson for the diocese OF
Virginia: Amber Macon Blackboard.
and Randolph Fairfax Blackford, b.
A., presented by the Rev. ". j. Nor
ton, rector of Christ Church. Alex
andria, Va, William Byrd Lee, Jr.'
presented by his father, the Rev. W,
B. Lee, and William c. Marshall, Jr.,
B A., presented by the Rev W. D..
Smith, D. D.. of Winchester, Va. The
following were ordained by Bishop
, Randolph, for the diocese of South
ern Virginia: William Jeffrey Al
friend presented by his uncle, the
Rev. J. S. Alfriend, of Charles Town,
West Va, Lloyd R. Craighill. B. A.
presented by his brother, the Rev.
G. Peyton Craighill, of Richmond.
Va, the Rev. Phillips S. Gilman, and
Cameron g. Richardson, presented by
Professor Wallis, and Herbert Nash
Tucker presented by his brother. the
Rev. Beverley D. Tucker, Jr.. NJ. A.,
and ordained by his father, Bishop
Tucker. Ma. Francis y. Parsons,
of the diocese Of West Virginia, pre-
scented by the Rev. Ambrose H. Bea-
win. of Fairmont, West Va, was
ordained to the diaconate by Bishop
Coadjutor Gravatt. Herbert Ii
Young, who will remain at the Semi
nary for another year, was ordained
deacon by Bishop Randolph.
The following deacons were or
dained priests: The Rev. Sidney I.
Ruck, presented by the Rev. ". d.
Smith, D. d., ordained by Bishop Co.
adjutor Brown, of Virginia, the Rev.
r. l.. Merryman, of Union, West
Va, presented by Rev. Mr.. Bca-
vim, ordained by Coadjutor Bishop
Gravatt. The Rev. Phillip A. Ar
thur, of Richmond, and the Rev. II.
S. LitSinger, of Warsaw. Va. were
also ordained to the priesthood by
Bishop Coadjutor Brown.
The Rev. Lloyd r. Craighill ey-
poets to go as missionary to
China, and the Rev. Randolph F
Blackford. will be transferred to the
diocese of North Dakota for work
under Bishop Tyer.
Of the other members Of the Senior
Class, the Rev Norman S. Binsted
was ordained deacon by Bishop Har-
ding, of Washington, D. c.. last Sun
day. He expects to serve as 4 mis-
sionary in Japan. The Revs. Floyd
S. Cartwright and Edgar lie Blanc
were ordained for work as deacons in
North Carolina, by Bishop Cheshire
at Raleigh, n. c., last Sunday. Mr..
Edward \. De Miller, will he ordain- |
ed shortly to the diaconate by Bishop
Bratton, of Mississippi, for work in |
that diocese, and Mr.. Menard boswell
also to the diaconate by Bishop Ses-
sums, for the diocese of Louisiana. |
The service was well attended but
the Holy Communion was only ad.
ministered TO the Bishops. clergy and I
those ordained at this time.