New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-21

sermon and the aged Presiding Bishop Smith,
too feeble to take part in the services for more
than few minutes, pronounced the cOnsecrat-
ing words.
DETAILS OF THE CONSIDERATION
AN EXPOSING PRocEssION-BIsHOP SMITH ToTTERs
IN TO DO HIS PART
One of the most imposing of the ceremonies that
have been seen in the history of the Episcopal
Church in this city took place in Grace Church
yesterday morning. 1t sort of CEN
tennial anniversary, for one hundred years
ngo the four bishops who then con-
stituted the hierarchy met to consecratc Bishop
Claggett their leader being Dr. Seabury, of New
York, Presiding Bishop. Byreason Of its rarity, the
conservation of bishop always attracts large
audience; and had Grace Church been thrice as large
it would have barely suffced to receive the great
numbers who We're anxious to be present AS early
as Wednesday thousand persons had been re-
fused tickets solely because the building would not
contain them.
In spite of the rain many assembled for the
early service at o'clock, when Bishop Perry, of
iowa, the Rev. Dr. Carter, DR.. Flagg, G. F. Nelson
and NJ. L. Woolsey otficiated. Covered
ways had been prepared all along the
front of the church. Owing to the gloomy
morning the beautiful edifce looked
somewhat sOmbre. the stained glass windows lack
ing the sunlight which glorifes the building when
shining through them. The altar was adorned with
an antpendum of cloth of gold embroidered in re-
lief the gift of Miss Catherine L. Wolfe massive
cross of red and white roses stood in the centre
thanked by two large golden filled with choice
flowers On the right of the sanctuary sat the trus-
tees of Grace Church, and OH the left the
yestry Among the general congregation were Cor
0elius Vanderbilt, j. j. AstOT, Stephen Nash, j.
Pierpont Morgan, George NJ. Miller Professor Henry
Drisler the Rev. DR.. w. NJ Taylor, of the Broadway
Tabernacle, the Rev. DR.. Marvin r. Vincent the
Rev. Dr. Hitchcock president of the Union TheO-
logical Seminary, and the Rev. DIR. S. /. Prime.
Precisely at o'clock the procession entered the
Broadway door led by the Rev. T. Olmsted. The
organ burst forth with Bishop Heber's grand pro-
cessional hymn, "Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God AL
mighty the whole congregation standing.
First came the students of the General Theo-
logical Seminary in black gowns. Then
the city clergy in SUPPLIES and black
stoles few among them having white
stoles and two Oxford graduates being distin-
guished by their crimson academical hoods. The
Bishop-eect, in surplce and black stole, followed,
attended by his chaplains, DR.. Eliphalet Potter,
president of Union College, and DR.. Morgan Dix.
They took positions before the chancel. The clergy
walked in the procession by seniority of ordination.
They were followed by the bishops two by two to
the number of forty-six including Bishops
Williams of Connecticut Clark, of Rhode Island;
Whipple, of Minnesota; Lay, of Easton; Stevens,
Of Pennsylvania Vail, Of Kansas; Quintard, OF
Tennessee; Clarkson, of Nebraska; Nicely, ofMaine;
futile, of Utah Young, of Florida; Beckwith, OF
Georgia Morris of Oregon; Robertson, of Missouri;
Iittleohn of Long Island DOane, of Albany; Hunt
ingdon of Central New-York; Pierce, of Arkansas !;
Niles. of New-Hampshire; Howe, of Central Penn
sylvania; b. II. Paddock, of Massachusetts,; Ly-
man. of North Carolina; Garrett, ofNOrthen Texas;
Dudley, of Kentucky; Scarborough, of New-Jersey;
Jaeger of Southern Ohio Browne of Fond du Lac;
Perry Of Iowa; Burgess, of Quincy; Seymour, OF
Spring6eld; Harris, of Michigan; Gallagher of
Louisiana; Dunlop, of New-Mexico; Brewer, of
Montana; John A. Paddock, of New-Tacoma;
Whitehead, of Pittsburg; Thompson, of Mississippi
and Knickerbacker of Indiana; McLaTen, of Hi
hOis
THE SERVICES AND THE SERMON.
The clergy comprised nearly all in the New-YOrk
diocese and many from neighboring diOceses, to the
total number of 800 The procession was twenty
minutes filing into place. Bishop Stevens then
began the Communion Service, the Kyrie being
sung to an arrangement by Lloyd in E-fat The
Epistle was then read by Bishop Lay, from First
Timothy ill.,, /, and the Gospel from st. John, XXI
IS, by Bishop Whipple. The Nicene Greed was in
toned by Bishop Nicely, after which Bishop
Williams assembled the pulpit and preached
from ST. john XIV, 16. He read his sermon, which
was devoted to the work of the Christian ministry.
At the close of his discourse, and turning to the
Bishop-elect, who rose in his place, the preacher
paid pathetic tribute to the late Bishop Potter his
father.
The Bshop-elect was then Invested of his sur
plice under which he wore the Episcopal rochet,
and was conducted into the middle of the sanctuary
by Bishop Lay and Bishop Howe, and Bishop
CLARK. of Rhode Island, seating himself in
the centre, he was formally presented.
The usual questions being asked as to
fitness and competency, the Bishop called Tor the
testimonials Those from the Diocese OF New YORK
were read by the Rev. DR.. W. f. Morgan, those
from the House of Deputies by DR.. W; E. Eigen-
brodt, and those from the House of Bishops by DIR.
Tatlock. Dr. Potter then pronounced the Proinlse
Of Conformity in clear and distinct voice, after
which the Litany was read by BISHOP stevens,
Rfooeed ser' TO n eRa@ne the eandda1e
Potter answered all the questions in clear
voice Then all standing up, Bishop Clark invoked
solemn blessing upon him The anthem OF inv rs
titure was then sung composed especially py the
orgauist of Grace Church t1F tne OCCASION rom On
Potter and DIR. DIX, advanced with the black SATIN
chimere and lawn sleeves and assisted the Bishop
himself the 1en a eS p%s to Gre
gorian chant, which was sung antiphonally by the
bishop and the congregation, the large NUMBER Vi
mems voices producing q fine effect
CoNsECRATED BY THE PRESIDING BISHOP.
At this moment the venerable Bishop Smith,
nearly ninety years of age, almost carried in
from the vestry by the Rev. Arthur Brooks and the
Rev. T. Olmsted. 1t had been proposed to wheel
him into the chance upon chair, but he protested
that he would walk. He presented an affecting
spectacle, man worn out In his Masters service.
His finely marked face was encircled with snowy
hair and yet his voice was distinct as he laid his
trembling hands on the head of Dr. Potter and re-
peated from memory the consecrating words.
He forgot the last sentence and had to be
prompted At its close he was assisted
out of the chancel again into the vestry.
The Presiding Bishop was joined in the laying on Of