The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-28
REV. PARTRIDGE IS
 ENTHRONED BISHOP
Brilliant Assemblage Gath CTS in Kansas City To
 Witness Ceremony

Kansas City. Mo, June 27.-ln the pres
 ence of visiting bishops from hall dozen western dioeeses, scores of clergy
 from other cities and a throng of mem-
 bers of his new flock. the Rt. Rev. Sid
 ney C. Partridge, formerly bishop of Kyoto, Japan Vas today enthroned bishop of the Protestant Episcopal dto- cese of Kansas City in succession to the late Bishop E., R. Atwill. The ceremony marked the first time in the history of the church in this country that mis- sionary bishop has been translated back 10 the United States for enthronement.
 Other bishops present to take part in the impressive formal enthronement cer- emony were: The Rt. Rev. C.. P. An derson of Chicago, bishop of Chicago; the Rt Rev Edward W. Osborne of Springfield, ILL. bishop of Springfield; the Rt. Rev. T.. N. Morrison of Daven- port. Ia~, bishop of Iowa; the Rt. Rev. NJ. F. Fawcett of Quincy, H., bishop of Quincy; the Rt. Rev. Arthur ". Will liams of Omaha, bishop of Nebraska, and the Rev. F.. K. Brooke of Oklahoma City, bishop of Oklahoma. Gov. Herbert S. Hadley of Missouri, Gov. Walter R. Stubbs of Kansas, Mayor D. A. Brown of Kansas City, Mayor Mitchell of St. Joseph, Mo-, and the commissioners of Kansas City, Kan, were present as in- vited guests
 Today's ceremony began with the eel ebration of the holy communion at the four Protestant Episcopal churches of the city at 7:30 this morning. The en- thronement ceremony took place in Grace church at 10 o'clock, conducted by the Rev. J. Stewart Smith, rector of St. Mary's, this city, and president of the standing committees, assisted by the clerical members of that committee. Bishop Partridge was presented with the pastoral staff, the insignia of his office having the shape of a crook, and csn- ducted to the episcopal chair, which was draped in purple and surrounded by banked white flowers. Then came a sol- emn Te Deum, followed by the holy eu- charist.
 An address of welcome was delivered by the Rev. Edward Henry Eckel, rec tor of Christ church, St. Joseph, Mo, and responded to by Bishop Partridge.
 Bishop Partridge returns to America
 
 the Orient. He was elected bishop of Kansas City March last, after a close contest with Bishop Cameron Mann of South Dakota He was notified of his election by cable and a few days later set sail for his native land. Bishop Part ridge is 54 years old, hale in health and of almost athletic build and color. He is a native of New York. He was grad uated from Yale college in 1889 and four years later from the Berkeley Divinity school. He became a minister in 1885 and went to Shanghai as a missionary the same year. He taught in St. Johns college, Shanghai, and was chaplain of St. Mary's hall in that city until 1887. when he went as a missionary to Wu Chang. There he stayed until 1899. On February 2, 1900, he was eonsecrated bish- op of Kyoto, Japan.
 Bishop Partridge, his wife and daugh- ter, arrived in this city last week
 Following the formal ceremony of en- thronement today a luncheon. at local hotel was given by the clergy to the bishop and the visiting bishops and the diocesan clergy. At o'clock this even- ing a dinner will be given to Bishop Partridge and the visiting bishops at the University club. This will be fol- lowed by a public reception to the new bishop at the club.