, 1866-12-09
IMPOSING RELIGIOUS CEpP-
MONIES.
Conservation of Re7. W. E. Armf-
tage as Bishop in the Protes-
tant Episcopal Church
Of Wisconsin.
Len Bishops, One Arehdezeou. ,ns
oses Seventy Pf1csts Parr1cipsta.


lFsona The Detroit Free Ptes..1
ms eonkecsation Of q Bishop iu the Prnte,.
@ .an. LpisSoFa! Church Is q ceremony which
srtJ rarely occurs, and which, when il dos.
tahe plaee. IL attended with ali the ce.cmn-
az the Iu ch,IcS psSssSs seissa which the ritual
+. Arm!:age. D. D, having been eleeted T. A..
sistant Bishop Of " HisconsIn va cnn.oa.,tes
II salnt Johns, bis own narsh ch,'rcS
bl6nop hemper prea!dus, assisted hy . INV
ber OF Bishops and clergymcn. "a4o-
tne aools o. INC church were net opened
untI hiteen minutes atter nine o'cioeE and
set before ten O'Clock every sent va s1a9 ~
and the aikles crowded. The immense crnE9 nn,e9
presented beautiful sight, AZ. ajlinc aeaM
portion Of The church. their e1pectan. face.
5f he toxas the door
procession. At ten O'Clock the a.ssmhIsd
Bishops aud clergy started from The chancitoo ~
make the circuit OF the building. and en,s-
BY the centre door Of the church, The jso;or
ministers as Is usual, going fist. When
opened the ranks aud permitted The Bishon,, Bi,
70 pass through, aud In regular successful
falling into line as they passed until those
who ssaTte6 ftst came into the huiliinS
last. The morning. service was read bT
the Rev. Dr.; Ashley, Of MilEaukee,
pronounced bT the Rt. Rev. jackson Rem.
per, the Presiding Bishop. Instead of ;hr
Psalter for the day the eighth selection Of
Psalms was read. This selection Is takea
from the following Psalms Of David: lxxxiT.
1clii. and Psaim xcyii. Uon.inus regoarl.
The drst lesson. being the twcnty-df1h
chapter Of 1saIah, was read By Rev. Dr. Tut-
tin. In the regular course Of the service The
grand 1s Oes,n vas now sung wi b fin: ec.
feet By the choir, IN WHICH . large portion
Of the congregutiou joined. The SECOND les
son for the day, the fourteenth chapter Of
Acts, from fzst to nineteen Verses fnclu-
sire, was read by Rev. G. ., GILLESPIE. or
Am AFbor. The fEeene creed and the
prayers following were then read BY Rev,
Dr. Cole, Of hashotah. Rt. Rev. Bishop
AcCcakIy the gave out the ninety.serenth
Psalm Of the selections, the same being sunr
b. the entire congregation.
lne ante-commnLton service, which here
follows In the regular morning service, wss
conducted By Ri. Rev. Bishpp Lee.
The portion of Scripture selected for tbe
Erfstle was ffom the twentieth chap.cr Of
the Acts Of Apostles, commencing with ths
seTenteenth verzc, and WAS read by RI.
Kcv. Bishop cunmins, Of Kentucky. The
SSsspsl aeh aF toi!.~1 was Fom The iwenty
the fiftccnth verse, and WIS read By tic RI.
Rev. the Lord Bishop Of Huron e. ~.
Ri. Rev Bishop McCoskzy next announced
the ninety seventh hyusn.
Right Kew. John B. kcrfeot, D. D., B.shon
Of Pennsylvania. then preached the serman
teking as his text the twenty -tlrs. verse Of Ii:
twentieth chapter Of thc gospel acerrdioe
to st. John: t'Then said Jesus to then
again, Peace be unto you: rs mY Father
hath sent me, even 50 send you"
II, Ise sermon eaylpg concluded, Bishops
A1mftege, the newly elected bishop. ad
vanced to the chancc1 rail and addressed The
Presiding Bishop, Right Rev. jackson Rem
per, Of Wisconsin, saying:
"RessEend Father in God, VIC present nnto you
md consecsaed Bishop" >>'ee''@-
In accordance With the ritual, the presid-
Ing Bishop then demanded the testimoja!s nf
election, &c, hich were re d By Iuy, j. W.
Deyis, Of beloit. Wisconsin,.
