The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-01-12
CONSIDERATION OF
GRIBBEN TO BE HELD

and date back to the early days
of the Christian church.
In addition to the presiding
bishop, DR.. Perry, the consecralon
party will include Rt. Rev. Edwin
Anderson Penick, D. D.. bishop OF
North Carolina, and the Rt; KEY
Thomas Campbell Dart, u. III
bishop of East Carolina, who vii!
act as co-consecrators, the laws U!
the church providing that at least
three bishops shall lay hands on
a bishop-elect at the time OF m ms
elevation to the episcopate. The
presenters of the new bishop VIII
be the Rt. Rev. Albert sidney
Thomas, D. D.. bishop OF South
Carolina and the Rt. Rev. BenJa-
min Washburn, D. D., bishop CO.
adiutor of Newark. The Rt. Re5.
Kirkman G. Finlay. D. D., bishop
of upper South Carolina. Will
preach the conservation sermon:
Others participating will be the
RI Rev. Frank w. Touret, D. D.,
retired missionary bishop OF
Idaho, now residing in Tryon, who
will read the Litany; the Rt. Rev.
Robert Carter Jet. D. D.. bishop
of Southwestern Virginia. who
will read the consents of the
bishops to the conservation of the
candidate. The Rev. Geo Floyl
Rogers. rector of Trinity church,
Asheville, and the Rev. Samuel
B. Stroup. rector of Ascension
church. Hickory. will be the pres
byters in attendance on the bish-
op-elect. Haywood Parker of the
standing committee of the diocese
of North Carolina will read the
testimonials and the Rev. Arthur
Farnum, rector Of St. Mary's
church, Asheville. will present the
certificate Of ordination, while the
Rev. Charles p. Burnett, rector
of HOLY Cross church. Tryon, will
read the consents of the standing
committees of the dioceses thru
out the church to Bishop-elect
Gribbin's conservation.
REV BURKE MASTER
OF CEREMONIES |
Rev. James P. Burke. rector Of
st. James church, Hendersonville,
will be the master Of ceremonies
at the service, which will be pre-
coded by a procession of the con-
secration party headed by a V,
ed choir. An elaborate musl al
program has been arranged '.t
the service.
The See city of the new bisf !
will be Asheville. The diocese yl
Western North Carolina was o.-.
ganized in 1922. and includes IT,
counties of Allegheny. Alexand
Wilkes, Catawba, Lincoln, Cast
and all counties west of these
the state of North Carolina.
has an area of 11710 square mil
and population of 707,69 !,
There are 70 parishes and m;
sions in the diocese and a consi
cradle group of schools and 9th
church institutions. Mr.. Crib
will be the second bishop of tt
diocese.
Bishop-elect Gribbin is 46 yea,
old and a native Of South Care
lima. Graduating from the mil
tary school of his native state, h
taught for two years in it's publ
schools. following which he gradu
ated in 1909 with the degree o
ALB. from the College of Charles
ton. Three years later, he wa
graduated from the General The
illogical Seminary in New YorE
City. In addition to his collegiate
courses, the bishop-elect took spe'
cial courses at Harvard and Co.
lumbia in psychology and philoso-
phv respectively.
Following his ordination to the
priesthood Mr.. Gribbin served as
assistant at st. Luke's church, At
lanta from January |. 1915. to
December 1, 1916, and thereafter
was rector of st. Johns church.
Wilmington. from December /,
1916 until October l, 1921, on
which latter date he assumed the
rectorship of st. Paul's, Winston
Salem. where he was serving
when he was elected bishop Of
Western North Carolina.
SAW YEARS SERVICE
OVERSEAS IN WAR
Bishop Gribbin saw years
service overseas as chaplain of a
North Carolina regiment. In Will
mington he was president of the
Associated Charities and in Win
ston-Salem he has been Chaplain
of the American Legion. mem
Der of the executive committee of
the Red Cross, secretary Of the
diocesan committee and a promi-
nent Mason. He was an active
participant in the Bishops Cru
SADIE of 1927 and has represented
his diocese in two general conven-
tions of the church. At the pres
ent time he is member of the
city relief commits
sion and of it's NRA compliance
board. Mr.. Gribbin is married and
is the father of three children.