The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-14

Boston and the president of Harvard university
and its corporation
All tickets for admission outside OF the clergy
will be presented at the west doorof the church,
and without q ticket no one can obtain seat
The church will seat only about 1.6oo persons,
and If all should be admitted who would ike to
attend a seating capacity for 1900 would not be
sufficient
The music win consist of q quartet choir, as
sisted by City voices, aad viii be under the di-
rcctiou Of Mr.. Parker, the late organist OF Trim
ity church and q special friend OF DR.. Brooks.
Mr.. A. J. C. Sowden will be the chief marshal
and will be assisted by twenty -four Ushers The
management Of the service in In the hands of
the Rev. George s Converse, D. D., rector Of St
Johns church, Boston, and president of the
standing COMMITTEES Of the diocese, and the Rev.
John 8. Lindsay, D. D., rector OF ST Paurs
church, Boston The order OF service wiz be
printed IN q special pamphlet, and forty-eight
seats, among the best OF the church, viii be re-
served for the press.
The order OF service appointed for ordainfng
or consecrating bishop win be strictly followed
as Il Is set forth in the Episcopal prayer book.
Morning prayer VIII be said in the church at an
early hour, and the service viii begin punctually
at II O'Clock, the doors for admission being open
at 1O:l5
The service Of conservation is q part of the
communion Office, for which a special collect,
epistle and ospel are appointed. The sermon,
which will be preached by Bishop Potter, comes
Immediately before the direct ceremony OF con-
secration. Then Dr.. Brooks, vested with his
rocket (the white garment which he wears IN
cerneath his robes, will be presented to the
presiding bishop, who viii be seated in his Epis.
copal chair az the gospel end OF the
altar. 7 he first act of the presiding bis
hop viii be to demand testimonials OF
the person presented for conservation, and
be will cause them 70 be read. These win
be certificate of election from the diocese of
Massachusetts, and certificate from the presid-
ing bishop that q majority of the bishops and q
majority of the standing committees have con-
scented TO the conservation.
Then Dr.. Brooks viii be required TO make the
following promise of conformity: 81, Phillips
Brooks, chosen bishop Of the Protestant Epis-
eopal church in Massachusetts, do promise con-
formity and obedience TO the doctrine, discipline
and worship OF the Protestant Episcopal church
in the United States of America So help me
God, through Jesus Christ" Then the presiding
bishop viii ask the congregation to engage in
special prayers for the blessing of God upon the
WORK OF conservation, and In the saying OF
htany special petition viii be offered for the
bishop-elect
When this is done the presiding bishop, sit
ting in his chair, will ask the candidate for con-
secration to answer in regard to the special vows
which are taken by one who Is admitted to the
episcopal order. These are very much like the
VOWS taken by q priest at his ordination, but
they include the larger duties of government
which do not come to an ordinary priest After
this questioning is over the presiding bishop
gives a cordial greeting to the bishop-elect, and
his assistant presbyters (his brothers, will cothe
all kneeling down the hymn entitled, "veni.
Creator Spiritus." will be sung or said over him