The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-05-02
THE CEREMONY In PHILADELPHIA
Bishop of Albany, DR.. Doane,
Ofioiates at the Holy
Trinity Church.
ROSES FROM WHITE HOUSE
Distinguished Prelates of the Episcopal
Communion Present at the Service
Edihce Crowded With Clergymen-
Former Practitioners Attend.

PHILADELPHIA, May Three vener.
able bishops laid their hands on the heaC
OF DR.. Alexander Mackay- Smith, kneelint
before them, and invoked a blessing
Then, like a knight of old, he arose. A
new honor and a new title were his
Henceforth it was TO be the Ri. Rev. Al
exander Mackay- Smith, bishop coadiutoI
of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese o.
Pennsylvania.
The ceremony was not over, however
The consecrator lifted his voice to HEAVIER
and spoke again; every head in Holy Trim
ity Church was bowed and every face was
impressed with the solemnity his words
inspired.
BE to the flock OF Christ shepherd
not a wolf; feed them, devour them not. "
The sentences came slowly. almost with
measured rhythm. Hold up the weak
heal the sick, bind up the broken, bring
again the outcasts, seek the lost. Be sc
merciful that you be not remiss. so min
lister discipline that you forget not mer-
cy; that when the Chief Shepherd shall
appear you may receive the never-fading
crown of glory"
An Impressive Moment.
Words are weak to convey the earnest
ness that Bishop Doane, of Albany. the
consecrator, exhibited in addressing these
simple words to the new bishop coadjutor.
1t was in keeping with the impressive GER
emory that had bestowed on the Washing
ton rector almost the highest honor in the
gift of the Protestant Episcopal faith in
the United States.
The diocese of Pennsylvania has a new
leader While Bishop Whitaker has not
exactly dropped the mantle, the burden of
the work has fallen on younger and
stronger shoulders. The venerable bishop
is SO i'll he was not even able to be present
at the ceremony that installed his asso
ciate He is in Oakland, Cal, trying to
win back health and strength.
Holy Trinity never before saw such
gathering of church people as today. From
nearly every neighboring State and as far
away as Canada came bishops of the faith.
All the Protestant Episcopal clergymen
in the diocese were present and when all
in the cloth had found seats there was
little room for the public.
Bishops in the Sanctuary.
The bishops, ten or more in number,
were seated within the chancel rail; for
The clergymen the middle aisle pews were
reserved. The latter included representa-
dives from Washington and New York.
There were also present the standing COM
nittees of the dioceses of Philadelphia
and Washington and the vestrymen of
St. Johns Church in the latter city, from
which the new bishop was called.
In the north balcony of the church were
Mrs. Mackay-Smith and her daughters.
With them were other relatives and
friends from New York and the Capital
About two-thirds of the right hand gal
lery had been set apart for laymen from
Washington and New York.
The conservation, which was a commu-
MON service, began at 11:15 O'Clock, when
the procession entered the church. II
came into the building from the parish
house and In through the southwest door
and was led by the choir Then followed
the vestry, the laymen of the standing
committees of the dioceses of Pennsyl-
vania and Washington, the clergy of the
diocese of Pennsylvania, the visiting
clergy, the clerical members of the stand
ing committee of the diocese OF Pennsyl