The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-22

OF Bishop Potter, at Trinity
Church.

The EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Censeeration OF Bishop Potter, at Trinity
Church.
This imposing ceremonial Ia 70 take place at ele
ven O'Clock this morning and the unusual iuteres,
OF the occasion leads to call the attention Of
Feade1s to the subject. Tee sttracuvepess Of this
-solemnity may as little avail as the invitation
uttered BY the iron tongues of the musical bslis ia
the chur,h spre, to call of the Wall street money
gentry from their too great miudiny OF earthly
things ard but few Of them. il IS probable, will
run the risk Of being treated like the IN m,ney-chsn
gers Of old, who, according 10 the accouat given,
were dealt with in pretty summary msaaer. Bat
to all who truly are interested in religious things
and in our community there are, we trust, many
more than enough to tie city, according to the
per centaee in the days of Sodom and G,mo,rah :
the occasion will be- have said one OF unu A,
interest.
The patriarchsl pralsie, Bshop Brownel, Of Con
nesticut, will be present, aui will preside. M ny
other Bishops, In full drese. with satn aud la wn
robes, some hundreds Of suspliced clergy from all
parts Of the Union and from the Csnsda,, distia
guished laymen, too, from all quarters, and not .
few amiab'e and lovely SUCCESSORS OF the Roman
vestas, but not quite so coy they, and surpassin
them BY the ability to keep alive sacred fame not
only on the ALTA, but around is-aL will be in at
tendance. An unusual tresi may DO expected also
In tho sermon on the occasi n 10 be delivered by
the Right Rev. Dr. Fulford; Loro Bishop of Montreal
The Bishop elect, the Rev Dr.. Horaio Potter, Of
Albany, was chosen by the Clergy aud laity of the
di0cess Of New York at their .aoual convention, in
September last to succeed the lamsnted Wainwright,
as Provisional Bishop. Just before his election, an
earnest contest between the friends Of other caad.
dates prepared the way, as is usual Ia sush cases,
for the preference Of person whose ma ne had not
acquired dscordant sourd By being often uttered
amid the clash of party strife. There was, q. the
close OF the election general and asctionsts rally.
ing around DR.. Potter, which afforded pleasing
pressge Of his general acceptance in the dioc ,ss,
and Of the cheering welcome that awaits him ia oil
quarters.
For the information of those who desire to know
something of the past history Of the Bishop eject,
we would remark that he Is son of member Of
the Society OF Friends, Joseph Potter, Of Pough-
keepGe. His brother Psracle,e the eldest of three
brothers-is man Of literary taste; and bis BROTHER
Alonzo, who also is older than he, Is the distin-
guished Bishop Of Pennsylv snia D.. a,ratio Pot
ter, the Bishop elect educated at Union C,lsge
and the General Theological Seminary Of the Pro-
testant Episcopal Church. For several years he o.
cupied the chair of Professor Of Mathematics aud
Natural Philosophy at Trinity College, Hartford,
Connecticut Since that period. from the year 1888
to the time Of his election-toat is, for twenty
years-he has been the rector Of St. Peters church,
Albany.
He q the sixth in order Of the Protestant Episco-
palian Bishops Of New York. His predecs have
been, the accomplished Provooss the amiaoe Moore,
the energetic Hobart, the laborous Ondsrdonk, aud
the devoted Wainwright. F,r the benefit OF all wao
ore concerned have been at the paius to collect
some historical memoranda rlaring to these spiri.
tus fathers, that will, We think, be interesting at
this time.
Bishop Provost receive all his holy orders In
England. BE ras ordained deacon, (in Feo., l766,)
by the Lord Bishop Of London. az the Chapel Royal
Of st. James Palace, Westmis ster; and priest the
next month, by DR.. Kean, Lord Bishop Of Ches ier,
at Kings Chapel, Whitehall. His consecratioo As
Bishop took place at Lsmbsth in 1887; hisconse-
orators were Dr.. John Moore, Arcnbisho, Of Can.
te,bury; Dr.. Markham, Archbishop Of York; Dr..
Moes, Bishop Of Bath and Wells. AMI DR.. K'nchlif,
Bishop Of Peterborough. Bodily indrmisies aud
family affection were the Of his resgong bis
jurisdiction OF his diocese September g. 1901, aud
two days after DR.. Benjamin Moore was Gle ted to
succeed him.
Bishop Moore also received Q744) In Eogland
his holy ORDERS both as deacon aud as priest, from
DR.. Terrick, Bishop OF London, at the Episcopal
Palace at Fulbam. His cousecradon as Bishop
took place at Trenton, N. j., September IL, 1901
his consecratOn being American preates-Bi Bishops
White, Of Pennsylvania, Caggstt, of Maryland, and
JAWS of Connecticut. Ten years after his conse-
Grafton be asked for an assistant bishop. to relieve
him Of portion Of his cares; and this led to the
election Of that distinguished man and renowned
champion Of episcopacy, Dr.. Hobart.
Bishop Hobart received all his orders 10 the
United States, being ordained deacon in 1898, BY
Bishop White, and priest in 1901, by Bishop Pro-
voost. His consecration took place in old Trinity
Church, New York, May IL, 1911, his c3nseorators
being Bisbops White, PROVOST and Jarvis. In the
meridian Of his fame, and in the midst of active
duty be died at Auburn, September II, $780, st the
age of ftyfour years. all the members of the Epis-
copslian community throughout America indulging
their mournful sympathies in tributes to his illus
txious memory. Two weeks after his death, the
diocesan convention elected, (Oct 81 hs success
sor, Dr.. B. T. Onderdonk.
Bishop Opderdonk, who hsd been ordained dea-
con in 1872, and priest in 1915, By Bisnop HooTs,
was consecrated Bishop ct st. Johns Chapel 10 this
city, November 20, 1880, by Bishops White,
BrowDell, and Henry U. Onderdonk, who was
ct that time Assistant Bishop Of Pennsylvania. The
susp psnsion Of Bishop B. T. 0nderdonk by Court
ef Bishops, took place Jsnusry Sd, ls45. The ps.
culiar, and, it must be admitted unfortunate terms,
or rather the iadenitensss Of the sentence OF the
suspended bishop, not to be expected from such mi
tired fathers and chief guides Of the fock rendered
the case Of the diocess snsm Alous. II was case
unprovided fora casus onssssus iu the canon lay
On this account the largest and most influential Of
the American dioceses exhibited for ssvep yeats
the extzaordinsry, not % ssy hum hating, spectacle
of diocess wi hout . chiet she oherd, aud even
without authority to choose one. Measures OF re-
lief were adopted from year to year. bat they were
the uncertain and feeble eraspings Of parAlytio.
Il wns not uutil after the pasaaRe OF zoe AL canon