Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-28
BISHOP PARTRIDGE INSTALLED
Episcopal Prelate from Japan Head
of Diocese of Kansas City.
CEREMONY OF ENVIRONMENT
Missionary Bishop Has Been
Translated Back to the
Home Field

KANSAS CITY, June "a LIN the presence
Of visiting bishops from half a dozen mid
die western diocese, scores of clergy from
other cities and throng of members of his
new flock, the Rt. Rev. Sidney c. Part
ridge, formerly bishop of Kyoto,a Japan,
was today enthroned bishop of the Protes-
tant Episcopal diocese OF Kansas City in
succession to the late Bishop E. r. Rat
will. The ceremony marked the first time
in the history OF the church in this coun-
try that a missionary bishop has been
transferred back TO the United States for
enforcement
Other bishops to take part in the inn
pressive formal enforcement ceremony
were: The Rt. Rev. C. P. Anderson of Chi
cago bishop OF Chicago; the Rt Rev. Ed
ward w. Osborne of Springfield ILL.,, bishop
Of Springfield; the Rt Rev. r. N. Morri-
son of Davenport, Ia, bishop of Iowa; the
Rt. Rev. NJ E. Fawcett. of Quincy, Ill.
bishop Of Quincy; the Rt. Rev. Arthur w.
williams of Omaha, bishop of Nebraska;
and the RI. Rev. F. X. Brooke OF Okla
homa CITY, bishop OF Oklahoma. Governor
Herbert s. Hadley OF Missouri, Governor
Walter r. Stubs Of Kansas. Mayor d. A.
Brown of Kansas City. Mayor Clayton OF
ST. Joseph, and the commissioners of Kan
sas City, Kan, were present as invited
guests.
Ceremony I'm Grace Church.
Todays ceremoney began with the cele-
bration of the holy communion at the four
Protestant Episcopal churches of the city
at 7SO this morning, The enforcement
took place in Grace church at 10 o'clock
conducted by the Rev. J. Stewart Smith,
rector Of ct. Marys this city, and president
i - a.
clerical members Of that committee. Bishop
Partridge was presented with the pastoral
staff, the insignia Of his office having
the shape OF crook, and conducted to the
Episcopal chair, which was draped In pur.
pie and surrounded by banked white flow.
ers. Then came q solemn Ts Deum, fol
lowed by the Holy Eucharist
An address of welcome was delivered BY
Rev. Edward Henry Eckel, rector OF Christ
church. st. Joseph, and responded to by
Bishop PARTRIDGE
Lens Service I'm Orient.
Bishop Partridge returns TO America after
serving his church for twenty-six years IL
the orient. He was elected bishop OF Kan
sas City March last. after a close eontes
with Bishop Cameron Mann of South Da
kota He was notified OF his election BY
cable and a few days later set sail for his
native land. Bishop Partridge is 81 year
old. hale In health and OF almost athletic
build and color He is a native OF New
York He was graduated from Yale colleg
In 1880. and four years later from IN
Berkeley Divinity school. He became
minister in 1886 and went to Shanghai as
missionary the same year. He taught Il
ST. Johns college. Shanghai, and wa
chaplain of st. Mary's hall In that cit,
until 1887 when he went as a missionary t
WI Chang. There he stayed until 1893. o.
February 2, 1900 he>Yas eOnseerated bisho
of KyOto, Japan.
Following the formal ceremony Of en-
thronement TODAY, luncheon at a loca
hotel was given by the clergy to the bisho
and the visiting bishops and the diocese
clergy. At o'clock this evening a Dime
VIII be given to Bishop Partridge and tn
visiting bishops at the University club
This will be followed by a public receD
ton TO the new bishop at the club.