Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-27
EPISCOPAL CHURCH GALLO PAo.
TOR FROM FOREIGN FIELDS
FOR HIGH PLACE.
SIDNEY c. PARTRIDGE
TRANSLATED FROM JAPAN
Has Spent Twenty.Six YoarD in orosns
Nov Succeeds Bishop G. r. AtwdlJ
In Diocese Of Kansas Clty-Dishop
Morrison, Of Iowa, Attends En&hrons.
msnt.

Kansas City, June 27.-M the pres
ence OF visiting bishops from a half
dozen western dioceses, scores Of clergy
from other cities and a throns Of mem
bers Of his new flock the Ri. Rev.
Sidney G. Partridge, formerly bishop
Of Kyoto, Japan. was today enthroned
bishop Of the Protestant Episcopal
Diocese Of Kansas City in succession
to the late Bishop E. R AtwIl. The
ceremony marked the first time in the
history Of the church in this country
that a missionary bishop has been
translated back to the United States
for enforcement.
Many Bishops Present.
Other bishops present to take pert
in the impressive formal enforcement
ceremony were: The Rt. Rev. Daniel
S. futile. Of st. Louis bishop Of Mis-
souri,: the Rt Rev. c. P. Anderson, Of
Chicago, bishop Of Chicago; the RI
Rev. Edward w. Osborne. of Spring
field. Ill., bishop Of Springfield: the RI.
Rev. T. N. Morrison, Of Davenport.
Iowa, bishop Of Iowa; the Rt. Rev. M.
E. Fawcett, Of Quincy. Ill. bishop Of
Quincy; the Rt Rev. Arthur w. Will
liams. Of Omaha. bishop of Nebraska,
and the Ri. Rev. F. K. Brooke, Of Ok
lahoma City, bishop of oklahoma
Governor Herbert s. Hadley. Of Mis-
souri,. Governor Walter r. Stubs, 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 invited
guests.
Today's ceremony began with tina
celebration Of the holy ommunion at
the four Protestant Episcopal churches
Of the city at 1880 this morning. Tho
enthronement 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 committee, assisted by
the clerical members Of that commit
tee. Bishop Partridge was presented
with the pastoral stan. the insignia Of
his office having the shape Of a crook.
and conducted to the episcopal chair.
which was draped in purple and sur
rounded by banked white flowers Then
came a solemn TIE Deum, followed by
the Holy Eucharist.
An address Of welcome was deliver
ed by the Rev. Edward Henry Eckel.
rector of Christ church. st. Joseph. Mo.
and responded to by Bishop Partridge
Twenty-six Years in Orient.
Bishop Partridge returns to America
after serving his church for twenty
six years in the Orient. He was elect
ed bishop OF Kansas City March 9. last
after 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 Partridge is 81
years old. hale in health and OF almost
athletic build and color. He IS ma
tive Of New York. He was graduated
from Yale College in 1880 and four
years later from the Berkeley Divinity
School. He became a minister in 1885
and went to Shanghai as minister
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 mis-
sionary to WI Chang. There he staid
until 1899. On Feb. 2. 1900 he was
consecrated bishop of Kyoto. Japan.