The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-10-27
FR. OSBORNE
CONSECRATED
Bishop C0.AdjutOr OF The Spring.
field DiOces'.
ELABORATE CEREMONY
ATTENDED ELEVATION or FOR.
MER RECTOR OF THE
CHURCH or ST. JOHN
TIE EVANGELIST
or BOSTON.

!
Interesting account of the consecfa
ton of the Right Rev. Edward w. Os
borne, the recently elected coadjutol
bishop of the diocese of Springfield
of the Episcopal church, is from the
Boston Transcript of Monday.
Eight bishops and more than thir
ty priests took part in the service OF
conservation of Rev. F.. Edward W
Osborne to the bishop coadjutorshin
of Springfield, ILL.,, Sunday. The ser.
vice took place in the little chuch Of
st. John the Evangelist in Bowden
street, which for years has been in.
timately identified with the life and
work Of FIR Osborne
Long before the hour for beginning
the service the interior of the edi.
flee was crowded to the doors. There
were few if any present who were
not OF the Episcopal communion, and
more than that, nearly everyone was
in hearty accord with all the cere-
monial pomp with which the ritual
was invested. The church always
mas stood for the extreme in ritual
istic practices in the Anglican com
munion, and numbered among the
congregation there was more than
one who mentally c0ntra3tcd the ser
vice of the day and the presence of SC
many prelates, with the days OF
Bishop Eastburn, who refused to con
firm in this very church because OF
certain innovations in the services
which would be considered simple
enough today. The fact too, that
this church has now given three
bishops to the American church is
highly significant as indicating the
growth of the Catholic element with
in the Episcopal communion.
RI. Rev George f. Symour, y. D.,
bishop of Springfield. Ill., to whom
FIR. Osborne is to act as assistant, was
the ccnsecrator and also the ceIe-
hrant at the communion service The
co-consecrators we're Rt. Rev. Henr,
c. Potter, bishop of New York, ant
RI. Rev. William Lawrence, bishop OF
Rev. Charles G. Grafton, bishop OF
Dond du Lac and Rt. Rev Arthur G..
A. Hall. bishop of Vermont. The pre-
senting bishops were Rt Rev. Isaac
H. Nicholson, bishop of Milwaukee
and Rt. Rev. Joseph M. Francis
bishop of indianapolis. Tho sermo.
was preached by RI. Rev. Arthur l..
Williams, bishop coadjutor of Nebras
ka. The attending presbyters were
Rev. Fr. Field tho newly elected
head CT the Order Of Cowley Fathers
in the United States, and Rev. An
drew Gray, ID. D., of NATION. Ill.
All OF the bishops took seats with
In the chancel while the long line Of
priests were seated at the extreme
right Of the church. The bishop-clec
took his seat in front of the church
with his attending presbyters, Fath
ers Field and Gray In the commun
Ion service the epistle was read by
Bishop Lawrence and the gospel by |
Bishop Potter Father Powell anj |
Father Tovey Of the COwley or,er |
acted as deacon and sub-deacCn re |
spectively. The bishop-clect. vested |
with his rochct, was conducted TO the |
sanctuary by Bishops BraBcis and |
and presented TO the pre-.
siding bishop. Next came the formal
ty of presenting the necessary testi
no1ials of his election, which iDclud-
"a the reading of the certificate of
election by Archdeacon +. 4. lie Ros.
set of Springfield, H.; the testimoni-
his of legality Of election by Rev,
-eonar;l b. Richards; the certificates
II the House of Deputies by Rev
Henry Austicc. u. d.. and the certin
ate of the House of Bishops b. Rev.
carroll NJ Davis, d. ID.
The commission of the presiding
bishops was read by Bishop Nichols
Il California after which the prom
sc of conformity" was given by Faith
= Osborne
After prayer by the presiding bish
y. the litany was chantei by the
bishop Of indianapolis. the entire con
-regatiou joining in the responses.
'rayer by the presiding bishop follow
d, after which he examined the
ishop elect in the articles of faith
5 provided in the liturgy.
The bishop-elect then vent into the
cstry and returned clothed Ia full
robes He knclt in the
anctuary. facing fhe altar. while the
hoir sang "Veni Creator spiritus.
hen followed the impressive cere
lony Of tho laying on Of hands, which
the essential act Of conservation.
he eight preiates Who jointly per
,rmed this part Of the service were
ishop Seymour, Bishop Lawrence.
ishop Grafton. Bishop Nicholson.
ishop Francis. Bishop Hall and
ishop Williams. the FIRST named re-
eating the formal words OF consecra-
on.
Invested vita his new honors.
ishop Coadiut0r Osborne then took
Il seat with Ire other bishops with
the chancel. and the Office Of the
,lv coununfcn Was proceeded With !