Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-16
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY
MARKS CONSIDERATION
Bishops Gibson, Lloyd and Brown in
Charge of Service mt 81
IJamcS Church.
MEMBERS REALIZE PRAYERS
Debt on Handsome West Franklin
@ Street Edif:cc Is Lifted After Five
81. and One-Haif YcarS-Eormcr
Homo of Celebrated CIcrgymcn.

The most impressive service ever
heid within the walls Of the edificee
O'Clock at ST. James Episcopal Church.
West FRANKLIN Street. when, with
three bishops in attendance. the house
Of worship was formally consecrated.
This service signiiicd the elimination
of-the hopes and prayers of the mem
sers of the congregation for the pay
erected FIVE and onc-half years ago.
The church law specifies that the con,
all debt has been removed
The services of the day opened with
early communion at o'clock. The
With the Order Of conse cra ton ei ,i,e
Bishop OF Virginia, Rt Rev. Robert
atkinson Gibson ID. y. being, the con-
tending bishops and clergy proceeded
TO the front door or the church and
Knocked for. admIttance. The doors
iunior wardens. Bishop Gibson then
entered followed by his attending
sro@n D. H. g. E kGG Mn% Of Sa 9r
sfnia Rt Rev A. S Lloyd. D. D.,
p I, of The board Of missions;
the church. While going up the aisle.
Bishop Gibson read the sentences pro-
vfded by the rubrc. 10 which there
\ were responses by the attendants and
the congregation. {,
BISHOPS PREACH E;OTE
ssts MORNING AND EVENING
After entering the chanccl. the in
strument OF donation was read by Or.
-. y. upShur. register of the vestry.
Bishop Gibson proceeded with the
prayers and sentences. followed by the
by the rector. Rev. G. Freeiand P e, 'SH
ID. D.. as appointed by the bishop. Next
came the morning prayer. with the
hymn: THE Churchs One Foundation"
4. Bishop Brown preached the sermon,
his, text being: lie You Doors OF the
Hr-l III lI.A -. - n,
is the Inscription around the walls OF
the chancel. The service closed with
the celebration of the Holy Communion.
At the evening, missions service
Bishop LLOYD preached on the Recon
etruction Work OF the Church at Home
and Abroad Following the War"
THIRD EPISCOPAL CHURCH
So BUILT IN THIS CITY
st, James Church was founded in
1885. and its first home, at Fifth and
Marshall Streets: was completed and
1885. 1t was the third Episcopal church
in this city. the inspiration for It's
building being the need of an Episco-
v On the last siSunday OF September.
1912. the-hnal service was held In the
old church and on the first sunday
in October the congregation worshiped
for the first time in the parish house
in the new church. On June %, 1913.
ahe first service was held in the, new
terkin, OF Yves. Virginia, son OF the
former beloved rector.
St James Church has during it's life
of more than eighty years had but
seven rectors-Empie CUMMINGS Pc
terkin. Mason, Clark. Darst and it's
present rector, G. Frceland Peter-but
during its career there have been many
notable men among its aSSistantS--RcV.
IT. G. Dashicll RI. Rev. George w. Pc
terkin, Rev Mr.. Maury. RI. Rev Rob
ert Atkinson Gibson. Rev II. Il. Lee,
Rt Rev. James r. Winchester Rev
Henry y. Wise. Rev. u. i. Sprigg. Rev
George w. Daniel. Rev. Preston Nash
Rev. George sutton. Key. William j.
Morton. ID. d. lis missionary spirit
has been manifest in the establish
ment of number OF churches--S:.
Philips tcolored). 81. Marks, Holy
Trinity. and by its fostering care it
has aided others. notably ST. James the
Less, at Ashland.
The church has a large auditorium
and most attractive chancel, which
during the past summer. was richly
cmbellished by the Installing OF Il re-
redos by the peterkin Guild as "A memo
rial to Rev. William Meade Clark for
mer rector. the center panel being Il
rich carving of the Ascension the ma
tsrial used being polished black wal
nut. the paneling around the chancei.
choir stalls and prayer stalls being of
the same wood. over the rcrcdos is n
handsome memorial window for John
Williams. one of the founders of the
church, and his, son, John L. Viii
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