The Newtown bee., 1905-11-10

luC ~Ou9CC1 a of Connecticut.
 At the close of the service the let ters of conservation were signed by all the bishops present, in the follow ing form
 In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
 To all the Faithful in Christ Jesus throughout the World, Greeting:
 Be it known unto you by these pres ents, that we, Daniel Sylvester Futile, D. D., L. l.. D., Bishop of Missouri, by Divine Providence Presiding Bish- op of the Church, assisted by the other Right Reverend Bishops whose names are hereto subscribed, under the pro- tection of Almighty God, did, on Thursday, the second day of Novem Der, being the morrow of All Saints Day, in the year of our Lord one thou sand, nine hundred and i've, in Trinity Church, Newtown, in the Diocese of Connecticut, in the presence of a con- gregation of the Clergy and Laity, and according to the due and prescribed order of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of Amer ica, and in conformity with the CanOnS thereof ,Ordain and cOnSecrate our we'll beloved in Christ, the Reverend
 FREDERICK FOOTE JOHNSON, of whose sufficiencY in good learning, soundness in the Faith, and purity of manners we were fully ascertained, into the sacred office of Bishop in the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church of God, he having been duly chosen Bishop Assistant to the Bishop of South Dakota.
 Given under our hands and seals, in the Town of Newtown, in the State of Connecticut, on the day and in the year above written.
 Daniel s. Futile, D. D., Bishop of Missouri and Presiding Bishop.
 Ozi William Whitaker, Bishop of Pennsylvania.
 Alexander H. Vinton, Bishop of Western Massachusetts. Thomas A. Jaggar, Bishop.
 Chauncey B. Brewster, Bishop of Connecticut.
 Edwin s. Lines, Bishop of Newark.
 Frederick Courtney, Bishop.
 Rt Rev Dr Daniel Sylvester Futile, formerly Bishop of Utah and now Bishop of Missouri, Presiding Bishop in the United States by virtue of sen. iority of consecration, was the chief otticiant, the designated assistants being Bishop Ozi William Whitaker o1 Pennsylvania and Bishop Alexander Hamilton Vinton of Western Massa- chusetJs.
 The litany with a special petition was read by Rev Dr Joshua Kimber, one of the secretaries of. the general board of missions. The Presiding Bishop then put the prescribed questions in which as also in the following part of the service, his volce showed how deeply he was affect ed. When the bishop-elect retired tC be vested in his full canOnicalS, the choir sang, "Send out thy light and thy truth,'' and on his return, the seven bishops standing around him as he knelt, "Veni Creator Spjritus" was sung:
 Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire, And tighten with celestial fire. Thou the anointing Spirit art, Who dost thy sevenfold gifts impart Thy blessed unction from above, Is comfort, life, and fire of love. Enable with perpetual light The dullneSS of our blinded sight. Anoint and cheer our soiled face With the abundance of thy grace. Keep far our foes, give peace at home
 
 Teach us to know the Father, Son, And thee, of both, to be but One; That through the ages all along, This may be our endless song: Praise to thy eternal merit, Father Son, and Holy Spirit. Then all laid on hands, the Presiding Bishop repeating the words of conse. ration and also the formula prescribed at the delivery of the Bible. He then received the newly eonsecrated bishop within the chancel rails, and proceed ed in the communion service, many Of the clergy and Bishop Johnson's fam fly and personal friends receiving the amounted to about S175, was for the use of the new bishop at his discretion for church work in South Dakota. At the close of the services, the procession left the church and the clergy re- turned to the house where they had vested.
 At 2.30 D. m.. lunch was served by the ladies of the parish in the Guild room of the church. The tables looked very attractive in their dress of snowy white linen, silver, bouquets of flowers and tempting eatables The efficient lady at the head of the committee on ICll Wdo M WI I Id duS- burgh. The tables were in charge of the following ladies:
 Bishops table, Mrs Daniel G. Beers, Mrs Charles Gay.
 Table No. }, Mrs H. H. Peck, Mrs Bertha Ferris.
 Table No. B Mrs c. S. Platt, Mrs W. J. Beecher.
 Table No. 4, Mrs c. B. Johnson, Mrs E. c. Platt.
 Table No. 5, Mrs D. c. Peck, Miss Julia Dikeman.
 Table No. 6, Mrs Milo A. Todd, M rs George W. Stuart.
 Table No. ', Miss Abbie Peck, Mrs w. H. Prindle.
 Table No. 8, Mrs Walter Glover.
 Table No. g, Miss Patterson.
 These ladies were also assisted by young ladies of the parish as wait- resSeS. Mrs Grace Glover was in charge of the kitchen. Mrs F. A. Young and Mrs H. G. Curtis were in charge of serving the coffee. Mrs Flansburgb and Mrs George P. Sanford presided over the supply table. Mrs John H. Blackman had charge of the carving, and Mrs William Glover was in charge of the ice water The ladies certainly carried out their part to perfection,