The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-25
THE NEW DIOCESE.


street, It being the occasion of the conservation
of the Rev. John Barratt Kerroot, D. D., Presi-
dent Of Trinity College, and first Bishop of the
newly erected Diocese Of Pittsburg.
DR.. Kerfoot was nominated to this high Office
by the Protestant Episcopal Convention which
met in this city last December, and the House of
Bishops, Right Rev. John Henry Hopkins, ID. d.,
l.. L. D., Bishop OF Vermont, presided, and the
Rev. l.. p. W. Balch, d. D., OF Newport, r. l.,
and Rev. Theodore A. Hopkins, of Burlington,
Vermont, Secretaries, unanimously confirmed
the choice. He is esteemed as a worthy Christian
gentleman and scholar and naturally there is
manifested great interest TO witness the solemn
services to take place tomorrow. This will be
the first time .ln the history of this CITY that
prelate OF so distinguished rank shall have
been consecrated to Office.
The arrangements for the solemn and impress
sive service have been completed and only
await beng put into practical use. Trinity
Church has been selected for the honor of hPv-
ing the ceremony take place within its vencra
bic walls, and from the old to wer tomorrow
morning, will be rung for the first time the
"BshOp bell" which was hung in its place on
Monday. The House OF Bishops will be repre-
septed by the following prelates:-Rlght Rev.
John Henry Hopkins DID,, LID, Bishop of
Vermont; Right Rev. William Bacon Stevens,
ID, Bishop OF Pennsylvania; Right Rev. Ho.
ratio Potter, ID LID. Bishop of New YORK;
Rl9ht Rev. John Williams, DID,, Bishop of Con
nec6cut; Right Rev. Thomas March Clark,
ID, Bishop of Rhode Island; Right Rev. Ar
thur Cleveland Coke, DID, Bishop of Western
New York; Right Rev. Charles Petut McIlvaine
ID, DOL, Bishop of Ohio; Right Rev. Gre
CORY Thurston Bedell, D. D., Assistant Bishop of
Ohio, and others.
1t is also expected that the Right Rev. Thomas
Nettleship Stanley, d. D., Bishop OF Honolulu,
will be present on the occasion. The clergy will
be represented in great force, all the rectors be-
longing to the new diocese will be present, and
several from distant parts of the country.
Among the latter will be the Rev. Morgan Dix,
.nfT ritnif No Vnr lyoftu
the woalthiest Episcopal congregation in the
United States. DR.. Dix is a son of Major-General
John a. Dix, of New York.
The musical part Of the services Will form an
appropriate and attractive feature. The CHOIR
will be composed entirely of boys, and in the
chanting and the airs, they have shown at the
rehearsals perfect familiarity with the music;
and their voices blending with the utmost har-
mony, give substantial token that this part of
the service will be of the most interesting char
acter. The interior, of the church. though with
out special ornamentation, will present chaste
and elegant appearance. The Presiding Bishop,
the Right Rev. Dr. Hopkins, will occupy the seat
within the chancel as the Consecratng Bishop.
The Bishop elect, Right Rev. DR.. Kerloot, will
be seated between two Presoyters, and the
clergy, v no are to assist in the services OF the
day, will be seated either within the chancel or
in reserved seats in the body of the church. The
vestments of the Bishop elect will be placed,
probably at the foot OF the cbancel. The flow
ing robes OF the clergy and the rich attire of the
Bishops and the solemn grandeur of the occa-
sion, will render the scene, perhaps, the most
impressive that shall ever have been witnessed
in this city. The service will open with volun-
tary, and after the fine tones of the organ have
died away, the regular service as per Book OF Com.
mon Prayer; the opening sentences, the prayers
to the Cenite eruden1us, the absolution, etc., Will
be observed.
Always beautiful and impressive as is the SER
vice OF the Episcopal Church, it will doubtless
seem to be more so than ever on this occasion.
The psalms for the day. the reponsory verses,
| triumphant strains of the choir and organ COM
| blned will follow in regular order The sermon
| will then be delivered. AT its close the conse-
| Grafton will take place. The Presiding Bishop
DR.. Hopkins, will approach the Bishop elect
| who will be conducted by two members of the
| House ofBishops before the Consecratng Bishop.
| The testimonial OF his election will then be read,
| also, the formal consent of the House of Bishops
| to the conservation.
The promise of conformity presented with all
| the other ceremonies in the forms of the Church
| will then be assented to by the Bishop elect.
The litany and sufferages having been said, the
| consecrating Bishop will proceed with the GUS
| tomary forms of conservation, the Bishop elects
robes cassock, and rochet being placed upon DR..
| KerfooJ who will kneel before the consecrator,
while the usual services in this connection will
| be observed. The solemn prayer of consecra-
| tion having been said, the imposing ceremony
| of tine laying on of hands will follow. The Bible
will then be delivered and with 1t the prescribed
| address by the consecrator. DIR. Kerfoof will
| then rise from his knees the duly consecrated
| Bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburg-the Right
| Reverend DR.. Kerfoot
The Holy Eucharist will then be celebrated
the elements being consecrateo and first admin
| istered to the Bishops. This will close the con.
| secration services.
The House of Bishops of the United States, to
| which Mr.. Kerfoot has been elected, numbers
| forty-two, including the Missionary Bishops. 1t
| IS the highest authority in the Episcopal Church
on all subjects when its religion Is concerned,
| and from Its acts there is no appeal. The ordi
| nation tO-mOrrOW will he 0utp an event in the
history of the Episcopal Church in Plttsburg,
and the elevation of DIR. Kertoot to the dignity
OF Bishop will give additional character to the
Episcopacy in this section.
| AprOpOs, ON Monday four splendid bells were
raised in the tower of Trinity Church-of the
upper notes. in the key of d, viz.:-A, b. G sharp,
and D. The heaVieFt bell is A, and weighs 1885
lbs. Tits is The Bishops bell, and has the fol-
lowing inscrption:-'I ring my first peal in the
first year of the Diocese of Pittsburg, to the
honor OF its first Bishop, Right Reverend John
Barrett Kerfoot, D. d. Venite er1Itenaus Do
nlino." They were cast by the celebrated
Menselys OF West Troy, N. Y, ana are part d
a chime intended to be erected in the to wer ol
the new church edifce which the congregation
ofTrinity contemplate building.
The conservation service will take place al
halt-past ten o'clock, A. NJ. In the evening, al
halEpast seven O'Clock, the Right Rev. William
Bacon Stevens, Bishop of Pennsylvania, will, in
obedience to the unanimous wish or the recent
| Episcopal Convention, repeat the discourse on
the life and character OF the late Right Rev.
| AlonZo Potter, ID D., LID, which he delivered
before the General Convention of the Episcopal
| Church of the United States, at philadelphia
| 1t is one of the most eloquent tributes to Just
| man that has been listened to in many years
On dit, that the Right Rev. Thomas NettleshiP
Stanley, DID,, Bishop of Honolulu, will preach
in st. James Protestant Episcopal Church on
| Friday evening; also, that the pulpits of the
Episcopal churches will be filed next Sunday by
| distinguished divines belonging to distant par
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