Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-27
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s8iof-the American Catholic Church. The
service is described as most imposing
and, solemn. There were present six
90 Bishops and fifty-eight clergy.
We know DR. Clafkson well, and the
Church is indeed most Fortunate in Sc
curing the services Of such man for
the important field to which he is sent
The Northeastern Church, speaking
A.of the services, says: e
~ "The day was the finest of our beau.
%.tiful Indian Summer. Long before 10
O'Clock, the hour appointed for the serv-
ices, St. James was filled with an inter-
s.ested congregation AT 10 o'clock the
+ Clergy, followed by the Bishops, the
Bishop Elect, with the attendant Pres
byters, proceeded in procession from the
Rectory to the Church. At the door the
procession opened, allowing the Bishops
60 pass into the chancel, the Clergy
taking their seats in the front pews.
"Morning Prayer was commenced by
Rev. DR.. Bishop, who read to the Greed,
the Rev. Mr.. Nash, reading the First
Lesson, and Rev. c. P. Clark, the Sec
ond Lesson. The Rev. DIR. DeKoven
read the Prayers. The 10Th Selection
was then sung.
I'll :" In the Ante-CommunonA Service
Rishop Kemper read the Collects, Bish-
OPP McCoskry the Epistle, and Bishop
Lee the Gospel
"The 18th Hymn was then sung
The Sermon was preached by Bishop
Whipple, from the text 2 Timothy ii.
Is: Study TO shoao thyself approved
Hat0 God, a a0orknaan that need not be
ashamed, rightly dividing the s0ord Of
truth # s.
ave have not the lime or space to give
even q synopsis of the noble and elo-
quent. sermon Few who heard twill.
ever forget it. 1t will shine forth bright
ly in the memory Of all in years to come,
when they think of the noble and memo
rable services of this day. We shall, if
possible, publish extracts from the SER.
mon, especially those referring to the
work and duties of the office Of Bishop.
The personal address to the Bishop elect
] was most touching and beautiful, and
brought tears to the eyessof ali.
Bishops Kemper and Talbot present
ed the Bishop elect.
Rev. g. Locke read the testimonial of
ihe house of Bishops in the election Of
DR. Glarkson.
Rev. DIR. Cummins read the like test
imonial of the House of Clerical and Lay
Deputies, with the names oflhe Deputies.
"ReV Clinton Locke read the consent
of the House of Bishops to The conseera-
flor, of Rev, r., H. Clarkson,. d. Den
naaat Bishop Talbot than rend the iLitany
and the Prayer following e q sie79'aA9
'The Presiding Bishop than proceeded
with the Conservation Service, the
Bishops present. joining him in the. lay
ing or of hands. stss 81 n - RS sas "a /
= 5sssThe l05th Hymn was them sung by
the Choir and Clergy preceding which
it was announced that the Offertory
would be for missionary use in the Do
csse Of Nebraska 81
- e"BishopL Lee read the sOfertory with
&she Prayer for Christ'a Church Militant
Bishop McCoskry read the Elaboration
and the following to the conservation
proper asz ssi r. itiE ca
4. Bishop Hopkins copsecrated the Ele-
ments. - sasmftes
AFTER the administration Of the Lord
Supper, of which large number par
look, Bishop Kemper read the Prayers
following, Bishop Hopkins pronouncing
the Benedictien. M & &
s'"Imm ediately after the close OF the
services the Bishops and Clergy METH
the Rectory, where the Practitioners of
ST. James had prepared bountiful
dinner. Here, amid happiness and
cheer, Bishop -Clarkson received the
warn congratulations and good wishes
- Ofalls - f42 - @4s5St 7Ns'ssa5ss-- /
Thus was another Bishop. added to
the College of noole men who WELD
authority in the Church in the United
States. Few who participated in the
Services can ever forget them The
large assemblage of Bishops and Clergy,
She immense congregation, the beautiful
Service and noble Sermon, the appro-
PIRATE masic, the warm sympathy for
him who was thus clothed with authority
Rs a standard-bearer of the Cross on the
9rontier-alI combined to render the oc-
Gasion one to be remembered"
Bishop Clarkson is Bishop of Ne
braska and Dacotah, and, we under
stand, goes Immediately to his field Of
labor. fa .sia
The following is from the Mobile Reg
lister, and shows how the action of the
General Convention was received at the
South. The Episcopate of Bishop Will
mer IS Bishop of Alabama was acon-
scented to atader conditions. He has
not complied with them, though he prob
ably will He is therefore notiyes Bish-
op of Alabama laaa. staH4o sstz IN
a. "a The delicacy which marked the
whole proceedings of the Episcopal Gen.
eral Convention at Philadelphia, speaks
eloquently of the character Of the
Christian gentlemen who constitute this
august ecclesiastical body. -..sr :
sRThere is in this incident, as wen al
in the treatment of the case of Bishop
Wilmer, who was consecrated to the of,
flee of Bishop of Alabama by the South.
exn Church during the war, much of Po
liticaI significance as we'll as Christial
: charity. The Convention unanimonsl,
recognized him as having been valid.
consecrated to that Office, and consent
ed to his Episcopate' as Bishop of Ala
: bama. ----
4 EAlI this shows that the deep water
Of ecclesiastical union, disturbed ant
dashed to fury by long and bloody pol
itical struggle, are closing quietly owe
the wrecks of passion and hate engend
ered py IL. Inc temper OF this ConFsn
i ticn is reflex of that of the nation, an,
: did not the party interests and bat
blood of the radical wing of the BIacl
! Republicans interpqse, there would b.
Il mo obstacle to the most rapid and won
! defful social and political pacifcatfol
of a lately bleeding and distracte,
y country that the world has ever witness
I'D. When we look upon scenes like tina
in this Convention, when we see South
erners by tens of thousands focking I
y ahe North while the din of arms ha
scarcely died into an echo, and lear
from them that they meet cordialit
sympathy, and friendship, at every tnrT
and than behold the President of I'll
United States With deliberate steI
marching on to the perfection Of a polio
of Cancellation and reunions, marked !
all the qualities of wise and magnal
5mous Craftsmanship. we can hard
realize that our senses are not cheate
by dream, and that we are the san
people who six months ago were rHgir
With The fury Of terrible and bloody war