Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-01
SEVEN BISHOPS AT THE SERVICE
Right Rev, A. c. Garrett of Dallas
breaches Sermon.
TRUMPETERs LEAD THE WAY
Liturgy of an Historic Church is
Followed Out.
TRINITY CATHEDRAL IS FILLED
Many Are Disappointed by Not Dc-
ing Able 20 Gain Admission to
Witness the Ceremony Of
Conservation.

With all the ceremony and hallowed
pomp which the liturgy OF an historic
church permits by a ritual honored
through centuries OF observance in the
presence Of seven bishops. many score
priests and nearly 1000 laymen, George
Allen Beecher was wednesday morning
consecrated a bishop OF the Protestant
Episcopal church
In the chancel OF Trinity cathedral
where as dean he for many years has
offciated n priest OF the church, the
bishop-elect knelt before Right Rev.
Daniel Sylvester Tuttle bishop OF Mis-
souri and presiding bishop OF the church,
on either side OF that venerable preate
stood the Right Revs Arthur L. Williams
and Anson Rogers Graves the Cocoon
secrators; the one. bishop Of the diocese OF
Omaha; the other, bishop OF the missionary
district OF Kearney, resigned. To this field
gees Bishop Beecher.
First Bishop Tuttlo laid his hands upon
the head Of the kneeling priest and re-
peated those words OF the service, the
solemn declaration, which caused the
kneeling man to arise a bishop when the
co-consecrators had likewise spoken and
likewise laid holy hands upon the head OF
/ the man before them:
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and Work Of Bishop in the Church OF God.
now committed unto thee by tho Imposl-
ton Of our hands. In the Name OF the
Father and OF the Son and OF the Holy
| Ghost. Amen. And remember that thou
stir up the grace Of God, which was given
thee by this Imposition OF our hands for
God hath not given us the spirit OF fear.
but Of power, and love and soberness"
March of the PreIates.
An hour before this Bishop Beecher-then
still Dean Beecher-had marched into
; Trinity cathedral the central figure in an
ecclesiastical procession Of imposing size.
Forming at the Gardner-Jacobs parish
house on Dodge street. the procession had
: marched west TO Eighteenth street, then
north to the door of the church. Entering
? the church the procession continued up the
center aisle OF the nave until choir and
chancel had besa reached. on-.ths organ
had been begun when the first crucifer
entered the strains Of Onward Christian
Soldiers" Music and procession combined
to give a faint flavor of medieval sugges-
tion; OF the days when professions of the
church were no uncommon sight In the
streets Of a city.
But note Of distinct modernity has been
sounded at the beginning Of the procession.
Six trumpeters OF the United States army
sounding on bugles used TO reveille and
taps a more sacred measure. The dress
uniforms Of these soldiers of the state were
gayer of hue than the black and white
vestments OF the soldiers OF the church
militant, and the contrast between the men
OF peace and the men Of war impressed
every spectator. At the very second when
the procession entered the church and
wheeled into the main aisle, the sun tenn
l. IL
fore, bu4st out and through stained glass
windows suffused the whole church.
Those Taking Part.
The ministers Of the conservation. their
full Names title and degrees were officially
: set forth in the ordeau OF the service as
: follows:
COnsecrator-The Right Reverend Daniel
q Sylvester Tuttle, d. D., LII. D., -. Q. L.,
Bishop of Missouri and Presiding Bishop
Co-Consecrators-The Right Reverend
Apson Rogers Graves, ID. D.. LII. D..
!, The Right Reverend Arthur LIeweiyn
williams, d; p, D.. Bishop OF Nebraska.
t Charles Garrett. ID. D., Ii. D., Bishop OF
Dallas.
Frank Rosebrook Millspaugh, ID. d.,
,, The Right reverend Theodore Nevin
3 Attending Presbyters-The Reverend
5 Charles 4. Chapman, Rector OF the Church
! The Reverend Robert b. Ii. Bell. Rector
( of st. Pauls Church, Des MOines, la
Deputy RegistraE-fhe Reverend John
Church. Omaha.
Master OF Ceremonles-The Reverend
n Frederick D. Tyner, Nj, A., Rector of 81
y Andrews Church, Omaha, Neb.
61slsn6 Asslstant rn6ms Master Of ceTsm9nles1he
= Church of the Good shepherd, Omaha
The service of conservation began with
tho reading Of the appointed Collect by
Bishop Tutle who prayed that's
D Almighty God, who. by Thy Son. Jesus
Z Christ didst give to Thy holy Apostles
= many excellent gifts, and didst charge
' them to feed Thy flock Give grace, we
Q beseech Thee, 20 ali Bishops, the Pastors
e OF Thy Church. that they may diligently
preach Thy word, and duly administer the
D Gcdly Discipline thereof and grant to the
r. people that they may obediently follow
I the same; that all may receive the crown
OF everlasting glory, through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen"
Then Bishop Williams read the Episue
and after that bishop Graves read tho
Gospel. Next came the saying OF the
Nicene creed and after that Bishop Garrett
preached the sermon.
BishOp-EIeet Presented.
"heh the Dlhhop OF Dallas haQ ended his
eXhortation TO the bishop-elect, Dean
! Beecher, vested IN his rochet, or white
robe over the purple cassock cape
was formally presented to the presld-
ing bishop by Bishops Morrison and Mills
paugh. these saying:
Reverend Father in God, We present
unto you this Cody and we'll learned man
to be ordained and conseerated bishop"
Rev. 4. ]. Collar now read the "Certlfl-
! cate OF the Election; Chancellor Waleiey
resd the "Certinoate OF the Confirmation; /;
Chancellor Horth read the Certificate OF
! Ordinations" and the "Canonical Testl-
monial" OF the House OF Bishops was read
} by Bishop Thomas OF Wyoming Then the
bishop-eleot made his solemn covenant and
! yew OF conformity TO the Doctrine. Disci-