The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-05-21
BISHOP F. F. REESE
WG ORDAINED
6!EROAy
No AND IMPRESSIVE
8Y WAS WITNESSED
EPlscoPALlANs AND
IN SAVANNAH.

Snnah. Ga, May 2oIn that his
structure Christ Episcopal
Ach at eleven o'clock this morning
F. f Reese was consecrated
Kop Of Georgia The ceremony was
#itnessed by crowd that completely
led the church and the greatest in
srest was shown in the c6emony by
crowd that could not 6d seating
ace in the church building. There
rs a communion service al q 80 IN
! morning and morning prayer al
Aae o'clock The conservation service
n held at eleven o'clock At that
~ the procession moved from the
Aament of the church to the mann
Ainm where the service was 10
n First came the lay members
Aard of missions followed in
Me members of the Stand
sttee Of which Dr. Charles
81 Savannah is chairman.
of Georgia followed There
twenty-five Of these. Then
Agleray from other diooeses.
elect Rev f. L. Reese
He was accompanied by
Hers. Rt Rev Albion W.
Bishop OF Cuba and RI Rev
Tucker. Bishop Of Southern Nir-
The next important parsonage
le procession was Rt Rev Thom-
Gailor Bishop Of Tennessee. The
secratars came last These inclu-
Ad Rt Rev. Cleland Kinlock Nelson,
the dioceuse OF Atlanta and the
nsecrators Ri Rev Edwin G. Wead
q Florida and Ri Rev Theodore Du-
Bose Bration Of Mississippi. The pro-
eession fled slowly into The church
the choir which was a very large one,
furnished solemn music as they advan.
ced down the aisle OF the church
Inside the church the services were
very elaborate aud impressive. Bisl3p
Gailor read a prayer calling for the
Grace of God upon the work of al
Bishops The spistle and the GosreI
were then read and the Nicene Creed
was said After this the bishop e.eci
properly vested with his. Rochet was
presented to the Presiding Bishoy
The testimonial showing The legally
Of the election of Bishop elect Reese
wsre then presented and read This
was followed BY the taking OF me foi.
lowing oath by the Bishop elect:
In the name Of God, Amen ! Fed
efiek Focilc Reese. chosen Bishop of
Georgia. do promise conformity and
obedience 70 the Doctrine Discipline
and worship OF the Protestant Eps o.
pal church in the United States Of
america. So help me God. through
Jesus Christ
After this the services procesde3
very rapidly. the Presiding Bishop
asking the questions provided in the
Episcopal service book ard The new
Bishop giving the correct and proper
answers thereto The Presiding Bish
op then presented the Bible 10 th, new
Bishop and charged him to give heed
unto reading eXhortation and doc
trine Bishop Gailor then proceeded
with the communion service III which
he new Bishop joined Jta before
receiving the bible Bisaop Reese don
y d all the vestments Il Whicn he was
eatitled by virtue OF his elevation to
tie high Office into which III nd }ust
been indicted
This was the first coasec,ation Of
Bishop in Savannah in forty wears,
It there We're several in The church
" no recalled distinctly bqri1Z attend
cd the conservation OF Bishop Beck
with at that time
The new Bishop saws ne IS very
auch in love wish Savannah. IL
tas visited here OF several occasions ,
ID was always struck 3i.h the manv
70 #t,ities and charms 2f I'M place He
&ld his family are at present the /
peuests of Capt and Ms. ]! g. Gun /
ningbam at their home on Castor
street east
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