The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-10-28
BISHOP GILBERT CONSECRATED.
Impressive Ceremonies Attending the Conservation
Of Assistant Bishop Gilbert Of Minnesota.

Of Assistant Bishop Gilbert Of Minnesota.
Chicago Special Z Into the cpiscopate
OF the Protestant Episcopal church OF the
was to-day consecrated. The priest thus
henored and sanctified by tho bestowal o.
apostolic pc wers was the Rev. DR.. Mahlon
Norris Gilbert, late rector OF Christ
church, St. Paul. The ceremonies OF conse
Grafton were celebrated at St. James
church, by the pastor, Rev. DIR. Vibbert
before congregation OF vast size. With
his elevation to the episcopate Bishop Gil
bert becomes assistant to Bishop Whipple
OF Minnesota. it being provided by tho can
ons that an assistant may be elected in any
diocese if the bishop thereof becomes una
bic, by in6rmity, or the extent OF his do.
ceee, to discharge his Episcopal duties. In
this instance the cause 81 the election OF a n
assistant is the disability OF the efficient.
indefatigable and much beloved Bishou
Whipple. By the election and consecratio1,
OF the Rev. DR.. Gilbert the church in the
United States adds sixth to it's roll OF as
sistant bishops.
The services Of the morning, preceding
ed by Bishop Tuttle. 1t was broad,
manly, catholic appeal for Christian unity
His text was this: "But Jerusalem, which
is above, is free, which is the mother of
all."-GaL iv., 26.
Turning. in the pulpit Bishop Tuttle
faced the bishOp.elect. who arose. clad in
his Episcopal habit, and stood in the cen.
ter OF the chancil. The address then de-
livered to bishop-elect Gilbert was exhor.
tation and bcnediction all in one. It was
simply spoken, and with feeling almost
overcoming the speaker, a man Of devoted
energy.
The address over, the ceremony OF con-
secration was proceeded with. Bishop
Lee, senior bishop OF the American episco.
pate presided. About him in tho church
were che following:
Bishop Doane OF Albany, Bishop Whipplo
OF Minnesota, Bisnop Bedell of Ohio, Bsh.
op Perry of Iowa, Bishop Potter OF New
York. Bishop Roulison OF Central Pennsyl.
vania, Bishop Knickerbocker OF Indiana,
Bishop Dunlap Of New Mexico, Bishop
Coke OF Western New York, Bishop Walker
ofNorth Dakata.
Bishop Lee took up the form OF the con
secration OF a bishop, the epistle being read
by Bishop Coke and the gospel by Bishop
Bedell. The bishop-elect was duly present.
cd to the presiding bishops by Bishops
Potter and Knickerbockcr. Then the testi.
monials were demanded and read, setting
12rth that the candidate was a proper per-
son for the Office. In turn was read the
certificate from the house of bishops con-
senting to the conservation of Mahlon
Norris Gilbert. signed the 14th day OF Oc-
tober by Alfred Lee, presiding bishop in
the forty-sixth year Of his conservation.
In due course the bishop elect responded to
the articles. and the presiding bishop and
bishops laid their hands upon.the head OF
the elected bishop, the presiding bishop ut
tering the injunction that conveys the gift
OF the Holy Ghost for the office and work
OF a bishop in the church of God. With
the conclusion OF the communicable SER
vice tho ceremonial OF the conservation oil
Bishop Gilbert was finished.