Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-19

bishop of Michigan, and consecrator of Bishop Alexander H. Vinton, the first bishop of western Massachusetts.
 The consecration ceremonies in the afternoon were preceded by d celeibra- ton of the Holy Communion at 7.3O and Maths at 9. The principal ser vice of the day began at 10.30, upwards of dozen bishops and nearly 100 oth- CT clergy occupying places in the pro- cessional and ~recessional.
 Bishop Futile Consecrating PreIate.
 The consecrating prelate was the Rt. Rv. Daniel Sylvester Futile, D. D. LL.D D. c. L., bishop of Missouri, and prsiding bishop of tse church in the United States. Assisting him as CO., consecrators were Bishops William lawrence of Massachusetts and Chaun- cey B. Brewster of Connecticut
 The sermon was preached by Bishop Frederick Burgess of Long Island, who took for his text Rev. xxi: 14, And the wall of the ci<4r had twelve found ations and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.''
 The presenting bishops were Rt. Rev. Drs. David Williams of Michi- gan and Robert Goldman of Maine. The bishop-elect was attended by Rev. Dr. Horace B. Hutchings of New York and Rev. Thomas w. Nicholson of Pittsfeld charmen of the standing committee of the diocese During the consecration all of the bishops present joined in the laying on of hands and singing the .tVeni Creator Spiritus. D Rev. Charles Lancaster Short. senior curate of All Saints church was mas ter of ceremonies
 cration.
 E Ths consecration was memorable for Rev. Dr. Davies in .an unusual re- 1l-rfe- l T the 22d anniversary of the consecra- ton Of his father in 1889 as bishop of Michigan. That ceremony took place at Philadelphia and Bishop Futile was present as participant.
 When Rev. pr. Davies was robbed during the ceremony he put on a, pee tofal cross worn by his father at the latter s conservation in 1889, and pre- sented by the Philadelphia clergy to the late Bishop of Michigan The epis- copal ring, with an amethyst setting, was the gift of St. Matthew's parish, Worcester, and the Bible handed to Dr. Davies by the consecrating preiate was presented by St. Luke.s church
 Church Crowded.
 The church was crowded to the doors with gathering of from 800 to 300 people, and scores of prominent ecclesiastics and clergymen from all parts of New England were present.
 Rev. pr. Davies mother, Mrs. Mary H. Davies. and sisters, Miss Marion $. Davies and Mrs. H. $. Haines, and his two nephews, Thomas Frederick Da- vies Haines and Henry Alexander Halnes, occupied seats especially re- served for them during the service.
 At the corclu sion of the lengthy ser vice, there was reception and lunch- con for the visiting bishops and the other clergy at the home of former CongI essman Charles G. Washburn.
 Those From Norwich
 Arehdeacon J. Eldred Brown of this city and several of the former parish toners of Rev, Pr. Davies when. he was rector of Christ church, Norwich attended the conservation service These included William F2. Habekotte F. w. Hurlburt, Mrs, John D. Hall Miss Mary Richards. Miss Ada Rich ards, Mrs Leonard B. Amy and Miss Marguerite Amy.
 Bishop Davies.
 Rev. Dr. Thomas Frederick Davies was born in Philadelphia. July 20, 1872, the son of the late Rt Rev Thomas Frederick Davies. bishop. of Michigan. His great great-uncIe was Rev. Thomas Davies, rector at New Episcopal church at Great Barring : ton, Mass. His grandfather was Thomas Frederick Davies, editor of the Christian Herald
 After obtaining an early education in an Episcopal academy in Philadel- phia, he went to Yale where in 1894 he received the degree of B.A While at the college he won election to Skull and Bones, considered an eiivi- able honor.
 pr. Davies received his AM. degree