Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-17
Ceremonies We're Witnessed by Clcr-
gS1ncn from All Evangelical
Churches OF the City.

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gyncn from All Evangelical
Churches Of tho City.
The Very Rev Benjamin Brewster,
dean; or ST. Marks parish. was conse7
Grated bishop of western Colorado this
noon in st. Marks cathedral, before one
OF tho most representative church audi
ences ever gathered in this city. Admis-
sion was by card. The occasion was
the most notable in the history Of the
| Episcopal church In Utah, and one Of.
the most notable in the history of all
the local evangelical denominations In
this state. The service WAS especially
impressive and solemn through the
presence OF SO many representative dig
nitatles OF the Episcopal church, who
were seated in the chancel OF the catht-
dral. They were Presiding Bishop Tut
tile OF st. Louis, Bishops Brew
ster or Connection, Nichols of Cai-
ifornia, Griswold of Kansas. Pad
dock OF Oregon, Spalding of Ctisl.
and Bishop-elec Brewster. whose res
idence will be Glenwood Springs, Colo
Tho other clergy included the Revs:
Wilson of San Francisco, Schoheld or
Denver, Daggert of Durango, Urban te
of Glenwood Springs, Miller of A1onG-
rose. Colo, Fison of Aspen, Colo. Ct.
G. Huntington of Ely, New. Perkins
of Salt Lake Oil of Grand Junction,
George of Park City, Lyon of Delta,
Colo, Dcnnion of Glenwood Springs,
Jones of logan. Heal of Montrose.
Colo. Denhart of Provo. Snowden.
Harris and Highly of western Colo
| RADIO. Seated also in the chancel We're
the two Greek Catholic priests i'll this
city, whose presence occaaioned much
interest, as at least suggestive of APP
proximating relations between two of
the great ritualistic bodies of Chr1sten-
dom.
THE CONSIDERATION. SERVICE.
The front seats of the church on the
right hand We're reserved for the Of
ficers of the local Episcopal churches.
and number on the left hand for
the members Of the Salt Lake Minis
terlal association which was wellsrep-
resented by the pastors OF the various
evangelical churches The combined
choirs Of ST Marks and ST. Paul's
| churches furnished the music which
had been selected with great care with
Mr.. Peabody at the organ, The vested
1 singers marched in from the front door,
preceded by the cross standard, and
followed by the visiting and officiating
sclerEy in impressive procession. taking
station in the chancel, where services
were begun shortly after II o'clock. The
| bishop-elect remained without the.
chancel until the time for conservation
\ arrived, when he was escorted within
the rail to the altar. Only the bishops
and those officially present at the con
| secration and the vestry of ST. Marks
| Cathedral received the communion at.
I this service. For others, it had been
celebrated at 1880 a. IN. The sevice be-
gan with the professional hymn.
| & Presiding Bishop Tuttle5 continued
the service with sthe collect, ser,ctions
| from the Scriptures and the Nicene
ECreed being led by three other fell
low prelates. The choir and congre-
cation sang.
CONSIDERATION SERMON.
Bishop Chauncey 3. Brewster of
Hartford. Conn, preached the con-
secration sermon. taking as his text,
Matt. NXITI: Zone Is your master
even Christ, and all We are brethern.''
II was a learned discourse. intensely
practical in its application to the more
notable issue of the day and time
| with brotherhood of man as the CEN
trail theme The speaker first
brought out the idea that the office
of bishop is the mouthpiece, the or
/ gan OF brotherhood.It is by no means
an exclusive order, but is family In
| its relations. Christ revealed tile Faith
er. calling men his brothers, a uniyer-
( sal brotherhood. an essential element
Of the gospel. This principle is Illus
! trated in the institutions of the
church, other institutions merely ex-
pressing it. Roman citizenship was.
| based on force and selfishness; while
| a f1,iS ON n Yp r,F fnr ~
stands the spiritual society whose
| banner is the cross, and
whose actuatinG motive was personal
| sacrifice and Christian love--the anti
thesis Of selfshness. The Christian
church is a great family, all of whose
members are brethren, animated by
that love which surmounts all barriers
| When the Roman empire went into dis
solution, on its ruins sprung UP this
new Christian faith with the stand
| ard of the cross. drawing oil men to-
| ward 1t by the power of love, and hope
| OF eternal life The primitive unity
was brotherhood, a vital human unity
eenented through a living personality.
In time the unity of brotherhood
came to be ovelitaSed with other char
! acteristics. and was in consequence
more or less broken But today. we
are realizing more the import of the
| unity of the church. Ii Professionalism
| Is today a spent force to any degree,
lit is because through failure 10 APP
preciate and make use of this great
principle. the principle of brotherhood
| In the divine Fatherhood do we have
the basis of human brotherhood. Today,
! men arc turning toward political, social
! and religious issues, In which move
tments may be discerned q desire for uni
~ such as has not been known for cen
turtles. Unity must come through broth
erhood wherein men may differ as to
| theical features minor differences of
Interpretation and Of administration;
but these must not weaken or invalidate
| the bonds OF the Christian brotherhood
relation.
In referring specifically to the office
Of bishop the speaker called attention
to the fact that much depends on how
the office Is regarded There is but one
Master; therefore, no one else can Of
| 1ciate in any nsagisterial capacity: the
bishops office is to minister. He Is
the chief pastor pastor pastorum; he
represents the Shepherd of souls. and
Is the spiritual adviser of many clergy
men. He does not lord. hut leads,
leadership in the fuller. retaliation of
| brotherhood.