Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-07
CLOSING EXERCISES
Impressive Scenes at the Theological
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Present at the
Ordination Services.

AS was stated in the Gazette, the
! simple closing exercises OF the Prot.
estant Episcopal Theological Sem
nary near this city occurred at ten
o'clock yesterday morning in the
Chapel of the Seminary. They
opened with a hymn and prayers by
the president of the Seminary, Bishop
GIBSON.
Certificates in the department Of
Greek and ell the English Bible and
| Theological subjects studied in the
| three years course were presented
70 1lessrs. Thomas Moore Browne, Of
Pittsburgh, Pa, and James Rowan
| aicAllister of the diocese OF South
| ecn Virginia and to MIR. Theodore
| Stg0gp OF the diocese of North Caro-
lima in the full course Of
the English departments in hibll-
cal and theological subjects.
Messrs. Leland, of JaTan, and
George Boate of the diocese of East
Carolina also received certificates in
certain parts of courses taken by
them during a residence Of one year
at the Seminary. Diplomas Of grad
uation were next presented 10 Fred
ericl; Deanc Goodwin, NJ. 4. John
Lloyd, B. A., and Winfield Shiers, OF
the diocese OF Virginia and to Ed
ward Pipkncy Wroth. 8. A., Of the
diocese of Maryland Frederick
Deane Goodwin, NJ. A., John Lloyd, 3.
A, and Edward Pinkney Wroth, 3.
A., were recommended for the degree
of Bachelor in Divinity TO lie re-
ceived after their ordination TO the
priesthood The degree of. Bachelor
in Divinity was conferred by the
Board of Trustees upon the Reverend
Thomas Deane Lewis. chaplain Of
Sweet Briar Young Ladies College
Amherst County, Va, and the Rev.
Theodore st. Clair Well of the diocese
of Maryland. The degree Of Doctor
in D;v;.,iitt,;,: was then announced as
given y uac Beard Of Trustees upon
the it@r. William Anibrc&c Brown, of
Portsmouth, Va. the Rev. kcnsey
Jcho3 hammond, o. Culrcpcr, Va,
the Rev William Il. Laird, Of VIII
m;ngton, Delaware, and Archdcacon
James a. Russell, Principal of ST.
Paul's (colored) Normal and In
dustrial School, Lawrcnceville. Va.
The address 20 the graduating
class was then delivered by the Rev.
Edward l.. Goodwin, D. T., editor
Of the Southern Churchnan, after
which Bishop Gibson closed The exer-
ciscs with prayer and 5encdic;ion.
The ordination service was held at
eleven o'clock in the Seminary Chanc!
shortly after the close OF The COM
mencement exercises. The bishops,
clergy and candidates for ordina--
Gion vested and formed in process
sion in Praye: Hall End marched
to The Chapel. The Bishops pres
ent were Bishop Gibson, Of Virginia,
Bishop Randolph Of Southern Vir-
giaia, Bishop Granville Of West Viz
GINA. Bishop Darst Of Eas: Carolina
Bishop Lloyd. President of the Board
Of Mission, Bishop Coadiutor Tucker
Of Southern Virginia and Bishop
Coadjutor Brown of Virginia. They
took their place in the Chancil.
while the professors presenting clcrsy
and candidates For ordination sat in
the choir. The sermon was preached
by Bishop Lloyd The deacons Or
dained were as follows: ,Iicssrs
William Bowers Everett, il, Frcder-
lex. D. Goodwin, ~ a, and William
Meade by Bishop Gibson, John Lloyd
by his father. Bishop Lloyd. These
belong to the diocese Of Virginia and
will be assigned work there. James
Alfred i'i%g Of the diocese CT Eir-
.:inia. was ordained BY Bishop Ran
delphi ana Henry Dclos Leland by
d. -r,,.r-o, r,- Ia; ro, TD:-noo