The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-10-17
Rev. David Knickerbacker Or
dained Bishop of Indiana.
The Impressive Ceremonies Conducted
in ~. Marks Episcopal Church,
Philadelphia.
Bishop Whipple's Sermon TO the New
Bishop-Two Deaf Mutes Or
Gained Priests.
REV. KNICKERBACKEH.

Conservation of the Learned Gentleman as
Bishop of Indiana-BishOp Whipple's
sermon.
PmLADELpRIA, Oct. 1.-THE conservation
OF Rev. David Buell. Knickerbacker. ID. d..
rector of Gethsemane Protestant Episcopal
Church, Minneapolis, rs Bishop Of Indiana
took place to-day in ST. Marks Protestant
Episcopal Church, this city, in the presence
of large congregation. The consecrator was
Bishop Coke, assisted by Bishop Benedict of
North Carolina, and Bishop Robertson, OF
Missouri. The altar was handsomely deco
rated with flowers, and within the chancel
rails were growing plants. The conservation
of Bishop Knickerbacker had special inter
est to the people here, not alone because OF
the esteem in which he himself is held but
owing, also, TO the presence OF so many Right
Reverend Bishops OF the Church and such a
great number of the reverend clergy who
are attending the Episcopal Convention. As
the choir emerged from the vestry they be-
gun the professional, 20, Day of Rest and
Gladness." Following the choir were Bish-
ops Lyman, Robertson, Seymour. Scar
borough and Niles and their attendant chap
lains many of the reverend clergy and Arch
bishops and Medley, Metropolitan of Canada.
I'm the nave were Bishop-elect Knickerbacker
and attending presbyters; Rev. John b.
Wakefield, OF Indiana; Rev. w. W. Ray
mond. Indiana. and Rev. f. ). Thomas, of
Minnesota. There were within the chancel
rails Revs Abraham Reeves. Walter Scott and
John Faude, of Indiana, Rev. Thomas
Hickey, Professor OF the General Theological
Seminary, and others. Bishop Coke took
seat tupon the Episcopal throne. Bishops
Coke, Lyman and Robertson read the SER
vice. Bishop Whipple, Of Minnesota,
preached the sermon. His text was Mathew
xviii, verses is, 10, 20.
The Bishops closing words. addressed ito
DR. Knckerbacker, were: My brother be-
loved my heart is over full as | bid you God
speed to-day. For almost a quarter of a
century you have been my own son in
Gospel. All these years have watched you
with fathers care Your whole ministry
has been given to the flock of which you
were the first and only pastor. Always fore
most in missionary labors. always glad to
minister To the sinful, the sorrowful. the
sick and the dying. few men have been
permitted TO so endear themselves to flock
committed to their care We shall miss
your strong arms and stout heart The poor,
the homeless, the suffering will miss the one
whose willing feet were always at their
door in hours of sorrow and death. The
poor red men, who knew you
AS the brother and companion.
will miss their earliest friend, who, all these
years, have shared i'm yours and your peo-
pies love- They viii miss you everywhere,
save from my heart. / would not keep you
il could. The Master calls you and you
shall 20 laden with the love OF all our hearts
You go in the iull maturity OF a rounded
manhood; strong 10 endure the hardships
a good soldier OF Jesus Christ. In this, the
most solemn hour of your life, forget these
Bishops, forget this gathered congregation;
think only OF our blessed Lord, and think OF
yourself as receiving from His pierced hand
this apostl esbip. That so, by the cOnsecra-
ton OF your whole SELF body, soul and spirit,
through the power of the Holy Ghost, which
you receive this day for this apostleship, you
may so fulfill your office to receive from
Him the crown Of life"
Bishop Seymour presented the Bishop
elect, and the Metropolitan, OF Canada, read
the prayer of consolation.
Rev. II. Syle and Rev. A. w. Mann, two
deaf mutes, were ordained priets in the
Protestant Episcopal Church to day. Rev
DIR. Gallandet, of New York. preached a
sermon 10 a large congregation, including
many deaf mutes. Bishop Stenvens
ordained Syle Bishop Bedell ordained
the questions and answers These are the
first deaf mutes ever ordained Priests in the
Episcopal Church in this country. Syle will
labor in Philadelphia Mann will take
charge OF the work among deafmutes in the
West and Northwest