Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-04
NFWDEAN AND RECTOR
is DULY INSTALLED
BISHOP JOHNSON PERFORMS
OFFICIAL ACT
Or. MacCormack Is Placed In the Re-
sponsibIe Position Of Leader Of
ST. PauPs Pro-cathedrai
and Parish

Rev. William MacCormack was SOL
emnly installed as dean and rector OF
st. PauPs Pro-cathedral yesterday
morning. Bishop Johnson officiated
and preached the installation sermon.
DR.. MacCormack comes to st. Pauls 9
with a brilliant record as rector of
All Saints church, Pasadena. He is
the successor to DR.. j. ]. Wilkins, VINO
left Saturday morning for his larger
work in the east.
In his sermon at the Pro-cathedral
yesterday morning Bishop Johnson
spoke of the relation of the bishop to
the parish. He said in part:
by a compact entered into between
the representatives Of this congrega-
ton and myself this church ediflce Is
Professionally to serve as my cathedral.
I trust that ultimately the wisdom Of
such an action as we have already
taken will Justify us in the future In
making an arrangement perpetuating
the present relationship between the
bishop of the diocese and this import
ant parish
Let me preface my statement as to
the duties upon which you enter today
with few words to the cathedral idea,
for you have been installed dean of
this pro-cathedral as well as rector OF
st. Paul's parish. 1t Is fitting and
proper that the bishop, as the chief
pastor of the diocese. should have
rights of ministry in a church which
in some way is peculiarly his own.
Desires What Priest Enjoys
"In a sense he has the right to min
lister everywhere and there would be
| little difficulty in securing and main
| tanning that right, but the dignity of
| the Episcopal office Is one which JUS
titles the one who bears 1t In desiring
an altar before which he can stand
and pulpit from which he can preach
without the sembiance of being a guest.
He naturally would desire that which
his humblest priest enjoys. This is
the reason for the being Of the cathe-
dral.
I'm these days, in such cities as Los
Angeles, to erect any structure to serve
solely as the church of bishop in the
extra parochial way would be absurd.
| There Is no practical need for any such
purely diocesan church in this city. A
| bishop in the American church must
for many of the twelve months travel
were to be used only for Episcopal or
allied functions, would for a greater
portion of the time be closed.
1.-THE cathedral idea must accommo-
date itself to the fact that for the most
part any building designated by that
name must be used for exactly the
same purposes that similar ediices are
And SO long as the bishops preroga-
tives are protected and he is at liberty
| to minister upon his own terms and
those terms to which a congregation
| has assented, 1t seems to me that he
has all that he needs to insure inde-
pendence. 1t was with that thought
in mind that I drew up the articles
signed by myself and the vestry of
| this parish church of st. Pauls several
years ago.
| Must Work for Results
MEN and women OF st. PauPs,
| have rarely known field SO ripe fol-
| harvest, but you can only gather 1t as
| you are ready to live and work for re-
suits. There are plenty Of energy and
money in this parish as In every other
congregation, but they need to be con-
secrated to God. There are men and
women in this parish. as in every
| other, who in private life have been
| successful and one cannot but feel that
they would be mighty forces in the
| church were they but willing to use
| their powers for God. There are many
who have been faithful, and I praise
| them for their loyalty. but there are
also many more who are capable of
great things who have not seen their
way clear to doing much active work.
The work will never be done unless
| you do it my friends, and God Is call
| ing you to 1t.
"These were expressions made
seven years ago when the work of
Dean Wilkins was instituted and
have no reason to change them at this
time. Through these seven years I
have enjoyed every privilege which
desired to exercise, and not a single
| discordant note has been struck.
"To the new rector I would say: You
are not only the dean of this cathedral
but the rector Of st. Paul's as well. 1t
| is not only cathedral but a parish
church. These people will look to you
for their spiritual welfare and be the
shepherd to the flock. The parish ex-
tends from First to Ninth streets and
| from the river, to the city limits, in
Guiding thousands upon thousands who
have not entered the church DOORS"