When the =. promise It conformity" ka.,
6eeh gwen, the Lita1T was read by Right
Aev. Bishop Clarkson, after which the gues-
lions provided for such oceasinrs in the t.n;s-
copat ritual were asked and answered, and
the is1op elect was clothed with tue robes
81 his office, Rev. Messrs. Paddock and VII.
kinson performing that service. The :. yeni
Creator" was then 1ecited, the presiding
nate liace.
After the prayer uf conservation the Bishop
elect remained kreeling at the cha reel rail,
WINE. the other Bishops surrounding him,
TIT solemn and apostolic rite OF imposition
OF hanos Was performed. the Presiding Bishop
taIsiins: aIsii:nss:xo.,,-,,...,@~ Ii:ssxo
o. o. shnop in lhe Church Ct God, now committed
unto thse bJ .be imposition Of onE hands; IL tha
Name of The Father. and OF the Soa, and Of iEe
uo5 Ghost Amen. And remember list thou
eil' np the eracc Of God, which Is given 10 ihcN
BY tnls tn pueiutn Of our haIds; for Cod hata not
md spLernese." '~'-'
The Bible was then presented, with this
''Giyc heed uu!o reading. exhortatton. and
s}s hos l5sk tnron shs sh1ses e9nlalned IN
es.t eeea eoue hafsns Ia u she TT 'h IL
sell md tisn that be.s ,hte. Be- to e. de- noes 1
de!out lhtm Lot Hold mp tie weaS' sS S,.l le f.:
NICK. bud up the broken, bring asa:1 the out
s.s't. a. .eyk The ioss. b 80 merriiui tbat Joc
5aa forget rot mercy; that Ehen the CHEF
shGI herd shal! appca, you NAV receive ibc uey a.
i,d.ne eso*n II glory, though Jesus Christ our
A.. the conclusion of this address. Bishop
AFnitagc a.ose from his knees, and. cnte,intr
the ehancel for the first time o. a Bishop,
took his seat with his peers. -.-~-
In TIE communion service which followed
the collect and the comuaudmcuts wern
read By Bishop Kempcr, ard the otTestory
sentences aud prayer BY Bishop Talbot, Tha
nne.tory. which amounted 10 $D0. was for
ne benefit Of The Sashoiah Theological Col
lege.
Ilo eIhoTtatfon to communtcant, Wis de-
lisered BY Bislop Whipplc, aud the general
e"nlcsslou fead VI Bishop Talbot, the abso-
intltn, of COURSE, being pronounced by tho
Presiding Bishop, when Bishop Whipple con
tinued the service until the cunsecration of
Presiding Bishop.
The lresagian which Is usually sung by
come memLer OF the choir, was sun. by the
KY JohD Nl1kir n, In q manner that has
never before BE- ,,'ehrd in this city, biz
fairly thrilling all present, while the sur.
rounding circumstances lent an additional
interest to this solemn act Of devotion.
hheellng on the steps of the c1ancel In the
mtdst OF the clergy and 10 the presence OF
the immense crowd Of kneeling worshippeza,
IN it's full force by all.
Ibe last three verses Of the n!nety.fousth
hymn were snnE, and then the Holy Com
nunion Eas administered to the bishop, BY
bishoP htmper, after which they In turn
sa!ty ~ presented themselves.
he letter OF conservation WAS beautifully
enEIotsed on parchment, BY Mr.. Orvllle C.
Allen. and wns signed by all the Bishops
B1ghop Arm.tage WAS born In tic CITY of
New York. September 6, 1881, and received
his instruction preparatory to Ills collegiate
course 1T the pirate school OF Daniel +. Ba-
con. In 1845 he entered Columbia Cp,leCe.
*hefe ne graduated In 1870, being one of
three Who took second honors. ali having
pFeclfelJ the tame standing After sradua-
ting he vent to the Theological SEMINARY in
New 1o1k, where LIZ stayed three years. He
n. rs .,oass oruained IN Juns 1s5ss, and spent
pasonate 9r e. tTo ye.r. hs .saistant to the
New Hampshire. In 1854 be BECAME Rector
OF St. Marks Church, Augusta, Maine.
and held the positIon until 1h5o, whcu
he accepted the rectorshIp Of St. Johns
Cnofcn IN this city, which he now leaves to
Wisconsin. W.