Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1911-03-02
BISHOP OF ERIE
CONSECRATED
Many Episcopal Dignitaries Assist
in Full Ritualistic Ceremony
at Scranton.


Rogers Israel, d. D., for eighteen years
rector of st. Luke's Church, was this
morning consecra. arst bishop OF the
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Erie.
The ceremony took place in st. Luke's
Church, where gathered the largest as
semblage of bishops, clergy and lay
men ever within its walls.
Venerable Reginald S. Radcliffe,
Archdeacon of the Diocese of Erie, was
master of ceremonies in charge of the
arrangements attending the consecra-
ton, the first service of the day being
at O'Clock and Rev. Samuel Marquis,
ID. D., rector of st. PauPs Pro Cathed-
raj, Detroit, being the celebrant. He
was assisted by Rev. w E. Van Dyke,
of Smethport, Pa, as gospeler; Rev. Z.
A. Gerranan, of Towanda as epistelar
and Rev. Roy l. Murray, of st. Luke's,
Scranton, as server.
At 8 O'Clock the service of mathis was
said, Right Rev. Ethelbert Talbot, d.
d. LID, officiating, presiding as bis
hop of the Diocese of Bethlehem. He
was assisted by Rev. W. E. Reilly, d.
D of Oil City, Pa, and Rev. w. H.
Jones, d. D., of Warren, Pa, both of
the Diocese of Erie; Archdeacon D.
Webster Coke, rector of st. James,
New Milford, Pa, and Rev. S. Perry,
d. D., of Newcastle, Pa.
LAY MEMBERS HAVE PART.
The high celebration of the Holy
Eucharist and the consecration of
Bishop-elect Rogers Israel followed at
1890 o'clock. The procession of the
bishops and clergy in full vestments
included also the lay members of the
standing committees of both the Bethle-
hem and Erie Dioceses. These were:--
Erie Diocese-Maior Reynolds, of
Erie; Colonel E. V. Seldom, of Oil City;
Joseph Kaye, of Emporium; IL. K. Gre
CORY, of Newcastle; treasurer of the
diocese, Turner w. Shacklett; chancel-
lor, A. r. Osborne and Josiah Howard,
of Emporium.
Bethlehem Diocese-Major Everett
Warren, of Scranton; Edward G. Mer-
cur, of Towanda; Guy E. Farquhar, of
Pottsville; A. N. Cleaver, of Wilkes
Barre, and J. N. Welch, of Honesdale.
Rev. Martin Aigner, of Franklin Pa,
and Rev. Horace E. Hayden, of st.
Stephens, Wilkes Barre, were the at
tending presbyters to the bishop elect.
The Litany of the service was sung
by Rev. DIR. G. II. Sterling, of South
Bethlehem. Right Rev. Cortlandt
Whitehead, s. T. D., Bishop of Pitts
burg, was the consecrating bishop, the
co. consecrators being Bishop Talbot
and Bishop Boyd Vincent, of Southern
Ohio. Bishop r. Seldom Lloyd, presi-
dent of the Board of Missions, preach
ed the sermon of the day.
The presiding bishops were Right
Rev. Charles Tyler Olmstead, d. D., of
Central New York, and Right Rev.
James Henry Darlington, d. D., of Har-
risburg. Rev. f. 7. Cady, of Port AL
legheny, Pa, secretary of the diocese
of Erie read the certificate of election;
the canoncial testimonial was read by
Josiah Howard; the certificate or ordi-
nation by Rev. +. f. Madeira, of Titus
vile, Pa; the consent of the Standing
Committee by Rev. w. S. Jones, ID. d.,
rector of st. Paul's, Erie, and the con-
sent ofthe bishops by Bishop Olmstead.
Following the conservation the visit
ing bishops, clergy and laymen were
entertained in the parish house. This
yening the people of Scranton tender.
ed a farewell reception to Bishop
Israel, who leaves tomorrow morning
for Erie.
One of the guests of honor of the SER
vice was Right Rev. Francis Hodur, ID
d., bishop of the Polish National Cath
olic Church, who attended with his
chaplin and during the service was
given place of unusual honor for
prelate of another church.
The newly y-created diocese of Erie
was erected out ofterritory which com
prised practically the northern half OF
the diocese Of Pittsburg II includes
the counties of Erie, Crawford, War
rem, Mexican, Mercer, Lawrence,
Venango, Forest, Elk, Cameron, Clar-
ion, jefferson and Clearfeld
wEiIeKNowN CHuRCHMAN.
Bishop Israel is we'll known to church
people throughout the country for the
active part he has taken IN the work of
the general convention OF the Episcopal
Church, lie was born la Baltimore,
September II, 1884, aud canes Of an
Maryland family
lie wa educated by private tutors
aud after spending i've years IN busl-
ness entered Dickinson College, from
which he received tho degree Of A, B.,
Ia issi, when be entered the ministry