Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-24
Consent Given to DR.. Satterlee's Ele-
Vation.
DOCUMENTS SENT TO BISHOP DOANE
Word Received Today From Thirty
five Dioceses.
FORM OF TESTIMONIAL

Nothing now remains to make Rev. DIR.
Henry Yates Satterlee bishop in fact of the
new Protestant Episcopal diocese of WASH
ipgton except the consent of a majority of
the bishops of the church, and that is a
mere formality, since the consent of the
standing committees of the different dio-
ceses has been obtained. There are in
the church fifty-eight dioceses. and this
morning Rev. DIR. Alfred Harding, secre-
tary of the local standing committee, re-
ceived the last one necessary 10 maj jor-
ity, making the total up to date thirty-five,
which follows: Connecticut, West
Virginia, Tennessee, Lexington, KY; Pitts
burg. Maine, Rhode Island, Dallas, -Massa-
chusetts, Ohio, Albany, Florida, Georgia,
Colorado, Michigan, New Hampshire,
North Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Vermont Minnesota, Iowa, Marquette, Ii
Virginia, southern Ohio, east Carolina,
Chicago. Delaware, Milwaukee, Spring.
field. ILL.,; Easton, Md; Kentucky, Texas
and Maryland.
Graceful Tribute From Maryland.
Accompanying the testimony of the
standing committee of the diocese of Mary
land was a letter from the secretary, Rev
George C. Stokes. saying:
1T gives me much pleasure to commun-
cate to you the mothers consent to the
conservation of her daughters bishop.
Peace be within thy walls and plenteous-
ness within thy palaces For my brethren
and companions sake 1 will wish thee
prosperity
Immediately after the last letter was re-
ceived by this mornings mail Rev. DR..
Elliott, president of the local standing COM
mittee. called his fellow associates together,
and they adopted the following communi-
cation, to be sent to Bishop William c.
Doane of Albany, who acts as assessor to
the presiding bishop of the church, Right
Rev. John Williams:
To the Right Rev. John Williams, D. D..
s. T. D., Presiding Bishop.
We, the undersigned, on behalf of the
standing committee of the diocese of Wash
inSton. and by the authority of the same
do hereby certify that the major number
OF the standing committees of the church
and the several dioceses have consented to
the conservation of the Rev. Henry Yates
Satterlee, DID,, and that Inc evidence of
such consent is in form as prescribed by
title i, canon o, section g, int. section .
JOHN II. ELLIOTT, President
ALFRED HARDING, Secretary.
Washington, DC, January 2:S, 1896
Accompanying this certificate to Bishop
Doane have been sent those of the several
standing committees.
Form of the Consent.
They are all alike in form, but the fol-
lowing one from the mother diocese is of
special value and interest to Washing
tonianS:
. We, whose names are underwritten, fully
sensible how important it is that the sacred
office Of q bishop should not be unworth-
lily conferred, and firmly persuaded that
1t is our duty to bear testimony on this
solemn occasion. without partiality or aftec-
tlon, do, in the presence of Almighty God
testify that the Rev. Henry Yates Satter-
lee, DID, rector of Calvary Church, New
York city, is not, SO far as we are inforn-
ed, justly liable to evil report either for
errors in religion for viciousness of
life: and that we do not know or believe
there Is any impediment on account of
which he ought not to be consecrated to
that holy office, but that he hath, as we
believe, led his life, for three years last
past, piously, soberly and honestly
(Signed) /. HOUSTON ECCLESTON,
GEO c. STOKES,
VIM. NJ. DAME
j. s. B. HODGES
w. H. H. POWERS
w. SCOTT SOUTHGATE