New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-27
DR. DARLINGTON A BISHOP
DIOCESE OF H4RRISBURG.
TmOresSiUe Services Mark COnsecra-
ton in Christ Church.

,--,,n5ed with Impressive ecclesiastical dig
a. and pageantry the Rev. DR.. James Henry
,,.-,,rpton was consecrated bishop OF the new
,.,.se 81 Harrisburg yesterday morning In
,-.-,st Church. Brooklyn Nearly two hundred
-,.-g,-rnen were present when the prayers ana
- were said. after which Bishop Potter
.h.s the sermon Then came the order OK
I~..,ration just as 1t had been arranged weeks
Rishop OH William Whitaker, OF Pennsyl-
,s was the presiding bishop. With him as
.,-consecrators were Bishop CoTtandt White
- ~ Pittsburg and Bishop Ethelbert Talbot
- central Pennsylvania. The presenting bish-
rs we're George Franklin Seymour, OF Spring
80 IN and Frederick Burgess. &C Long Island
The Rev. Frank NJ. Clendenin, rector OF 81
piers. in West Chester and the Rev. Arthur
,ruson wilde, brother-in-law OF Bishop Oar
,,r,+on and rector OF Trinity Church, Coates
,.,,la Penn. were the attending presbyters.
nv Darlington was vested in his rochet when
,he time came for the imposition OF hands Then
testimonials We're read from the special conven-
,t,n ~ the diocese Of Harrisburg. declaring the
,sisbon-elect to be q man of such suflciency
!, lsarning. such soundness in the faith and such
,f--Yous and pure manners and cody CONVERSE
,ion that he is apt and meet 20 exercise the
oesca ~ a bishop TO the glory OF God and the
.5ifvinr o. the church" The Rev. DR.. Henry u
suentzel. rector Of St Luke's. presented the
omission 10 consecrate after the consent o.
,,,e standing committees Of all the dioceses III
she country and that Of the bishops approving
-bs election were read. Bishop Potter resolved
Affirmative responses 10 the series of questions
nat 10 Dr.. Darlington whether he believed him
~ called 10 the Office and If he would conform
r the doctrines and laws Of the Church
he robing Of the Bishop-elest followed prayer
and the recitation OF the ntaUy and suTrages
.ouring the robing the congregation sang the
anthem. Holy Ghost. Into Oar Minds and
'.yeni Creator spiritus." The fse craer bishops
shen surrounded Dr. Darlington's chair in the
centre Of The chancel and placed their hands
on his head while Bishop Potter said:
Receive the Holy Ghost for the Office and
work Of bishop in the church OF God, now COM
lnitted unto thee by the imposition OF our hands.
81 the name OF the Father and OF the Son. and
OF the Holy Ghost, amen. And remember that
thou stir up the grace OF God. which is given
thee by this imposition Of our hands: fe5 God
hath not given US the spirit Of fear. but Of power
and love and soberness.
DR.. Darlington at that moment became the
Bishop OF Harrisburg. All that remained was for
him to receive the Bible with an exhortation 10
take heed 10 things therein and 70 participate
in the communion with the other bishops.
The procession 10 the church began at IL
o'clock. after the chimes had been rung from the
chapel IN Diyision-st., and was headed by
Captain Holahan, Of the ClyIner-st. station, and
twenty-five patrolmen. Leading the ecclesiastical
procession were The crucifer and the robed choir
Of nineteen men and thirty-four women. They
were followed by the 200 clergyTnen in stoles and
cassocks. Another crucifer behind them led the
six bishops in the rear.
With the exception Of the seats reserved for
the clergy the church was filled before the hour
for conservation, admission having been strictly
by ticket In addition the other music A
Campbell Weston the organigt OF the church,
pfaved Gounod's entire communion service.
Immediately after the conservation the clergy
and laity OF the Harrisburg diocese and others
from distant points who had been present were
entertained at luncheon at the Hanover Club,
where in the evening Bishop and Mrs. Darling
ton gave a reception TO the menbeCs OF the
congregation and their neighbors. Bishop Oar
lingtou goes 10 take up his work to-day. al
though he has not yet selected the city in which
he viii have the see house. Harrisburg,
Viliamsport and Lancaster have extended IN
Nitations.
Al the reception last night at the Hanover
Club Mrs Darlington received two solid silver
COMFORTS from the women's societies connected
with the church Each bore her monogram and
the inscription. Christ Church. 1908 The
presentation was made by tho Rev. Reginald II.
Scott the new curate Of the church. BishoV
Darlington briefly responded for his wife