The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-02-26
At the Cathedral
of St. Luke.
Leading Church.
men Present.

For the first time In the history OF the
Protestant Episcopal church In Maine a
Bishop was cousecratsd within the bor-
desr of the diooese when at St. Luke'5
cathedral, on Saturday, the Rev. Robert
Goldman, Jr., was made the third Bishop
OF the diocese, to succeed the late Bish-
Cd Nicely. The event was one which
brought to Poi land nearly all the men,
beers of the clergy in tn,s diocese and
number Of the Bishops of the church both
in the United States and Canada. IL
was also the occasion Of grest.gathering
Of the laity, not only Of Portland but
from many other cities and towns. So
many desired to witness the conservation
ceremonies that 1t was realized several
weeks ago that 1t would be necessary to
issue tickets In order that the regular at
tendants ut the church and the rsprssen-
tatives Of churches elsewhere might not
be prevented from witnessing the conss-
Grafton. The numb Der Of tickets was lin
tied only by the capacity of the cathedral
and the congregation.Whi had gathered
there in time for the ceremony, filled
occupied and 30 were a large number of
settsss which wers placed wherever there
was room for them.
Naturally the conservation OF Bishop
Is one of the most imposing Of the cere-
monies of the Episoopal church. 1t brings
together not only the clergy of the do
cese over which the new Bishop Is to pre-
side but 1t necessitstes the presence OF
ct least three of the members Of the
HOUSE of Bishops. The Ceremony 10 In
trcduoed into the communion office and
consists in the presentation Of the Bishop
clsot by workshops who are appointed for
that purpose. Then there are read the GER
ticates showing the Blsohp-elect to have
been duly chosen by the diocese over which
he is to be installed aud the election to
have been approved by majority OF the
House of Bishops and the standing COM
mittses of the various diocesss. At the
conclusion Of the reading of these docu-
ments, the Bishop-eleot is examined by
the presiding Bish op in accordance with
the order of examination set forth in the
prayer book. The questions having been
answered, the Bishop-elect dons for the
frat tims the vestments OF his Office over
the rotuhet which he wears when he en-
tiers the church. The Vent Creator Spir-
titus is then sung by the presiding Bishop
and the other Bishops present. This Is
followed by a prayer and then comes the
laying on of hands, which, according to
tho belief of the church, makes OF the
candidate q Bishop In the apostolic line.
After this the presiding Bishop gives &C
the newly oonseorated Bible and then
the Communion offioe proceeds, the new
Bishop receiving the communion at the
hands of the presiding Bishop, and others
Of the clergy also partaking. The be~n-
tirul words Of the service, the chore
singing of music appropriate to the Office
and the presence OF SO many OF the clergy
all tend to-make the conservation service
one of an impressive dignity in keeping
with the importance Of the event Of
which 1t is part
THE VISITING CLERGY.
10 assist In the ceremony OF Saturday,
there were present eight of the Bishops
of the American and Canadian churches.
1t was peculiarly appropriate that Bish-
Gp Mice Oh NpW ahLh psnHS rhoutu NO INV
chief conseorator because he entered up
on the duties of the priesthood at Wisoas-
set In this state, where he was ordained
priest by Bishop Burgess in 1869. Two
years later he became professor of Latin
In Trinity college, and in 1870 he was
made the second Bishop of New Hamp-
shire. The Bishop of Albany. the Rt.
Rev. William .Croswell Doane. I'D. D., who
acted as one Of the consecrators, Is son
of the late Bishop George W. Doane of
New Jersey. The Bishop of Albany was
ordained to the priesthood by his father
in 1866 In 1865, when rector of ST. Peters
church In Albany, DIR. DoRnsfwss elected
the first Bishop of Albany. He was
o oonssorated in February, 1869, and since
then has been ons OF the most prominent
msInbs of the House of Bishops. The
third Of the oonseerators at Saturday q
service was the Rt. Rev. DR.. Dunn, the
Lord Bishop of Quebec.
The Bishop-sleot was presented to the
oenseorators by the Rt. Rev. DIR. Law
renee, Bishop of Massachusetts,. and tho
Rt Rev. DR.. Hall. Bishop Of Vermont.