The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-07-22

| a. a., DIEGO, July 3.-The impress
sive ceremony Of making a bish-
- op of the Episcopal church was
| Witnessed yesterday afternoon at
St Paurs by a large congregation. At
the close OF the service. when the sac
rameu: was partaken of by the bishops
and clergy present. Rev. Henry Bond
Restarick. for the past twenty years
and more the rector OF the San Diego
parish. had been made Bishop of Ho-
nolulu I'm charge OF the missionary dis
trict of the Hawaiian Islands under the
Protestant Episcopal church OF Amer
lea.
The progrom as printed WAS carried
out, though the portion of the service
which had been assigned to Bishop
| Moreland OF Sacramento had 10 be
taken by the other bishops az the Sac
ramento gentleman did not arrive until
| lust at the close OF the service.
| 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 were so many who
desired to witness the ceremony that
they did not feel that IT would be
right to give any of the space to dec
orations.
The choirs of st. Paul's church and
OF All Saints chapel were combined,
and rendered the musical part Of the
service In a most charming and Inn
pressiyc manner.
The Right Reverend william Ford
Nichols, -. D., Bishop of California,
was the presiding bishop and had
charge of the services being especially
assisted by Rt. Rev. Joseph HoIsfall
johnson, -. D., Bishop of Los Angeles,
and RI. REV. John Minis Kendrick, ID.
D.. Bishop Of New Mexico and Arizona,
as the members of the commission "a
consecratc. and by ri. Rev. Thomas
Augustus Jaggar ID. D.. Bishop OF
Southern Ohio, the presenting bishop
and the designated preacher for the oc-
casiun.
members Of the clergy from. all over
tendance. and assisted in the ceremony
to the extent OF the parts and posi-
lions assigned 10 them.
The congregation was large but lin
ited 70 the capacity OF the church by
the number OF cards given out, there
being no more cards than the seating
capacity Of the building. with the ad-
dit!on of chairs In the aisles.
The procession Of bishops, clergy
men and choirs was impressive, and
throughout the service the form laid
down by the law OF the church for this
ordaininE or conservation OF n bishop
was followed The sermon by Rt. Rev
Jaggar OF Cincinnati was master
piece and particularly touching IN thai
portion IN which he addressed the Dish
op-elect on the new duties to which he
had been called and which might t.
some extent keep him away from the
close Offices of the parish which were
possibly the pleasant features of a rec
, tors life. thus making the duties some.
what harder to bear The bishop spok.
at great length. his text being from tn,
third verse Of the fourth chapter OF the
Epistle TO the Ephesians! ''Endeavor tc
keep the unity of the spirit In the bond
of peace"
BISHOP JAGGER'S SERMON.
, After thoughtful discussion Of
church unity in the abstract, BlshoI
Jaeger said:
. have had in mind through all these
hasty suggestions the Christian com
, munity In Hawaii to which we arr
, about to send a bishop OF our Protest
ant Episcopal church. That commun
ity singularly illustrates in it's history
the reality OF. and the great need o
keeping In the bond Of peace. the unit!
OF the spirit.
nsed not weary you by a repetition
of the story OF the discovery OF the isl
ands by Captain Cook, the visit OF Van
couver IL years later. the enlightened
n policy OF King Kamehameha after
wards known as the great, and tn
effort % Vancouver Ia have mission
4 aries Of the English church sent to hi
dominion. The missionaries were no
a sent. The remarkable facts in the re
= llgious history OF the Islands may b
: rapidly sketched. The son and success
u sor Of kamehameha the Great demol
e ished with one blow whole system o
idoiatry and superstition, the hiRl