The Washington herald., 1909-01-26

Receive thou the Holy Ghost for the
Office and work OF a bishop in the church
Of Cod"
With these words spoken over him as
he knelt in the chancel OF Trinity Church
yesterday afternoon. Rev. Dr. Alfred
Canon Harding became Bishop OF Wash
ington.
The conservation service. impressive
through every minute OF its three and a
half hours. was at no tine more tense.
than during the ceremony Of the lay
ing OF OF hands"
Laying On of Hands.
Dr. Harding kneit, fuu robed for MS
new oflce. Gathered about him. with
their hands on his head, were Bishop
Daniel Sylvester Tuttle of Missouri
Bishop John Scarborough. OF New Jer-
sey, and Bishop Cortlandt Whitehead.
OF Pittsburg. The sentence conferring
on the candidate the Holy Spirit was
spoken BY Bishop Tuttle. presiding bishop
OF the Episcopal Church OF America
The Episcopal Church OF the Diocese
OF Washington has had in its annals no
day greater than yesterday
Every seat IN the church was occupied,
from the rearmost pew 10 the far corners
OF the galleries The brilliant procession
Of churchmen and laymen. who. with the
choir OF Bishop Hardiug's own church.
ST PauTs. fled in AZ the opening OF the
ceremony, required ten minutes 20 make
their way down the aisles and take the
places reserved for them
The sermon was preached by Bishop
Charles Z. Woodc0ck. Of Kentucky.
known the country over FOR his pulpit
oratory. In every way tEe service was
an exemplihcation Of the most impressive
and besutiful features OF the Episcopal
ritual
Street Is Crowded.
As early as $50 O'Clock IN the morning.
an hour and a half before the ceremony
was 10 begin, the streets about the
church were crowded At 10 O'Clock a
SQUAD OF policemen vas on the ground,
keeping those who had tickets IN
double line that reached nearly 2 block
from the door.
AT a few moments before Il o'clock
Edgar Priest, at the organ, brought the
prelude TO a close and played the open
ing strains Of the professional The
Chureh's One Foundation The doors
Of the parish house were opened. and
the first pageant 4 day OF pageants
A double line OF choir boys. followed
by the laity. who for the first time
in a conservation procession. led
the way down the center aisle. Behind
them came the greatest gathering Of bish-
ops and clergymen ever seen in Wash
ington-
Clad in Black CnssOck.
BIshop-eiect Harding took a seat IN
front OF the litany desk He was clad IN
q black cassock and rochet. a white
sleeveless garment, and was attended by
two presbyters. Rev. Walter A. Mitchell
and Rev James B. Craighill. About MS
neck hung a pectOral cross given 70 min
BY the students and teachers OF tire Ca
thedral School. Il Is a miniature replica
Of the peace cross on the Cathedral Close.
which was erected by the late Bishop
Satterlee. whose name was mentioned
frequently and IN loving terms during tho
service.
The cross was suspended from a copy
OF the miter Of Bishop Clagett. the first
Episcopal bishop consecrated on Ameri-
can soil.
The decorations IN the church were
simple. with the exception Of the back
Of the chancel. which vas heavily bank
ed with greens, set with hundreds Of
American Beauty roses. The pulpit and
entrance TO the chancel were twined
with greens. and above the arch was q
star Of electric lights. In the center Of
the altar stood a silver chalice for the
service. which was Included
in the conservation because Of the fact
that IL was also in the church calendar
Of the feast OF the conversion OF ST Paul.
On account OF the number Of clergy,
lay deputies. and members Of the Cathe-
dral Chapter present. no layman went up
10 the communion rail with the exception
Of the family Of Bishop Harding.
Touch of Vivid Color.
Supplementing the floral decorations.
touch Of vivid color was lent by the vest
ments OF the bishops. priests. lay readers.
and acolytes, with their occasional CLEANS
Of bright red.
The service proper WIS opened with fhc
reading Of the law, followed by the sing
ing Of the shorter kyrie by the choir
and congregation. The responses were
set TO music by the Organist. Edgar
Priest
The sermon was well toward the be
ginning Of the service, following the col
lect. Epistle, Gospel. and Nicene Creed
Bishop Woodcock chose as his text
Render therefore unto Caesar the things
which are Caesars and unto God the
things that are Gods" His sermon was
a stronge message. dealing with the rela-
tiOn OF church and State, and closing
with q charge TO the bishop-elect. Of
whom he was a classmate and lifelong
friend.
II discussing his subject, Bishop Wood
cock divided It into two parts, a mans
duty to the State, OF what he shall ''ren-
der TO Caesar" and his duty to the