The Washington herald., 1909-01-26
DR. HARDING DONS EPISCOPAL ROBES

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s-Ire lines. The late and widely beloved Bishop O
Washington had Tis.on-s vision that was a reTe
latlon- With a falth that never fsltered With
courage that never wesued. with energy unaba1ed
he ''renaeTed unto God the things that are Gods
fruiy, iEdeed. We nay say u hin. ''Thoggh ful
q carei and f1l Of years q neither weary. bu
fan % hope and fun q Heaven. May light Per
petual shine upon himr'
To Bishop Harding.
Turing 10 Bishop-elect Harding. wh,
had kept his eyes riveted or the speaker
Bishop WOOdcOck said:
Ny b-Other. yoa have been chosen TO the hiEhes
o15ce within the gift II the church Men right
esteem this Ofics 10 Be an hon0r-Gn honor Whica
no man taketh o himself The honor OF u
o1ce. however. weighs but little compared with It
responS bilitiss You wil have cargs which 10 on
can share: you VII have duties which may not b
delegatgd, you VIII have 70 exercise discipline: Z
dare. when necessity arise 70 Be unpopular, 10
God ard fhe churchs Szke- You wiz miss nan
q the intimate associations and close pastoral re
l2tions q the paTOcaiAl lfe-
You VII have hours when there IS inst 3 grea
human loneliness In a life separated. not fr0u
your b-ethrsn. but for your brethren Your assO
ciatious VITA al men VII broaden, aud your assO
VII decrease. This IS not their wizh nor yogrs
il IS necessity and q sa1i1ce made IN the pecllia
WOrk C this Of3ce. But GesD5te the Interruption
which oc-F ard The less frequent Intercourse wiz
those Whon you have learned 70 love- the Joy q
szrTlce VIII Be your compensation for al the saGf
foes required IN entering Upoa y0ur new field.
Gods VIII All Powerful.
Hers al our National Capital you have a unique
strateso position requiring The fairhfulness Of Oh,
who r,alizss that his call Is 70 serTs TIE Lori
Ch-iSt. Il God he for y0u. who can be sEzins
yo1? Spiritual leadership VIII c0unt for more thar
worldly wisdom Preach Clrist and His cross though
70 soue Trey Be a stumbling block and 70 other
they sesm but fcolshncSz The powsr q Got
Ulu CCuf011d Jhs vision Of The world
You have been caosea by y0gr own people out
q yozr people and you have taken Just ss much
Usk az theJ. IOI. - vel IS tie whole esureh
are e---tled % belisss that sou Uiu have AL IN
pr1ysrs the loyalty and tie cD-0perzti0n 70 which
Cs c.sTgssnd laity q this diocese are cosnmittet
1y their action n eiect1E y0u their chies shepksd
Never Jet yocr faith waTer r. the con6dencs that
this VII Re yours 10 rich abundance We have
cone 90 elevate you % this high of3ce ard 4
wish Godspeed IN your rauy and srezt labogs T.
yor AID yoU- people nay God give His blessing
and that peace which The world cannot give
Conducted Into ChanceI.
On the conclusion OF the sermon the
two attending presbyters. Rev Mr.
Mitchell and Rev Mr. Craighil. chosen
on account OF their many years Of service,
conducted Bishop Harding into the chan
Gel from his place near the litany table.
simultaneously a hymn was sung that
Bishop Harding had chosen. containing
the lines.
Go forward Christian solder.
Beneath HIS banner true.
Ire Lord Himself thv Leader
Sh1l al tly foes subdue.
HIS love foreteI-s thy trials:
He knows thine hourly need.
he can With t-cad q heaven
Tbs fsintiHZ spirit feed
The presentation OF the candidate was
the beginning Of the conservation service
proper The candidate was met by Bisn-
ops Ethelbert Talbot and William 4.
Leonard. the presenIers. who introduced
him formally 70 the presiding prelate,
Bishop Tuttie.
The chair on which the latter sat. on
the left Of the chancel. was used by
Bishop Cox, OF Western Pennsylvania, IN
the conservation OF Bishop Satterlee.
Beside Bishop Tuttle sat the other two
cousecrators. Bishop Scarborough and
Bishop Whitehead Following the pres
enJatiOn, IN the words: Reverend father
IN God. We present unto you this godly
and well-iearned man 20 be ordained and
conSecrated bishop" The candidates.
testimonials were read TO Bishop Tuttle.
Rev Arthur 5. Johns. secretary Of the
diocese, read a certificate showing that
Bishop Harding had been duly elected TO
the Office OF bishop.
offered by Gen. Wilson.
The "cauonicaI testimonial" was Of
sered BY Gen John ". Wilson. L. S. A.
retired, lay deputy in the diocesan con-
yention- The paper was signed by l6O
names a document telling that the can
iidate had held the Offices Of deacon and
priest was read BY Rev. Richard ?. VII
iamS, ATChdeaCOn OF Washington and
secretary OF the diocesan standing com
nittee. Rev. DR.. R. H. McKim. presi-
lent Of the standing committe. reported
The consents of sSe standing committees
Il other dioceses.
The examination OF the candidate fol-
Owed. he avowed his belief in and
7delity 20 the doctrines Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church. the queries being put
1y Bishop Tuttle
Puts on Robes.
The candidate then left the chanceI and
put on ;he chimere. the outer robe Of the
episcopal garb- In the interim the choir
iang the anthem, How Lovely Are The
.-essengers. from Mendelssohn's ora
orio st. Paul" This was followed by
ne recitation OF the hymn, ''Veni Creator
spiritus." used for centuries in the con-
'ecration OF bishops.
This recitation. the '1aying-on OF
lands" and the delivery of the Bible to
ne new bishop constitute the three most
Important rites in the consecration cere-
nony. The Bible was the gift OF Mrs.
Satterlee. When the candidate arose
rom his knees with the book in HIS
land. he arose as the second bishop of
he Diocese OF Washington.
From that point the service was the
ordinary communion service. The offer
ng. according 20 custom, went to the
lew bishop for church work IN the do
ese. The offertOry anthem was especial
= beautiful
It was Sir George Martins Whose
)welleth Under the Defense Of the Most
High" the words being from the ninety
irst Psalm. The communion hymn was
80. 22S, And Now. o Father, Mindful
Z Thy Love" The recessiOnals were
The Son OF God Goes Forth TO War
nd 20 Mother Dear. Jerusalem
As the procession marched out. Bishop
Harding took precedence over all other
lishops with the single exception of
Bishop Tuttle
Final Procession.
The final procession was in three parts
ne first was led by ST. PauPs choir. fol-
owed By forty-fve students from the
-irginia Theological Seminary, the lay
elegates 20 the diocesan convention, and
he lay memSers OF the cathedral council.
The second section consisted Of the lay
eaders Of the diocese, the visiting clergy
len. the faculty OF the Virginia Theo-
ogicaI Seminary, the standing committee