Evening star., 1909-01-25

fore the group of bishops he read in IL
! clear voice:
we whose names are hereunder writ
tep, fully sensible how important II is
that the sacred order and of'icn cf bishop
should not unworthiiv be conferred, AMI
| firmly ! ersuaded that II is otIr dirty to
! tca.- tcS unlny on this solemn occasion
/ without Isrtiality or affection. do i'll the
presence OF Almighty God testi5" that
| the Rev. Alfred Harding il not. far u.
! we are Informed. justly liable TO cv'l re
| port. G.DcT for error in religion =" tor
! VCorSntsS of life. and that We KNOW ot
nn imprCiment on account oi whl'n ne
ought not To ho ords. ned and coneevrate''
I I" that holy office. This testimonial was
signed by itio names.
! Testimony that the candidat" hal he'l
! a deacon and priest was prese 1fed ny
| Rev Richard T. Williams ArChde4con s.f
/ Washington. and tho secretary Of the
standing committee of the diocese 'he
consents OF the standing committees were
! read ny Rev. DR. Randolph II. M"A I'm.
prcsiden' OF the standing commit - of
| he d'.cosc.
l. EishOp Harding then promised conform
lity to tho doctrine, discipline. and wor-
J ship of The Protestant Episcopal Church
Bishop TGttle offered prayer and lei
| in the litary. which was sing and which
contain II special suffrage for the can
didate. This over. Bishop Tuttic ex-
amined the candidate thoroughly. ac-
cordng 10 the form Of the prayer book. in
!
and other matters.
At this point the candidate retired and
Put on the chimcrc, the outer robe or
| the eriSropal habit. During tho interval
! tn" anthem. How Lovely Are the Mes
srusers." from Mendelssohn's oratorio IF
| st Paul'' was sung. 1t WAS especially
| chosen a. fitting music for the feast OF
81. Paul.
| The form Of conservation consisted in
| the reCiting of the ''Neni Creator Spir
| itus'' the LAYING on of hands and the
| tradition of the Bible. This last WAS
| shown in tho order of service as the de-
! livery Of the Bible, and was 81 written
| because the use Of the word ''tradition'
| in that connection is almost unheard of.
Receive Thou the Holy Ghost"
! The bishop-elect. fully robed. then kneit
| in the sanctuary. Bishop Tuttle began
! the "Veni Creator Spiritus, and the
| other bishops and the congregation re-
cited the responses. When all voices
We're hushed again the voice of the pre-
| siding bishop was again raised in prayer.
| At its conclusion Bishop Tuttle Bishop
! Scarborough and Bishop Whitehead adj
! vanced and placed their hands upon the
head Of the kneeing figure and recited
! the form beginning:
/ Receive thou the Holy Ghost for the
! office and work of a bishop in the church
! of Cod
! The Bible which was delivered to the
newly consecrated bishop was the gift Cf
| Mrs. Satterlee. II was delivered to Blsh-
op Harding as he kneIt in the chancel;
| and he arose second bishop of the diocese
| of Washington.
| The remainder of the service was the
| ordinary communion service. Only the
! bishops, lay deputies. members of the
I Cathedral Chapter and the family of
! Bishop Harding received communion
! The aims of the congregation were
given to the new bishop for use in church
work in the diocese, as Is the custom at
| all conservation services.
/ The music of the offertOry was well
| worthy of note, for it is doubtful that a
| more beautiful anthem has ever been
sung than Sir George Martins Whose
! Dwelleth Under the Defense of the Most
| High The words arc taken from the
DIST Psalm. Sir John Stainer. said to be
| the highest authority on church music,
| has pronounced the anthem the greatest
| of all the churChs musical possessions.
| The communion hymn. No. 22s, And
| Now. o Father. Mindful of Thy Love" :"
was a favorite with Bishop Satterlee.
| The recessional hymns were ''The Son
OF God Goes Forth 10 War and 20