Daily Republican., 1883-10-15
FOURTH EDITION,
TEE EPISCOPAl.IANs.
ntusday 'sProceedings ofthe'P. =.
Con yemliOn-A Bishop Ordained.

At the Protestant Episcopal Conven'
ton, Philadelphia, Oh Saturday the de-
bate was renewed on the question OF the
date of the re-introduced Feast of the
TRANSPORTATION, which was recommend
ed BY the COMMITTEES to be held on Jan
uary IL. The argument was partici-
pated In by many of the leading dele
gates. The report of the committee
was not agreed to, and an amendment
fixing August 9th was adopted by a
,ote OF l5l to IS. 1t was decided by
the Committee of the Whole to take no
action upon the dictionary, the next
subject for consideration, until the CON-
m,tee having that matter In charge
should report. A proposition to have
the sessions of the house open at nine
O'Clock in the morning and close at tve
o'clock in the afternoon, and also pro.
viding for night sessions, was referred
to the Committee on Rules.
A number of proposed amendments 10
the canons and constitution were SUD-
mitted, and an invitation was extended
I.or, Chief Justice Col ridge to be pres
ent at the sess ons of the House. The
missionary meetings of the Sunday
!
were held at the Academy of Music on
Saturday afternoon ana evening under
tn. auspices Of the Sunday school Asso-
ciat on of Philadelphia, were largely
attended. The stage WAS arranged with
tiers Of seats for the children, and the
sea of happy faces looking down upon
the auditorium presented very pretty
picture.
The sperkers in the afternoon We're
Rev. James +. Powers, of the associa-
tion Rev. A. Leonard, Rector of st.
Johns Church, Washington Rev. W
W. Newton, Rector of Stephen =
Church, Pittsheld, Mass, and Rev. G.
G. Tiffany, Rector of Zion Church, New
York. In the evening Mr.. George {.
Thomas, of the association, made an ad-
dress, and was followed by Rev. W.
W. Kirby and Bishops Perry, of Iowa,
and Whipple, OF Minnesota.
St. Marks Protestant Episcopal
Church was thronged yesterday morn.
ing with worshippers, the occasion
being the conservation of Rev. Davis
Buell. knickerbocker, rector of Geth-
semane Church, Minneapolis, Mime
sofa, as Bishop of Indiana. The conse-
orator WAS Bishop Coke, of Western
New York, assisted by Bishop Lyman,
of North Carolina, and Bishop Robert
sou, of Missouri. Shortly after half
past ten o'clock the procession, conl-
posed of the surpliced choir, the clergy
and the bishops, marched from the
robing room to the chanGel singing the
professional hymn, Seated on the
Episcopal throne was Bishop Coke, pre-
. siding bishop. Rev. !. l.. Nicholson,
rector of st. Marks Church, acted as
Master of Ceremonies.
: The sermon Wa, preached by Bishop
Whipple, OF Minnesota. After the
. sermon, the elected Bishop was pre-
sented to the presiding Bishop and his
testimonials received, and he responded
to the usual questions. He then knelt,
while The presiding Bishop and the
: other Bishops aid their hands on him
and gave him the usual blessings. The
Communion service was then con-
tinued, Bishop Niles, of New Iamp-
shire, reading the exhortation, and the
} Metropolitan Of Canada the prayer OF
conservation. Bishop Coke was the
celebrant of the Holy Eucharist Bishop
Knickerbocker closed the service with
the benrdintion.