The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-22

- SiVe ceremony OF making a biSh
~ op of the Episcopal church wa
witnessed yesterday afternoon a
ST. Paurs by large congregation A
THE close of the service. when the sac
ran1eut was partaken of by the bishops
and clergy present, Rev. Henry Bono
Restarick, for the past twenty year.
and more the rector of the San Diego
parish, had been made Bishop of Ho-
nolulu in charge of the missionary dis
trict of the Hawaiian Islands under the
Protestant Episcopal church of Amer
lea.
| The program as printed was carried
out, though the portion of the service
which had been assigned to Bishop
Moreiand of Sacramento had to be
taken by the other bishops as the Sac
ramento gentleman did not arrive until
just at the close of the service. rs
There was no attempt at decoration
OF the church itself. but the altar and
chancel looked exceedingly pretty from
the body of the church. 1t was stated
by those who had the arrangements in
charge that there We're so many who
desired to witness the ceremony that
they did not feel that 1T would be
right to give any OF the space to dec
orations.
The choirs of st. PauPs church and
of All Saints chapel were combined.
and rendered the musical part of the
service in a most charming and i'm
pressive manner.
The Right Reverend william Ford
Nichols, D. D., Bishop of California,
was che presiding bishop and had
charge of the services, being especially
assisted by Rt- Rev Joseph Eorsfall
Johnson, D. D., Bishop of Los Angeles,
and Rt. Rev. john Mills Kendrick, d.
D., Bishop of New Mexico and Arizona,
as the members of the commission to
consecrate. and by Rt. Rev. Thomas
Augustus Jaggar, D. D.. Bishop of
Southern Ohio. the presenting bishop
and the designated preacher for the oc-
casfon.
Other officials OF the church and
members OF the clergy from all over
Southern California were also in at
tendance, and assisted in the ceremony |
to the extent of the parts and posi- |
tIons assigned TO them.
The congregation was large but linn
tied to the capacity of the church by I
the number of cards given out, there
being no more cards than the seating
1ition OF chairs In the aisles.
The procession of bishops, clergy
men and chodrs was impressive. and
throughout the service the form laid
down by the law of the church for the
1rdaining or conservation of a bishop
vas followed. The sermon by Rt Rev
jaggar of Cincinnati was a master
piece and particularly touching in that
portion in which he addressed the bish-
'p-efeet ON the new duties to which he
lad been called and which might 10
'orne extent keep him away from the
lose offices of the parish which were (,
possibly the pleasant features of a reel
or's life. thus making the duties some
what harder 10 bear The bishop spoke
t great length. his text being from the
bird verse of the fourth chapter of the
1pistle to rhe Ephesians: "Endeayor to
,eep the unity of the spirit in the bond
f peace
BISHOP JAGGER's SERMON.
After a thoughtful discussion of :
hurch unity in the abstract, Bishop t
agger said: II
! have had in mind through all these s
asty suggestions the Christian com +
nunity in Hawaii to which We are +
bout TO send bishop of our Protest I
mt Episcopal church. That coYrrnrIn Z
y singuiarly illustrates in its history