New-York tribune., 1902-01-16

tor OF Illinois, Peter T Rowe. OF Alaska; John
Scarborough. Of New Jersey: Joseph II. John
son, of Los Angeles. Cal; Ethelbert Talbot. OF
Central PENNSYLVANIA; William d. Walker. of
Western New-York; Cortlandt Whitehead, of
Tttsburg; George WOrthington. of Nebraska.
and Arthur l.. Williams coadjutor Of Nebraska.
The hishop-elect's attending presbyters were
;Le Rev. Dr. Alexander II. Vinton OF Worcester.
Mass and the Rev Charles T Whittemore OF
Dorchester, Mass The Rev. DR. j. Clarence
Jones OF Brooklyn. was master of ceremonies
and the chaplain to the bishop-elect was the
Rev. Paul f SWEET. curate of Grace Church.
Brooklyn.
Morning prayer had been said at 9::'O O'Clock.
and the conservation service was begun with
the Holy Communion, Bishop Potter being cele
hrant, Bishop Du Moulin, gospeller and Bishop
Scarborough epistoler. After the sermon by
Bishop Doane DR.. burgess vested In the rochet,
the white lawn part of the Episcopal habit. was
presented 20 the presiding bishop by Bishops
Brewster and Lawrence. The certificates of the
election by the diocese of Long Island were
read by the Rev. DR. Henry c. Swentzel. rector
of St. Lules Church. Brooklyn. and those for
the House of Bishops by the Rev. Dr. Samuel
d. Mcconnell rector of Holy Trinity Church.
Brooklyn. DR. Burgess pronounced in clear
tone the promise of conformity to the doctrine.
discipline and worship of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church in the United States" and then
Bishop Worthington read the Litany. After
answering the prescribed questions from the
consecrator the bshop-elect retired with the at
tending presbyters and returned vested In the
complete episcopal habit. He kneeled before
the chancel rail- "Veni Creator Spiritus" was
sung antiphonaIly by Bishop Potter and the
other clergy and choir. seven bishops united In
the laying on of hands-the essential act of
Or he BiShOO
of Long Island.
The communion service was continued. the
new Bishop partaking with the other Bishops
and clergy. The procession back to the parish
house closed the impressive rites.
BISHOP DOANE's SERMON
Bishop Doane's sermon was vigorous and
practical exposition of the text, Acts Xxx, ~ and
%: To testify the Gospel of the grace
of God declare unto you the whole
counsel of God" After touching upon the sub
tect of personal influence to be exerted by the
modern bishop. the preacher continued:
And this life is to be lived in the outdoors of our
means within our power. and in all ways within
our reach we are to touch the men an6 me- ine n
sttutions. the corporations, the social questions
and talking about. and the things that they are
doing The daily drudgery of official detail
the reading and study of the sacred Scriptures and
OF the books that bear all subjects along the
line of work and in TIE life Of our genera
tion and the time saved for thought and prayer
all these absorb and occupy our lives. But some
how time must be made for influencing. by our
personal witness OF the Gospel of Gods grace, the
world outside of ourselves of our own Speclnc
round Of service.
am proud to remember the example of my own
dear fathers work. the great Bishop that he
was. which was instinct with interest and energy
In all public questions and in patriotic issue
1t is inspiration and a lesson 10 remember that
the two great bishops of Durham In our time,
scholars and saints both of them, settlers of
strikes In the Black Country in England. And L
glad that IL bishop who opened the way
for the great movement of municipal reform in
greater New-York Our common citizenship. our
common Christianity our common humanity, de-
mand our contact with and our concern about all
human things.
And IL is not the least argument for this that we.
who cannot take partisan lines in politics and can
not be in external and ecclesiastical communion
with the ministers OF other religious bodies, in
this way break down barriers of personal separa-
tion. and bring into mutual understandings
and remove prejudces Of exclusveness and isola-